deterioration

[ dih-teer-ee-uh-rey-shuh n ]

/ dɪˌtɪər i əˈreɪ ʃən /

the act or process of deteriorating.

the state or condition of having deteriorated.

a gradual decline, as in quality, serviceability, or vigor.

Origin of deterioration

1650–60; < Late Latin dēteriōrātiōn- (stem of dēteriōrātiō), equivalent to dēteriōrāt(us) (see deteriorate) + -iōn- -ion

non·de·te·ri·o·ra·tion, noun

In the recent past, Germany has particularly been quiet in regard to the deterioration of civil society in Russia.

Garry Kasparov: Right On, Angela Merkel |Eli Lake |November 18, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Today's middle class is suffering as a result of the deterioration of the U.S. currency and things are only going to get worse.

Watch the Best Moments from Saturday’s Debate (Video) | |December 11, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
The deterioration in security comes at a particularly fraught time in the region.

The Forgotten War |Babak Dehghanpisheh |August 16, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
LaPlante has witnessed firsthand the paradox of dementia and Alzheimer's, with alternating phases of deterioration and lucidity.

The Detective Who Can't Remember Clues |Jane Ciabattari |July 27, 2011 |DAILY BEAST

The deterioration of the Pakistan army is not a consequence of financial corruption.

Pakistan's Army Is Impotent |M.J. Akbar |May 7, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
This deterioration of race has for some time been recognised by Medical Officers of Health.

The Sanitary Evolution of London |Henry Lorenzo Jephson
T, the first of the third series, has marked signs of deterioration.

The English and Scottish Popular Ballads (Volume I of 5) |Various
This process of deterioration of the press is proceeding rapidly in England, with the advent of the halfpenny newspaper.

Appearances |Goldsworthy Lowes Dickinson
He thought he had traced the deterioration to its source when he asked her if she had chucked the Poly.

The Combined Maze |May Sinclair
The result is general enervation, deterioration both as economic and political agents.

Influences of Geographic Environment |Ellen Churchill Semple

deterioration

[ dĭ-tîr′ē-ə-rā′shən ]

The process or condition of becoming worse.