decrepitude
noun
de·crep·i·tude
di-ˈkre-pə-ˌtüd 
-ˌtyüd
: the quality or state of being decrepit
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The house has fallen into decrepitude.
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Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 26 Apr. 2025
The clinics’ decrepitude was regularly mentioned in health ministry meetings.
—Mara Kardas-Nelson, The Dial, 8 Apr. 2025
Recent experience, including Mauricio Macri’s 2015-2019 Presidency, when Caputo and Federico Sturzenegger were also in charge of the nation’s economic levers, ended up with jarring devaluations that initiated a new and deeper descent into economic decrepitude.
—Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
If that’s not enough for perennial contention, then the rest of the AFC East’s decrepitude will keep that window wide open.
—Tim Graham, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Decrepitude.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/decrepitude. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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decrepitude
noun
de·crep·i·tude
di-ˈkrep-ə-ˌt(y)üd
: the quality or state of being decrepit : loss of strength or sturdiness especially from old age
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