# deteriorated

Pronunciation: say "di-TEER-ee-uh-rayt-id" US /dɪˈtɪɹ.iə.ɹeɪt.ɪd/, UK /dɪˈtɪə.ɹɪə.ɹeɪt.ɪd/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of deteriorate. — simple past and past participle of deteriorate
   - Simple: Past tense of deteriorate. Use this form for something that got worse before now.
   - _Relations between the two countries deteriorated rapidly after the border dispute._
   - _By the time inspectors arrived, the paintings had deteriorated beyond repair._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/deteriorated (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).