4
weakening(noun, adjective, drop, decline, fall)
4
wilting(verb, deteriorating)
4
withering(verb, deteriorating)
3
decay(noun, drop, decline, fall, return)
3
declination(noun, drop, decline, return, collapse)
3
decrease(noun, drop, fall, deterioration, falloff)
3
degenerating(verb, deteriorating)
3
descent(noun, drop, decline, fall, failure)
3
diminution(noun, drop, fall, failure, deterioration)
3
exasperation
3
fall(noun, drop, decline, failure, deterioration)
3
regressing(verb, deteriorating)
3
retrograde(adjective, reverting)
3
sliding(verb, deteriorating)
3
slipping(verb, deteriorating)
2
aggravating
2
augmentation(noun, magnification)
2
crumbling(noun, drop, decline, decay, degradation)
2
declivity(noun, drop, fall, deterioration, falloff)
2
degenerate
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