defusing
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5.8
- noun
- /dɪˈfjuzɪŋ/
- Specialized
:
desactivación
- The expert was called in for the defusing of the bomb, ensuring everyone's safety.
Examples
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Defusing is used when a team member is particularly affected by an incident and involves the leader providing support and identifying whether or not further support is required.
Academic text (2014) -
I should really begin briefing your guys on defusing and detoxification.
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After examining his explosive everyone is to write down exactly what he found and how he is going to handle the defusing.
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The real achievement was the defusing of a border dispute that threatened to escalate into serious fighting.
Academic text (1992) -
c) To participate in the defusing, removal, and elimination of mines; and d) To enjoy leave, receive medical attention, or for other humanitarian reasons.
Academic text (1991) -
The stages are: person specification; 29, 8340, TOOLONG screening; induction training; education; demobilising/defusing; resilience building and team support; in-post screening and monitoring; trauma counselling; and review and evaluation.
Academic text (2014) -
The team's quick action in defusing the tense situation prevented a major conflict.
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His skill in defusing the emotional tensions during the meeting helped maintain peace.
Synonyms
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4.6
Making a device or system stop working, often by turning off its power
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6.5
The act of removing weapons from a group or country
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6.1
Making landmines safe or removing them
Making a tense situation calmer, for example by calming people or removing a fuse
How Safe
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word defusing comes from the prefix de- meaning 'remove' and the word fuse, meaning 'a cord that lights a bomb'. So defusing is the act of taking away that fuse or making the device harmless.