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How to pronounce decrepitude in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms dilapidation
Type of deterioration, impairment

Examples of decrepitude

decrepitude
Partly because it is so very old, with all the ailments that attend decrepitude.
From the time.com
It's a meditation on creativity, failure, decrepitude and the imminence of death.
From the usatoday.com
My senior years could be relatively vital, or I could descend into decrepitude.
From the blogs.psychcentral.com
It takes you to a handful of houses, old and in various states of decrepitude.
From the denverpost.com
People of our age, when we get together, talk about decrepitude all the time.
From the theargus.co.uk
The decor hadn't changed but neither had it slid into beach-town decrepitude.
From the ocregister.com
That slide into decrepitude is exactly what Cooper is trying to head off in Buffalo.
From the businessweek.com
Traveling through eastern Europe, he observes the decrepitude of Hungary and Romania.
From the kansas.com
In the short term, the city addressed some of the building's demoralizing decrepitude.
From the boston.com
More examples
  • A state of deterioration due to old age or long use
  • The state of being decrepit or worn out from age or long use