lessening

1. A change downward (synset 107370487)
   "there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided"; "there was a sharp drop-off in sales"
   is a type of: alteration, change, modification - an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
   subtypes:

   • shrinkage, shrinking - process or result of becoming less or smaller
   • casualty - a decrease of military personnel or equipment
   • sinking - a slow fall or decline (as for lack of strength)
   • attrition - a wearing down to weaken or destroy
   • dwindling, dwindling away - a becoming gradually less
   • waning - a gradual decrease in magnitude or extent
   same as: decrease, drop-off

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