disarmament
The reduction or the abolition of the military forces and armaments of a nation, and…The reduction or the abolition of the military forces and armaments of a nation, and of its capability to wage war.
» The superpowers made significant progress in disarmament.
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2 senses(countable, uncountable)The reduction or the abolition of the military forces and armaments of a nation, and of its capability to wage war.
Abrüstung
разоруже́ниеrazoružénije
роззбро́єнняrozzbrójennja
(countable, uncountable)The act of disarming an opponent in a fight.
- act of reducing or depriving of arms
Examples
15 sentencesThe superpowers made significant progress in disarmament.
Do you believe in universal disarmament?
deGlaubst du an eine allgemeine Abrüstung? — Esperantostern
Numerous countries have signed a nuclear disarmament agreement.
deZahlreiche Länder haben ein Übereinkommen zur nuklearen Abrüstung unterzeichnet. — Yorwba
A radical disarmament treaty prohibits all armaments and armed forces.
The countries agreed to a disarmament treaty and subsequently withdrew their troops.
Translations
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Origin
From disarm + -ment, modeled after armament. By surface analysis, dis + armament.From disarm + -ment, modeled after armament. By surface analysis, dis + armament.
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Forms
plural: disarmaments| Singular | disarmament |
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Synonyms
1 synonyms- act of reducing or depriving of arms:disarming
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable