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noun

  1. The stoppage of use

    discontinuance, abolition, desuetude, nonobservance, inaction, discarding, cessation, intermission, interruption, abolishment, abrogation, forbearance, abstinence, relinquishment.

    Antonyms use*, continuance, continuation.

  2. The state of being unused

    decay, neglect, abandonment, unemployment, desertedness; see also idleness 1, neglect 1, omission 1.

    Antonyms production*, usefulness, employment.

See disuse in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II

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