Dekadenz

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Dekadenz

[dekaˈdɛnt͡s]

Rhymes with ɛnt͡s

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im 16. Jahrhundert von französisch décadence ^(→ fr) entlehnt, dem mittellateinisch dēcadentia ^(→ la) zugrunde liegt

noun Dekadenz

Verfall, Entartung, sittlicher und kultureller Niedergang Ihr Verhalten zeugt von fortgeschrittener Dekadenz.
Similar: Entartung, Niedergang, Sittenverfall, Verfall

In English

decadence process of declining from a state of moral virtue, prosperity, etc., to a worse

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"Dekadenz." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/de/dekadenz. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Dekadenz. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/de/dekadenz

Chicago

"Dekadenz." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/de/dekadenz.

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@misc{dekadenz_2026,
  title = {Dekadenz},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/de/dekadenz},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}