Defused Meaning in English

word · lemma: defuse

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Definition

'Defused' means having safely removed the danger from something explosive, like a bomb, or making a tense or dangerous situation calmer and less likely to cause harm.

Usage & Nuances

Often used about bombs (literal), but also in social contexts ('defused the tension'). Used in the passive ('the bomb was defused'). Don't confuse with 'diffused' (spread out).

• Spanish: desactivado - desarmado (bomba) - calmado (situación)
• Portuguese (BR): desarmado - desativado (bomba) - acalmado (situação)
• Portuguese (PT): desarmado - desativado (bomba) - acalmado (situação)
• Chinese (Simplified): 拆除（炸弹） - 缓和（局势）
• Chinese (Traditional): 拆除（炸彈） - 緩和（局勢）
• Hindi: निष्क्रिय किया - शांत किया (स्थिति)
• Arabic: تم إبطال مفعولها (قنبلة) - تم تهدئة (الوضع)
• Bengali: নিষ্ক্রিয় করা - উত্তেজনা প্রশমিত করা
• Russian: обезврежен - разряжен (обстановка)
• Japanese: 解除された
• Vietnamese: được tháo ngòi nổ - xoa dịu (tình huống)
• Korean: 해체된 - 완화된 (상황)
• Turkish: etkisiz hale getirilmiş - yatıştırılmış (durum)
• Urdu: ناکارہ بنا دیا گیا - کشیدگی کم کر دی گئی
• Indonesian: dinonaktifkan - diredakan (situasi)

Example Sentences

The police defused the bomb before it exploded.

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He defused the situation with a joke.

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The threat was quickly defused by the negotiator.

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Tensions in the meeting were defused when someone brought coffee.

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Thanks to her calm approach, the argument was defused before it got worse.

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By the time the team arrived, the device had already been defused.

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