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DEFUSING
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Dictionary entry overview: What does defusing mean?
• DEFUSING (noun)
The noun DEFUSING has 1 sense:
1. the act of deactivating or making ineffective (as a bomb)
Familiarity information: DEFUSING used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of deactivating or making ineffective (as a bomb)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
deactivation; defusing
Hypernyms ("defusing" is a kind of...):
conclusion; ending; termination (the act of ending something)
Derivation:
defuse (remove the triggering device from)
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