deterioration
pronunciation
How to pronounce deterioration in British English:
UK [dɪˌtɪərɪəˈreɪʃən]
How to pronounce deterioration in American English:
US [dɪˈtɪriəˌreɪʃən]
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- Noun:
- a symptom of reduced quality or strength
- process of changing to an inferior state
Word Origin
- deterioration (n.)
- 1650s, possibly a native formation, or else from French détérioration (15c.), noun of action from détériorer, from Late Latin deteriorare (see deteriorate).
Antonym
Example
- 1. The upward shift doesn 't necessarily signal a deterioration .
- 2. But the deterioration has nonetheless forced some strategic second-guessing .
- 3. But what is noble , beautiful and exciting about deterioration and decline ?
- 4. Investors have long shrugged off this structural deterioration .
- 5. The past year has seen no noteworthy deterioration .