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decay

n. an inferior state resulting from the process of decaying; "the corpse was in an advanced state of decay"; "the house had fallen into a serious state of decay and disrepair"

decay

n. the process of gradually becoming inferior

decay, radioactive decay

n. the organic phenomenon of rotting

decay, decomposition

n. the organic phenomenon of rotting

decay, decline

n. a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current

decay, radioactive decay, disintegration

n. the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation

decay, crumble, dilapidate

v. fall into decay or ruin; "The unoccupied house started to decay"

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insufficiency, inadequacy, deficiency

n. lack of an adequate quantity or number; "the inadequacy of unemployment benefits"

force, forcefulness, strength

n. physical energy or intensity; "he hit with all the force he could muster"; "it was destroyed by the strength of the gale"; "a government has not the vitality and forcefulness of a living man"

indentation

n. the act of cutting into an edge with toothlike notches or angular incisions

crash, collapse

n. a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures)

turkey, bomb, dud

n. an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual; "the first experiment was a real turkey"; "the meeting was a dud as far as new business was concerned"

worsening

n. changing something with the result that it becomes worse

ebb, ebbing, wane

n. a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)

bankruptcy, failure

n. inability to discharge all your debts as they come due; "the company had to declare bankruptcy"; "fraudulent loans led to the failure of many banks"

waterloo

n. a final crushing defeat; "he met his waterloo"

fall, downfall

n. a sudden decline in strength or number or importance; "the fall of the House of Hapsburg"

lowering

n. the act of causing to become less

reduction, simplification

n. the act of reducing complexity

crumble, fall apart

v. break or fall apart into fragments; "The cookies crumbled"; "The Sphinx is crumbling"

increase, increment, growth

n. a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important; "the increase in unemployment"; "the growth of population"

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