DISUSE Synonyms: 11 Similar and Opposite Words

disuse

noun

(ˌ)dis-ˈyüs

Definition of disuse

as in neglect

lack of use since the car has experienced years of disuse, starting it up won't be easy

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Recent Examples of disuse Prior to redevelopment, the building showed significant deterioration after years of disuse. — J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 21 Apr. 2026 Yet the upper body can more easily fall into disuse. — Lisa Jarvis, Twin Cities, 19 Apr. 2026 Heart muscles atrophy, or weaken from disuse, in adults who spend prolonged times in the weightlessness of space. — Literary Hub, 20 Feb. 2026 The term fell largely into disuse with the Axis powers’ defeat in 1945. — Andrew Latham, The Conversation, 8 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for disuse

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Acton has said the campaign used her estranged mother to attack her over a childhood marked by severe abuse and neglect.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
Caught in that sensual music all neglect Monuments of unageing intellect.

— Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of neglect

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This—along with the callous abandonment of trans rights by Democratic politicians from Gavin Newsom in California to James Talarico in Texas—will hurt the Democrats’ ability to turn out would-be voters on the left, especially among the young.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2026
Sure, Thomas is juggling abandonment issues, a ton of recent trauma, and a ghost in his head only Vision believes in.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2026

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