disrepair

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An indicator of this disrepair was the almost complete loss of trust that Americans expressed toward business and its leaders.

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  1. noun The condition of being in need of repair: a house in disrepair.

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  • The château was in disrepair, the grapevines diseased, the lavender fields and olive groves untended. —  TheFrenchCount’sPregnantBride
  • The church had gone through periods of disrepair, and times when it was abandoned. —  XXXX
  • Neither of the new acquisitions did much to help an offense that was in disrepair, and the careless giving away of talented youngsters in search of proven veterans depleted the farm system of guys who could have helped the team down the line. —  Baseball Analysts
  • I thought this disrepair was strictly confined to the LA Building, but it turns out the Mathematics / Geosciences Building has the same tiny desks and the added bonus of poor ventilation. —  Arbiter Online
  • The forts defending the harbor were in disrepair, and the artillery no match for the British men of war. —  Conservapedia - Recent changes [en]
 

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/dɪsrəˈpɛr/
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