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I am an unmarried man, as opposed to a single man. A bachelor, according to the dictionary, is a man who has never been married. An unmarried man is not married at the moment. Many of these terms have fallen into disuse.
Raymond Burr

Meaning of "disuse" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DISUSE

disuse  [dɪsˈjuːs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DISUSE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Disuse is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DISUSE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of disuse in the English dictionary

The definition of disuse in the dictionary is the condition of being unused; neglect.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DISUSE


co-produce
ˌkəʊprəˈdjuːs
conduce
kənˈdjuːs
cost-in-use
ˌkɒstɪnˈjuːs
deduce
dɪˈdjuːs
deuce
djuːs
educe
ɪˈdjuːs
induce
ɪnˈdjuːs
introduce
ˌɪntrəˈdjuːs
misuse
ˌmɪsˈjuːs
nonuse
ˌnɒnˈjuːs
obtuse
əbˈtjuːs
produce
prəˈdjuːs
puce
pjuːs
reduce
rɪˈdjuːs
reproduce
ˌriːprəˈdjuːs
seduce
sɪˈdjuːs
single-use
ˌsɪŋɡəlˈjuːs
traduce
trəˈdjuːs
transduce
trænzˈdjuːs
Zeus
zjuːs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DISUSE

disubstituted
disulfate
disulfide
disulfiram
disulfoton
disulphate
disulphide
disulphuret
disulphuric acid
disunion
disunionist
disunite
disunited
disunities
disunity
disusage
disused
disutilities
disutility
disvalue

WORDS THAT END LIKE DISUSE

abuse
because
cause
child abuse
excuse
Father of the House
fuse
house
lady of the house
masseuse
mouse
muse
pause
refuse
spouse
the House
Toulouse
use
warehouse
White House

Synonyms and antonyms of disuse in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DISUSE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «disuse» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of disuse

Translation of «disuse» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DISUSE

Find out the translation of disuse to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of disuse from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «disuse» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

淘汰
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

desuso
570 millions of speakers

English

disuse
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अप्रचार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الترك
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

употребления
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

desuso
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

disusage
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

désuétude
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sosej
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Nichtgebrauch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

不使用
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

폐기
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Disusage
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự bỏ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

disusage
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गैरवर्तन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

disusage
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

disuso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nieużywania
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вживання
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

desuetudine
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αχρηστία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onbruik
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

glömska
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

stillstand
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of disuse

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DISUSE»

The term «disuse» is regularly used and occupies the 87.539 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DISUSE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about disuse

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5 QUOTES WITH «DISUSE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word disuse.
1
Peter Andre
It's so important to encourage the use of suncream, tan in a bottle and the disuse of sunbeds which are known world-wide as causes of skin cancer.
2
Joel Barlow
A habitual disuse of physical forces totally destroys the moral; and men lose at once the power of protecting themselves, and of discerning the cause of their oppression.
3
Raymond Burr
I am an unmarried man, as opposed to a single man. A bachelor, according to the dictionary, is a man who has never been married. An unmarried man is not married at the moment. Many of these terms have fallen into disuse.
4
Linford Christie
Obviously I was disappointed when it fell into disuse, because it was my own track named after me, but I am sure all those youngsters we lost will be coming back, and I certainly intend to be down here as much as I can, coaching and advising.
5
Leonardo da Vinci
Iron rusts from disuse; water loses its purity from stagnation... even so does inaction sap the vigor of the mind.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DISUSE»

Discover the use of disuse in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to disuse and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Effects of Aging and Disuse on Bone Remodeling in Response ...
Finally, it was shown that daily short-term weight-bearing during disuse rescued the targeted bone remodeling response following microdamage induction.
Erik Ingemann Waldorff, 2008
2
Are the Effects of Use and Disuse Inherited
In one sense or other, most—or perhaps all—of the results of natural selection are inherited effects of use or disuse. Natural selection preserves that which is of use and which is used, while it eliminates that which is useless and is not used.
William Platt Ball
3
Dictionary of Theories, Laws, and Concepts in Psychology
A generalization of conditioning by E. L. Thorndike, derived from his law of exercise, which states that a learned stimulus-response bond or association will decrease and become weakened through disuse or through lack of practice. The law ...
Jon E. Roeckelein, 1998
4
An Apology for the disuse of Alcoholic Drinks ... Sixth thousand
George Browne MACDONALD. =7“: ,s .j .1-.Scripture by the emphatic term flesh; “ that which is born of the flesh is flesh.” “ If ye live after the flesh, ye shall die.” The evil principle in man is powerful, and the world in which we live, stimulates and ...
George Browne MACDONALD, 1841
5
The Right Hand of Command: Use and Disuse of Personal Staffs ...
With thorough scholarship, Jones presents an enlightening view of the use of personal staffs by four general officers during the Civil War.
R. Steven Jones, 2000
6
Essays in Honor of William K. Estes: From learning theory to ...
The work that seemed most timely to report at the symposium, however — the collaborative effort we refer to herein as a "new theory of disuse" — seemed not to be a particularly good example of the various significant influences William K.
Alice F. Healy, Stephen Michael Kosslyn, Richard M. Shiffrin, 1992
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Skeletal Muscle: Form and Function
Since new proteins may be produced in the muscle fibers as a result of disuse, it is evident that gene expression must be modified at the transcriptional or translational levels. Microarray analysis has been applied to disused muscles in an ...
Brian R. MacIntosh, Phillip F. Gardiner, Alan J. McComas, 2006
8
Factors Affecting the Use, Misuse and Disuse of In-vehicle ...
In this study we have examined factors of in-vehicle navigation system (IVNS) use, misuse and disuse with experienced IVNS users.
Andrew Varden, 2008
9
A dictionary of the Bengalee language. 2 vols. [in 3. Vol. 1 ...
OTHl'WsW, a. tfrom •aatTsTH, this obliteration, and Vt5*, making), making lists obsolete, bringing this iuto disuse, causing the disappearance or obliteration of this, causing this disappearance or disuse. flsrallistltt, (t. (from i^tafl, this obliteration, ...
William Carey, 1825
10
Theoretical Perspectives on Cognitive Aging
4. Disuse. Interpretations. A decrease in test ability among adults probably is caused by the fact that adults, as they grow older, exercise their minds less and less with the materials found on psychological tests. — Sorenson (1933, p. 736) The ...
Timothy A. Salthouse, 1991

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DISUSE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term disuse is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Hakim, the Masked Coder of Minneapolis
/hakim/ even earned his own board at 8chan, through it fell into disuse after the site changed domains. By the end of January, Hakim had ... «Boing Boing, Jul 15»
2
Children, crime and charity
Allowing those that have been set up to fall into disuse and decay is a criminal act. The child protection system was not perfect. There were ... «The News International, Jul 15»
3
Critics of Tennessee Gas Pipeline claim underused facilities already …
... and two other offshore Gloucester terminals, fell largely into disuse since 2010, two years after opening in 2008, because LNG's market price ... «GazetteNET, Jul 15»
4
Why Greece and Iran seem willing to take on the world
To a large extent that narrative fell into disuse in Greece as the country joined the powerful club that is the European Union, and then entered ... «Yahoo News, Jul 15»
5
BBC licence fee deal - the FT v the Times, Sun and Daily Mail
... with a claim that the BBC “could force more OAPs to pay licence fee” (I thought the OAP designation had fallen into disuse – evidently not). «The Guardian, Jul 15»
6
Modi Has His Task Cut out with Central Asia Gambit
In actuality, it slowly fell into disuse due to excessive multiple transfer costs en route, non-return of containers from Russia, little reverse flow of ... «The New Indian Express, Jul 15»
7
Inspirational Steve Jobs quotes that will change the way you work out
Sure, it's hard in the beginning and your muscles will scream in protest from years of inactivity and disuse, but slowly and surely, your body will ... «Sportskeeda, Jul 15»
8
Why Is Nicotine Addictive? You Asked Google--Here's the Answer
... synaptic cluster is enriched: millions of new synapses fill in the gaps, and the synaptic networks underlying other goals dissipate with disuse. «AlterNet, Jul 15»
9
Thorns in the enemy's path
But much of the fort, like almost every other fort of the Mysore Kingdom broke apart due to disuse. According to Bowring, the hedge was ... «Deccan Herald, Jul 15»
10
204 Bidwell Parkway For Sale?
It appears to need a lot of work but is amazingly intact after what looks like a long period of disuse and neglect. Many of the rooms, especially ... «Buffalo Rising, Jul 15»

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