deletie

Definitions of deletie
  1. noun
    any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases
    synonyms: omissie, weglating
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    types:
    elisie
    omission of a sound between two words (usually a vowel and the end of one word or the beginning of the next)
    ellips, samentrekken
    omission or suppression of parts of words or sentences
  2. noun
    a mistake resulting from neglect
    synonyms: container, omissie, weglating
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    types:
    deceptie, kater, teleurstelling
    an act (or failure to act) that disappoints someone
    afzegging, bedankje
    a failure to face some difficulty squarely
    type of:
    abuis, afdwaling, feil, fout, lapsus, onjuistheid, vergissing
    a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
  3. noun
    an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something
    synonyms: destructie, kaalslag, vernieling, vernietiging, verwoesting
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    types:
    afstempeling, extirpatie
    the complete destruction of every trace of something
    strandvonderij, vernieling
    the event of a structure being completely demolished and leveled
    ondergang, teleurgang, teloorgang, val
    an event that results in destruction
    type of:
    afloop, afwerking, einde, ontknoping, uiteinde
    event whose occurrence ends something
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