as in neglect
the state of being unattended to or not cared for
the old house was in such disrepair that the roof had caved in
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Recent Examples of disrepair
Detroit once was plagued by a lack of reliable city services, with several neighborhoods in disrepair.
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Dana Afana, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025
But the club closed in 2016 and remains in disrepair.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 7 Oct. 2025
The gasket of the two-door cooler was in disrepair.
—Sarah Linn, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2025
The company in February 2016 had torn down the three historic Green Gables apartments, built in 1927 by architect Nelle Peters, after the buildings, west of the Country Club Plaza, had fallen into disrepair.
—Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2025
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Dana Afana, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025
But the club closed in 2016 and remains in disrepair.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 7 Oct. 2025
The gasket of the two-door cooler was in disrepair.
—Sarah Linn, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2025
The company in February 2016 had torn down the three historic Green Gables apartments, built in 1927 by architect Nelle Peters, after the buildings, west of the Country Club Plaza, had fallen into disrepair.
—Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for disrepair
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disrepair
Noun
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The student’s mother was sentenced to a total of nearly four years in prison for child neglect and federal weapons charges.—
Cindy Von Quednow,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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Organizers also say historic status would help prevent demolition by neglect.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The causes of the deterioration are different in each case, and some of Washington’s grievances against Brazil, India, and South Africa—global swing states that will help dictate which country leads the world—are legitimate.—
Richard Fontaine,
Foreign Affairs,
27 Oct. 2025
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According to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, CMT causes a range of sensory and motor symptoms, including numbness, tingling, pain, muscle weakness and atrophy — deterioration in cells, tissues, and organs.—
Diana Leyva,
Nashville Tennessean,
24 Oct. 2025
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Less familiar are the consequences of its abandonment of traditional civil-rights-law enforcement.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
29 Oct. 2025
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Wellsense highlights that its Fli solutions are designed for versatility, supporting a broad spectrum of well applications such as production optimization, well integrity evaluation, stimulation monitoring, and abandonment planning.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Disrepair.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disrepair. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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