NichiDict

退廃

たいはい
頽廃
[taihai]

Meanings

1.NounNoun・suruIntransitive

(moral) decay; (social) decline; decadence; corruption; degeneration; deterioration

2.NounNoun・suruIntransitive

decline (in prosperity)

Examples

退廃的な雰囲気が漂う街だった。

It was a city with a decadent atmosphere.

文化の退廃を嘆く声が増えている。

More voices are lamenting the decline of culture.

退廃した社会に改革が求められた。

Reform was demanded in a decadent society.