Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: disuse
IPA transcription: [dɪsj'us]
Pronunciations of disuse
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noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: neglect, disuse
    Meaning: the state of something that has been unused and neglected; "the house was in a terrible state of neglect"
Usage examples
  • Language was lost in disuse.
  • Its deplorable peculiarity was, that it was the faintness of solitude and disuse.
  • The old custom of giving a retreat to priests who were about to be ordained had fallen into disuse.
  • The above is an animated and beautiful description of an otter hunt, an old English sport fast falling into disuse, and the breed of the real otter-hound is either extinct or very nearly so.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording William II of England, License CC BY-SA 4.0