obsolescence

CEFRC1

/ˌɒb.səˈlɛs.əns/

noun

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Examples

Cell phones that break before their contract expires are examples of planned obsolescence.
Tom blamed all his misery on planned obsolescence.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

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Extra meaning

The state of being obsolete—no longer in use; gone into disuse; disused or neglected.

In context

One way is to legislate extended warranties on products, so washing machines and refrigerators last for 30 years instead of 10. Another is to ban planned obsolescence, so manufacturers can’t create products that are designed to fail.

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One way is to legislate extended warranties on products, so washing machines and refrigerators last for 30 years instead of 10. Another is to ban planned obsolescence, so manufacturers can’t create products that are designed to fail.
2019, Jason Hickel, “Climate breakdown is coming. The UK needs a Greener New Deal”, in Guardian.
Apart from this feature the Trichoptera also differ from the typical Neuroptera in the relatively simple, mostly longitudinal neuration of the wings, the absence or obsolescence of the mandibles and the semi-haustellate nature of the rest of the mouth-parts.
1911, “Caddis-fly and Caddis-worm”, in 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica
Shared obsolescences can be of some significance when connected with a functional replacement. If two languages replace an earlier word for 'nose' with some other term and also lose the traditional term, this double agreement is of significance for judging the existence of a common historical period.
2005, Joseph Harold Greenberg, William Croft, Genetic Linguistics

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From Latin obsolēscēns present participle of obsolēscere.