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defunct
de·funct D0098100 (dĭ-fŭngkt′)adj. Having ceased to exist or live: a defunct political organization.
[Latin dēfūnctus, past participle of dēfungī, to finish : dē-, de- + fungī, to perform.]
de·func′tive adj.de·funct′ness n.defunct (dɪˈfʌŋkt) adj1. no longer living; dead or extinct2. no longer operative or valid[C16: from Latin dēfungī to discharge (one's obligations), die; see de-, function] deˈfunctive adj deˈfunctness nde•funct (dɪˈfʌŋkt)
adj. 1. no longer in effect or use: a defunct law. 2. no longer in existence; dead; extinct. [1540–50; < Latin dēfunctus dead, past participle of dēfungī to bring to an end] Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | defunct - no longer in force or use; inactive; "a defunct law"; "a defunct organization"inoperative - not working or taking effect; "an inoperative law" | | 2. | defunct - having ceased to exist or live; "the will of a defunct aunt"; "a defunct Indian tribe"dead - no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life; "the nerve is dead"; "a dead pallor"; "he was marked as a dead man by the assassin" |
defunctadjective dead, extinct, gone, departed, expired, deceased, obsolete, bygone, nonexistent, not functioning, out of commission, inoperative the leader of the now defunct Social Democratic Partydefunctadjective1. No longer alive:asleep, dead, deceased, departed, extinct, gone, late, lifeless.Idioms: at rest, pushing up daisies.2. No longer in use, force, or operation:dead, extinct, lost, vanished.Translationsverstorbeninactifdefuntoin disusoDefunct
Related to Defunct: defunct processDEFUNCT. A term used for one that is deceased or dead. In some acts of assembly in Pennsylvania, such deceased person is called a decedent. (q.v.) defunct
Related to defunct: defunct processSynonyms for defunctadj deadSynonyms- dead
- extinct
- gone
- departed
- expired
- deceased
- obsolete
- bygone
- nonexistent
- not functioning
- out of commission
- inoperative
Synonyms for defunctadj no longer aliveSynonyms- asleep
- dead
- deceased
- departed
- extinct
- gone
- late
- lifeless
adj no longer in use, force, or operationSynonymsWords related to defunctadj no longer in force or useRelated Wordsadj having ceased to exist or liveRelated Words |