decadence definition by Wordo

Noun

''

With

a

negative

connotation

'':

the

process

of

declining

from

a

state

of

moral

virtue

,

prosperity

,

etc

.,

to

a

worse

state

;

decay

,

deterioration

;

also

,

the

bad

state

which

has

been

reached

;

an

instance

of

this

.