世紀末

せいきまつ end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle

Why it means this

世紀 (a century) + 末 (the end) — the fin de siècle, especially the decadent close of the 19th century; a mood of decline and disorder (世紀末的な雰囲気).

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