degeneration vs degradation

degeneration and degradation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
degeneration	Yes	No	No	No
degradation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, degradation is a hypernym of degeneration; that is, degradation is a word with a broader meaning than degeneration:

Other hypernyms of degeneration include abasement, abjection.

degeneration (noun)	degradation (noun)
passing from a more complex to a simpler biological form	changing to a lower state (a less respected state)
the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality	a low or downcast state
the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities