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disbanded

dis·band
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [dis-band]
    • /dɪsˈbænd/
    • /dɪsˈbænd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dis-band]
    • /dɪsˈbænd/

Definitions of disbanded word

  • verb with object disbanded to break up or dissolve (an organization): They disbanded the corporation. 1
  • verb without object disbanded to disperse. 1
  • noun disbanded Simple past tense and past participle of disband. 1

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Origin of disbanded

First appearance:

before 1585
One of the 35% oldest English words
1585-95; < Middle French desbander, equivalent to des- dis-1 + -bander, derivative of bande troop, band1

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Parts of speech for Disbanded

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

disbanded popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for disbanded

verb disbanded

  • scattered — distributed or occurring at widely spaced and usually irregular intervals: scattered villages; scattered showers.
  • separated — to keep apart or divide, as by an intervening barrier or space: to separate two fields by a fence.
  • parted — partial; of a part: part owner.
  • split — to divide or separate from end to end or into layers: to split a log in two.
  • demobilized — Simple past tense and past participle of demobilize.

Antonyms for disbanded

verb disbanded

  • assembled — noting an artificial gem formed of two or more parts, as a doublet or triplet, at least one of which is a true gemstone.

noun disbanded

  • banded — If something is banded, it has one or more bands on it, often of a different colour which contrasts with the main colour.

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