Societal Decline Terminology

noun moral or cultural decline as characterized by excessive indulgence in pleasure or luxury

• The opulent banquet was a display of decadence and excess.
• Eating ice cream for breakfast is the ultimate decadence.
• Partying all night is the epitome of decadence.
• The decline of the empire was marked by a sense of moral decadence.

noun a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea

verb a word that expresses an action or a state of being

preposition a word that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence

article a word that is used to specify a noun

• The company's reputation started to go to the dogs after the scandal.
• Ever since the new manager took over, this place has really gone to the dogs.
• I can't believe how quickly this party went to the dogs.
• If we don't take action now, our economy will go to the dogs.