disuse

[ noun dis-yoos; verb dis-yooz ]

noun

1. discontinuance of use or practice:

   Traditional customs are falling into disuse.

verb (used with object)

, dis·used, dis·us·ing.

1. to cease to use.

disuse

/ dɪsˈjuːs /

noun

1. the condition of being unused; neglect (often in the phrases in or into disuse )

Word History and Origins

Origin of disuse¹

1375–1425; late Middle English. See dis- ¹, use

Example Sentences

Younger pipelines are also at risk of falling into disuse as the power sector comes to rely less on natural gas in favor of wind, solar and batteries.

From Popular-Science

At the central port, cranes dangle in disuse and buildings open to the sky.

From The Daily Beast

Thomas Jefferson was already complaining in 1782 that the study of Greek and Latin was “going into disuse in Europe.”

From The Daily Beast

Yes, they screwed up badly, maybe because their investigative skill set is so rusty from disuse.

From The Daily Beast

Under Tiberius the cake-eating fell into disuse, but the wheat ears survived.

From Project Gutenberg

Moreover, in spite of the disuse of several of the older scales, much of this holds good for the time of Ptolemy.

From Project Gutenberg

Along with this change we have to note the comparative disuse of the Enharmonic and Chromatic divisions of the tetrachord.

From Project Gutenberg

“Blizzard” and “mugwump” were new but a short time ago: the latter is dying from disuse, the former has come to stay.

From Project Gutenberg

A key was turned with the loud grating noise of long disuse, and the great door swung back.

From Project Gutenberg