deterioration
noun
[ dɪˌtɪərɪəˈreɪʃn ]
• the process of becoming progressively worse.
• "a deterioration in the condition of the patient"
Similar:
worsening,
decline,
decay,
collapse,
failure,
fall,
drop,
downturn,
slump,
slip,
slide,
stagnation,
waning,
ebb,
retrogression,
degradation,
degeneration,
breakdown,
decomposition,
rot,
putrefaction,
spoliation,
perishing,
withering,
atrophy,
weakening,
fading,
break-up,
disintegration,
dilapidation,
crumbling,
falling down,
falling apart,
falling to pieces,
corruption,