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descent(noun, drop, fall, failure, deterioration)
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devolution(noun, drop, fall, failure, deterioration)
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diminishing(adjective, weakening, lessening, dying, fading)
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disaster(noun, defeat, affection, bomb, disappointment)
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downtrend(noun, drop, fall, deterioration, falloff)
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downturn(noun, drop, fall, failure, deterioration)
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drained
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dropping
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ebb(noun, drop, fall, failure, deterioration)
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ebbing(noun, adjective, drop, fall, last)
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eccentricity(noun, weakness, fault, shortcoming)
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effete(adjective, mean, weak, low, thin)
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enduring
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enervated(adjective, weak, thin, delicate, shaky)
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enfeebled(adjective, weak, thin, delicate, ill)
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fall(noun, drop, failure, deterioration, falloff)
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falling-off(noun, drop, decline, fall, deterioration)
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faltering(verb, adjective, weak, delicate, ill)
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feebleness(noun, disorder, weakness, fault, illness)
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floundering
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