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disrepair

/ˌdɪsrɪˈpeə(r)/noun

उच्चारण डिस्रिपेअर

जीर्णता, टूटी-फूटी हालत

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    a building, road, that is in a state of disrepair has not been taken care of and is broken or in bad condition

    जीर्णता, टूटी-फूटी हालत

    • The old fort has fallen into disrepair.
    • The bridge has fallen into disrepair and is unsafe for heavy vehicles.
    • The school building has been in disrepair since the earthquake.
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    • Many roads fall into disrepair after the monsoon.
    • The old railway station was in a state of disrepair.

    Synonyms dilapidation decay deterioration ruin neglect

    Opposite good repair good condition maintenance

≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

dilapidation decay deterioration ruin neglect

Antonyms

good repair good condition maintenance

AaSpelling

dis·re·pair

?Which word?

Keep the bad-condition words together: disrepair, dilapidation (old and in very bad condition), decay, ruin, neglect, ramshackle (adjective, badly made and likely to fall down).

खराब हालत के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: disrepair, dilapidation (पुराना और बहुत खराब हालत में, जीर्ण-शीर्ण), decay, ruin, neglect, ramshackle (adjective, खराब बना और गिरने वाला)।

§Grammar and usage

The adjective dilapidated describes a building in disrepair ('a dilapidated house').

Adjective dilapidated जीर्ण भवन का वर्णन करता है ('a dilapidated house')।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

Fall into disrepair, in a state of disrepair.

Collocation अक्सर पूछा जाता है: fall into disrepair, in a state of disrepair।