Dilapidated

Word DILAPIDATED
Character 11
Hyphenation di lap i da ted
Pronunciations /dɪˈlæpɪdeɪtəd/

Definitions and meanings of "Dilapidated"

What do we mean by dilapidated?

Having fallen into a state of disrepair or deterioration, as through neglect; broken-down and shabby. adjective

Decayed; fallen into partial ruin; injured by bad usage or neglect. adjective

Past participle of dilapidate verb

Having fallen into a state of disrepair or deterioration, especially through neglect adjective

In deplorable condition adjective

To fall into ruin or disuse.

To cause to become ruined or put into disrepair.

To squander or waste.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Dilapidated

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The word "dilapidated" in example sentences

She was patching a pair of his trousers, while his lean body was distributed over two chairs, his feet dangling in dilapidated carpet-slippers over the edge of the second chair. ❋ Unknown (2010)

But he takes offense to the suggestion he has purposefully left his property, including an old garage that he leases for use as a car shop, in dilapidated condition. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Surprisingly enough, some of our schools, believe it or not, can't be wired because they are so dilapidated, which is why I've been trying to get a school construction initiative passed through Congress. ❋ ITY National Archives (2000)

Current plans show Burton now wants to take away a section of the house re built in the last century - which his architects say is "dilapidated" - and replace it with a building of a similar size, using reclaimed red bricks and old timber and iron work. ❋ James Orr (2011)

A second curiosity in the fort is a small unimportant temple, now much dilapidated, which is considered as very sacred by the Hindoos. ❋ Ida Pfeiffer (1827)

S.venty-five properties in the S. Ellen Jones neighborhood have been identified as dilapidated, according to officials charged with managing a $6. 75-million rehabilitation project. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Director: Martin Ginestie An investigation into the debate surrounding the fate of Robin Hood Gardens, controversial East London housing estate described as a dilapidated concrete eyesore by some and a masterpiece in Brutalist architecture by others. ❋ Unknown (2010)

An investigation into the debate surrounding the fate of Robin Hood Gardens, controversial East London housing estate described as a dilapidated concrete eyesore by some and a masterpiece in Brutalist architecture by others. ❋ William Goss (2010)

Pack of wild dogs, rampant weeds call dilapidated Fairgrounds home ❋ Unknown (2009)

This required an enormous effort to build the infrastructure necessary for both: an international airport to replace what somebody had once described as a dilapidated "cow-shed", a new power station to service domestic and industrial needs, a digital telecommunications system to replace the totally outmoded and ill-functioning Strowger system in use - for want of a better word, a financial services sector from scratch, the introduction of information technology that had been dismissed by the previous government, a revolution in tertiary education. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Ya, "dilapidated", in some cases is going to mean the parking adjacent to a building you own, or lease, and evaporating it into a condo bunker. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Plus, some of the so-called, "dilapidated", property they're talking about are parks in poor neighborhoods, make that East where low income folks were driven to, out of the homes in the North; and most importantly, existing car parking. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The auction model appears to have spent several decades in the U.S. Returning the "dilapidated" vehicle to Britain in 1999, its importer was "daunted by the amount of work needed towards restoration," according to the auction house. ❋ Unknown (2006)

But the buildings were getting old, getting kind of dilapidated some of them, so they tore them all down. ❋ Unknown (2002)

Dr Madiba said the hospitals had never had modern equipment and had not received funding to solve problems such as dilapidated buildings or broken-down water systems, SABC radio news reported on Tuesday. ❋ Unknown (1995)

Mapetla, also known as Govan Mbeki High School, is one of several Soweto schools where teaching has been disrupted because of problems such as dilapidated buildings, a shortage of teachers or alleged teacher incompetence. ❋ Unknown (1995)

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