The meaning of DISUSED is no longer used or occupied : abandoned. How to use disused in a sentence.

There are 400,000 disused industrial sites in England and Wales. Firefighters battled to control a blaze at a disused warehouse. The canal is now disused and partly filled in.

Definition of disused adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

DISUSED definition: no longer used See examples of disused used in a sentence.

A disused place or building is empty and is no longer used. ...a disused airfield near Maidenhead.

dis•use /n. dɪsˈyus; v. -ˈyuz/ n. [uncountable] a state of ceasing to be used or practiced: Happily such weapons have fallen into disuse. dis•used, adj.: old disused factories that were rotting away.

There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective disused, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

Britannica Dictionary definition of DISUSED always used before a noun : no longer used disused buildings/mines a disused word

disused – unused – misused 1. 'disused' A disused place or building is no longer used for its original purpose and is now empty. The sculpture was stored in a disused lorry factory.

Jan 2, 2026 · /dɪsˈjuzd/ IPA guide Definitions of disused adjective no longer in use synonyms: obsolete