Defunct - English meaning

Defunct – definitions in English dictionary

adjective
No longer existing or functioning.
Usage examples:
The now defunct somerset & dorset railway line
Synonims:
Disused No longer in use Unused Inoperative Non-functioning Unusable Obsolete No longer in existence Discontinued Extinct Fossilized

adjective
No longer existing
Usage examples:
He was a reporter for the defunct new york herald newspaper.

adjective
No longer existing or in use
Usage examples:
She had once worked for the traveller hotel chain (now defunct).

Defunct translation into English

Defunct: translate from English into Chinese

已失效, 死人, 非现存的, 过世的

Defunct: translate from English into Dutch

Ter ziele, Overledene, Overleden

Defunct: translate from English into French

Défunt, Décédé

Defunct: translate from English into German

Verstorben, Stillgelegt, Untergegangen, Eingegangen, Außer kraft

Defunct: translate from English into Hindi

मृत, मृतक, अप्रचलित, मुआ आदमी, मृत आदमी, स्वर्गवासी, लाश, शव, निर्जीव, निश्चेष्ट, मरा हुआ मनुष्य

Defunct: translate from English into Italian

Defunto, Morto, Liquidato

Defunct: translate from English into Korean

없어져 버린, 죽은

Defunct: translate from English into Russian

Несуществующий, Покойный, Покойник, Умерший, Усопший, Исчезнувший, Вымерший

Defunct: translate from English into Spanish

Difunto, Extinto, Que ya no existe, Que ya no tiene validez, Que no se realizó nunca

Word origin

mid 16th century (in the sense ‘deceased’): from Latin defunctus ‘dead’, past participle of defungi ‘carry out, finish’, from de- (expressing reversal) + fungi ‘perform’.

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Defunct synonims

discontinued

adjective
(of a product) no longer available or produced.
Usage examples:
Discontinued fabrics

verb
Cease from doing or providing (something), especially something that has been provided on a regular basis.
Usage examples:
The ferry service was discontinued by the proprietors

adjective
A product or service that is discontinued is no longer being produced or offered
Usage examples:
A discontinued line

Discontinued - all meanings in English

disused

adjective
No longer being used.
Usage examples:
They held an exhibition in a disused warehouse

adjective
No longer being used
Usage examples:
Many disused railway tracks are now used by cyclists., a disused quarry had been developed into a l…

Disused - all meanings in English

extinct

adjective
(of a species, family, or other group of animals or plants) having no living members; no longer in existence.
Usage examples:
Trilobites and dinosaurs are extinct

adjective
No longer existing
Usage examples:
There is concern that the giant panda will soon become extinct., many species of plants and animals…

Extinct - all meanings in English

fossilized

adjective
Preserved to become a fossil.
Usage examples:
A fossilized bone

verb
Preserve (an animal or plant) so that it becomes a fossil.
Usage examples:
The hard parts of the body are readily fossilized

adjective
Having become a fossil (= something preserved in rock for a very long period)
Usage examples:
Fossilized bones, the fossilized remains of early humans, the system is extremely hierarchical and …

Fossilized - all meanings in English

inoperative

adjective
Not working or taking effect.
Usage examples:
The act may be rendered inoperative

adjective
If a law or rule is inoperative, it does not have any effect and cannot be used
Usage examples:
Legislation to repeal inoperative provisions in the tax law was approved., make/render sth inoperat…

Inoperative - all meanings in English

non-functioning

ˌnɒnˈfʌŋk.ʃən.ɪŋ

adjective
(of a machine, system etc.) not working, or not working in the correct or usual way
Usage examples:
Non-functioning traffic lights at the junction had caused the crash., following the break-in, the c…

Non-functioning - all meanings in English

obsolete

adjective
No longer produced or used; out of date.
Usage examples:
The disposal of old and obsolete machinery

verb
Cause (a product or idea) to become obsolete by replacing it with something new.
Usage examples:
We're trying to stimulate the business by obsoleting last year's designs

adjective
No longer used or needed, usually because something newer and better has replaced it
Usage examples:
Typewriters have been rendered obsolete by computers.

Obsolete - all meanings in English

unusable

adjective
Not fit to be used.
Usage examples:
The steps were overgrown and unusable

adjective
Something that is unusable cannot be used, especially because it is broken or not safe
Usage examples:
The normal supply of water has turned brown and unusable., the virus deletes files and corrupts ess…

Unusable - all meanings in English

unused

adjective
Not being, or never having been, used.
Usage examples:
Any unused equipment will be welcomed back

adjective
Not being used at present, or never having been used
Usage examples:
The stationary exercise bike sits unused in the basement.

Unused - all meanings in English

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