Decayed — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current

fall into decay or ruin

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˌɪsɛndˈaʊz/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪkˈeɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪkˈeɪd/

2 syllables Say it as /dˌɪsɛndˈaʊz/.

Examples

the particles disintegrated during the nuclear fission process
The unoccupied house started to decay
The body started to decay and needed to be cremated

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

decay crumble decompose dilapidate rotten rotted disintegrate

Parts of Speech

verb	lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current “the particles disintegrated during the nuclear fission process”
verb	fall into decay or ruin “The unoccupied house started to decay”
verb	undergo decay or decomposition “The body started to decay and needed to be cremated”
adjective	damaged by decay; hence unsound and useless “rotten floor boards”

Word Forms

disintegration	noun	the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation
decay	noun	the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation
decadent	noun	a person who has fallen into a decadent state (morally or artistically)
rottenness	noun	in a state of progressive putrefaction

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verfallen

eine gespeicherte Ladung, einen magnetischen Fluss oder einen gespeicherten Strom verlieren

🇫🇷French

pourri

perdre une charge stockée, un flux magnétique ou un courant

🇪🇸Spanish

deteriorado

perder una carga almacenada, flujo magnético o corriente

🇮🇹Italian

decaduto

perdere una carica immagazzinata, un flusso magnetico o una corrente

🇳🇱Dutch

vergaan

een opgeslagen lading, magnetische flux of stroom verliezen

🇵🇹Portuguese

deteriorado

perder uma carga armazenada, fluxo magnético ou corrente

🇷🇺Russian

разложившийся

потерять накопленный заряд, магнитный поток или ток

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सड़ा हुआ

संग्रहीत आवेश, चुंबकीय प्रवाह, या धारा खोना

🇧🇩Bengali

ক্ষয়প্রাপ্ত

একটি সঞ্চিত চার্জ, চৌম্বক প্রবাহ, বা বর্তমান হারান

🇮🇳Tamil

சிதைந்தன

சேமிக்கப்பட்ட கட்டணம், காந்தப் பாய்வு அல்லது மின்னோட்டத்தை இழக்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

కుళ్ళిపోయింది

నిల్వ చేయబడిన ఛార్జ్, మాగ్నెటిక్ ఫ్లక్స్ లేదా కరెంట్‌ను కోల్పోతాయి

🇮🇳Marathi

कुजलेला

संचयित चार्ज, चुंबकीय प्रवाह किंवा प्रवाह गमावणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ક્ષીણ

સંગ્રહિત ચાર્જ, ચુંબકીય પ્રવાહ અથવા વર્તમાન ગુમાવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೊಳೆಯಿತು

ಸಂಗ್ರಹಿಸಿದ ಚಾರ್ಜ್, ಮ್ಯಾಗ್ನೆಟಿಕ್ ಫ್ಲಕ್ಸ್ ಅಥವಾ ಕರೆಂಟ್ ಅನ್ನು ಕಳೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ദ്രവിച്ചു

സംഭരിച്ച ചാർജ്, കാന്തിക പ്രവാഹം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ കറൻ്റ് നഷ്ടപ്പെടുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੜਿਆ

ਇੱਕ ਸਟੋਰ ਕੀਤਾ ਚਾਰਜ, ਚੁੰਬਕੀ ਪ੍ਰਵਾਹ, ਜਾਂ ਕਰੰਟ ਗੁਆਉਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

بوسیدہ

ذخیرہ شدہ چارج، مقناطیسی بہاؤ، یا کرنٹ کھو دینا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

腐烂的

失去存储的电荷、磁通量或电流

🇯🇵Japanese

腐った

蓄えられた電荷、磁束、電流が失われる

🇰🇷Korean

부패한

저장된 전하, 자속 또는 전류를 잃습니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

mục nát

mất điện tích, từ thông hoặc dòng điện được lưu trữ

🇹🇭Thai

เน่าเปื่อย

สูญเสียประจุที่เก็บไว้ ฟลักซ์แม่เหล็ก หรือกระแสไฟฟ้า

🇮🇩Indonesian

busuk

kehilangan muatan yang tersimpan, fluks magnet, atau arus

🇵🇭Filipino

nabulok

mawala ang isang nakaimbak na singil, magnetic flux, o kasalukuyang

🇲🇾Malay

reput

kehilangan cas tersimpan, fluks magnetik atau arus

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

اضمحلت

فقدان الشحنة المخزنة أو التدفق المغناطيسي أو التيار

🇮🇷Persian

پوسیده شده است

یک بار ذخیره شده، شار مغناطیسی یا جریان را از دست بدهد

🇹🇷Turkish

çürümüş

depolanan yükü, manyetik akıyı veya akımı kaybetmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

רָקוּב

לאבד מטען מאוחסן, שטף מגנטי או זרם

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