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defunct

/dɪˈfʌŋkt/adjective

उच्चारण डिफ़ंक्ट

निष्क्रिय, बंद, अप्रचलित

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    formal

    no longer existing, operating or being used

    निष्क्रिय, बंद, अप्रचलित

    • a defunct factory
    • defunct laws
    • The defunct mill stands empty on the edge of town.
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    • A defunct airline's tickets were no longer valid.
    • The party became defunct after losing three elections.
    • Many defunct websites still appear in old search results.

    Synonyms obsolete extinct inoperative dead expired

    Opposite functioning active operative existing

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Keep the no-longer-working words together: defunct (no longer existing or working), obsolete (no longer used because something better exists), extinct (no longer existing, especially animals or volcanoes), moribund (dying), dormant (inactive for now, like a volcano).

काम न करने के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: defunct (अब न अस्तित्व में न कार्यरत), obsolete (बेहतर चीज़ आने से अप्रयुक्त), extinct (विलुप्त, विशेषकर जीव या ज्वालामुखी), moribund (मरणासन्न), dormant (अभी निष्क्रिय, ज्वालामुखी की तरह)।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

A defunct company, a defunct satellite.

Collocations: a defunct company (बंद हो चुकी कंपनी), a defunct satellite (काम करना बंद कर चुका उपग्रह)।