7
deterioration(noun, action, event, process)
7
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7
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6
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5
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5
recession(noun, action, event, process)
4
damage(noun, action, event, process)
4
loss(noun, action, event, process)
4
cessation(noun, action, event, process)
4
decomposition(noun, degradation, degrading, demeaning)
3
degeneration(noun, action, event, process, degradation)
3
downgrading(noun, attitude, characteristics, states)
3
slump(noun, action, event, process)
3
suicide(noun, action, event, process)
3
apocalypse
3
depletion(noun, degradation, degrading, demeaning)
3
downfall(noun, attitude, characteristics, states)
3
ebbing(noun, attitude, characteristics, states)
3
sickness
2
weakening(noun, action, event, process)
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