decadency


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dec·a·den·cy

 (dĕk′ə-dən-sē, dĭ-kād′n-)
n.
Decadence.
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Noun1.decadency - the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities
decadence, degeneracy, degeneration
abasement, abjection, degradation - a low or downcast state; "each confession brought her into an attitude of abasement"- H.L.Menchken
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