disuse

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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/dɪsˈjuːs/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/n. dɪsˈjus; v. -ˈjuz/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(n. dis yo̅o̅s′; v. dis yo̅o̅z′)

Inflections of 'disuse' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

disuses: v 3rd person singular

disusing: v pres p

disused: v past

disused: v past p

disuse
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Sense: The stoppage of use

Synonyms:

discontinuance, abolition, desuetude, nonobservance, inaction, discarding, cessation, intermission, interruption, abolishment, abrogation, forbearance, abstinence, relinquishment, ceasing, end Collocations, renunciation, renouncing, forsaking, giving up, quitting, rejection Collocations, discontinuation, cutoff, halt Collocations, halting, stoppage, stop Collocations, stopping, cutting out (slang)

Antonyms:

use Collocations, continuation, employment Collocations

Sense: The state of being unused

Synonyms:

decay Collocations, neglect Collocations, abandonment, unemployment Collocations, desertedness, idleness, omission, non-use, desuetude, obsolescence obsoleteness, disrepair, dilapidation, decrepitude, end of life

Antonyms:

use Collocations, usefulness

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