disrepairn.
/dɪsrɪˈpɛː/ The state of being out of repair, or in bad condition for want of repairs.
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the world > matter > condition of matter > bad condition of matter > [noun] > disrepair
dispayre1467
permissive waste1703
disrepair1798
irrepair1822
unrepair1843
1798 Telegraph in Spirit of Public Jrnls. (1799) II. 368 If our landlord should..suffer our houses and fences to go entirely into disrepair.
1813 W. Scott Rokeby ii. xvii. 79 All spoke neglect and disrepair.
1816 W. Scott Old Mortality v, in Tales of my Landlord 1st Ser. II. 100 It had been suffered to go considerably into disrepair.
1833 Act 3 & 4 William IV c. 46 §104 Where any..spouts..drains or common sewers..shall get into disrepair.
1854 H. Miller Schools & Schoolmasters (1857) i. 8 It..had now fallen greatly into disrepair.
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- understudies
- understudy
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- understuffed
- understumble
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- undersubscrive
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