Putrefaction - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˌpjuːtrɪˈfækʃn|
Brit.
|ˌpjuːtrɪˈfækʃ(ə)n|
noun
- a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor (syn: rot)
- (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action (syn: breakdown, decomposition, rot, rotting)
- moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles (syn: corruption, degeneracy, depravation, depravity)
- (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action (syn: breakdown, decomposition, rot, rotting)
- moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles (syn: corruption, degeneracy, depravation, depravity)
Rome had fallen into moral putrefaction
Extra examples
...clearing the refrigerator of what the previous tenant had left behind was like taking a course in the advanced putrefaction of leftovers...
Rome had fallen into moral putrefaction
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