Meaning & use
disarm
To take away someone's weapons, or to remove the cause of danger, hostility, or suspicion, often by being charming.
See it in a sentence
Police managed to disarm the suspect without anyone getting hurt.
Her warm smile disarmed even the toughest interviewer within minutes.
A note on using this word
Disarming as an adjective describes a quality, like charm or honesty, that reduces others' suspicion or hostility.
Words with a similar meaning
defusepacify
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Words with an opposite meaning
armprovoke
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