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deterioration
[ dih-teer-ee-uh-rey-shuhn ]
noun
- the act or process of deteriorating.
- the state or condition of having deteriorated.
- a gradual decline, as in quality, serviceability, or vigor.
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Other 51Թ Forms
- ԴDzd·ٱr··tDz noun
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of deterioration1
1650–60; < Late Latin ŧٱōپō- (stem of ŧٱōپō ), equivalent to ŧٱō ( us ) ( deteriorate ) + -ō- -ion
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Barbara says she was heartbroken by her husband's physical and mental deterioration.
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"Three years or more, four it's been around. We knew it could have happened. Not only that, it's deterioration of properties now."
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After years of deterioration, Invitation Homes sent an engineer to examine the property in October 2023.
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And it wasn’t just their physical habitat that had experienced rapid deterioration.
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A "dramatic deterioration" in ambulance handover performance is placing a significant and increasing number of patients at potential risk of harm or even significant harm, a report has said.
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