Italian to English Dictionary (Dizionario Italiano-Inglese)

Doctrine

A belief or set of beliefs held and taught by a church, political party, or other group.

Dormancy

A period in an organism's life cycle when growth, development, and physical activity are temporarily stopped or slowed down.

Double-blind

Designating a test or experiment in which neither the subjects nor the researchers know who is receiving the active treatment and who is receiving a placebo, in order to eliminate bias.

Dramatist

A person who writes plays; a playwright.

Dramaturg

A literary editor or advisor attached to a theater or opera company who researches, selects, adapts, and edits plays.

Draughtsman

A person who makes detailed technical plans or drawings for buildings, machinery, or other structures.

Dwindle

To diminish gradually in size, amount, or strength.

Dystopia

An imagined state or society in which there is great suffering or injustice, typically one that is totalitarian or post-apocalyptic.

Dystopian

Relating to or denoting an imagined state or society in which there is great suffering or injustice, typically one that is totalitarian or post-apocalyptic.

Ethical dilemma

A complex situation in which a person has to choose between two or more moral imperatives, neither of which is unambiguously acceptable or preferable.

Fundamental disagreement

A deep, core conflict of principles, values, or beliefs that makes reconciliation or consensus extremely difficult to achieve.

Hamming

Relating to algorithms, distances, or codes developed by Richard Hamming for error detection and correction in data transmission.