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DETERIORATION

\dɪtˌi͡əɹi͡əɹˈe͡ɪʃən], \dɪtˌi‍əɹi‍əɹˈe‍ɪʃən], \d_ɪ_t_ˌiə_ɹ_iə_ɹ_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\

Definitions of DETERIORATION

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1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
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1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language

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a symptom of reduced quality or strength

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

a symptom of reduced quality or strength

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

The state of growing worse.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

State of growing worse.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

n. State of growing or of having grown worse.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

The act of making anything worse.

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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