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Synonyms for decadence
ˈdɛk ə dəns, dɪˈkeɪd ns; ˈdɛk ə dən si, dɪˈkeɪd n-deca·dence
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Princeton's WordNet
degeneracy, degeneration, decadence, decadencynoun
the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities
Synonyms:
retrogression, devolution, corruption, putrefaction, depravity, degeneracy, depravation, decadency, degeneration
Dictionary of English Synonymes
decadencenoun
Synonyms:
decay, decline, fall, declension, degeneracy
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How to use decadence in a sentence?
The goal of every culture is to decay through over-civilization; the factors of decadence, -- luxury, skepticism, weariness and superstition, -- are constant. The civilization of one epoch becomes the manure of the next.
As an independent Muslim country, we will not be tied to any bloc that promotes decadence and ungodly behavior, we are no longer going to entertain any dialogue with the European Union, either directly or through the sub-regional, regional and international blocs of which we are members.
Decadence is a difficult word to use since it has become little more than a term of abuse applied by critics to anything they do not yet understand or which seems to differ from their moral concepts.
If you think of the success of the majority of the so called italian artists, you can easily understand the profound state of decadence and corruption of the stupid nation itself.
The difference between our decadence and the Russians' is that while theirs is brutal, ours is apathetic.
Translations for decadence
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- تفسخArabic
- декадентство, упадъкBulgarian
- DekadenzGerman
- παρακμή, παρακμιακόGreek
- decadenciaSpanish
- dekadenssi, moraalinen mädännäisyysFinnish
- décadenceFrench
- meathIrish
- पतनHindi
- անկում, անկումայնությունArmenian
- decadenzaItalian
- デカダンスJapanese
- 쇠미Korean
- núosmukisLithuanian
- dekadencjaPolish
- decadênciaPortuguese
- decadenţăRomanian
- декаданс, упадочничество, декадентство, упадокRussian
- dekadansa, dekadencija, propadanjeSerbo-Croatian
- நலிந்தTamil
- декадансUkrainian
- زوالUrdu
- 衰落Chinese
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