Deterioration

/dɪtˌi‍əɹi‍əɹˈe‍ɪʃən/

/dɪˈtɪɹiɝˌeɪʃən/

Deterioration

a symptom of reduced quality or strength

synonyms : impairment

the process or fact of becoming worse than before

synonyms : declension

Examples

1. Processes to check against deterioration in the quality of the data held.

2. You get bone loss and muscle deterioration.

3. Two years later, and the deterioration was dramatic.

4. Their deterioration in the painting reflects the collapse of human notions of a fixed universal order.