as in neglect
lack of use
since the car has experienced years of disuse, starting it up won't be easy
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Recent Examples of disuse
The Dissolution Of Neural Manifolds Our minds work like muscles, growing stronger through resistance and weaker through disuse.
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Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
The Jemez Historical Site near Jemez Hot Springs is an even older development, where visitors can see ruins of a pueblo that dates back to the 16th century, alongside the 17th century Spanish mission that later developed and fell into disuse on the same site.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2025
The 10-room Apostolic Palace apartment is undergoing extensive renovations, addressing years of water damage and disuse.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
The 10-room suite, located on the palace’s third floor, has also undergone repairs for water infiltration and humidity after years of disuse.
—Greg Wehner , Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 20 Aug. 2025
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The sites of protest include small cities such as Abadan and the Kurdish-majority Malekshahi in the southwestern Ilam province, where economic grievances, unemployment, and state neglect are stark.—
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For neighborhood residents, the properties have become symbols of disinvestment and neglect, drawing growing calls for city government to intervene.—
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Nora, a volatile actress struggling with crippling stage fright, is consumed by deep resentment over her father’s abandonment.—
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Its abandonment, with powder canisters spilling across the rock, suggested that its owner left in haste.—
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One of the dogs had pressure sores on all of its limbs, indicating inactivity, the detective wrote.—
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How periods of inactivity affect cognitive performance For most of us, everyday life is characterized by a lack of movement.—
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“Disuse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disuse. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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