languishment

noun

Definition of languishmentnext
as in reduction

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  1. reduction
  2. decay
  3. decrease
  4. deterioration
  5. worsening
  6. degeneration
  7. failing
  8. weakening
Noun
  • On winding roads, its model-specific suspension tuning and focus on weight reduction translate into exceptional body control at speed without becoming brittle or overly rigid in slower, more technical sections.
    — Bradley Iger, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Yet their willingness to talk, listen, and imagine what had seemed impossible helped lay the groundwork for historic nuclear arms reductions.
    — Halla Tómasdóttir, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of reduction
Noun
  • But the eleventh-hour blitz of No On 3 ads that Keep Florida Clean funded, warning of the greed of Big Weed, inflamed voters’ private worries of societal decay.
    — Christopher Spata, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The commercial benchmark, by comparison, showed continuous performance decay during testing.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of decay
Noun
  • Illinois saw a 15 percent uptick in live-action film and TV series shooting in-state but saw spending decrease in the quarter.
    — Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The company reported net revenues of $865 million in the second quarter, a year-over-year decrease of about $65 million.
    — Savannah Sicurella, AJC.com, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of decrease
Noun
  • Unlike Netflix, Disney is wrestling with the ongoing deterioration of linear TV.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
  • That creates a different situation when a condition begins with something a resident or guest did rather than deterioration of the building or a maintenance issue.
    — Emma Clapp, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of deterioration
Noun
  • The most active group had less worsening of those motor symptoms than the least active group.
    — Jennifer Fields, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Faster diagnosis can help people with early-stage Alzheimer’s qualify for drugs that can modestly slow the worsening of their symptoms.
    — Lauran Neergaard, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of worsening
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  • The genetic disorder causes degeneration of the light sensing cells in the retina, which can degrade peripheral and night vision so much that patients can become legally blind by young adulthood.
    — O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026
  • When nobody has coached a person into this transition, the degeneration is quick.
    — Vikas Arora, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of degeneration
Noun
  • In the documentation, the company is candid about its failings.
    — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The Army report highlighted how the air traffic controller at Reagan National Airport could have prevented the crash, but also acknowledged the military’s own failings and other contributing factors.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of failing
Noun
  • The hurricane center said the storm's intensity could fluctuate over the next few days but would likely maintain hurricane strength through Thursday, with gradual weakening forecast thereafter.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The networks learn to recognize patterns by strengthening and weakening connections between nodes in response to training data.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of weakening
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