Hypernyms for "decline"

bounce come down contract out declension decline in quality degenerate deprive deteriorate deterioration detumescence devolve dip disdain dishonor dishonour disobey disuse downhill drop drop away drop off ebb ebbing erosion exponential decay exponential return fail fall away freeze off impoverish inflame lose loss neglect nosedive pooh-pooh regress regret reject repudiate retrograde retrogress scorn sicken sink sinking spell slip slippage spurn steep suffer tumble turn down twilight wane wear on worsening wreck