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Pronunciation / Transliteration: jeernasheernata
"मकान की जीर्णशीर्णता को सुधारने के लिए बहुत काम की आवश्यकता है।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The state or process of a building or property falling into disrepair or ruin, typically due to neglect, age, or lack of maintenance.
"The historic mansion was left in a state of severe dilapidation after years of abandonment." - 2
Breach of a covenant or legal obligation to keep leased premises in good physical repair.
"The landlord served a schedule of dilapidations to the former commercial tenant before the lease expired."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'dilapidare' meaning 'to squander or throw stones like a stone scatterer', from 'di-' (apart) + 'lapis' (stone). By the 16th century, the meaning shifted in English to refer specifically to buildings or property falling into a state of severe disrepair or ruin, akin to stones falling away from a structure.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Dilapidation" is said worldwide
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dilapidation
Transliteration: dilapidation
"L'immeuble est dans un état de grande dilapidation."
Baufälligkeit
Transliteration: Baufalligkeit
"Das Gebäude befindet sich in einem Zustand völliger Baufälligkeit."
dilapidazione
Transliteration: dilapidazione
"La casa mostra evidenti segni di dilapidazione."
dilapidación
Transliteration: dilapidacion
"El edificio antiguo sufre una grave dilapidación."
dilapidação
Transliteration: dilapidacao
"A propriedade foi encontrada em completa dilapidação."
जीर्णशीर्णता
Transliteration: jeernasheernata
"मकान की जीर्णशीर्णता को सुधारने के लिए बहुत काम की आवश्यकता है।"
破旧状态
Transliteration: pòjiù zhuàngtài
"这栋老房子年久失修，处于严重的破旧状态。"
황폐화
Transliteration: hwangpyeohwa
"건물이 오랫동안 방치되어 심각한 황폐화 상태에 빠졌다."
荒廃
Transliteration: kōhai
"その建物は長い間放置され、ひどく荒廃していた。"
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