Disarm

/dɪsˈɑːrm/ verb

Definition

To take weapons away from someone; or to make someone feel less hostile or defensive, often through charm or friendliness.

Etymology

From Old French 'desarmer,' combining 'des-' (removal) and 'armer' (to arm). The figurative meaning (to win someone over) developed because a charming person removes your defenses like a weapon.

Kelly Says

There's a psychological trick called 'disarming' where a compliment or kindness literally changes someone's hostile body language—your brain can't stay angry when someone genuinely flatters you!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
መሳሪያ ሰርዝ
me-sa-ri-ya ser-z
ARالعربية
إزالة السلاح
i-za-lat as-si-lah
BNবাংলা
শস্ত্র বর্জন
shasht-ra bor-jon
CACatalà
desarmar
deh-sar-mar
CSČeština
rozzbrojit
roz-bro-yit
DADansk
afvæbne
af-væb-ne
DEDeutsch
bewaffnen
bay-vaf-nen
ELΕλληνικά
απενεργοποίηση
a-pe-n-er-go-po-i-si
ESEspañol
desarmar
deh-sar-mar
FAفارسی
سلاح بردار
si-lah bor-dar
FISuomi
aseistaa
a-se-is-taa
FRFrançais
déarmer
deh-arm-ay
GUGU
શસ્ત્ર દૂર કરો
shasht-ru du-ru ka-ro
HAHA
tashi
ta-shi
HEעברית
להוריד נשק
le-ho-reed neshek
HIहिन्दी
शस्त्र निष्क्रिय
shasht-ra ni-shkri-ya
HUMagyar
fegyvertelen
feh-gy-ver-te-len
IDBahasa Indonesia
menyerahkan senjata
men-ye-ra-kan sen-je-ta
IGIG
gba agha
gba a-gha
ITItaliano
disarmare
dee-sar-mah-reh
JA日本語
武装解除
busō kaijō
KKKK
жауапкершілікті жою
jaw-ap-ker-shi-li-kt-i jo-yu
KMKM
បង្ក្រាប វាយ
bong-kraap vey
KO한국어
무장 해제
mujang haejê
MRMR
शस्त्र हटवा
shasht-ra hat-va
MSBahasa Melayu
menumpas senjata
men-umpas sen-je-ta
MYမြန်မာ
လက်နက်ကို ဖြတ်ပစ်
let-na-ket-ko hpyat-pit
NLNederlands
ontwapenen
ont-wa-pe-nen
NONorsk
avvæpne
av-væp-ne
PAPA
ਸ਼ਾਸਤਰ ਹਟਾ
sha-ast-ar hat-a
PLPolski
rozbior
ro-b-yor
PTPortuguês
desarma
deh-sar-mah
RORomână
dezarma
deh-zar-mah
RUРусский
раз desarmar
raz-o-ar-mat
SVSvenska
avväpna
av-vep-na
SWKiswahili
kufuta silaha
ku-fu-ta si-la-ha
TAதமிழ்
ஆயுதங்களை நீக்க
a-yu-than-ga-lai nee-kka
TEతెలుగు
ఆయుధాలను తీసేయండి
a-yu-dha-la-nu tee-se-ya-ndi
THไทย
ปลดอาวุธ
plot awut
TLTL
i-alis ang baril
i-alis ang ba-ril
TRTürkçe
silahlan
si-lah-lan
UKУкраїнська
роззброїти
roz-bro-y-ty
URاردو
سلاح کو ہٹاؤ
si-lah ko hat-aw
VITiếng Việt
cởi vũ khí
coy vu khi
YOYO
ṣeṣẹ ẹrọ
she-she eh-roh
ZH中文
缴械
jiǎo xiè
ZUZU
hlala i-zulu
hla-la i-zu-lu

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