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IED

/ˌaɪ iː ˈdiː/

IED is the initialism of Intelligent Electronic Device.

IED is the initialism of Interlingua-English Dictionary.

IED is the initialism of interictal epileptiform discharge.

IED is the initialism of improvised explosive device.

IED is the initialism of intermittent explosive disorder.

Meaning of improvised explosive device

Noun

improvised explosive device (plural improvised explosive devices)

  1. An unconventional or amateur explosive weapon made from nonmilitary components, especially one used by guerrillas, commandos or terrorists.

Meaning of intermittent explosive disorder

Noun

intermittent explosive disorder (uncountable)

  1. A genetic behavioral disorder characterized by extreme anger, sometimes uncontrollable, that is disproportionate to the situation at hand.

Forms of IED

pluralIEDs

Questions about IED

What is IED the initialism of?
IED is the initialism of Intelligent Electronic Device.
How do you pronounce IED?
IED is pronounced /ˌaɪ iː ˈdiː/.

Words near IED in the dictionary

  1. IE.
  2. IEA
  3. IEB
  4. IEC
  5. Iecava
  6. IED
  7. Iedera
  8. IEDs
  9. IEE
  10. IEEE
  11. IEEPA

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: IED (page history and authors); improvised explosive device (page history and authors); intermittent explosive disorder (page history and authors). 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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