defunct
pronunciation
How to pronounce defunct in British English:
UK [dɪˈfʌŋkt]
How to pronounce defunct in American English:
US [dɪˈfʌŋkt]
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- Adjective:
- no longer in force or use; inactive
- having ceased to exist or live
Word Origin
- defunct
- defunct: [16] The -funct in defunct is the same ultimately as that in function and perfunctory. It comes from the past participle of Latin fungī ‘perform, discharge’. In combination with the intensive prefix dē- this produced dēfunctus ‘discharged, finished’, hence ‘dead’, which was borrowed directly into English.=> function, perfunctory
- defunct (adj.)
- 1590s, from Old French defunct (14c., Modern French defunt) or directly from Latin defunctus "dead," literally "off-duty," from past participle of defungi "to discharge, finish," from de- "off, completely" (see de-) + fungi "perform or discharge duty," from PIE root *bheug- (2) "to enjoy" (see brook (v.)).
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Example
- 1. Nor was the now defunct securities markets programme of the ecb .
- 2. An analysis of monetary conditions and financial flows can provide at least a useful complement to now defunct models .
- 3. Nearly defunct clothing manufacturer into a conglomerate that controls more than 60 luxury brands .
- 4. And the train station becomes defunct .
- 5. Those rumors led the now defunct retail giant woolworths to put souvenirs into production to mark an anticipated announcement .