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disuse

di·suse

UK/dɪsˈjuːs/ US/dɪsˈjuːz/ uncommon archaic

noun

1.

the state of something that has been unused and neglected

  • “the house was in a terrible state of neglect”
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From Old French desuser, equivalent to dis- + use.

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