CEFR C1

deteriorating

adjective/verb

Meaning

Becoming progressively worse in quality, condition, or health.

Examples

The patient's health is deteriorating despite the new medication.
Relations between the two countries have been deteriorating for several months.

Synonyms: worsening, declining, decaying, degrading

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deteriorating (C1)

adjective/verb

Pronunciation: dɪˈtɪəriəreɪtɪŋ

Definition

Becoming progressively worse in quality, condition, or health.

Examples

The patient's health is deteriorating despite the new medication.
Relations between the two countries have been deteriorating for several months.
The deteriorating state of the building made it impossible to renovate.

How to Use deteriorating

deteriorate into (phrasal verb): to change into a worse state — "The peaceful protest quickly deteriorated into a riot."
rapidly deteriorating (collocation): getting worse very quickly — "We are concerned about the rapidly deteriorating weather conditions."

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