desuetude.

The state of having fallen out of regular use or practice.

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Words that belong together

• fall into desuetude
• lapse into desuetude
• long desuetude

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The ceremonial doorway had fallen into desuetude.

The custom survived on paper despite decades of desuetude.

Dust suggested the room’s long desuetude.

Usage notes

Primary category: gothic. Forms: Mass noun. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.