Definition Dictionary

A deliberate choice not to take part in an action, especially a decision not to cast a vote.

The deliberate practice of refraining from something.

The deliberate, unlawful burning of property.

Natural and without deliberate pretense or calculation.

Deliberately planned to achieve a particular result.

To think carefully or deeply about something.

The act of deliberately misleading someone through false statements or appearances.

Done consciously and intentionally, often after consideration.

To deliberately avoid or abstain from something.

Treating a serious matter with deliberately inappropriate humor.

Deliberate exaggeration used for effect.

Arising naturally without deliberate thought or conscious planning.

To free someone or something from control, restriction, or confinement.

To make something harder to understand, often deliberately.

Deliberately contrary to what is expected or reasonable; also contrary in an unexpected way.

Planned or considered in advance, especially before a wrongful act.

Done intentionally; also stubbornly determined to follow one's own wishes.