History
History
Synonyms
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Meaning:
breakage

an act of something breaking

damage

corrosion

the process of corroding or being corroded

disintegration

damage

harm or break that causes loss of value

injury, loss

decay

to be, begin to be, decaying

breaking down, collapse

decline

a period of gradual and continued loss of importance, strength

lessening

devolution

the giving, delegating or the centralizing (of power or authority)

backsliding

downfall

a heavy fall (of rain etc)

disgrace, ruin

ebb

the flowing out of the tide; a low mood or state

regression; decline

failure

(an instance of) being unsuccessful

lack of success

gangrene

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

decay

pollution

the act of polluting; (a mixture of) substances that pollute

dirtiness, contamination

rot

the condition of being bad; nonsense; (to cause something) to decay

corrosion, disintegration

ruin

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

situation of devastation

wear

clothes; to have (something) on the body or on some part of it; to have (an expression) on the face; (to cause something) to become less useful or be in the condition mentioned by being used

use, corrosion

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