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disarmament

[dis-ahr-muh-muhnt]

Origin

noun

the act or an instance of disarming.

the reduction or limitation of the size, equipment, armament, etc., of the army, navy, or air force of a country.

Origin:
1785–95; disarm + -ament, after armament

Related forms

non·dis·ar·ma·ment, noun

pro·dis·ar·ma·ment, adjective

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disarmament (dɪsˈɑːməmənt)

—n
1.	the reduction of offensive or defensive fighting capability, as by a nation
2.	the act of disarming or state of being disarmed

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Word Origin & History

disarmament

1795, see dis- + armament.

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"The chief reason warfare is still with us is neither a secret death-wish of the human species, nor an irrepressible instinct of aggression, nor, finally and more plausibly, the serious economic and social dangers inherent in disarmament, but the simple fact that no substitute for this final arbiter in international affairs has yet appeared on the political scene."

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