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

Since its closure along with the rail works in 1986, it fell into disuse and disrepair.

From BBC

Fewer cities are volunteering to spend billions on infrastructure that sometimes falls into disuse.

From Seattle Times

The church fell into disuse in the 1950s and was converted into a house in the early 2000s.

From BBC

Its back room, once a gathering place for the miners and their families who populated the town a generation ago, has been locked up for many years, fallen to disuse.

From New York Times

It fell into disuse after Congress granted an amnesty to most ex-rebels in 1872.

From Seattle Times