disrepair
State of decay
Disrepair is the state of being worn down or broken from neglect: The old farmhouse had fallen into disrepair.
The word appears almost exclusively in the phrase in disrepair or into disrepair, describing buildings, roads, equipment, or other things that have deteriorated from lack of maintenance.
Breaking down gradually
- collapsingFalling inward suddenly
- broken-downDamaged beyond function
- ramshackleBadly deteriorated from neglect
- dilapidatedRuined through neglect
decrepit · unstable · sagging · leaning · buckling · warped · rotting · compromised
Organic breakdown process
- corrosionChemical wearing away
- rustIron oxide coating
- moldForm-giving container
- mildewFungus from dampness
deterioration · decomposition · oxidation · tarnish · blight · weathering · erosion · dry-rot
Not kept in repair
- abandonedLeft behind completely
- derelictAbandoned or neglectful
- forsakenCompletely abandoned or discarded
- forgottenNo longer recalled
overgrown · dusty · cobwebbed · vacant · unoccupied · untended · uncared-for · uninhabited
Worn and neglected
- tatteredRipped and worn out
- threadbareWorn until transparent
- frayedUnraveled at edges
- fadedLost original color
ragged · weathered · battered · scuffed · scratched · dented · chipped · cracked
Destroyed remains of something
- rubbleBroken building fragments
- ruinsDecayed structural remains
- shamblesState of total disorder
- debrisScattered broken fragments
desolation · remnants · shell · husk · gutted · destroyed · demolished · devastated
Plant disease causing decay
- slumImpoverished urban district
- ghettoSegregated urban quarter
- tenementMulti-unit urban dwelling
- condemnedOfficially declared unfit
slumlord · flophouse · eyesore · brownfield · inner-city · redlined · disinvestment · vacancy
crumbling
Breaking down gradually
- collapsingFalling inward suddenly
- broken-downDamaged beyond function
- ramshackleBadly deteriorated from neglect
dilapidated · decrepit · unstable · sagging · leaning · buckling · warped · rotting · compromised · unsafe
rot
Organic breakdown process
mildew · deterioration · decomposition · oxidation · tarnish · blight · weathering · erosion · dry-rot · woodworm
unmaintained
Not kept in repair
- abandonedLeft behind completely
- derelictAbandoned or neglectful
- forsakenCompletely abandoned or discarded
forgotten · overgrown · dusty · cobwebbed · vacant · unoccupied · untended · uncared-for · uninhabited · mothballed
shabby
Worn and neglected
- tatteredRipped and worn out
- threadbareWorn until transparent
- frayedUnraveled at edges
faded · ragged · weathered · battered · scuffed · scratched · dented · chipped · cracked · worn-out
wreckage
Destroyed remains of something
debris · desolation · remnants · shell · husk · gutted · destroyed · demolished · devastated · razed
blight
Plant disease causing decay
condemned · slumlord · flophouse · eyesore · brownfield · inner-city · redlined · disinvestment · vacancy · squatter
- Deteriorationdecay, rot, degradation, deterioration, corrosion
- DIS- wordsdisagree, disallow, disbelieve, disapprove, disarray
- Equipment Problemsrust, corrosion, wear, deterioration, breakdown
- dysfunctiondysfunction, malfunction, breakdown, failure, defect
- informal conditionsmess, clutter, chaos, disorder, disarray
- structural defectscracking, collapse, buckling, sagging, settling
disrepairgood condition
Maintained, undamaged state
mint condition · working order · soundness · wholeness · health
disrepairrepair
Restore to working order
upkeep · maintenance · preservation · conservation · restoration
repair, repaired, repairing, repairs, reparation, irreparable, reparable, repairer, repairers