Definition Dictionary

A change that misrepresents or alters the true shape, meaning, or proportion of something.

The allocation or spread of things among people, places, or categories.

Concerned with allocating or sharing things among members of a group.

To move apart or develop in different directions.

A separation or difference in course, development, or opinion.

Containing different kinds, qualities, or perspectives.

The process of introducing variety rather than relying on a single kind.

To strip away, relinquish, or dispose of a possession or responsibility.

A stated principle or body of beliefs guiding an organization or field.

To record or support something with evidence.

Insisting on beliefs as unquestionably true without sufficient openness to challenge.

Having the greatest influence, power, or prominence in a setting.

One word family: also includes dominance.

Trying to control others in an overbearing or arbitrary way.

Inactive for a time but capable of becoming active.

Stern, gloomy, and unsmiling.

To present something as less important or serious than it may be.

Severe or extreme in action, effect, or extent.

Uncertain or doubtful; also questionable in reliability or value.

Able to be drawn into wire or shaped; figuratively, easily led or influenced.

Sweet or pleasing to hear.

To deceive or trick someone.

Deceit through contradictory words or conduct.

Characterized by activity or change, or by interactions that produce change.

Depicting an imagined society marked by oppression or misery.