Definitions for disuse
dɪsˈyus; -ˈyuzdis·use

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. neglect, disusenoun

   the state of something that has been unused and neglected

   "the house was in a terrible state of neglect"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. disusenoun

   The state of not being used; neglect.

   The garden fell into disuse and became overgrown.

2. disuseverb

   To cease the use of.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Disusenoun

   Etymology: dis and use.

   1. Cessation of use; dessuetude; want of practice.

   The disuse of the tongue is the only effectual remedy against these. Joseph Addison, Guardian, №. 12.

   2. Cessation of custom.

   That obligation upon the lands did not prescribe, or come into disuse, but by fifty consecutive years. Arbuthnot.

2. To Disuseverb

   Etymology: dis and use.

   1. To cease to make use of.

   ’Tis law, though custom now diverts the course;
   As nature’s institute is yet in force,
   Uncancell’d, though disus’d. John Dryden, Fables.

   Priam, in arms disus’d, invests his limbs decay’d. Dryden.

   2. To disaccustom.

   He shall his troops for fighting fields prepare,
   Disus’d to toils and triumphs of the war. John Dryden, Æn.

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1. disuse

   Disuse refers to the state or condition of not being used, employed, or operated, often leading to deterioration or atrophy. This concept can apply to various contexts, including physical objects, skills, body organs, or abilities that decline in performance or function due to inactivity or lack of practice.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Disuseverb

   to cease to use; to discontinue the practice of

2. Disuseverb

   to disaccustom; -- with to or from; as, disused to toil

3. Disusenoun

   cessation of use, practice, or exercise; inusitation; desuetude; as, the limbs lose their strength by disuse

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Disuse

   dis-ūs′, or dis′ūs, n. cessation or giving up of use or custom.—v.t. (dis-ūz′) to cease to use or practise.—n. Disusage (dis-ūz′-), gradual cessation of use or custom.

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1. issued

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of disuse in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of disuse in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of disuse in a Sentence

1. Sir B. Brodie:

   The failure of the mind in old age is often less the results of natural decay, than of disuse. Ambition has ceased to operate; contentment bring indolence, and indolence decay of mental power, ennui, and sometimes death. Men have been known to die, literally speaking, of disease induced by intellectual vacancy.

2. Greg Girard:

   Seeing Walled City fall into disuse was sort of melancholic, every city realizes too late to start caring about their architectural heritage -- it's a mistake that gets repeated everywhere. By the time you start caring about it, it's too late to save it.

3. Leonardo DaVinci:

   Just as iron rusts from disuse, even so does inaction spoil the intellect.

4. Leonardo DaVinci:

   Iron rusts from disuse water loses its purity from stagnation and in cold weather becomes frozen even so does inaction sap the vigors of the mind.

5. Leonardo da Vinci:

   Iron rusts from disuse, stagnant water loses its purity and in cold weather becomes frozen; even so does inaction sap the vigors of the mind.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=disuse
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Disuse
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=disuse
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disuse
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=disuse