Meanings
plural neutralizations · alternative neutralisation
- countableuncountableThe act of neutralizing.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounaction intended to keep a country politically neutral or exclude it from a possible war
nouna chemical reaction in which an acid and a base interact with the formation of a salt; with strong acids and bases the essential reaction is the combination of hydrogen ions with hydroxyl ions to form water
noun(euphemism) the removal of a threat by killing or destroying it (especially in a covert operation or military operation)
nounaction intended to nullify the effects of some previous action
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Frenchneutralisation
- Englishneutralization
Borrowed from French neutralisation. By surface analysis, neutral + -ization or neutralize + -ation.
More words from French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian неутрализация
- неутрализация (neutralizacija)neutralization
Catalan neutralització
- neutralitzacióneutralization
Chinese Mandarin 中和作用
- 中和作用neutralization
Czech neutralizace
- neutralizaceneutralization
Danish neutralisering
- neutraliseringneutralization
Dutch neutralisering, neutralisatie
- neutraliseringneutralization
- neutralisatieneutralization
Estonian neutraliseerimine
- neutraliseerimineneutralization
Finnish neutralisaatio
- neutralisaationeutralization
French neutralisation
- neutralisationneutralization
German Neutralisierung
- Neutralisierungneutralization
Hungarian semlegesítés
- semlegesítésneutralization
Irish neodrú
- neodrúneutralization
Italian neutralizzazione
- neutralizzazioneneutralization
Japanese 中和
- 中和 (chūwa)neutralization
Korean 중화
- 중화 (junghwa)neutralization
Latvian neitralizācija, neitralizēšana
- neitralizācijaneutralization
- neitralizēšananeutralization
Polish neutralizacja
- neutralizacjaneutralization
Portuguese neutralização
- neutralizaçãoneutralization
Romanian neutralizare, neutralizație
- neutralizareneutralization
- neutralizațieneutralization
Russian нейтрализа́ция
- нейтрализа́ция (nejtralizácija)neutralization
Slovak neutralizácia
- neutralizácianeutralization
Spanish neutralización
- neutralizaciónneutralization
Swedish neutralisering
- neutraliseringneutralization
Turkish nötralizasyon
- nötralizasyonneutralization
Ukrainian нейтраліза́ція
- нейтраліза́ція (nejtralizácija)neutralization
Welsh niwtraliad, niwtraleiddiad
- niwtraliadneutralization
- niwtraleiddiadneutralization
Cite this entry
neutralization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neutralization
“neutralization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neutralization. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “neutralization,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neutralization.
Source: neutralization on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.