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Meaning of "disarming" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DISARMING

disarming  [dɪsˈɑːmɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DISARMING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Disarming is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES DISARMING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

disarming

Disarmament

Disarmament is the act of reducing, limiting, or abolishing weapons. Disarmament generally refers to a country's military or specific type of weaponry. Disarmament is often taken to mean total elimination of weapons of mass destruction, such as nuclear arms. General and Complete Disarmament was defined by the United Nations General Assembly as the elimination of all WMD, coupled with the “balanced reduction of armed forces and conventional armaments, based on the principle of undiminished security of the parties with a view to promoting or enhancing stability at a lower military level, taking into account the need of all States to protect their security.”.

Definition of disarming in the English dictionary

The definition of disarming in the dictionary is tending to neutralize or counteract hostility, suspicion, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DISARMING


alarming
əˈlɑːmɪŋ
aquafarming
ˈækwəfɑːmɪŋ
arming
ˈɑːmɪŋ
assuming
əˈsjuːmɪŋ
blooming
ˈbluːmɪŋ
booming
ˈbuːmɪŋ
calming
ˈkɑːmɪŋ
charming
ˈtʃɑːmɪŋ
consuming
kənˈsjuːmɪŋ
dreaming
ˈdriːmɪŋ
embalming
ɪmˈbɑːmɪŋ
farming
ˈfɑːmɪŋ
grooming
ˈɡruːmɪŋ
performing
pəˈfɔːmɪŋ
pharming
ˈfɑːmɪŋ
screaming
ˈskriːmɪŋ
self-harming
ˌsɛlfˈhɑːmɪŋ
streaming
ˈstriːmɪŋ
unharming
ʌnˈhɑːmɪŋ
warming
ˈwɔːmɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DISARMING

disapprobatory
disappropriate
disapproval
disapprove
disapprover
disapproving
disapprovingly
disarm
disarmament
disarmer
disarmingly
disarrange
disarranged
disarrangement
disarray
disarticulate
disarticulation
disarticulator
disassemble
disassembler

WORDS THAT END LIKE DISARMING

barnstorming
becoming
brainstorming
factory farming
fish farming
global warming
gold farming
heart-warming
house-warming
hydroforming
intensive farming
mixed farming
organic farming
poultry farming
Prince Charming
sheep farming
squirming
steam reforming
storming
subsistence farming
terraforming

Synonyms and antonyms of disarming in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DISARMING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «disarming» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of disarming

Translation of «disarming» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DISARMING

Find out the translation of disarming to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of disarming from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «disarming» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

解除
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

desarmar
570 millions of speakers

English

disarming
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

disarming
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نزع سلاح
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

снятие с охраны
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

desarmando
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নিরস্ত্র
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

désarmant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Melucutkan senjata
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

entwaffnend
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

怒りを鎮める
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

무장 해제
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Disarming
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tháo máy móc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நிராயுதபாணியாக்கவில்லை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

निर्दोष
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yatıştıran
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

disarmante
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rozbrajania
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

зняття з охорони
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dezarmare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αφοπλισμό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ontwapen
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

avväpnande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

avvæpnende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of disarming

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DISARMING»

The term «disarming» is regularly used and occupies the 65.525 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DISARMING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «disarming» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «disarming» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about disarming

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10 QUOTES WITH «DISARMING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word disarming.
1
Jose Maria Aznar
Disarming Iraq is legal under a series of U.N. resolutions. Iraq is in flagrant violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions.
2
Sarah Brady
We are not for disarming people. When you have an epidemic it's a public health issue, a safety issue.
3
Douglas Feith
What the UN inspectors can do is demonstrate to the world, help the Iraqi government demonstrate to the world that the Iraqis are cooperatively disarming if that is in fact what the Iraqi government decides to do.
4
Robert M. Gates
I've been very sensitive for a long time to the repeated pattern, during economic hard times or after a war, of the United States' essentially unilaterally disarming.
5
Niger Innis
Understanding the long, sordid history of gun control in America is key to understanding the dangers of disarming.
6
George William Norris
And when it is done, we ought to follow the example by disarming ourselves.
7
Morley Safer
It is always disarming to treat with the enemy, so to speak.
8
Kristen Stewart
I think romance is anything honest. As long as it's honest, it's so disarming.
9
Steve Stockman
The time has come to end the deadly experiment of disarming peaceable, law-abiding citizens near schools.
10
John Yoo
It urges policy makers and the Supreme Court to make the mistake of curing what could prove to be an isolated problem by disarming the government of its principal weapon to stop future terrorist attacks.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DISARMING»

Discover the use of disarming in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to disarming and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Disarming the Narcissist: Surviving and Thriving with the ...
Do they exploit others, or engage in magical thinking? These are all traits of narcissistic personality disorder, and when it comes to dealing with narcissists, it can be difficult to get your point across.
Wendy T. Behary, 2013
2
Arming and Disarming: A History of Gun Control in Canada
In this sweeping, immersive book, R. Blake Brown outlines efforts to regulate the use of guns by young people, punish the misuse of arms, impose licensing regimes, and create firearm registries.
R. Blake Brown, 2012
3
Disarming the Nation: Women's Writing and the American Civil War
Learned, witty, and accessible, Disarming the Nation provides fresh and compelling perspectives on the Civil War, women's writing, and the many unresolved "civil wars" within American culture today.
Elizabeth Young, 1999
4
Disarming Strangers: Nuclear Diplomacy with North Korea
Few Americans know the full details behind this story or perhaps realize the devastating impact it could have had on the nation's post-Cold War foreign policy.
Leon V. Sigal, 1999
5
Disarming Words: Empire and the Seductions of Translation in ...
In a book that radically challenges conventional understandings of the dynamics of cultural imperialism, Shaden M. Tageldin unravels the complex relationship between translation and seduction in the colonial context.
Shaden M. Tageldin, 2011
6
Disarming States: The International Movement to Ban Landmines
This book provides a detailed history of the global movement to ban anti-personnel landmines (APL), marking the first case of a successful worldwide civil society movement to end the use of an entire category of weapons.
Ken Rutherford, 2011
7
Disarming Iraq
This is Dr. Blix’s account of what really happened during the months leading up to the declaration of war in March 2003.
Hans Blix, 2004
8
Disarming Manhood: Roots of Ethical Resistance
In Disarming Manhood: Roots of Ethical Resistance, David A.J. Richards examines the lives of five famous men--great leaders and crusaders--who actively resisted violence and presented their causes with more humane alternatives.
David A. J. Richards, 2005
9
Disarming the Prairie
This collection of haunting and hopeful images shows the transformation of a former military base into a unique nature preserve. 53 photos, 50 in color. 2 color maps.
Terry Evans, 1998
10
Disarming Andi
Vance inherits a missile launch site—a relic from the cold war buried beneath the plains of North Dakota.
Elizabeth Goddard, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DISARMING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term disarming is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Review: Looking Inward in Poetry Books From Ron Padgett and …
The charm of his lines — and their power, because his work has a way of disarming you and pulling you in again and again — often comes ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
2
Review: Lively 'Ant-Man' Has Serious 'Sects Appeal - Yahoo
... ranks behind only that of the disarming Guardians of the Galaxy last summer. Although the story dynamics are fundamentally silly and the ... «Yahoo News, Jul 15»
3
Len Kasper on rock stars and plotting Joe Maddon's evening - RedEye
He's a big sweetheart, not a "rock star." He's just a really nice guy, and that's disarming when you meet somebody of that stature and they're just ... «RedEye Chicago, Jul 15»
4
Community service officer steps down
She chalks up her unguarded, disarming approach to a lack of preparation for the position when she applied. Kohl said she was never offered ... «Pamplin Media Group, Jul 15»
5
Time for the Obama administration to respond to Syrian chemical …
... through the motions of disarming. The North Koreans had signed the 1994 Agreed Framework, then proceeded to violate it, eventually testing ... «Heritage.org, Jul 15»
6
6 Actors Who Could Play A Young Han Solo In The Star Wars …
Pros: Charming, disarming, handsome in a laid-back Midwestern way. Garrett is a movie star that just hasn't found his vehicle yet. Maybe that ... «PerezHilton.com, Jul 15»
7
Hakim, the Masked Coder of Minneapolis - Boing Boing
... depiction of a beautiful stone fountain at night accompanied by a disarming reflection. fountain. The Kickstarter was abandoned nine days in. «Boing Boing, Jul 15»
8
Wimbledon: Gasquet's triumph over Wawrinka the lone upset
... Marin Cilic, was packed away with disarming ease. Swinging freely, Djokovic, who had his problems in the last carry-over match against the ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
9
Kristen Stewart: 7 Fascinating Quotes From Robert Pattinson's Ex …
5) "I think romance is anything honest. As long as it's honest, it's so disarming." 4) "I do want to work on writing, because writing's a skill. Writing ... «Design & Trend, Jul 15»
10
A front-row seat as Libya's hopes faded - NewsWires : euronews …
Many blame the West for helping to topple Gaddafi but not then disarming the rebel groups. “NATO left us with these militias,” a bitter lawmaker told me over tea ... «euronews, Jul 15»

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