1. putrefaction - noun
· a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor
Synonym(s): rot
Hypernym(s): decay
2. putrefaction - noun
· (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action
Synonym(s): decomposition, rot, rotting, breakdown
Hypernym(s): decay
3. putrefaction - noun
· moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles; "the luxury and corruption among the upper classes"; "moral degeneracy followed intellectual degeneration"; "its brothels, its opium parlors, its depravity"; "Rome had fallen into moral putrefaction"
Synonym(s): corruption, degeneracy, depravation, depravity
Hypernym(s): immorality
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