Definition Dictionary

Lacking the resources needed for basic living, or completely lacking something.

Emotional distance that can allow a situation to be judged without personal bias.

To discourage an action or make it less likely to occur.

To decline gradually in condition, quality, or effectiveness.

To dislike someone or something intensely.

To reduce the value, quality, or appeal of something, usually in the phrase detract from.

A disparaging statement or action that diminishes someone's merit.

Causing harm or putting something at a disadvantage.

Departing from an accepted or expected standard, sometimes with a disapproving implication.

A departure from an expected course, standard, or pattern.

Entirely lacking a specified quality or thing.

Deeply committed to religious belief or practice.

A conversation or exchange of ideas between two or more participants.

The choice and arrangement of words, or the clarity with which they are pronounced.

Intended to teach, sometimes in an overly instructive manner.

To recognize or show the features that make things distinct.

Calm and serious in a way that expresses self-respect and invites respect from others.

A departure from the main subject or line of thought.

Moving away from the main subject into other topics.

In a state of disrepair after neglect or age.

A difficult situation requiring a choice between unsatisfactory alternatives.

To become smaller or less important, or to make something so.

An authoritative instruction that guides an action or procedure.

Able to notice and judge important differences or qualities.