impassioned appeals to the prejudices and emotions of the populace
disavowal
Noun
denial of any connection with or knowledge of
disclaimer
Noun
denial of any connection with or knowledge of
disclaimer
Noun
(law) a voluntary repudiation of a person's legal claim to something
damnation
Noun
the act of damning
damnation
Noun
the state of being condemned to eternal punishment in Hell
dog tag
Noun
metal plate on a dog collar bearing its registration number
dog tag
Noun
military identification tag worn on a chain around the neck
disheartenment
Noun
the act of causing someone to feel despair or hopelessness
disheartenment
Noun
the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
determent
Noun
a communication that makes you afraid to try something
declamation
Noun
vehement oratory
declamation
Noun
recitation of a speech from memory with studied gestures and intonation as an exercise in elocution or rhetoric
dissuasion
Noun
persuading not to do or believe something
dissuasion
Noun
a communication that dissuades you
dare
Noun
a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy
dare
Verb
challenge
dare
Verb
take upon oneself
dare
Verb
to be courageous enough to try or do something
dust jacket
Noun
a paper jacket for a book
demand for explanation
Noun
a challenge to defend what someone has said
dust wrapper
Noun
a paper jacket for a book
demand for identification
Noun
as by a sentry
denunciation
Noun
a public act of denouncing
denouncement
Noun
a public act of denouncing
diatribe
Noun
thunderous verbal attack
debilitation
Noun
serious weakening and loss of energy
derailment
Noun
an accident in which a train runs off its track
Diaspora
Noun
the dispersion of the Jews outside Israel
downfall
Noun
failure that results in a loss of position or reputation
downfall
Noun
a sudden decline in strength or number or importance
downfall
Noun
the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist)
doom
Noun
an unpleasant or disastrous destiny
doom
Verb
decree or designate beforehand
doom
Verb
make certain of the failure or destruction of
doom
Verb
pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law
doomsday
Noun
an unpleasant or disastrous destiny
doomsday
Noun
(New Testament) day at the end of time following Armageddon when God will decree the fates of all individual humans according to the good and evil of their earthly lives
day of reckoning
Noun
an unpleasant or disastrous destiny
dramatic event
Noun
an episode that is turbulent or highly emotional
disembarrassment
Noun
something that extricates you from embarrassment
deserts
Noun
an outcome (good or bad) that is well deserved
dawn
Noun
the earliest period
dawn
Noun
the first light of day
dawn
Noun
an opening time period
dawn
Verb
become light
dawn
Verb
become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions