Disarm
verb
To take away weapons from someone or something.
The police managed to disarm the robber without any harm.
Often appears as...
- disarm a bomb
- disarm a territory
verb
To make a device, such as a bomb safe by removing or stopping its active parts.
The bomb squad was called in to disarm the explosive.
Often appears as...
- disarm a device
- disarm a trap
verb
Reduce or remove the aggressive, hostile or resistant qualities of someone or something.
Her smile disarmed his anger instantly.
Often appears as...
- disarm the tension
- disarm opposition
Usage tips
Approving
verb
To stop a security system from operating.
He disarmed the alarm before entering the building.
Often appears as...
- disarm the security
- disarm the alarm
Usage tips
Technical
verb
To take away weapons from someone or something.
The police managed to disarm the robber without any harm.
Often appears as...
- disarm a bomb
- disarm a territory
verb
To make a device, such as a bomb safe by removing or stopping its active parts.
The bomb squad was called in to disarm the explosive.
Often appears as...
- disarm a device
- disarm a trap
verb
Reduce or remove the aggressive, hostile or resistant qualities of someone or something.
Her smile disarmed his anger instantly.
Often appears as...
- disarm the tension
- disarm opposition
Usage tips
Approving
verb
To stop a security system from operating.
He disarmed the alarm before entering the building.
Often appears as...
- disarm the security
- disarm the alarm
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Disarming
Usually involves taking weapons from someone by force or skill.
A skilled officer can disarm a suspect quickly.
Pro Tip 2/3Authority and Safety
Often done by authorities to ensure safety during conflicts or threats.
After the ceasefire, soldiers began to disarm the combat zone.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphorical Use
Can be used metaphorically to mean reducing someone's defenses or arguments.
Her apology disarmed his complaints.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Disarming
Usually involves taking weapons from someone by force or skill.
A skilled officer can disarm a suspect quickly.
Pro Tip 2/3Authority and Safety
Often done by authorities to ensure safety during conflicts or threats.
After the ceasefire, soldiers began to disarm the combat zone.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphorical Use
Can be used metaphorically to mean reducing someone's defenses or arguments.
Her apology disarmed his complaints.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Disarming
Usually involves taking weapons from someone by force or skill.
A skilled officer can disarm a suspect quickly.
Pro Tip 2/3Authority and Safety
Often done by authorities to ensure safety during conflicts or threats.
After the ceasefire, soldiers began to disarm the combat zone.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphorical Use
Can be used metaphorically to mean reducing someone's defenses or arguments.
Her apology disarmed his complaints.
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Three ideas. Three...
But you need more than just jokes to be able to cut it as a professional comedian. You need to be able to walk that fine line between being charming and disarming. And I discovered the most effective way to generate the amount of charm I needed to offset my disarming personality was through not jokes but stories.
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Surviving a nuclear...
Union we began to disarm from a nuclear point of view we began to counter proliferate and we dropped the number of nuclear warheads in the world to about a total of 21,000 it's a very difficult number to deal with because what we've done is we Quantico decommissioned some of the warheads they're still probably
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TED2016 in review PIPE...
virtual reality but it really was so fantastic and then what was so disarming was that woman at the end it was so close and she was so much closer than you would ever be to somebody that you didn't know and it was so um unnerving and then it was you could just really look at her and I thought oh my god the
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What is a coronavirus? -...
While this may sound formidable, the slow mutation rate is actually a promising sign when it comes to disarming them. After an infection, our immune systems can recognize germs and destroy them more quickly if they infect us again so they don’t make us sick.
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Road to War: Iraq PIPE...
President George W Bush makes one of the most scrutinized executive decisions in history to disarm Iraq to free its people and to defend the world from grave danger the decision to preemptively invade Iraq
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Dan Dennett: Responding...
It's a wild card for disarming any reasonable criticism. "You don't like my interpretation? You've got a reasonable objection to it? Don't listen, don't listen! That's the Devil speaking."
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Ash Beckham: When to...
And her humanity, her willingness to admit her mistake disarms me immediately, then I give her "It's okay, it happens. But thanks." And I realize in that moment that I don't have to be
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Grouse Chicks Die from...
season the shoots my responsibility so it's you know it's not good for anybody very disarmed yeah yeah it's not looking good at all just now so we really need the relative cheered up
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The Trials Of Life...
first it's disarmed then the rest is
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ONE HOUR Of Amazing...
first it's disarmed
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Three ideas. Three...
But you need more than just jokes to be able to cut it as a professional comedian. You need to be able to walk that fine line between being charming and disarming. And I discovered the most effective way to generate the amount of charm I needed to offset my disarming personality was through not jokes but stories.
Video examples
Surviving a nuclear...
Union we began to disarm from a nuclear point of view we began to counter proliferate and we dropped the number of nuclear warheads in the world to about a total of 21,000 it's a very difficult number to deal with because what we've done is we Quantico decommissioned some of the warheads they're still probably
Video examples
TED2016 in review PIPE...
virtual reality but it really was so fantastic and then what was so disarming was that woman at the end it was so close and she was so much closer than you would ever be to somebody that you didn't know and it was so um unnerving and then it was you could just really look at her and I thought oh my god the
Video examples
What is a coronavirus? -...
While this may sound formidable, the slow mutation rate is actually a promising sign when it comes to disarming them. After an infection, our immune systems can recognize germs and destroy them more quickly if they infect us again so they don’t make us sick.
Video examples
Road to War: Iraq PIPE...
President George W Bush makes one of the most scrutinized executive decisions in history to disarm Iraq to free its people and to defend the world from grave danger the decision to preemptively invade Iraq
Video examples
Dan Dennett: Responding...
It's a wild card for disarming any reasonable criticism. "You don't like my interpretation? You've got a reasonable objection to it? Don't listen, don't listen! That's the Devil speaking."
Video examples
Ash Beckham: When to...
And her humanity, her willingness to admit her mistake disarms me immediately, then I give her "It's okay, it happens. But thanks." And I realize in that moment that I don't have to be
Video examples
Grouse Chicks Die from...
season the shoots my responsibility so it's you know it's not good for anybody very disarmed yeah yeah it's not looking good at all just now so we really need the relative cheered up
Video examples
The Trials Of Life...
first it's disarmed then the rest is
Video examples
ONE HOUR Of Amazing...
first it's disarmed
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Quote examples
Robert Lopez
American Musician
When you're trying to do a traditional book musical like 'Book of Mormon,' it's always nice to have characters that could very naturally break into song, and its good to pick a subject matter that allows that to happen in a way that doesn't disarm the audience.
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Hans Blix
Swedish Diplomat
I also hear your president say that war is the means of last resort and I think he means that. I met him last autumn and he assured me that they wanted to come through and disarm Iraq by peaceful means, and that's what we are trying to do as hard as we can.
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Lynn Good
American Businesswoman
If you feel like there is going to be an emotional reaction that won't be helpful to resolve the situation, anger or other things, disarm the situation in some way, and you can use different techniques to do that.
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Wunmi Mosaku
Nigerian Actress
I don't know what can be done about knife crime, gang culture and people carrying weapons because it's a world I don't know about, but I hope that people decide to disarm and walk away from conflict.
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Phoebe Waller-Bridge
English Actress
When an audience is laughing with a character, they make themselves so vulnerable, and they open up. They expose their heart the moment they're laughing, because they're relaxed and they're disarmed.
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Zach Anner
American Comedian
Humor disarms people. It opens them up to starting a dialogue about things they wouldn't normally talk about. I don't understand how people who don't have a sense of humor get through life.
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Uri Geller
Israeli Entertainer
Our meaning is to make our little planet Earth a better place to live, to stop wars, disarm nuclear missiles, to stop diseases, AIDS, plague, cancer and to stop pollution.
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
American Poet
If we could read the secret history of our enemies we should find in each man's life sorrow and suffering enough to disarm all hostility.
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Joseph Stalin
Georgian Leader
If the opposition disarms, well and good. If it refuses to disarm, we shall disarm it ourselves.
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George William Norris
American Politician
If the world is disarmed, and remains disarmed, there will be no more world wars.
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Robert Lopez
American Musician
When you're trying to do a traditional book musical like 'Book of Mormon,' it's always nice to have characters that could very naturally break into song, and its good to pick a subject matter that allows that to happen in a way that doesn't disarm the audience.
Quote examples
Hans Blix
Swedish Diplomat
I also hear your president say that war is the means of last resort and I think he means that. I met him last autumn and he assured me that they wanted to come through and disarm Iraq by peaceful means, and that's what we are trying to do as hard as we can.
Quote examples
Lynn Good
American Businesswoman
If you feel like there is going to be an emotional reaction that won't be helpful to resolve the situation, anger or other things, disarm the situation in some way, and you can use different techniques to do that.
Quote examples
Wunmi Mosaku
Nigerian Actress
I don't know what can be done about knife crime, gang culture and people carrying weapons because it's a world I don't know about, but I hope that people decide to disarm and walk away from conflict.
Quote examples
Phoebe Waller-Bridge
English Actress
When an audience is laughing with a character, they make themselves so vulnerable, and they open up. They expose their heart the moment they're laughing, because they're relaxed and they're disarmed.
Quote examples
Zach Anner
American Comedian
Humor disarms people. It opens them up to starting a dialogue about things they wouldn't normally talk about. I don't understand how people who don't have a sense of humor get through life.
Quote examples
Uri Geller
Israeli Entertainer
Our meaning is to make our little planet Earth a better place to live, to stop wars, disarm nuclear missiles, to stop diseases, AIDS, plague, cancer and to stop pollution.
Quote examples
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
American Poet
If we could read the secret history of our enemies we should find in each man's life sorrow and suffering enough to disarm all hostility.
Quote examples
Joseph Stalin
Georgian Leader
If the opposition disarms, well and good. If it refuses to disarm, we shall disarm it ourselves.
Quote examples
George William Norris
American Politician
If the world is disarmed, and remains disarmed, there will be no more world wars.
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