Definition Dictionary

Different in important qualities or characteristics.

The breaking up, ending, or disintegration of something.

A lack of harmony or agreement; also a clashing combination of sounds.

One word family: also includes dissonant.

To swell or cause to expand through pressure from within.

Expansion or swelling caused by stretching outward, often under pressure from within.

To extract the essential meaning or qualities from a larger whole.

Clearly separate or different; also readily noticed or understood.

A difference that sets things apart, or an achievement that makes someone stand out.

Having a quality that makes someone or something recognizable and different from others.

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.