| DIFFUSIONISMS | • diffusionisms n. Plural of diffusionism. • DIFFUSIONISM n. the theory that diffusion is mainly responsible for cultural similarities. |
| DIFFUSIONISTS | • diffusionists n. Plural of diffusionist. • DIFFUSIONIST n. an anthropologist who emphasizes the role of diffusion in the history of culture rather than independent invention or discovery. |
| DISCOMMISSION | • discommission v. (Transitive) To deprive of a commission or trust. • DISCOMMISSION v. (Milton) to deprive of a commission. |
| DISINHERISONS | • disinherisons n. Plural of disinherison. • DISINHERISON n. the act of disinheriting. |
| DISQUISITIONS | • disquisitions n. Plural of disquisition. • DISQUISITION n. a carefully argued examination of a topic. |
| DISSOCIALISED | • dissocialised v. Simple past tense and past participle of dissocialise. • DISSOCIALISE v. to make unsocial, also DISSOCIALIZE. |
| DISSOCIALISES | • dissocialises v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dissocialise. • DISSOCIALISE v. to make unsocial, also DISSOCIALIZE. |
| DISSOCIALIZES | • dissocializes v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dissocialize. • DISSOCIALIZE v. to make unsocial, also DISSOCIALISE. |
| DISSOCIATIONS | • dissociations n. Plural of dissociation. • DISSOCIATION n. the act of dissociating. |
| DIVERSIONISTS | • diversionists n. Plural of diversionist. • DIVERSIONIST n. one engaged in diversionary activities. |
| INSIDIOUSNESS | • insidiousness n. A surreptitious harmfulness, quality of entrapment, or treacherousness; the characteristic of being insidious. • INSIDIOUS n. developing or advancing gradually and imperceptibly. |
| INVIDIOUSNESS | • invidiousness n. (Rare) Malevolent provocation of dislike or resentment; the state or quality of being invidious. • INVIDIOUS n. tending to cause discontent, animosity, or envy. |
| MASTOIDITISES | • MASTOIDITIS n. inflammation of mastoid cells. |
| MISSIONARISED | • MISSIONARISE v. to do missionary work, also MISSIONARIZE, MISSIONISE, MISSIONIZE. |
| SUBSIDISATION | • subsidisation n. (British spelling) Alternative form of subsidization. • SUBSIDISATION n. the act of subsidising, also SUBSIDIZATION. |