distrust | (noun) the trait of not trusting others | Synonyms: distrustfulness, mistrust |
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(noun) doubt about someone's honesty | Synonyms: misgiving, mistrust, suspicion |
distrustfulness | (noun) the trait of not trusting others | Synonyms: distrust, mistrust |
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disturbance | (noun) the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion | - |
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(noun) a noisy fight | Synonyms: affray, fray, ruffle |
(noun) activity that is a malfunction, intrusion, or interruption | Synonyms: perturbation |
(noun) electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication | Synonyms: interference, noise |
(noun) a disorderly outburst or tumult | Synonyms: commotion, disruption, flutter, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, hurly burly, kerfuffle, to-do |
(noun) (psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness | Synonyms: folie, mental disorder, mental disturbance, psychological disorder |
(noun) an unhappy and worried mental state | Synonyms: perturbation, upset |
disturber | (noun) a troubler who interrupts or interferes with peace and quiet; someone who causes disorder and commotion | - |
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disulfiram | (noun) a drug (trade name Antabuse) used in the treatment of alcoholism; causes nausea and vomiting if alcohol is ingested | Synonyms: Antabuse |
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disunion | (noun) the termination or destruction of union | - |
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disunity | (noun) lack of unity (usually resulting from dissension) | - |
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disuse | (noun) the state of something that has been unused and neglected | Synonyms: neglect |
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disyllable | (noun) a word having two syllables | Synonyms: dissyllable |
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druidism | (noun) the system of religion and philosophy taught by the Druids and their rites and ceremonies | - |
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encyclopaedism | (noun) profound scholarly knowledge | Synonyms: encyclopedism, eruditeness, erudition, learnedness, learning, scholarship |
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encyclopaedist | (noun) a person who compiles information for encyclopedias | Synonyms: encyclopedist |
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encyclopedism | (noun) profound scholarly knowledge | Synonyms: encyclopaedism, eruditeness, erudition, learnedness, learning, scholarship |
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encyclopedist | (noun) a person who compiles information for encyclopedias | Synonyms: encyclopaedist |
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equidistribution | (noun) a flat distribution having equal frequencies of occurrence | - |
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eunuchoidism | (noun) the state of being a eunuch (either because of lacking testicles or because they failed to develop) | Synonyms: male hypogonadism |
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faddist | (noun) a person who subscribes to a variety of fads | - |
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fluoridisation | (noun) the addition of a fluoride to the water supply (to prevent dental decay) | Synonyms: fluoridation, fluoridization |
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gourmandism | (noun) the disposition and habits of a gourmand | - |
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harpsichordist | (noun) someone who plays the harpsichord | - |
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hermaphrodism | (noun) congenital condition in which external genitalia and internal sex organs have both male and female characteristics | Synonyms: hermaphroditism |
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horseradish | (noun) grated horseradish root | - |
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(noun) coarse Eurasian plant cultivated for its thick white pungent root | Synonyms: Armoracia rusticana, horse radish, red cole |
(noun) the root of the horseradish plant; it is grated or ground and used for seasoning | Synonyms: horseradish root |
hybridisation | (noun) (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids | Synonyms: cross, crossbreeding, crossing, hybridization, hybridizing, interbreeding |
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hyperparathyroidism | (noun) excessive secretion of parathyroid hormone resulting in abnormally high levels of calcium in the blood; can affect many systems of the body (especially causing bone resorption and osteoporosis) | - |
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hyperthyroidism | (noun) an overactive thyroid gland; pathologically excessive production of thyroid hormones or the condition resulting from excessive production of thyroid hormones | Synonyms: thyrotoxicosis |
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hypogonadism | (noun) incompetence of the gonads (especially in the male with low testosterone); results in deficient development of secondary sex characteristics and (in prepubertal males) a body with long legs and a short trunk | - |
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hypoparathyroidism | (noun) inadequate secretion of parathyroid hormone resulting in abnormally low levels of calcium in the blood | - |
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hypothyroidism | (noun) an underactive thyroid gland; a glandular disorder resulting from insufficient production of thyroid hormones | - |
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indiscernibility | (noun) The state or characteristic of being indiscernible; inability to be observed. | - |
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indiscipline | (noun) the trait of lacking discipline | Synonyms: undiscipline |
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indiscreetness | (noun) lacking good judgment | Synonyms: injudiciousness |
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indiscretion | (noun) a petty misdeed | Synonyms: peccadillo |
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(noun) the trait of being injudicious | Synonyms: injudiciousness |
indispensability | (noun) the quality possessed by something that you cannot possibly do without | Synonyms: indispensableness, vitalness |
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indispensableness | (noun) the quality possessed by something that you cannot possibly do without | Synonyms: indispensability, vitalness |
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indisposition | (noun) a certain degree of unwillingness | Synonyms: disinclination, hesitancy, hesitation, reluctance |
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(noun) a slight illness | - |
indisputability | (noun) the quality of being beyond question or dispute or doubt | Synonyms: indubitability, unquestionability, unquestionableness |
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indistinctness | (noun) the quality of being indistinct and without sharp outlines | Synonyms: blurriness, fogginess, fuzziness, softness |
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indistinguishability | (noun) exact sameness | Synonyms: identicalness, identity |
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invalidism | (noun) chronic ill health | - |
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keyboardist | (noun) a musician who plays a keyboard instrument | - |
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lapidist | (noun) a skilled worker who cuts and engraves precious stones | Synonyms: lapidary |
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liquidiser | (noun) an electrically powered mixer with whirling blades that mix or chop or liquefy foods | Synonyms: blender, liquidizer |
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maidism | (noun) a disease caused by deficiency of niacin or tryptophan (or by a defect in the metabolic conversion of tryptophan to niacin); characterized by gastrointestinal disturbances and erythema and nervous or mental disorders; may be caused by malnutrition or alcoholism or other nutritional impairments | Synonyms: Alpine scurvy, mal de la rosa, mal rosso, mayidism, pellagra, Saint Ignatius' itch |
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mayidism | (noun) a disease caused by deficiency of niacin or tryptophan (or by a defect in the metabolic conversion of tryptophan to niacin); characterized by gastrointestinal disturbances and erythema and nervous or mental disorders; may be caused by malnutrition or alcoholism or other nutritional impairments | Synonyms: Alpine scurvy, maidism, mal de la rosa, mal rosso, pellagra, Saint Ignatius' itch |
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merchandise | (noun) items for sale to the individual consumer | Synonyms: product, ware |
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(noun) branded products meant to promote another product, especially films and pop groups | Synonyms: merchandising |
merchandiser | (noun) a businessperson engaged in retail trade | Synonyms: merchant |
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merchandising | (noun) the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money | Synonyms: marketing, selling |
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(noun) the business of drawing public attention to goods and services | Synonyms: advertising, publicizing |
(noun) branded products meant to promote another product, especially films and pop groups | Synonyms: merchandise |
modishness | (noun) elegance by virtue of being fashionable | Synonyms: chic, chichi, chicness, last word, smartness, stylishness, swank |
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modiste | (noun) a woman who makes or mends dresses | Synonyms: needlewoman, seamstress, sempstress |
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(noun) someone who makes and sells hats | Synonyms: hatmaker, hatter, milliner |
monorchidism | (noun) failure of one testes to descend into the scrotum | Synonyms: monorchism |
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nomadism | (noun) The way of life of people who, having no fixed home, move around seasonally in search of food, water and grazing etc. | - |
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nondisjunction | (noun) meiosis in which there is a failure of paired homologous chromosomes to separate; results in an abnormal number of chromosomes in the daughter cells | - |
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nudism | (noun) going without clothes as a social practice | Synonyms: naturism |
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nudist | (noun) a person who practices nudity for reasons of health or religion | Synonyms: naturist |
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odist | (noun) a poet who writes odes | - |
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ophidism | (noun) poisoning by snake venom | - |
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orthopaedist | (noun) a specialist in correcting deformities of the skeletal system (especially in children) | Synonyms: orthopedist |
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orthopedist | (noun) a specialist in correcting deformities of the skeletal system (especially in children) | Synonyms: orthopaedist |
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outlandishness | (noun) strikingly out of the ordinary | Synonyms: bizarreness, weirdness |
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oxidisation | (noun) the process of oxidizing; the addition of oxygen to a compound with a loss of electrons; always occurs accompanied by reduction | Synonyms: oxidation, oxidization |
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oxidiser | (noun) a substance that oxidizes another substance | Synonyms: oxidant, oxidizer, oxidizing agent |
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paradise | (noun) any place of complete bliss and delight and peace | Synonyms: Eden, heaven, nirvana, promised land, Shangri-la |
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parodist | (noun) mimics literary or musical style for comic effect | Synonyms: lampooner |
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predisposition | (noun) a disposition in advance to react in a particular way | - |
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(noun) an inclination beforehand to interpret statements in a particular way | - |
(noun) susceptibility to a pathogen | Synonyms: sensitivity |
propagandist | (noun) a person who disseminates messages calculated to assist some cause or some government | - |
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prudishness | (noun) excessive or affected modesty | Synonyms: Grundyism, primness, prudery |
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radish | (noun) pungent fleshy edible root | - |
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(noun) Eurasian plant widely cultivated for its edible pungent root usually eaten raw | Synonyms: Raphanus sativus |
(noun) pungent edible root of any of various cultivated radish plants | - |
(noun) radish of Japan with a long hard durable root eaten raw or cooked | Synonyms: daikon, Japanese radish, Raphanus sativus longipinnatus |
(noun) a cruciferous plant of the genus Raphanus having a pungent edible root | Synonyms: radish plant |
reddishness | (noun) The quality of being somewhat red. | - |
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rediscovery | (noun) the act of discovering again | - |
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redisposition | (noun) the withdrawal and redistribution of forces in an attempt to use them more effectively | Synonyms: redeployment |
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redistribution | (noun) distributing again | - |
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ruggedisation | (noun) the act of making a piece of equipment rugged (strengthening to resist wear or abuse) | Synonyms: ruggedization |
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sadism | (noun) sexual pleasure obtained by inflicting harm (physical or psychological) on others | - |
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sadist | (noun) someone who obtains pleasure from inflicting pain on others | - |
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standardisation | (noun) the act of checking or adjusting (by comparison with a standard) the accuracy of a measuring instrument | Synonyms: calibration, standardization |
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(noun) the imposition of standards or regulations | Synonyms: normalisation, normalization, standardization |
(noun) the condition in which a standard has been successfully established | Synonyms: standardization |
standardiser | (noun) a person who sets a standard for things to conform to | Synonyms: standardizer |
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subsidisation | (noun) the act of providing a subsidy | Synonyms: grant, subsidization |
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(noun) money (or other benefits) obtained as a subsidy | Synonyms: subsidization |
subsidiser | (noun) someone who assists or supports by giving a subsidy | Synonyms: subsidizer |
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tremendismo | (noun) post-war Spanish literary style marked by a tendency to emphasize violence and grotesque imagery. | - |
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tribadism | (noun) a form of lesbianism that simulates heterosexual intercourse | - |
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undiscipline | (noun) the trait of lacking discipline | Synonyms: indiscipline |
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videodisc | (noun) a digital recording (as of a movie) on an optical disk that can be played on a computer or a television set | Synonyms: DVD, videodisk |
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videodisk | (noun) a digital recording (as of a movie) on an optical disk that can be played on a computer or a television set | Synonyms: DVD, videodisc |
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