defusing Definition

deactivation, diffusing, quelling, resolving, averting, allaying, neutralizing, solving, alleviating, relieving, disarming, calming, lessening, easing, appeasing, dispelling, mitigating, reducing, ending, deactivating, eliminating, disabling, dissolving, eliminate, disposal, eradication, relaxing, elimination, de-escalating, inactivating, neutralising, countering, inflaming, provoking, blunting, thwarting, sidestepping, curbing, detonating, sparking, assuaging, reviving, stanching, overcoming, avoiding, pacifying, igniting, triggering, stoking, mollifying, quieting, deflecting, derailing, preventing, forestalling, foiling, heightening, placating, taming, persuading, fomenting, fueling, mediating, engendering, extricating, boosting, counteracting, combating, spurring, overshadowing, ameliorating, scuttling, bolstering, rescuing, detecting, tackling, creating, addressing, halting, peacemaking, snuffing, confronting, destabilizing, conveying, elevating, removing, deterring, ridding, reversing, protracting, capping, prolonging, handling, dealing, stopping, rectifying, fostering, subduing, restarting, retrieving,