decline in quality
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3.9
- noun
:
declive en la calidad
- I don't understand how a company that has been declining in quality in recent years and outsourcing its manufacturing to China can really embrace a statement like this.
- decline in quality of life
Examples
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It is not a crime to point to a decline in quality that extends from the theaters to the papers, and perhaps some New Yorkers are living in denial.
Blog text (4) -
It's easy to look back and say our schools have declined in quality.
Blog text (13) -
Almost all exhibit a marked decline in quality of life.
Academic text (2000) -
Drinking water has been declining in quality since 1991 because pipelines are not being maintained well.
Blog text (15) -
After the debatable decline in quality of the last three movies compared to the first three, one can only assume more films would follow the same direction.
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Both of these water sources have declined in quality; this decline and the increased demand for freshwater are two of the most significant environmental issues facing New Zealand today.
Academic text (2006) -
If there is a steady decline in quality, then the best way to prevent more junk games from being shoved in our faces is to pass on them.
Blog text (25) -
There is certainly a decline in quality among some of the bigger named producers who are touring all the time and releasing the same-sounding, subpar tunes time after time.
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Unlike groundwater, however, most surface waters are replenished rapidly, so that cumulative declines in quality can be reversed if there is the will to do so.
Academic text (1995) -
Many customers have noticed a decline in quality in the products offered by that brand.
Synonyms
439
3.9
A gradual loss in amount, quality, or value
50
4.5
The gradual loss of strength or good condition over time
43
5.9
A slow change when something like a building or a person's health becomes worse
33
6.8
The process of making land, water, or buildings worse over time
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4.2
A slow loss of strength, value, or trust
17
3.0
Slow damage that happens to things like cars or furniture from normal use over time
15
6.3
Loss of value of something like a car as it gets older or wears out
10
3.9
A sudden decrease in amount, quality or rate
9
4.8
A clear drop in how well something works or how much there is
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7.5
A process of becoming worse in condition, quality, or morals
3
4.0
A drop in amount, level, or quality
3
7.4
Making something less pure or valuable by adding bad material
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8.3
A slow decline from a higher to a lower state in quality or power
1
6.7
A slow drop from an expected level of performance
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3.0
A slow loss of strength, color, or sound over time
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5.1
A period when something gets worse
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4.2
A change where something becomes worse over time
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9.0
A period when something slowly becomes worse
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6.0
A gradual decrease in size or strength
A slow fall in condition, status, or behaviour
Antonyms
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Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'decline' (become worse) combined with the prepositional phrase 'in quality' specifies the dimension that worsens, so the overall sense 'a process of becoming less good' follows from the parts. This construction is a straightforward, cross-linguistically common way to express deterioration, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will readily understand it.
Etymology
Decline in quality uses a simple picture: decline means to go down, like something sliding down a hill, and quality is how good something is, so the image is of a product's standard going down. That's why it means 'becoming less good'.