Definition Dictionary

A list of matters to address, or a plan of aims that guides someone's actions.

Not actively involved or mentally and emotionally invested.

To speak about someone or something in a way that belittles it.

A group of companions, assistants, or attendants surrounding a person.

A person respected for wisdom and sound judgment.

To publicly support or argue in favor of something.

The highest point or culminating stage of something.

To be necessary, proper, or advantageous for someone.

To make someone or something seem less valuable or important.

Using grand, inflated language that outweighs its substance.

Ready or eager to argue, oppose, or fight.

To make up for a loss or disadvantage, or to provide payment for work.

Payment for work, or something provided to make up for a loss or disadvantage.

A constructed channel or passage that carries water beneath a road or similar barrier.

A state of serious deterioration or weakness from age, wear, or neglect.

An amount by which something falls short of what is needed or expected.

Sad or discouraged after disappointment.

A state of deep discouragement or loss of hope.

Very discouraged and without much hope.

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

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

Causing harm or putting something at a disadvantage.

In a state of disrepair after neglect or age.

Upset or discouraged by an unwelcome development.