Disbanded
/dɪsˈbændɪd/
Definitions
To break up a group or organization, causing its members to disperse.
/dɪsˈbænd/
To cause a group to break up or disperse.
The committee was disbanded following the completion of its task.
💡 Simply: Think of a team or group of friends. If they're 'disbanded,' it means they decide to stop being a group and everyone goes home or does their own thing. For example, if the band breaks up.
👶 For kids: When something is disbanded, it means that it's stopped being a group. Like when a school club is disbanded, the club is over and the kids don't meet up anymore.
More Examples
After the investigation, the task force was disbanded.
The rebels disbanded their army and returned to their villages.
How It's Used
"The army unit was disbanded after the war."
"The club was disbanded due to lack of funding."
From Middle English 'disbanden', from Old French 'desbander' meaning 'to break up a band' or 'to dismiss'. 'Band' originally referred to a company of soldiers.
Common in historical accounts of wars, political movements, and organizational changes. Often used in contexts relating to military units and organizations of all kinds.
Memory tip
Imagine a band of musicians. When they disband, the band breaks up and they all go their separate ways.