"disrepair" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌdɪs.ɹɪˈpɛə(ɹ)/ [UK], /ˌdɪs.ɹɪˈpɛɚ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-disrepair.wav Forms: disrepairs [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ) Etymology: From dis- + repair. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|dis|repair}} dis- + repair Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} disrepair (countable and uncountable, plural disrepairs)
  1. The state of being in poor condition, in need of repair. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: unrepair Translations (the state of being in poor condition): неизправност (neizpravnost) [feminine] (Bulgarian), rovina [feminine] (Italian), sfacelo [masculine] (Italian), zapaść [feminine] (Polish), неиспра́вность (neisprávnostʹ) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-disrepair-en-noun-LSflKUyq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with dis-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 94 6 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with dis-: 71 29 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 93 7

Verb

IPA: /ˌdɪs.ɹɪˈpɛə(ɹ)/ [UK], /ˌdɪs.ɹɪˈpɛɚ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-disrepair.wav Forms: disrepairs [present, singular, third-person], disrepairing [participle, present], disrepaired [participle, past], disrepaired [past]
Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ) Etymology: From dis- + repair. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|dis|repair}} dis- + repair Head templates: {{en-verb}} disrepair (third-person singular simple present disrepairs, present participle disrepairing, simple past and past participle disrepaired)
  1. (intransitive, rare) To get into a state of disrepair. Tags: intransitive, rare
    Sense id: en-disrepair-en-verb-HpCan6~F

Inflected forms

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