disempowering

Definition of disempoweringnext
present participle of disempower

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for disempowering
Verb
  • Analysts say its unusual movements — including disabling its tracking signal — are consistent with tactics used to evade sanctions.
    Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2026
  • The Simpson returned fire with four missiles of its own, disabling the Iranian boat, before it was finished off by gunfire from the US flotilla.
    Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 22 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • On a campy and subversive new album featuring Bladee, the Ukrainian black metal artist aspires to make the notoriously forbidding genre a little warmer.
    Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Generally speaking, courts have ruled against people who violate a religious-neutral law while practicing their religion, including a notable 1990 case that found a man’s religious peyote use could still be penalized under an Oregon law forbidding it.
    Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026
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“Disempowering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disempowering. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.

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