Associations to the word «Deteriorate»
Noun
- Situation
- Condition
- Health
- Convection
- Deterioration
- Relation
- Dementia
- Weather
- Relationship
- Slum
- Shear
- Morale
- Neglect
- Alcoholism
- Septum
- Quality
- Crumbling
- Visibility
- Repair
- Sanity
- Maintenance
- Infrastructure
- Embargo
- Instability
- Unemployment
- Depression
- Reich
- Degeneration
- Landfall
- Restoration
- Amin
- Decline
- Nasser
- Fresco
- Aging
- Schizophrenia
- Pneumonia
- Viaduct
- Bethlehem
- Unrest
- Coma
- Insulation
- Inflation
- Humidity
- Shortage
Adjective
Verb
Wiktionary
DETERIORATE, verb. (transitive) To make worse; to make inferior in quality or value; to impair.
DETERIORATE, verb. (intransitive) To grow worse; to be impaired in quality; to degenerate.
Dictionary definition
DETERIORATE, verb. Become worse or disintegrate; "His mind deteriorated".
DETERIORATE, verb. Grow worse; "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match".
Wise words
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