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out of commission

out of com·mis·sion
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [out uhv, ov kuh-mish-uh n]
    • /aʊt ʌv, ɒv kəˈmɪʃ ən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [out uhv, ov kuh-mish-uh n]
    • /aʊt ʌv, ɒv kəˈmɪʃ ən/

Definitions of out of commission words

  • noun out of commission the act of committing or entrusting a person, group, etc., with supervisory power or authority. 1
  • noun out of commission an authoritative order, charge, or direction. 1
  • noun out of commission authority granted for a particular action or function. 1
  • noun out of commission a document granting such authority. 1
  • noun out of commission a document conferring authority issued by the president of the U.S. to officers in the Army, Navy, and other military services, and by state governments to justices of the peace and others. 1
  • noun out of commission the power thus granted. 1
See all 24 definitions of out of commission

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Origin of out of commission

First appearance:

before 1300
One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English (< Anglo-French) < Latin commissiōn- (stem of commissiō) a committing. See com-, mission, commit

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Parts of speech for Out of commission

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Out of commission

out of commission popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for out of commission

adj out of commission

  • broken — Broken is the past participle of break.
  • crippled — physically incapacitated
  • defunct — If something is defunct, it no longer exists or has stopped functioning or operating.
  • disrepair — the condition of needing repair; an impaired or neglected state.
  • draggy — moving or developing very slowly.

adverb out of commission

  • decommissioned — to remove or retire (a ship, airplane, etc.) from active service.
  • down — from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a lower position: to come down the ladder.
  • faulty — having faults or defects; imperfect.
  • kaput — ruined; done for; demolished.

adjective out of commission

  • exanimate — Lifeless, not or no longer living, dead.
  • fluffed — Simple past tense and past participle of fluff.
  • outmoded — gone out of style; no longer fashionable: outmoded styles.
  • wrong — not in accordance with what is morally right or good: a wrong deed.
All 26 Synonyms of out of commission

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