English to English Dictionary

Desolation

A state of complete emptiness or destruction.

Destitute

Without the basic necessities of life.

Detrimental

Tending to cause harm; injurious.

Devalue

To reduce the official value of a currency in relation to other currencies or gold.

Diffuseness

The quality of being spread out widely or diffused, rather than concentrated in a single area or focus.

Dig one's own grave

To do something that will cause one's own failure, downfall, or ruin.

Dilettante

A person who cultivates an area of interest, such as the arts, without real commitment or knowledge.

Disciplinary Committee

An official group of people within an organization, school, or institution appointed to investigate breaches of rules and decide on appropriate punishments or sanctions.

Discloser

A person or organization that makes secret or new information known.

Discordantly

In a way that is not in harmony or agreement; characterized by discord.

Disillusionment

A feeling of disappointment resulting from the discovery that something is not as good as one believed it to be.

Disreputable

Not respectable; having a bad reputation or lacking in good character and standards.