Disused
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌdɪsˈjuːzd/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Disused is a verb meaning simple past and past participle of disuse.
Meaning
simple past and past participle of disuse.
More Meanings
- No longer in use.
Example Sentences
All around in shadow lurked the shapes of trunks, wooden boxes, furniture, disused and broken.
The breath that stirred his lips he soon resigned To windy chaos, and we only find The garnered husks of his disusèd words.
In Scotland the custom, now disused in England, of inviting the relations of the deceased to the interment is universally retained.
[…] the disused, wrecked Byzantine churches that brooded, forlorn, lovely, ravished and apostate ghosts, about the hills and shores of that lost empire.
Synonyms for disused
Depending on context, synonyms include antiquated, defunct, outdated, obsolete.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include obsolete, desolate, vacancy, vacant, derelict, abandoned.
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