deterioration en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /dɪˌtɪəɹɪəˈɹeɪʃən/ (UK)
- /dɪˌtɪɹ.i.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ (US)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /dɪˌtɪəɹɪˈeɪʃən/ (UK, proscribed)
- /dɪˌtɪɹ.iˈeɪʃən/ (US, proscribed)
Etymology
Borrowed from French détérioration; morphologically deteriorate + -ion.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The process of making or growing worse, or the state of having grown worse.
V-Dem lists the characteristics of autocratization as deteriorations in freedom of expression, the decline of free and fair elections, and the centralization of authority.
2025 September 16, “Can democracy survive without America?”, in The Hankyoreh, archived from the original on 15 Nov 2025:"The quantum sensors will provide highly accurate measurements that will help to detect the rate of change of the track and subsequently, any deteriorations which might lead to faults."
2020 November 18, “Network News: Researchers team up on navigation data system”, in RAIL, page 23:The Queen may be celebrating her jubilee but the Queen's English Society, which has railed against the misuse and deterioration of the English language, is to fold.
2012 June 4, Lewis Smith, “Queen’s English Society says enuf is enough, innit?: Society formed 40 years ago to protect language against poor spelling and grammar closes because too few people care”, in The Guardian, London, archived from the original on 10 Mar 2016:But the firm noted concrete deterioration deep within the pool’s wall and corbel, a type of support structure, requiring “aggressive excavation of concrete.”
2021 July 2, Eliott C. McLaughlin, Alta Spells, Francesca Giuliani-Hoffman, “Firm held off on repairs because of stability issues in months before Surfside building collapse”, in CNN, archived from the original on 22 Nov 2021:From 1945 onwards, deterioration in the condition of the brickwork in the arch soffits was kept under close observation, and in 1951 it was decided that strengthening must be undertaken.
1954 January, “Strengthening of Coquet Viaduct”, in Railway Magazine, page 18:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| deteriorations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
amelioration · improvement · amelioration · betterment · improval
Deriveds
neurodeterioration · deterioratingly · photodeterioration · biodeterioration · deteriorationist · nondeteriorating · deteriorationism · undeteriorating
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
distortion · retrogression · dilapidation · erosion · emaciation · bastardization · corrosion
Relateds
aggravate · worsen · vitiation · pejoration · deteriorate · deteriorated
Synonyms
degradation · worsening · embasement · exacerbation · degeneration · corruption · deterioration · wrecking · withering · aggravation · worsening · devolution · debasement · ruining · aggravation · retrogression
Translations (52)
cs zhoršování (process of making or growing worse) · et allakäik (process of making or growing worse) · id kemunduran (process of making or growing worse) · sv försämring (process of making or growing worse) · nl verslechtering (process of making or growing worse) · uk погіршення (process of making or growing worse) · ja 改悪 (process of making or growing worse) · bg влошаване (process of making or growing worse) · be пагаршэнне (process of making or growing worse) · hy փչացում (process of making or growing worse) · et mandumine (process of making or growing worse) · ro deteriorare (process of making or growing worse) · id kemerosotan (process of making or growing worse) · la deperitiō (process of making or growing worse) · ms kemunduran (process of making or growing worse) · hu leromlás (process of making or growing worse) · de Verschlimmerung (process of making or growing worse) · ka გაუარესება (process of making or growing worse) · ca deteriorament (process of making or growing worse) · ru по́рча (process of making or growing worse) · it deterioramento (process of making or growing worse) · fi huononeminen (process of making or growing worse) · nl desintegratie (process of making or growing worse) · sw uchakavu (process of making or growing worse) · es deterioro (process of making or growing worse) · de Abgrund (process of making or growing worse) · ru ухудше́ние (process of making or growing worse) · fi heikkeneminen (process of making or growing worse) · es deterioración (process of making or growing worse) · cmn 恶化 (process of making or growing worse) · el επιδείνωση (process of making or growing worse) · hi अपघटन (process of making or growing worse) · hu lerontás (process of making or growing worse) · bg разваляне (process of making or growing worse) · hu kopás (process of making or growing worse) · gl deterioración (process of making or growing worse) · fr détérioration (process of making or growing worse) · ru деграда́ция (process of making or growing worse) · ta சீரழிவு (process of making or growing worse) · pt deterioramento (process of making or growing worse) · de Verschärfung (process of making or growing worse) · pt deterioração (process of making or growing worse) · hu elhasználódás (process of making or growing worse) · hu degeneráció (process of making or growing worse) · hy վատթարացում (process of making or growing worse) · pl pogorszenie (process of making or growing worse) · ms kemerosotan (process of making or growing worse) · de Verschlechterung (process of making or growing worse) · hy վատացում (process of making or growing worse) · la deterioratio (process of making or growing worse) · et halvenemine (process of making or growing worse) · ca deterioració (process of making or growing worse)