disarmament

/dɪsˈɑː(r)məmənt/

noun 2

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

nuclear

The government signed an international agreement on nuclear disarmament last year.

international, multilateral

Many countries are now committed to achieving international disarmament through peaceful negotiations.

unilateral

VERB + DISARMAMENT

campaign for | support

DISARMAMENT + NOUN

negotiations, talks, treaty

Definitions

noun

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.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — act of reducing or depriving of arms

disarming

Antonyms

arming
armament
equipping

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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.

Wiktionary

You should advocate disarmament.

Tatoeba · #16185

The superpowers made significant progress in disarmament.

Tatoeba · #237787

Disarmament is sure to make for peace.

Tatoeba · #237788

A radical disarmament treaty prohibits all armaments and armed forces.

Tatoeba · #243503

Disarmament is in practice difficult in many countries.

Tatoeba · #274834

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