Definitions

1. verb

to move downward or come down from a higher place

“The plane began to descend for landing.”

2. verb

to move from a higher to a lower social or moral position

“The scandal led to his public descent into shame.”

3. noun

a movement downward or a coming down from a higher place

“The descent into the valley was breathtaking.”

4. noun

a decrease in status, power, or wealth

“The company’s financial problems led to a descent into bankruptcy.”

5. noun

the act of descending or coming down, especially in a dream or vision

“The poet described the descent into the underworld in his famous poem.”