bettering; something bettered:
halt,
hurt,
injury,
stagnation,
decline,
retreat,
retrogression,
stoppage,
diminishing,
deterioration,
harm,
worsening,
stop,
demotion,
decrease,
Diminishment,
damage,
weakening,
failure,
loss.
noun:
decrease,
waste,
ruin,
harm,
disablement,
disadvantage,
ebbing,
downgrade,
crash,
drawback,
flagging,
impediment,
collapse,
Languishment,
breakdown,
glitch,
decadence,
setback,
sinking,
worsening,
hindrance,
reduction,
shortcoming,
failing,
lapse,
destruction,
slowing,
stumbling block,
damage,
lessening.