LABEFACTION

Etymology

Noun

labefaction (uncountable)

(rare) The act of shaking or weakening or the resulting state; overthrow, ruination.

Source: Wiktionary


Lab`e*fac"tion, n. Etym: [See Labefy.]

Definition: The act of labefying or making weak; the state of being weakened; decay; ruin. There is in it such a labefaction of all principles as may be injurious to morality. Johnson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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