disrepair

Etymology

dis- + repair

noun

  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.
    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. 20 January 2017, Donald Trump, Inauguration speech

verb

  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

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