English Explanatory Dictionary

demonstration

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The act of demonstrating; showing or explaining something.
A prisoner's act of beating up another prisoner.
An event at which something will be demonstrated.
Expression of one's feelings by outward signs.
A public display of group opinion, such as a protest march.
A show of military force.
A proof.

Pronunciation

/dɛmənˈstɹeɪʃən/ En-us-demonstration.ogg /ɖe.mɔːns.ʈreː.ʃən/

Word forms

demonstration demonstrations

Etymology

From Middle English demonstracioun, from Old French demonstration, from Latin dēmōnstrātiōnem, from dēmōnstrāre (“show or explain”), from dē- (“of or concerning”) + mōnstrāre (“show”). Morphologically demonstrate + -ion.

Synonyms

Related words

demo demonstrable demonstrate demonstrator monster remonstration

Derived words

counterdemonstration demonstrational demonstration garden demonstration sport nondemonstration redemonstration return demonstration telestration

Translations

Armenian: ցուցադրում Belarusian: дэманстра́цыя Bulgarian: демонстра́ция Chinese Mandarin: 示範 /示范 Chinese Mandarin: 演示 Danish: demonstration Dutch: demonstratie Dutch: betoog Esperanto: demonstracio Finnish: havainnollistaminen Finnish: demonstrointi French: démonstration German: Demonstration Ancient Greek: ἀπόδειξις Hindi: निरूपण Hungarian: szemléltetés Irish: taispeántas Italian: dimostrazione Japanese: 実証 Kashubian: demónstracjô Korean: 논증 Korean: 론증 Latin: demonstratio Iranian Persian: نَمایِش Polish: demonstracja Portuguese: demonstração Romanian: demonstrație Romanian: demonstrare Russian: демонстра́ция Russian: пока́з Scottish Gaelic: soilleireachadh Spanish: demostración Spanish: demonstración Swedish: demonstration Tajik: намоиш Thai: การสาธิต Ottoman Turkish: نمایش Ukrainian: демонстра́ція

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