disuse : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: disuse	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for disuse
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
disuse n the state of something that has been unused and neglected; "the house was in a terrible state of neglect" Synonym(s): neglect, disuse
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Disuse \Disuse"\ (?; see {Dis-}), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disused}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disusing}.] 1. To cease to use; to discontinue the practice of. 2. To disaccustom; -- with to or from; as, disused to toil. [bd]Disuse* me from . . . pain.[b8] --Donne.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Disuse \Disuse"\, n. Cessation of use, practice, or exercise; inusitation; desuetude; as, the limbs lose their strength by disuse. The disuse* of the tongue in the only . . . remedy. --Addison. Church discipline then fell into disuse. --Southey.