hors de combat
adjective/ˌɔː də ˈkɒ̃bɑː/
/ˌɔːr də kəʊmˈbɑː/
(from French, formal or humorous)- unable to fight or to take part in an activity, especially because you are injuredWord OriginFrench, literally ‘out of the fight’.
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