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Derogation
- noun - (law) the partial taking away of the effectiveness of a law; a partial repeal or abolition of a law; "any derogation of the common law is to be strictly construed"
- a communication that belittles somebody or something
Derogative
- adjective - expressive of low opinion; "derogatory comments"; "disparaging remarks about the new house"
Derogatory
- adjective - expressive of low opinion; "derogatory comments"; "disparaging remarks about the new house"
- insulting
Desolately
- adverb - in grief-stricken loneliness; without comforting circumstances or prospects
Desolating
- verb - cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly; "The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion"
- leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch; "The mother deserted her children"
- reduce in population; "The epidemic depopulated the countryside"
Desolation
- noun - a bleak and desolate atmosphere; "the nakedness of the landscape"
- an event that results in total destruction
- sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned
- the state of being decayed or destroyed
Desquamate
- verb - peel off in scales; "dry skin desquamates"
Dessiatine
- noun - a former Russian unit of area equal to 2.7 acres