deterioration

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /dɪˌtɪəɹɪəˈɹeɪʃən/
• (America) IPA: /dɪˌtiː.ɹi.ɔˈɹeɪ.ʃən/

Noun

deterioration

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

   Synonyms: retrogression

   Antonyms: amelioration

Related terms

• deteriorate

Translations

• French: détérioration
• German: Verschlimmerung, Verschlechterung, Verschärfung , Abgrund
• Italian: deterioramento
• Portuguese: deterioração, deterioramento
• Russian: ухудше́ние
• Spanish: deterioro, deterioración

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