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deterioration

/dəˌti.ɹi.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən/noun6 syllables

Deterioration means: process of changing to an inferior state.

Synonyms for deterioration11

noun, as in process of changing to an inferior state

decline in quality, declension, worsening

noun, as in a symptom of reduced quality or strength

impairment

also used for deterioration

aggravation, retrogression, corruption, debasement, degeneration, degradation, devolution

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What does deterioration mean?2

noun

1

process of changing to an inferior state

2

a symptom of reduced quality or strength

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Deterioration in a sentence

  • The deterioration of corporate earnings has yet to bottom out.letsgolanguages
  • Let's stop the deterioration of the natural environment.Hans_Adler
  • Do you want this defeatist propaganda to bring about further deterioration of the situation?AlanF_US

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of deterioration

as a noun

plural
deteriorations