The longest English words

writing in a fictional form

capitalize beyond what the business or the profit-making prospects warrant

such that the terms of an expression cannot be interchanged without changing the meaning

cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution

draw too general a conclusion

the act of indulging in sentiment

divided up into compartments or categories

the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type

not moving alternately forward and backward

make conventional or adapt to conventions

separate into isolated compartments or categories

make international in character

become professional or proceed in a professional manner or in an activity for pay or as a means of livelihood

inventing or contriving an idea or explanation and formulating it mentally

a fluorocarbon with chlorine

a trained worker who is not a member of a profession but who assists a professional

legislation that makes something legal that was formerly illegal

the organization of a nation or economy on the basis of collectivism

the social process whereby people come to engage in an activity for pay or as a means of livelihood

someone who studies the evidence for such psychological phenomena as psychokinesis and telepathy and clairvoyance

a narrow strip of material to cover the joint of a door or window to exclude the cold

in an individualistic manner

in a pornographic manner

being reprehensible

a feeling of embarrassment that leaves you confused

an insecticide that is also toxic to animals and humans

transmit thoughts or feelings

(medicine) a reason that makes it inadvisable to prescribe a particular drug or employ a particular procedure or treatment

become professional or proceed in a professional manner or in an activity for pay or as a means of livelihood

a philosophical theory of criticism (usually of literature or film) that seeks to expose deep-seated contradictions in a work by delving below its surface meaning

by photoelectric means

with respect to both social and economic factors

make international in character

make conventional or adapt to conventions

writing in a fictional form

something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known

the act of indulging in sentiment

of or relating to a style of art in which objects do not resemble those known in physical nature

in a methodical manner

an individualized description of a particular instance

by thermostat; in a thermostatic manner

changing something from state to private ownership or control

a graphical record of electrical activity of the brain

diagnostic procedure consisting of recording the activity of the heart electronically with a cardiograph (and producing a cardiogram)

opposed to authoritarianism

medical instrument that records electric currents generated by the brain

warm compassionate feelings

an increased depth and rate of breathing greater than demanded by the body needs; can cause dizziness and tingling of the fingers and toes and chest pain if continued

of or relating to or consisting of miniature electronic components

sensitivity leading to easy irritation or upset

the quality of hearty sincerity

of or relating to chemotherapy

the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type

tasteless showiness

inventing or contriving an idea or explanation

make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities

in a materialistic manner

of or concerned with the philosophical theory of literature known as deconstructionism

medical instrument that records electric currents associated with contractions of the heart

mutual or reciprocal relation or relatedness

relating to the study of historic or prehistoric peoples and cultures

the property of being imperceptible by the mind or the senses

the state of being weak in health or body

the act of bringing something under international control

an individualized description of a particular instance

excessive compensation

representing a human being as a physical thing deprived of personal qualities or individuality

in a bureaucratic manner

an athlete who plays for pay on a part-time basis

with regard to organization

the cognitive process of making something seem consistent with or based on reason

the social process whereby people come to engage in an activity for pay or as a means of livelihood

a second confirming signature endorsing a document already signed

noisy defiance

in an antagonistic manner

a graphical recording of the cardiac cycle produced by an electrocardiograph

state of being disconnected

the quality of being not easily seen

reduction or removal by the government of restrictions on a classified document or weapon

electricity produced by water power

the quality of comprehensible language or thought

in an anachronistic manner

discriminating the individual from the generic group or species

given the character of an institution or incorporated into a structured and usually well-established system

take possession of fraudulently for one's own use

the quality of being capable of exchange or interchange

noticeable heterogeneity

the quality of being worthy of praise

the act of commercializing something

a neurochemical that transmits nerve impulses across a synapse

of or relating to or involving an electrically operated mechanical device

the quality of provoking disbelief

lacking consequence

someone who advocates the preservation of historical sites or endangered species or natural areas

a simplification that goes too far

incorrect pronunciation

the act of discontinuing or breaking off; an interruption

extreme sensitivity

act in a sentimental way or indulge in sentimental thoughts or expression

based on theories and methods erroneously regarded as scientific

not likely to arouse controversy

characterized by fantastic and incongruous imagery

the manifestation of scorn and contempt

the act of changing into a different form or appearance

changing something from state to private ownership or control

state of inadequate development

a conference of people who are in different locations that is made possible by the use of such telecommunications equipment as closed-circuit television

attributing to outside causes

not having enough food to develop or function normally

the development of industry on an extensive scale

in a transcendental way or to a transcendental extent

the ability to exchange and use information

in an unscientific way

in a philanthropic manner

of or relating to or incorporating the methods and theory of psychiatric treatment originated by Sigmund Freud

the quality of being inconclusive

divided up into compartments or categories

a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions)

audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to

poorer than expected performance

a revolutionary whose aim is to reverse the changes introduced by an earlier revolution

extremely conservative

the doctrine of the High Anglican Church that after the consecration of the Eucharist the substance of the body and blood of Christ coexists with the substance of the consecrated bread and wine

the disappearance of electrical resistance at very low temperatures

using artistic forms and conventions to create effects

a revolution whose aim is to reverse the changes introduced by a previous revolution

suggesting human characteristics for animals or inanimate things

a physical force produced from the interaction of charged particles

between or among departments

the quality of being hypocritically devout

someone concerned with the science or art or business of cultivating the soil

unduly enthusiastic

advocate of a philosophy emphasizing the spiritual

someone who collaborates with an enemy occupying force

therapist who treats injury or dysfunction with exercises and other physical treatments of the disorder

in a diagrammatic manner

with unfortunate consequences

the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else

(of a flowering plant) having a single cotyledon in the seed as in grasses and lilies

the 150th anniversary (or the celebration of it)

an estimation that is too low

the spread of power away from a core to local branches or governments

the act of withdrawing certification or terminating a franchise

the quality possessed by something that you cannot possibly do without

someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)

a specialist in paleontology

classifying something again (usually in a new category)

the state of being impossible to conceive

spying on the spies

the quality of being unresponsive

in an unconventional manner

in a disadvantageous way; to someone's disadvantage

tending to express your feelings freely

the act of bringing something under international control

the branch of electronics that deals with miniature components

not exemplifying a class

preoccupation so great that the ordinary demands on attention are ignored

the relation that exists when things occur at the same time

the quality of failing to be considerate of others

(often plural) the branch of electrical engineering concerned with the technology of electronic communication at a distance

in an aristocratic manner

penetrate mutually or be interlocked

a mental determination or resolve in advance

influenced by or advocating internationalism

act in a sentimental way or indulge in sentimental thoughts or expression

the quality of serving to build or improve

discriminating the individual from the generic group or species

a state of being connected reciprocally

by photographic means

of or relating to paleontology

the quality of being at right angles to a given line or plane (especially the plane of the horizon)

by or for an administrator

relating to or dealing with bibliography

the act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features

physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of conditions affecting the endocrine system

the cheerful feeling you have when nothing is troubling you

the act of circumscribing

traveling around something (by ship or plane)

a conservative who subscribes to neoconservatism

without prior preparation

in an obvious and provable manner

without sympathy; in an unsympathetic manner

in an unsatisfactory manner

a journalist who presents a story primarily through the use of photographs

in an ecclesiastic manner

in a direction opposite to the direction in which the hands of a clock move

fearful expectation or anticipation

the quality of being not particularly suitable or befitting

as in a melodrama

the quality of being incomprehensible

a specialist who administers an anesthetic to a patient before he is treated

the action of penetrating between or among

the organization of a nation or economy on the basis of collectivism

of or concerned with choreography

a disposition to shed blood

the incapability of being corrupted

occurring between or among or common to different churches or denominations

trustworthiness with money as based on a person's credit history; a general qualification for borrowing

the quality of being disagreeable and unpleasant

the strength to resist destruction

in an unconstitutional manner

relating to scientific descriptions of human cultures

characterized by fantastic and incongruous imagery

a conference of people who are in different locations that is made possible by the use of such telecommunications equipment as closed-circuit television

relating to or in the style of an autobiography

(ophthalmology) eyesight abnormality resulting from the eye's faulty refractive ability; distant objects appear blurred

originality by virtue of being unconventional

the philosophical doctrine that environment is more important than heredity in determining intellectual growth

sclerosis of the arterial walls

unfitness that bars one from participation in an activity

actions taken by a government to defeat insurgency

a therapist who deals with mental and emotional disorders

as much as a dessert spoon will hold

intelligence activities concerned with identifying and counteracting the threat to security posed by hostile intelligence organizations or by individuals engaged in espionage or sabotage or subversion or terrorism

with the use of colloquial expressions

not discriminating

of or relating to or incorporating the methods and theory of psychiatric treatment originated by Sigmund Freud

the quality of unscrupulous dishonesty

of or relating to the stomach and intestines

with firmness and conviction; without compromise

a state of mind not immediately available to consciousness

a distinction drawn on the basis of contrast

a person who is an authority on history and who studies it and writes about it

the trait of displaying arrogance by patronizing those considered inferior

of or produced by or involved in lithography

not differentiated

calm and unruffled self-assurance

given the character of an institution or incorporated into a structured and usually well-established system

using artistic forms and conventions to create effects

look with disfavor on

according to circumstances

the prevention of something increasing or spreading

distinctive and not typical

mutual communication; communication with each other

in uncharacteristic manner

during the same period of time

placing in medical care in a hospital

the quality of being direct and straightforward

the quality of not being usable

a kind of misinterpretation resulting from putting a wrong construction on words or actions (often deliberately)

the act terminating an established state of affairs

a secretary immediately subordinate to the head of a department of government

completeness over a broad scope

in an uncompromising manner

the discontinuation of rights

lacking understanding

showing by example

pertaining to or exhibiting magnetism produced by electric charge in motion

not given to open expression of emotion

not characteristic of or befitting a profession or one engaged in a profession

an act that changes the form or character or substance of something

fanatically patriotic

difficult or impossible to extinguish

extending or taking place between or among continents

the state or quality of recognizing something or someone

a relationship less intimate than friendship

of or relating to capitalism or capitalists

interpret in the wrong way

to a disproportionate degree

changing something from private to state control

an attack by a defending force against an attacking enemy force in order to regain lost ground or cut off enemy advance units etc.

the trait of being painstaking and careful

a woman schoolteacher (especially one regarded as strict)

a weight that balances another weight

of or concerned with the science of anthropology

freedom from bias or from selfish motives

deliberately impassive in manner

according to the constitution

in characteristic manner

in an eager manner