n. Function: noun
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Synonyms: DETERIORATION 1, atrophy, decadence, declension, decline, degeneracy, degeneration, devolution, downfall, downgrade
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Synonyms: DOWNFALL 2, bane, destroyer, destruction, ruination, undoing
3 the bringing about of or the results of disaster FF1C; met ruin at the hands of the enemy FF1E;
Synonyms: confusion, destruction, devastation, havoc, loss, ruination
Related Words: crumbling, disintegration; break up, dissolution; disrepair; wreck
Contrasted Words: rebuilding, reconstruction, re-creation
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Synonyms: INJURY 1, damage, harm, hurt, mischief, outrage