Definition of descension in English:

descension

noun dəˈsɛnʃ(ə)ndəˈsɛnʃ(ə)n

rare

1in singular An act of moving downwards, dropping, or falling.
a smooth descension back down
Example sentencesExamples
- Once the flight crew announces descension, spruce up with a swipe of complexion-lifting lipstick, eye-defining shadow and bronzing highlighter.
- She talked about how in some Gospels, the women experienced an earthquake and the descension of an angel from heaven on the way to the tomb
- Good and earned leadership on a great team almost makes descension impossible.
- Our families descended on the Guadalupe River, and what a descension it was.
- If the lack of scoring, poor play and descension in the standings continues, the only way to get better is to trade away a major player for maximum return.
- Its design and technology prevent constant ladder ascension/descension.
1. 1.1 A moral, social, or psychological decline.
  the descension of political discourse to the level of an ad hominem and bigoted remark
  Example sentencesExamples
  That dusty old English moralist John Milton loved to wax poetic about mankind's mad descension into hell.
  This means the descension of this country into an economic abyss.
  Let's just say that I could dismantle his contentions over a post requiring several hundred words complete with sources, resulting in a million downvotes and a descension into comments hell.
  The 24-year-old goaltender has spent the offseason addressing possible culprits for his descension from budding superstar to someone simply fighting to stay in the league.
  The senator's own descension into the gutter has also taken a toll on his assistant's statesmanlike image.
  We must complete the chilling task of picturing how slow and tortuous his descension into psychosis really was.
2A flock of woodpeckers.

Origin

Late Middle English: via Old French from Latin descensio(n-), from the verb descendere (see descend). sense 2 was first found in a medieval glossary of collective terms.

Definition of descension in US English:

descension

noundəˈsɛnʃ(ə)ndəˈsenSH(ə)n

rare

1in singular An act of moving downward, dropping, or falling.
a smooth descension back down
Example sentencesExamples
- Its design and technology prevent constant ladder ascension/descension.
- Once the flight crew announces descension, spruce up with a swipe of complexion-lifting lipstick, eye-defining shadow and bronzing highlighter.
- She talked about how in some Gospels, the women experienced an earthquake and the descension of an angel from heaven on the way to the tomb
- Good and earned leadership on a great team almost makes descension impossible.
- If the lack of scoring, poor play and descension in the standings continues, the only way to get better is to trade away a major player for maximum return.
- Our families descended on the Guadalupe River, and what a descension it was.
1. 1.1 A moral, social, or psychological decline.
  the descension of political discourse to the level of an ad hominem and bigoted remark
  Example sentencesExamples
  The senator's own descension into the gutter has also taken a toll on his assistant's statesmanlike image.
  Let's just say that I could dismantle his contentions over a post requiring several hundred words complete with sources, resulting in a million downvotes and a descension into comments hell.
  We must complete the chilling task of picturing how slow and tortuous his descension into psychosis really was.
  This means the descension of this country into an economic abyss.
  The 24-year-old goaltender has spent the offseason addressing possible culprits for his descension from budding superstar to someone simply fighting to stay in the league.
  That dusty old English moralist John Milton loved to wax poetic about mankind's mad descension into hell.
2A flock of woodpeckers.

Origin

Late Middle English: via Old French from Latin descensio(n-), from the verb descendere (see descend). descension (sense 2) was first found in a medieval glossary of collective terms.

单词	descension
释义	Definition of descension in English: descension noun dəˈsɛnʃ(ə)ndəˈsɛnʃ(ə)n rare 1in singular An act of moving downwards, dropping, or falling. a smooth descension back down Example sentencesExamples Once the flight crew announces descension, spruce up with a swipe of complexion-lifting lipstick, eye-defining shadow and bronzing highlighter. She talked about how in some Gospels, the women experienced an earthquake and the descension of an angel from heaven on the way to the tomb Good and earned leadership on a great team almost makes descension impossible. Our families descended on the Guadalupe River, and what a descension it was. If the lack of scoring, poor play and descension in the standings continues, the only way to get better is to trade away a major player for maximum return. Its design and technology prevent constant ladder ascension/descension. 1.1 A moral, social, or psychological decline. the descension of political discourse to the level of an ad hominem and bigoted remark Example sentencesExamples That dusty old English moralist John Milton loved to wax poetic about mankind's mad descension into hell. This means the descension of this country into an economic abyss. Let's just say that I could dismantle his contentions over a post requiring several hundred words complete with sources, resulting in a million downvotes and a descension into comments hell. The 24-year-old goaltender has spent the offseason addressing possible culprits for his descension from budding superstar to someone simply fighting to stay in the league. The senator's own descension into the gutter has also taken a toll on his assistant's statesmanlike image. We must complete the chilling task of picturing how slow and tortuous his descension into psychosis really was. 2A flock of woodpeckers. Origin Late Middle English: via Old French from Latin descensio(n-), from the verb descendere (see descend). sense 2 was first found in a medieval glossary of collective terms. Definition of descension in US English: descension noundəˈsɛnʃ(ə)ndəˈsenSH(ə)n rare 1in singular An act of moving downward, dropping, or falling. a smooth descension back down Example sentencesExamples Its design and technology prevent constant ladder ascension/descension. Once the flight crew announces descension, spruce up with a swipe of complexion-lifting lipstick, eye-defining shadow and bronzing highlighter. She talked about how in some Gospels, the women experienced an earthquake and the descension of an angel from heaven on the way to the tomb Good and earned leadership on a great team almost makes descension impossible. If the lack of scoring, poor play and descension in the standings continues, the only way to get better is to trade away a major player for maximum return. Our families descended on the Guadalupe River, and what a descension it was. 1.1 A moral, social, or psychological decline. the descension of political discourse to the level of an ad hominem and bigoted remark Example sentencesExamples The senator's own descension into the gutter has also taken a toll on his assistant's statesmanlike image. Let's just say that I could dismantle his contentions over a post requiring several hundred words complete with sources, resulting in a million downvotes and a descension into comments hell. We must complete the chilling task of picturing how slow and tortuous his descension into psychosis really was. This means the descension of this country into an economic abyss. The 24-year-old goaltender has spent the offseason addressing possible culprits for his descension from budding superstar to someone simply fighting to stay in the league. That dusty old English moralist John Milton loved to wax poetic about mankind's mad descension into hell. 2A flock of woodpeckers. Origin Late Middle English: via Old French from Latin descensio(n-), from the verb descendere (see descend). descension (sense 2) was first found in a medieval glossary of collective terms.
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