"disuse" meaning in English

See disuse in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /dɪsˈjuːs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-disuse.wav [UK], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-disuse2.wav [UK] Forms: disuse [singular], [plural]
Etymology: dis- + use Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|dis|use}} dis- + use Head templates: {{noun4}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Disuse is the state of not being used.
    Sense id: simple-disuse-en-noun-E5kliOt7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms prefixed with dis-

Verb

IPA: /dɪsˈjuːz/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-disuse.wav [UK], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-disuse2.wav [UK] Forms: disuse [canonical], disuses [third-person, singular], disused [past], disused [past, participle], disusing [present, participle]
Etymology: dis- + use Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|dis|use}} dis- + use Head templates: {{verb|disus|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you disuse something, you stop using it.
    Sense id: simple-disuse-en-verb-xG2-gtmv
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms prefixed with dis-
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