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Disused vs Discarded - What's the difference?

disused | discarded |

As an adjective disused

is no longer in use.

As a verb discarded is

(discard).

disused

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • no longer in use

    • discarded

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (discard)

    • discard

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • to throw away, to reject.
  • * I. Taylor
    • A man discards the follies of boyhood.
  • (card games) To make a discard; to throw out a card.
  • To dismiss from employment, confidence, or favour; to discharge.
  • * Jonathan Swift
    • They blame the favourites, and think it nothing extraordinary that the queen should resolve to discard them.

    Synonyms

    * cast away * dismiss * dispose * eliminate * get rid of * throw away * See also

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Anything discarded.
  • A discarded playing card in a card game.

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