Debar — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

bar temporarily; from school, office, etc.

prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɪskɹiːˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪbˈɑː/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪbˈɑː/

2 syllables Say it as /dɪskɹiːˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

Let's avoid a confrontation
head off a confrontation
avert a strike

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

exclude avert fend off bar forfend ward off stave off obviate deflect forefend avoid head off suspend

Parts of Speech

verb	bar temporarily; from school, office, etc.
verb	prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening “Let's avoid a confrontation”
verb	prevent from entering; keep out “He was barred from membership in the club”

Word Forms

suspension	noun	a temporary debarment (from a privilege or position etc)
debarment	noun	the act of prevention by legal means
obviation	noun	the act of preventing something by anticipating and disposing of it effectively
avertible	adjective	capable of being avoided or warded off
avertable	adjective	capable of being avoided or warded off
avoidable	adjective	capable of being avoided or warded off
bar	noun	the act of preventing
exclusive	adjective	excluding much or all; especially all but a particular group or minority
exclusion	noun	the state of being excluded

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

interdire

barrer temporairement ; de l'école, du bureau, etc.

🇪🇸Spanish

excluir

barra temporalmente; de la escuela, oficina, etc.

🇮🇹Italian

vietare

bar temporaneamente; da scuola, ufficio, ecc.

🇵🇹Portuguese

excluir

barra temporariamente; da escola, escritório, etc.

🇷🇺Russian

лишить права

бар временно; из школы, офиса и т. д.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

निषेध करना

बार अस्थायी रूप से; स्कूल, कार्यालय, आदि से

🇮🇳Tamil

டிபார்

தற்காலிகமாக பார்; பள்ளி, அலுவலகம் போன்றவற்றிலிருந்து

🇮🇳Telugu

డిబార్

తాత్కాలికంగా బార్; పాఠశాల, కార్యాలయం మొదలైన వాటి నుండి

🇮🇳Kannada

ಡಿಬಾರ್

ತಾತ್ಕಾಲಿಕವಾಗಿ ಬಾರ್; ಶಾಲೆ, ಕಚೇರಿ ಇತ್ಯಾದಿಗಳಿಂದ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഡിബാർ

ബാർ താൽക്കാലികമായി; സ്കൂൾ, ഓഫീസ് മുതലായവയിൽ നിന്ന്

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

德巴尔

暂时禁止；来自学校、办公室等

🇯🇵Japanese

デバー

一時的に禁止されます。学校やオフィスなどから

🇰🇷Korean

바를 벗기다

일시적으로 바; 학교, 사무실 등에서

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cấm

thanh tạm thời; từ trường học, văn phòng, v.v.

🇹🇭Thai

เดบาร์

บาร์ชั่วคราว; จากโรงเรียน สำนักงาน ฯลฯ

🇮🇩Indonesian

menghalangi

bar sementara; dari sekolah, kantor, dll.

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ديبار

شريط مؤقتا؛ من المدرسة، المكتب، الخ.

🇮🇷Persian

دبار

نوار به طور موقت؛ از مدرسه، اداره و غیره

🇹🇷Turkish

demir atmak

geçici olarak bar; okuldan, ofisten vb.

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהוֹצִיא מִכְלָל

בר זמנית; מבית ספר, משרד וכו'.

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