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
But by the 1970s, years of neglect put the hotel in a state of disrepair.
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Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 22 Oct. 2025
Many of these facilities are now in a state of disrepair.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
But issues like overcrowding, disrepair and climate change have continued to plague the Louvre.
—NPR, 20 Oct. 2025
Detroit once was plagued by a lack of reliable city services, with several neighborhoods in disrepair.
—Dana Afana, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025
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Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 22 Oct. 2025
Many of these facilities are now in a state of disrepair.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
But issues like overcrowding, disrepair and climate change have continued to plague the Louvre.
—NPR, 20 Oct. 2025
Detroit once was plagued by a lack of reliable city services, with several neighborhoods in disrepair.
—Dana Afana, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for disrepair
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disrepair
Noun
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Parker will appear in criminal court The civil verdict against Parker — who faces eight counts of felony child neglect in a criminal trial next month — provides a window into key evidence and arguments that will likely resurface when Parker appears in criminal court.—
Cindy Von Quednow,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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In a separate legal matter, Parker is facing criminal charges of felony child abuse and neglect for her alleged indifference.—
Gary Grumbach,
NBC news,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Some of it is also related to the age and deterioration of much of the grid, which now requires rebuilding.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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The deterioration in the labor market has been concentrated in payroll employment, which is the [datapoint] that is the most susceptible to demographic and immigration changes.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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Advertisement Mamdani’s vision of an equitable, affordable urbanity emerges as a challenge to this long history of abandonment and exclusion.—
Fahad Zuberi,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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Cue, Helm’s first rejection, abandonment, difficult emotions.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Disrepair.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disrepair. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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