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death rattle noun : a sound produced by air passing through mucus in the lungs and air passages of a dying person

death's–head noun : a human skull emblematic of death

death·watch noun : a vigil kept over the dead or dying

deb noun : DEBUTANTE

de·ba·cle also dé·bâ·cle noun [ORIGIN: F débêacle]

1 : a great disaster

2 : a complete failure : FIASCO

Synonyms

[1] calamity, cataclysm, catastrophe, disaster, tragedy—more at DISASTER

[2] bummer, bust, catastrophe, dud, failure, fiasco, fizzle, flop, lemon, loser, turkey, washout—more at FAILURE

de·bar verb : to bar from having or doing something

Synonyms

ban, bar, count out, eliminate, except, exclude, rule out—more at EXCLUDE

de·bark verb : DISEMBARK

— de·bar·ka·tion noun

de·base verb : to lower in character, quality, or value

Synonyms

abase, corrupt, debauch, degrade, demean, demoralize, deprave, pervert, poison, profane, prostitute, subvert, vitiate, warp; also contaminate, pollute, taint; descend; disgrace, humble, humiliate; blemish, damage, deface, destroy, flaw, harm, hurt, impair, mar, ruin, spoil, stain, tarnish, wreck; depreciate, downgrade

Antonyms

elevate, ennoble, uplift

discredit, disgrace, dishonor, humble, humiliate, lower, shame, smirch, take down—more at HUMBLE

de·base·ment noun 1 : the act or process of debasing

2 : the state of being debased

Synonyms

corruption, debauchery, decadence, degeneracy, degeneration, degradation, demoralization, depravity, dissipation, dissoluteness, perversion—more at CORRUPTION

de·bat·able adjective : open to dispute : giving reason for being doubted, questioned, or challenged

Synonyms

arguable, disputable, doubtful, moot, questionable; also controversial, debated, disputed; dubious, inconclusive, indecisive, problematic, uncertain; academic, hypothetical, speculative, theoretical; ambiguous, equivocal

Antonyms

incontestable, incontrovertible, indisputable, indubitable, undeniable, unquestionable

doubtful, equivocal, problematic, questionable, suspect, suspicious—more at DOUBTFUL

1debate noun 1 : a contention by words or arguments

2 : consideration of or reflection upon a problem

Synonyms

[1] controversy, disagreement, dissension

[2] consideration, deliberation, thought—more at CONSIDERATION

2debate verb de·bat·ed; de·bat·ing 1 : to discuss a question by considering opposed arguments

2 : to take part in a debate

3 : to reflect upon (a question or problem)

Synonyms

[1] argue, chew over, discuss, dispute, hash, moot, talk over—more at DISCUSS

[3] chew over, cogitate, consider, contemplate, deliberate, entertain, meditate, mull, ponder, question, ruminate, study, think, weigh—more at PONDER

de·bat·er noun : one that debates

Synonyms

contender, disputant, disputer—more at DISPUTANT

de·bauch verb : to lead away from virtue or excellence : CORRUPT

Synonyms

abase, corrupt, debase, degrade, demean, demoralize, deprave, pervert, poison, profane, prostitute, subvert, warp—more at DEBASE

de·bauched adjective : having or showing looseness in morals or conduct

Synonyms

corrupt, decadent, degenerate, dissolute, perverse, perverted, reprobate—more at CORRUPT

de·bauch·ery noun : extreme indulgence in sensuality

Synonyms

corruption, debasement, decadence, degeneracy, degeneration, degradation, demoralization, depravity, dissipation, dissoluteness, perversion—more at CORRUPTION

corruption, depravity, immorality, iniquity, licentiousness, sin, vice—more at VICE

de·ben·ture noun : BOND; especially : one secured by the general credit of the issuer rather than a lien on particular assets

de·bil·i·tate verb -tat·ed; -tat·ing : to impair the health or strength of

Synonyms

enervate, enfeeble, prostrate, sap, soften, tire, waste, weaken—more at WEAKEN

de·bil·i·ty noun, plural -ties : an infirm or weakened state

Synonyms

delicacy, enfeeblement, faintness, feebleness, frailty, infirmity, languor, lowness,