desuetude
noun/DES-wih-tood/
disuse; no longer being used
Bull Sir की Hinglish
Desuetude मतलब ऐसी हालत जिसमें कोई चीज़ या क़ानून अब इस्तेमाल न होता हो।
Meanings & examples
- 1. noun
a state of disuse or inactivity
- “The old law had fallen into desuetude.”
- “After years of desuetude, the railway line was reopened.”
💡 Memory trick
DE (away from) + "used to": something we are no longer used to using.
Synonyms
disuseneglectabandonment
Antonyms
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