dilapidatedadjective
uk/dɪˈlæp.ɪ.deɪ.tɪd/us/dɪˈlæp.ə.deɪ.t̬ɪd/old and in poor condition:
The hotel we stayed in was really dilapidated.
a dilapidated old car/shed
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In bad condition
- battered
- battle-scarred
- be on the skids idiom
- beat up
- blasted
- have seen better days idiom
- hors de combat
- impair
- in good, bad, etc. repair idiom
- kaput
- scuff
- shabby
- shattered
- shop-soiled
- shopworn
- worn out
- worse
- worsen
- wrack
- wrecked
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dilapidation
noun [ U ] uk/dɪˌlæp.ɪˈdeɪ.ʃən/us/dɪˌlæp.əˈdeɪ.ʃən/
The farmhouse fell into a state of dilapidation.