From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englisheugenicseu‧gen‧ics /juːˈdʒenɪks/ noun [uncountable] MBthe study of methods to improve the mental and physical abilities of the human race by choosing who should become parents – used to show disapproval
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eugenics• Neither Hogben nor Haldane had any objection to a biologically based eugenics programme enforced by the state in a classless society.• The medical profession was deeply divided over eugenics.• Ironically, some eugenics leaders were uneasy about their alliance because they felt it could compromise their then-respectable public image.• In the United States eugenics became almost completely discredited.• She wanted a child, so we signed up for the eugenics lottery.• By the late Thirties, eugenics was waning.• After the Second World War, eugenics was superseded by genetics and micro-biology.Origin eugenics (1800-1900) Greek eugenes “well born”, from genes “born” 