dissolution
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8.5
- noun
- /ˌdɪsəˈluːʃən/
- Literature
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disolución
- He lived a life of excess, indulging in dissolution that ultimately led to his downfall.
- moral dissolution
- dissolution of the self
Examples
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The artist's reckless behavior was a reflection of his dissolution and disregard for conventional values.
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The existence and apparent acceptance of this state of moral dissolution is reflected in the general lack of religious conviction among the Parisian citizenry.
Academic text (1993) -
You've done that to yourself by a life of sin and dissolution.
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As I stressed in the article, Sweden has one of the highest family-dissolution rates in the Western world.
Academic text (1992) -
Their long nights of celebration and dissolution left them with countless regrets the next morning.
Synonyms
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9.1
Too much drinking and sex for pleasure
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9.9
A lack of moral control over sexual behavior
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8.9
A life of too much pleasure that wastes money and harms health
A lack of moral control that makes a person enjoy too many physical pleasures
A lack of moral restraint shown by sexual or improper behavior
Antonyms
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3.3
Being able to stop yourself from acting on strong feelings or wants when it is hard
Compounds
How Decadent
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Dissolution comes from dis- 'apart' and solvere 'to loosen', and this root is also in dissolute; think of things being 'loosened' from rules. A helpful way to remember the sense about moral decay is that people's habits and rules fall apart, so they live in excess and give in to pleasure.