disarming
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- adjective
- /dɪˈzɑrmɪŋ/
:
desarmante
- You don't realise just how disarming that sentence is.
- disarming smile
- very disarming
- so disarming
It's a disarming body language used by liars.
- It's a disarming body language used by liars.
- He can be funny, he can be disarming.
- Studies suggest how may I help you, officer is the single most disarming thing to say and not what's the problem.
- And then early on, if I can get someone to laugh, it's it is a very disarming thing.
- Let's really go for it and tell the truth of these moments, you know, that are shocking and totally disarming.
- The toxic colleague, again because you're at similar levels, may foster a sense of friendship in a manner that can be disarming.
- And it was so profoundly like disarming.
Examples
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As long as it's honest, it's so disarming.
Blog text (2) -
Jennifer Joan Taylor is utterly disarming as the sweet-tempered Dinah, who just wants to reconnect with life and reclaim her husband's affection.
Blog text (1) -
The offer was so disarming that I was at a loss for an answer.
Fiction book (1993) -
But they were very disarming in the way they let me know how things were.
Fiction book (1992) -
She's a disarming young woman.
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Whether virtual or real, such visits are disarming and enlightening.
Academic text (2008) -
Her appearance today, at once disarming and challenging, is probably due to her schoolgirl coiffure.
Fiction book (1994) -
No longer shy, she is friendly in a childishly naive and utterly disarming way.
Academic text (1992) -
You're very disarming.
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Her charming personality was so disarming that it made everyone feel at ease.
Synonyms
Calming someone by agreeing to what they want
Antonyms
How Disarming
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Disarming comes from the parts dis- 'remove' and arm 'weapon', and it gives a clear picture: a 'disarming' smile 'takes away' a person's weapons. So a disarming person makes others less suspicious or angry by being friendly.