disarmament
/dɪsˈɑː(r)məmənt/
disarmament noun: the reduction or the abolition of the military forces and armaments of a nation, and of its capability to wage war.
Noun
disarmament (countable and uncountable, plural disarmaments)
- The reduction or the abolition of the military forces and armaments of a nation, and of its capability to wage war.
- The act of disarming an opponent in a fight.
- With spears, swords and knives flying off the stage from intended defensive disarmament, no one sitting near the stage could afford to even blink his eyes.1974, Black Belt, volume 12, number 11, page 15
disarmament meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
disarmament in Hindi
- the reduction of military forces and armaments
- निरस्त्रीकरण nirastrīkaraṇ, निशस्त्रीकरण niśastrīkaraṇ
disarmament in Tamil
- படைக்குறைப்பு, ஆயுதக்குறைப்பு
disarmament in Marathi
- निःशस्त्रीकरण, निश्शस्त्रीकरण, निशस्त्रीकरण
disarmament in Urdu
- the reduction of military forces and armaments
- تَخْفِیفِ اَسْلِحَہ taxfīf-i asliha
More languagesFewer languages
- disarmament in Bengali
- নিরস্ত্রীকরণ
- disarmament in Telugu
- నిరాయుధీకరణ, నిరాయుధీకరణం, నిశ్శస్త్రీకరణ
- disarmament in Malayalam
- നിരായുധീകരണം
- disarmament in Kannada
- ನಿಶ್ಯಸ್ತ್ರೀಕರಣ, ನಿರಸ್ತ್ರೀಕರಣ, ನಿಶ್ಶಸ್ತ್ರೀಕರಣ
- disarmament in Punjabi
- ਨਿਸ਼ਸਤਰੀਕਰਨ, ਨਿਹੱਥੇਕਰਨ
- disarmament in Gujarati
- નિઃશસ્ત્રીકરણ, નિરસ્ત્રીકરણ, નિશસ્ત્રીકરણ
- disarmament in Odia
- ନିରସ୍ତ୍ରୀକରଣ, ନିଶସ୍ତ୍ରୀକରଣ, ନିଃଶସ୍ତ୍ରୀକରଣ
- disarmament in Nepali
- निशस्त्रीकरण, निरस्त्रीकरण, निःशस्त्रीकरण
- disarmament in Arabic
- نَزْع السِلَاح nazʕ as-silāḥ
Forms of disarmament
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Origin of disarmament
From disarm + -ment, modeled after armament. By surface analysis, dis + armament.
Words formed from disarmament
Questions about disarmament
- What does disarmament mean?
- Disarmament means the reduction or the abolition of the military forces and armaments of a nation, and of its capability to wage war.
- What is disarmament in Hindi?
- Disarmament in Hindi is निरस्त्रीकरण (nirastrīkaraṇ), निशस्त्रीकरण (niśastrīkaraṇ). See Disarmament meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is disarmament?
- Disarmament is a noun.
- How do you pronounce disarmament?
- Disarmament is pronounced /dɪsˈɑː(r)məmənt/ (UK).
- What is the plural of disarmament?
- The plural of disarmament is disarmaments.
Words near disarmament in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: disarmament (page history and authors); disarmament (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); disarmament (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); disarmament (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); disarmament (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); disarmament (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); disarmament (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); disarmament (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); disarmament (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); disarmament (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); disarmament (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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