disrepair
noun
dis·re·pair
ˌdis-ri-ˈper 
: the state of being in need of repair
a building fallen into disrepair
Examples of disrepair in a Sentence
The lighthouse was in disrepair until the volunteers cleaned it up.
After years of neglect, the house fell into disrepair.
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Many of those amenities were damaged during the pandemic and the years that followed as the building slid into disrepair and units were taken over by squatters and open drug sales.
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Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 11 July 2025
But many of those Gilded Age mansions had sunk into disrepair by the 1970s and were lost to fire, neglect or demolition.
—Jc Reindl, Freep.com, 9 July 2025
Admittedly, the house that merengue built fell into disrepair in the new millennium, due to stubborn gatekeeping from industry stalwarts, as well as a zeitgeist pivot towards dembow and urbano trends.
—Richard Villegas, Rolling Stone, 7 July 2025
Gladstones Legacy Group, formed by longtime staff, was brought on by L.A. County as the restaurant’s operator to ensure the location did not fall into disrepair in the interim.
—Karla Marie Sanford, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2025
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Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 11 July 2025
But many of those Gilded Age mansions had sunk into disrepair by the 1970s and were lost to fire, neglect or demolition.
—Jc Reindl, Freep.com, 9 July 2025
Admittedly, the house that merengue built fell into disrepair in the new millennium, due to stubborn gatekeeping from industry stalwarts, as well as a zeitgeist pivot towards dembow and urbano trends.
—Richard Villegas, Rolling Stone, 7 July 2025
Gladstones Legacy Group, formed by longtime staff, was brought on by L.A. County as the restaurant’s operator to ensure the location did not fall into disrepair in the interim.
—Karla Marie Sanford, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for disrepair
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“Disrepair.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disrepair. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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disrepair
noun
dis·re·pair
ˌdis-ri-ˈpa(ə)r
-ˈpe(ə)r
: the condition of needing repair
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