| deflagration | (noun) combustion that propagates through a gas or along the surface of an explosive at a rapid rate driven by the transfer of heat | - |
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| deflation | (noun) the act of letting the air out of something | - |
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| (noun) a contraction of economic activity resulting in a decline of prices | - |
| (noun) (geology) the erosion of soil as a consequence of sand and dust and loose rocks being removed by the wind | - |
| deflator | (noun) a statistical factor designed to remove the effect of inflation; inflation adjusted variables are in constant dollars | - |
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| deflection | (noun) a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern) | Synonyms: deflexion, deviation, digression, divagation, diversion |
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| (noun) the property of being bent or deflected | Synonyms: bending, deflexion |
| (noun) the amount by which a propagating wave is bent | Synonyms: deflexion, refraction |
| (noun) the movement of the pointer or pen of a measuring instrument from its zero position | Synonyms: deflexion |
| (noun) a twist or aberration; especially a perverse or abnormal way of judging or acting | Synonyms: warp |
| deflector | (noun) a device intended to turn aside the flow of something (water or air or smoke etc) | - |
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| deflexion | (noun) a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern) | Synonyms: deflection, deviation, digression, divagation, diversion |
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| (noun) the property of being bent or deflected | Synonyms: bending, deflection |
| (noun) the amount by which a propagating wave is bent | Synonyms: deflection, refraction |
| (noun) the movement of the pointer or pen of a measuring instrument from its zero position | Synonyms: deflection |
| defloration | (noun) the act of depriving a woman of her virginity (especially by rupturing the hymen through sexual intercourse) | - |
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| (noun) an act that despoils the innocence or beauty of something | - |