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10 Language-to-English DictionariesUnusable
/ʌnˈjuː.zə.bəl/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
So damaged, flawed, or poorly designed that it cannot be used.
"The storm caused a power surge that left the laboratory equipment completely unusable." - 2
Not suitable or fit for service or consumption.
"After sitting in the damp basement for years, the cardboard boxes became soggy and unusable."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word is formed from the prefix un- (Old English 'un-', meaning not) combined with usable, which derives from the verb use (from Old French 'user', ultimately from Latin 'uti', to use) and the suffix -able (from Latin '-abilis'). It emerged in the late Middle English period to describe items or systems that have been rendered incapable of being utilized.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Unusable" is said worldwide
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inutilisable
Transliteration: inutilisable
"Ce logiciel est devenu inutilisable après la mise à jour."
unbrauchbar
Transliteration: unbrauchbar
"Das alte Auto ist völlig unbrauchbar geworden."
inutilizzabile
Transliteration: inutilizzabile
"Il telefono è rimasto inutilizzabile dopo essere caduto in acqua."
inutilizable
Transliteration: inutilizable
"La comida quedó inutilizable tras romperse el refrigerador."
inutilizável
Transliteration: inutilizável
"O documento rasgado tornou-se inutilizável."
अबेकार
Transliteration: abekaar
"पानी में भीगने के बाद दस्तावेज बेकार हो गए।"
无法使用的
Transliteration: wú fǎ shǐ yòng de
"这台旧电脑已经无法使用了。"
사용할 수 없는
Transliteration: sayonghal su eopsneun
"화재로 인해 건물이 사용할 수 없게 되었습니다."
使用不能の
Transliteration: shiyō funō no
"その機器は故障して使用不能になった。"
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