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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As noted on the Alamo website, the site fell into disrepair until the U.S. Army took it over in the 1840s as a supply hub, only to be abandoned again with the building of a more permanent military garrison at Fort Sam Houston.
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Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025
But the stone bridge has fallen into disrepair, with the Chicago Department of Transportation cordoning it off to pedestrian traffic in 2013.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
Many were housed in temporary shelters across the city, including at the Roosevelt Hotel, a one-time luxury hotel that had fallen into disrepair in midtown Manhattan.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
It’s abandoned now and has fallen into disrepair, with broken slats on the wood steps and prickly bushes growing over the front porch.
—Melinda Newman, Billboard, 4 Mar. 2025
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Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025
But the stone bridge has fallen into disrepair, with the Chicago Department of Transportation cordoning it off to pedestrian traffic in 2013.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
Many were housed in temporary shelters across the city, including at the Roosevelt Hotel, a one-time luxury hotel that had fallen into disrepair in midtown Manhattan.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
It’s abandoned now and has fallen into disrepair, with broken slats on the wood steps and prickly bushes growing over the front porch.
—Melinda Newman, Billboard, 4 Mar. 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 13 Mar. 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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