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Post by oldarmybear on Sept 15, 2018 10:48:05 GMT -5
melancholia noun mel-un-KOH-lee-uh Definition
: a mental condition and especially a manic-depressive condition characterized by extreme depression, bodily complaints, and often hallucinations and delusions
Source for this and any subsequent words is" www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day
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Post by oldarmybear on Dec 1, 2021 10:58:56 GMT -5
tautology
[ taw-tol-uh-jee ]SHOW IPA
noun, plural tau·tol·o·gies.
needless repetition of an idea, especially in words other than those of the immediate context, without imparting additional force or clearness, as in “widow woman.”
an instance of such repetition.
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Post by oldarmybear on Jan 4, 2022 14:08:57 GMT -5
apostate [əˈpäˌstāt, əˈpästət] NOUN a person who renounces a religious or political belief or principle. "after fifty years as an apostate he returned to the faith" synonyms: dissenter · heretic · nonconformist · defector · deserter · traitor · turncoat · schismatic · recusant · recreant · renegade · tergiversator ADJECTIVE abandoning a religious or political belief or principle. "an apostate Roman Catholic"
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Post by oldarmybear on Jan 4, 2022 14:29:21 GMT -5
apoplectic
[ˌapəˈplektik]
ADJECTIVE
informal
overcome with anger; extremely indignant.
"Mark was apoplectic with rage at the decision"
synonyms:
furious · enraged · overcome with anger · infuriated · in a temper · incensed · raging · incandescent · wrathful · fuming · ranting · raving · seething · frenzied · in a frenzy · beside oneself · outraged · in high dudgeon · as cross as two sticks
dated
relating to or denoting apoplexy (stroke).
"an apoplectic attack"
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Post by Real_News_Links on Jan 5, 2022 7:41:33 GMT -5
Remember Bill O'Reilly's word of the day?
Bloviating
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Post by oldarmybear on Jan 14, 2022 13:21:22 GMT -5
martyr
[ˈmärdər]
NOUN
a person who is killed because of their religious or other beliefs.
"saints, martyrs, and witnesses to the faith"
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Post by oldarmybear on Jan 20, 2022 13:16:11 GMT -5
abysmal
[əˈbizməl]
ADJECTIVE
extremely bad; appalling.
"the quality of her work is abysmal"
synonyms:
very bad · dreadful · awful · terrible · frightful · atrocious · disgraceful · [more]
literary
very deep.
"waterfalls that plunge into abysmal depths"
synonyms:
profound · extreme · utter · complete · thorough · deep · endless · immeasurable · boundless · incalculable · unfathomable · bottomless
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Post by oldarmybear on Jan 22, 2022 19:08:50 GMT -5
bombastic [ˌbämˈbastik] ADJECTIVE high-sounding but with little meaning; inflated. "bombastic rhetoric" · [more]
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Post by oldarmybear on Jan 23, 2022 11:43:53 GMT -5
enmity
[ˈenmədē]
NOUN
the state or feeling of being actively opposed or hostile to someone or something.
"decades of enmity between the two countries" · "family feuds and enmities"
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Post by oldarmybear on Jan 24, 2022 15:14:13 GMT -5
blatherskite
[ˈblaT͟Hərˌskīt]
NOUN
NORTH AMERICAN
a person who talks at great length without making much sense.
synonyms:
talker · chatterer · jabberer · babbler · prattler · blatherer · prater · [more]
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Post by oldarmybear on Mar 20, 2022 19:41:29 GMT -5
havoc
[ˈhavək]
NOUN
widespread destruction.
"the hurricane ripped through Florida causing havoc"
synonyms:
devastation · destruction · damage · desolation · depredation · despoliation · ruination · ruin · disaster · ravagement · waste · catastrophe
VERB
archaic
lay waste to; devastate.
synonyms:
lay waste · devastate · ruin · leave in ruins · destroy · wreak havoc on · [more]
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Post by oldarmybear on Mar 22, 2022 16:27:03 GMT -5
Word of the Day : March 22, 2022
henchman
noun HENCH-mun
What It Means
A henchman is a trusted follower who may perform unpleasant, wrong, or illegal tasks for a powerful person (such as a politician or criminal).
// The play opens with the main character, a gangster, onstage surrounded by his henchmen.
HENCHMAN in Context
"However resourceful Batman is, Riddler actually drives the story…. As clues pile up, more and more of Gotham's power players get drawn into that web, with the Penguin (an unrecognizable Colin Farrell), the top henchman to mob boss Falcone (John Turturro), adding to the Rogues Gallery of villains." — Brian Lowry, CNN, 28 Feb, 2022
Did You Know?
The earliest known examples of henchman show it being used as a term for a squire or a page, but the word may have seen earlier use with the meaning "groom." It first appeared in Middle English and is a combination of Old English hengest ("a male horse") and man. One of the duties of a groom, squire, or page to a person of high rank was tending horses, and such a person was relied upon, which influenced the broader senses of henchman including "right-hand man."
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Post by oldarmybear on Apr 4, 2022 11:22:27 GMT -5
ker·fuf·fle [kərˈfəfəl] NOUN BRITISH informal a commotion or fuss, especially one caused by conflicting views: "there was a kerfuffle over the chairmanship" synonyms: disturbance · racket · uproar · tumult · ruckus · clamor · brouhaha · furor · hue and cry · palaver · fuss · stir · to-do · storm · maelstrom · melee · turmoil · disorder · confusion · chaos · mayhem · havoc · pandemonium · upheaval · unrest · [more]
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Post by oldarmybear on Jul 27, 2022 14:34:40 GMT -5
mollycoddle PRONUNCIATION: (MOL-ee-kod-uhl)
MEANING: noun: A pampered or overprotected person. verb tr.: To overprotect or pamper.
ETYMOLOGY: From Molly (a nickname for Mary) + coddle (to treat or boil gently), from caudle (a warm drink for the sick), from Latin caldum (hot drink), from calidus (warm). Earliest documented use: 1823.
USAGE: “What a mollycoddle you are, crying for your parents.” Sabrina Jeffries; What the Duke Desires; Simon & Schuster; 2013.
“Why are we mollycoddling these people? ... There is a reason why we don’t ask drunks how they feel about not being allowed to drive the car.” Jonn Elledge; Why Does the Media Mollycoddle Anti-Vaxxers?; The New Statesman (London, UK); Aug 18, 2021.
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Post by oldarmybear on Jul 28, 2022 13:28:58 GMT -5
patsy
PRONUNCIATION:
(PAT-see)
MEANING:
noun: One who is easily taken advantage of, by being deceived, unfairly blamed, or ridiculed.
ETYMOLOGY:
Perhaps from the name Patsy, a diminutive of Patrick or Patricia, or from Italian pazzo (crazy), whose plural is pazzi, pronounced paht-see. Earliest documented use: 1889.
USAGE:
“When Mogoeng Mogoeng was named chief justice by Mr Zuma, many worried that he would be a patsy. Yet he has steadfastly overseen rulings that thwart or chide the president.”
South Africa’s Democracy; The Economist (London, UK); Dec 19, 2015.
See more usage examples of patsy in Vocabulary.com’s dictionary.
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Post by oldarmybear on Aug 9, 2022 10:14:20 GMT -5
lemming
PRONUNCIATION:
(LEM-ing)
MEANING:
noun:
1. Any of various small, thickset, short-tailed, furry rodents.
2. One who mindlessly conforms or follows, especially toward disaster.
ETYMOLOGY:
From Norwegian and Danish lemming, from Old Norse lómundr/læmingi/læmingr. Earliest documented use: 1607.
NOTES:
Lemmings do not go lemming. It’s a myth that lemmings jump off a cliff into water in an act of mass suicide. It was popularized by the 1958 Disney film White Wilderness. For more, see here and here.
USAGE:
“Lucy ... had an almost inexplicably strong following among the big-platinumblonde-acid-wash-jean lemmings of Southeast High School.”
Ron Bahar; The Frontman; SparkPress; 2018.
See more usage examples of lemming in Vocabulary.com’s dictionary.
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