Definitions for deterioration

deterioration de·te·ri·o·ra·tion

Spelling: [dih-teer-ee-uh-rey-shuh n]
IPA: /dɪˌtɪər i əˈreɪ ʃən/

Deterioration is a 13 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 892 anagrams from letters in deterioration (adeeiinoorrtt).

Definitions for deterioration

noun

  1. the act or process of deteriorating.
  2. the state or condition of having deteriorated.
  3. 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

Examples for deterioration

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.

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

And why is it the monks, above all, who contribute to the deterioration of faith? '

Not that she was in the least aware of the deterioration of her character.

LaPlante has witnessed firsthand the paradox of dementia and Alzheimer's, with alternating phases of deterioration and lucidity.

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

The strong, pure heart had undergone a change, but not a deterioration.

There seem to be two causes of the deterioration of the arts.

Certainly hundreds of prints can be made without any deterioration.

The deterioration in security comes at a particularly fraught time in the region.

Word Value for deterioration
Scrable

14

Words with friends

15

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