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Deterioration

noun/dɹˈaɪəps/
Definition
a symptom of reduced quality or strength
process of changing to an inferior state
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/dɹˈaɪəps/
🇬🇧British English
/dɪtˌiəɹiəɹˈeɪʃən/
🇮🇳Indian English
/dɪtˌiəɹiəɹˈeɪʃən/
5 syllables Say it as /dɹˈaɪəps/.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Word Forms
deteriorateverbbecome worse or disintegrate
declineverbgrow worse
worsenverbgrow worse
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Verschlechterung
ein Symptom verminderter Qualität oder Stärke
🇫🇷French
détérioration
un symptôme de qualité ou de force réduite
🇪🇸Spanish
deterioro
un síntoma de calidad o fuerza reducida
🇮🇹Italian
deterioramento
un sintomo di ridotta qualità o forza
🇳🇱Dutch
verslechtering
een symptoom van verminderde kwaliteit of kracht
🇵🇹Portuguese
deterioração
um sintoma de qualidade ou força reduzida
🇷🇺Russian
ухудшение
симптом снижения качества или силы
India
🇮🇳Hindi
बिगड़ना
गुणवत्ता या शक्ति में कमी का लक्षण
🇧🇩Bengali
অবনতি
কমে যাওয়া গুণমান বা শক্তির লক্ষণ
🇮🇳Tamil
சீரழிவு
தரம் அல்லது வலிமை குறைவதற்கான அறிகுறி
🇮🇳Telugu
క్షీణత
తగ్గిన నాణ్యత లేదా బలం యొక్క లక్షణం
🇮🇳Marathi
बिघाड
गुणवत्ता किंवा शक्ती कमी होण्याचे लक्षण
🇮🇳Gujarati
બગાડ
ઘટાડેલી ગુણવત્તા અથવા શક્તિનું લક્ષણ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಅವನತಿ
ಕಡಿಮೆ ಗುಣಮಟ್ಟ ಅಥವಾ ಶಕ್ತಿಯ ಲಕ್ಷಣ
🇮🇳Malayalam
അപചയം
ഗുണനിലവാരം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ശക്തി കുറയുന്നതിൻ്റെ ലക്ഷണം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਵਿਗੜਣਾ
ਘਟੀ ਹੋਈ ਗੁਣਵੱਤਾ ਜਾਂ ਤਾਕਤ ਦਾ ਲੱਛਣ
🇵🇰Urdu
بگاڑ
کم معیار یا طاقت کی علامت
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
恶化
质量或强度下降的症状
🇯🇵Japanese
劣化
品質または強度の低下の症状
🇰🇷Korean
악화
품질이나 강도가 저하된 증상
🇻🇳Vietnamese
sự xuống cấp
một triệu chứng của chất lượng hoặc sức mạnh giảm
🇹🇭Thai
การเสื่อมสภาพ
อาการของคุณภาพหรือความแรงลดลง
🇮🇩Indonesian
kemerosotan
gejala penurunan kualitas atau kekuatan
🇵🇭Filipino
pagkasira
isang sintomas ng pagbaba ng kalidad o lakas
🇲🇾Malay
kemerosotan
satu gejala penurunan kualiti atau kekuatan
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
تدهور
من أعراض انخفاض الجودة أو القوة
🇮🇷Persian
زوال
یک علامت کاهش کیفیت یا قدرت
🇹🇷Turkish
bozulma
kalitenin veya gücün azaldığının bir belirtisi
🇮🇱Hebrew
הְתדַרדְרוּת
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What is the primary definition of the word 'deterioration'?
The primary meaning of 'deterioration' is 'a symptom of reduced quality or strength'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'deterioration' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'deterioration' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'deterioration' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'deterioration' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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