decadence[noun]Synonyms: degeneration, corruption, decay, decline, deterioration, dissipation, dissolution
Antonyms: rise, flourishing
Contrasted words: advance, progress, progression, amelioration, bettering, betterment, improvement
Related Words: regress,
regression,
regressiveness,
retrogradation,
retrograding,
retrogression,
retrogressiveness,
debasement,
degradation [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
dec‧a‧dence /ˈdekəd
əns/
noun [uncountable][
Date: 1700-1800;
Language: French;
Origin: décadence, from Latin decadere 'to fall, sink']
behaviour that shows that someone has low moral standards and is more concerned with pleasure than serious matters
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