denuclearization

noun

The act or process of denuclearizing.

OriginEnglish nuclearization ← Latin dē- ← Proto-Italic *dē →
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Meanings

noundenuclearization (countable and uncountable, plural denuclearizations)

plural denuclearizations · alternative de-nuclearization

  1. countableuncountableThe act or process of denuclearizing.

    Editor's Note: This story was updated on Feb. 14, the same day it was published, to include comments from President Trump about denuclearization.

    2025 February 14, Sarah Matusek, Alfredo Sosa, “Deep underground, missileers watch over America’s nuclear weapons”, in The Christian Science Monitor
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    2026 August 4, Donald J. Trump, Truth Social, archived from the original on 08 Aug 2026

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Englishnuclearization
  8. Englishdenuclearization

From de- + nuclearization.

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Translations

Catalan desnuclearització
  • desnuclearitzacióact or process of denuclearizing
Chinese Mandarin 非核化
  • 非核化 (fēihéhuà)act or process of denuclearizing
Czech denuklearizace
  • denuklearizaceact or process of denuclearizing
Finnish ydinaseista riisuminen
  • ydinaseista riisuminenact or process of denuclearizing
French dénucléarisation
  • dénucléarisationact or process of denuclearizing
German Denuklearisierung
  • Denuklearisierungact or process of denuclearizing
Greek αποπυρηνικοποίηση
  • αποπυρηνικοποίηση (apopyrinikopoíisi)act or process of denuclearizing
Hebrew פירוק נשק גרעיני
  • פירוק נשק גרעיני (perúk néshek gar'iní)act or process of denuclearizing
Hindi अपरमाणुकरण
  • अपरमाणुकरण (aparmāṇukaraṇ)act or process of denuclearizing
Italian denuclearizzazione
  • denuclearizzazioneact or process of denuclearizing
Japanese 非核化
  • 非核化 (hikakuka)act or process of denuclearizing
Korean 비핵화
  • 비핵화 (bihaekhwa)act or process of denuclearizing
Lithuanian denuklearizacija
  • denuklearizacijaact or process of denuclearizing
Polish denuklearyzacja
  • denuklearyzacjaact or process of denuclearizing
Portuguese desnuclearização
  • desnuclearizaçãoact or process of denuclearizing
Russian денуклеариза́ция
  • денуклеариза́ция (denuklearizácija)act or process of denuclearizing
Slovak denuklearizácia
  • denuklearizáciaact or process of denuclearizing
Spanish desnuclearización
  • desnuclearizaciónact or process of denuclearizing

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with denuclearization

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Cite this entry
APA

denuclearization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/denuclearization

MLA

“denuclearization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/denuclearization. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “denuclearization,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/denuclearization.

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