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单词 atrophied
释义

atrophied

adjective

at·​ro·​phied ˈa-trə-fēd How to pronounce atrophied (audio)
-ˌfīd
1
: having wasted away or decreased in size (as from disease or disuse)
Astronauts and test animals have returned to Earth with atrophied muscles … Ivan Amato
2
: having progressively declined or weakened
Growing responsibilities in the Balkans and Africa, coinciding with reserves in Angola and signs of trouble in Cambodia, may soon limit the organization's eagerness and ability to take on new challenges in atrophied states. Ronald K. McMullen et al.

Word History

First Known Use

1597, in the meaning defined at sense 1

atrophied

verb

past tense of atrophy
as in deteriorated
to become worse or of less value in the years following the closing of the last textile mill, the town atrophied

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • deteriorated
  • crumbled
  • worsened
  • descended
  • diminished
  • degenerated
  • declined
  • decayed
  • rotted
  • weakened
  • devolved
  • regressed
  • sunk
  • ebbed
  • sank
  • retrograded
  • disintegrated
  • sagged
  • fell
  • degraded
  • waned
  • dwindled
  • dilapidated
  • downsized
  • decomposed
  • receded
  • debilitated
  • reduced
  • soured
  • corrupted
  • undermined
  • putrefied
  • ran to seed
  • went to pot
  • drooped
  • went to seed
  • slipped
  • abated
  • lessened
  • languished
  • moldered
  • lagged
  • spoiled
  • wilted
  • failed
  • lowered
  • spoilt
  • broke down
  • de-escalated
  • flagged
  • ran down
  • wasted (away)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • improved
  • ameliorated
  • strengthened
  • upgraded
  • enhanced
  • intensified
  • enriched
  • developed
  • heightened
  • meliorated
  • progressed
  • fortified
  • bettered
  • advanced
  • proceeded
  • marched
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