English to Hindi Dictionary

Hindi meaning of decay

decay

/noun/ क्षय; सड़न; नाश; स्वास्थ्य की खराबी; गलन;
/verb/सड़ना; गलना; नष्ट होना; क्षीण करना; क्षीण होना; बिगड़ना; ; अपक्षय; अपकर्ष; अवसाद;

Synonym dilapidation; decomposition; destruction; melting; rot; putrefy; be liquidated; undermine; fade; deteriorate; weathering; declension;

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English Dictionary:

1. Decay

[n.]

- Gradual failure of health, strength, soundness, prosperity, or of any species of excellence or perfection; tendency toward dissolution or extinction; corruption; rottenness; decline; deterioration; as, the decay of the body; the decay of virtue; the decay of the Roman empire; a castle in decay.
- Destruction; death.
- Cause of decay.

2. Decay

[v. i.]

- To pass gradually from a sound, prosperous, or perfect state, to one of imperfection, adversity, or dissolution; to waste away; to decline; to fail; to become weak, corrupt, or disintegrated; to rot; to perish; as, a tree decays; fortunes decay; hopes decay.

3. Decay

[v. t.]

- To cause to decay; to impair.
- To destroy.