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dispassionate.adjective
devoid of or unaffected by passion, emotion, or
bias
dispassionately.adverb
dispassionateness.noun
debut.noun
the beginning of a course of action (the debut
of a new foreign policy); a first public appearance, as of a performer
transitive.&.intransitive
use-debuted,
debuting,
debuts
dissimilar.adjective
unlike; different
dissimilarly.adverb
drudge.noun
a person who does tedious,
menial,
or unpleasant work
drudge,
drudged,
drudging,
drudges.intransitive
verbs
to do tedious, unpleasant, or menial work
drudger.noun
drudgingly.adverb
drudge.verb
drudgery.noun,.plural.drudgeries
tedious, menial, or unpleasant work
declaim,
declaimed,
declaiming,
declaims.verbs
intransitive verb use.to
speak loudly and vehemently;
inveigh
transitive verb use.to
utter or recite with rhetorical
effect
declaimer.noun
deplorable.adjective
worthy of severe
condemnation or reproach (a deplorable condition of neglect); lamentable;
woeful;
wretched;
bad (deplorable housing conditions in the inner city)
deplorableness or
deplorability.noun
deplorably.adverb
dismal.adjective
causing gloom
or depression; dreary (dismal weather); took a dismal view of the economy;
characterized
by ineptitude, dullness, or a lack
of merit (a dismal book, a dismal
performance on the cello)
dismally.adverb
dismalness.noun
disinformation.noun
deliberately misleading information announced
publicly or leaked by a government (an intelligence agency) in order to
influence public opinion; dissemination
of such misleading information
attributive-often
used to modify another noun (disinformation operations, disinformation
experts); how to tell if you're on a disinformation site (type that into
Google)
dejected.adjective
being in low spirits; depressed
dejectedly.adverb
dejectedness.noun
deject,
dejected,
dejecting,
dejects.transitive
verbs
to lower the spirits of; dishearten
dejection.noun
the state of being dejected;
low spirits
disincline, disinclined,
disinclining,
disinclines.transitive
verbs
to make reluctant
or averse
intransitive verb use.to
be unwilling
disinclination.noun
a lack of inclination;
a mild aversion
or reluctance
diarrhea.noun
excessive and frequent evacuation of watery feces,
usually indicating gastrointestinal
distress or disorder
diarrheal or diarrheic
or diarrhetic.adjective
dreary,
drearier,
dreariest.adjectives
dismal; bleak;
boring; dull (dreary tasks)
drearily.adverb
dreariness.noun
decide, decided,
deciding,
decides.verbs
transitive verb use.to
settle conclusively all contention
or uncertainty about (decided
to go to Fiji for a holiday); to cause to make or reach a decision
intransitive verb use.mental
movement where something is selected; to
pronounce
a judgment; announce a decision;
to make up one's mind
decidability, decider.nouns
decidable.adjective
decision.noun
mental movement where something is decided;
being sure in mind after consideration of something; reaching a conclusion
or making up one's mind
decision, decisioned,
decisioning,
decisions.transitive
verbs
to achieve a victory over, as in boxing (he decisioned
his opponent in the third round of the match)
decisional.adjective
decisive.adjective
having the power to decide; conclusive;
characterized
by decision and firmness; resolute;
beyond
doubt; unmistakable
decisively.adverb
decisiveness.noun
decade.noun
a period
of ten years; a group or series of ten
droop, drooped,
drooping,
droops.verbs
intransitive verb use.to
bend or hang downward; to bend or sag gradually (flowers drooping in the
midday heat)
transitive verb use.to
let bend or hang down
droop.noun
the act or condition of drooping
droopily.or.droopingly.adverb
droopy.adjective
discomfit, discomfited,
discomfiting,
discomfits.transitive
verbs
to make uneasy or perplexed;
disconcert;
defeat; vanquish;
frustrated;
to thwart the plans of
discomfiture.noun
frustration
or disappointment; lack of ease;
perplexity
and embarrassment
delay, delayed,
delaying,
delays.verbs
transitive verb use.to
postpone
until a later time;
defer; to cause
to be later or slower than expected or desired (heavy traffic delayed us)
intransitive verb use.to
act or move slowly; put off an action or a decision
delay.noun
the act of delaying; postponement.(responded
without delay); the condition of being delayed; detainment;
the period of time during which one is delayed; the interval
of time between two events
delayer.noun
dour, dourer,
dourest.adjectives
marked
by sternness or harshness;
forbidding (a dour, self sacrificing life); gloomy;
glum;
sternly.obstinate;
unyielding (a dour determination)
dourly.adverb
dourness.noun
deter, deterred,
deterring,
deters.verbs
transitive verb use.to
prevent or discourage from acting; dissuade
intransitive verb use.to
prevent or discourage the occurrence
of an action
deterrable.adjective
determent, deterrer.nouns
deterrent.adjective
tending
to deter.(the presence
of police provides an intelligent
deterrent to crime)
deterrent.noun
something that deters (a deterrent to theft is
children taught morals)
disrespectful.adjective
having or exhibiting
a lack of respect; rude
and discourteous. disrespectfully.adverb
disrespectfulness.noun
dishonest.adjective
disposed
to lie, cheat, defraud, or deceive;
resulting
from or marked by a lack of honesty
dishonestly.adverb
dishonesty.noun.plural.dishonesties
lack of honesty or integrity;
a dishonest act or statement; improbity
dishonor.noun
loss of honor, respect, or reputation; disgrace;
the condition of having lost honor or good repute; a cause of loss of honor;
failure to pay or refusal to accept a note, a bill, or another obligation
(her cheque was dishonored)
dishonor, dishonored,
dishonoring,
dishonors.transitive
verbs
to bring shame
or disgrace upon; to treat in
a disrespectful or demeaning.manner.(some
politicians dishonor their office by neglecting
service to the public); to fail or refuse to accept or pay (a note, bill,
or check, for example)
dishonorer.noun
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