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“D” Words

The act of destroying something using dynamite.

A machine that converts mechanical motion into electrical current.

A sequence of rulers from the same family, one following another.

(physics) A theoretical particle that carries both an electric charge and a magnetic charge.

A serious intestinal infection causing severe diarrhoea, often with blood, along with fever and abdominal pain.

Harmful effects that come from several factors working badly together, the opposite of synergy.

A failure to work properly, especially in an organ, relationship, or system.

Not working properly; unable to function in a normal or healthy way.

(medicine) A type of tumour, usually cancerous, that typically develops in the ovary.

Not clean; lacking proper hygiene.

The parting of structures that are usually connected.

A learning difficulty that makes reading, spelling, and writing more difficult, despite normal intelligence.

Having, or relating to, dyslexia.

Strong criticism or disapproval.

A vacuum cleaner that uses cyclonic suction instead of a bag, named after the brand that popularised the design.

(medicine) Mild indigestion, causing stomach pain, heartburn, or nausea, usually after a meal.

(medicine) Suffering from, or relating to, indigestion.

The use of a harsh or offensive word in place of a milder, neutral one.

A persistent state of unease, dissatisfaction or low mood, in which a person feels profoundly uncomfortable in themselves.

Difficult or laboured breathing; the distressing sensation of not being able to get enough air.

(medicine) Relating to difficulty in breathing.

Having difficulty breathing.

A silvery metallic rare earth element with the symbol Dy and atomic number 66.

An irregularity in a natural body rhythm, especially an irregular heartbeat.

An imagined society in which life is deliberately made bad — typically through oppression, surveillance, environmental ruin or total state control.

Relating to or resembling a dystopia — an imagined society made deliberately grim through oppression, surveillance or collapse.