HyperDic: defusing

English > 1 sense of the word *defusing*:
NOUN	act	defusing, deactivation	the act of deactivating or making ineffective (as a bomb)

defusing > pronunciation
Sounds	dihfyuw'zihng
Rhymes	abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng...

English > *defusing*: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaning	The act of deactivating or making ineffective (as a bomb).
Synonym	deactivation
Broader	termination, ending, conclusion	The act of ending something
Opposite	activation	making active and effective (as a bomb)
Spanish	desactivación
Catalan	desencebament
Verbs	defuse	remove the triggering device from