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disrepair

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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Received-Pronunciation: /ˌdɪs.ɹɪˈpɛə(ɹ)/
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Canada, General-American: /ˌdɪs.ɹɪˈpɛɚ/
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rhymes with -ɛə(ɹ)
CMU ARPABET: D IH2 S R IH0 P EH1 R Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

verb

Meaning 2

To get into a state of disrepair.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive, rare

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

noun

Meaning 3

in need of repairs

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: unsoundness

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin dis- Old French des-bor. Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English repair English disrepair From dis- + repair.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

Bulgarian: неизправност (neizpravnost) — the state of being in poor condition
French: délabrement — the state of being in poor condition
Italian: rovina — the state of being in poor condition
Italian: sfacelo — the state of being in poor condition
Polish: zapaść — the state of being in poor condition
Russian: неиспра́вность (neisprávnostʹ) — the state of being in poor condition

Word forms

Inflections and variants

disrepairs — plural
disrepairs — present, singular, third-person
disrepairing — participle, present
disrepaired — participle, past
disrepaired — past

Word family

Derived and related words

Derived: none provided

Related: none provided

Spelling and sound

Hyphenation and homophones

Hyphenation: dis·re·pair

Semantic map

Other relationships

Hypernyms: unsoundness

Sources

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