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rearmament

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The process of rearming.

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

the act of arming again

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he opposed the rearmament of Japan after World War II

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: arming, armament, equipping

History

Etymology

From re- + armament. Compare French réarmement.

Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: վերազինում (verazinum) — the process of rearming
  • Belarusian: пераўзбрае́нне (pjerawzbrajénnje) — the process of rearming
  • Bulgarian: превъоръжа́ване (prevǎorǎžávane) — the process of rearming
  • Czech: přezbrojení — the process of rearming
  • Dutch: herbewapening — the process of rearming
  • Finnish: uudelleenvarustelu — the process of rearming
  • French: réarmement — the process of rearming
  • Georgian: გადაიარაღება (gadaiaraɣeba) — the process of rearming
  • German: Wiederaufrüstung — the process of rearming
  • German: Wiederbewaffnung — the process of rearming
  • Japanese: 再軍備 (saigunbi) — the process of rearming
  • Norwegian Bokmål: gjenopprustning — the process of rearming
  • Norwegian Bokmål: gjenopprusting — the process of rearming
  • Norwegian Bokmål: opprustning — the process of rearming
  • Norwegian Bokmål: opprusting — the process of rearming
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: gjenopprusting — the process of rearming
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: opprusting — the process of rearming
  • Polish: przezbrojenie — the process of rearming
  • Russian: перевооруже́ние (perevooružénije) — the process of rearming
  • Slovak: prezbrojenie — the process of rearming
  • Ukrainian: переозбро́єння (pereozbrójennja) — the process of rearming