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disrepair

Syllables: dis·re·pair/ˌdɪs.ɹɪˈpɛə(ɹ)/US/ˌdɪs.ɹɪˈpɛɚ/

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disrepair noun: the state of being in poor condition, in need of repair.

disrepair: the state of being in poor condition, in need of repair
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Noun

disrepair (countable and uncountable, plural disrepairs)

  1. The state of being in poor condition, in need of repair.
    • The sewing machine is in disrepair.
    • The house had fallen into such disrepair that no agent would show it to buyers.
    Synonyms:
    unrepair

Verb

disrepair (third-person singular simple present disrepairs, present participle disrepairing, simple past and past participle disrepaired)

  1. (intransitive, rare) To get into a state of disrepair.
    • The house was disrepairing before your very eyes.1971, John Oliver Killens, The Cotillion, Or, One Good Bull is Half the Herd

disrepair meaning in Malayalam

disrepair in Malayalam

കേടുപാടു തീർക്കാതെയുളള സ്ഥിതി, ജീർണ്ണാവസ്ഥ, അറ്റകുറ്റം

Examples of disrepair in a sentence

  • As Janet went back and forth, she was struck by the surprising charm that the old house showed within, quite out of keeping with its littered door-yard and outward disrepair.1921, Cornelia Meigs, The Windy Hill, Chapter 6:
  • All the A.C.V. four-wheel diesel railbuses are now stored in seeming disrepair at Derby Friargate.1962 January, “Motive Power Miscellany: London Midland Region: Midland Lines”, in Modern Railways, page 59:
  • We've defended other nations' borders while refusing to defend our own, and spent trillions and trillions of dollars overseas while America's infrastructure has fallen into disrepair and decay.2017 January 20, Donald Trump, Inauguration speech:

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Synonyms of disrepair

Forms of disrepair

Noun
pluraldisrepairs
Verb
third-person singular presentdisrepairs
present participledisrepairing
past participledisrepaired
pastdisrepaired

Origin of disrepair

From dis- + repair.

Words that rhyme with disrepair

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Questions about disrepair

What does disrepair mean?
Disrepair means the state of being in poor condition, in need of repair.
What is disrepair in Malayalam?
Disrepair in Malayalam is കേടുപാടു തീർക്കാതെയുളള സ്ഥിതി, ജീർണ്ണാവസ്ഥ, അറ്റകുറ്റം. See Disrepair meaning in Malayalam.
How do you use disrepair in a sentence?
As Janet went back and forth, she was struck by the surprising charm that the old house showed within, quite out of keeping with its littered door-yard and outward disrepair.
What part of speech is disrepair?
Disrepair can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce disrepair?
Disrepair is pronounced /ˌdɪs.ɹɪˈpɛə(ɹ)/ (UK).
What is the plural of disrepair?
The plural of disrepair is disrepairs.

Words near disrepair in the dictionary

  1. disremember
  2. disremembered
  3. disremembering
  4. disremembers
  5. disremembrance
  6. disrepair
  7. disrepaired
  8. disrepairing
  9. disrepairs
  10. disreputabilities
  11. disreputability

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