Deference, n.
- 1. Respect, regard, esteem, honor, reverence, veneration, homage, obeisance.
- 2. Complaisance, condescension.
- 3. Obedience, submission.
Deferential, a. Respectful, reverential.
Defer to. Respect, value, yield to, pay respect to, think much of, think highly of, pay deference to, accord superiority to.
Defiance, n.
- 1. Daring, challenge, invitation to combat or contest (of any kind).
- 2. Contempt, opposition, spite, despite.
Defiant, a.
- 1. Resistant, contumacious, recalcitrant.
- 2. Bold, daring, courageous.
Deficiency, n.
- 1. Want, lack, defectiveness, insufficiency, scantiness, shortness, meagreness, dearth, scarcity, shortage,
deficit.
- 2. Failing, failure, frailty, infirmity, imperfection, foible, fault, error, weakness, weak side, blind side.
Deficient, a. Defective, insufficient, imperfect, incomplete, inadequate, unsatisfactory.
Deficit, n. [L.] Shortage. See deficiency.
Defile, v. a.
- 1. Soil, dirty, stain, tarnish, make foul or filthy.
- 2. Sully, taint, pollute, corrupt, vitiate, debase, contaminate, poison.
- 3. Debauch, corrupt, seduce, deflour, rob of virginity.