deterioration meaning

deterioration as a noun

1. a symptom of reduced quality or strength

   Synonyms: impairment

   Type of: decay

   Kinds: corrosion, devastation, decrepitude, wear

   Related forms: deteriorate

2. process of changing to an inferior state

   Synonyms: decline in quality, declension, worsening

   Type of: decline

   Kinds: slump

   Related forms: deteriorate

deterioration in a sentence

• Let's stop the deterioration of the natural environment.
• The deterioration of corporate earnings has yet to bottom out.
• Do you want this defeatist propaganda to bring about further deterioration of the situation?
• The 1928 Industrial Trust Company Building in Providence, Rhode Island, is under threat due to deterioration.

How to pronounce deterioration

deterioration is pronounced /dɪˈtɪərɪəreɪʃən/ in British English and /dɪˈtɪriəreɪʃən/ in American English. It has 6 syllables, with the stress on the second syllable.