anguish | (noun) extreme mental distress | Synonyms: torment, torture |
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(noun) extreme distress of body or mind | - |
disguise | (noun) the act of concealing the identity of something by modifying its appearance | Synonyms: camouflage |
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(noun) any attire that modifies the appearance in order to conceal the wearer's identity | - |
(noun) an outward semblance that misrepresents the true nature of something | Synonyms: camouflage |
distinguishability | (noun) Capability of being perceived as different or distinct. | - |
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extinguisher | (noun) a manually operated device for extinguishing small fires | Synonyms: asphyxiator, fire extinguisher |
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extinguishing | (noun) the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning | Synonyms: extinction, quenching |
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guise | (noun) an artful or simulated semblance | Synonyms: pretence, pretense, pretext |
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indistinguishability | (noun) exact sameness | Synonyms: identicalness, identity |
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languisher | (noun) a person who languishes | - |
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linguist | (noun) a person who speaks more than one language | Synonyms: polyglot |
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(noun) a specialist in linguistics | Synonyms: linguistic scientist |
linguistics | (noun) the scientific study of language | - |
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(noun) the humanistic study of language and literature | Synonyms: philology |
neurolinguist | (noun) someone trained in neuroscience and linguistics who studies brain processes during language production and reception | - |
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neurolinguistics | (noun) the branch of linguistics that studies the relation between language and the structure and function of the nervous system | - |
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psycholinguist | (noun) a person (usually a psychologist but sometimes a linguist) who studies the psychological basis of human language | - |
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psycholinguistics | (noun) the branch of cognitive psychology that studies the psychological basis of linguistic competence and performance | - |
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roguishness | (noun) reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others | Synonyms: devilment, devilry, deviltry, mischief-making, mischief, mischievousness, rascality, roguery, shenanigan |
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(noun) the trait of indulging in disreputable pranks | Synonyms: prankishness, rascality |
sociolinguist | (noun) a linguist who studies the social and cultural factors that influence linguistic communication | - |
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sociolinguistics | (noun) the study of language in relation to its sociocultural context | - |
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unguis | (noun) any rigid body structure composed primarily of keratin | Synonyms: horny structure |
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