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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

dispassion
dispassionateness noun objectivity and detachment; `her manner assumed a dispassion and dryness very unlike her usual tone`

dispassionate
cold-eyed adjective unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice; `a journalist should be a dispassionate reporter of fact`

dispassionately
adverb in an impartially dispassionate manner; `although he was looking at the other girl, he did so dispassionately`

dispatch
despatch noun the act of sending off something

dispatch case
dispatch box noun case consisting of an oblong container (usually having a lock) for carrying dispatches or other valuables

dispatch rider
noun a messenger who carries military dispatches (usually on a motorcycle)

dispatched
adjective sent off or away; `the dispatched messenger was has hardly out of sight before she wished call him back`

dispatcher
noun the official who signals the beginning of a race or competition

dispensability
dispensableness noun the quality possessed by something that you can get along without

dispensable
adjective capable of being dispensed with or done without; `dispensable items of personal property`

dispensary
noun clinic where medicine and medical supplies are dispensed

dispensation
noun the act of dispensing (giving out in portions)

dispense
verb grant a dispensation; grant an exemption; `I was dispensed from this terrible task`

dispense with
verb forgo; do or go without

dispensed
adjective distributed or weighted out in carefully determined portions; `medicines dispensed to the sick`

dispenser
noun a container so designed that the contents can be used in prescribed amounts

disperse
dissipate verb move away from each other; `The crowds dispersed`; `The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached`;

disperse
scatter verb cause to separate; `break up kidney stones`; `disperse particles`

dispersed
spread adjective distributed or spread over a considerable extent; `has ties with many widely dispersed friends`; `eleven million Jews are spread throughout Europe`

dispersed phase
dispersed particles noun (of colloids) a substance in the colloidal state

dispersing phase
dispersion medium noun (of colloids) a substance in which another is colloidally dispersed

dispersion
scattering noun spreading widely or driving off

dispirited
listless adjective marked by low spirits; showing no enthusiasm; `a dispirited and divided Party`; `reacted to the crisis with listless resignation`

dispiritedly
adverb in a dispirited manner without hope; `the first Mozartian opera to be subjected to this curious treatment ran dispiritedly for five performances`

displace
uproot verb move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment; `The war uprooted many people`

displace
verb put out of its usual place, position, or relationship; `The colonists displaced the natives`

displaced fracture
noun fracture in which the two ends of the broken bone are separated from one another

displaced person
DP noun a person forced to flee from home or country

displacement
noun (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that transfers affect or reaction from the original object to some more acceptable one

displacement
noun (chemistry) a reaction in which an elementary substance displaces and sets free a constituent element from a compound

displacement reaction
noun (chemistry) a reaction in which an elementary substance displaces and sets free a constituent element from a compound

display
presentation noun a visual representation of something

display
noun an electronic device that represents information in visual form

display adapter
display adaptor noun (computer science) an electronic device that converts information in memory to video output to a display

display case
showcase noun a glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or home

display panel
display board noun a vertical surface on which information can be displayed to public view

display window
shopwindow noun a window of a store facing onto the street; used to display merchandise for sale in the store

displease
verb give displeasure to

displeased
adjective not pleased; experiencing or manifesting displeasure

displeasing
adjective causing displeasure or lacking pleasing qualities

displeasingly
adverb in a displeasing manner; `he made displeasingly cutting remarks about his friends`

displeasure
noun the feeling of being displeased or annoyed or dissatisfied with someone or something

disposable
noun an item that can be disposed of after it has been used

disposable income
noun income (after taxes) that is available to you for saving or spending

disposal
electric pig noun a kitchen appliance for disposing of garbage

dispose
verb make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief; `Their language inclines us to believe them`

dispose of
verb deal with or settle; `He disposed of these cases quickly`

disposed(p)
fain adjective having made preparations; `prepared to take risks`

disposition
temperament noun your usual mood; `he has a happy disposition`

dispossess
verb expel or put out of the possession of real estate

dispossessed
homeless adjective physically or spiritually homeless or deprived of security; `made a living out of shepherding dispossed people from one country to another`- James Stern

dispread
verb spread abroad or out; `The sun dispread its beams`

disproof
falsification noun any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something

disproportion
noun lack of proportion; imbalance among the parts of something

disproportionate
disproportional adjective out of proportion

disproportionately
adverb to a disproportionate degree; `his benefits were disproportionately generous`

disprove
confute verb prove to be false; `The physicist disproved his colleagues` theories`

disputant
controversialist noun a person who disputes; who is good at or enjoys controversy

disputatiously
argumentatively adverb in a disputatious manner

dispute
difference noun a disagreement or argument about something important; `he had a dispute with his wife`; `there were irreconcilable differences`; `the familiar conflict between Republicans and Democrats`

dispute
gainsay verb take exception to; `She challenged his claims`

disputed
adjective subject to disagreement and debate

disqualification
noun the act of preventing someone from participating by finding them unqualified

disqualify
unfit verb make unfit or unsuitable; `Your income disqualifies you`

disquiet
unease noun the trait of seeming ill at ease

disquieted
distressed 1 disturbed adjective afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief; `too upset to say anything`; `spent many disquieted moments`; `distressed about her son`s leaving home`; `lapsed into disturbed sleep`; `worried parents`; `a worried frown`; `one last worried check of the sleeping children`

disquieting
adjective causing mental discomfort; `the disquieting sounds of nearby gunfire`

disquietingly
adverb in a disquieting manner; `the disquietingly close sounds of gunfire`

disquisition
noun an elaborate analytical or explanatory essay or discussion

Disraeli
Benjamin Disraeli noun British statesman who as Prime Minister bought controlling interest in the Suez Canal and made Queen Victoria the empress of India (1804-1881)

disregard
neglect noun lack of attention and due care

disregard
verb give little or no attention to; `Disregard the errors`

disregarded
forgotten adjective not noticed inadvertently; `her aching muscles forgotten she danced all night`; `he was scolded for his forgotten chores`

disrepair
noun in need of repairs

disreputable
adjective lacking respectability in character or behavior or appearance

disreputable person
noun someone lacking public esteem

disreputably
adverb in a disreputable manner

disrepute
discredit noun the state of being held in low esteem; `your actions will bring discredit to your name`; `because of the scandal the school has fallen into disrepute`

disrespect
discourtesy noun an expression of lack of respect

disrespectful
adjective exhibiting lack of respect; rude and discourteous; `remarks disrespectful of the law`; `disrespectful in the presence of his parents`; `disrespectful toward his teacher`

disrespectfully
adverb in a disrespectful manner; `he treats his parents rather disrespectfully`

disrupt
verb interfere in someone else`s activity; `Please don`t interrupt me while I`m on the phone`

disrupted
adjective marked by breaks or gaps; `many routes are unsafe or disrupted`

disrupting explosive
bursting explosive noun a high explosive that is used to damage the target that is under attack

disruption
perturbation noun the act of causing disorder

disruptive
riotous adjective characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination; `effects of the struggle will be violent and disruptive`; `riotous times`; `these troubled areas`; `the tumultuous years of his administration`; `a turbulent and unruly childhood`

disruptively
adverb in a disruptive manner

diss
insult verb treat, mention, or speak to rudely; `He insulted her with his rude remarks`; `the student who had betrayed his classmate was dissed by everyone`

dissatisfaction
noun the feeling of being displeased and discontent; `he was never slow to express his dissatisfaction with the service he received`

dissatisfy
verb fail to satisfy

dissect
verb cut open or cut apart; `dissect the bodies for analysis`

dissection
noun a minute and critical analysis

dissemble
pretend verb behave unnaturally or affectedly; `She`s just acting`

dissembling
dissimulating adjective concealing under a false appearance with the intent to deceive; `dissimulative arts`

dissemination
diffusion noun the property of being diffused or dispersed

dissent
verb withhold assent; `Several Republicans dissented`

dissenter
dissident noun a person who dissents from some established policy

dissentient
dissenting(a) adjective disagreeing, especially with a majority

dissenting opinion
noun an opinion that disagrees with the court`s disposition of the case

dissentious
divisive adjective dissenting (especially dissenting with the majority opinion)