deteriorate

Meaning

1. (transitive) To make worse; to make inferior in quality or value; to impair.
2. (intransitive) To grow worse; to be impaired in quality; to degenerate.

Synonyms

worsen

degenerate

become worse

decline

get worse

weaken

decay

spoil

damage

impair

languish

wither

ruin

drop

droop

decompose

diminish

grow weak

go bad

fall apart

subside

rot

fade

dry out

corrupt

disintegrate

collapse

decrease

aggravate

become weaker

go wrong

waste away

shrivel

wilt

grow worse

flag

devolve

deterioration

sag

retrograde

fail

atrophy

metamorphosis

shrink

take a turn for the worse

erode

ebb

dwindle

injure

impoverish

Translations

détériorer

deteriorar

deteriorare

verschlechtern

deteriorar

χειροτερεύω

peggiorare

verslechteren

piorar

bozulmak

تدهور

arruinar

estropear

beschädigen

danneggiare

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dɪˈtɪə.ɹɪə.ɹeɪt/

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin dēteriorātus, perfect passive participle of Late Latin dēteriorō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), further from Latin dēterior (“worse”). Cognate with French détériorer.