disuse
/dɪsˈjuːs
/noun [mass noun]
The state of not being used: his voice was croaky with disuse...
- Most of the money is being used for refurbishing properties which have fallen into disrepair and disuse.
- However, the ancient Egyptians, who made good bread themselves, did not abandon barley; and it did not fall into general disuse.
- This was all in high school, and years of disuse and neglect have made my Spanish skills rustier than a Gary, Indiana steel mill.
Synonyms
non-use, non-employment, lack of use;
neglect, abandonment, desertion;
cessation, discontinuance, obsolescence
formal desuetude