Decay and Defilement

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Decay

Decay noun - A gradual sinking and wasting away of mind or body.

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Defilement and decay are semantically related in corruption topic. In some cases you can use "Defilement" instead a noun "Decay", when it comes to topics like pollution.

Nearby Words: decayed, decaying, decadence, decadent

Defilement

Defilement noun - An act of great disrespect shown to God or to sacred ideas, people, or things.

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Decay and defilement are semantically related in corruption topic. Sometimes you can use "Decay" instead a noun "Defilement", if it concerns topics such as pollution.

Nearby Words: defile, defiled, defiling

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old	old decay	old defilement
usual	usual decay	usual defilement
mild	mild decay	mild defilement
massive	massive decay	massive defilement
Other adjectives: extreme, horrible, mental, further, perceived.

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