Link Centre Dictionary

deactivation

deac·ti·va·tion

UK/ˌdiːæktɪˈveɪʃən/ uncommon

noun

1.

breaking up a military unit (by transfers or discharges)

Synonyms
2.

the act of deactivating or making ineffective (as a bomb)

Synonyms
Antonyms

Origin

From de- + activation.

Related words

Broader terms

WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved. Wiktionary content is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike Licence.