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debarment

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /dɪˈbɑːmənt/
  • General-American: /di-ˈbär-mənt/
  • General-American: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: D IH0 B AA1 R M AH0 N T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The act or an instance of debarring.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

In the United States Food and Drugs Act, a penalty imposed on persons or companies that commit crimes in connection with applications for approval of drugs, in which such persons are barred from submitting or assisting in the submission of such an application.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, countable, uncountable

Topics: law

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

the act of prevention by legal means

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • they achieved his debarment from holding public office

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: prevention, bar

Narrower terms: suspension, temporary removal

4

noun

Meaning 4

the state of being debarred (excluded from enjoying certain possessions or rights or practices)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: exclusion

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English debar Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English debarment From debar + -ment.

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: възпиране (vǎzpirane) — The act, an instance of debarring
  • Bulgarian: препятстване (prepjatstvane) — The act, an instance of debarring
  • German: Ausschluss — The act, an instance of debarring