deterioration, decline in quality, declension, worsening
(noun) process of changing to an inferior state
deterioration, impairment
(noun) a symptom of reduced quality or strength
Source: WordNet® 3.1
deterioration (countable and uncountable, plural deteriorations)
The process of making or growing worse, or the state of having grown worse.
Synonym: retrogression
Antonym: amelioration
Source: Wiktionary
De*te`ri*o*ra"tion, n. Etym: [LL. deterioratio: cf. F. détérioration.]
Definition: The process of growing worse, or the state of having grown worse.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 November 2024
(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
