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disbarred

dis·bar
D d

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [dis-bahr]
    • /dɪsˈbɑr/
    • /dɪsˈbɑːr/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dis-bahr]
    • /dɪsˈbɑr/

Definitions of disbarred word

  • verb with object disbarred to expel from the legal profession or from the bar of a particular court. 1
  • noun disbarred Simple past tense and past participle of disbar. 1

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Origin of disbarred

First appearance:

before 1625
One of the 42% oldest English words
First recorded in 1625-35; dis-1 + bar1

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Parts of speech for Disbarred

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

disbarred popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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Synonyms for disbarred

verb disbarred

  • debase — To debase something means to reduce its value or quality.
  • lessen — to become less.
  • reduce — to bring down to a smaller extent, size, amount, number, etc.: to reduce one's weight by 10 pounds.
  • impair — to make or cause to become worse; diminish in ability, value, excellence, etc.; weaken or damage: to impair one's health; to impair negotiations.
  • downgrade — a downward slope, especially of a road.

Antonyms for disbarred

verb disbarred

  • honor — honesty, fairness, or integrity in one's beliefs and actions: a man of honor.
  • praise — the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
  • upgrade — an incline going up in the direction of movement.
  • improve — to bring into a more desirable or excellent condition: He took vitamins to improve his health.
  • purify — to make pure; free from anything that debases, pollutes, adulterates, or contaminates: to purify metals.

noun disbarred

  • barred — having bars or stripes

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