Noun: deactivation dee,ak-ti'vey-shun
- The act of deactivating or making ineffective (as a bomb)
"The bomb squad's successful deactivation of the device averted a potential disaster";
- defusing
- (military) breaking up a military unit (by transfers or discharges)
"The deactivation of the army division was part of the post-war downsizing";
- inactivation
Derived forms: deactivations
Type of: chuck [Brit, informal], conclusion, discharge, dismissal, dismission [rare], ending, firing, heave-ho [informal], release, sack, sacking, severance, termination, the axe [informal], the boot [informal], the chop [Brit, informal]
Antonym: activation
Encyclopedia: Deactivation