adjective
disused
dihs-YOOZD
Disused (adjective) means No longer used; abandoned. Example: “They found the treasure hidden in a disused mine shaft.”
adjective
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No longer used; abandoned.
"It was to assist in the filling-in of the tunnel on the disused Patricroft-Clifton Junction line, which was the scene of a disaster in 1953 when part, below some houses in Swinton, caved in."
— , Notes and News: Locomotive Notes: London Midland Region (1955)
"They found the treasure hidden in a disused mine shaft."
"The tables, for instance, were to be covered with baize, but when the patron found that baize was expensive he bought instead disused army blankets, smelling incorrigibly of sweat."
— George Orwell pseudonym; Eric Arthur Blair (1933)
"All around in shadow lurked the shapes of trunks, wooden boxes, furniture, disused and broken."
— Toni Morrison, Paradise (1997)
How to use disused
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishSomething that used to be used but has been left idle.
Common pairings
disused railway
disused building
disused mine
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What does “disused” mean?
The word “disused” means no longer used; abandoned. In plain terms, something that used to be used but has been left idle.
How do you pronounce “disused”?
“Disused” is pronounced dihs-YOOZD (/ˌdɪsˈjuːzd/ in IPA).
How do you use “disused” in a sentence?
Here is “disused” used in a sentence: “They found the treasure hidden in a disused mine shaft.”
What part of speech is “disused”?
“Disused” is an adjective.
