English Dictionary: demoralization | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
d8Amaryllis \[d8]Am`a*ryl"lis\, n. [L. Amaryllis, Gr. [?], [?], the name of a country girl in Theocritus and Virgil.] 1. A pastoral sweetheart. To sport with Amaryllis in the shade. --Milton. 2. (bot.) (a) A family of plants much esteemed for their beauty, including the narcissus, jonquil, daffodil, agave, and others. (b) A genus of the same family, including the Belladonna lily. | |
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d8Demi-rilievo \[d8]Dem"i-ri*lie"vo\, n. [Pref. demi- + It. rilievo.] (Fine Arts) (a) Half relief; sculpture in relief of which the figures project from the background by one half their full roundness. (b) A work of sculpture of the above character. See {Alto-rilievo}. | |
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d8Hemeralopia \[d8]Hem`e*ra*lo"pi*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?], the opposite of [?]; [?] day + [?] of [?]. See {Nyctalopia}.] (Med.) A disease of the eyes, in consequence of which a person can see clearly or without pain only by daylight or a strong artificial light; day sight. Note: Some writers (as Quain) use the word in the opposite sense, i. e., day blindness. See {Nyctalopia}. | |
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d8Mayoral \[d8]May"or*al\, n. [Sp., fr. mayor greater, L. major.] The conductir of a mule team; also, a head shepherd. | |
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d8Morale \[d8]Mo`rale"\, n. [F. See {Moral}, a.] The moral condition, or the condition in other respects, so far as it is affected by, or dependent upon, moral considerations, such as zeal, spirit, hope, and confidence; mental state, as of a body of men, an army, and the like. | |
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d8Morula \[d8]Mor"u*la\, n.; pl. {Morul[91]}. [NL., dim. of L. morum a mulberry.] (Biol.) The sphere or globular mass of cells (blastomeres), formed by the clevage of the ovum or egg in the first stages of its development; -- called also {mulberry mass}, {segmentation sphere}, and {blastosphere}. See {Segmentation}. | |
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d8Neurilemma \[d8]Neu`ri*lem"ma\, n. [NL., from gr. [?] nerve + [?] peel, skin.] (Anat.) (a) The delicate outer sheath of a nerve fiber; the primitive sheath. (b) The perineurium. | |
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d8Neurula \[d8]Neu"ru*la\, n. [NL., dim. of Gr. [?] a nerve.] (Zo[94]l.) An embryo or certain invertebrates in the stage when the primitive band is first developed. | |
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Demirelief \Dem`i*re*lief"\, Demirelievo \Dem`i*re*lie"vo\, n. Half relief. See {Demi-rilievo}. | |
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Relief \Re*lief"\ (r?-l?f"), n. [OE. relef, F. relief, properly, a lifting up, a standing out. See {Relieve}, and cf. {Basrelief}, {Rilievi}.] 1. The act of relieving, or the state of being relieved; the removal, or partial removal, of any evil, or of anything oppressive or burdensome, by which some ease is obtained; succor; alleviation; comfort; ease; redress. He sees the dire contagion spread so fast, That, where it seizes, all relief is vain. --Dryden. 2. Release from a post, or from the performance of duty, by the intervention of others, by discharge, or by relay; as, a relief of a sentry. For this relief much thanks; 'tis bitter cold. --Shak. 3. That which removes or lessens evil, pain, discomfort, uneasiness, etc.; that which gives succor, aid, or comfort; also, the person who relieves from performance of duty by taking the place of another; a relay. 4. (Feudal Law) A fine or composition which the heir of a deceased tenant paid to the lord for the privilege of taking up the estate, which, on strict feudal principles, had lapsed or fallen to the lord on the death of the tenant. 5. (Sculp. & Arch.) The projection of a figure above the ground or plane on which it is formed. Note: Relief is of three kinds, namely, {high relief} ({altorilievo}), {low relief}, ({basso-rilievo}), and {demirelief} ({mezzo-rilievo}). See these terms in the Vocabulary. 6. (Paint.) The appearance of projection given by shading, shadow, etc., to any figure. 7. (Fort.) The height to which works are raised above the bottom of the ditch. --Wilhelm. 8. (Physical Geog.) The elevations and surface undulations of a country. --Guyot. {Relief valve}, a valve arranged for relieving pressure of steam, gas, or liquid; an escape valve. Syn: Alleviation; mitigation; aid; help; succor; assistance; remedy; redress; indemnification. | |
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Demirelief \Dem`i*re*lief"\, Demirelievo \Dem`i*re*lie"vo\, n. Half relief. See {Demi-rilievo}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Relief \Re*lief"\ (r?-l?f"), n. [OE. relef, F. relief, properly, a lifting up, a standing out. See {Relieve}, and cf. {Basrelief}, {Rilievi}.] 1. The act of relieving, or the state of being relieved; the removal, or partial removal, of any evil, or of anything oppressive or burdensome, by which some ease is obtained; succor; alleviation; comfort; ease; redress. He sees the dire contagion spread so fast, That, where it seizes, all relief is vain. --Dryden. 2. Release from a post, or from the performance of duty, by the intervention of others, by discharge, or by relay; as, a relief of a sentry. For this relief much thanks; 'tis bitter cold. --Shak. 3. That which removes or lessens evil, pain, discomfort, uneasiness, etc.; that which gives succor, aid, or comfort; also, the person who relieves from performance of duty by taking the place of another; a relay. 4. (Feudal Law) A fine or composition which the heir of a deceased tenant paid to the lord for the privilege of taking up the estate, which, on strict feudal principles, had lapsed or fallen to the lord on the death of the tenant. 5. (Sculp. & Arch.) The projection of a figure above the ground or plane on which it is formed. Note: Relief is of three kinds, namely, {high relief} ({altorilievo}), {low relief}, ({basso-rilievo}), and {demirelief} ({mezzo-rilievo}). See these terms in the Vocabulary. 6. (Paint.) The appearance of projection given by shading, shadow, etc., to any figure. 7. (Fort.) The height to which works are raised above the bottom of the ditch. --Wilhelm. 8. (Physical Geog.) The elevations and surface undulations of a country. --Guyot. {Relief valve}, a valve arranged for relieving pressure of steam, gas, or liquid; an escape valve. Syn: Alleviation; mitigation; aid; help; succor; assistance; remedy; redress; indemnification. | |
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Demirelief \Dem`i*re*lief"\, Demirelievo \Dem`i*re*lie"vo\, n. Half relief. See {Demi-rilievo}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Demoralization \De*mor`al*i*za"tion\, n. [Cf. F. d[82]moralisation.] The act of corrupting or subverting morals. Especially: The act of corrupting or subverting discipline, courage, hope, etc., or the state of being corrupted or subverted in discipline, courage, etc.; as, the demoralization of an army or navy. | |
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Demoralize \De*mor"al*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Demoralized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Demoralizing}.] [F. d[82]moraliser; pref. d[82]- (L. dis- or de) + moraliser. See {Moralize}.] To corrupt or undermine in morals; to destroy or lessen the effect of moral principles on; to render corrupt or untrustworthy in morals, in discipline, in courage, spirit, etc.; to weaken in spirit or efficiency. The demoralizing example of profligate power and prosperous crime. --Walsh. The vices of the nobility had demoralized the army. --Bancroft. | |
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Demoralize \De*mor"al*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Demoralized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Demoralizing}.] [F. d[82]moraliser; pref. d[82]- (L. dis- or de) + moraliser. See {Moralize}.] To corrupt or undermine in morals; to destroy or lessen the effect of moral principles on; to render corrupt or untrustworthy in morals, in discipline, in courage, spirit, etc.; to weaken in spirit or efficiency. The demoralizing example of profligate power and prosperous crime. --Walsh. The vices of the nobility had demoralized the army. --Bancroft. | |
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Demoralize \De*mor"al*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Demoralized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Demoralizing}.] [F. d[82]moraliser; pref. d[82]- (L. dis- or de) + moraliser. See {Moralize}.] To corrupt or undermine in morals; to destroy or lessen the effect of moral principles on; to render corrupt or untrustworthy in morals, in discipline, in courage, spirit, etc.; to weaken in spirit or efficiency. The demoralizing example of profligate power and prosperous crime. --Walsh. The vices of the nobility had demoralized the army. --Bancroft. | |
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Demurely \De*mure"ly\, adv. In a demure manner; soberly; gravely; -- now, commonly, with a mere show of gravity or modesty. They . . . looked as demurely as they could; for 't was a hanging matter to laugh unseasonably. --Dryden. | |
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Demurral \De*mur"ral\, n. Demur; delay in acting or deciding. The same causes of demurral existed which prevented British troops from assisting in the expulsion of the French from Rome. --Southey. | |
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Dinnerless \Din"ner*less\, a. Having no dinner. --Fuller. | |
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Dinnerly \Din"ner*ly\, a. Of or pertaining to dinner. [R.] The dinnerly officer. --Copley. |