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An affliction is something that causes pain and mental suffering, especially a medical condition.
Amenities are things that make a place comfortable or easy to live in, such as hot water, updated bathrooms, and sports facilities.
Something antiquated is old-fashioned and not suitable for modern needs or conditions.
A commodious room or house is large and roomy, which makes it convenient and highly suitable for living.
A convalescent person spends time resting to regain health and strength after having a medical problem, such as an illness, injury, or operation.
Something that has curative properties can be used for curing people’s illnesses.
Debility is a state of being physically or mentally weak, usually due to illness.
Something, such as a building, is derelict if it is empty, not used, and in bad condition or disrepair.
A dilapidated building, vehicle, etc. is old, broken-down, and in very bad condition.
An effervescent individual is lively, very happy, and enthusiastic.
A person or animal that is emaciated is extremely thin because of a serious illness or lack of food.
If something enervates you, it makes you very tired and weak—almost to the point of collapse.
If something is formidable, it is impressive in size, power, or skill; therefore, it can make you feel frightened, alarmed, or in awe because it is so powerful or difficult to deal with.
If something is your forte, you are very good at it or know a lot about it.
Someone who has a haggard appearance looks very tired, worn, thin, and exhausted.
A patient who is plagued by infirmity is weak in body or ill in health.
A languid person is slow, relaxed, and shows little energy or interest in doing anything.
Lassitude is a state of tiredness, lack of energy, and having little interest in what’s going on around you.
If you are lethargic, you are tired, lack energy, and are unwilling to exert effort.
When you are listless, you lack energy and interest and are unwilling to exert any effort.
Malaise is a feeling of discontent, general unease, or even illness in a person or group for which there does not seem to be a quick and easy solution because the cause of it is not clear.
If you mitigate something that causes harm, you reduce the harmful or painful effects of it.
An organization or system that is a monolith is extremely large; additionally, it is unwilling or very slow to change or adopt something new.
An omnipotent being or entity is unlimited in its power.
When you renovate something, such as a home or other building, you modernize or make it like new again.
A resurgence is a rising again or comeback of something.
A salubrious place or area is pleasant, clean, healthy, and comfortable to live in.
A salutary experience is beneficial to you since it strengthens you in some way, although it may be unpleasant as you undergo it; this word also refers to promoting good health.
A senescent person is becoming old and showing the effects of getting older.
Something that is superannuated is so old and worn out that it is no longer working or useful.
Therapeutic treatment is used to heal or treat patients who have a disease or other physical or emotional issue.
If your body is affected by torpor, you are severely lacking in energy; therefore, you are idle—and can even be numb.
An unkempt person or thing is untidy and has not been kept neat.
A wizened person is very old, shrunken with age, and has a lot of wrinkles on their skin.
Noun
decrepitude
di-KREP-i-tood
Context
The old house, which Jane had inherited from her aging grandmother, was in a ruined and crumbling state of decrepitude. Its antique porch steps and railing had fallen into a broken state of decrepitude over the years, and Jane could barely enter the front door. The run-down house seemed feeble and decrepit, as if it had been sick along with her ailing grandmother.
Quiz:Try again!
Which person is in a state of decrepitude?
Giuglio, who has recently suffered a number of failures and feels somewhat hopeless.
Julio, who is at the end of his long life and in poor health.
Julia, who has been greatly disappointed by someone she loves.
Decrepitude is the state of being very old, worn out, or very ill; therefore, something or someone is no longer in good physical condition or good health.
Deep in the CrudePit In one backward society I once studied, old things or even elderly people having fallen into a state of decrepitude were hurled deep into a crudepit, where they would be forgotten forever.
Examples
As inscrutable as they are, they might as well be buildings, like the ones in Alabama that artist William Christenberry is known for returning to year after year and photographing in states of ever-increasing decrepitude.
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The Washington Post
It is hard to exaggerate the decrepitude of infrastructure in much of the rich world. One in three railway bridges in Germany is over 100 years old, as are half of London’s water mains.
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The Economist
A building or person in a state of decrepitude has the “quality” of being “thoroughly cracked or burst.”
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Related Words
affliction ·
antiquated ·
debility ·
derelict ·
dilapidated ·
emaciated ·
enervate ·
haggard+ ·
infirmity+ ·
languid ·
lassitude ·
lethargic ·
listless ·
malaise ·
senescent ·
superannuated ·
torpor ·
unkempt ·
wizened ·
amenity ·
commodious ·
convalescent ·
curative ·
effervescent ·
formidable ·
forte ·
mitigate ·
monolith ·
omnipotent+ ·
renovate+ ·
resurgence+ ·
salubrious ·
salutary ·
therapeutic+ ·
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Word Variants
decrepit
adj
→
feeble; weak; broken down
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