labefaction
nounUS /ˌlæb.əˈfæk.ʃən/
Etymology From Latin labefaciō (labo to totter + facio to make).
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Rare 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.1963, C. N. Stavrou, “Religion in Byron's Don Juan”, in Studies in English Literature, 1500-1900, volume 3, number 4, page 590:
- 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."
- Related terms
- labefy