decay
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4.5
- noun
- /dɪˈkeɪ/
:
decadencia
- Many communities are suffering from decay due to the loss of local businesses and services over the years.
- moral decay
- urban decay
- economic decay
Which of these is not caused by the moral decay of the system of private property?
- Which of these is not caused by the moral decay of the system of private property?
- And, and yes, there's the decay, there's the physical and mental decay.
- We just don't know how, how slow or how fast the decay is going to be.
Examples
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So it's like a slow decay of South America.
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But more than any quality of violence, the place suggests decay, a human site slowly being returned to the earth.
Fiction book (1994) -
Which of these is not caused by the moral decay of the system of private property?
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Your DNA shows no sign of decay.
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The work had been abandoned before completion, and decay had taken over.
Fiction book (1992) -
You are living in a period of decay; learn to deal with confusion and disorder, it says.
Fiction book (1996) -
They are a sign of a nation's decay.
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Look at all these people jogging, trying to stave off the inevitable decay of the body.
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Italy was not the only country afflicted by a sense of historical decay and moral degeneration.
Academic text (1994) -
City planners sought to change the town's structure and eliminate the ill effects of downtown decay and increasing suburbanization.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
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3.9
A gradual loss in amount, quality, or value
43
5.9
A slow change when something like a building or a person's health becomes worse
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6.8
The process of making land, water, or buildings worse over time
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4.2
A slow loss of strength, value, or trust
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7.9
Slow loss of people or strength caused by continued pressure
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3.0
Slow damage that happens to things like cars or furniture from normal use over time
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8.5
A gradual loss of muscle or body tissue from not being used
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5.6
The process of plant or animal matter breaking down and rotting
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7.5
A process of becoming worse in condition, quality, or morals
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6.6
A slow decrease in size, strength, or number
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6.7
A decrease in size, strength or importance
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4.6
A state when food or wood goes bad
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3.4
The breaking down of dead plants and animals by bacteria or fungi
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7.5
Parts of the body slowly become smaller because of disease or lack of use
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8.3
A slow decline from a higher to a lower state in quality or power
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6.7
A gradual loss of strength and life from lack of use
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8.4
A building or place that becomes run-down and damaged because people do not care for it
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9.9
A state of rotting that gives a bad smell
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3.9
A fall in how good something is over time
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3.0
A slow loss of strength, color, or sound over time
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4.2
A change where something becomes worse over time
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6.0
A gradual decrease in size or strength
A process that makes a person or thing less strong
A thing that breaks into small pieces and falls apart because of age or lack of care
A slow fall in condition, status, or behaviour
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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2.2
Damage to a tooth's hard surface caused by bacteria that often makes a hole
- Specialized
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6.8
A decrease where an amount falls by the same part over equal times, becoming much smaller over time
- Specialized
A radioactive process where a large atom sends out an alpha particle and becomes another element
How Decayed
Surface Forms
Etymology
Decay comes from Latin parts de- 'down' and cadere 'to fall'. So this noun decay describes the slow 'falling' of something into a worse or weaker state.