Category Archives: Bipolar Disorder

Word of the Day – April 18, 2020

Posted on 04/18/2020 by gegebearbear

castigate

(ˈkæstɪˌɡeɪt)

vb

(tr) to rebuke or criticize in a severe manner; chastise

[C17: from Latin castīgāre to correct, punish, from castum pure + agere to compel (to be)]

ˌcastiˈgation n

ˈcastiˌgator n

ˌcastiˈgatory adj

CITE: http://www.freedictionary.com

Word of the Day – April 11, 2020

Posted on 04/11/2020 by gegebearbear

puerile

(ˈpyu ər ɪl, -əˌraɪl, ˈpyʊər ɪl, -aɪl)

adj.

1. youthful; juvenile.

2. childishly foolish; immature; silly.

[1650–60; < Latin puerīlis=puer boy + -īlis -ile²]

pu′er•ile•ly, adv.

pu`er•il′i•ty, n.

CITE: http://www.freedictionary.com

Word of the Day – April 4, 2020

Posted on 04/04/2020 by gegebearbear

timorous

(ˈtɪm ər əs)

adj.

1. full of or subject to fear.

2. characterized by or indicating fear or timidity: a timorous approach to a serious problem.

[1400–50; < Medieval Latin timōrōsus= Latin timōr-, s. of timor fear + -ōsus -ous]

tim′or•ous•ly, adv.

tim′or•ous•ness, n.

CITE: http://www.freedictionary.com

Word o the Day- March 14, 2020

Posted on 03/14/2020 by gegebearbear

despotism

(dĕs′pə-tĭz′əm)

n.

1. Rule by or as if by a despot; absolute power or authority.

2. The actions of a despot; tyranny.

3.

a. A government or political system in which the ruler exercises absolute power.

b. A state so ruled.

CITE: http://www.freedictionary.com

Word of the Day -February 15, 2020

Posted on 02/15/2020 by gegebearbear

pejorative

[pəˈjôrədiv]

ADJECTIVE

1. expressing contempt or disapproval.

   “permissiveness is used almost universally as a pejorative term”

   synonyms:

   disparaging · derogatory · denigratory · deprecatory · defamatory ·

   [more]

NOUN

1. a word expressing contempt or disapproval.

   “most of what he said was inflammatory and filled with pejorative.

   CITE: http://www.freedictionary.com

 

Word of the Day -February 8, 2020

Posted on 02/08/2020 by gegebearbear

priggish

[ˈpriɡiSH]

ADJECTIVE

1. self-righteously moralistic and superior.

   CITE: http://www.freedictionary.com

Word of the Day – December 21, 2019

Posted on 12/21/2019 by gegebearbear

aghast

[əˈɡast]

ADJECTIVE

1. filled with horror or shock.

   “when the news came out they were aghast”

   synonyms:

   horrified · appalled · astounded · amazed · dismayed · thunderstruck · stunned · shocked · shell-shocked · in shock · flabbergasted · staggered · taken aback · speechless · awestruck · open-mouthed · wide-eyed · floored · gobsmacked

   Cite: http://www.freedictionary.com

Word of the Day – December14, 2019

Posted on 12/14/2019 by gegebearbear

obfuscate

(ˈɒb fəˌskeɪt, ɒbˈfʌs keɪt)

v.t. -cat•ed, -cat•ing.

1. to confuse.

2. to make unclear.

3. to darken.

[1525–35; < Late Latin obfuscāre to darken =ob- ob- + fuscāre, derivative of fuscus dark]

ob`fus•ca′tion, n.

CITE: http://www.freedictionary.com

Word of the Day – December 7,2019

Posted on 12/07/2019 by gegebearbear

vexillology

(ˌvɛksɪˈlɒlədʒɪ)

n

the study and collection of information about flags

[C20: from Latin vexillum flag + -logy]

ˌvexilˈlologist n

CITE: http://www.freedictionary.com

Word of the Day- November 30, 2019

Posted on 12/01/2019 by gegebearbear

pell-mell

also pell·mell  (pĕl′mĕl′)

adv.

1. In a jumbled, confused manner; helter-skelter.

2. In frantic disorderly haste; headlong: “I went to work pell-mell, blotted several sheets of paper with choice floating thoughts” (Washington Irving).

CITE: http://www.freedictionary.com