disrepair

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disrepair

/ˌdɪs.ɹɪˈpɛə(ɹ)/ UK
/ˌdɪs.ɹɪˈpɛɚ/ Canada, US

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noun disrepairs

countable, uncountable The state of being in poor condition, in need of repair. The sewing machine is in disrepair.
Similar: unrepair

verb disrepairs · disrepairing · disrepaired

intransitive, rare To get into a state of disrepair. The house was disrepairing before your very eyes.

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noun the state of being in poor condition

Français	délabrement
Italiano	rovina, sfacelo
Русский	неиспра́вность neisprávnostʹ

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@misc{disrepair_2026,
  title = {disrepair},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/disrepair},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}