<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>The act or process of falling into an inferior condition or state; deterioration; decay.</li><li>Some historians hold that the fall of Rome can be attributed to internal decadence.</li><li>Synonyms: decline, retrogression, degeneration.</li><li>Moral degeneration or decay; turpitude.</li><li>Unrestrained or excessive self-indulgence.</li><li>(Often initial capital letter) The decadent movement in literature.</li></ul>