labefaction

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labefaction

  • /ˌlæb.əˈfæk.ʃən/ US

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From Latin labefaciō (labo to totter + facio to make).

noun

  1. rare, uncountable The act of shaking or weakening or the resulting state; overthrow, ruination. Man's labefaction did not occur in time past; nor does it wait upon time future.

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noun act of shaking orweakening or the resulting state; overthrow, ruination

Русскийослабле́ние oslablénije, паде́ние padénije

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@misc{labefaction_2026,
  title = {labefaction},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/labefaction},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}