Words that rhyme with defloration

• abbreviation 0
  n 1: a shortened form of a word or phrase 2: shortening something by omitting parts of it
• aberration 0
  n 1: a state or condition markedly different from the norm [syn: aberrance, aberrancy, aberration, deviance] 2: a disorder in one's mental state 3: an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image [syn: aberration, distortion, optical aberration]
• abjuration 0
  n 1: a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion [syn: retraction, abjuration, recantation]
• acceleration 0
  n 1: an increase in rate of change; "modern science caused an acceleration of cultural change" [ant: deceleration, retardation, slowing] 2: the act of accelerating; increasing the speed [syn: acceleration, quickening, speedup] [ant: deceleration] 3: (physics) a rate of increase of velocity [ant: deceleration]
• acculturation 0
  n 1: the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture; "the socialization of children to the norms of their culture" [syn: socialization, socialisation, acculturation, enculturation] 2: all the knowledge and values shared by a society [syn: acculturation, culture] 3: the process of assimilating new ideas into an existing cognitive structure [syn: acculturation, assimilation]
• adjuration 0
  n 1: a solemn and earnest appeal to someone to do something
• administration 0
  n 1: a method of tending to or managing the affairs of a some group of people (especially the group's business affairs) [syn: administration, disposal] 2: the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something; "he claims that the present administration is corrupt"; "the governance of an association is responsible to its members"; "he quickly became recognized as a member of the establishment" [syn: administration, governance, governing body, establishment, brass, organization, organisation] 3: the act of administering medication [syn: administration, giving medication] 4: the tenure of a president; "things were quiet during the Eisenhower administration" [syn: presidency, presidential term, administration] 5: the act of governing; exercising authority; "regulations for the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable experience of government" [syn: government, governing, governance, government activity, administration] 6: the act of meting out justice according to the law [syn: administration, judicature]
• admiration 0
  n 1: a feeling of delighted approval and liking [syn: admiration, esteem] 2: the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising [syn: wonder, wonderment, admiration] 3: a favorable judgment; "a small token in admiration of your works" [syn: admiration, appreciation]
• adoration 0
  n 1: a feeling of profound love and admiration [syn: worship, adoration] 2: the act of admiring strongly [syn: adoration, idolization, idolisation] 3: the worship given to God alone [syn: adoration, latria]
• adulteration 0
  n 1: being mixed with extraneous material; the product of adulterating [syn: adulteration, debasement] 2: the act of adulterating (especially the illicit substitution of one substance for another)
• adumbration 0
  n 1: the act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand [syn: prefiguration, foreshadowing, adumbration] 2: a sketchy or imperfect or faint representation
• affiliation 0
  n 1: a social or business relationship; "a valuable financial affiliation"; "he was sorry he had to sever his ties with other members of the team"; "many close associations with England" [syn: affiliation, association, tie, tie- up] 2: the act of becoming formally connected or joined; "welcomed the affiliation of the research center with the university"
• agglomeration 0
  n 1: a jumbled collection or mass 2: the act of collecting in a mass; the act of agglomerating
• alleviation 0
  n 1: the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced; "as he heard the news he was suddenly flooded with relief" [syn: relief, alleviation, assuagement] 2: the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance); "he asked the nurse for relief from the constant pain" [syn: easing, easement, alleviation, relief]
• alliteration 0
  n 1: use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse; "around the rock the ragged rascal ran" [syn: alliteration, initial rhyme, beginning rhyme, head rhyme]
• alteration 0
  n 1: an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another; "the change was intended to increase sales"; "this storm is certainly a change for the worse"; "the neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago" [syn: change, alteration, modification] 2: the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment) [syn: alteration, modification, adjustment] 3: the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification); "it would require a drastic revision of his opinion" [syn: revision, alteration]
• amelioration 0
  n 1: the act of relieving ills and changing for the better [syn: amelioration, melioration, betterment]
• appreciation 0
  n 1: understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something; "he has a good grasp of accounting practices" [syn: appreciation, grasp, hold] 2: delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values); "arrogance and lack of taste contributed to his rapid success"; "to ask at that particular time was the ultimate in bad taste" [syn: taste, appreciation, discernment, perceptiveness] 3: an expression of gratitude; "he expressed his appreciation in a short note" 4: a favorable judgment; "a small token in admiration of your works" [syn: admiration, appreciation] 5: an increase in price or value; "an appreciation of 30% in the value of real estate" [ant: depreciation]
• appropriation 0
  n 1: money set aside (as by a legislature) for a specific purpose 2: incorporation by joining or uniting [syn: annexation, appropriation] 3: a deliberate act of acquisition of something, often without the permission of the owner; "the necessary funds were obtained by the government's appropriation of the company's operating unit"; "a person's appropriation of property belonging to another is dishonest"
• arbitration 0
  n 1: (law) the hearing and determination of a dispute by an impartial referee agreed to by both parties (often used to settle disputes between labor and management) 2: the act of deciding as an arbiter; giving authoritative judgment; "they submitted their disagreement to arbitration" [syn: arbitration, arbitrament, arbitrement]
• aspiration 0
  n 1: a will to succeed 2: a cherished desire; "his ambition is to own his own business" [syn: ambition, aspiration, dream] 3: a manner of articulation involving an audible release of breath 4: the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing [syn: inhalation, inspiration, aspiration, intake, breathing in]
• asseveration 0
  n 1: a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary) [syn: assertion, averment, asseveration]
• association 0
  n 1: a formal organization of people or groups of people; "he joined the Modern Language Association" 2: the act of consorting with or joining with others; "you cannot be convicted of criminal guilt by association" 3: the state of being connected together as in memory or imagination; "his association of his father with being beaten was too strong to break" [ant: disassociation] 4: the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination; "conditioning is a form of learning by association" [syn: association, connection, connexion] 5: a social or business relationship; "a valuable financial affiliation"; "he was sorry he had to sever his ties with other members of the team"; "many close associations with England" [syn: affiliation, association, tie, tie-up] 6: a relation resulting from interaction or dependence; "flints were found in association with the prehistoric remains of the bear"; "the host is not always injured by association with a parasite" 7: (chemistry) any process of combination (especially in solution) that depends on relatively weak chemical bonding 8: (ecology) a group of organisms (plants and animals) that live together in a certain geographical region and constitute a community with a few dominant species
• automation 0
  n 1: the act of implementing the control of equipment with advanced technology; usually involving electronic hardware; "automation replaces human workers by machines" [syn: automation, mechanization, mechanisation] 2: the condition of being automatically operated or controlled; "automation increases productivity" 3: equipment used to achieve automatic control or operation; "this factory floor is a showcase for automation and robotic equipment"
• aviation 0
  n 1: the aggregation of a country's military aircraft [syn: aviation, air power] 2: the operation of aircraft to provide transportation 3: the art of operating aircraft [syn: aviation, airmanship] 4: travel via aircraft; "air travel involves too much waiting in airports"; "if you've time to spare go by air" [syn: air travel, aviation, air]
• botheration 0
  n 1: the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed [syn: irritation, annoyance, vexation, botheration] 2: something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness; "washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a dish washer"; "a bit of a bother"; "he's not a friend, he's an infliction" [syn: annoyance, bother, botheration, pain, infliction, pain in the neck, pain in the ass]
• calibration 0
  n 1: the act of checking or adjusting (by comparison with a standard) the accuracy of a measuring instrument; "the thermometer needed calibration" [syn: calibration, standardization, standardisation]
• castration 0
  n 1: neutering a male animal by removing the testicles [syn: castration, emasculation] 2: surgical removal of the testes or ovaries (usually to inhibit hormone secretion in cases of breast cancer in women or prostate cancer in men); "bilateral castration results in sterilization" 3: the deletion of objectionable parts from a literary work [syn: expurgation, castration]
• celebration 0
  n 1: a joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event [syn: celebration, jubilation] 2: any joyous diversion [syn: celebration, festivity] 3: the public performance of a sacrament or solemn ceremony with all appropriate ritual; "the celebration of marriage" [syn: celebration, solemnization, solemnisation]
• cerebration 0
  n 1: the process of using your mind to consider something carefully; "thinking always made him frown"; "she paused for thought" [syn: thinking, thought, thought process, cerebration, intellection, mentation]
• collaboration 0
  n 1: act of working jointly; "they worked either in collaboration or independently" [syn: collaboration, coaction] 2: act of cooperating traitorously with an enemy that is occupying your country [syn: collaboration, collaborationism, quislingism]
• coloration 0
  n 1: the timbre of a musical sound; "the recording fails to capture the true color of the original music" [syn: color, colour, coloration, colouration] 2: appearance with regard to color; "her healthy coloration" [syn: coloration, colouration] 3: choice and use of colors (as by an artist) [syn: coloration, colouration]
• colouration 0
  n 1: the timbre of a musical sound; "the recording fails to capture the true color of the original music" [syn: color, colour, coloration, colouration] 2: appearance with regard to color; "her healthy coloration" [syn: coloration, colouration] 3: choice and use of colors (as by an artist) [syn: coloration, colouration]
• combination 0
  n 1: a collection of things that have been combined; an assemblage of separate parts or qualities 2: a coordinated sequence of chess moves 3: a sequence of numbers or letters that opens a combination lock; "he forgot the combination to the safe" 4: a group of people (often temporary) having a common purpose; "they were a winning combination" 5: an alliance of people or corporations or countries for a special purpose (formerly to achieve some antisocial end but now for general political or economic purposes) 6: the act of arranging elements into specified groups without regard to order 7: the act of combining things to form a new whole [syn: combination, combining, compounding]
• commemoration 0
  n 1: a ceremony to honor the memory of someone or something [syn: commemoration, memorialization, memorialisation] 2: a recognition of meritorious service [syn: memorial, commemoration, remembrance]
• commiseration 0
  n 1: a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others; "the blind are too often objects of pity" [syn: commiseration, pity, ruth, pathos] 2: an expression of sympathy with another's grief; "they sent their condolences" [syn: condolence, commiseration]
• complication 0
  n 1: the act or process of complicating 2: a situation or condition that is complex or confused; "her coming was a serious complication" 3: any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of (or because of) another disease; "bed sores are a common complication in cases of paralysis" 4: a development that complicates a situation; "the court's decision had many unforeseen ramifications" [syn: complication, ramification] 5: puzzling complexity [syn: complicatedness, complication, knottiness, tortuousness]
• concentration 0
  n 1: the strength of a solution; number of molecules of a substance in a given volume 2: the spatial property of being crowded together [syn: concentration, density, denseness, tightness, compactness] [ant: dispersion, distribution] 3: strengthening the concentration (as of a solute in a mixture) by removing diluting material [ant: dilution] 4: increase in density 5: complete attention; intense mental effort [syn: concentration, engrossment, absorption, immersion] 6: bringing together military forces 7: great and constant diligence and attention [syn: assiduity, assiduousness, concentration]
• conciliation 0
  n 1: the state of manifesting goodwill and cooperation after being reconciled; "there was a brief period of conciliation but the fighting soon resumed" 2: any of various forms of mediation whereby disputes may be settled short of arbitration 3: the act of placating and overcoming distrust and animosity [syn: placation, conciliation, propitiation]
• confederation 0
  n 1: the state of being allied or confederated [syn: alliance, confederation] 2: a union of political organizations [syn: confederation, confederacy, federation] 3: the act of forming an alliance or confederation [syn: confederation, alliance]
• configuration 0
  n 1: an arrangement of parts or elements; "the outcome depends on the configuration of influences at the time" [syn: configuration, constellation] 2: any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline); "he could barely make out their shapes" [syn: shape, form, configuration, contour, conformation]
• conflagration 0
  n 1: a very intense and uncontrolled fire [syn: conflagration, inferno]
• conglomeration 0
  n 1: a rounded spherical form [syn: conglomeration, conglobation] 2: a sum total of many heterogenous things taken together [syn: aggregate, congeries, conglomeration] 3: an occurrence combining miscellaneous things into a (more or less) rounded mass [syn: conglomeration, conglobation]
• conjuration 0
  n 1: a ritual recitation of words or sounds believed to have a magical effect [syn: incantation, conjuration] 2: calling up a spirit or devil [syn: conjuring, conjuration, conjury, invocation] 3: an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers [syn: magic trick, conjuring trick, trick, magic, legerdemain, conjuration, thaumaturgy, illusion, deception]
• consecration 0
  n 1: a solemn commitment of your life or your time to some cherished purpose (to a service or a goal); "his consecration to study" 2: (religion) sanctification of something by setting it apart (usually with religious rites) as dedicated to God; "the Cardinal attended the consecration of the church"
• consideration 0
  n 1: the process of giving careful thought to something 2: information that should be kept in mind when making a decision; "another consideration is the time it would take" [syn: circumstance, condition, consideration] 3: a discussion of a topic (as in a meeting); "consideration of the traffic problem took more than an hour" 4: kind and considerate regard for others; "he showed no consideration for her feelings" [syn: consideration, considerateness, thoughtfulness] [ant: inconsiderateness, inconsideration, thoughtlessness] 5: a fee charged in advance to retain the services of someone [syn: retainer, consideration] 6: a considerate and thoughtful act [syn: consideration, thoughtfulness]
• continuation 0
  n 1: the act of continuing an activity without interruption [syn: continuance, continuation] [ant: discontinuance, discontinuation] 2: a part added to a book or play that continues and extends it [syn: sequel, continuation] 3: a Gestalt principle of organization holding that there is an innate tendency to perceive a line as continuing its established direction [syn: good continuation, continuation, law of continuation] 4: the consequence of being lengthened in duration [syn: lengthiness, prolongation, continuation, protraction]
• conversation 0
  n 1: the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
• cooperation 0
  n 1: joint operation or action; "their cooperation with us was essential for the success of our mission" [ant: competition, contention, rivalry] 2: the practice of cooperating; "economic cooperation"; "they agreed on a policy of cooperation"
• corporation 0
  n 1: a business firm whose articles of incorporation have been approved in some state [syn: corporation, corp] 2: slang for a paunch [syn: pot, potbelly, bay window, corporation, tummy]
• corroboration 0
  n 1: confirmation that some fact or statement is true through the use of documentary evidence [syn: documentation, certification, corroboration]
• creation 0
  n 1: the human act of creating [syn: creation, creative activity] 2: an artifact that has been brought into existence by someone 3: the event that occurred at the beginning of something; "from its creation the plan was doomed to failure" [syn: creation, conception] 4: the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new; "she looked forward to her initiation as an adult"; "the foundation of a new scientific society" [syn: initiation, founding, foundation, institution, origination, creation, innovation, introduction, instauration] 5: (theology) God's act of bringing the universe into existence 6: everything that exists anywhere; "they study the evolution of the universe"; "the biggest tree in existence" [syn: universe, existence, creation, world, cosmos, macrocosm]
• cremation 0
  n 1: the incineration of a dead body
• crustacean 0
  adj 1: of or belonging to the class Crustacea [syn: crustaceous, crustacean] n 1: any mainly aquatic arthropod usually having a segmented body and chitinous exoskeleton
• deceleration 0
  n 1: a decrease in rate of change; "the deceleration of the arms race" [syn: deceleration, slowing, retardation] [ant: acceleration] 2: (physics) a rate of decrease in velocity [ant: acceleration] 3: the act of decelerating; decreasing the speed; "he initiated deceleration by braking" [ant: acceleration, quickening, speedup]
• declaration 0
  n 1: a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written) 2: (law) unsworn statement that can be admitted in evidence in a legal transaction; "his declaration of innocence" 3: a statement of taxable goods or of dutiable properties 4: (contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make [syn: contract, declaration] 5: a formal public statement; "the government made an announcement about changes in the drug war"; "a declaration of independence" [syn: announcement, proclamation, annunciation, declaration] 6: a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote [syn: resolution, declaration, resolve]
• decoration 0
  n 1: something used to beautify [syn: decoration, ornament, ornamentation] 2: an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event [syn: decoration, laurel wreath, medal, medallion, palm, ribbon] 3: the act of decorating something (in the hope of making it more attractive)
• defenestration 0
  n 1: the act of throwing someone or something out of a window
• deflagration 0
  n 1: combustion that propagates through a gas or along the surface of an explosive at a rapid rate driven by the transfer of heat
• degeneration 0
  n 1: the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality [syn: degeneration, devolution] [ant: development, evolution] 2: the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities [syn: degeneracy, degeneration, decadence, decadency] 3: passing from a more complex to a simpler biological form [syn: degeneration, retrogression]
• dehydration 0
  n 1: dryness resulting from the removal of water [syn: dehydration, desiccation] 2: depletion of bodily fluids 3: the process of extracting moisture [syn: dehydration, desiccation, drying up, evaporation]
• deliberation 0
  n 1: (usually plural) discussion of all sides of a question; "the deliberations of the jury" 2: careful consideration; "a little deliberation would have deterred them" [syn: deliberation, weighing, advisement] 3: planning something carefully and intentionally; "it was the deliberation of his act that was insulting" [syn: calculation, deliberation] 4: a rate demonstrating an absence of haste or hurry [syn: slowness, deliberation, deliberateness, unhurriedness] 5: the trait of thoughtfulness in action or decision; "he was a man of judicial deliberation" [syn: deliberation, deliberateness]
• delineation 0
  n 1: a graphic or vivid verbal description; "too often the narrative was interrupted by long word pictures"; "the author gives a depressing picture of life in Poland"; "the pamphlet contained brief characterizations of famous Vermonters" [syn: word picture, word-painting, delineation, depiction, picture, characterization, characterisation] 2: a drawing of the outlines of forms or objects [syn: delineation, depiction, limning, line drawing] 3: representation by drawing or painting etc [syn: depiction, delineation, portrayal]
• demonstration 0
  n 1: a show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view; "the presentation of new data"; "he gave the customer a demonstration" [syn: presentation, presentment, demonstration] 2: a show of military force or preparedness; "he confused the enemy with feints and demonstrations" 3: a public display of group feelings (usually of a political nature); "there were violent demonstrations against the war" [syn: demonstration, manifestation] 4: proof by a process of argument or a series of proposition proving an asserted conclusion [syn: demonstration, monstrance] 5: a visual presentation showing how something works; "the lecture was accompanied by dramatic demonstrations"; "the lecturer shot off a pistol as a demonstration of the startle response" [syn: demonstration, demo]
• denigration 0
  n 1: a belittling comment [syn: denigration, belittling] 2: an abusive attack on a person's character or good name [syn: aspersion, calumny, slander, defamation, denigration] 3: the act of expressing disapproval (especially of yourself) [syn: deprecation, denigration]
• denunciation 0
  n 1: a public act of denouncing [syn: denunciation, denouncement]
• depreciation 0
  n 1: a decrease in price or value; "depreciation of the dollar against the yen" [ant: appreciation] 2: decrease in value of an asset due to obsolescence or use [syn: depreciation, wear and tear] 3: a communication that belittles somebody or something [syn: disparagement, depreciation, derogation]
• desecration 0
  n 1: blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character; "desecration of the Holy Sabbath" [syn: profanation, desecration, blasphemy, sacrilege]
• desperation 0
  n 1: a state in which all hope is lost or absent; "in the depths of despair"; "they were rescued from despair at the last minute"; "courage born of desperation" [syn: despair, desperation] 2: desperate recklessness; "it was a policy of desperation"
• destination 0
  n 1: the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey); "a crowd assembled at the finish"; "he was nearly exhausted as their destination came into view" [syn: finish, destination, goal] 2: the ultimate goal for which something is done [syn: destination, terminus] 3: written directions for finding some location; written on letters or packages that are to be delivered to that location [syn: address, destination, name and address]
• deterioration 0
  n 1: a symptom of reduced quality or strength [syn: deterioration, impairment] 2: process of changing to an inferior state [syn: deterioration, decline in quality, declension, worsening]
• detonation 0
  n 1: a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction [syn: explosion, detonation, blowup] 2: the act of detonating an explosive
• devaluation 0
  n 1: an official lowering of a nation's currency; a decrease in the value of a country's currency relative to that of foreign countries 2: the reduction of something's value or worth
• deviation 0
  n 1: a variation that deviates from the standard or norm; "the deviation from the mean" [syn: deviation, divergence, departure, difference] 2: the difference between an observed value and the expected value of a variable or function 3: the error of a compass due to local magnetic disturbances 4: deviate behavior [syn: deviation, deviance] 5: a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern); "a diversion from the main highway"; "a digression into irrelevant details"; "a deflection from his goal" [syn: diversion, deviation, digression, deflection, deflexion, divagation]
• differentiation 0
  n 1: a discrimination between things as different and distinct; "it is necessary to make a distinction between love and infatuation" [syn: differentiation, distinction] 2: the mathematical process of obtaining the derivative of a function 3: (biology) the structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function; "cell differentiation in the developing embryo" [syn: specialization, specialisation, differentiation]
• discolouration 0
  n 1: a soiled or discolored appearance; "the wine left a dark stain" [syn: stain, discoloration, discolouration] 2: the act of changing the natural color of something by making it duller or dingier or unnatural or faded [syn: discoloration, discolouration]
• discontinuation 0
  n 1: the act of discontinuing or breaking off; an interruption (temporary or permanent) [syn: discontinuance, discontinuation] [ant: continuance, continuation]
• dissociation 0
  n 1: the act of removing from association 2: a state in which some integrated part of a person's life becomes separated from the rest of the personality and functions independently [syn: dissociation, disassociation] 3: (chemistry) the temporary or reversible process in which a molecule or ion is broken down into smaller molecules or ions
• duration 0
  n 1: the period of time during which something continues [syn: duration, continuance] 2: the property of enduring or continuing in time [syn: duration, continuance] 3: continuance in time; "the ceremony was of short duration"; "he complained about the length of time required" [syn: duration, length]
• elaboration 0
  n 1: addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail; "a few remarks added in amplification and defense"; "an elaboration of the sketch followed" [syn: amplification, elaboration] 2: the result of improving something; "he described a refinement of this technique" [syn: refinement, elaboration] 3: a discussion that provides additional information [syn: expansion, enlargement, elaboration] 4: marked by elaborately complex detail [syn: elaborateness, elaboration, intricacy, involution] 5: developing in intricate and painstaking detail [syn: elaboration, working out]
• emigration 0
  n 1: migration from a place (especially migration from your native country in order to settle in another) [syn: emigration, out-migration, expatriation]
• enumeration 0
  n 1: a numbered list [syn: enumeration, numbering] 2: the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order; "the counting continued for several hours" [syn: count, counting, numeration, enumeration, reckoning, tally]
• equilibration 0
  n 1: stabilization by bringing into equilibrium
• evaporation 0
  n 1: the process of becoming a vapor [syn: vaporization, vaporisation, vapor, vapour, evaporation] 2: the process of extracting moisture [syn: dehydration, desiccation, drying up, evaporation]
• evisceration 0
  n 1: surgical removal of an organ (or the contents of an organ) from a patient 2: the act of removing the bowels or viscera; the act of cutting so as to cause the viscera to protrude [syn: disembowelment, evisceration] 3: altering something (as a legislative act or a statement) in such a manner as to reduce its value; "the adoption of their amendments would have amounted to an evisceration of the act"
• exaggeration 0
  n 1: extravagant exaggeration [syn: hyperbole, exaggeration] 2: the act of making something more noticeable than usual; "the dance involved a deliberate exaggeration of his awkwardness" 3: making to seem more important than it really is [syn: exaggeration, overstatement, magnification] [ant: understatement]
• exasperation 0
  n 1: an exasperated feeling of annoyance [syn: aggravation, exasperation] 2: actions that cause great irritation (or even anger)
• execration 0
  n 1: hate coupled with disgust [syn: abhorrence, abomination, detestation, execration, loathing, odium] 2: an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group [syn: execration, condemnation, curse] 3: the object of cursing or detestation; that which is execrated
• exhilaration 0
  n 1: the feeling of lively and cheerful joy; "he could hardly conceal his excitement when she agreed" [syn: exhilaration, excitement]
• exoneration 0
  n 1: the condition of being relieved from blame or obligation 2: the act of vindicating or defending against criticism or censure etc.; "friends provided a vindication of his position" [syn: vindication, exoneration]
• expectoration 0
  n 1: the process of coughing up and spitting out 2: the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva) [syn: spit, spitting, expectoration]
• expiration 0
  n 1: a coming to an end of a contract period; "the expiry of his driver's license" [syn: termination, expiration, expiry] 2: euphemistic expressions for death; "thousands mourned his passing" [syn: passing, loss, departure, exit, expiration, going, release] 3: the act of expelling air from the lungs [syn: exhalation, expiration, breathing out]
• exploration 0
  n 1: to travel for the purpose of discovery [syn: exploration, geographic expedition] 2: a careful systematic search 3: a systematic consideration; "he called for a careful exploration of the consequences"
• federation 0
  n 1: an organization formed by merging several groups or parties 2: a union of political organizations [syn: confederation, confederacy, federation] 3: the act of constituting a political unity out of a number of separate states or colonies or provinces so that each member retains the management of its internal affairs
• fenestration 0
  n 1: the arrangement of windows in a building 2: surgical procedure that creates a new fenestra to the cochlea in order to restore hearing lost because of osteosclerosis
• figuration 0
  n 1: representing figuratively as by emblem or allegory 2: decorating with a design
• filtration 0
  n 1: the process whereby fluids pass through a filter or a filtering medium 2: the act of changing a fluid by passing it through a filter
• frustration 0
  n 1: the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals [syn: frustration, defeat] 2: an act of hindering someone's plans or efforts [syn: frustration, thwarting, foiling] 3: a feeling of annoyance at being hindered or criticized; "her constant complaints were the main source of his frustration"
• generation 0
  n 1: all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age [syn: coevals, contemporaries, generation] 2: group of genetically related organisms constituting a single step in the line of descent 3: the normal time between successive generations; "they had to wait a generation for that prejudice to fade" 4: a stage of technological development or innovation; "the third generation of computers" 5: a coming into being [syn: genesis, generation] 6: the production of heat or electricity; "dams were built for the generation of electricity" 7: the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production [syn: generation, multiplication, propagation]
• gyration 0
  n 1: a single complete turn (axial or orbital); "the plane made three rotations before it crashed"; "the revolution of the earth about the sun takes one year" [syn: rotation, revolution, gyration] 2: the act of rotating in a circle or spiral [syn: gyration, whirling]

See also defloration definition