disuse

n.
The state of not being used or of being no longer in use.

noun

The quality or state of being obsolete: desuetude, obsoleteness, obsoletism. See new/old, used/unused.

n

Definition: non-use
Antonyms: employment, use

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IN BRIEF: To discontinue the practice of something.

The first of our senses which we should take care never to let rust through disuse is that sixth sense, the imagination. — Christopher Fry, British playwright.

Dansk (Danish)
n. - mangel på anvendelse, ophør

Nederlands (Dutch)
onbruik

Français (French)
n. - abandon, désuétude

Deutsch (German)
n. - Außerbetriebstellung, Nichtgebrauch

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αχρηστία, αχρησία

Italiano (Italian)
disuso

Português (Portuguese)
n. - desuso (m)

Русский (Russian)
неиспользование

Español (Spanish)
n. - desuso

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - obruklighet

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
不用, 废弃

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 不用, 廢棄

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 폐지

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 使わないこと, 不使用, 廃棄

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) عدم استعمال, هجر, إهمال‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אי-שימוש‬

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