disarming
/dɪsˈɑrmɪŋ/
adjective
- Making someone feel less angry, suspicious, or hostile; charming in a way that removes defenses.
- His disarming smile made everyone in the room relax.
- The child's disarming question about why adults argue silenced the whole table.
- She had a disarming honesty that caught people off guard.
Antonyms
verb
- Present participle of disarm: taking weapons away from someone or something.
- They spent the morning disarming old landmines from the war.
- The police officer is disarming the suspect before questioning him.
- The soldiers were disarming the captured enemy troops.
- Present participle of disarm: making someone feel less angry or hostile.
- Her gentle tone was disarming the angry customer.
- The negotiator is disarming the hostage taker with calm conversation.
- By admitting his mistake, he was disarming his critics.