DECADENCE


Meaning of DECADENCE in English

/ ˈdekədəns; NAmE / noun

[ U ] ( disapproving ) behaviour, attitudes, etc. which show a fall in standards, especially moral ones, and an interest in pleasure and enjoyment rather than more serious things :

the decadence of modern Western society

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 16th cent.: from French décadence , from medieval Latin decadentia ; related to decay .

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