succumbence
noun
suc·cum·bence
səˈkəmbən(t)s
variants or succumbency
-nsē
plural succumbences or succumbencies
: the act or process of succumbing
Word History
Etymology
succumbence from succumb + -ence; succumbency probably from Medieval Latin succumbentia failure in a cause, from Latin succumbent-, succumbens (present participle of succumbere) + -ia -y