DISEMPOWERED Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

disempowered

verb

past tense of disempower

as in disenfranchised

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disabled

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Later that day, Triunfel returned to the apartment and disabled a security camera that had recorded the crime, the complaint states.

— Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 16 Sep. 2026
Cameras stolen and recovered Earlier this year, three of Auburn’s Flock cameras were stolen after someone disabled the devices and dumped them in a canal, according to previous Bee reporting.

— Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 15 Sep. 2026

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