disuse

American  

[dis-yoos, dis-yooz] / dɪsˈyus, dɪsˈyuz /

noun

1. discontinuance of use or practice.

   Traditional customs are falling into disuse.

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verb (used with object)

disused, disusing

1. to cease to use.

disuse British  

/ dɪsˈjuːs /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of disuse

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

Example Sentences

She became the only prisoner locked up in Dhaka's old - and now disused - central jail.

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Mr Baldwin was captured alone in the village of Estry on 8 August that year, after taking cover from German fire in a disused house and being stunned by a nearby explosion.

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Water in disused mines, which maintains a relatively stable temperature, is beginning to supply larger heat pumps here, for example.

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

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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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