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display:Normally, such an outward display of affection is reserved for his mother.

show:She said goodbye to Hilda with a convincing show of affection.

de|mon|stra|tive /d I mɒ nstrət I v/ (demonstratives )

1 ADJ Someone who is demonstrative shows affection freely and openly. □  We came from the English tradition of not being demonstrative. ●  de|mon|stra|tive|ly ADV □  Some children respond more demonstratively than others.

2 N‑COUNT In grammar, the words 'this', 'that', 'these', and 'those' are sometimes called demonstratives .

de|mon|stra|tor ◆◇◇ /de mənstre I tə ^r / (demonstrators )

1 N‑COUNT [usu pl] Demonstrators are people who are marching or gathering somewhere to show their opposition to something or their support for something. □  I saw the police using tear gas to try and break up a crowd of demonstrators.

2 N‑COUNT A demonstrator is a person who shows people how something works or how to do something.

de|mor|al|ize /d I mɒ rəla I z, [AM ] -mɔː r-/ (demoralizes , demoralizing , demoralized ) in BRIT, also use demoralise VERB If something demoralizes someone, it makes them lose so much confidence in what they are doing that they want to give up. □ [V n] Clearly, one of the objectives is to demoralize the enemy troops in any way they can. ●  de|mor|al|ized ADJ □  The ship's crew were now exhausted and utterly demoralized.

de|mor|al|iz|ing /d I mɒ rəla I z I ŋ, [AM ] -mɔː r-/ in BRIT, also use demoralising ADJ If something is demoralizing , it makes you lose so much confidence in what you are doing that you want to give up. □  Redundancy can be a demoralising prospect.

de|mote /d I moʊ t/ (demotes , demoting , demoted )

1 VERB If someone demotes you, they give you a lower rank or a less important position than you already have, often as a punishment. □ [V n] It's very difficult to demote somebody who has been standing in during maternity leave. ●  de|mo|tion /d I moʊ ʃ ^ə n/ (demotions ) N‑VAR □  He is seeking redress for what he alleges was an unfair demotion.

2 VERB [usu passive] If a team in a sports league is demoted , that team has to compete in the next competition in a lower division, because it was one of the least successful teams in the higher division. [BRIT ] □ [be V -ed] The club was demoted at the end of last season. ●  de|mo|tion N‑VAR □  The team now almost certainly faces demotion.

de|mot|ic /d I mɒ t I k/

1 ADJ Demotic language is the type of informal language used by ordinary people. [FORMAL ] □  …television's demotic style of language.

2 ADJ [usu ADJ n] Demotic is used to describe something or someone that is typical of ordinary people. [FORMAL ] □  …demotic entertainments such as TV soap operas.

de|mur /d I mɜː ^r / (demurs , demurring , demurred )

1 VERB If you demur , you say that you do not agree with something or will not do something that you have been asked to do. [FORMAL ] □ [V ] The doctor demurred, but Piercey was insistent.

2 PHRASE If you do something without demur , you do it immediately and without making any protest. [FORMAL ] □  His plan was accepted without demur.

de|mure /d I mjʊə ^r /

1 ADJ If you describe someone, usually a young woman, as demure , you mean they are quiet and rather shy, usually in a way that you like and find appealing, and behave very correctly. [APPROVAL ] □  She's very demure and sweet. ●  de|mure|ly ADV [usu ADV with v] □  She smiled demurely.