Associations to the word «Deteriorate»
Noun
- Balkans
- Facade
- Abandon
- Repression
- Decade
- Moisture
- Decay
- Breakdown
- Pollution
- Utc
- Transplant
- Erosion
- Crisis
- Replacement
- Negotiation
- Indochina
- Entropy
- Storm
- Concern
- Ailment
- Morphine
- Climate
- Plaster
- Tape
- Insomnia
- Closure
- Iraq
- Regime
- Stalin
- Shipyard
- Stability
- Asbestos
- Dictatorship
- Asylum
- Refusal
- Groundwater
- Vandal
- Faster
- Rehabilitation
- Withdrawal
- Drought
- Security
- Asphalt
- Corruption
- Overthrow
- Yugoslavia
- Failing
- Industrialization
- Essential
- Riot
- Exhaustion
- Paint
- Lenin
- Turmoil
- Hi
Adjective
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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