1. in a state of disrepair or ruin as a result of age or neglect

Examples

• The dilapidated barn was missing half its roof.
• They bought a dilapidated house and spent years restoring it.
• The dilapidated fence could barely stand upright.
• Many dilapidated buildings lined the abandoned street.
• The old bridge was too dilapidated to be safe for traffic.
• She found shelter in a dilapidated cabin in the woods.