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Deterioration vs Dilapidated - What's the difference?

deterioration | dilapidated |

As a noun deterioration

is the process of making or growing worse, or the state of having grown worse.

As a verb dilapidated is

past participle of lang=en.

As an adjective dilapidated is

having fallen into a state of disrepair or deterioration, especially through neglect.

deterioration

English

Noun

  • The process of making or growing worse, or the state of having grown worse.
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    Antonyms

    * amelioration

    dilapidated

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having fallen into a state of disrepair or deterioration, especially through neglect

    • Synonyms

    * beat * beat up * beaten up * bedraggled * broken-down * ramshackle * ruinous * rundown * tatterdemalion * tumbledown