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- (Noun)
- the act of throwing asunder or away or about; a scattering.
- the act of casting, throwing, discharging, hurling, etc.
- the act of sending, despatching or conveying to another place.
- the act of placing (something) at, on, etc.
- the act of moving (either regular or irregular); movement.
- a diverting or turning aside; diversion.
- the act of refuting or proving false; refutation.
- fear; fright; alarm; apprehension.
- confusion; bewilderment; perplexity.
- anything or a situation that impedes, prevents, obstructs or is unfavourable; an impediment.
- unsteadiness, fickleness of the mind; the condition or quality of not firmly sticking to a decision, opinion or attitude.
- the act or an instance of causing a person's mind become unsteady, fickle.
- a striking with a mace by stretching one's arm; its impact.
- (dance.) a stretching of one leg forward (above the floor) and drawing it suddenly back.
- (phil.) the power of the Nature causing illusion or hiding the truth behind the veil of ignorance; confusion proceeding from error.