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gangrene

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a pervasive moral or social decay
  • a society beset by moral gangrene

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“Gangrene.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gangrene. Accessed 11 Aug. 2020.

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