deterioration

Phonetic

US /dɪˌtɪriəˈreɪʃn/UK /dɪˌtɪəriəˈreɪʃn/

Translations

NOUNThe process of making or growing worse, or the state of having grown worse.

Variants

  • deteriorations: Plural

Examples

  • But their emollient tone fuelled speculation among foreign observers that, as well as ditching the “zero-covid” policy, Mr Xi has decided to tone down some of the rhetoric that has caused jitters among businesspeople at home and abroad, ease pressure on private entrepreneurs and prevent further deterioration of his country’s badly strained ties with the West

    Source:www.economist.com

  • Having this interactive/ˌɪntərˈæktɪv/ element/ˈelɪmənt/ helps delay/dɪˈleɪ/ the performance/pərˈfɔːrməns/ deterioration/dɪˌtɪriəˈreɪʃn/ that typically/ˈtɪpɪkli/ happens on long drives.

    Source:www.makeuseof.com

  • with disaster serves as a warning about the deterioration of America’s fiscal health and the difficulty of recovering it

    Source:www.economist.com

  • Yet the fall in orders also “reflects the recent deterioration of the mood of the economy”, laments Olaf Wortmann of the

    Source:www.economist.com

  • But their rapid deterioration makes their future uncertain.

    Source:www.nytimes.com

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