Disband — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

cause to break up or cease to function

stop functioning or cohering as a unit

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˈaʊɚɹˌɪzəm/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪsbˈand/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪsbˈand/

2 syllables Say it as /dˈaʊɚɹˌɪzəm/.

Examples

the principal disbanded the political student organization
The political wing of the party dissolved after much internal fighting

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

dissolve

Parts of Speech

verb	cause to break up or cease to function “the principal disbanded the political student organization”
verb	stop functioning or cohering as a unit “The political wing of the party dissolved after much internal fighting”

Word Forms

disbandment

noun

the act of disbanding

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

auflösen

dazu führen, dass es kaputt geht oder nicht mehr funktioniert

🇫🇷French

dissoudre

provoquer la rupture ou cesser de fonctionner

🇪🇸Spanish

disolver

causar que se rompa o deje de funcionar

🇮🇹Italian

sciogliere

causare la rottura o la cessazione del funzionamento

🇳🇱Dutch

ontbinden

oorzaak is dat het uiteenvalt of niet meer functioneert

🇵🇹Portuguese

dissolver

fazer com que se quebre ou deixe de funcionar

🇷🇺Russian

расформировать

привести к разрушению или прекращению функционирования

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उखड़ना

टूटने या कार्य बंद करने का कारण

🇧🇩Bengali

বিচ্ছিন্ন করা

ব্রেক আপ বা কাজ বন্ধ করার কারণ

🇮🇳Tamil

கலைக்க

உடைவதற்கு அல்லது செயல்படுவதை நிறுத்துவதற்கு காரணம்

🇮🇳Telugu

విడదీయండి

విడిపోవడానికి లేదా పనిచేయకుండా ఉండటానికి కారణం

🇮🇳Marathi

विघटन करणे

ब्रेक अप किंवा कार्य करणे थांबविण्याचे कारण

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિખેરી નાખવું

તૂટવાનું અથવા કાર્ય કરવાનું બંધ કરવાનું કારણ

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿಸರ್ಜಿಸು

ಒಡೆಯಲು ಅಥವಾ ಕಾರ್ಯನಿರ್ವಹಿಸುವುದನ್ನು ನಿಲ್ಲಿಸಲು ಕಾರಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പിരിച്ചുവിടുക

വേർപിരിയാനോ പ്രവർത്തനം നിർത്താനോ കാരണമാകുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਭੰਗ

ਟੁੱਟਣ ਜਾਂ ਕੰਮ ਕਰਨਾ ਬੰਦ ਕਰਨ ਦਾ ਕਾਰਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

توڑنا

ٹوٹنے یا کام کرنا بند کرنے کا سبب

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

解散

导致崩溃或停止运作

🇯🇵Japanese

解散

分裂または機能停止を引き起こす

🇰🇷Korean

해산하다

고장을 일으키거나 기능을 정지시키다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

giải tán

gây ra sự tan vỡ hoặc ngừng hoạt động

🇹🇭Thai

ยุบวง

ทำให้เกิดการเลิกราหรือหยุดทำงาน

🇮🇩Indonesian

bubar

menyebabkan putus atau berhenti berfungsi

🇵🇭Filipino

buwagin

maging sanhi ng paghihiwalay o pagtigil sa paggana

🇲🇾Malay

bubar

menyebabkan pecah atau berhenti berfungsi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حل

يؤدي إلى تفكك أو التوقف عن العمل

🇮🇷Persian

منحل کردن

باعث از هم گسیختگی یا توقف عملکرد شود

🇹🇷Turkish

dağılmak

bozulmasına veya işlevinin durmasına neden olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְפַרֵק

לגרום להתפרקות או להפסיק לתפקד

Test Yourself1 / 3

What is the primary definition of the word 'disband'?

The primary meaning of 'disband' is 'cause to break up or cease to function'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'disband' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'disband' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'disband' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'disband' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

Community Poll1 / 6

How often do you encounter the word 'disband' in your daily reading?

Very Often

Occasionally

Rarely

Never

Do you find 'disband' easy to spell?

Yes, very easy

Somewhat easy

A bit confusing

Extremely hard

In your opinion, does the word 'disband' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?

Positive

Neutral

Gloomy

Vibrant

Which age group is most likely to use 'disband' in regular conversations?

Kids (3-12)

Teens (13-19)

Adults (20-60)

Seniors (60+)

How likely are you to use 'disband' in a professional email?

Very likely

Somewhat likely

Not very likely

Never

Would you classify 'disband' as formal, casual, or slang?

Formal

Casual

Slang

Archaic

Pick an option to see how others voted