wasting
wasting · wastings
атрофія
атрофия
Atrophie
Gradual deterioration or wasting awayGradual deterioration or wasting away.
/ˈweɪstɪŋ/
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)Gradual deterioration or wasting away.
muscular wastings
(countable, uncountable)The act by which something is laid waste; destruction.
More definitions
- a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse
- any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease
Forms
plural: wastingsSynonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse:atrophywasting away
- any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease:cachexiacachexy
Word family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable