disuse.

The condition of being unused after previously serving a purpose.

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Words that belong together

• fall into disuse
• a state of disuse
• years of disuse

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Years of disuse had left the station clock at a different hour from the town's.

The passage fell into disuse after the bridge opened, though no one sealed its entrance.

Usage notes

Primary category: setting. Forms: Uncountable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.