American English
/dɪˈsɛnt̚/
2 syllables · Stress the second syllable.
Movement from a higher place to a lower place.
Practice out loudMovement from a higher place to a lower place.
The plane began its descent into the airport.
The descent from the mountain was steep.
Descent is a noun. Use descend for the action: The plane began to descend.
rapid descent · steep descent · controlled descent · descent into a valley
the descent from [place] to [place]
begin the descent to [place]
A person's family background or the place their family originally came from.
She is of Mexican descent.
His descent from a royal family is well documented.
of Irish descent · African descent · mixed descent · descent from a royal family
[person] is of [nationality] descent
[person]'s descent from [ancestor or family]
A gradual move into a worse situation or condition.
The country faced a descent into chaos.
His descent into poverty took several years.
descent into chaos · descent into poverty · descent into violence
a descent into [bad situation]
[person]'s descent into [bad situation]