decadence

1. (countable, uncountable)A state of moral or artistic decline or deterioration; decay

   Dekadenz

   декада́нсdɛkadáns, декаде́нтствоdɛkadɛ́ntstvo, упа́дочничествоupádočničestvo

   декада́нсdekadáns, декаде́нтствоdekadéntstvo, занепа́дництвоzanepádnyctvo

   the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities

2. (countable, uncountable)The quality of being luxuriously self-indulgent.

   the decadence of a five-star hotel

1. Mistaking cadenza with decadence would be a great mistake.

   deEin grober Fehler wäre es, Kadenz und Dekadenz miteinander zu verwechseln.

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2. Mixing up cadence and decadence would be a big mistake.

   deEin grober Fehler wäre es, Kadenz und Dekadenz miteinander zu verwechseln.

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3. Decadence always arrives sooner or later.

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4. America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between.

   deAmerika ist das einzige Land, das von der Barbarei zur Dekadenz übergegangen ist, ohne zwischendurch zivilisiert gewesen zu sein.

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5. His sources of instruction had not been of the best and he worked in an atmosphere tainted with artistic and political decadence.

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