defusal
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defusal
- /diːˈfjuːzəl/ UK
- /diˈfjuzəl/ US
- /dɪˈfjuzəl/ US
Rhymes with -uːzəl
noun defusals
- The act or process of making safe an explosive device (for example, a bomb, mine, or improvised explosive device), as by removing, disabling, or neutralizing its fuse, detonator, etc. It will allow for the safe defusal of the 1,400kg British bomb.
- The act or process of calming, de-escalating, or otherwise making a potentially dangerous, volatile, or tense situation less dangerous or tense. ...press India for de-escalation and the defusal of tensions...
- A particular instance or operation of defusing, especially an explosive device. Bomb defusals are common in Cologne...
Similar: bomb disposal, defusing, deactivation, disarming, calming, de-escalation
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noun
Similar: bomb disposal, defusing, deactivation, disarming, calming, de-escalation
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noun act or process of making safe an explosive device
| Español | desactivación |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 爆弾解除 bakudan kaijo |
| Português | desativação |
| Français | désamorçage |
| Deutsch | Entschärfung |
| Italiano | disinnesco |
| Русский | обезвре́живание obezvréživanije |
| العربية | إبطال مفعول ibṭāl mafʿūl |
noun act or process of de-escalating a tense situation
| Español | desescalada, distensión |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 緊張緩和 kinchō kanwa |
| Português | distensão |
| Français | désamorçage |
| Deutsch | Entschärfung, Deeskalation |
| Italiano | distensione |
| Русский | разря́дка razrjádka, деэскала́ция deeskalácija |
| العربية | تهدئة tahdi'a, خفض التصعيد khafḍ at-taṣʿīd |
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title = {defusal},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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