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disarming

[dis-ahr-ming]

adjective

  1. removing or capable of removing hostility, suspicion, etc., as by being charming.

    a disarming smile.

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disarming

/ ɪˈɑːɪŋ /

adjective

  1. tending to neutralize or counteract hostility, suspicion, etc

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Other Word Forms

  • disarmingly adverb
  • 徱ˈԲ adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of disarming1

First recorded in 1540–50; disarm + -ing 2
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The mutual irreverence between Posey and her character was as disarming as it was refreshing.

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More disarming is the car culture room, where high art and lowrider productively collide.

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Young was attempting to be “playful,” according to court records, but the other agent responded by disarming and physically subduing Young, who was ordered to surrender his gun and soon retired.

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“This is the peace of the risen Christ,” the man born Robert Francis Prevost continued, “an unarmed and disarming peace, humble and persevering.”

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She has a knack for holding a feeling so gently that it can be examined without corruption, a method of narrative writing that feels disarmingly intimate.

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