dilapidated

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /dɪˈlæpɪˌdeɪtɪd/ UK /dɪˈlæpɪdeɪtɪd/ See IPA manual

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adj
fallen into ruin or disrepair through neglect

They bought a dilapidated farmhouse and restored it room by room.

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Synonyms

1 adj · fallen into ruin or... ruined decrepit ramshackle crumblingtumbledownrun-downderelict decayed

Opposites

renovatedsound pristine restored maintained

Word family

Related forms dilapidatedilapidation

Etymology

From Latin dilapidatus, past participle of dilapidare ('to squander, demolish, scatter like stones'), from dis- ('apart') plus lapis ('stone'); originally evoking a building falling stone from stone.

dilapidare Latin lapis Latin

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# dilapidated

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** dɪˈlæpɪˌdeɪtɪd
**IPA (UK):** dɪˈlæpɪdeɪtɪd

## Meanings
1. fallen into ruin or disrepair through neglect

## Examples
- They bought a dilapidated farmhouse and restored it room by room.

## Synonyms
- ruined
- decrepit
- ramshackle
- crumbling
- tumbledown
- run-down
- derelict
- decayed

## Antonyms
- renovated
- sound
- pristine
- restored
- maintained

## Related Forms
- dilapidate
- dilapidation

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: dilapidare
- Root: lapis

## Etymology
From Latin dilapidatus, past participle of dilapidare ('to squander, demolish, scatter like stones'), from dis- ('apart') plus lapis ('stone'); originally evoking a building falling stone from stone.

## AI Etymology
Dilapidated comes from Latin dilapidatus, past participle of dilapidare ('to squander, demolish, scatter like stones'), from dis- ('apart') plus lapis ('stone'); originally evoking a building falling stone from stone. The etymological trail includes Latin dilapidare and Latin lapis. As an adjective, dilapidated describes what is fallen into ruin or disrepair through neglect. The same family is visible in related forms such as dilapidate and dilapidation.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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