Word: Descent
How to pronounce: dɪˈsent
Noun
Definitions:
1. An action of moving downward, dropping, or falling.
Example sentences: "The plane had gone into a steep descent"
2. The origin or background of a person in terms of family or nationality.
Example sentences: "American families of Hungarian descent"
3. A sudden violent attack.
Example sentences: "A descent on the enemy airstrip"
Synonyms:
downhill
down
origin
ancestry
parentage
filiation
family tree
birth
extraction
blood
landing
assault
drop
downgrade
fall
convergence
genealogy
lineage
bloodline
pedigree
line
breeding
decline
downfall
deterioration
weakening
slope
declivity
downslope
plunge
dip
dive
invasion
inroad
Antonyms:
ascent
climb
Derivations:
descendant
descender
descend
descending
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Descent in Other Languages...
Spanish: Descenso
German: Abstieg
French: Descente
Italian: Discesa
Turkish: Iniş
