disarming
Meaning of disarming
adjective
- (of manner or behaviour) having the effect of allaying suspicion or hostility, especially through charm.
he gave her a disarming smile
- take a weapon or weapons away from (a person, force, or country).
guerrillas had completely disarmed their forces
- allay the hostility or suspicions of.
his tact and political skills will disarm critics
late Middle English: from Old French desarmer .
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Hyphenation of disarming
dis-arm-ing
- It consists of 3 syllables and 9 chars.
- disarming is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
disarming synonyms
Meaning disarmament:
Meaning attractive; endearing:
Meaning very pleasant or attractive:
Meaning (especially of a person) pleasant, friendly, and easy to like:
Meaning delightfully charming or attractive:
Meaning charming or enchanting, often in a deceptive way:
Meaning good at persuading someone to do or believe something through reasoning or the use of temptation:
Meaning too attractive and tempting to be resisted:
Meaning intended or likely to placate or pacify:
Meaning appease the anger or anxiety of (someone):
Meaning intended to make someone less angry or hostile:
Meaning quell the anger, agitation, or excitement of:
Meaning win or regain the favour of (a god, spirit, or person) by doing something that pleases them:
Meaning remove all military forces from (an area):
Meaning take (troops) out of active service, typically at the end of a war:
Meaning delight greatly:
Meaning make or become sweet or sweeter, especially in taste:
Meaning induce (someone) to do something through reasoning or argument:
Meaning change the form, character, or function of something:
Meaning pacify or placate (someone) by acceding to their demands:
Meaning make (someone) less angry or hostile:
Meaning stop (someone) being angry or discontented; placate:
Meaning comply with the wishes of (someone) in order to keep them content, however unreasonable such wishes might be:
disarming antonyms
Meaning each of the two upper limbs of the human body from the shoulder to the hand:
Meaning equip or supply (a place, organization, etc.) with soldiers and other military resources:
Meaning cause (someone) to become hostile:
Words that rhyme with disarming
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