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Est. 1828
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'deterioration'
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deterioration
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impairment
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Noun, Noun
worsening
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Noun, Noun, Verb
deteriorating
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Verb
degradation
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Noun
degeneration
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Noun
disintegration
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Noun
erosion
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Noun
diminishment
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decline
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Noun
weakening
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Noun
improvement
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Noun
diminution
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Noun
shrinkage
/x
Noun
ruination
/x/x
Noun
corrosion
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Noun
damage
/x
Noun
decay
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Noun
discoloration
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Noun
destruction
x/x
Noun
condition
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Noun
aging
/x
Noun
instability
xx/xx
Noun
reduction
x/x
Noun
stagnation
x/x
Noun
amelioration
xxx/x
Noun
loss
/
Noun
decrease
x/
Noun
degenerating
x/xxx
Verb
collapse
x/
Noun
alteration
xx/x
Noun
structural
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Adjective
demise
x/
Noun
growth
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Noun
leakage
/x
Noun
defect
/x
Noun
corroding
x/x
Noun
eroding
x/x
Verb
irreversible
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Adjective
breakdown
/x
Noun
exacerbation
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Noun
fading
/x
Noun
seepage
/x
Noun
maturation
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Noun
darkening
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Noun
crumbling
/xx
Verb
degenerative
x/xxx
Adjective
preservation
xx/x
Noun
fluctuation
xx/x
Noun
deformation
xx/x
Noun
depletion
x/x
Noun
disintegrating
x/xxx
Noun
spoilage
/x
Noun
fragility
x/xx
Noun
irreparable
x/xxx
Adjective
slowdown
/x
Noun
slackening
/xx
Noun
progress
/x
Noun
slowness
/x
Noun
catastrophic
xx/x
Adjective
obliteration
xxx/x
Noun
detrimental
xx/x
Adjective
stabilization
xxx/x
Noun
increasing
x/x
Verb
contamination
xxx/x
Noun
fraying
/x
Noun
breakage
/x
Noun
disrepair
xx/
Noun
gradual
/xx
Adjective
irregularity
xxx/xx
Noun
faltering
/xx
Adjective
retardation
xx/x
Noun
ravages
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Noun
atrophy
/xx
Noun
consequent
/xx
Adjective
improving
x/x
Verb
development
x/xx
Noun
sagging
/x
Verb
devastation
xx/x
Noun
disruption
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Noun
feebleness
/xx
Noun
worse
/
Adjective
downfall
/x
Noun
distress
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Noun
ongoing
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Adjective
progression
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Noun
stability
x/xx
Noun
softening
/xx
Noun
destabilization
xxxx/x
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enhancement
x/x
Noun
prolonged
x/
Adjective
consequence
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Noun
precipitous
x/xx
Adjective
dampness
/x
Noun
inevitable
x/xxx
Adjective
impeding
x/x
Verb
restoration
xx/x
Noun
oxidation
xx/x
Noun
implosion
x/x
Noun
impact
x/
Noun
demoralization
xxxx/x
Noun
accelerating
x/xxx
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disturbance
x/x
Noun
quality
/xx
Noun
discontinuity
xxx/xx
Noun
debasement
x/x
Noun
intensification
xxxx/x
Noun
decomposition
xxx/x
Noun
disinterest
x/xx
Noun
impoverishment
x/xx
Noun
buildup
/x
Noun
upturn
x/
Noun
rotting
/x
Verb
obsolescence
xx/x
Noun
aggravation
xx/x
Noun
denigration
/xxx
Noun
withering
/xx
Noun
coarsening
/xx
Noun
ruin
/x
Noun, Verb
corruption
x/x
Noun
ripening
/xx
Noun
deepening
/xx
Verb
devolution
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Noun
devaluation
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Noun
hardening
/xx
Noun
undermining
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Noun
making
/x
Noun
termination
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Noun
decompensation
/xx/x
Noun
narrowing
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Noun
eyesight
/x
Noun
hasten
/x
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neurologic
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Adjective
progressive
x/x
Adjective
curable
/xx
Adjective
hemodynamic
xxx/x
Adjective
resulting
x/x
Adjective
retard
x/
Verb
halt
/
Verb
postharvest
//x
Adjective
arrest
x/
Verb
senile
/x
Adjective
blight
/
Noun
climatic
x/x
Adjective
rapid
/x
Adjective
stiffness
/x
Adjective
attrition
x/x
Noun, Verb
change
/
Noun, Verb
curtailment
x/x
Noun
degrading
x/x
Noun, Adjective
depreciation
xxx/x
Noun
desolation
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disability
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Noun
disorganization
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Noun
downgrading
//x
Noun
downside
/x
Noun
downturn
/x
Noun, Verb
drop
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Noun, Verb
escalation
xx/x
Noun
fall
/
Verb, Noun
harm
/
Noun, Verb
imbecility
/x/xx
Noun
inhibits
x/x
Verb
lessening
/xx
Noun
loosening
/xx
Noun
mess
/
Noun, Verb
pollution
x/x
Noun
putrefaction
/x/x
Noun
radioactivity
/xxx/xx
Noun
recession
x/x
Noun
reduced
x/
Adjective
regress
/x
Noun, Verb
regression
x/x
Noun
retreat
x/
Noun, Verb
retrogression
/x/x
Noun
rout
/
Noun, Verb
setback
/x
Noun
sinking
/x
Noun
situation
xx/x
Noun
slide
/
Noun, Verb
slump
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Noun, Verb
tampering
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Noun
tear
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Verb, Noun
tumble
/x
Verb, Noun
unravelling
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Noun
weathering
/xx
Noun
widening
/xx
Noun, Adjective
worn
/
Adjective
die
/
Verb, Noun
bulletproof
/xx
Adjective, Verb
off
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Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
gloss
/
Noun, Verb
backwater
/xx
Noun, Verb
save
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Verb, Noun
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