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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Image After the Tudor era, which ended in 1603, the palace fell into disrepair.
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Megan Specia, New York Times, 26 May 2024
The 23-year-old stadium on the norther edge of the future Panther Island has fallen into disrepair after sitting empty for nearly a decade.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 May 2024
Politicians also make the problem worse by allowing properties to end in tax sales to out-of-state investors who let the property to fall into disrepair and eventually end up as another vacant house.
—Baltimore Sun Media, Baltimore Sun, 11 Apr. 2024
As court records indicate, there was no question that the railing had fallen into disrepair.
—Jacob Leuze, Miami Herald, 18 May 2024
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Megan Specia, New York Times, 26 May 2024
The 23-year-old stadium on the norther edge of the future Panther Island has fallen into disrepair after sitting empty for nearly a decade.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 May 2024
Politicians also make the problem worse by allowing properties to end in tax sales to out-of-state investors who let the property to fall into disrepair and eventually end up as another vacant house.
—Baltimore Sun Media, Baltimore Sun, 11 Apr. 2024
As court records indicate, there was no question that the railing had fallen into disrepair.
—Jacob Leuze, Miami Herald, 18 May 2024
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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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