decrease

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a change downward
  2. noun a process of becoming smaller or shorter
  3. noun the amount by which something decreases

Etymology

From Middle English decresen, alteration of discresen, from Anglo-Norman, Old French descreistre (French: décroître), from Latin decrescere.

In classic literature

Synonyms

lessening, drop-off

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