Disuse

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1. Verb

To cease to use; to discontinue the practice of.

2. Verb

To disaccustom; -- with to or from; as, disused to toil.

3. Noun

Cessation of use, practice, or exercise; inusitation; desuetude; as, the limbs lose their strength by disuse.

4. Noun

the state of something that has been unused and neglected; "the house was in a terrible state of neglect"
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