Synonyms for deterioration

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1. deterioration, impairment(noun)

   a symptom of reduced quality or strength

   Synonyms:
   constipation, stultification, worsening, harm, disablement, disability, declension, handicap, impairment, deadening, damage, decline in quality

2. deterioration, decline in quality, declension, worsening(noun)

   process of changing to an inferior state

   Synonyms:
   fall, downslope, declivity, declination, worsening, decline in quality, declension, impairment, descent, decline

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1. deterioration

   Alloy may be either some admixture of baser with precious metal, as for giving hardness to coin or the like, or it may be a compound or mixture of two or more metals. Adulteration, debasement, and deterioration are always used in the bad sense; admixture is neutral, and may be good or bad; alloy is commonly good in the literal sense. An excess of alloy virtually amounts to adulteration; but adulteration is now mostly restricted to articles used for food, drink, medicine, and kindred uses. In the figurative sense, as applied to character, etc., alloy is unfavorable, because there the only standard is perfection.

   Synonyms:
   admixture, adulteration, alloy, debasement

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1. nerf

   the term in gaming ones, as slang, to make it weaker or worse

   there is a nerf to the skills in-game.

   Submitted by rinat on August 15, 2019  

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1. deterioration(n.)

   Synonyms:
   debasement, degradation, depravation, degeneracy, degenerateness, vitiation, perversion

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1. deterioration(n)

   Synonyms:
   decline, degeneration, retrogression, vitiation, corruption, debasement

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1. List of paraphrases:

   degradation, worsening, deteriorating, decline, spoilage, aggravation, damage, impairment, rust-out, worsen, deteriorated, alteration, exacerbation, decay, downturn, erosion, deteriorates, downside, breakdown

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1. Jaroslaw Janecki:

   We had expected a deterioration in sentiment (in Poland) due to a more adverse situation on financial markets and as a result of the cut in the Polish rating, these two factors for sure had an impact on the assessment of the situation by those who participated in the poll.

2. Enes Bayrakli:

   This is quite serious, what we have seen in the last couple of years is a deterioration in political relations between Turkey and Germany. We have good economic relations but not on the political side, and it's getting worse each year.

3. Daniel Silver:

   It is unclear at this point whether or not this move up in the trend reflects issues seasonally adjusting the data around the holidays or if it represents a more meaningful deterioration in the labor market.

4. Nie Wen:

   Weak retail sales partially stemmed from a deterioration in employment and declining income of the middle-and-low income groups, in terms of future policies to keep consumption as the stabilizer of the economy, China might roll out targeted tax cuts or subsidies to the middle-and-low income groups.

5. Patrick Allen:

   We understand changing plans in the middle of the year will be difficult for Oregonians, but this action was necessary given the sudden deterioration of the company’s financial position, unfortunately, as a startup, Oregon’s Health CO-OP is not in a position to sustain these losses while meeting its obligations to policyholders.

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