decre(decrease) + pitude(aptitude)..so if your aptitude is decreasing, it is an indication of OLD AGE, thats when a person becomes weak and in a state of deterioration.
when someone decrypt(decrept) your secret code there is the state of mental collapse.
Decrepitude->decrease strength or weakness of ill to get out of pit
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