deterioration
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i 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.
Origin:
1650–60; < Late Latin dēteriōrātiōn- (stem of dēteriōrātiō), equivalent to dēteriōrāt(us) (see deteriorate) + -iōn- -ion
1650–60; < Late Latin dēteriōrātiōn- (stem of dēteriōrātiō), equivalent to dēteriōrāt(us) (see deteriorate) + -iōn- -ion
Related forms
non·de·te·ri·o·ra·tion, noun
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deteriorate (dɪˈtɪərɪəˌreɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to make or become worse or lower in quality, value, character, etc; depreciate |
| 2. | (intr) to wear away or disintegrate |
| [C16: from Late Latin dēteriōrāre, from Latin dēterior worse] | |
| deterio'ration | |
| —n | |
| de'teriorative | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
deterioration
1650s, from Fr. déterioration (15c.), noun of action from détériorer, from L.L. deteriorare (see deteriorate).
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Medical Dictionary
deterioration de·te·ri·o·ra·tion (dĭ-tēr'ē-ə-rā'shən)
n.
The process or condition of becoming worse.
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Example sentences
The deterioration of a government begins almost always by the decay of its principles.
It isn't longer life that is causing the upheaval, it is the physical deterioration.
Economic deterioration and political and social disintegration will mutually reinforce each other.
Using anchors of stainless steel or vitallium to implant the replacement often causes infection or deterioration of the jawbone.
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