Term: deterioration: a symptom of reduced quality or strength
Candidate hypernym: decay: an inferior state resulting from the process of decaying → 1
Candidate hypernym: atmosphere: the envelope of gases surrounding any celestial body → 0
Candidate hypernym: epispadias: a congenital abnormality in males in which the urethra is on the upper surface of the penis → 0
Candidate hypernym: profile: a vertical section of the Earth's crust showing the different horizons or layers → 0
Candidate hypernym: monotone: an unchanging intonation → 0
Candidate hypernym: inexperience: lack of experience and the knowledge and understanding derived from experience → 0
Candidate hypernym: barcarole: a boating song sung by Venetian gondoliers → 0
Candidate hypernym: marine: a soldier who serves both on shipboard and on land → 0
Candidate hypernym: dipodidae: Old World jerboas → 0
Candidate hypernym: apheresis: a procedure in which blood is drawn and separated into its components by dialysis; some are retained and the rest are returned to the donor by transfusion → 0
Candidate hypernym: pygopus: type genus of the Pygopodidae; snake-shaped pleurodont lizard with no forelimbs and only rudimentary hind limbs → 0