Decline and Setback

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Decline noun - A gradual sinking and wasting away of mind or body.

Usage example: her sad decline from a robust athlete to an old woman with arthritis

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Setback and decline are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Setback" instead a noun "Decline".

Setback noun - A change in status for the worse usually temporarily.

Usage example: the colonists persevered despite suffering setbacks that would have discouraged lesser souls

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Decline and setback are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Decline" instead a noun "Setback".

long	long decline	long setback
brief	brief decline	brief setback
considerable	considerable decline	considerable setback
small	small decline	small setback
Other adjectives: severe, massive, great, serious, huge, slight, bad, permanent, major, immediate, mental, humiliating, possible, final, significant, recent, financial, biggest.

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