decline
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3.9
- noun
- /dɪˈklaɪn/
:
disminución
- There has been a noticeable decline in student enrollment at the university this year.
- rate of decline
- a steady decline
- population decline
And the face of this decline is Gavin Newsom.
- And the face of this decline is Gavin Newsom.
- That he's shown a sharp decline just within the past few months.
- And here we get to her sort of decline and fall, we might say.
- The rest of the world is watching the decline of the American empire.
- There's been virtually no decline in bowling itself.
- The data from China continue to show a decline in new confirmed cases.
- You know, it's it's going to cause a decline in population for sure.
- To not see the decline of their empire is stunning.
- Well, the unions have been on decline in this country.
- What how concerned are you about current population decline and future demographics?
- Do you manage its smooth decline or do you blow up here?
Examples
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The data from China continue to show a decline in new confirmed cases.
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He is a victim of the decline of the humanities.
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But what led to the decline of this once great vehicle of war?
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My marriage has been on the decline for a long time.
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The rest of the world is watching the decline of the American empire.
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Societies go into decline when their birth rate drops.
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The reports suggest a continuous decline in the populations of this species throughout its global range.
Academic text (2015) -
Defined this way, there is a steady decline in productivity across all age groups.
Academic text (2017) -
Such suburbs increasingly demonstrate decline similar to inner cities, including population loss and rising poverty.
Academic text (2015) -
The report highlighted a significant decline in air quality over the past decade.
Synonyms
247
1.3
A gradual reduction in amount or size
43
5.9
A slow change when something like a building or a person's health becomes worse
40
5.3
A decrease in how much of something is left, often until it is used up
33
6.8
The process of making land, water, or buildings worse over time
29
4.2
A slow loss of strength, value, or trust
15
6.3
Loss of value of something like a car as it gets older or wears out
8
7.5
A process of becoming worse in condition, quality, or morals
6
6.6
A slow decrease in size, strength, or number
5
7.9
A decrease in size, amount, or importance
4
6.7
A decrease in size, strength or importance
3
4.0
A drop in amount, level, or quality
3
4.6
A gradual loss of electrical charge or signal strength
1
8.3
A slow decline from a higher to a lower state in quality or power
1
5.1
A period when something gets worse
1
5.2
A slow decrease in size, number, or strength
1
3.0
A slow loss of strength, color, or sound over time
1
9.0
A period when something slowly becomes worse
1
4.2
A change where something becomes worse over time
1
6.0
A gradual decrease in size or strength
A slow change that makes something worse
A slow fall in condition, status, or behaviour
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Etymology
Decline comes from the Latin parts de- 'down' and clinare 'to bend', so a decline is like a 'bending down' in amount or quality. That image makes it easy to remember that a decline is a drop or loss.