# disuse

> English word · Noun · IPA /dɪsˈjuːs/ · frequency rank #47,583

## Definitions
1. The state of not being used; neglect.

## Etymology
From Old French desuser, equivalent to dis- + use.

## Easily confused with
- **douse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/disuse-vs-douse)
- **disused** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/disuse-vs-disused)
- **diss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diss-vs-disuse)
- **dilute** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dilute-vs-disuse)
- **defuse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/defuse-vs-disuse)
- **discus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/discus-vs-disuse)
- **disease** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/disease-vs-disuse)
- **discuss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/discuss-vs-disuse)
- **dispute** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dispute-vs-disuse)
- **disgust** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/disgust-vs-disuse)
- **dispose** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dispose-vs-disuse)
- **diffuse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diffuse-vs-disuse)
- **disguise** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/disguise-vs-disuse)

## Common misspellings (8)
`ddisuse`, `dissue`, `dissuse`, `disues`, `disusse`, `diusse`, `dsiuse`, `idsuse`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/disuse