Added 10 October 2026 defuse /diːˈfjuːz/ verb Categories: SocietyRare Words verb ! Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about defuse at Wordnik → Where our words come from → To remove the fuse from (e.g. a bomb). To make less dangerous, tense, or hostile. The diplomats are trying to defuse the escalating crisis. verb To disorder; to make shapeless. Origin Compare diffuse. From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA) Related Words: removedispeldisarmdissipateeliminatedissolveeliminationloosendeactivateshuteradicateeradication Back to today's word