disrepair
noun
dis·re·pair
ˌdis-ri-ˈper 
: the state of being in need of repair
a building fallen into disrepair
Examples of disrepair in a Sentence
The lighthouse was in disrepair until the volunteers cleaned it up.
After years of neglect, the house fell into disrepair.
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Dozens of older homes, most built during the area’s postwar building boom, were in a state of shocking disrepair.
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Zac Taylor, The Conversation, 9 June 2026
Road accidents are common in Iraq, where decades of conflict, corruption and underinvestment have left much of the country’s infrastructure in disrepair.
—ABC News, 8 June 2026
As the fridges fell into disrepair, Cubans simply used the fans to cool themselves.
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june 5, Miami Herald, 6 June 2026
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Zac Taylor, The Conversation, 9 June 2026
Road accidents are common in Iraq, where decades of conflict, corruption and underinvestment have left much of the country’s infrastructure in disrepair.
—ABC News, 8 June 2026
As the fridges fell into disrepair, Cubans simply used the fans to cool themselves.
—Sarah Moreno
june 5, Miami Herald, 6 June 2026
Bowen Homes was demolished in 2009 after the 650-apartment complex fell into neglect and disrepair.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 3 June 2026
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“Disrepair.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disrepair. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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disrepair
noun
dis·re·pair
ˌdis-ri-ˈpa(ə)r
-ˈpe(ə)r
: the condition of needing repair
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