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decadence

English

Etymology

From French décadence, from Medieval Latin decadentia (“decay”), from *decadens (“decaying”), present participle of *decadere (“to decay”); see decay.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /?d?k?d?ns/

Noun

decadence (countable and uncountable, plural decadences)

  1. A state of moral or artistic decline or deterioration; decay

Related terms

  • deciduous

Translations

Further reading

  • decadence in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
  • decadence in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

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deterioration

English

Etymology

From French détérioration.Morphologically deteriorate +? -ion

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /d??t???????e???n/
  • (US) IPA(key): /d??ti?.?i.???e?.??n/
  • Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

deterioration (countable and uncountable, plural deteriorations)

  1. The process of making or growing worse, or the state of having grown worse.
    Synonym: retrogression
    Antonym: amelioration

Related terms

  • deteriorate

Translations

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