dilapidation

British  

/ dɪˌlæpɪˈdeɪʃən /

noun

1. the state of being or becoming dilapidated

2. (often plural) property law

   1. the state of disrepair of premises at the end of a tenancy due to neglect

   2. the extent of repairs necessary to such premises

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Other Word Forms

• dilapidator
  noun

Example Sentences

Dilapidation, dirt, and negligence are as hateful to us now, as to the builder of the newest house outside. 

From Lectures Delivered in America in 1874 by Kingsley, Charles

Parthenon at Athens, ii, 170; its Dilapidation, by the Venetians, Turks, and Lord Elgin, ii, 171.

From Anecdotes of Painters, Engravers, Sculptors and Architects and Curiosities of Art (Vol. 3 of 3) by Spooner, Shearjashub

Dilapidation begets disrespect, and the abused and often repellent waters of the upper estuary are undoubtedly subjected to much additional miscellaneous pollution by people who believe perhaps that a little more cannot possibly matter.

From The Nation's River A report on the Potomac from the U.S. Department of the Interior by United States. Dept. of the Interior.