| denigrate | To criticize unfairly; disparage | |
| denizen | An inhabitant or occupant of a particular place | |
| denuded | Stripped of its covering, possessions, or assets; made bare | |
| depiction | A representation or characterization in words or through art | |
| depredate | To plunder or pillage | |
| deride | To laugh at mockingly, scorn | |
| derivative | Something that is based on another source | |
| desecrate | To treat a sacred place or thing with violent disrespect; to violate | |
| desiccated | Having had all moisture removed; dried out | |
| despoiled | To steal or violently remove valuable possessions from; plunder | |