Decrepitude — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a state of deterioration due to old age or long use

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɪsəblˈaɪdʒ/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪkɹˈɛpɪtjˌuːd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪkɹˈɛpɪtjˌuːd/

4 syllables Say it as /dɪsəblˈaɪdʒ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

dilapidation

Word Forms

dilapidate

verb

bring into a condition of decay or partial ruin by neglect or misuse

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Altersschwäche

ein Verschlechterungszustand aufgrund von Alter oder langer Nutzung

🇫🇷French

décrépitude

un état de détérioration dû à la vieillesse ou à une utilisation prolongée

🇪🇸Spanish

decrepitud

un estado de deterioro debido a la vejez o al uso prolongado

🇮🇹Italian

decrepitezza

uno stato di deterioramento dovuto all’età avanzata o al lungo utilizzo

🇳🇱Dutch

verval

een staat van achteruitgang als gevolg van ouderdom of langdurig gebruik

🇷🇺Russian

дряхлость

состояние ухудшения состояния из-за старости или длительного использования

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जीर्णता

बुढ़ापे या लंबे समय तक उपयोग के कारण गिरावट की स्थिति

🇧🇩Bengali

জরাজীর্ণতা

বার্ধক্য বা দীর্ঘ ব্যবহারের কারণে অবনতির অবস্থা

🇮🇳Tamil

தளர்ச்சி

முதுமை அல்லது நீண்ட பயன்பாடு காரணமாக மோசமடைந்த நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

క్షీణత

వృద్ధాప్యం లేదా సుదీర్ఘ ఉపయోగం కారణంగా క్షీణించిన స్థితి

🇮🇳Marathi

जीर्णता

वृद्धापकाळामुळे किंवा दीर्घकाळापर्यंत वापरामुळे बिघडण्याची स्थिती

🇮🇳Gujarati

અવક્ષય

વૃદ્ધાવસ્થા અથવા લાંબા ઉપયોગને કારણે બગાડની સ્થિતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅವನತಿ

ವೃದ್ಧಾಪ್ಯ ಅಥವಾ ದೀರ್ಘ ಬಳಕೆಯಿಂದಾಗಿ ಕ್ಷೀಣಿಸುವ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അവശത

വാർദ്ധക്യം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ദീർഘകാല ഉപയോഗം കാരണം മോശമായ അവസ്ഥ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗਿਰਾਵਟ

ਬੁਢਾਪੇ ਜਾਂ ਲੰਬੇ ਸਮੇਂ ਦੀ ਵਰਤੋਂ ਕਾਰਨ ਵਿਗੜਣ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

زوال پذیری

بڑھاپے یا طویل استعمال کی وجہ سے بگاڑ کی حالت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

衰老

由于年老或长期使用而退化的状态

🇯🇵Japanese

老朽

経年劣化や長期間の使用による劣化状態

🇰🇷Korean

노쇠

노후화 또는 장기간 사용으로 인해 악화된 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự suy sụp

tình trạng suy thoái do tuổi già hoặc sử dụng lâu dài

🇹🇭Thai

ความเสื่อมโทรม

ภาวะเสื่อมสภาพเนื่องจากอายุหรือการใช้งานเป็นเวลานาน

🇮🇩Indonesian

kelemahan karena usia tua

keadaan kemunduran karena usia tua atau penggunaan jangka panjang

🇵🇭Filipino

kakapusan

isang estado ng pagkasira dahil sa katandaan o matagal na paggamit

🇲🇾Malay

kemelaratan

keadaan kemerosotan akibat usia tua atau penggunaan lama

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الضعف

حالة من التدهور بسبب الشيخوخة أو الاستخدام الطويل

🇮🇷Persian

فرسودگی

وضعیت بدتر شدن به دلیل کهولت سن یا استفاده طولانی مدت

🇹🇷Turkish

yıpranma

yaşlılık veya uzun süreli kullanım nedeniyle bozulma durumu

🇮🇱Hebrew

דלדול

מצב של הידרדרות עקב זקנה או שימוש ארוך

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