Definition Dictionary

A conclusion reached from evidence or reasoning rather than stated directly.

Present naturally from birth or from an original state.

A published false statement that harms a person's reputation, especially in writing.

A long and often repetitive series of statements or complaints.

A mistaken understanding of a situation or statement.

A familiar statement repeated so often that it offers little insight.

A statement or assumption on which an argument is based.

To avoid being fully truthful by using evasive statements.

To state openly that one holds a belief, feeling, or qualification, sometimes with doubt about its sincerity.

Openly stated or claimed, without necessarily being demonstrated.

An action or statement that stimulates anger or a response.

A state of uncertainty about what to do or which choice to make.

To formally withdraw a previously stated belief or claim.

To repeat something for emphasis or clarity.

The act of saying or presenting something again, usually for emphasis or clarity.

To withdraw a statement or claim previously made.

A statement withdrawing or correcting something previously asserted.

A state of pleasant, dreamy thought.

Expressing compact statements of supposed wisdom, often with excessive moralizing.

A state of calm and peacefulness.

A state of greatly reduced alertness or a dazed condition.

Not obvious and requiring care to notice or understand.

Understood without being stated directly.

A state of intense disorder, confusion, or agitation.