1. Action de détériorer qqch.
2. Résultat de cette action.
ETYM Late Lat. deterioratio: cf. French détérioration.
1. A symptom of reduced quality or strength; SYN. impairment.
2. Process of changing to an inferior state; SYN. decline in quality, worsening.
(Homonym: ware, where).
1. Impairment resulting from long use.
2. The act of wearing; SYN. wearing.