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  • delirium/dɪˈlɪ.ɹi.əm/nounC1A wild confused state caused by fever or drink.
  • deliverable/dɪˈlɪvɹəbəɫ/nounC1A specific thing a project has promised to produce.
  • deliverance/dɪˈlɪvɹəns/nounC1Being rescued from danger or evil.
  • delta/ˈdɛltə/nounB22 meaningsThe fan of land and channels where a river meets the sea.
  • deluge/ˈdɛl.juː(d)ʒ/nounC1A great flood, or an overwhelming rush of things.
  • delusion/dɪˈl(j)uːʒ(ə)n/
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nounB23 meanings
A false belief held firmly in spite of the evidence.
  • demagogue/ˈdɛməɡɑɡ/nounC1A leader who stirs crowds by playing on their fears.
  • demean/dɪˈmiːn/verbC1To lower somebody's dignity.
  • demeanournounC1The way a person carries and presents themselves.
  • demented/dɪˈmɛntɪd/adjectiveC1Out of one's wits with rage or grief, or robbed of memory and reason by an ageing brain.
  • demise/dɪˈmaɪz/nounC1The end or death of a person or an institution.
  • demo/ˈdɛm.əʊ/nounC12 meaningsA rough recording made to show what a song could be.
  • demographic/ˌdɛm.əˈɡɹæf.ɪk/nounC12 meaningsA group defined by age, income or another shared trait.
  • demography/dɪˈmɒɡɹəfi/nounC1The study of populations and how they change.
  • demon/ˈdiː.mən/nounB12 meaningsAn evil spirit.
  • demonic/dɪˈmɒnɪk/adjectiveB22 meaningsBelonging to or resembling a devil.
  • demoralisedadjectiveC1Stripped of confidence and spirit.
  • demure/dɪˈmjʊə(ɹ)/adjectiveC1Quiet, modest and reserved.
  • denial/dɪˈnaɪ.əl/nounC1A statement that something is not true.
  • denigrate/ˈdɛn.ɪ.ɡɹeɪ̯t/verbC1To run somebody's reputation down unfairly.
  • denounce/diˈnaʊns/verbC12 meaningsTo publicly declare something to be wrong or evil.
  • dense/ˈdɛns/adjectiveC14 meaningsPacked closely together, with little space between the parts.
  • density/ˈdɛn.sɪ.ti/nounC1How much matter is packed into a given space.
  • deny/dɪˈnaɪ/verbB23 meaningsTo say that something is not true.
  • deodoriseverbC1To take a bad smell away.
  • depart/dɪˈpɑːt/verbB22 meaningsTo go away from a place.
  • departure/dɪˈpɑː(ɹ)tjə(ɹ)/nounB1+2 meaningsThe act or moment of leaving.
  • dependant/dɪˈpɛndənt/nounC1Somebody who relies on another for support.
  • dependence/dɪˈpɛndəns/nounC1The state of needing something or somebody.
  • dependency/dɪˈpɛndənsi/nounC12 meaningsAnother piece of code your program needs to run.
  • depict/dɪˈpɪkt/verbC1To show or describe something in a picture or words.
  • depiction/dɪˈpɪkʃən/nounC1A showing of something in a picture or in words.
  • depletion/dɪˈpliːʃən/nounC1The using up of a supply until little is left.
  • deplorable/dɪˈplɔːɹəbl̩/adjectiveC1So bad that it deserves open condemnation.
  • deplore/dɪˈploɹ/verbC1To feel and express strong disapproval.
  • deploy/dɪˈplɔɪ/verbC12 meaningsTo put new code where real users will meet it.
  • deployment/dɪˈplɔɪmənt/nounC1Sending people or equipment where they are needed.
  • depose/dɪˈpəʊz/verbC12 meaningsTo remove a ruler or leader from power.
  • deposition/ˌdɛp.əˈzɪʃ.ən/nounC12 meaningsSworn evidence taken down.
  • deprave/dɪˈpɹeɪv/verbC1To corrupt somebody morally.
  • depressed/dɪˈpɹɛst/adjectiveB22 meaningsFeeling very low in spirits for a long stretch.
  • deprivation/ˌdɛp.ɹɪˈveɪʃən/nounC1The lack of what is needed for a decent life.
  • deprive/dɪˈpɹaɪv/verbC1To take away from somebody what they need.
  • depth of fieldnounC1How much of the scene in front and behind is sharp.
  • derailleur/dɪˈɹeɪl(j)ə/nounC1The mechanism that shifts the chain between gears.
  • derailmentnounC1A train coming off the rails.
  • deregulationnounC1The removal of rules that controlled an industry.
  • deride/dɪˈɹaɪd/verbC1To laugh at somebody with contempt.
  • derivative/dɪˈɹɪvətɪv/adjectiveC13 meaningsCopying too closely from earlier work.
  • derive/dɪˈɹaɪv/verbB2+3 meaningsTo get something from a particular source.
  • derogatory/dɪˈɹɒɡətɹi/adjectiveC1Meant to belittle somebody.
  • descend/dɪˈsɛnd/verbB25 meaningsTo move down from a higher place.
  • descend onphraseC1To arrive somewhere suddenly and in numbers.
  • descendant/dɪˈsɛndənt/nounB2+2 meaningsA person who comes after you in your family line.
  • descent/dɪˈsɛnt/nounC13 meaningsThe act of going down, or the route that leads down.
  • describe/dɪˈskɹaɪb/verbA2+3 meaningsTo say or write what someone or something is like.
  • desecrate/ˈdɛs.ɪ.kɹeɪ̯t/verbC1To treat a sacred place with violent disrespect.
  • desecration/dɛ.sɪˈkɹeɪ.ʃən/nounC1The violent disrespecting of something sacred.
  • desertion/dɪˈzɜːʃən/nounC1The abandoning of a post, a duty or a person.
  • desiccated/ˈdɛsɪkeɪtəd/adjectiveC1Completely dried out.