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disrepair

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dis·re·pair  (dsr-pâr)
n.
The condition of being in need of repair: a house in disrepair.

disrepair
Noun
the condition of being worn out or in poor working order
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.disrepairdisrepair - in need of repairs
unsoundness - a condition of damage or decay

disrepair
noun dilapidation, collapse, decay, deterioration, ruination >> in disrepair out of order, broken, decayed, worn-out, decrepit, not functioning, out of commission, on the blink (slang) bust (informal) kaput (informal)
Translations
Spanish disrepair [dɪsrɪˈpɛəʳ] n to fall into disrepair [building] → desmoronarse; [street] → deteriorarse
French disrepair [ˈdɪsrɪˈpɛəʳ] nmauvais état;
to fall into disrepair [building] → tomber en ruine; [street] → se dégrader

German disrepair [ˈdɪsrɪˈpɛəʳ] n to fall into disrepair (machine) → vernachlässigt werden;
(building) → verfallen

Italian disrepair [dɪsrɪˈpɛəʳ] ncattivo stato;
to fall into disrepair [building] → andare in rovina; [street] → deteriorarsi

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Afterwards the work was stopped and the house had fallen into disrepair.
There was a stock of ladies' and gentlemen's bicycles in a state of disrepair that passes description, and these, the hiring stock, were let to unexacting and reckless people, inexpert in the things of this world, at a nominal rate of one shilling for the first hour and sixpence per hour afterwards.
 
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