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Definition of deterioration
: the action or process of becoming impaired or inferior in quality, functioning, or condition : the state of having deteriorated rust deterioration the deterioration of academic standards
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Examples of deterioration in a Sentence
the gradual deterioration of the weather
a deterioration of academic standards
Recent Examples of deterioration from the Web
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The district spent about half as much for a refit completed in 2000, but deterioration set in in recent years, officials said.
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While waiting for a bed to become available at the facility, she was transferred from jail to John Peter Smith Hospital after her mental condition led to a deterioration in her physical health, sources confirmed.
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To sort through this tangle, researchers rely on computer assistance to identify a single mitochondrial DNA sequence (the presence of more than one indicates contamination) and pick out deterioration patterns that signal human DNA.
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Alzheimer’s disease begins years before mental deterioration is detected, suggests a new study that could result in doubling the estimated number of people with the neurodegenerative disease.
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What role does the air traffic control system play in that deterioration?
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While Venezuela’s deterioration has been well documented for years, observers say the country has entered a new phase as Maduro asserts his control.
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BV2 was indifferent to the deterioration of the property.
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Banco Popular Espanol SA is reviewing how to bolster liquidity drained by deposit withdrawals and a deterioration of its credit, according to people familiar with the matter.
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Origin and Etymology of deterioration
see deteriorate
Synonym Discussion of deterioration
DETERIORATION Defined for English Language Learners
deterioration
playDefinition of deterioration for English Language Learners
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: the act or process of becoming worse
Medical Dictionary
deterioration
playMedical Definition of deterioration
: the action or process of deteriorating : the state of having deteriorated personality deterioration neurological deterioration
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