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defusal.

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.

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/diːˈfjuːzəl/Received-Pronunciation/diˈfjuzəl/General-American/dɪˈfjuzəl/General-American
  1. 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.

    uncountable
  2. The act or process of calming, de-escalating, or otherwise making a potentially dangerous, volatile, or tense situation less dangerous or tense.

    figuratively · uncountable
  3. A particular instance or operation of defusing, especially an explosive device.

    countable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English defuse Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English defusal From defuse + -al.

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