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• painua• riutumus• rinne• torjua (kielt.)• torjua• torjua(kieltää)• turmelus• heikkeneminen• heiketä• huonontua• huojistua• huveta• hylätä• huononeminen• huojentua• viettää• epäonnistuminen• evätä• alentua• aleta• alasmeno• alaspäinmeno• vähetä• vähentyminen• väheneminen• rappeutuminen• rappiotila• rappeutua• reputtaa• rappio• kieltäytyä• kallistua• kallistaa• halveta• halventua• madaltuafinance, business, economy• matalasuhdanne• mataloitua• taantua• taaksepäinmeno• taivuttaa• taantuminen• lamachemistry• laimentua• laskusuuntafinance, business, economy• lasku• laskeutuminen• laskeminen• laskeutua• laskea* * *1. verb1) (to say `no' to (an invitation etc); to refuse: We declined his offer of a lift.) kieltäytyä2) (to become less strong or less good etc: His health has declined recently; Our profits have temporarily declined.) heikentyä2. noun(a gradual lessening or worsening (of health, standards, quantity etc): There has been a gradual decline in the birthrate.) aleneminen, heikkeneminen
См. также в других словарях:
worsening — noun A worse situation; an aggravation … Wiktionary
worsening — I noun 1. process of changing to an inferior state • Syn: ↑deterioration, ↑decline in quality, ↑declension • Derivationally related forms: ↑worsen, ↑decline (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
worsen — UK [ˈwɜː(r)s(ə)n] / US [ˈwɜrs(ə)n] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms worsen : present tense I/you/we/they worsen he/she/it worsens present participle worsening past tense worsened past participle worsened to become worse, or to make… … English dictionary
decline in quality — noun process of changing to an inferior state • Syn: ↑deterioration, ↑declension, ↑worsening • Derivationally related forms: ↑worsen (for: ↑worsening), ↑decline ( … Useful english dictionary
deterioration — noun 1. a symptom of reduced quality or strength (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑impairment • Derivationally related forms: ↑deteriorate • Hypernyms: ↑decay • Hyponyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
downswing — noun 1. a swing downward of a golf club • Hypernyms: ↑golf stroke, ↑golf shot, ↑swing 2. a worsening of business or economic activity the market took a downturn • Syn: ↑downturn … Useful english dictionary
drop-off — noun 1. a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality the team went into a slump a gradual slack in output a drop off in attendance a falloff in quality • Syn: ↑slump, ↑slack, ↑falloff, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
riot — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ major, serious ▪ full scale ▪ bloody, violent ▪ deadly (esp. AmE) ▪ … Collocations dictionary
situation — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ general, overall, whole ▪ current, immediate, present ▪ international, local, national … Collocations dictionary
corruption — noun a) The act of corrupting or of impairing integrity, virtue, or moral principle; the state of being corrupted or debased; loss of purity or integrity; depravity; wickedness; impurity; bribery. It was necessary, by exposing the gross… … Wiktionary
pejoration — noun a) The act or process of becoming worse; worsening or degeneration b) The process by which a word acquires a more negative meaning over time Ant: amelioration … Wiktionary
