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Definitions for Gangrene

[1] necrosis or death of soft tissue due to obstructed circulation, usually followed by decomposition and putrefaction.
[2] moral or spiritual corruption and decadence that pervades an individual or group: “This church body has been afflicted with a spiritual gangrene that is poisoning our relationship with the Lord,” the preacher expostulated.
[3] to affect or become affected with gangrene.
[4] death and decay of tissue as the result of interrupted blood supply, disease, or injury
[5] moral decay or corruption
[6] to become or cause to become affected with gangrene

Words related to Gangrene

disrepair, corrosion, disintegration, impairment, decomposition, deterioration, blight, extinction, rot, degeneration, ruination, dilapidation, putrescence, dissolution, adulteration, decrease, fading, decadence, decline, mortification

Words nearby Gangrene

gangly, gangnail, gangplank, gangpunch, gangrel, gangrene, gangrenous stomatitis, gangsta rap, gangster, gangster chic, gangsterism

Origin of Gangrene

1535–45; < Middle French gangrene (earlier cancrene ) < Latin gangraena < Greek gángraina ‘an eating sore’

Other words from Gangrene

gan·gre·nous [gang -gruh -nuh  s] /ˈgæŋ grə nəs/ , adjective
non·gan·gre·nous , adjective
un·gan·grened , adjective
un·gan·gre·nous , adjective
gan′ gre•nous (găng′ grə-nəs ) adj.

Word origin for Gangrene

C16: from Latin gangraena, from Greek gangraina an eating sore; related to Greek gran to gnaw

Synonyms for Gangrene

adulteration, atrophy, blight, breakdown, caries, consumption, corrosion, decadence, decline, decomposition, decrease, decrepitude, degeneracy, degeneration, depreciation, deterioration, dilapidation, disintegration, disrepair, dissolution, downfall, dying, extinction, fading, failing, impairment, mortification, putrescence, putridity, putridness, rot, rottenness, rotting, ruin, ruination, rust, senescence, spoilage, spoilation, wasting, withering, crumbling, perishing, wasting away