decadence Definition

decadence
noun

1. A falling from high to low standards in morals, art, etc.
2. The state of having low or immoral standards of behaviour, etc.

Thesaurus: corruption, decline, degeneration, deterioration, fall, retrogression, decay, dissipation, dissolution; Antonym: wholesomeness.

Etymology: 16c: from French décadence, from Latin de from + cadere to fall.