Unscramble

d 2 e 1 f 4 e 1 a 1 s 1 i 1 b 3 l 1 e 1

10 letters · 16 points in Scrabble

Meaning

adjective capable of being annulled or voided or terminated

originBack-formation from defeasance + -ible, from Anglo-Norman defesaunce, Old French desfaisance, a deverbal noun from desfaire (“to undo”) (Modern French défaire), from des- (“un-, apart”) + fere, faire (“to do”) + -able, reflecting Latin dis- + facere + -ābilis. Near-doublet of defeatable.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0

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