labefaction
Pronunciations
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/ˌlæb.əˈfæk.ʃən/
Pronunciation notes
- US
Noun
The act of shaking or weakening or the resulting state; overthrow, ruination.
Usage- Rare
- Uncountable
- Related words
- Examples
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Man's labefaction did not occur in time past; nor does it wait upon time future.
More examples (1)
1968, "The Casualty Loss Deduction and Consumer Expectation: Section 165(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code," The University of Chicago Law Review, vol. 36, no. 1, p. 224 (citing 54 F.2d 537 (2d Cir. 1931)), The court found "simply a steady labefaction from wind and weather more rapid than usual because of structural defects."