Meaning

7 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The act of demonstrating; showing or explaining something.

    Demonstration

    демонстра́цияdemonstrácija, пока́зpokáz

    демонстра́ціяdemonstrácija

  2. The act of demonstrating; showing or explaining something.

    (countable, slang, uncountable)A prisoner's act of beating up another prisoner.

  3. (countable, uncountable)An event at which something will be demonstrated.

    I have to give a demonstration to the class tomorrow, and I'm ill-prepared.

    Demonstration, Vorführung

    демонстра́цияdemonstrácija, пока́зpokáz

    демонстра́ціяdemonstrácija

  4. (countable, uncountable)Expression of one's feelings by outward signs.

  5. (countable, uncountable)A public display of group opinion, such as a protest march.

    Demonstration, Kundgebung

    демонстра́цияdemonstrácija, манифеста́цияmanifestácija, ми́тингmíting

    демонстра́ціяdemonstrácija, маніфеста́ціяmanifestácija, мі́тингmítynh

    a public display of group feelings (usually of a political nature)

  6. (countable, uncountable)A show of military force.

    a show of military force or preparedness

  7. (countable, uncountable)A proof.

Examples

58 sentences
  1. Let me give you a demonstration.

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  2. Dozens of young people attended the demonstration.

    deDutzende Jugendlicher nahmen an der Demonstration teil.

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  3. Their small protest triggered a mass demonstration.

    deIhr kleiner Protest entwickelte sich zu einer Massendemonstration.

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  4. He took part in the anti-war demonstration.

    ruОн принял участие в антивоенной демонстрации.

    deEr nahm an der Antikriegsdemo teil.

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  5. The police fired tear gas to break up the demonstration.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
act:
public display of group opinion:
Русский
By meaning 2
act:
public display of group opinion:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
act:
event:
public display of group opinion:

Origin

From Middle English demonstracioun, from Old French demonstration, from Latin dēmōnstrātiō

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

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Forms

plural: demonstrations
Singulardemonstration
Pluraldemonstrations

regular

Synonyms

8 synonyms
public display of opposition:protestB1marchA1paradeB2manifestation
Close in meaning
  • a public display of group feelings (usually of a political nature):manifestation
  • proof by a process of argument or a series of proposition proving an asserted conclusion:monstrance
  • a visual presentation showing how something works:demo
  • a show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view:presentationpresentment

Word family

15 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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