History
History
Synonyms
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Meaning:
anorexia

a mental illness that makes a person refuse to eat

gauntness

decay

to be, begin to be, decaying

breaking down, collapse

downfall

a heavy fall (of rain etc)

disgrace, ruin

gangrene

the decay of a part of the body because the supply of blood to it has been stopped

decay

ruin

a destroyed state; a state of financial collapse; a building that has been destroyed

situation of devastation

wane

to become less or weaker; (of the moon) to show a decreasing bright area after full moon

diminish, lessen

wither

(to cause a plant etc) to become dry, faded or dead; (to cause a hope etc) to become less strong (and stop)

droop, decline

ATROPHY as in Wiktionary
ATROPHY as in Wikipedia