n. Function: noun
1 a falling from a higher to a lower level (as of quality or character) FF1C; the deterioration of business during the depression FF1E;
Synonyms: atrophy, decadence, declension, declination, decline, degeneracy, degeneration, dégringolade, devaluation, devolution, downfall, downgrade, ruin
Related Words: impairment, spoiling; crumbling, decay, decaying, decomposition, disintegration, dissolution, dry rot, rotting; debasement, degradation; depreciation, lessening; dislocation, disruption
Contrasted Words: betterment, help; enhancement, heightening, improvement
Antonyms: amelioration
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Synonyms: FAILURE 4, declination, decline, ebbing, waning
Contrasted Words: convalescence, recovering, recuperation
Antonyms: improvement