dilapidation
/ (dɪˌlæpɪˈdeɪʃən) /
the state of being or becoming dilapidated
(often plural) property law
the state of disrepair of premises at the end of a tenancy due to neglect
the extent of repairs necessary to such premises
Derived forms of dilapidation
- dilapidator, noun
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How to use dilapidation in a sentence
The ruins of Loglukabad are in an advanced state of dilapidation, and do not repay the trouble of a journey of seven miles.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida PfeifferThe sun was streaming in through the little window, revealing the dust and the dilapidation of this lodging.
The Light That Lures | Percy BrebnerThe museum contains much that, in its removal here or dilapidation, has lost nearly all its interest.
Florence and Northern Tuscany with Genoa | Edward HuttonFrom the river itself the blackness, the squalor, the apparent dilapidation, of these Tyneside towns are not so conspicuous.
Day by day I watched, with a secret joy, the rapid progress of this work of dilapidation.
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