105 entries under deterioration topic. ×

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decay(noun, verb, stop, break, drop)
16
go bad(verb, expression, idiom, stop, dull)
16
putrefaction(noun, decline, collapse, condition)
15
decomposition(noun, collapse, condition, better)
12
molder(verb, stop, break, dull, end)
11
blight(noun, verb, break, decline, hurt)
11
crumble(verb, stop, break, dull, end)
10
corruption(noun, wrong, evil, disease, harm)
10
decline(noun, verb, stop, break, end)
10
go off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, spoil)
10
rust(noun, verb, break, decline, hurt)
9
putrescence(noun, decline, collapse, condition)
8
break down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, break)
8
perish(verb, decline, weaken, lessen, degenerate)
7
mold(noun, verb, decline, weaken, lessen)
7
rottenness(noun, condition, better, decay)
7
rotting(noun, decline, collapse, decay)
6
break up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, break, decline)
6
corrode(verb, break, decline, hurt, reduce)
6
gangrene(noun, decline, disease, collapse)
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