Dilapidated — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

fall into decay or ruin

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˈɑːktɹɪnəlˌɪzəm/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪlˈapɪdˌeɪtɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪlˈapɪdˌeɪtɪd/

5 syllables Say it as /dˈɑːktɹɪnəlˌɪzəm/.

Examples

The unoccupied house started to decay
a street of bedraggled tenements
a broken-down fence

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

decay crumble tatterdemalion broken-down tumble-down dilapidate bedraggled derelict ramshackle

Parts of Speech

verb	bring into a condition of decay or partial ruin by neglect or misuse
verb	fall into decay or ruin “The unoccupied house started to decay”
adjective	in deplorable condition “a street of bedraggled tenements”

Word Forms

dilapidation	noun	a state of deterioration due to old age or long use
decay	noun	an inferior state resulting from the process of decaying
decadent	noun	a person who has fallen into a decadent state (morally or artistically)
tatterdemalion	noun	a dirty shabbily clothed urchin

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

baufällig

durch Vernachlässigung oder Missbrauch in einen Zustand des Verfalls oder des teilweisen Ruins bringen

🇫🇷French

délabré

mettre dans un état de délabrement ou de ruine partielle par négligence ou mauvaise utilisation

🇪🇸Spanish

arruinado

llevar a un estado de deterioro o ruina parcial por negligencia o mal uso

🇮🇹Italian

fatiscente

portare in una condizione di degrado o parziale rovina per negligenza o uso improprio

🇳🇱Dutch

vervallen

door verwaarlozing of misbruik in een toestand van verval of gedeeltelijke ondergang brengen

🇵🇹Portuguese

dilapidado

levar a uma condição de decadência ou ruína parcial por negligência ou uso indevido

🇷🇺Russian

полуразрушенный

привести в состояние упадка или частичного разрушения вследствие пренебрежения или неправильного использования

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जीर्ण-शीर्ण

उपेक्षा या दुरुपयोग द्वारा क्षय या आंशिक बर्बादी की स्थिति में लाना

🇧🇩Bengali

জীর্ণ

অবহেলা বা অপব্যবহারের দ্বারা ক্ষয় বা আংশিক ধ্বংসের অবস্থায় আনুন

🇮🇳Tamil

பாழடைந்தது

புறக்கணிப்பு அல்லது தவறாகப் பயன்படுத்துவதன் மூலம் சிதைவு அல்லது பகுதி அழிவு நிலைக்கு கொண்டு வாருங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

శిథిలమైన

నిర్లక్ష్యం లేదా దుర్వినియోగం ద్వారా క్షయం లేదా పాక్షికంగా నాశనమయ్యే స్థితికి తీసుకురండి

🇮🇳Marathi

जीर्ण

दुर्लक्ष किंवा गैरवापर करून क्षय किंवा आंशिक नाश स्थितीत आणा

🇮🇳Gujarati

જર્જરિત

અવગણના અથવા દુરુપયોગ દ્વારા સડો અથવા આંશિક વિનાશની સ્થિતિમાં લાવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಶಿಥಿಲಗೊಂಡಿದೆ

ನಿರ್ಲಕ್ಷ್ಯ ಅಥವಾ ದುರುಪಯೋಗದಿಂದ ಕೊಳೆತ ಅಥವಾ ಭಾಗಶಃ ನಾಶದ ಸ್ಥಿತಿಗೆ ತರಲು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ജീർണിച്ചു

അവഗണനയോ ദുരുപയോഗമോ മുഖേന ക്ഷയമോ ഭാഗികമായോ നശിക്കുന്ന അവസ്ഥയിലേക്ക് കൊണ്ടുവരിക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਖਰਾਬ

ਅਣਗਹਿਲੀ ਜਾਂ ਦੁਰਵਰਤੋਂ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਸੜਨ ਜਾਂ ਅੰਸ਼ਕ ਵਿਨਾਸ਼ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਲਿਆਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

خستہ حال

غفلت یا غلط استعمال کے ذریعہ زوال یا جزوی بربادی کی حالت میں لانا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

破旧的

由于疏忽或滥用而导致腐烂或部分毁坏

🇯🇵Japanese

老朽化した

放置または誤用によって腐敗または部分的な荒廃状態に陥る

🇰🇷Korean

낡은

부주의나 오용으로 인해 부패하거나 부분적으로 파멸되는 상태에 이르게 하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đổ nát

đưa vào tình trạng mục nát hoặc bị hủy hoại một phần do bỏ bê hoặc sử dụng sai mục đích

🇹🇭Thai

ทรุดโทรม

ทำให้มีสภาพเสื่อมโทรมหรือพังทลายบางส่วนโดยละเลยหรือนำไปใช้ในทางที่ผิด

🇮🇩Indonesian

bobrok

membawa ke dalam kondisi pembusukan atau kehancuran sebagian karena kelalaian atau penyalahgunaan

🇵🇭Filipino

sira-sira na

dalhin sa isang kondisyon ng pagkabulok o bahagyang pagkasira sa pamamagitan ng kapabayaan o maling paggamit

🇲🇾Malay

usang

membawa ke dalam keadaan reput atau sebahagian kehancuran oleh pengabaian atau penyalahgunaan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

متهدمة

تصل إلى حالة من الاضمحلال أو الخراب الجزئي بسبب الإهمال أو سوء الاستخدام

🇮🇷Persian

فرسوده

در اثر غفلت یا استفاده نادرست به وضعیت پوسیدگی یا تخریب نسبی تبدیل شود

🇹🇷Turkish

harap

ihmal veya yanlış kullanım nedeniyle çürüme veya kısmen yıkılma durumuna getirmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

רָעוּעַ

להביא למצב של ריקבון או הרס חלקי על ידי הזנחה או שימוש לרעה

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