Dictionary › D › disuse

disuse

2 syllables
nounverb
Quick answer

As a noun, disuse means the state of not being used. As a verb, it means cease the use of.

Meanings of disuse

4 meanings

noun

  1. The state of not being used; neglect.

    “The garden fell into disuse and became overgrown.”

  2. The state of something that has been unused and neglected

    “the house was in a terrible state of neglect”

    Similar: neglect

verb

  1. To cease the use of.

Older and rare meanings (1)

  1. archaicTo disaccustom.

    “He was disused to hard work.”

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

noun: the state of something that has been unused and neglected
neglect

Words that rhyme with disuse

All rhymes →
useexcuseintroduceloosejuicebruceproduceabusegoosereduceseducemoosetrucenoosereproduceyous

For word games

d2
i1
s1
u1
s1
e1
Scrabble & Words With Friends: valid word7 points before bonuses.6 letters.
Unscramble these letters

Nearby words

distrustfuldisturbdisturbancedisturbeddisturbingdisunitedisusedditditchditchingditherdithyramb