noun
signs of decline; indications of weakening
A somewhat formal or literary noun referring to observable signs that something is deteriorating, losing strength, or heading toward an end. Often used in written descriptions of health, institutions, or natural phenomena.
その国には衰兆がいくつも見られた。
Several signs of decline were observed in that country.
病状に衰兆が現れ始めた。
Signs of deterioration began to appear in his condition.