Deterioration

Quick meaning: Deterioration is a noun meaning The process of making or growing worse, or the state of having grown worse.

Meaning

The process of making or growing worse, or the state of having grown worse.

Example Sentences

The Queen may be celebrating her jubilee but the Queen's English Society, which has railed against the misuse and deterioration of the English language, is to fold.

V-Dem lists the characteristics of autocratization as deteriorations in freedom of expression, the decline of free and fair elections, and the centralization of authority.

"The quantum sensors will provide highly accurate measurements that will help to detect the rate of change of the track and subsequently, any deteriorations which might lead to faults."

From 1945 onwards, deterioration in the condition of the brickwork in the arch soffits was kept under close observation, and in 1951 it was decided that strengthening must be undertaken.

Word Forms

• deteriorations

Synonyms for deterioration

Depending on context, synonyms include aggravation, corruption, debasement, degeneration, degradation, devolution.

Antonyms for deterioration

Common opposites include amelioration, betterment, improval, improvement.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include worsening, impairment, degeneration, worsen, degrading, weakening.

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