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Deterioration Deteriorate Verb Worse Fears Situation Full Scale War

word deteriorate
definition
verb
If something deteriorates, it becomes worse in some way .
There are fears that the situation might deteriorate into full-scale war.
The weather conditions are deteriorating.
Grant's health steadily deteriorated.
...concern about the rapid deterioration in relations between the two countries.
...the slow steady deterioration of a patient with Alzheimer's disease.
inflections deterioratesdeterioratingdeteriorateddeterioration
cefr-level C1

Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:c1

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