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S: (n) decomposition, rot, rotting, putrefaction, breakdown ((biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action)

S: (v) decompose, rot, molder, moulder (break down) "The bodies decomposed in the heat"
S: (v) waste, rot (become physically weaker) "Political prisoners are wasting away in many prisons all over the world"

S: (v) devolve, deteriorate, drop, degenerate (grow worse) "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match"

W: (n) deterioration [Related to: deteriorate] (a symptom of reduced quality or strength)
W: (n) deterioration [Related to: deteriorate] (process of changing to an inferior state)
W: (adj) degenerative [Related to: degenerate] ((of illness) marked by gradual deterioration of organs and cells along with loss of function) "degenerative diseases of old age"
W: (n) degeneration [Related to: degenerate] (the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities)
W: (n) degeneration [Related to: degenerate] (the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality)