decrepitude.

A severely worn, weakened, or deteriorated condition associated with age or neglect.

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Words that belong together

• state of decrepitude
• fall into decrepitude
• physical decrepitude

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The house had fallen into decrepitude.

The machine’s decrepitude was visible in every cracked joint.

He disliked the portrait’s exaggerated suggestion of decrepitude.

Usage notes

Primary category: gothic. Forms: Mass noun. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.