Deteriority

/ˌdɛtərɪˈɔrɪti/ noun

Definition

The quality or state of being worse, inferior, or of lower value; the comparative degree of badness.

Etymology

From Latin deterioritas, from deteriorior (worse), the comparative form of deterus; -ity forms abstract nouns from adjectives.

Kelly Says

Deteriority is a rare word that medieval philosophers used when debating whether the world was actually getting worse—they'd measure 'deteriority' as a philosophical concept, trying to quantify decline itself.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
መደምደም
me-dem-dem
ARالعربية
تفكك
ta-fak-k
BNবাংলা
বিণ্ণাত
bi-n-na-at
CACatalà
degradació
deh-grah-dah-thee-oh
CSČeština
zhoršování
zhor-sh-oo-va-nee
DADansk
forringelse
for-ring-el-se
DEDeutsch
Verschlechterung
furshluh-ter-ung
ELΕλληνικά
καταστροφή
kata-stro-fee
ESEspañol
deterioración
deh-teer-ee-oh-rah-sioon
FAفارسی
آسیب
aa-see-b
FISuomi
heikentymys
hei-ken-ty-mys
FRFrançais
détérioration
deh-tay-ree-oh-rah-sioon
GUGU
પડતર
pad-tar
HAHA
rufe
roo-feh
HEעברית
הרס
har-es
HIहिन्दी
वर्जनीयता
var-j-nee-yah-ta
HUMagyar
rombolás
rom-bo-laas
IDBahasa Indonesia
perburukan
per-bu-ru-kan
IGIG
ike
ee-keh
ITItaliano
deteriorazione
deh-tee-ree-oh-rah-sioon
JA日本語
悪化
あっか
KKKK
зақымды
za-kym-dy
KMKM
បរិણામ
ba-ri-na-am
KO한국어
악화
ak-hwa
MRMR
वर्जनीयता
var-j-nee-yah-ta
MSBahasa Melayu
kerosakan
ke-ro-sa-kan
MYမြန်မာ
ပျက်စီး
pyat-see
NLNederlands
verslechtering
ver-shlechter-ing
NONorsk
forringelse
for-ring-el-se
PAPA
ਖਰਾਬ
kha-rab
PLPolski
zniszczenie
znisz-chen-chee
PTPortuguês
deterioração
deh-grah-dee-sah-o
RORomână
degradare
deh-grah-dare
RUРусский
ухудшение
ookh-shshe-niye
SVSvenska
försämring
furs-am-ring
SWKiswahili
uharibifu
oo-ha-ree-bee-foo
TAதமிழ்
குறைவு
koo-rai-vu
TEతెలుగు
తగ్గిపోవడం
tag-gi-po-va-dam
THไทย
เสื่อมโทรม
syao-tom
TLTL
masama
ma-sa-ma
TRTürkçe
kötüleşme
koo-tye-lesh-meh
UKУкраїнська
погіршення
po-hir-shen-nya
URاردو
خراب
kha-rab
VITiếng Việt
sự xấu đi
su-a-swaw-dee
YOYO
ṣẹ̀lẹ̀
sheh-leh
ZH中文
恶化
è huà
ZUZU
ukuthi
oo-koo-thee

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