Deactivation
/ˌdiːæktɪˈveɪʃən/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act of deactivating something, such as a bomb or alarm. countable, uncountable
- 2 the act of deactivating or making ineffective (as a bomb) wordnet
- 3 breaking up a military unit (by transfers or discharges) wordnet
Example
More examples"Brain-scanning studies of artists being creative — improvising music, rapping or drawing caricatures — showed deactivation in a part of the brain involved in planning and monitoring behavior."
Etymology
From de- + activation.