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deactivated

adj.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˌdiˈæktɪˌveɪtɪd// UK //diːˈæktɪvˌeɪtɪd// de·ac·ti·vat·ed

adj. turned off or made unable to work. You use this to describe things like accounts, alarms, or weapons that are no longer active.

adj. rendered inactive or inoperative; having had its function or power removed. Often used predicatively after linking verbs or attributively to describe status.


SIMPLE

The old security alarm is now deactivated.

CONTEXTUAL

Once the subscription expired, the user found their account deactivated and could no longer access the files.

COMPLEX

The treaty required all long-range missiles to be deactivated and inspected by an international committee to ensure regional stability.

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Often functions as a participial adjective describing a state; can follow linking verbs like 'remain' or 'become'.

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