deteriorate
English Thesaurus
2. become worse or disintegrate (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | crumble, decay, dilapidate, |
| definition | : | fall into decay or ruin (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | go to pot, go to the dogs, |
| definition | : | become ruined (verb.change) |
3. grow worse (verb.body)
| antonym | : | convalesce, recover, recuperate, |
| definition | : | get over an illness or shock (verb.body) |
| derivation | : | degeneration, devolution, |
| definition | : | the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality (noun.process) |
| derivation | : | declension, decline in quality, deterioration, worsening, |
| definition | : | process of changing to an inferior state (noun.process) |
| derivation | : | decadence, decadency, degeneracy, degeneration, |
| definition | : | the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities (noun.state) |
| derivation | : | deterioration, impairment, |
| definition | : | a symptom of reduced quality or strength (noun.state) |
| derivation | : | degenerative, |
| definition | : | (of illness) marked by gradual deterioration of organs and cells along with loss of function (adj.all) |
4. become worse or disintegrate (verb.change)
| derivation | : | declension, decline in quality, deterioration, worsening, |
| definition | : | process of changing to an inferior state (noun.process) |
| derivation | : | deterioration, impairment, |
| definition | : | a symptom of reduced quality or strength (noun.state) |
5. grow worse (verb.body)
| antonym | : | convalesce, recover, recuperate, |
| definition | : | get over an illness or shock (verb.body) |
| derivation | : | degeneration, devolution, |
| definition | : | the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality (noun.process) |
| derivation | : | declension, decline in quality, deterioration, worsening, |
| definition | : | process of changing to an inferior state (noun.process) |
| derivation | : | decadence, decadency, degeneracy, degeneration, |
| definition | : | the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities (noun.state) |
| derivation | : | deterioration, impairment, |
| definition | : | a symptom of reduced quality or strength (noun.state) |
| derivation | : | degenerative, |
| definition | : | (of illness) marked by gradual deterioration of organs and cells along with loss of function (adj.all) |
6. become worse or disintegrate (verb.change)
| derivation | : | declension, decline in quality, deterioration, worsening, |
| definition | : | process of changing to an inferior state (noun.process) |
| derivation | : | deterioration, impairment, |
| definition | : | a symptom of reduced quality or strength (noun.state) |
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