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(dɪfʌŋkt)

adjective

If something is defunct, it no longer exists or has stopped functioning or operating.

...the leader of the now defunct Social Democratic Party.

They bought all their equipment from a defunct brewery in Manhattan.

Synonyms: dead, extinct, gone, departed [euphemistic] More Synonyms of defunct

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defunct in British English

(dɪˈfʌŋkt)

adjective

no longer living; dead or extinct

no longer operative or valid

Derived forms

defunctive (deˈfunctive)

adjective

defunctness (deˈfunctness)

noun

Word origin

C16: from Latin dēfungī to discharge (one's obligations), die; see de-, function

defunct in American English

(diˈfʌŋkt; dɪˈfʌŋkt)

adjective

no longer living or existing; dead or extinct

SIMILAR WORDS: dead

Word origin

L defunctus, pp. of defungi, to do, finish, die < de-, from, off + fungi, to perform: see de- & function

Examples of 'defunct' in a sentence
defunct

Because companies have limited liability, the staff and owners of a defunct company cannot legally be held to account for their past conduct.Museums are dead, defunct, past things.

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British English: defunct ADJECTIVE

If something is defunct, it no longer exists or has stopped functioning or operating.

...the leader of the now defunct Social Democratic Party.

American English: defunct
Brazilian Portuguese: extinto
Chinese: 不再存在的
European Spanish: desaparecido
French: défunt
German: nicht mehr bestehend
Italian: defunto
Japanese: 消滅した
Korean: 소멸한
European Portuguese: extinto
Latin American Spanish: desaparecido

1 (adjective) in the sense of dead

Definition

no longer existing or working properly

the leader of the now defunct Social Democratic Party

Synonyms

dead

The late president has been dead for a year now.

extinct

It is 250 years since the wolf became extinct in Britain.

gone

The paramedics tried to revive him, but it was too late - he was gone.

departed (euphemistic)

Departed friends can no longer be replaced at my age.

expired

deceased

his recently deceased mother

bygone

bygone generations

nonexistent

2 (adjective) in the sense of not functioning

Definition

no longer existing or working properly

He looked at the defunct apparatus and diagnosed the problem.

Synonyms

not functioning

obsolete

out of commission

inoperative

The mine has been inoperative since May last year.

Additional synonyms

in the sense of bygone

Definition

past

bygone generations

Synonyms

past,

former,

previous,

lost,

forgotten,

ancient,

of old,

one-time,

departed,

extinct,

gone by,

erstwhile,

antiquated,

of yore,

olden,

past recall,

sunk in oblivion

in the sense of deceased

Definition

dead

his recently deceased mother

Synonyms

dead,

late,

departed (euphemistic),

lost,

gone,

expired,

defunct,

lifeless,

pushing up daisies (informal)

in the sense of departed

Definition

dead

Departed friends can no longer be replaced at my age.

Synonyms

dead,

late,

deceased,

expired,

perished

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单词	defunct
释义	Trends of defunct View usage for: defunct (dɪfʌŋkt) adjective If something is defunct, it no longer exists or has stopped functioning or operating. ...the leader of the now defunct Social Democratic Party. They bought all their equipment from a defunct brewery in Manhattan. Synonyms: dead, extinct, gone, departed [euphemistic] More Synonyms of defunct More Synonyms of defunct defunct in British English (dɪˈfʌŋkt) adjective 1. no longer living; dead or extinct 2. no longer operative or valid Derived forms defunctive (deˈfunctive) adjective defunctness (deˈfunctness) noun Word origin C16: from Latin dēfungī to discharge (one's obligations), die; see de-, function defunct in American English (diˈfʌŋkt; dɪˈfʌŋkt) adjective no longer living or existing; dead or extinct SIMILAR WORDS: dead Word origin L defunctus, pp. of defungi, to do, finish, die < de-, from, off + fungi, to perform: see de- & function Examples of 'defunct' in a sentence defunct Because companies have limited liability, the staff and owners of a defunct company cannot legally be held to account for their past conduct. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Museums are dead, defunct, past things. Times, Sunday Times (2013) In other languages defunct British English: defunct ADJECTIVE If something is defunct, it no longer exists or has stopped functioning or operating. ...the leader of the now defunct Social Democratic Party. American English: defunct Brazilian Portuguese: extinto Chinese: 不再存在的 European Spanish: desaparecido French: défunt German: nicht mehr bestehend Italian: defunto Japanese: 消滅した Korean: 소멸한 European Portuguese: extinto Latin American Spanish: desaparecido 1 (adjective) in the sense of dead Definition no longer existing or working properly the leader of the now defunct Social Democratic Party Synonyms dead The late president has been dead for a year now. extinct It is 250 years since the wolf became extinct in Britain. gone The paramedics tried to revive him, but it was too late - he was gone. departed (euphemistic) Departed friends can no longer be replaced at my age. expired deceased his recently deceased mother bygone bygone generations nonexistent 2 (adjective) in the sense of not functioning Definition no longer existing or working properly He looked at the defunct apparatus and diagnosed the problem. Synonyms not functioning obsolete out of commission inoperative The mine has been inoperative since May last year. Additional synonyms in the sense of bygone Definition past bygone generations Synonyms past, former, previous, lost, forgotten, ancient, of old, one-time, departed, extinct, gone by, erstwhile, antiquated, of yore, olden, past recall, sunk in oblivion in the sense of deceased Definition dead his recently deceased mother Synonyms dead, late, departed (euphemistic), lost, gone, expired, defunct, lifeless, pushing up daisies (informal) in the sense of departed Definition dead Departed friends can no longer be replaced at my age. Synonyms dead, late, deceased, expired, perished Synonyms of 'defunct' defunct Explore 'defunct' in the dictionary
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