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labefaction
noun
[ ˌlabɪˈfakʃ(ə)n ]
• deterioration or downfall.
Origin:
early 17th century: from Latin labefactio(n- ), from labefacere ‘weaken’, from labi ‘to fall’ + facere ‘make’.
