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lab•e•fac•tion
(lab′ə fak′shən),USA pronunciation n.
- 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