labefaction

Noun

lab=e=fac=tion

CIDE DICTIONARY

labefaction, n. [See Labefy.].

The act of labefying or making weak; the state of being weakened; decay; ruin. [1913 Webster]

"There is in it such a labefaction of all principles as may be injurious to morality." [1913 Webster]

labefaction, n. literary a shaking, weakening, or downfall.

Etymology

L labefacere weaken f. labi fall + facere make