disuse

dis·use

 (dĭs-yo͞os′)
n.
The state of not being used or of being no longer in use.
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disuse

(dɪsˈjuːs)
n
the condition of being unused; neglect (often in the phrases in or into disuse)
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dis•use

(n. dɪsˈyus; v. -ˈyuz)

n., v. -used, -us•ing. n.
1. discontinuance of use or practice.
v.t.
2. to cease to use.
[1375–1425]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.disuse - the state of something that has been unused and neglected; "the house was in a terrible state of neglect"
declination, decline - a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state
omission - something that has been omitted; "she searched the table for omissions"
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disuse

noun neglect, decay, abandonment, idleness, discontinuance, desuetude, nonuse, non-employment a church which had fallen into disuse
use, service, practice, application, employment, usage
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disuse

noun
The quality or state of being obsolete:
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Translations
عَدَم اسْتِعْمال
nepoužívání
manglende brug
abandondésuétude
használatlanság
notkunarleysi; òaî aî leggjast af
disusodisusare
nebenaudojimasnenaudojimas
nelietošanavairs netikt lietotam
nepoužívanie
kullanılmama
不用

disuse

[ˈdɪsˈjuːs] Ndesuso m
to fall into disusecaer en desuso
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

disuse

[dɪsˈjuːs] n [machine] → abandon m
to fall into disuse [building, railway] → être désaffecté(e); [law, custom, word] → tomber en désuétude
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

disuse

n to fall into disusenicht mehr benutzt werden; (custom)außer Gebrauch kommen; rusty from disusewegen mangelnder Benutzung verrostet
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disuse

[ˈdɪsˈjuːs] n to fall into disusecadere in disuso
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

disuse

(disˈjuːs) noun
the state of not being used. The canal fell into disuse.
disˈused (-ˈjuːzd) adjective
a disused warehouse.
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