disablement

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UK/dɪsˈeɪbəl.mənt/

noun

The action of disabling or the state of being disabled.

“The world would change if countries agreed to the disablement of all nuclear weapons.”

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Meanings

noundisablement (countable and uncountable, plural disablements)

plural disablements

  1. countableformaluncountableThe action of disabling or the state of being disabled.

    The world would change if countries agreed to the disablement of all nuclear weapons.

    Synonyms: incapacitation

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe action of disabling or the state of being disabled.

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Translations

German Behinderung
  • Behinderungthe action of disabling or the state of being disabled
Japanese 無力化
  • 無力化 (muryoku-ka)the action of disabling or the state of being disabled
Māori whakahauātanga
  • whakahauātangathe action of disabling or the state of being disabled
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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