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    [Verb]  | "de*te*ri*o*rate" | \ di-ˈtir-ē-ə-ˌrāt \


    1: to make inferior in quality or value : impair

    2: disintegrate

    3: to become impaired in quality, functioning, or condition : degenerate

    Origin: 1572 ;

     Late Latin deterioratus, past participle of deteriorare, from Latin deterior worse, from de- + -ter (suffix as in Latin uter which of two) + -ior (comparative suffix) {mat|whether:2|}, ;

    [Verb]  | "deteriorates" 


    1: to become worse or of less value;


      * e.g., " ... the garden slowly deteriorated after months of neglect "




    2: to lower in character, dignity, or quality;


      * e.g., " ... childish name-calling that merely deteriorates what should be a serious discussion on an important issue "




    [Verb]  | "deteriorate" 


    1: to become worse or of less value;


      * e.g., " ... the garden slowly deteriorated after months of neglect "




    2: to lower in character, dignity, or quality;


      * e.g., " ... childish name-calling that merely deteriorates what should be a serious discussion on an important issue "




     [ "deteriorating" ]

    1: my mental health

      * e.g.,  ... Aver's mental health is deteriorating 

     [ "social deterioration" ]

    1: the breakdown of ones social impact and part on life, pretty much when all your friends and family leaves you because you left them for drugs, when you world falls apart.

      * e.g.,  ... related to drugs ; the social deterioration of your life. 

     [ "improvment deterioration" ]

    1: Used for when people try to improve something but actually make it worse overall. This is translated from the original German word : Verschlimmbesserung

      * e.g.,  ... Company X is suffering improvment deterioration 

     [ "Department of the Deterior" ]

    1: A b**ls**t US-government branch that is responsible for the eroding of our infrastructure and negatively impacting the lives of its citizens in general.

      * e.g.,  ... Ever since "The Donald" came to power, most of the government branches have largely "jumped the fence" and consolidated themselves into one huge Department of the Deterior! 

     [ "deterioration" ]

    1: long way, slow corrosion

      * e.g.,  ... such a deterioration, he was old as Carlo Qutega 

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