SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
degradation
noun
A decline in quality, condition, or standing.
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Decline in condition or standing
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Usage distinction
Return to topAbasement concerns dignity or rank; deterioration concerns condition or quality.
CHECK THE MEANING IN CONTEXT
See degradation in use
Years of neglect caused the gradual degradation of the mural.
The degradation of a repeatedly reused stencil becomes visible when its once-clear edges begin to produce blurred shapes on the workshop's posters.
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