14-Letter Words Containing IS

Here's the list of all the 2237 14-Letter Words Containing IS in the English Language.

The list is arranged by the word lengths. Click on the length below to jump to the relevant section of the page.

Common Words (with Definitions and Examples)
administration
1. a method of tending to or managing the affairs of some group of people (especially the group's business affairs)
2. the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something
More Definitions →
administrative
1. of or relating to or responsible for administration
More Definitions →
discrimination
1. unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice
2. the cognitive process whereby two or more stimuli are distinguished
More Definitions →
characteristic
1. a prominent attribute or aspect of something
2. a distinguishing quality; a feature that can be used to identify something
More Definitions →
organisational
1. of or relating to an organization
More Definitions →
redistribution
1. distributing again
More Definitions →
disappointment
1. a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized
2. an act (or failure to act) that disappoints someone
More Definitions →
discriminatory
1. containing or implying a slight or showing prejudice
2. capable of making fine distinctions
More Definitions →
accomplishment
1. the action of accomplishing something
2. an ability that has been acquired by training
More Definitions →
unsatisfactory
1. not giving satisfaction
More Definitions →
reconnaissance
1. the act of reconnoitring (especially to gain information about an enemy or potential enemy)
More Definitions →
sophistication
1. uplifting enlightenment
2. a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone
More Definitions →
jurisdictional
1. restricted to the geographic area under a particular jurisdiction
More Definitions →
satisfactorily
1. in a satisfactory manner
More Definitions →
osteoarthritis
1. chronic breakdown of cartilage in the joints; the most common form of arthritis occurring usually after middle age
More Definitions →
fundamentalist
1. of or relating to or characteristic of Protestant fundamentalism or its adherents
2. of or relating to or tending toward ideological fundamentalism
More Definitions →
liberalisation
1. the act of making less strict
More Definitions →
discriminating
1. having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
2. showing or indicating careful judgment and discernment especially in matters of taste
More Definitions →
misinformation
1. information that is incorrect
More Definitions →
fundamentalism
1. a form of Protestantism that takes the interpretation of every word in the sacred texts as literal truth
2. the strict adherence to the basic principles or doctrines of a religion, ideology, etc.
More Definitions →
disambiguation
1. clarification that follows from the removal of ambiguity
More Definitions →
photosynthesis
1. synthesis of compounds with the aid of radiant energy (especially in plants)
More Definitions →
psychoanalysis
1. a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders; based on the theories of Sigmund Freud
More Definitions →
specialisation
1. (biology) the structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function
2. the act of specializing; making something suitable for a special purpose
More Definitions →
anthropologist
1. a social scientist who specializes in anthropology
More Definitions →
disintegration
1. in a decomposed state
2. a loss (or serious disruption) of organization in some system
More Definitions →
hypothyroidism
1. an underactive thyroid gland; a glandular disorder resulting from insufficient production of thyroid hormones
More Definitions →
misrepresented
1. having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented
More Definitions →
uncompromising
1. not making concessions
More Definitions →
disinformation
1. misinformation that is deliberately disseminated in order to influence or confuse rivals (foreign enemies or business competitors etc.)
More Definitions →
hydrocortisone
1. an adrenal-cortex hormone (trade names Hydrocortone or Cortef) that is active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism
More Definitions →
distributional
1. of or relating to spatial distribution
More Definitions →
predisposition
1. susceptibility to a pathogen
2. an inclination beforehand to interpret statements in a particular way
More Definitions →
historiography
1. a body of historical literature
2. the writing of history
More Definitions →
reorganisation
1. the imposition of a new organization; organizing differently (often involving extensive and drastic changes)
More Definitions →
indiscriminate
1. not marked by fine distinctions
2. failing to make or recognize distinctions
More Definitions →
discontinuance
1. the act of discontinuing or breaking off; an interruption (temporary or permanent)
More Definitions →
linguistically
1. with respect to the science of linguistics
2. with respect to language
More Definitions →
industrialised
1. made industrial; converted to industrialism
More Definitions →
constructivist
1. an artist of the school of constructivism
More Definitions →
capitalisation
1. writing in capital letters
2. an estimation of the value of a business
More Definitions →
existentialism
1. (philosophy) a 20th-century philosophical movement chiefly in Europe; assumes that people are entirely free and thus responsible for what they make of themselves
More Definitions →
libertarianism
1. an ideological belief in freedom of thought, speech and action
More Definitions →
philanthropist
1. someone who makes charitable donations intended to increase human well-being
More Definitions →
conjunctivitis
1. inflammation of the conjunctiva of the eye
More Definitions →
initialisation
1. (computer science) the format of sectors on the surface of a hard disk drive so that the operating system can access them and setting a starting position
More Definitions →
categorisation
1. a group of people or things arranged by class or category
2. the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories
More Definitions →
disorientation
1. a wild delusion (especially one induced by a hallucinogenic drug)
2. confusion (usually transient) about where you are and how to proceed; uncertainty as to direction
More Definitions →
generalisation
1. an idea or conclusion having general application
2. the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances
More Definitions →
disequilibrium
1. loss of equilibrium attributable to an unstable situation in which some forces outweigh others
More Definitions →
constructivism
1. an abstractionist artistic movement in Russia after World War I; industrial materials were used to construct nonrepresentational objects
More Definitions →
traditionalist
1. one who adheres to traditional views
2. stubbornly conservative and narrow-minded
More Definitions →
epidemiologist
1. a medical scientist who studies the transmission and control of epidemic diseases
More Definitions →
photochemistry
1. branch of chemistry that deals with the chemical action of light
More Definitions →
utilitarianism
1. doctrine that the useful is the good; especially as elaborated by Jeremy Bentham and James Mill; the aim was said to be the greatest happiness for the greatest number
More Definitions →
discouragement
1. the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
2. the expression of opposition and disapproval
More Definitions →
histologically
1. involving the use of histology or histological techniques
More Definitions →
microbiologist
1. a specialist in microbiology
More Definitions →
diverticulitis
1. inflammation of a diverticulum in the digestive tract (especially the colon); characterized by painful abdominal cramping and fever and constipation
More Definitions →
individualised
1. made for or directed or adjusted to a particular individual
More Definitions →
inconsistently
1. without showing consistency
More Definitions →
evangelicalism
1. stresses the importance of personal conversion and faith as the means of salvation
More Definitions →
relinquishment
1. a verbal act of renouncing a claim or right or position etc.
2. the act of giving up and abandoning a struggle or task etc.
More Definitions →
impoverishment
1. the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
2. the act of making someone poor
More Definitions →
disenchantment
1. freeing from false belief or illusions
More Definitions →
miscalculation
1. a mistake in calculating
More Definitions →
centralisation
1. the act of consolidating power under a central control
2. gathering to a center
More Definitions →
undernourished
1. not getting adequate food
More Definitions →
sensationalism
1. subject matter that is calculated to excite and please vulgar tastes
2. the journalistic use of subject matter that appeals to vulgar tastes
More Definitions →
discriminative
1. capable of making fine distinctions
2. expressing careful judgment
More Definitions →
egalitarianism
1. the doctrine of the equality of mankind and the desirability of political and economic and social equality
More Definitions →
paleontologist
1. a specialist in paleontology
More Definitions →

14-Letter Words Containing IS