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