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decline
Found in thesaurus: decrease, decrement, status, condition, side, slope, incline, turn, change state, react, respond, fall, diminish, lessen, drop, come down, descend, go down, inflect
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decline
v.
refuse; go down, decrease; conjugate (Grammar)
n.
sinking, decrease, ebb; downward slope, descent
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Decline
Decline involves change over time, for example:
- from previously efficient to inefficient organizational functioning
- from previously rational to non-rational organizational and individual decision-making
- from previously law-abiding to law-violating organizational and individual behavior
- from previously virtuous to iniquitous individual moral behavior
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decline
Noun
1. change toward something smaller or lower
(synonym) diminution
(hypernym) decrease, decrement
(hyponym) deterioration, decline in quality, declension, worsening
(derivation) go down, wane
2. a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state
(synonym) declination
(antonym) improvement, melioration
(hypernym) condition, status
(hyponym) neglect, disuse
(derivation) worsen
3. a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current
(synonym) decay
(hypernym) decrease, decrement
(hyponym) exponential decay, exponential return
4. a downward slope or bend
(synonym) descent, declivity, fall, declination, declension, downslope
(hypernym) slope, incline, side
(hyponym) downhill
Verb
1. grow worse; "Conditions in the slum worsened"
(synonym) worsen
(hypernym) change state, turn
(hyponym) inflame
(derivation) declination
2. refuse to accept; "He refused my offer of hospitality"
(synonym) refuse, reject, pass up, turn down
(hyponym) dishonor, dishonour
(verb-group) reject, spurn, freeze off, scorn, pooh-pooh, disdain, turn down
(derivation) declination, regrets
3. show unwillingness towards; "he declined to join the group on a hike"
(synonym) refuse
(hypernym) react, respond
(hyponym) reject, spurn, freeze off, scorn, pooh-pooh, disdain, turn down
4. grow smaller; "Interest in the project waned"
(synonym) go down, wane
(hypernym) decrease, diminish, lessen, fall
(hyponym) dip
(derivation) diminution
5. go down; "The roof declines here"
(hypernym) drop
(hyponym) dip, sink
(derivation) descent, declivity, fall, declination, declension, downslope
6. go down in value; "the stock market corrected"; "prices slumped"
(synonym) slump, correct
(hypernym) descend, fall, go down, come down
7. inflect for number, gender, case, etc., "in many languages, speakers decline nouns, pronouns, and adjectives"
(hypernym) inflect
(derivation) declension
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décliner
v.
decline, be on the wane, wane, ebb, pass up, refuse, disincline
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declinar
v.
decline, conjugate (Grammar); refuse; go down, decrease; slope
