deterioration means the process of making or growing worse, or the state of having grown worse. Lexicurio rates it Distinctive — a strength score of 66 out of 100.
deterioration is pronounced /dɪˌtɪəɹɪəˈɹeɪʃən/.
noun
- The process of making or growing worse, or the state of having grown worse.“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.”