decline (
http://definr.com/decline)
n 1: change toward something smaller or lower [syn:
diminution]
2: a condition inferior to an earlier condition [ant:
improvement]
3: a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current [syn:
decay]
4: a downward slope [syn:
descent,
declivity,
fall,
declension,
downslope] [ant:
ascent]
v 1: grow worse; "Conditions in the slum worsened" [syn:
worsen]
[ant:
better]
2: refuse to accept; "He refused my offer of hospitality" [syn:
refuse,
reject,
pass up,
turn down] [ant:
accept]
3: show unwillingness towards [syn:
refuse] [ant:
accept]
4: grow smaller; "Interest in the project waned" [syn:
go down,
wane]
5: go down
6: of nouns, pronouns, and adjectives