Index of Word Meanings
1.
labile
adjective: labile
liable to change; easily altered.
"persons whose blood pressure is more labile will carry an enhanced risk of heart attack"
of or characterized by emotions which are easily aroused, freely expressed, and tend to alter quickly and spontaneously.
"mood seemed generally appropriate, but the patient was often labile"
Chemistry
easily broken down or displaced.
"the breakage of labile bonds"
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2.
reproaches
verb
3rd person present: reproaches
express to (someone) one's disapproval of or disappointment in their actions.
"her friends reproached her for not thinking enough about her family"
accuse someone of.
"his wife reproached him with cowardice"
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Similar:
rebuke
reprove
scold
chide
reprimand
admonish
chastise
upbraid
remonstrate with
berate
take to task
pull up
castigate
lambast
read someone the Riot Act
haul over the coals
lecture
criticize
find fault with
censure
express disapproval of
tell off
give someone a talking-to
give someone a telling-off
dress down
give someone a dressing-down
give someone an earful
give someone a roasting
give someone a rocket
give someone a rollicking
rap
rap someone over the knuckles
slap someone's wrist
tick off
have a go at
carpet
give someone a mouthful
tear someone off a strip
give someone what for
give someone some stick
wig
give someone a wigging
give someone a row
row
call down
rate
give someone a rating
trim
reprehend
objurgate
reprobate
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Opposite:
praise
commend
archaic
censure or rebuke (an offence).
noun
plural noun: reproaches
the expression of disapproval or disappointment.
"he gave her a look of reproach"
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Similar:
rebuke
reproof
reproval
admonishment
admonition
scolding
reprimand
remonstration
lecture
upbraiding
castigation
lambasting
criticism
censure
disapproval
disapprobation
telling-off
rap
rap over the knuckles
slap on the wrist
dressing-down
earful
roasting
rollicking
ticking off
carpeting
wigging
serve
rating
h
Opposite:
praise
commendation
a thing that makes the failings of (someone or something else) more apparent.
"his elegance is a living reproach to our slovenly habits"
h
Similar:
disgrace
discredit
source of shame
outrage
blemish on
stain on
blot on
blot on the escutcheon of
slur on
scandal
stigma
smirch
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Opposite:
credit
(in the Roman Catholic Church) a set of antiphons and responses for Good Friday representing the reproaches of Christ to his people.
plural noun: Reproaches
Origin
Middle English: from Old French reprochier (verb), from a base meaning ‘bring back close’, based on Latin prope ‘near’.
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3.
diocese
noun
noun: diocese; plural noun: dioceses
a district under the pastoral care of a bishop in the Christian Church.
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Similar:
bishopric
see
parish
Origin
Middle English: from Old French diocise, from late Latin diocesis, from Latin dioecesis ‘governor's jurisdiction, diocese’, from Greek dioikēsis ‘administration, diocese’, from dioikein ‘keep house, administer’.
Tip
Similar-sounding words
diocese is sometimes confused with diesis
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amicus
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noun
noun: amicus curiae
an impartial adviser to a court of law in a particular case.
"the Federal Republic of Germany filed an amicus brief arguing that the Convention was exclusive"
Origin
early 17th century: modern Latin, literally ‘friend’, (in full) ‘friend of the court’.
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liaison
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noun
noun: liaison
1.
communication or cooperation which facilitates a close working relationship between people or organizations.
"the head porter works in close liaison with the reception office"
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Similar:
cooperation
contact
association
connection
collaboration
communication
interchange
affiliation
alliance
partnership
link
linkage
tie-up
hook-up
a person who acts as a link to assist communication or cooperation between people.
plural noun: liaisons
"he's our liaison with a number of interested parties"
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Similar:
intermediary
mediator
middleman
contact
contact man/woman/person
link
linkman
linkwoman
linkperson
go-between
representative
agent
interceder
factor
a sexual relationship, especially one that is secret or illicit.
"I have been involved in an opportunistic sexual liaison with a work colleague"
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Similar:
love affair
affair
relationship
romance
attachment
fling
intrigue
amour
affair of the heart
involvement
amorous entanglement
romantic entanglement
entanglement
flirtation
dalliance
hanky-panky
bit on the side
carry-on
2.
the binding or thickening agent of a sauce, often based on egg yolks.
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shell shock
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noun
noun: shell shock; noun: shellshock
psychological disturbance caused by prolonged exposure to active warfare, especially being under bombardment.
"in July 1917 he was sent to Craiglockhart War Hospital, suffering from shell shock"
a state or feeling of severe shock or surprise.
"investors' shell shock seems to be wearing off"
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extol
/ɪkˈstəʊl,ɛkˈstəʊl/
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verb
verb: extol; 3rd person present: extols; past tense: extolled; past participle: extolled; gerund or present participle: extolling
praise enthusiastically.
"he extolled the virtues of the Russian peoples"
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Similar:
praise enthusiastically
go into raptures about/over
wax lyrical about
sing the praises of
praise to the skies
heap praise on
eulogize
rhapsodize over
rave about
enthuse about/over
gush about/over
throw bouquets at
express delight over
acclaim
go wild about
be mad about
go on about
big someone/something up
ballyhoo
cry someone/something up
laud
panegyrize
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Opposite:
criticize
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de novo
/deɪ ˈnəʊvəʊ,diː ˈnəʊvəʊ/
adverb
adverb: de novo
from the beginning; anew.
"in a pure meritocracy, everyone must begin de novo"
adjective
adjective: de novo
starting from the beginning.
"a general strategy for de novo protein design"
Origin
Latin, literally ‘from new’.
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clobber1
/ˈklɒbə/
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verbinformal
verb: clobber; 3rd person present: clobbers; past tense: clobbered; past participle: clobbered; gerund or present participle: clobbering
hit (someone) hard.
"if he does that I'll clobber him!"
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Similar:
hit
strike
slap
smack
cuff
punch
beat
thrash
thump
batter
belabour
drub
hook
pound
smash
slam
welt
pummel
hammer
bang
knock
swat
whip
flog
cane
sucker-punch
rain blows on
box someone's ears
whack
wallop
bash
biff
bop
clout
clip
sock
swipe
crown
lick
give someone a (good) hiding
belt
tan
lay one on
lay into
pitch into
lace into
let someone have it
lam
whomp
deck
floor
stick one on
dot
slosh
twat
welly
slug
boff
bust
whale
dong
quilt
king-hit
smite
swinge
baste
buffet
birch
treat or deal with harshly.
"the recession clobbered other parts of the business"
defeat heavily.
"the Braves clobbered the Cubs 23–10"
Origin
Second World War (apparently air force slang): of unknown origin.
clobber2
/ˈklɒbə/
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nouninformal•British
noun: clobber
clothing, personal belongings, or equipment.
"I found all his clobber in the locker"
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Similar:
clothes
clothing
garments
articles of clothing/dress
attire
garb
dress
wear
wardrobe
outfit
costume
turnout
finery
gear
garms
togs
duds
get-up
glad rags
kit
rig-out
threads
apparel
raiment
habiliments
habit
vestments
Origin
late 19th century: of unknown origin.
clobber3
/ˈklɒbə/
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verb
verb: clobber; 3rd person present: clobbers; past tense: clobbered; past participle: clobbered; gerund or present participle: clobbering
add enamelled decoration to (porcelain).
Origin
late 19th century: of unknown origin.
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frazzled
/ˈfraz(ə)ld/
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adjectiveinformal
adjective: frazzled
1.
showing the effects of exhaustion or strain.
"a long line of screaming children and frazzled parents"
2.
British
damaged by burning or exposure to heat.
"a leave-in conditioner for repairing frazzled hair"
frazzle
/ˈfraz(ə)l/
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informal
verb
past tense: frazzled; past participle: frazzled
1.
cause to show the effects of exhaustion or strain.
"Richard was frequently frazzled by the conflicting demands of work and home"
2.
British
damage or cause to shrivel by burning or exposure to heat.
"families whose homes overlook a field that was frazzled by the fire feared that the flames would reach their houses"
Origin
early 19th century: perhaps a blend of fray1 and obsolete fazle ‘ravel out’, of Germanic origin. The word was originally East Anglian dialect, with the meaning ‘tear or unravel’; it came into standard British English via the US.
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introspection
/ɪntrə(ʊ)ˈspɛkʃ(ə)n/
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noun
noun: introspection; plural noun: introspections
the examination or observation of one's own mental and emotional processes.
"quiet introspection can be extremely valuable"
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Similar:
brooding
self-analysis
soul-searching
heart-searching
introversion
self-observation
self-absorption
contemplation
thoughtfulness
pensiveness
thought
thinking
musing
rumination
meditation
pondering
reflection
cogitation
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Interoception is contemporarily defined as the sense of the internal state of the body. This can be both conscious and non-conscious.
Interoception definition: sensitivity to stimuli originating inside of the body
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psychosomatic
/ˌsʌɪkə(ʊ)səˈmatɪk/
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adjective
adjective: psychosomatic
1.
(of a physical illness or other condition) caused or aggravated by a mental factor such as internal conflict or stress.
"her doctor was convinced that most of Edith's problems were psychosomatic"
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Similar:
(all) in the mind
psychological
irrational
stress-related
stress-induced
subjective
subconscious
unconscious
2.
relating to the interaction of mind and body.
"hypnosis involves powerful but little-understood psychosomatic interactions"
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skittish
/ˈskɪtɪʃ/
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adjective
adjective: skittish
(of an animal, especially a horse) nervous or excitable; easily scared.
"a skittish chestnut mare"
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Similar:
restive
excitable
nervous
easily frightened
skittery
jumpy
fidgety
highly strung
h
Opposite:
calm
(of a person) playfully frivolous or unpredictable.
"my skittish and immature mother"
h
Similar:
playful
lively
high-spirited
frisky
coltish
flirtatious
kittenish
coquettish
flirty
frolicsome
sportive
gamesome
frolic
wanton
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Opposite:
solemn
staid
Origin
late Middle English: perhaps from the rare verb skit ‘move lightly and rapidly’.
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dressing-down
nouninformal
noun: dressing-down; plural noun: dressing-downs
a severe reprimand.
"the secretary received a public dressing-down"
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galling
/ˈɡɔːlɪŋ/
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adjective
adjective: galling
causing annoyance or resentment; annoying.
"it would be galling to lose your job because of a dispute with a customer"
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Similar:
annoying
irritating
vexing
vexatious
infuriating
maddening
irksome
provoking
exasperating
trying
tiresome
troublesome
bothersome
displeasing
disagreeable
aggravating
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Opposite:
pleasing
gall
/ɡɔːl/
verb
gerund or present participle: galling
1.
make (someone) feel annoyed or resentful.
"it galled him to have to sit impotently in silence"
Similar:
irritate
annoy
vex
make angry
make cross
anger
exasperate
irk
pique
put out
displease
get/put someone's back up
antagonize
get on someone's nerves
rub up the wrong way
ruffle
ruffle someone's feathers
make someone's hackles rise
raise someone's hackles
infuriate
madden
drive to distraction
goad
provoke
aggravate
peeve
hassle
miff
rile
nettle
needle
get
get to
bug
hack off
get under someone's skin
get in someone's hair
get someone's goat
rattle someone's cage
get someone's dander up
drive mad/crazy
drive round the bend
drive up the wall
make someone see red
wind up
nark
get across
get on someone's wick
give someone the hump
drive round the twist
get up someone's nose
tee off
tick off
burn up
rankle
ride
gravel
rark
give someone the pip
exacerbate
hump
rasp
2.
make sore by rubbing.
"the straps that galled their shoulders"
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Similar:
chafe
abrade
rub (against)
rub painfully
rub raw
scrape
graze
skin
scratch
rasp
bark
fret
excoriate
Origin
Old English gealle ‘sore on a horse’, perhaps related to gall1; superseded in Middle English by forms from Middle Low German or Middle Dutch.
Translate galling to
Use over time for: galling
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bar mitzvah
/bɑː ˈmɪtsvə/
noun
noun: bar mitzvah; plural noun: bar mitzvahs; noun: barmitzvah; plural noun: barmitzvahs
the initiation ceremony of a Jewish boy who has reached the age of 13 and is regarded as ready to observe religious precepts and eligible to take part in public worship.
a boy undergoing the bar mitzvah ceremony.
verb
verb: bar mitzvah; 3rd person present: bar mitzvahs; past tense: bar mitzvahed; past participle: bar mitzvahed; gerund or present participle: bar mitzvahing; verb: barmitzvah; 3rd person present: barmitzvahs; past tense: barmitzvahed; past participle: barmitzvahed; gerund or present participle: barmitzvahing
administer the bar mitzvah ceremony to (a boy).
Origin
from Hebrew bar miṣwāh, literally ‘son of the commandment’.
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