Decrepit — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

worn and broken down by hard use

lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɪsˈoʊbjəl/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪkɹˈɛpɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪkɹˈɛpɪt/

3 syllables Say it as /dɪsˈoʊbjəl/.

Examples

a creaky shack
a decrepit bus...its seats held together with friction tape
a flea-bitten sofa

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

weak run-down woebegone feeble rickety debile creaky derelict weakly flea-bitten sapless infirm

Parts of Speech

adjective	worn and broken down by hard use “a creaky shack”
adjective	lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality “a feeble old woman”

Word Forms

debility	noun	the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age)
feebleness	noun	the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age)
infirmity	noun	the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age)
weakness	noun	the property of lacking physical or mental strength; liability to failure under pressure or stress or strain

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

altersschwach

abgenutzt und kaputt durch harten Gebrauch

🇫🇷French

délabré

usé et cassé par une utilisation intensive

🇪🇸Spanish

decrépito

desgastado y descompuesto por el uso intenso

🇮🇹Italian

decrepito

usurato e rotto dal duro uso

🇳🇱Dutch

vervallen

versleten en afgebroken door intensief gebruik

🇵🇹Portuguese

decrépito

desgastado e quebrado pelo uso intenso

🇷🇺Russian

дряхлый

изношен и сломан в результате интенсивного использования

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पुराना

कठोर उपयोग से घिस गया और टूट गया

🇧🇩Bengali

জরাজীর্ণ

জীর্ণ এবং কঠিন ব্যবহারের দ্বারা ভাঙ্গা

🇮🇳Tamil

நலிந்த

கடினமான பயன்பாட்டினால் தேய்ந்து உடைந்து போனது

🇮🇳Telugu

క్షీణించిన

హార్డ్ ఉపయోగం ద్వారా ధరిస్తారు మరియు విచ్ఛిన్నం

🇮🇳Marathi

जीर्ण

कठोर वापराने थकलेला आणि तुटलेला

🇮🇳Gujarati

જર્જરિત

સખત ઉપયોગ દ્વારા પહેરવામાં આવે છે અને તૂટી જાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸವಕಲು

ಹಾರ್ಡ್ ಬಳಕೆಯಿಂದ ಧರಿಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ ಮತ್ತು ಮುರಿದುಹೋಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ജീർണിച്ച

കഠിനമായ ഉപയോഗത്താൽ ധരിക്കുന്നതും തകർന്നതും

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਖਰਾਬ

ਸਖ਼ਤ ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਖਰਾਬ ਅਤੇ ਟੁੱਟਿਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

خستہ

سخت استعمال سے پہنا اور ٹوٹ گیا۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

衰老

因过度使用而磨损和损坏

🇯🇵Japanese

老朽化した

ハードな使用により磨耗して壊れた

🇰🇷Korean

노쇠한

심한 사용으로 인해 마모되고 파손됨

🇻🇳Vietnamese

suy sụp

mòn và hỏng do sử dụng nhiều

🇹🇭Thai

เสื่อมโทรม

ชำรุดทรุดโทรมจากการใช้งานหนัก

🇮🇩Indonesian

jompo

usang dan rusak karena penggunaan yang keras

🇵🇭Filipino

hungkag

pagod at nasira sa pamamagitan ng mahirap na paggamit

🇲🇾Malay

uzur

haus dan rosak oleh penggunaan keras

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

متهالك

البالية والكسر بسبب الاستخدام الشاق

🇮🇷Persian

فرسوده

در اثر استفاده سخت فرسوده و شکسته شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

yıpranmış

yoğun kullanım nedeniyle yıpranmış ve kırılmış

🇮🇱Hebrew

תָשׁוּשׁ

שחוק ומתקלקל בשימוש קשה

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