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disbanded

[/dɪsˈbændɪd/]
verb (past tense/past participle) / adjective
dissolvido
1. separated and stopped functioning as an organized group
The band disbanded after ten years of touring.
A banda se dissolveu após dez anos de turnês.
2. dispersed or scattered (a group of people)
The protesters were disbanded by police.
Os manifestantes foram dispersos pela polícia.
3. ceased operations as an organized body
The military unit was disbanded in 2015.
A unidade militar foi dissolvida em 2015.
Synonyms
dissolveddispersedscatteredbroken upsplit up
Antonyms
assembledformedorganizedestablishedunited

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
dissolvido/dissolvida
most common usage
General Brazilian
desfeito/desfeita
alternative, more colloquial
Portugal
dissolvido/dissolvida
standard European Portuguese
Portugal
desfeito/desfeita
also used in formal contexts

Related Idioms & Phrases

break up a group
go separate ways
call it quits
dissolve a partnership
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