dilapidation
noun
[ dɪlapɪˈdeɪʃ(ə)n ]
• the state or process of falling into decay or being in disrepair.
• "the mill was in a state of dilapidation"
Origin:
late Middle English (also in the sense ‘squandering, waste’): from late Latin dilapidatio(n- ), from Latin dilapidare ‘demolish, squander’ (see dilapidate).
