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deterioration

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See also: détérioration

English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French détérioration; morphologically deteriorate +‎ -ion.

Pronunciation

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /dɪˌtɪəɹɪəˈɹeɪʃən/, (proscribed) /dɪˌtɪəɹɪˈeɪʃən/
  • (US) IPA(key): /dɪˌtɪɹ.i.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən/, (proscribed) /dɪˌtɪɹ.iˈeɪʃən/
  • Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

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deterioration (countable and uncountable, plural deteriorations)

  1. The process of making or growing worse, or the state of having grown worse.
    Synonyms: aggravation, retrogression, worsening
    Antonym: amelioration
    • 1954 January, “Strengthening of Coquet Viaduct”, in Railway Magazine, page 18:
      From 1945 onwards, deterioration in the condition of the brickwork in the arch soffits was kept under close observation, and in 1951 it was decided that strengthening must be undertaken.
    • 2012 June 4, Lewis Smith, “Queen’s English Society says enuf is enough, innit?: Society formed 40 years ago to protect language against poor spelling and grammar closes because too few people care”, in The Guardian‎[1], London, archived from the original on 10 March 2016:
      The Queen may be celebrating her jubilee but the Queen's English Society, which has railed against the misuse and deterioration of the English language, is to fold.
    • 2020 November 18, “Network News: Researchers team up on navigation data system”, in RAIL, page 23:
      "The quantum sensors will provide highly accurate measurements that will help to detect the rate of change of the track and subsequently, any deteriorations which might lead to faults."
    • 2021 July 2, Eliott C. McLaughlin, Alta Spells, Francesca Giuliani-Hoffman, “Firm held off on repairs because of stability issues in months before Surfside building collapse”, in CNN‎[2], archived from the original on 22 November 2021:
      But the firm noted concrete deterioration deep within the pool’s wall and corbel, a type of support structure, requiring “aggressive excavation of concrete.”
    • 2025 September 16, “Can democracy survive without America?”, in The Hankyoreh‎[3], archived from the original on 15 November 2025:
      V-Dem lists the characteristics of autocratization as deteriorations in freedom of expression, the decline of free and fair elections, and the centralization of authority.

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