Disuse

Definition:

  • (v. t.) To cease to use; to discontinue the practice of.
  • (v. t.) To disaccustom; -- with to or from; as, disused to toil.
  • (n.) Cessation of use, practice, or exercise; inusitation; desuetude; as, the limbs lose their strength by disuse.

Compare disuse with other words:

disuse vs. misuse

disuse vs. inusitation

abuse vs. disuse

abandon vs. disuse

disaccustom vs. disuse

disuse vs. disused

disuse vs. neglect

desuetude vs. disuse

disuse vs. lapse

dilapidate vs. disuse

disuse vs. use

disuse vs. waste

disuse vs. obsolete