putrescence
State of rotting
Putrescence is the state or process of rotting, especially organic matter decaying with a foul smell.
The word emphasizes the disgusting sensory qualities of decomposition—the stench, the softening flesh, the visible corruption: The putrescence of the corpse made the room unbearable.
Figuratively, it describes moral or institutional decay: the putrescence of a corrupt regime.
Breakdown into simpler parts
- rottingOrganic matter decomposing
- spoilageFood degradation process
- deteriorationProcess of declining quality
- molderingSlowly decomposing over time
disintegration · breakdown · festering · necrosis · gangrene · carrion · cadaverous · putridity
Dishonest abuse of power
- depravityProfound moral corruption
- decadenceMoral decline through excess
- degeneracyMoral or physical decline
- rotOrganic breakdown process
turpitude · vileness · degradation · baseness · sordidness · perversion · wickedness · dissolution
Intense, offensive odor
- malodorUnpleasant, offensive smell
- reekEmit strong odor
- miasmaHarmful atmospheric emanation
- cadaverineDecomposition-produced diamine compound
sulfurous · rank · foul-smelling · noisome · offensive · nauseating · sickening · pungent
Extremely distasteful or offensive
- disgustingProvoking strong revulsion
- revoltingCausing strong disgust
- loathsomeArousing intense disgust
- vileExtremely unpleasant or bad
abhorrent · squalid · nauseating · grotesque · ghastly · macabre · horrifying · stomach-turning
decomposition
Breakdown into simpler parts
- rottingOrganic matter decomposing
- spoilageFood degradation process
- deteriorationProcess of declining quality
moldering · disintegration · breakdown · festering · necrosis · gangrene · carrion · cadaverous · putridity · corruption
corruption
Dishonest abuse of power
- depravityProfound moral corruption
- decadenceMoral decline through excess
- degeneracyMoral or physical decline
rot · turpitude · vileness · degradation · baseness · sordidness · perversion · wickedness · dissolution · debasement
fetor
Intense, offensive odor
cadaverine · sulfurous · rank · foul-smelling · noisome · offensive · nauseating · sickening · pungent · acrid
repugnant
Extremely distasteful or offensive
- disgustingProvoking strong revulsion
- revoltingCausing strong disgust
- loathsomeArousing intense disgust
vile · abhorrent · squalid · nauseating · grotesque · ghastly · macabre · horrifying · stomach-turning · repulsive
putrescencefreshness
State of being unspoiled
preservation · intactness · soundness · wholeness · pristineness
putrescencegrowth
Increase in size
vitality · flourishing · maturation · regeneration · development
putrescencepurity
Uncontaminated quality
purification · freshness · cleanliness · wholesomeness · sweetness