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Meaning of Atrophy | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈæt.ɹə.fi

Definitions

A reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease, injury or lack of use.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“Now that chatbots are going the way of Google—moving from the miraculous to the taken-for-granted—the anxiety has shifted, too, from apocalypse to atrophy. Teachers, especially, say they’re beginning to see the rot. The term for it is unlovely but not inapt: de-skilling.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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