1. The act of deactivating or making ineffective (as a bomb)
   "The bomb squad's successful defusing of the device averted a potential disaster";
   - deactivation

1. Reduce the tension or danger in a difficult situation
   "The mediator helped defuse the conflict between the two parties"
    
2. Remove or disarm the fuse of (an explosive device)
   "The bomb squad defused the device"

Type of: conclusion, ending, remove, take, take away, termination, withdraw

Antonym: fuse

Encyclopedia: Defusing