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disbanded

adj.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //dɪsˈbændɪd// UK //dɪsbˈændɪd// dis·band·ed

adj. describing a group of people, like a band or a team, that has officially stopped working together. You use this when a group breaks up and the members go their separate ways.

adj. referring to an organised group or unit that has been formally dissolved or broken up. Often used as a participial adjective following a linking verb to describe the state of a former collective.


SIMPLE

The famous rock band is now disbanded.

CONTEXTUAL

After the war ended, the local militia was disbanded and the soldiers returned to their farms.

COMPLEX

The committee, having fulfilled its primary mandate of investigating the financial discrepancies, was officially disbanded by the board of directors last Tuesday.

Synonyms
Usage

Often follows a linking verb like 'be' or 'become' to describe a state; can also be used as the past tense of the verb 'disband'.

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