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labefaction en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˌlæb.əˈfæk.ʃən/ (US)

Etymology

From Latin labefaciō (labo to totter + facio to make).

Meanings

  1. (rare, uncountable) The act of shaking or weakening or the resulting state; overthrow, ruination.
    • Man's labefaction did not occur in time past; nor does it wait upon time future. 1963, C. N. Stavrou, “Religion in Byron's Don Juan”, in Studies in English Literature, 1500-1900, volume 3, number 4, page 590:
    • 1968, "The Casualty Loss Deduction and Consumer Expectation: Section 165(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code," The University of Chicago Law Review, vol. 36, no. 1, p. 224 (citing 54 F.2d 537 (2d Cir. 1931)), The court found "simply a steady labefaction from wind and weather more rapid than usual because of structural defects."

Relateds

labefy

Translations (9)

bg упадък (act of shaking orweakening or the resulting state; overthrow, ruination) · fi horjuttaminen (act of shaking orweakening or the resulting state; overthrow, ruination) · ru паде́ние (act of shaking orweakening or the resulting state; overthrow, ruination) · cs oslabení (act of shaking orweakening or the resulting state; overthrow, ruination) · bg отслабване (act of shaking orweakening or the resulting state; overthrow, ruination) · nl aan het wankelen brengen (act of shaking orweakening or the resulting state; overthrow, ruination) · nl verzwakken (act of shaking orweakening or the resulting state; overthrow, ruination) · ru ослабле́ние (act of shaking orweakening or the resulting state; overthrow, ruination) · cs pád (act of shaking orweakening or the resulting state; overthrow, ruination)