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deterioration
/dɪˌtɪərɪəˈreɪʃn/
noun
1.
the process of becoming progressively worse:
"a deterioration in the condition of the patient"
Similar
worsening
decline
decay
collapse
failure
fall
drop
downturn
slump
slip
slide
stagnation
waning
ebb
retrogression
decay
degradation
degeneration
breakdown
decomposition
rot
putrefaction
spoliation
perishing
withering
atrophy
weakening
fading
break-up
disintegration
dilapidation
crumbling
collapse
falling down
falling apart
falling to pieces
archaic:
corruption
Opposite
improvement
Scrabble Points: 14
D
2
E
1
T
1
E
1
R
1
I
1
O
1
R
1
A
1
T
1
I
1
O
1
N
1
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