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disused

 

[ dɪsˈjuːzd ]

Adjective
Context #1 | Adjective

building

No longer used or occupied; abandoned.

Synonyms

abandoned, unused, vacant

Examples of usage

  • The disused factory was slowly being reclaimed by nature.
  • The disused train tracks were overgrown with weeds.

Translations

Translations of the word "disused" in other languages:

🇵🇹 desativado

🇮🇳 उपयोग में नहीं

🇩🇪 stillgelegt

🇮🇩 tidak terpakai

🇺🇦 вийшов з ужитку

🇵🇱 nieużywany

🇯🇵 使われていない

🇫🇷 désaffecté

🇪🇸 en desuso

🇹🇷 kullanılmayan

🇰🇷 사용되지 않는

🇸🇦 غير مستخدم

🇨🇿 nepoužívaný

🇸🇰 nepoužívaný

🇨🇳 废弃的

🇸🇮 neuporabljen

🇮🇸 ónotaður

🇰🇿 пайдаланылмаған

🇬🇪 გამოუყენებელი

🇦🇿 istifadə edilməmiş

🇲🇽 en desuso

Etymology

The word 'disused' originated from the combination of the prefix 'dis-' meaning 'not' and the word 'used'. It first appeared in the English language in the early 18th century.

See also: abuse, disuse, misuse, misused, overuse, peruse, reusableness, reuse, reusing, underuse, unusable, unused, usability, usable, usage, used, useful, usefully, usefulness, useless, uselessness, users, using, usual, utensil, utilize.

Word Frequency Rank

Positioned at #22,669, this word is part of extensive vocabulary. It's relatively rare in general usage but may be important in specific fields or formal writing.