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Word entry · 6 letters

disuse

Best crossword clue

"Neglected state"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /dɪsˈjuːs/Part of speech nounSorted deissuStarts with DEnds with E1 cluesCommon crossword word
1D2I3S4U5S6E

Definitions

  1. the state of something that has been unused and neglected

Word origin

From Old French desuser, equivalent to dis- + use.

Used in a sentence

  • The garden fell into disuse and became overgrown.
  • The decline and eventual closing of the various industrial undertakings and the non-renewal of the L.N.W.R. lease led to the railway falling into disuse, and most of it has now been lifted.
  • He was disused to hard work.

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