About The Word Deterioration

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Deterioration

Deterioration Meaning & Definition
Deterioration Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Deterioration?

[n] process of changing to an inferior state
[n] a symptom of reduced quality or strength

Synonyms | Synonyms for Deterioration: declension | decline in quality | impairment | worsening

Related Terms | Find terms related to Deterioration: about-face | accommodation | adaptation | adjustment | aggravation | alteration | amelioration | amplification | annoyance | apostasy | atrophy | augmentation | betterment | break | change | change of heart | changeableness | comedown | constructive change | contentiousness | continuity | conversion | crumbling | debasement | decadence | decadency | decay | decaying | declension | declination | decline | decomposition | deepening | defection | deformation | degeneracy | degenerateness | degeneration | degenerative change | degradation | deliberate aggravation | demotion | depravation | depravedness | depreciation | derogation | descent | devaluation | deviation | devolution | difference | discontinuity | disintegration | dislocation | disruption | dissolution | divergence | diversification | diversion | diversity | downfall | downgrade | downtrend | downturn | downward mobility | downward trend | drop | dry rot | dying | ebb | ebbing | effeteness | embittering | embitterment | enhancement | enlargement | exacerbation | exasperation | fading | failing | failure | failure of nerve | fall | falling-off | fitting | flip-flop | gradual change | heightening | impairment | improvement | increase | intensification | involution | irritation | lapse | lessening | loss of tone | magnification | melioration | mitigation | modification | modulation | overthrow | provocation | qualification | radical change | realignment | re-creation | redesign | reform | reformation | regression | remaking | renewal | reshaping | restructuring | retrocession | retrogradation | retrogression | reversal | revival | revivification | revolution | rotting | ruin | sharpening | shift | slippage | slump | souring | spoiling | sudden change | switch | total change | transition | turn | turnabout | upheaval | variation | variety | violent change | wane | waning | worsening

See Also | corrosion | decay | decline | decrepitude | desolation | devastation | dilapidation | diminution | wear

Deterioration In Webster's Dictionary

\De*te`ri*o*ra"tion\, n. [LL. deterioratio: cf. F. d['e]t['e]rioration.] The process of growing worse, or the state of having grown worse.

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