DETERIORATION

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


Etymology

Noun

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



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