dead, defunct, deceased, departed, late mean devoid of life. dead applies literally to what is deprived of vital force but is used figuratively of anything that has lost any attribute (such as energy, activity, …

DEFUNCT definition: no longer in effect or use; not operating or functioning. See examples of defunct used in a sentence.

For all practical purposes, the association became defunct and no longer worked on the garden or other projects.

Dec 19, 2025 · defunct (third-person singular simple present defuncts, present participle defuncting, simple past and past participle defuncted) To make defunct.

Definition of defunct adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

If something is defunct, it no longer exists or has stopped functioning or operating. ...the leader of the now defunct Social Democratic Party.

Defunct describes something that used to exist, but is now gone. A magazine that no longer publishes, like Sassy, the girl-power mag from the '90s, is defunct, for example.

Britannica Dictionary definition of DEFUNCT [more defunct; most defunct] formal : no longer existing or being used a defunct steel company

1. no longer in effect or use: a defunct law. 2. no longer in existence; dead; extinct.

de•funct (di fungkt′), adj. no longer in effect or use; not operating or functioning: a defunct law; a defunct organization. no longer in existence; dead; extinct: a defunct person; a defunct tribe of Indians. n. the …