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adjective
- 1. becoming progressively worse: "deteriorating economic conditions"
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1. : to make inferior in quality or value : impair. Exposure to sunlight may deteriorate the paint. 2. : disintegrate. intransitive verb. : to become impaired in quality, functioning, or condition : degenerate. allowed a tradition of academic excellence to deteriorate. his health deteriorated. deteriorative. di-ˈtir-ē-ə-ˌrā-tiv. dē- adjective.
DETERIORATING definition: 1. present participle of deteriorate 2. to become worse: . Learn more.
degenerate. Compare. degrade (SPOIL) Fewer examples. We could see his health deteriorating week by week. Unfortunately the survey shows that children's health is deteriorating in many areas. As the company's financial outlook deteriorated, several directors resigned. My eyesight began to deteriorate quite rapidly.
verb (used with or without object) , de·te·ri·o·rat·ed, de·te·ri·o·rat·ing. to make or become worse or inferior in condition, character, quality, value, etc. Synonyms: worsen, decline, degenerate. to disintegrate or wear away. deteriorate. / dɪˈtɪərɪəˌreɪt / verb. to make or become worse or lower in quality, value, character, etc; depreciate.
: the action or process of becoming impaired or inferior in quality, functioning, or condition : the state of having deteriorated. rust deterioration. the deterioration of academic standards. Synonyms. debilitation. decaying. declension. decline. degeneration. descent. ebbing. enfeeblement. weakening. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus.
1. To grow worse; degenerate: The weather deteriorated overnight. 2. To weaken or disintegrate; decay: The nation's highways are deteriorating at a rapid pace. [Late Latin dēteriōrāre, dēteriōrāt-, from Latin dēterior, worse; see de- in Indo-European roots .] de·te′ri·o·ra′tion n. de·te′ri·o·ra′tive adj.
degenerate. Compare. degrade (SPOIL) Fewer examples. We could see his health deteriorating week by week. Unfortunately the survey shows that children's health is deteriorating in many areas. As the company's financial outlook deteriorated, several directors resigned. My eyesight began to deteriorate quite rapidly.
When something gets worse due to neglect or an unfortunate health problem, stuff starts to deteriorate — or fall apart. The word deteriorate describes anytime something gets worse. Due to neglect, a relationship can deteriorate but so can the American highway system.
Definition of deteriorate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
deterioration (dɪtɪəriəreɪʃən ) uncountable noun. ...concern about the rapid deterioration in relations between the two countries. [ + in] ...the slow steady deterioration of a patient with Alzheimer's disease. Synonyms: disintegration, decay, rot, breakdown More Synonyms of deteriorate.
