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Definition of "defunct" []

  • Having ceased to exist or live: a defunct political organization. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "defunct" in a sentence
  • "To blame the old liberal wing of the party, now pretty much defunct, is the equivalent of a baseball team blaming the batboy for a tragic loss."
  • "Actor in defunct HDM series blames Pope for unemployment"
  • "In March, wrote back and they said that their supplier went "defunct" -- I thought People was the supplier."