Deterioration and Meliorism

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

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Meliorism is an antonym for deterioration.

Meliorism noun - The belief that the world can be made better by human effort.

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Deterioration is an antonym for meliorism in bettering topic.

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