descent into

Frequency: 6.99.8 per million words

Often used figuratively to describe a decline into a negative state (e.g., madness, chaos).

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Examples (10)

  • The story chronicles his slow descent into alcoholism after losing his job.
  • The film depicts the country's rapid descent into chaos following the coup.
  • Many were horrified by her tragic descent into madness.
  • The economic crisis precipitated the community's descent into deep poverty.
  • Historians analyze the factors that led to the empire's descent into anarchy.
  • The novel's protagonist begins a slow descent into despair.
  • Without intervention, we may witness the nation's descent into civil war.
  • The book is a warning about society's potential descent into totalitarianism.
  • It was painful to watch his personal descent into gambling addiction.
  • The play explores a character's moral descent into corruption and betrayal.