disused

disused

(dɪsˈjuːzd)
adj
no longer used: a disused mine.
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disused

unusedmisused
1. 'disused'

A disused place or building is no longer used for its original purpose and is now empty.

The sculpture was stored in a disused lorry factory.
2. 'unused'

Something that is unused has never been used.

A pile of unused fuel lay nearby.
3. 'misused'

When something is misused, it is used in a wrong or careless way.

He wanted to prevent science from being misused.
In some cases pesticides are deliberately misused.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.disused - no longer in use; "obsolete words"
noncurrent - not current or belonging to the present time
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disused

adjective abandoned, deserted, neglected, discarded, derelict, forsaken a disused airfield
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
Translations
غَيْر مُسْتَعْمَل، مُهْمَل
nepoužívanývyřazený
ubenyttet
ausgedient
abandonné
nem használt
sem ekki er í notkun
in disusodisusato
nedlagtubenyttet
kullanılmayan
不用的

disused

[ˈdɪsˈjuːzd] ADJabandonado
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

disused

[dɪsˈjuːzd] adj [railway, quarry, mine, building, factory] → désaffecté(e)
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

disused

adj buildingleer stehend; mine, quarry, railway linestillgelegt; vehicle, machinenicht mehr benutzt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

disused

[ˈdɪsˈjuːzd] adjabbandonato/a, 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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