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| disagree |
to fail to agree |
| disallow |
to refuse to allow |
| disappear |
to cease to be seen |
| disappoint |
to fail to fulfill the expectations or wishes of |
| disapprove |
to think that something is wrong or reprehensible |
| disarm |
to deprive of the means of attack or defense |
| disarrange |
to disturb the arrangement of |
| disavow |
to disclaim knowledge of, connection with, or responsibility for |
| disburden |
to relieve of anything oppressive or annoying |
| disburse |
to pay out or distribute |
| discernible |
capable of being distinguished |
| disciple |
one of the 12 personal followers of Christ |
| discipline |
training to act in accordance with rules |
| disclaim |
to deny or repudiate interest in or connection with |
| discolor |
to change or spoil the color of |
| discomfit |
to frustrate the plans of |
| discomfort |
an absence of ease |
| disconnect |
to sever or interrupt the connection of or between |
| disconsolate |
characterized by or causing dejection |
| discontinuance |
ceasing to happen or exist |
| discord |
lack of harmony between persons or things |
| discountenance |
to embarrass, or abash |
| discover |
to see, get knowledge of, learn of or find |
| discredit |
to injure the reputation of |
| discreet |
judicious in one's conduct or speech, esp. with regard to respecting privacy |
| discriminate |
to make or constitute a distinction in or between |
| discursive |
passing aimlessly from one subject to another |
| discussion |
consideration or examination by argument or comment to explore solutions |
| disenfranchise |
to deprive a person of a right of citizenship, as of the right to vote |
| disengage |
to release from attachment or connection |
| disfavor |
displeasure or dislike |
| disfigure |
to mar the appearance or beauty of |
| dishabille |
the state of being dressed in a disheveled or disorderly manner |
| dishonest |
not worthy of trust or belief |
| disillusion |
to free from or deprive of belief or idealism |
| disinfect |
to cleanse of germs |
| disinterested |
unbiased by personal interest or advantage |
| disjunctive |
serving or tending to separate or divide |
| dismissal |
spoken or written order of discharge |
| dismount |
get off something higher |
| disobedience |
noncompliance with rules |
| disobedient |
not submitting to rule |
| disown |
to refuse to acknowledge as belonging to oneself |
| disparage |
to speak of or treat slightingly |
| disparity |
lack of similarity or equality |
| dispel |
to drive off in various directions |
| dispensation |
an act or instance of distributing |
| displace |
to compel one to leave home, country |
| dispossess |
to put a person out of possession |
| disputation |
debating or controversy |
| disqualify |
to deprive of fitness |
| disquiet |
lack of calm, peace, or ease |
| disregard |
to pay no attention to |
| disreputable |
discreditable or dishonorable |
| dissect |
to cut open to examine in detail |
| dissemble |
to give a false or misleading appearance to |
| dissent |
to differ in sentiment or opinion from the majority |
| dissertation |
thesis written by a candidate for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy |
| disservice |
harmful or injurious impact |
| dissever |
to divide into parts |
| dissolute |
indifferent to moral restraints |
| dissolution |
process of dissolving into parts or elements |
| dissonance |
inharmonious or harsh sound |
| dissuade |
to deter by advice or persuasion |
| distemper |
deranged condition of mind or body |
| distend |
to expand by stretching, as something hollow or elastic |
| distillation |
concentration of a substance, the obtaining of the essence or volatile properties contained in it |
| distinction |
marking off as different |
| distort |
to twist out of shape |
| distrain |
to force one to satisfy an obligation by legal seizure |
| distraught |
deeply agitated |
| distrust |
to regard with doubt or suspicion |
| disagree |
to fail to agree |
| disallow |
to refuse to allow |
| disappear |
to cease to be seen |
| disappoint |
to fail to fulfill the expectations or wishes of |
| disapprove |
to think that something is wrong or reprehensible |
| disarm |
to deprive of the means of attack or defense |
| disarrange |
to disturb the arrangement of |
| disavow |
to disclaim knowledge of, connection with, or responsibility for |
| disburden |
to relieve of anything oppressive or annoying |
| disburse |
to pay out or distribute |
| discernible |
capable of being distinguished |
| disciple |
one of the 12 personal followers of Christ |
| discipline |
training to act in accordance with rules |
| disclaim |
to deny or repudiate interest in or connection with |
| discolor |
to change or spoil the color of |
| discomfit |
to frustrate the plans of |
| discomfort |
an absence of ease |
| disconnect |
to sever or interrupt the connection of or between |
| disconsolate |
characterized by or causing dejection |
| discontinuance |
ceasing to happen or exist |
| discord |
lack of harmony between persons or things |
| discountenance |
to embarrass, or abash |
| discover |
to see, get knowledge of, learn of or find |
| discredit |
to injure the reputation of |
| discreet |
judicious in one's conduct or speech, esp. with regard to respecting privacy |
| discriminate |
to make or constitute a distinction in or between |
| discursive |
passing aimlessly from one subject to another |
| discussion |
consideration or examination by argument or comment to explore solutions |
| disenfranchise |
to deprive a person of a right of citizenship, as of the right to vote |
| disengage |
to release from attachment or connection |
| disfavor |
displeasure or dislike |
| disfigure |
to mar the appearance or beauty of |
| dishabille |
the state of being dressed in a disheveled or disorderly manner |
| dishonest |
not worthy of trust or belief |
| disillusion |
to free from or deprive of belief or idealism |
| disinfect |
to cleanse of germs |
| disinterested |
unbiased by personal interest or advantage |
| disjunctive |
serving or tending to separate or divide |
| dismissal |
spoken or written order of discharge |
| dismount |
get off something higher |
| disobedience |
noncompliance with rules |
| disobedient |
not submitting to rule |
| disown |
to refuse to acknowledge as belonging to oneself |
| disparage |
to speak of or treat slightingly |
| disparity |
lack of similarity or equality |
| dispel |
to drive off in various directions |
| dispensation |
an act or instance of distributing |
| displace |
to compel one to leave home, country |
| dispossess |
to put a person out of possession |
| disputation |
debating or controversy |
| disqualify |
to deprive of fitness |
| disquiet |
lack of calm, peace, or ease |
| disregard |
to pay no attention to |
| disreputable |
discreditable or dishonorable |
| dissect |
to cut open to examine in detail |
| dissemble |
to give a false or misleading appearance to |
| dissent |
to differ in sentiment or opinion from the majority |
| dissertation |
thesis written by a candidate for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy |
| disservice |
harmful or injurious impact |
| dissever |
to divide into parts |
| dissolute |
indifferent to moral restraints |
| dissolution |
process of dissolving into parts or elements |
| dissonance |
inharmonious or harsh sound |
| dissuade |
to deter by advice or persuasion |
| distemper |
deranged condition of mind or body |
| distend |
to expand by stretching, as something hollow or elastic |
| distillation |
concentration of a substance, the obtaining of the essence or volatile properties contained in it |
| distinction |
marking off as different |
| distort |
to twist out of shape |
| distrain |
to force one to satisfy an obligation by legal seizure |
| distraught |
deeply agitated |
| distrust |
to regard with doubt or suspicion |
