87 entries under deterioration topic. ×

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decay(noun, verb, decline, hurt, reduce)
10
rot(noun, verb, break, decline, hurt)
9
blight(noun, verb, break, decline, hurt)
7
corrosion(noun, decline, ruin, collapse, failing)
4
decomposition(noun, decline, collapse, impairment)
4
decline(noun, verb, collapse, stall)
4
dilapidation(noun, decline, ruin, collapse)
4
disintegration(noun, decline, collapse, impairment)
4
fade(harm, spoil, injure, stain, color)
3
crumble(verb, destroy, exhaust, drain)
3
dry rot(expression, idiom, bane)
3
erosion(noun, disintegration, oxidation, corrosion)
3
molder
3
moth and rust(expression, idiom, bane)
3
perish
3
spoilage(noun, decline, ruin, collapse, failing)
3
wither(verb, corrode)
2
atrophy(decline, ruin, collapse, failing)
2
break(harm, spoil, injure)
2
crack(harm, spoil, injure)
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