noun
- the state of not being used or no longer being used
verb
- to stop using something
Usage: formal
Examples
- The old railway line fell into disuse after the highway was built.
- Many traditional crafts have fallen into disuse in modern times.
- The building showed signs of disuse with broken windows and overgrown weeds.
- The company decided to disuse the outdated equipment.
- After years of disuse, the piano was badly out of tune.
- They chose to disuse the old manufacturing process in favor of automation.