defib
/diːˈfɪb/verb, noun
defib is a verb meaning “To defibrillate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled D-E-F-I-B, and it appears about once in every 23 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data).
What does defib mean?
verb
- 1
informalTo defibrillate.
noun
- 1
informalA defibrillator.
- 2
informalA defibrillation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce defib?
- /diːˈfɪb/
As a noun (“A defibrillator”): /ˈdiːfɪb/, /diːˈfɪb/.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-defib.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-defib2.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of defib
- defibs present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- defibbing participle, present
- defibbed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is defib?
Defib appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Where does defib come from?
Clipping of defibrillation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).