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decadence noun. M16.
[French decadence from medieval Latin decadentia, from decadent- pres. ppl stem of Proto-Romance verb whence also DECAY verb: see -ENCE.]
The process of falling away or declining (from a state of excellence, vitality, prosperity, etc.); decadent condition; decay, deterioration, spec. of a particular period in art, literature, etc., after a culmination.
Goldsmith Some pathetic exclamation on the decadence of taste and genius. E. M. Forster I have no profession...It is another example of my decadence.