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DILAPIDATION

Dictionary entry overview: What does dilapidation mean?

• DILAPIDATION (noun)
The noun DILAPIDATION has 2 senses:

1. a state of deterioration due to old age or long use
2. the process of becoming dilapidated

Familiarity information: DILAPIDATION used as a noun is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• DILAPIDATION (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A state of deterioration due to old age or long use

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

decrepitude; dilapidation

Hypernyms ("dilapidation" is a kind of...):

deterioration; impairment (a symptom of reduced quality or strength)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

The process of becoming dilapidated

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Synonyms:

dilapidation; ruin

Hypernyms ("dilapidation" is a kind of...):

decay (the process of gradually becoming inferior)

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