Definition Dictionary

To warn, advise firmly, or express disapproval of someone's conduct.

A condition lacking effective government or established authority.

Something accepted as true for the purpose of reasoning, without necessarily having been established.

Overwhelmed by wonder, admiration, or reverence.

To act in accordance with a rule, standard, or accepted pattern.

One word family: also includes conformity.

A preference for preserving established institutions and traditions and approaching change cautiously.

Following established practices or commonly accepted ideas.

Following an established habit or usual practice.

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

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

To strip away, relinquish, or dispose of a possession or responsibility.

A belief sharply opposed to an established doctrine or accepted view.

Proposed for consideration without being established as fact.

A person who challenges cherished beliefs or established conventions.

One word family: also includes iconoclastic.

To make poor or seriously reduce available resources.

So firmly established that it cannot reasonably be challenged.

Not definitely established, fixed, or known.

Lacking the resources needed for basic living.

One word family: also includes indigence.

So deeply established that it is difficult to change.

A person who rises in rebellion against established authority.

A violent uprising against an established government or authority.

Long established and habitual, especially of a tendency or person.

The secretion or shedding of tears.

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