dilapidation
The state of being dilapidated, reduced to decay, partially ruinedThe state of being dilapidated, reduced to decay, partially ruined.
» The building exhibits signs of dilapidation.
Das Gebäude zeigt Anzeichen von Altersschwäche. — xtofu80
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4 senses(countable, uncountable)The state of being dilapidated, reduced to decay, partially ruined.
Verfall, Baufälligkeit
(countable, uncountable)The act of dilapidating, damaging a building or structure through neglect or intentionally.
Verwahrlosung, Zerstörung
(UK, countable, uncountable)Ecclesiastical waste: impairing of church property by an incumbent, through neglect or intentionally.
(countable, in the plural, uncountable)Money paid at the end of an incumbency by the incumbent or his heirs for the purpose of putting the parsonage etc. in good repair for the succeeding incumbent.
- the process of becoming dilapidated
- a state of deterioration due to old age or long use
Examples
2 sentencesThe building exhibits signs of dilapidation.
deDas Gebäude zeigt Anzeichen von Altersschwäche. — xtofu80
Of late, this portentous mansion has begun to give signs of dilapidation and decay.
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 2
Origin
From dilapidate.From dilapidate.
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Forms
plural: dilapidationsSynonyms
2 synonyms- the process of becoming dilapidated:ruin
- a state of deterioration due to old age or long use:decrepitude
Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.