The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms INTRO ...

substantiation; manifestation, exhibition, display,
illustration, indication: I have seen sufficient demonstration
of her ineptitude. 2 presentation, display, show, explanation,
description, clarification, elucidation, exposition, Colloq
demo: The student gave an excellent demonstration of how a
computer works. 3 picketing, march, parade, protest, rally,
sit-in, Colloq Brit demo: There have been numerous
demonstrations against the government's policies.
demonstrative
adj. 1 open, unrestrained, unconstrained, unreserved,
expansive, effusive, emotional, warm, tender, affectionate,
loving: Pat is quite demonstrative, often causing me to blush.
2 illustrative, indicative, representative, probative,
evidential; provable, evident: Her point was proved by several
demonstrative arguments. The hostility of these few is
demonstrative of what to expect of the entire group.
demoralize
v. 1 dispirit, daunt, dishearten, discourage, defeat; weaken,
cripple, enervate, devitalize, depress, subdue, crush: The
party's crushing defeat in the election thoroughly demoralized
its supporters. 2 corrupt, pervert, deprave, vitiate, debase,
debauch: The committee consider him a demoralizing influence
and insist he should resign. 3 bewilder, discomfit, unnerve,
shake (up), confuse, fluster, disconcert, unnerve, perturb,
disturb, upset, Colloq rattle: The demonstrators were
completely demoralized when arrested for loitering.
denial n. 1 contradiction, negation, repudiation, refutation,
disavowal, disclaimer, disaffirmation: Her denials
notwithstanding, she was found guilty. 2 retraction,
recantation, renunciation, withdrawal: The arbitrary denial of
civil rights to some is unconscionable. 3 refusal, rejection,
negation; veto: The boy's persistent denial of authority went
into his record.
denizen n. inhabitant, dweller, occupant, frequenter, resident;
citizen: The depths of the seas harbour some strange denizens.
Carl is a denizen of The Bottle and Glass.
denomination
n. 1 sect, persuasion, school, church, order: He is a member