disuse (dɪsˈjuːs
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Definitions
noun
- the condition of being unused; neglect (often in the phrases in the condition of being unused; neglect (often in the phrases or into disuse)
Usage examples
I drew in a deep breath and then stretched and heard my joints crackle from disuse.
, THE GOLDEN FOOL: Book Two of the Tawny Man (2002)That's why, after a period of relative disuse , it is making a global comeback today.
Business Today (1999)After a varied history including being a mushroom farm and vintage car workshop, the distillery building fell into disuse.
The Advertiser, Sunday Mail (2004)The back play has fallen into disuse because of the problems elsewhere, and there is no fit contender in the key openside flank position.
Times, Sunday Times (2004)But some of the machinery was still in place, and as far as his untrained eye could tell, might be workable, although rusted with disuse.
, Polmena Cove (1994)