OBSOLESCENCE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The process of becoming obsolete; falling into disuse or becoming out of date

Example:

a policy of planned obsolescence

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Hypernyms ("obsolescence" is a kind of...):

degeneration; devolution (the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality)

Derivation:

obsolesce (become obsolete, fall into disuse)

obsolescent (becoming obsolete)