despoilment
— Noun
– English
～ the act of stripping and taking by force
despoina
— Noun
– English
～ (Greek mythology) daughter of Zeus and Demeter; made queen of the underworld by Pluto in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Proserpina
despoliation
— Noun
– English
～ the act of stripping and taking by force
despond
— Verb
– English
～ lose confidence or hope; become dejected; "The supporters of the Presidential candidate desponded when they learned the early results of the election"
despondence
— Noun
– English
～ feeling downcast and disheartened and hopeless
despondency
— Noun
– English
～ feeling downcast and disheartened and hopeless
despondent
— Adjective
– English
～ without or almost without hope; "despondent about his failure"; "too heartsick to fight back"
despondently
— Adverb
– English
～ with desperation; "`Why can't you understand?,' she asked despairingly"
despot
— Noun
– English
～ a cruel and oppressive dictator
despotic
— Adjective
– English
～ ruled by or characteristic of a despot; "moved from a feudal to a despotic order"; "his administration was arrogant and despotic"
despotic
— Adjective
– English
～ belonging to or having the characteristics of a despot
despotic
— Adjective
– English
～ characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty; "an authoritarian regime"; "autocratic government"; "despotic rulers"; "a dictatorial rule that lasted for the duration of the war"; "a tyrannical government"
despotical
— Adjective
– English
～ belonging to or having the characteristics of a despot
despotism
— Noun
– English
～ a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
despotism
— Noun
– English
～ dominance through threat of punishment and violence
desquamate
— Verb
– English
～ peel off in scales; "dry skin desquamates"
desquamation
— Noun
– English
～ loss of bits of outer skin by peeling or shedding or coming off in scales
dessert
— Noun
– English
～ a dish served as the last course of a meal
dessert apple
— Noun
– English
～ an apple used primarily for eating raw without cooking
dessertspoon
— Noun
– English
～ as much as a dessert spoon will hold