Meaning & use
Defused
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Made a dangerous or tense situation safer or calmer, or removed the fuse from an explosive device.
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The bomb squad safely defused the device before anyone was hurt.
She defused the argument with a well-timed joke.
A note on using this word
Often confused with "diffuse," which means to spread out; "defuse" specifically means to remove danger or tension.
Words with a similar meaning
neutralizedcalmed
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Words with an opposite meaning
escalated
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