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decadenza

decadence, decline

noun deh-kah-DEN-tsah Rare
Mind & Emotions Attitudes

Origin: From medieval Latin decadentia, from decadere (to fall away).

Also means

decay

Usage Note

Decadenza describes a gradual moral, cultural, or structural decline: la decadenza dell'impero (the decline of the empire). In law it means the forfeiture or lapse of a right: decadenza del brevetto (patent lapse). In literary history, Decadentismo was the Italian variant of the Decadent movement (late 19th century).

Examples

"La decadenza dell'impero romano è studiata nelle scuole."

Natural Translation

The decline of the Roman Empire is studied in schools.

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