11-letter words containing d, i, s, m, a
- de-emphasis — a reduction in emphasis: There has been de-emphasis on athletic activities at the school.
- deaf-mutism — unable to hear and speak.
- decimalizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decimalize.
- decimations — Plural form of decimation.
- deemphasize — to place less emphasis upon; reduce in importance, size, scope, etc.: The university de-emphasized intercollegiate football.
- defamations — Plural form of defamation.
- dehumanised — Past participle of dehumanise.
- dehumanises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dehumanise.
- dehumanizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dehumanize.
- demagnetise — To make something nonmagnetic by removing its magnetic properties.
- demagoguism — demagoguery.
- demand-side — of or relating to an economic policy that treats consumer demand as the chief determinant of the economy.
- demibastion — half a bastion, having only one flank, at right angles to the wall
- democracies — Plural form of democracy.
- democratise — To make democratic.
- democratism — The principles or spirit of a democracy.
- demoniacism — the state or practice of being possessed by a demon
- demonianism — the belief in possession by a demon
- demoralised — to deprive (a person or persons) of spirit, courage, discipline, etc.; destroy the morale of: The continuous barrage demoralized the infantry.
- demoralises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of demoralise.
- demoralizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of demoralize.
- demutualise — If a building society or insurance company demutualises, it abandons its mutual status and becomes a limited company.
- derailments — Plural form of derailment.
- descamisado — an extreme liberal of the Spanish revolution 1820–23.
- desideratum — something lacked and wanted
- desipramine — a tricyclic antidepressant drug
- desublimate — Psychology. to divert the energy of (a sexual or other biological impulse) from its immediate goal to one of a more acceptable social, moral, or aesthetic nature or use.
- diachronism — the passage of a geological formation across time planes, as occurs when a marine sediment laid down by an advancing sea is noticeably younger in the direction of advancement
- diascordium — a herbal medicine, no longer in use, containing among other ingredients the herb scordium and opium
- diastematic — characterized by diastema
- diatonicism — the use of diatonic harmony; composition in a diatonic idiom.
- dichogamous — having the stamens and pistils maturing at different times, thereby preventing self-pollination, as a monoclinous flower (opposed to homogamous).
- dichromates — Plural form of dichromate.
- didacticism — intended for instruction; instructive: didactic poetry.
- diluvialism — the theory, generally abandoned in the mid-19th century, that the earth's surface was shaped by the biblical flood
- dimensional — Of or pertaining to dimensions.
- diplomacies — Plural form of diplomacy.
- diplomatese — the type of language or jargon used by diplomats, thought to be excessively complicated, cautious, or vague
- diplomatics — the science of deciphering old official documents, as charters, and of determining their authenticity, age, or the like.
- diplomatist — British Older Use. a Foreign Office employee officially engaged as a diplomat.
- dipsomaniac — a person with an irresistible craving for alcoholic drink.
- disablement — to make unable or unfit; weaken or destroy the capability of; incapacitate: The detective successfully disabled the bomb. He was disabled by the accident.
- disaccustom — to cause to lose a habit: In the country I was quickly disaccustomed of sleeping late.
- disarmament — the act or an instance of disarming.
- disarmingly — removing or capable of removing hostility, suspicion, etc., as by being charming: a disarming smile.
- disassemble — to take apart.
- disassembly — to take apart.
- disbandment — to break up or dissolve (an organization): They disbanded the corporation.
- disc camera — a camera that accepts a film cartridge in the form of a rotatable disc with film frames mounted around the outer edge.
- discardment — the act or process of discarding