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Definition of Disrepair
1. Noun. In need of repairs.
Definition of Disrepair
1. n. A state of being in bad condition, and wanting repair.
Definition of Disrepair
1. Noun. The state of being out of repair; broken. ¹
2. Noun. Impaired condition. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Disrepair
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Disrepair
Literary usage of Disrepair
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Parliamentary Debates: Official Report by Northern Ireland Parliament. House of Commons (1882)
"He had not heard that they had fallen into disrepair, but, if that were the case,
lie would take care they were put in proper condition. ..."
2. Passages from the English Note-books of Nathaniel Hawthorne by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Sophia Peabody Hawthorne (1871)
"... and covered with warehouses; even if the church itself escaped, — but it would
not escape longer than till its disrepair afforded excuse for tearing it ..."
3. The Law of Torts by John Frederic Clerk, William Harry Barber Lindsell, Thomas Hollis Walker (1896)
"Where premises while in the occupation of a tenant are in such a state of disrepair
as to cause a nuisance, then, whether that state of disrepair existed at ..."
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