(archaic) To destroy, ruin, or devastate; to bring to ruination.
(dated) To damn (a mild oath).
(sometimes proscribed) To make something worse.
To cause to be ashamed; to abash.
To combine in a confused fashion; to mingle so as to make the parts indistinguishable.
To defeat, to frustrate, to thwart.
To fail to see the difference; to mix up; to confuse right and wrong.
To perplex or puzzle.
To stun or amaze.
confoundable
confoundable
adj
That can be confounded
confounded
confounded
adj
confused, astonished
damned, accursed, bloody
defeated, thwarted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confound
confoundedly
confoundedly
adv
In a confounded manner; as if confused or thwarted.
Used as a mild oath: damnably.
confoundedness
confoundedness
noun
The state or quality of being confounded.
confounder
confounder
noun
(mathematics) A factor, in data analysis, that causes the effects of two distinct processes to be indistinguishable; a confounding variable
A person who confounds
confounders
confounders
noun
plural of confounder
confounding
confounding
noun
(epidemiology) The process by which an apparent association between an exposure and an outcome is actually explained by another factor.
The act by which things are confounded, or confused.
verb
present participle of confound
confoundingly
confoundingly
adv
In a confounding way.
confoundment
confoundment
noun
something which is or has been confounded
the state of being confounded
confounds
confounds
noun
plural of confound
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of confound
confused
confused
adj
(of a person or animal) disoriented
(of a person) unable to think clearly or understand
chaotic, jumbled or muddled
embarrassed
making no sense; illogical
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confuse
confusedly
confusedly
adv
In a confused manner.
confusedness
confusedness
noun
The state or quality of being confused.
confuted
confuted
adj
Disproved; refuted.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confute
conidiiferous
counterdefender
counterdifficulty
counterdifficulty
noun
A difficulty arising in response to another difficulty.
counterdraft
counterfeited
counterfeited
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterfeit
counterfessed
counterreflected
countrified
countrified
adj
Rural, rustic; unsophisticated.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of countrify
countrifiedness
countrifiedness
noun
The quality of being countrified.
countryfied
countryfied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of countryfy
countryfiedness
crossruffed
crossruffed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crossruff
crucified
crucified
adj
that has been subject to crucifixion
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crucify
crucifyfied
cuffed
cuffed
adj
Fitted with a cuff.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cuff
cundiff
curfewed
curfewed
adj
Subject to a curfew
dainful
damnificatus
dandruff
dandruff
noun
scaly white dead skin flakes from the human scalp; Pityriasis capitis
verb
To fall or cover with white flakes, like dandruff.
dandruffs
dandruffs
noun
plural of dandruff
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dandruff
dandruffy
dandruffy
adj
Like dandruff; scurfy.
Suffering from dandruff; marked by the presence of dandruff.
dangerful
dangerful
adj
(obsolete) Fraught with danger; hazardous.
dangerfully
dangerfully
adv
(obsolete) dangerously
danuloff
dareful
dareful
adj
Full of daring or defiance; adventurous.
darfur
darfur
Proper noun
A region in western Sudan where the Fur live.
darkful
darkful
adj
(archaic) Full of darkness
dauerlauf
dauerschlaf
dauerschlaf
noun
a prolonged sleep therapy
deafmuteness
dearthfu
deathful
deathful
adj
(literary) Subject to death; mortal.
Involving the danger of death; fatal, deadly.
Resembling or pertaining to death; deathly.
deathfully
deathfully
adv
In a deathful manner.
deathfulness
deathfulness
noun
An appearance suggestive of death.
debateful
debateful
adj
(obsolete) Contentious, argumentative, full of strife.
debatefully
debtful
deceitful
deceitful
adj
Deceptive, two-faced.
Deliberately misleading or cheating.
deceitfully
deceitfully
adv
in a deceitful manner
with the intention to deceive
deceitfulness
deceitfulness
noun
The state or quality of being deceitful.
deceitfulnesses
deceitfulnesses
noun
plural of deceitfulness
decemflorous
deedful
deedful
adj
Full of deeds or exploits; active, stirring.
deedfully
defamous
defamous
adj
(obsolete) defamatory
default
default
noun
(electronics, computing) the original software programming settings as set by the factory
(finance) The condition of being an obligation that has not been met.
(finance) The condition of failing to meet an obligation.
(law) The failure of a defendant to appear and answer a summons and complaint.
(obsolete) A failing or failure; omission of that which ought to be done; neglect to do what duty or law requires.
(obsolete) Fault; offence; wrong act.
(obsolete) Lack; absence.
(often attributive) A value used when none has been given; a tentative value or standard that is presumed.
A loss incurred by failing to compete.
A selection made in the absence of an alternative.
verb
(intransitive) To lose a competition by failing to compete.
(intransitive, finance) To fail to fulfill a financial obligation.
(intransitive, law) To fail to appear and answer a summons and complaint.
(transitive, intransitive, computing) To assume a value when none was given; to presume a tentative value or standard.
defaultant
defaultant
noun
Synonym of defaulter
defaulted
defaulted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of default
defaulter
defaulter
noun
one who fails to fulfill an obligation or perform a task, especially a legal or financial one.
defaulters
defaulters
noun
plural of defaulter
defaulting
defaulting
noun
The act or result of being defaulted, especially a failure to meet a financial obligation.
verb
present participle of default
defaultless
defaultless
adj
Without failure to meet an obligation; properly fulfilled.
defaults
defaults
noun
plural of default
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of default
defaulture
defeature
defeature
noun
Defeat, overthrow, ruin.
Disfigurement, defacement, deformation.
verb
(rare) To deform.
defectious
defectious
adj
(obsolete) Defective.
defectum
defectuous
defectuous
adj
(obsolete) Full of defects; imperfect.
defeudalize
defeudalize
verb
(transitive) To deprive of feudal character or form.
defiguration
defiguration
noun
(obsolete) disfiguration; mutilation
defigure
defigure
verb
(obsolete) To delineate.
definiendum
definiendum
noun
(semantics) The term—word or phrase—defined in a definition.
definitude
definitude
noun
definiteness
definitudes
definitudes
noun
plural of definitude
deflexure
deflexure
noun
A bending or turning aside; deflection.
deflocculant
deflocculant
noun
A deflocculating agent.
deflocculate
deflocculate
verb
To disperse an agglomerate into fine particles and form a colloid
deflocculated
deflocculated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of deflocculate
deflocculating
deflocculating
verb
present participle of deflocculate
deflocculation
deflocculation
noun
The dispersion of an aggregate to form a stable colloid; the reverse of coagulation or flocculation
deflocculator
deflocculent
deflourish
defluent
defluent
adj
Running downward; decurrent.
defluous
defluous
adj
(obsolete) Flowing down; falling off.
defluvium
deflux
deflux
noun
(obsolete) downward flow
defluxion
defluxion
noun
(medicine) A discharge or flowing of fluid matter, as from the nose in catarrh.
(obsolete) A flowing down; a running down.
defocus
defocus
noun
(optics) The distance by which the focal point is in front of (positive defocus) or beyond (negative defocus) the image or target surface.
The process of going out of focus.
verb
(transitive) To cause (a lens, or a beam of light or particles, etc.) to be out of focus.
defocusses
defocussing
defoul
defoul
verb
(obsolete) To defile the chastity of; to debauch, to rape.
(obsolete) To oppress, keep down.
(obsolete) To physically crush or break.
(obsolete) To trample underfoot.
defraud
defraud
verb
(archaic) To deprive.
(transitive) To obtain money or property from (a person) by fraud; to swindle.
defraudation
defraudation
noun
(obsolete) The act of defrauding; a taking by fraud.
defrauded
defrauded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of defraud
defrauder
defrauder
noun
One who defrauds.
defrauders
defrauders
noun
plural of defrauder
defrauding
defrauding
noun
The act of committing fraud.
verb
present participle of defraud
defraudment
defraudment
noun
(obsolete) Privation by fraud; defrauding
defrauds
defrauds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of defraud
defunct
defunct
adj
(business) No longer in business or service, nor expected to be again.
(computing) Specifically, of a process: having terminated but not having been reaped (by its parent or an inheritor), and thus still occupying a process slot. See also zombie, zombie process.
(linguistics) (of a language) No longer spoken.
(now rare) Deceased, dead.
No longer in use or active, nor expected to be again.
noun
The dead person (referred to).
verb
To make defunct.
defunction
defunction
noun
(obsolete) Death.
defunctionalization
defunctionalization
noun
(computing, programming) A compile-time transformation which eliminates higher-order functions, replacing them by a single first-order apply function.
defunctionalize
defunctionalize
verb
(computing, programming) To subject to defunctionalization.
defunctive
defunctive
adj
(archaic) funereal
defunctness
defunctness
noun
The state or quality of being defunct.
defuse
defuse
verb
(obsolete) To disorder; to make shapeless.
(transitive) To remove the fuse from (a bomb, etc.).
(transitive, figurative) To make less dangerous, tense, or hostile.
defused
defused
verb
simple past tense and past participle of defuse
defuses
defuses
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of defuse
defusing
defusing
verb
present participle of defuse
defusion
defusion
noun
(proscribed) The act of defusing.
(psychology) The separation of an emotion or behavior-provoking verbal stimulus from the unwanted emotional or behavioral response as part of a therapeutic process. A neologism meant to indicate the reversal of thought-emotion-action fusion.
Misspelling of diffusion.
defuze
defuze
verb
Archaic spelling of defuse.
defuzed
defuzed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of defuze
defuzes
defuzes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of defuze
defuzing
defuzing
verb
present participle of defuze
dehnstufe
dehnstufe
noun
(Indo-European linguistics) The lengthened grade that appears in words of a certain root group, or stem group, in the course of vocalic variations.
dehumidification
dehumidification
noun
The act or process of dehumidifying.
dehumidified
dehumidified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dehumidify
dehumidifier
dehumidifier
noun
A device for removing the moisture content from air
dehumidifiers
dehumidifiers
noun
plural of dehumidifier
dehumidifies
dehumidifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dehumidify
dehumidify
dehumidify
verb
To reduce the moisture in a body of air; to lower the humidity.
dehumidifying
dehumidifying
verb
present participle of dehumidify
delayful
delightful
delightful
adj
Pleasant; pleasing, bringing enjoyment, satisfaction, or pleasure.
delightfully
delightfully
adv
In a delightful manner.
delightfulness
delightfulness
noun
The state or quality of being delightful.
demifigure
demiflouncing
demifusion
demonifuge
demonifuge
noun
A remedy to drive out demons.
demulsification
demulsification
noun
The breaking up of an emulsion.
demulsified
demulsified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of demulsify
demulsifier
demulsifier
noun
(chemistry) Any substance used to break an emulsion into its constituent liquids.
demulsifies
demulsifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of demulsify
demulsify
demulsify
verb
(intransitive, of an emulsion) To separate into its components.
(transitive) To separate (an emulsion) into its components.
demulsifying
demulsifying
verb
present participle of demulsify
dentiferous
dentiferous
adj
Bearing teeth.
dernful
dernful
adj
(obsolete) secret; lonely, sad, mournful
desertful
desertful
adj
(obsolete) deserving; meritorious
noun
Enough to fill a desert.
desertfully
designful
designful
adj
Full of designs; scheming.
designfully
designfully
adv
In a designful manner.
designfulness
designfulness
noun
The state or quality of being designful.
desireful
desireful
adj
Filled with desire; eager.
desirefulness
desirefulness
noun
The state of being desireful; eagerness to obtain and possess.
despairful
despairful
adj
Characterised by despair; hopeless.
despairfully
despairfully
adv
In a despairful manner.
despairfulness
despairfulness
noun
The quality of being despairful.
despiteful
despiteful
adj
(archaic) Full of despite; expressing malice or contemptuous hate.