decrepitude
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9.3
- noun
- /dɪˈkrɛpɪtud/
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decrepitud
- The elderly man's stories were filled with wisdom, but his physical decrepitude made it hard for him to move.
- mental decrepitude
- physical decrepitude
- instances of decrepitude
And that death should be so empty of pain and decrepitude and cognitive decline.
- And that death should be so empty of pain and decrepitude and cognitive decline.
- You're born, you peek at midlife and decline into decrepitude age as pathology.
Examples
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I suppose my mother's cohorts did not differ greatly in their phases of decrepitude from any other citizen expiring down the nation's hallways of assisted living.
Fiction book (2000) -
As he aged, he became more aware of the effects of decrepitude on his body.
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But I am far gone in age and decrepitude.
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I'll keep that in mind as I approach decrepitude.
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I am now almost always living on the outer edges of decrepitude.
Fiction book (2001) -
"But as I languish here in this house of disease "and decrepitude, "my mind turns with increasing frequency "to the problem of our son.
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The ongoing adventures of a man trying to fight off impending decrepitude through running
Blog text (16) -
I suppose I've won a rearguard action or two in my war against decrepitude.
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Since her middle-aged daughter had died before she did, Alice Malley expected only sorrow, increasing solitude, and eventual decrepitude.
Fiction book (1990) -
My mother's neighbors—Jewish widows in various states of decrepitude—sat in beach chairs around the communal pool.
Fiction book (1998)
Synonyms
439
3.9
A gradual loss in amount, quality, or value
44
4.3
Damage that happens to something after long use
43
5.9
A slow change when something like a building or a person's health becomes worse
17
3.0
Slow damage that happens to things like cars or furniture from normal use over time
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5.9
A poor condition of a house or wall because no one fixed it
1
8.4
A building or place that becomes run-down and damaged because people do not care for it
1
8.2
Weakness in the body that follows illness or old age
Antonyms
How Worn
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Decrepitude comes from Latin parts de- 'completely' and crepit- 'to creak', which you can see in the English word creak. So, decrepitude means the state of being worn out and weak, like a building or body that creaks and falls apart from old age or long use.