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“deterioration” in Latin
statusstate, status, condition; position, place; rank, statusdēprāvātiōperversion, distortion, corruption, depravityprāvitāscrookedness, inequality, irregularity, deformity; impropriety, perverseness; viciousness, untowardness, depravity
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
deterioration
deterior conditio or status: depravatio (act of corrupting, making worse, etc.): pravitas (corrupt or deteriorated slate): To be in a state of deterioration, deteriore conditione or statu esse: pejore loco esse (to be in a worse position; of a man’s circumstances).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for deterioration?
- The usual Latin words for “deterioration” are status, dēprāvātiō, prāvitās. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.