Definition of IED - Reverso English Dictionary

Acronym

acr: improvised explosive device

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bomb made from everyday items

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The soldiers found an IED hidden near the roadside.

acr: intermittent explosive disorder

TECH.

disorder with sudden anger outbursts

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He was diagnosed with IED by the doctor.

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Examples of IED in a sentence

Soldiers are trained to identify potential IED threats.
Her IED made social interactions challenging.
Living with IED requires patience and understanding.

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French:IED, EEI, ...
German:IED, intermittierende explosible Störung, ...
Italian:IED, disturbo esplosivo intermittente, ...
Spanish:Dispositivo Explosivo Improvisado, TIE, ...
Portuguese:IED, TIE, ...
Chinese:简易爆炸装置, 间歇性爆发性障碍, ...
Japanese:即席爆発装置, 間欠性爆発性障害, ...
Arabic:عُبْوَة ناسِفَة, اضطراب انفجاري متقطع, ...
Hebrew:מִטְעָן חֲבָלָה מוּכָן בַּשָּׁטַח, הַפְרָעָה נְפִיצָה לְסִירוּגִין, ...
Russian:СВУ, прерывистое эксплозивное расстройство, ...
Ukrainian:імпровізований вибуховий пристрій, інтермітентний вибуховий розлад, ...
Hindi:स्वनिर्मित विस्फोटक उपकरण, आंतरायिक विस्फोटक विकार, ...
Bengali:স্বনির্মিত বিস্ফোরক যন্ত্র, আন্তর্বর্তী বিস্ফোরক আচরণজনিত ব্যাধি, ...
Catalan:Artefacte Explosiu Improvisat, TEI, ...
Czech:improvizované výbušné zařízení, intermitentní explozivní porucha, ...
Danish:IED, intermitterende eksplosiv lidelse, ...
Dutch:IED, periodiek explosieve stoornis, ...
Greek:αυτοσχέδιο εκρηκτικό μηχάνημα, διαλείπουσα εκρηκτική διαταραχή, ...
Hungarian:rögtönzött robbanószerkezet, intermittáló robbanékonysági zavar, ...
Khmer:ឧបករណ៍ផ្ទុះកែច្នៃដោយដៃ, វិបត្តិផ្ទុះកំហឹងជាបន្តបន្ទាប់, ...
Korean:즉석 폭발물, 간헐적 폭발성 장애, ...
Persian:وسیله انفجاری دست‌ساز, اختلال انفجاری متناوب, ...
Polish:IED, ...
Portuguese (BR):IED, ...
Romanian:DEI, TIE, ...
Swedish:improviserad sprängladdning, IED, ...
Thai:ระเบิดแสวงเครื่อง, โรคระเบิดอารมณ์เป็นช่วงๆ, ...
Turkish:IED, aralıklı patlayıcı bozukluk, ...
Vietnamese:Thiết bị Nổ Tự chế, rối loạn bùng nổ gián đoạn, ...

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