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- Dictionarydeteriorating/dɪˈtɪərɪəreɪtɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. becoming progressively worse: "deteriorating economic conditions"
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DETERIORATING definition: 1. present participle of deteriorate 2. to become worse: . Learn more.
1. : to make inferior in quality or value : impair. Exposure to sunlight may deteriorate the paint. 2. : disintegrate. intransitive verb. : to become impaired in quality, functioning, or condition : degenerate. allowed a tradition of academic excellence to deteriorate. his health deteriorated. deteriorative. di-ˈtir-ē-ə-ˌrā-tiv. dē- adjective.
DETERIORATING meaning: 1. present participle of deteriorate 2. to become worse: . Learn more.
Deteriorating definition: becoming worse or inferior in condition, character, quality, value, etc.. See examples of DETERIORATING used in a sentence.
degenerate. Compare. degrade (SPOIL) Fewer examples. We could see his health deteriorating week by week. Unfortunately the survey shows that children's health is deteriorating in many areas. As the company's financial outlook deteriorated, several directors resigned. My eyesight began to deteriorate quite rapidly.
When something gets worse due to neglect or an unfortunate health problem, stuff starts to deteriorate — or fall apart. The word deteriorate describes anytime something gets worse. Due to neglect, a relationship can deteriorate but so can the American highway system.
v.tr. To diminish or impair in quality, character, or value: Time and neglect had deteriorated the property. v.intr. 1. To grow worse; degenerate: The weather deteriorated overnight. 2. To weaken or disintegrate; decay: The nation's highways are deteriorating at a rapid pace.
Definition of deteriorate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
verb. If something deteriorates, it becomes worse in some way. There are fears that the situation might deteriorate into full-scale war. [VERB] The weather conditions are deteriorating. [VERB] Grant's health steadily deteriorated. [VERB] Synonyms: decline, worsen, degenerate, fall More Synonyms of deteriorate.
The meaning of DETERIORATION is the action or process of becoming impaired or inferior in quality, functioning, or condition : the state of having deteriorated. How to use deterioration in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Deterioration.
