Portuguese to English Dictionary (Dicionário Português-Inglês)

Despotism

A form of government in which a single entity rules with absolute power, often characterized by oppressive and authoritarian practices.

Destabilize

To cause something, especially a government, economy, or situation, to lose its stability or cease to be stable.

Destitute

Without the basic necessities of life.

Destitution

The state of being extremely poor and lacking the means to provide for oneself.

Determinative

Serving to define, characterize, or decisively influence something.

Determinism

The philosophical doctrine that all events, including moral choices, are determined completely by previously existing causes.

Deterministic

Characterized by the belief that all events, including moral choices, are determined completely by previously existing causes.

Deterrent

A thing that discourages or is intended to discourage someone from doing something.

Detest

To dislike intensely; to feel hatred or abhorrence for.

Devalue

To reduce the official value of a currency in relation to other currencies or gold.

Devoid

Completely lacking or empty of something.

Devolution

The transfer or delegation of power to a lower level, especially by central government to local or regional administration.