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disarmament

noun

  1. act of reducing, limiting, or abolishing weapons
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /dɪsˈɑː(r)məmənt/

noun

Etymology: From disarm + -ment, modeled after armament. By surface analysis, dis + armament.

  1. The reduction or the abolition of the military forces and armaments of a nation, and of its capability to wage war.
  2. The act of disarming an opponent in a fight.

    “With spears, swords and knives flying off the stage from intended defensive disarmament, no one sitting near the stage could afford to even blink his eyes.”