69 entries under deterioration topic. ×

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relapse(noun, drop, decline, fall, right)
37
lapse(noun, drop, decline, fall, back)
35
retrogression(noun, decline, right, back, return)
31
regression(noun, drop, decline, fall, right)
22
retrogradation(noun, back, return, slow)
20
recession(noun, drop, decline, fall, back)
13
comedown(drop, fall, back, return, slow)
10
decline(noun, drop, fall, back, return)
9
descent(drop, fall, back, return, slow)
4
fall(noun, verb, drop, decline, failure)
3
degeneration(noun, drop, decline, fall, return)
3
fall from grace(noun, expression, idiom, decline, loss)
2
declension(noun, drop, lapse, repetition)
1
abatement(noun, drop, fall, failure)
1
cropper(noun, drop, fall, failure)
1
decay(noun, drop, fall, failure)
1
decrepitude(noun, drop, fall, failure)
1
degeneracy(noun, drop, fall, failure)
1
devolution(noun, drop, fall, failure, lapse)
1
diminution(noun, drop, fall, failure)
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