DECADENCE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities

Synonyms:

decadence; decadency; degeneracy; degeneration

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("decadence" is a kind of...):

abasement; abjection; degradation (a low or downcast state)

Derivation:

decadent (marked by excessive self-indulgence and moral decay)

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