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dis·arm·ing

(dĭs-är′mĭng)
adj.
Tending to allay suspicion or hostility; winning favor or confidence: a disarming smile.

dis·arm′ing·ly adv.
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disarming

(dɪsˈɑːmɪŋ)
adj
tending to neutralize or counteract hostility, suspicion, etc
disˈarmingly adv
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dis•arm•ing

(dɪsˈɑr mɪŋ)

adj.
removing or capable of removing hostility, suspicion, etc., as by being charming: a disarming smile.
[1540–50]
dis•arm′ing•ly, adv.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. disarming - act of reducing or depriving of arms; "the disarmament of the aggressor nations must be complete"
demobilisation, demobilization - act of changing from a war basis to a peace basis including disbanding or discharging troops; "demobilization of factories"; "immediate demobilization of the reserves"
arming, equipping, armament - the act of equiping with weapons in preparation for war
Adj. 1. disarming - capable of allaying hostility
unprovocative, unprovoking - not provocative
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disarming

adjective charming, winning, irresistible, persuasive, likable or likeable He approached with a disarming smile.
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Translations
مُلَطِّف، مُلَيِّن
odzbrojující
heillandi
odzbrojujúci
düşmanca duyguları gideren/yatıştıran

disarming

[dɪsˈɑːmɪŋ] ADJ [smile] → que desarma, encantador ; [modesty] → que desarma ; [frankness] → apabullante
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disarming

[ˌdɪsˈɑːrmɪŋ] adj [smile] → désarmant(e); [honesty, charm] → désarmant(e)
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disarming

adjentwaffnend
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disarming

[dɪsˈɑːmɪŋ] adj (smile) → disarmante
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disarm

(disˈaːm) verb
1. to take away weapons from. He crept up from behind and managed to disarm the gunman. ontwapen يَنْزَع أو يُجَرِّد من السِّلاح обезоръжавам desarmar odzbrojit entwaffnen afvæbne αφοπλίζω desarmar relvituks tegema خلع سلاح کردن riisua aseista désarmer לְפָרֵק מְנִשקוֹ हथियार छीन लेना razoružati, učiniti bezopasnim lefegyverez melucuti afvopna disarmare 武器を取り上げる 무장을 해제하다 nuginkluoti atbruņot melucutkan senjata ontwapenen avvæpne, uskadeliggjøre rozbrajać بې وسله كول، وسله ځنې اخيستل desarmar a dezarma обезоруживать odzbrojiť razorožiti razočarati avväpna ปลดอาวุธ silâhsız hâle getirmek 繳...的械,解除武裝 обеззброювати ہتھیار چھیننا tước vũ khí 缴...的械,解除武装
2. to get rid of weapons of war. Not until peace was made did the victors consider it safe to disarm. ontwapen يَتَخَلَّص من الأسْلِحَه разоръжавам depor as armas odzbrojit abrüsten afruste αφοπλίζομαι, καταθέτω τα όπλα desarmar desarmeerima سلاح را زمین گذاشتن luopua aseista désarmer לְהִתפָּרֵק מִנֶשֶק निशस्त्रीकरण करना riješiti se oružja leszerel meletakkan senjata afvopnast disarmare 武器をおく 군비를 축소하다 nusiginkluoti atbruņoties meletakkan ontwapenen nedruste, legge ned våpnene rozbrajać się وسله ځنې اخيستل depor as armas a (se) dezarma разоружать odzbrojiť razorožiti (se) razoružati avrusta, nedrusta ปลดอาวุธสงคราม silâhsızlanmak 裁軍 роззброювати(ся) جنگی اسلحہ سے چھٹکارا پا لینا giải trừ quân bị 裁军
3. to make less hostile; to charm. paai, gerusstel يُلَطِّف الغَضَب، يُلَيِّن обезоръжавам desarmar odzbrojit entwaffnen afvæbne αφοπλίζω, γοητεύω desarmar relvituks tegema بی آزار کردن؛ محبت انگیز کردن hellyttää désarmer לְהָרְגִיע विरोध दूर करना razoružati šarmom lefegyverez mempesona heilla calmare; disarmare 和らげる 마음을 누그러지게 하다 nuginkluoti atbruņot melembutkan hati ontwapenen, voor zich innemen avvæpne; gjøre blid rozbrajać دښمنى كمول، محبت ښودل desarmar a dezarma обезоруживать odzbrojiť razorožiti odobrovoljiti avväpna, charmera ทําให้ปรองดอง yumuşatmak, yatıştırmak 消除敵意 умиротворяти مزاج ٹھنڈا کرنا ؛ موہ لینا làm nguôi giận 消除敌意
disˈarmament noun
the act of doing away with war-weapons. ontwapening نَزْع سِلاح разоръжаване desarmamento odzbrojení die Abrüstung nedrustning αφοπλισμός desarme desarmeerimine خلع سلاح؛ جنگ افزار زدایی aseistariisunta désarmement פִּירוּק נֶשֶק निशस्त्रीकरण razoružanje leszerelés, lefegyverzés perlucutan senjata afvopnun disarmo 軍備縮小 무장해제, 군비 축소 nu(si)ginklavimas atbruņošana; atbruņošanās perlucutan senjata ontwapening avvæpning, nedrusting rozbrojenie بې وسله كول desarmamento dezarmare разоружение odzbrojenie razorožitev razoružavanje avväpning, avrustning, nedrustning การปลดอาวุธ silâhsızlanma 裁軍 роззброєння جنگی اسلحہ کو ترک کر دینا việc giải trừ quân bị 裁军
disˈarming adjective
charming. a disarming smile. innemende مُلَطِّف، مُلَيِّن обезоръжаващ desarmante odzbrojující entwaffnend afvæbnende αφοπλιστικός que desarma, encantador relvitukstegev مهر انگیز hellyttävä désarmant מרגיע मोहक razoružavajući őszinte mempesona heillandi disarmante 人なつっこく 적개심을 없애는 pavergiantis, kerintis atbruņojošs menawan ontwapenend avvæpnende rozbrajający محبت atraente dezarmant обезоруживающий odzbrojujúci razorožujoč razoružavajući avväpnande, charmerande อย่างอ่อนหวาน düşmanca duyguları gideren/yatıştıran 使消除敵意的 такий, що обеззброює; заспокоюючий نہتّا کرنے والا làm nguôi giận 使消除敌意的
disˈarmingly adverb
innemend, gerusstellend بِصورَةٍ مُلَطِّفه للغَضَب обезоръжаващо simpaticamente odzbrojujícím způsobem entwaffnend afvæbnende αφοπλιστικά encantadoramente relvitukstegevalt بطور تحبیب کننده hellyttävästi de façon désarmante בְּצוּרָה מַרגִיעָה मोहकता से razoružavajuće őszintén secara mempesona á heillandi hátt in maniera disarmante 人なつっこさ 애교 있게 žaviai atbruņojoši dengan menawan ontwapenend avvæpnende rozbrajająco په حيرانيدونكى توګه simpaticamente dezarmant обезоруживающе odzbrojujúco razorožujoče razoružavajuće avväpnande อย่างอ่อนหวาน dostça 使消除敵意地 відбираючи зброю تسلی بخش انداز میں một cách thành thật 使消除敌意地
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