Disuse (Noun)
Meaning
The state of something that has been unused and neglected; "the house was in a terrible state of neglect".
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- The old factory had fallen into disuse after the company relocated to a new facility.
- The once-thriving amusement park was left in a state of disuse after the owner went bankrupt.
- Years of disuse had taken its toll on the antique piano, its keys yellowed and cracked.
- The abandoned mine had been in disuse for decades, its tunnels and shafts overgrown with vegetation.
- The small airport had fallen into disuse after the airlines stopped flying into the local town.