78 entries under deterioration topic. ×

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retrogression(drop, decline, back, return, slow)
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backsliding(drop, fall, back, return, slow)
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relapse(drop, fall, back, return, slow)
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nosedive(noun, decline, increase, fall, decrease)
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downturn(noun, drop, decline, increase, fall)
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ebb(noun, drop, fall, decrease, failure)
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failure(noun, upset, drop, end, decline)
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hill(noun, drop, fall, position, rise)
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pitch(noun, drop, decline, fall, position)
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slide(noun, drop, decline, increase, fall)
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abasement(noun, drop, decline, decrease)
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diminution(noun, drop, fall, decrease, failure)
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dive(noun, drop, decline, increase, fall)
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debasement(noun, decline, decay, degeneration)
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degeneration(noun, drop, end, decline, ruin)
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discomfiture(noun, end, ruin, fall, blow)
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ebbing(noun, drop, fall, decrease, failure)
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slip(noun, drop, decline, fall, position)
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tumble(noun, drop, decline, increase, fall)
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decay(noun, drop, decline, fall, failure)
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