12-Letter Words Containing MENT

Here's the list of all the 455 12-Letter Words Containing MENT in the English Language.

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experimental
1. relating to or based on experiment
2. relying on observation or experiment
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announcement
1. a formal public statement
2. a public statement containing information about an event that has happened or is going to happen
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governmental
1. relating to or dealing with the affairs or structure of government or politics or the state
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unemployment
1. the state of being unemployed or not having a job
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instrumental
1. relating to or designed for or performed on musical instruments
2. serving or acting as a means or aid
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supplemental
1. functioning in a supporting capacity
2. added to complete or make up a deficiency
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fundamentals
1. principles from which other truths can be derived
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departmental
1. of or relating to a department
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infringement
1. an act that disregards an agreement or a right
2. a crime less serious than a felony
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commencement
1. the time at which something is supposed to begin
2. an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred
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displacement
1. act of taking the place of another especially using underhanded tactics
2. an event in which something is displaced without rotation
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imprisonment
1. putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment
2. the state of being imprisoned
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augmentation
1. the amount by which something becomes greater
2. the statement of a theme in notes of greater duration (usually twice the length of the original)
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segmentation
1. (embryology) the repeated division of a fertilised ovum
2. the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart
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disagreement
1. a conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters
2. a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions
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fermentation
1. a state of agitation or turbulent change or development
2. a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol
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disbursement
1. amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)
2. the act of spending or disbursing money
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undocumented
1. lacking necessary documents (as for e.g. permission to live or work in a country)
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resettlement
1. the transportation of people (as a family or colony) to a new settlement (as after an upheaval of some kind)
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reinvestment
1. a second or subsequent investment in the same thing.
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encroachment
1. any entry into an area not previously occupied
2. entry to another's property without right or permission
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reassessment
1. a new appraisal or evaluation
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astonishment
1. the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
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postponement
1. time during which some action is awaited
2. act of putting off to a future time
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entanglement
1. an intricate trap that entangles or ensnares its victim
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reassignment
1. assignment to a different duty
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mistreatment
1. the practice of treating (someone or something) badly
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maltreatment
1. cruel or inhumane treatment
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pigmentation
1. the deposition of pigment in animals or plants or human beings
2. coloration of living tissues by pigment
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embezzlement
1. the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else
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experimenter
1. a research worker who conducts experiments
2. a person who enjoys testing innovative ideas
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redeployment
1. the withdrawal and redistribution of forces in an attempt to use them more effectively
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alimentation
1. a source of materials to nourish the body
2. the act of supplying food and nourishment
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infotainment
1. a film or TV program presenting the facts about a person or event
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misalignment
1. the spatial property of things that are not properly aligned
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cementitious
1. like or relevant to or having the properties of cement
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misstatement
1. a statement that contains a mistake
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readjustment
1. the act of adjusting again (to changed circumstances)
2. the act of adjusting something to match a standard
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endangerment
1. a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
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bewilderment
1. confusion resulting from failure to understand
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testamentary
1. of or relating to a will or testament or bequeathed by a will or testament
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retrenchment
1. entrenchment consisting of an additional interior fortification to prolong the defense
2. the reduction of expenditures in order to become financially stable
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chastisement
1. verbal punishment
2. a rebuke for making a mistake
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underpayment
1. a payment smaller than needed or expected
2. the act of paying less than required
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estrangement
1. separation resulting from hostility
2. the feeling of being alienated from other people
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augmentative
1. increasing or having the power to increase especially in size or amount or degree
2. intensifying by augmentation and enhancement
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divertimento
1. a musical composition in several movements; has no fixed form
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12-Letter Words Containing MENT