decrepitude
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de·crep·i·tude
(dĭ-krĕp′ĭ-to͞od′, -tyo͞od′)n.
The quality or condition of being weakened, worn out, impaired, or broken down by old age, illness, or hard use.
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de•crep•i•tude
(dɪˈkrɛp ɪˌtud, -ˌtyud)n.
decrepit condition; dilapidation; feebleness.
[1595–1605; < French]
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Noun | 1. | decrepitude - a state of deterioration due to old age or long use deterioration, impairment - a symptom of reduced quality or strength |
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decrepitude
noun
1. decay, deterioration, degeneration, dilapidation The buildings had been allowed to fall into decrepitude.
2. weakness, old age, incapacity, wasting, invalidity, senility, infirmity, dotage, debility, feebleness, eld (archaic) the boundary between healthy middle age and total decrepitude
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decrepitude
nounThe condition of being infirm or physically weak:
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Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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decrepitude
n (of staircase, car etc) → Altersschwäche f; (of building) → Baufälligkeit f; (of person) → Altersschwäche f, → Klapprigkeit f (inf); (of industry) → heruntergekommener Zustand
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decrepitude
n. decrepitud.
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