demented |
mentally disturbed; mad; insane. [2 definitions] |
dementia |
mental illness; madness; insanity. [2 definitions] |
dementia praecox |
see "schizophrenia." |
demerara |
(often cap.) a raw light brown sugar of Guyana. |
demerit |
a mark made on a person's record because of some fault, misconduct, offense, or failure, often leading to punishment or a loss of privileges. [2 definitions] |
demesne |
land that is owned; estate. [5 definitions] |
Demeter |
in Greek mythology, the goddess of agriculture, marriage, and fertility; Ceres. |
demi- |
half. [2 definitions] |
demigod |
a mythological being who is part divine and part human, such as the offspring of a god and a human. [3 definitions] |
demigoddess |
a woman considered to be a demigod. |
demijohn |
a large, narrow-necked glass or earthenware bottle that is enclosed in wickerwork. |
demilitarize |
to remove military forces, weapons, and facilities from; make less military. [3 definitions] |
demimondaine |
a woman who belongs to the demimonde; prostitute or woman kept as a mistress. |
demimonde |
a class of women who have fallen into disrepute with conventional society, usu. because of unconventional or immoral behavior or sexual promiscuity. [3 definitions] |
demineralization |
in physiology, the loss of bodily minerals. [2 definitions] |
demise |
decease; death. [3 definitions] |
demisemiquaver |
in music, a thirty-second note. |
demit |
resign from (a post or function). [2 definitions] |
demitasse |
a small cup of strong black coffee, usu. served after dinner. [2 definitions] |
demo |
something that shows how something works or how something can be used. [2 definitions] |
demobilize |
to disband (a military unit) or remove (ships or the like) from active status. [2 definitions] |