disuse

[dis-yoos, dis-yooz]

noun

1. discontinuance of use or practice.

   Traditional customs are falling into disuse.

verb (used with object)

disused, disusing 

1. to cease to use.

disuse

/ dɪsˈjuːs /

noun

1. the condition of being unused; neglect (often in the phrases in or into disuse )

Word History and Origins

Origin of disuse¹

1375–1425; late Middle English. See dis- ¹, use

Example Sentences

For decades, very little was known about the locations and conditions of Wales' disused coal tips.

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Other cadavers have been discovered by chance, as Syrians sift through the rubble of bombed buildings and reclaim farmland disused during the war.

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Royal enthusiast Anne Daley, from Cardiff, hopes the cottage will continue to be used by younger members of the family rather than risk falling into disuse.

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The government announced plans in October for the asylum seekers to be housed in a now disused army training camp on the outskirts of Crowborough.

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It highlighted the case of an 86-year-old who was left in a disused corridor for 36 hours.

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