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Definition of Deactivation
1. Noun. Breaking up a military unit (by transfers or discharges).
Exact synonyms: Inactivation
Generic synonyms: Discharge, Dismissal, Dismission, Firing, Liberation, Release, Sack, Sacking
Category relationships: Armed Forces, Armed Services, Military, Military Machine, War Machine
Derivative terms: Deactivate, Inactivate
Generic synonyms: Discharge, Dismissal, Dismission, Firing, Liberation, Release, Sack, Sacking
Category relationships: Armed Forces, Armed Services, Military, Military Machine, War Machine
Derivative terms: Deactivate, Inactivate
2. Noun. The act of deactivating or making ineffective (as a bomb).
Exact synonyms: Defusing
Generic synonyms: Conclusion, Ending, Termination
Antonyms: Activation
Derivative terms: Deactivate, Defuse
Generic synonyms: Conclusion, Ending, Termination
Antonyms: Activation
Derivative terms: Deactivate, Defuse
Definition of Deactivation
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Deactivation
1. The process of rendering or of becoming inactive. (05 Mar 2000)