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Demobbed is a British informal word for having been released from the armed forces. Learn how to use it in sentences and see related terms and synonyms.
He was demobbed in 1944 and found that his time away from the cameras had affected his performance.
The meaning of DEMOB is demobilize. “Demob.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/demob.Accessed 3 Jul. 2024
Demobbed is an adjective and noun that means demobilized or discharged from military service. It is derived from demob, a verb that means to demobilize or discharge. See examples, pronunciation, and etymology of demobbed.
3 meanings: 1. → short for demobilize 2. a. → short for demobilization b. (as modifier) 3. a soldier who has been demobilized.... Click for more definitions.
demob is a verb that means to release somebody from military service, especially at the end of a war. It is an informal word, often used in British English. See examples, pronunciation and word origin.
To release (a person) from military service, esp. at the end of a war. Also in extended use. Usually in passive. Cf. demobilize v. 1. Usually with reference to the demobilization of British and Commonwealth troops at the end of the First World War (1914–18) and (esp.) the Second World War (1939–45). 1919.
