deteriorate

1. Become worse or disintegrate (synset 200208905)
   "His mind deteriorated"
   is a type of: crumble, decay, dilapidate - fall into decay or ruin
   subtypes:

   • go to pot, go to the dogs - become ruined
   • wear, wear down, wear off, wear out, wear thin - deteriorate through use or stress
2. Grow worse (synset 200092045)
   "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match"
   is a type of: decline, worsen - grow worse
   subtypes:

   • fatigue, jade, pall, tire, weary - lose interest or become bored with something or somebody
   • fade, languish - become feeble
   • rot, waste - become physically weaker
   same as: degenerate, devolve, drop

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