Dilapidation

Noun

 * 1) The state of being dilapidated, reduced to decay, partially ruined.
 * 2)  The act of dilapidating, damaging a building or structure through neglect or by intention.
 * 3)  Ecclesiastical waste: impairing of church property by an incumbent, through neglect or by intention.

Related terms

 * dilapidate
 * dilapidated
 * dilapidator

Adjectives
general;  wholesale;  pathetic;   raggedy tumble-down; remnantal.

Thesaurus
ablation, atomization, bankruptcy, biodegradability, biodegradation, breakage, breakdown, breakup, collapse, corrosion, corruption, crack-up, crippling, crumbling, damage, decay, decomposition, degradability, degradation, destruction, detriment, disablement, disintegration, disjunction, disorganization, disrepair, dissolution, encroachment, erosion, harm, hobbling, hurt, hurting, impairment, incapacitation, incoherence, infringement, injury, inroad, loss, maiming, mayhem, mildew, mischief, mold, mutilation, oxidation, oxidization, ravages of time, resolution, ruination, ruinousness, rust, sabotage, scathe, sickening, spoilage, spoiling, weakening, wear, wear and tear

Etymology
From dilapidate (itself from dilapidare, literally "to destroy with stones", itself from dis (intensive) + lapidare, "to stone" (from lapis "stone")) + -ation

Pronunciation
Syllables: di·lap·i·da·tion

AHD: də·lăp·ə·dāʹshən

IPA: dəˌlæp.əˈdeɪ.ʃən

Translations

 * Bulgarian: разнебитено състояние
 * Dutch: bouwvalligheid, verkrotting, verloedering, verval
 * Georgian:


 * German: ,
 * Hungarian: rongálás
 * Mongolian:


 * Dutch: verloedering, verwaarlozing, verstoring, verval


 * German: ,


 * Simplified: 破坏
 * Traditional: 破壞
 * Pinyin: popi
 * : délabrement, dilapidation, détournement , dissipation
 * : φθορά (phthorá)
 * : dilapidazione
 * : dilapidazione


 * Kanji: 荒廃
 * Hiragana: こうはい
 * Romaji: kōhai
 * Hangul: 황폐
 * Romaja: hwangpye
 * : dilapidatio
 * : dilapidación
 * : dilapidatio
 * : dilapidación

Noun

 * 1) A waste, spoiling
 * 2) An embezzlement for one's own profit

Related terms

 * dilapidateur
 * dilapider (verb)