nnoun.actbreaking up a military unit (by transfers or discharges)Topic:armed forcesarmed servicesmilitarymilitary machinewar machine
Synset:inactivation
Derivationally Related Form:deactivateinactivate
Hypernyms:discharge dismissal dismission firing liberation release sack sacking
Inherited Hypernyms:deactivationdismissalterminationchange of statechangeactionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.actthe act of deactivating or making ineffective (as a bomb)Synset:defusing
Antonyms:activation
Derivationally Related Form:deactivatedefuse
Hypernyms:conclusion ending termination
Inherited Hypernyms:deactivationterminationchange of statechangeactionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity