noun ·6 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The disorganization or disarming of troops which have previously been mobilized or called into active service; the change from a war footing to a peace footing; the act of demobilizing. British, English, Oxford, US, countable, uncountable
2. 2
   act of changing from a war basis to a peace basis including disbanding or discharging troops wordnet

Synonyms

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breakupdeactivationdemilitarizationdemobdemobilisationdetachment

Antonyms

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mobilization

Etymology

From de- + mobilization or demobilize + -ation.

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