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unrepair en · NOUN · etymology 1

Etymology

From un- (“lack of”) + repair (noun).

Meanings

1. (uncountable) An unsound state, as that of a building; dilapidation.

Relateds

disrepair · unrepaired

unrepair en · VERB · etymology 2

Etymology

From un- (reversive prefix) + repair (verb).

Meanings

1. (ambitransitive, rare) To reverse the process of repairing.
   • even though my phone was was fixed worked normally because it wont connect som[e]thing to do w samsung UBWF told me they had to fail the repair mark as unrepairable unfixable in accordance w their contract w Samsung. these IT guys were at a loss being that everything worked normally no issues. my working phone was in my hands new screen etc and they had to take it back! to unrepair it to put the old parts back on and give it back broke. 2024 July 26, Jenn Smotherman, “Jenn Smotherman”, in ciowisrati (Google Groups):
   • I clicked the font repair in the TweakUI program expecting to see a dialogue box, instead it "repaired" my fonts. Now everytime^([sic]) I use a program and change the font it takes forever to load them. Any Ideas^([sic]) on how to unRepair^([sic]) the fonts. :) 1997 February 9, John Hickman, “Tweak font repair Help with Unrepair^([sic]) :)”, in comp.os.ms-windows.apps.utilities.win95 (Usenet):
   • Actually it often costs more to fix something in the United States than have it repaired. I had a tv once that cost $135 and the repairman wanted $200 for repairs. I told him to unrepair again and threw out the tv. 2002 August 5, Yoon Min Cho, “Are dvd^([sic]) players common in Poland?”, in pl.rec.film (Usenet):
   • When I used the Repair Icons feature, all of the neat looking XP icons became something I would expect to see in Windows 95. How do I get the original icons back? 2003 November 16, Michael Solomon (MS-MVP Windows Shell/User), quoting The Etobian, “Tweak UI - How to unrepair icons?”, in microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support (Usenet):
   • I am now convinced that all of this was caused by the WinDoctor module in NU3 which "fixed" my windows^([sic]) setup in a way that corrupted it beyond repair. […] I think you need to take a serious look into how the WinDoctor works or, as a minimum, develop some way to "unrepair" the system if the doctor causes the system to crash. 1998 June 20, Vernon Balbert [Symantec], quoting Bill Colton, “WinDoctor Malpractice? Warning!”, in symantec.support.win95.nortonutilities.general (Usenet):
   • You have one skill to create/repair (both handled by the Craft skill), I'd allow Craft to "unrepair effectively", too. Disable Device isn't about stopping things working *specifically*, it's about doing so *generally*. 2003 October 31, Ian R. Malcomson, “Disable Device”, in rec.games.frp.dnd (Usenet):

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