defunct

US: /dɪˈfəŋkt/
UK: /dɪfˈʌŋkt/


English Vietnamese dictionary


defunct /di'fʌɳkt/
  • tính từ
    • chết, mất, quá cố, mất, không còn tồn tại nữa
    • danh từ
      • the defunct người chết

    Advanced English dictionary


    + adjective
    (formal) no longer existing, operating or being used: a largely defunct railway network

    Thesaurus dictionary


    adj.
    1 dead, deceased, extinct:
    The dinosaurs have been defunct for millions of years.
    2 inoperative, inapplicable, unused, unusable, invalid, expired, obsolete, passé, dead, expired, non-existent, outmoded, out:
    Although still on the books, that law is defunct.

    Collocation dictionary


    VERBS

    be | become | make sth
    The long-playing record was made defunct by the arrival of the CD.
    | consider sth
    These machines are now considered defunct.

    ADV.

    almost, virtually | largely | sadly
    He wrote many articles for the now sadly defunct newspaper, the Daily Correspondent.
    | long, now
    the ruined buildings of a long defunct mine


    Concise English dictionary


    dɪ'fʌŋkt
    adj.
    +no longer in force or use; inactive
    +having ceased to exist or live