as in neglect
lack of use
since the car has experienced years of disuse, starting it up won't be easy
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Recent Examples of disuse
Heart muscles atrophy, or weaken from disuse, in adults who spend prolonged times in the weightlessness of space.
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Literary Hub,
20 Feb. 2026
And does a particular level of disuse have to be reached for a word to be dropped into the lexical dustbin?
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Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
22 Dec. 2025
The term fell largely into disuse with the Axis powers’ defeat in 1945.
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Andrew Latham,
The Conversation,
8 Dec. 2025
As the demand for Ghana’s goods decreased, so did the need for the industrial railway line, leading to its disuse.
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Edna Bonhomme,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for disuse
Literary Hub,
20 Feb. 2026
And does a particular level of disuse have to be reached for a word to be dropped into the lexical dustbin?
—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
22 Dec. 2025
The term fell largely into disuse with the Axis powers’ defeat in 1945.
—
Andrew Latham,
The Conversation,
8 Dec. 2025
As the demand for Ghana’s goods decreased, so did the need for the industrial railway line, leading to its disuse.
—
Edna Bonhomme,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for disuse
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disuse
Noun
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Some business owners say crime and neglect are driving away customers.
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Disabled people are disproportionately represented in detention, where inaccessible conditions, inadequate medical care, and systemic neglect put lives at risk.
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It’s been so interesting to hear about plugging and abandonment issues from a different perspective.
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Despite the closure, Ringas hopes the attractions — or even the entire park — will be saved from abandonment.
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And the inactivity would have driven every last person reading this insane.
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After a period of inactivity last year, the well began injecting wastewater again last summer, only to be shut down again this March.
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“Disuse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disuse. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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