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Defusing

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v. Present participle of defuse.

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n. The act of deactivating or making ineffective (as a bomb).

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n. the act of deactivating or making ineffective (as a bomb)

Word Usage

"Though short on details, the informal agreement on exchange rates is seen as a step forward in defusing tensions that could lead to protectionism and possible trade wars."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

termination conclusion ending

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

deactivation

Verb Stem

defuse

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

abusing accusing amusing boozing bruising choosing confusing cruising diffusing excusing