Dilapidation

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  • n. The state of being dilapidated, reduced to decay, partially ruined.
  • n. The act of dilapidating, damaging a building or structure through neglect or by intention.
  • n. Ecclesiastical waste: impairing of church property by an incumbent, through neglect or by intention.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The act of dilapidating, or the state of being dilapidated, reduced to decay, partially ruined, or squandered.
  • n. Ecclesiastical waste; impairing of church property by an incumbent, through neglect or by intention.
  • n. The pulling down of a building, or suffering it to fall or be in a state of decay.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Gradual ruin or decay; disorder; especially, impairment or ruin through misuse or neglect.
  • n. Specifically In English ecclesiastical law, the pulling down, suffering to go to decay, or ruin of any building or other property in possession of an incumbent.
  • n. In ecclesiastical law, the amount charged against an incumbent for damages incurred during his incumbency.
  • n. In geology, the process by which exposed ledges become diminished or destroyed through the falling away of fragments of rock; also, the material broken off.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the process of becoming dilapidated
  • n. a state of deterioration due to old age or long use
    • Antonym
    integrity    repair   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    decay    deterioration    impairment   
    Cross Reference
    stoning   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    decay    unrepair    ruin    disintegrity   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    disrepair    impoverishment    retrogression    untidiness    dormancy   
     
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