defusing

Meanings

• Verb

  The act of making a dangerous or volatile situation safer.

  - "The bomb squad successfully defused the explosive device."
  - "The hostages were released after the crisis negotiator defused the situation."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with defusing
diffusing , refusing , infusing , improving

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Variants

List of all variants of defusing that leads to same result
defuse , defused , defuses , defusing

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Etymology

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From the verb 'de-fuse', meaning to render inert or safe by removing the fuse or explosive charge.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'defusing' was first used in the late 19th century to describe the process of removing the fuse from a bomb.

2. The word 'defuse' is also used figuratively to describe the act of calming down a tense or volatile situation.

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Related Concepts

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1. Crisis management: The process of managing a critical situation to minimize damage or negative consequences.

2. Peacekeeping: The maintenance or restoration of peace in areas of conflict, often through the deployment of military or civilian personnel.

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Culture

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Defusing has been used extensively in literature and art to depict tense situations that are resolved through careful negotiation or disarmament.

How to Memorize "defusing"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a bomb squad member carefully disarming a bomb, step by step.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'defusing' with the image of a tense situation being resolved peacefully.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering the phrase 'Defuse, defuse, make things cool and lose.'

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