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DEFUNCT definition: no longer in effect or use; not operating or functioning.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.

If something is defunct, it no longer exists or has stopped functioning or operating. ...the leader of the now defunct Social Democratic Party. They bought all their equipment from a defunct brewery in …

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

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

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.