English

Noun

disrepair ‎(countable and uncountable, plural disrepairs)

1. The state of being in poor condition, in need of repair.

   The sewing machine is in disrepair.

   The house had fallen into such disrepair that no agent would show it to buyers.

Translations

Synonyms

• unrepair

Verb

disrepair ‎(third-person singular simple present disrepairs, present participle disrepairing, simple past and past participle disrepaired)

1. (intransitive, rare) To get into a state of disrepair.
   • 1971, John Oliver Killens, The Cotillion, Or, One Good Bull is Half the Herd

     The house was disrepairing before your very eyes.