Definition Dictionary

Done consciously and intentionally, often after consideration.

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.

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

Treating a serious matter with deliberately inappropriate humor.

Deliberate exaggeration used for effect.

Arising naturally without deliberate thought or conscious planning.

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.