disuse

/dɪsˈjuːs/

Etymology

From Old French desuser, equivalent to dis- + use.

disuse means the state of not being used; neglect. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 78 out of 100.

disuse is pronounced /dɪsˈjuːs/.

noun

The state of not being used; neglect.“The garden fell into disuse and became overgrown.”

To cease the use of.“Whether in process of time Shakspeare grew weary of the bondage of rhyme, or whether he became convinced of its impropriety in a dramatick dialogue, his neglect of rhyming (for he never wholly disused it) seems to have been gradual.”
To disaccustom.“He was disused to hard work.”