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- Dictionarydeteriorating/dɪˈtɪərɪəreɪtɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. becoming progressively worse: "deteriorating economic conditions"
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DETERIORATING definition: 1. present participle of deteriorate 2. to become worse: . Learn more.
degenerate. Compare. degrade (SPOIL) Fewer examples. We could see his health deteriorating week by week. Unfortunately the survey shows that children's health is deteriorating in many areas. As the company's financial outlook deteriorated, several directors resigned. My eyesight began to deteriorate quite rapidly.
the fact or process of becoming worse: deterioration in We've seen a deterioration in relations between the countries. When we arrived, we were appalled at her deterioration. See. deteriorate. Fewer examples. Surveys are starting to show a sharp deterioration in consumer confidence.
1. : to make inferior in quality or value : impair. Exposure to sunlight may deteriorate the paint. 2. : disintegrate. intransitive verb. : to become impaired in quality, functioning, or condition : degenerate. allowed a tradition of academic excellence to deteriorate. his health deteriorated. deteriorative. di-ˈtir-ē-ə-ˌrā-tiv. dē- adjective.
Deteriorating definition: becoming worse or inferior in condition, character, quality, value, etc.. See examples of DETERIORATING used in a sentence.
verb. If something deteriorates, it becomes worse in some way. There are fears that the situation might deteriorate into full-scale war. [VERB] The weather conditions are deteriorating. [VERB] Grant's health steadily deteriorated. [VERB] Synonyms: decline, worsen, degenerate, fall More Synonyms of deteriorate.
1. To grow worse; degenerate: The weather deteriorated overnight. 2. To weaken or disintegrate; decay: The nation's highways are deteriorating at a rapid pace. [Late Latin dēteriōrāre, dēteriōrāt-, from Latin dēterior, worse; see de- in Indo-European roots .] de·te′ri·o·ra′tion n. de·te′ri·o·ra′tive adj.
Definition of deteriorate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
deteriorate. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English de‧te‧ri‧o‧rate /dɪˈtɪəriəreɪt $ -ˈtɪr-/ verb [ intransitive] 1 to become worse Ethel’s health has deteriorated. America’s deteriorating economy Register In everyday English, people usually say get worse rather than deteriorate: Her health got worse.
: the action or process of becoming impaired or inferior in quality, functioning, or condition : the state of having deteriorated. rust deterioration. the deterioration of academic standards. Synonyms. debilitation. decaying. declension. decline. degeneration. descent. ebbing. enfeeblement. weakening. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus.
