unrepair

[ uhn-ri-pair ]

noun

1. lack of repair; disrepair; dilapidation:

   in a state of unrepair.

unrepair

/ ˌʌnrɪˈpɛə /

noun

1. a less common word for disrepair

Derived Forms

• ˌunreˈpaired, adjective

Other Words From

• unre·paired adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of unrepair¹

First recorded in 1870–75; un- ¹ + repair ¹

Example Sentences

The tenement-houses near them continue to festoon the façades with the week's wash in every state of unrepair.

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