labefaction

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(lab′ə fakshən)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
lab•e•fac•tion  (lab′ə fakshən),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a shaking or weakening;
    overthrow or downfall.
  • Late Latin labefactiōn- (stem of labefactiō), equivalent. to labefact(us) (past participle of labefacere to loosen) + -iōn- -ion
  • 1610–20


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