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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Allowed to crumble into disrepair by its owners, the Meruelo family, the famous hotel was ordered demolished by the city as a hazardous structure.
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Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2025
Public water systems across the country have been falling into disrepair in recent decades due to aging and sometimes dangerous infrastructure, as cities with lead water pipes have discovered.
—Jeremy Orr, The Conversation, 22 Apr. 2025
But reproductions eventually fell out of favor, and eventually into disrepair, locked away in storage or destroyed.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2025
The club, which had fallen into disrepair in the six years Avila owned it, even with escalating mandatory dues, was closed in August, 2019.
—Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2025
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Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2025
Public water systems across the country have been falling into disrepair in recent decades due to aging and sometimes dangerous infrastructure, as cities with lead water pipes have discovered.
—Jeremy Orr, The Conversation, 22 Apr. 2025
But reproductions eventually fell out of favor, and eventually into disrepair, locked away in storage or destroyed.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2025
The club, which had fallen into disrepair in the six years Avila owned it, even with escalating mandatory dues, was closed in August, 2019.
—Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for disrepair
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“Disrepair.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disrepair. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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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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