disarmament
nounUK /dɪsˈɑː(r)məmənt/
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.1974, Black Belt, volume 12, number 11, page 15:
- Derived terms
- nondisarmament, prodisarmament
- Related terms
- demilitarisation