dilapidated en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- /dɪˈlæpɪdeɪtəd/ (UK)
Meanings
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Having fallen into a state of disrepair or deterioration, especially through neglect.
It was a strange scene, the contrasts which met in that large but dilapidated chamber. It had been the banqueting-hall in the ancient palace of the La Franchi, but the revelry and the splendour had long since passed away.
1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter I, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume I, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 6:Their stately offices—their pleasant gardens—the magnificent cloisters constructed for their recreation, were all dilapidated and ruinous; […]
1820, [Walter Scott], chapter XIII, in The Abbot. […], volume I, Edinburgh: […] [James Ballantyne & Co.] for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, […]; and for Archibald Constable and Company, and John Ballantyne, […], →OCLC, pages 271–272:The Glenbrook Community Center is in disrepair and has been closed for a number of years, which means it is the exact kind of dilapidated and blighted building CAVE People will do everything to protect.
2022 October 7, Arthur Augustyn, “Opinion: Stamford is a cultural hellhole. What do the people want?”, in Stamford Advocate, archived from the original on 14 Apr 2024:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more dilapidated | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most dilapidated | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
undilapidated · dilapidatedness · dilapidatedly · semidilapidated
Synonyms
Translations (50)
nn falleferdig (having fallen into a state of disrepair) · da forfalden (having fallen into a state of disrepair) · it fatiscente (having fallen into a state of disrepair) · fi rapistunut (having fallen into a state of disrepair) · da forsømt (having fallen into a state of disrepair) · de heruntergekommen (having fallen into a state of disrepair) · fr infirme (having fallen into a state of disrepair) · fa خرابه (having fallen into a state of disrepair) · es dilapidado (having fallen into a state of disrepair) · ru полуразру́шенный (having fallen into a state of disrepair) · es desvencijado (having fallen into a state of disrepair) · nb falleferdig (having fallen into a state of disrepair) · el ρημαγμένος (having fallen into a state of disrepair) · nl verwaarloosd (having fallen into a state of disrepair) · de baufällig (having fallen into a state of disrepair) · sv fallfärdig (having fallen into a state of disrepair) · ga ainriochtach (having fallen into a state of disrepair) · uk напівзруйно́ваний (having fallen into a state of disrepair) · it degradato (having fallen into a state of disrepair) · nn forfallen (having fallen into a state of disrepair) · fo forfallin (having fallen into a state of disrepair) · es derruido (having fallen into a state of disrepair) · nl vervallen (having fallen into a state of disrepair) · pt dilapidado (having fallen into a state of disrepair) · sv förfallen (having fallen into a state of disrepair) · it pericolante (having fallen into a state of disrepair) · es destartalado (having fallen into a state of disrepair) · li keduuk (having fallen into a state of disrepair) · el ερειπωμένος (having fallen into a state of disrepair) · ro dărăpănat (having fallen into a state of disrepair) · nb forfallen (having fallen into a state of disrepair) · bg разнебитен (having fallen into a state of disrepair) · da medtaget (having fallen into a state of disrepair) · fr délabré (having fallen into a state of disrepair) · sv nedgången (having fallen into a state of disrepair) · eo kaduka (having fallen into a state of disrepair) · fi ränsistynyt (having fallen into a state of disrepair) · de verfallen (having fallen into a state of disrepair) · cmn 毀壞的 /毁坏的 (having fallen into a state of disrepair) · it cadente (having fallen into a state of disrepair) · cs zpustlý (having fallen into a state of disrepair) · fr vieux (having fallen into a state of disrepair) · cmn 破敗的 /破败的 (having fallen into a state of disrepair) · cs zchátralý (having fallen into a state of disrepair) · fr caduc (having fallen into a state of disrepair) · hi जर्जर (having fallen into a state of disrepair) · cmn 破舊的 /破旧的 (having fallen into a state of disrepair) · nl verloederd (having fallen into a state of disrepair) · ru полуразвали́вшийся (having fallen into a state of disrepair) · da faldefærdig (having fallen into a state of disrepair)