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labefaction

Flag: gbEnglishOxford New American Dictionary
labefaction /ˌlabəˈfakSHən, ˌlæbəˈfækʃən /
▸ noun archaic deterioration or downfall.
– ORIGIN early 17th century : from Latin labefactio(n-), from labefacere ‘weaken’, from labi ‘to fall’ + facere ‘make’.