The act or process of becoming worse; worsening or degeneration.
The process by which a word acquires a more negative meaning over time.
The process of becoming rotten; putrefaction.
Any of several diseases in which breakdown of tissue occurs.
Verbal nonsense.
Decaying matter.
To expose, as flax, to a process of maceration, etc., for the purpose of separating the fiber; to ret.
To spend a long period of time (in an unpleasant place).
To suffer decomposition due to biological action, especially by fungi or bacteria.
To decline in function or utility.
To (cause to) deteriorate in any way, as in morals; to corrupt.
To make putrid; to cause to be wholly or partially decomposed by natural processes.