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[げん()·たい(退)]
gentai
noun, suru verb

English Meaning(s) for 減退

noun, suru verb
  1. decline; ebb; failure; decay; decrease; loss

Definition and Synonyms for 減退

Declination a condition inferior to an earlier condition
Synonyms: 下向き, 下向く, 下り坂, 下落, 低下, 凋残, 凋落, 式微, 弱る, 後退, 減衰, 減退, 萎靡, 落潮, 衰え, 衰える, 衰勢, 衰微, 衰滅, 衰退, 退勢, 退廃, 退潮, 退転
Lessen decrease in size, extent, or range
Synonyms: 下がる, 下向く, 下落, 下降, 低下, 低減, 低落, 凋落, 減る, 減じる, 減ずる, 減少, 減殺, 減退, 減量, 落ちる, 落ち込む, 退潮
Wane grow smaller
Synonyms: 低まる, 低下, 凋落, 式微, 弱る, 減る, 減ずる, 減少, 減衰, 減退, 衰える, 衰微, 衰耗, 衰退
Release euphemistic expressions for death
Synonyms: ロス, 亡失, 喪失, , 減退, 解放, 負け, 負ける, 遺失
Decrease a change downward
Synonyms: 下がり, 下がる, 下落, 低下, 低減, 損減, , 減り, 減る, 減少, 減損, 減数, 減退, 減量, 累減
Decay the process of gradually becoming inferior
Synonyms: 凋残, 凋落, 廃退, 没落, 減衰, 減退, 萎靡, 衰勢, 衰微, 衰退, 退勢, 退廃
Ebb a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)
Synonyms: ウェイン, 減退
Loss gradual decline in amount or activity
Synonyms: , 減少, 減退
Fall Off diminish in size or intensity
Synonyms: 減ずる, 減退, 縮小
Declination a gradual falling off from a better state
Synonyms: 下向き, 下向く, 下り坂, 下落, 低下, 凋残, 凋落, 式微, 弱る, 後退, 減衰, 減退, 萎靡, 落潮, 衰え, 衰える, 衰勢, 衰微, 衰滅, 衰退, 退勢, 退廃, 退潮, 退転

Meanings for each kanji in 減退

» dwindle; decrease; reduce; decline; curtail; get hungry
» retreat; withdraw; retire; resign; repel; expel; reject

Categories 減退 is a member of

Lessen decrease in size, extent, or range
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Vanish get lost, as without warning or explanation
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Change an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
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Decease the event of dying or departure from life
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Diminution change toward something smaller or lower
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Activity a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
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Condition a state at a particular time
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Change Magnitude change in size or magnitude
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Sample Sentences for 減退

As the recession set in, temporary employees were laid off one after another.
Sudden decrease in appetite is sometimes a sign of illness.

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