Definition of "deterioration" []

• The process of growing worse, or the state of having grown worse. (noun)

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• "Moody's said it made the decision mostly because of what it called the deterioration of Dubai's broader economic outlook."
• "SAHRC chairman Dr Barney Pityana on Friday expressed concern about what he described as the deterioration in the South African human rights environment under the Mbeki government."
• "Pityana expressed concern about what he described as the deterioration in the South African human rights environment under the Mbeki government."