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deterioration

[dih-teer-ee-uh-rey-shuhn]

noun

  1. the act or process of deteriorating.

  2. the state or condition of having deteriorated.

  3. a gradual decline, as in quality, serviceability, or vigor.



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Other 51Թ Forms

  • nondeterioration noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of deterioration1

1650–60; < Late Latin ŧٱōپō- (stem of ŧٱōپō ), equivalent to ŧٱō ( us ) ( deteriorate ) + -ō- -ion
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Dr Duncan Thomas told Pontypridd Coroner's Court he was "astounded" at the speed of the deterioration in Ms James' health and that there was "no cure".

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The company took a $6-billion write-down on its cable television networks business, in yet another sign that Hollywood is reckoning with the ongoing deterioration of the traditional television business.

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And although they will preserve your pet goldfish, they will strongly encourage you to consider having a synthetic version made of it due to the oils in the scales, which inevitably lead to deterioration.

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“If you find, say, colon cancer or pancreatic cancer or liver cancer are metastasized, then the deterioration is fairly fast and the outcomes are very poor,” he said.

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Even before the latest deterioration in the relationship between the two countries, their cricket teams were only playing each other in multi-nation events.

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