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disgrace,v.dishonor,humiliate,shame,degrade,debase,abase,discredit,tarnish, sully.disgraceful,a.ignominious,shameful,dishonorable, discreditable, opprobrious,scandalous, disreputable,infamous.disgruntled,a.(Colloq.)dissatisfied, displeased.disguise,v.mask, dissemble, dissimulate,cloak,shroud,masquerade.disguise,n.mask,blind,cloak,masquerade.disguised,a.veiled, masked, incognito.disgust,n.aversion,abhorrence, repulsion,repugnance.disgust,v.revolt,offend,nauseate.disgusting,a.fulsome,revolting, loathsome,repulsive,noisome,mawkish, nauseating,sickening,abhorrent,repugnant.dish,n.vessel, utensil,receptacle.dished,a. ruined, spoiled, undone; baffled,upset, disappointeddisheveled,a. disarranged,disorderly, uncombed,frowzy.dishonest,a.unscrupulous, corruptible,deceitful,fraudulent.dishonesty,n. improbity, unscrupulousness, fraudulence, cheating, indirection.dishonor,n.disrepute,discredit,disgrace.dishonorable,a. discreditable,disgraceful;unscrupulous,unprincipled.disillusionize,v. disenchant,decharm, disabuse.disinterested,a.impartial,unbiased,indifferent, neutral, magnanimous,unselfish.disjoint,v.dislocate, luxate, disarticulate.disjointed,a. incoherent,rambling,desultory,loose,disconnected.dislike,v. disapprove, disrelish,hate.dislike,n.aversion,antipathy, disrelish,disapproval,hatred, disaffection.dislocate,v.disjoint, luxate.dislocation,n. luxation, disjointing.disloyal,a.perfidious,unfaithful,false,treacherous, treasonable,traitorous,apostate.disloyalty,n.perfidy,unfaithfulness,treachery, treason,apostasy,faithlessness,inconstancy.dismal,a.dreary,gloomy,cheerless, joyless, sombre.dismantle,v.raze,demolish.dismay,n.consternation.dismember,v.mutilate, dislimb.dismemberment,n.mutilation.dismiss,v.discharge,cashier;banish.dismissal,n.discharge, dismission,removal.disobedience,n.contumacy, dereliction, undutifulness,defiance, insubmission, noncompliance, indocility, insubordination.disobedient,a.contumacious, insubmissive,undutiful,defiant,remiss,derelict,indocile, insubordinate,refractory.disobey,v.transgress,violate,disregard,defy,infringe.disorder,n.confusion, disarray, disarrangement,disorganization,jumble,chaos,litter,irregularity,disturbance,tumult,riot,turmoil, Bedlam,fracas, pandemonium.disorder,v.disarrange,confuse,jumble,disorganize, tousle, derange, discompose.disordered,a.deranged, confused, jumbled, littered, disarranged.disorderly,a.immethodical, unsystematic, confused;riotous, chaotic,lawless,tumultuous.disorganization,n.disorder, derangement, demobilizationdissolution.disorganize,v.dissolve,disband,disorder, demobilize, disarrange.disown,v.repudiate,deny,disclaim, disavow,renounce,reject.disowning,n.denial, disclaimer, disavowal,repudiation,renunciation,rejection.disparage,v.belittle,decry, depreciate.Antonyms:laud,extol,commend,praise.disparagement,n.detraction, derogation,decrial,defamation, dispraise, vilification.disparaging,a.derogatory,unfavorable, detractory,defamatory.dispatch,n.haste,speed, celerity, expedition;message, telegram.dispense,v.dealout,apportion,distribute; administer,execute.disperse,v.dissipate, dispel,scatter.displace,v.remove, disarrange;supplant,supersede.display,n.exhibition,parade, ostentation,show.display,v.exhibit, evince,expose,parade,flourish.displease,v.offend,anger.displeasure,n.disapprobation,dudgeon,dislike,disapproval,resentment,vexation,umbrage,dissatisfaction.disposed,a.inclined, minded,willing.Antonyms: Seeindisposed.disposition,n.temperament,mood,nature;willingness,readiness,inclination;arrangement, disposal; propensity,inclination, proneness, proclivity,bias,bent.Antonyms:indisposition, unwillingness, disinclination.dispossess,v.dislodge,oust,eject, evict, dispropriate, disseize,remove, depose.dispossession,n.dislodgment,ejection, eviction,ousting, divestiture, disseizin, ouster.disproof,n.confutation,refutation.disprove,v.confute,refute.disputable,a.controvertible.Antonyms:indisputable, incontrovertible.disputant,n.controversialist, controvertist,dissenter, disputer, arguer.disputatious,a.contentious, polemical,argumentative,quarrelsome.dispute,v.contend,argue,gainsay, controvert, altercate,wrangle, impugn, bicker,squabble, spar.dispute,n.disputation,controversy,argument,debate, logomachy,squabble,contention, polemic.disregard,n.indifference, ignoration,slight,neglect, disesteem,inattention,oversight.disregard,v.ignore,slight, contemn,overlook,disobey.disrepute,n.disesteem,unpopularity,disgrace,odium.disrespect,n.discourtesy,incivility, disesteem, rudeness, irreverence,insolence.disrespectful,a.discourteous,uncivil,rude, irreverent, impious,insolent,saucy.dissatisfaction,n.discontent, discontentment,disapproval,displeasure.dissatisfied,a.discontented, displeased,restless, malcontent,impatient,disgruntled.dissection,n.anatomy; analysis,examination; vivisection, callisection, sentisection.dissector,n.anatomist, prosector.dissent,n.dissension,disagreement,variance;nonconformity, dissidence.dissenter,n.nonconformist, sectary, dissident,separatist,schismatic, recusant.dissertation,n.discourse, disquisition.dissimilar,a.Seedifferent.dissipated,a.profligate,dissolute,licentious,fast.dissipation,n.dispersion,scattering; profligacy, dissoluteness.dissolute,a.debauched,dissipated,licentious,abandoned.dissolution,n.dissolving, analysis;solution, liquefaction; decomposition,resolution.dissolvable,a.dissoluble, soluble, fusible.Antonyms: indissoluble,indissolvable.dissolve,v.melt, liquefy, macerate,fuse, deliquesce;disorganize,disband,disperse; sunder, disunite.dissolvent,n.menstruum,solvent.dissuade,v.deter, divert.dissuasion,n.dehortation.distance,n.interval, interveningspace;remoteness;reserve, aloofness, ceremoniousness,unfriendliness,alienation.Associated words: longimetry, longitude,latitude, odometer, odograph, perambulator.distance,v.outstrip,outdo,surpass.distant,a.remote,far-off; uncordial,reserved,cold.Antonyms: Seenear.distaste,n.aversion,dislike, disrelish.Antonyms:taste,liking, relish.distasteful,a.unpleasantoffensive,repugnant, unpalatable,unsavory,disagreeable.distill,v.trickle,drop,drip;rectify.distillation,n.trickling; rectification, vaporization.distinction,n.discrimination; eminence,celebrity,renown,fame,repute, prominence.Antonyms: indistinction, indiscrimination promiscuity,obscurity.distinctive,a.discriminative,distinguishing,characteristic.distinguish,v.characterize; discriminate,differentiate,discern, recognize.distinguished,a.marked,special;eminent, illustrious,famous,celebrated,renowned,noted; transcendent,extraordinary,supreme,consummate,conspicuous.Antonyms: undistinguished,obscure,commonplace, inconspicuous,humble.distinguishing,a.distinctive,peculiar, discriminative,characteristic.distort,v.deform,twist;pervert,misinterpret,falsify,misrepresent.distortion,n.deformity;perversion,crookedness;falsification.distracted,a.frantic,frenzied,raving,crazy.Antonyms: Seecalm.distraction,n.diversion,amusement;confusion,mystification,bewilderment;tumult,commotion,hurly-burly;despair,frenzy.distress,n.anguish, agony, torture,sorrow,grief; misery,affliction,adversity,disaster,calamity,misfortune; straits,poverty,destitution, indigence.distress,v.pain,grieve,afflict,wound; distrain.distressing,a.grievous, distressful,painful, afflictive.distribute,v.apportion,allot, dealout,dispense; classify, assort,group.distribution,n.apportionment,allotment, dispensing,partition,division,dole;disposition,classification, grouping,arrangement.district,n.region, precinct, province, circuit, quarter, locality,ward.distrust,n.doubt,suspicion,mistrust.distrustful,a.suspicious.disturb,v.molest,perturb,annoy, disquiet,agitate, incommode,ruffle, disarrange, derange,unsettle, roust,excite.disturbance,n.molestation, derangement, disquiet,disorder,perturbation, inquietude,agitation,uneasiness;commotion,turmoil,tumult,uproar,riot,clamor.Associated words: perturbable, imperturbable, perturbability, imperturbability, imperturbation.disuse,n.desuetude, insuetude, inusitation, discontinuance, obsoleteness.disused,a.obsolete.ditch,n.trench,moat, fosse,channel.Associated words: scarp, escarp, parapet, graffage, counterscarp.dive,v.plunge.--n.plunger, header; (Slang) resort.divergence,n.radiation;disagreement,variance; divarication, forking.divergent,a.diverging, radiating; variant,different.divers,a.several,sundry,various,many,numerous.diverse,a.different,dissimilar, heterogeneous,diversified, variant.diversified,a.various,variegated, multiform.diversion,n.turning aside;amusement,sport,recreation,relaxation.diversity,n.difference, dissimilarity;variety, multiformity.diver's apparel.scaphander.diver's disease.caissondisease.divide,v.sunder,split,cleave, disunite,part,separate,sever, dissociate,disconnect,detach, disintegrate, demarcate, dimidiate,partition;apportion,distribute,allot,assign, parcelout; disaffect,alienate,estrange,part;share,partake, participate.divine,a.Godlike;religious,holy;heavenly,angelic, seraphic, transcendent.divine,v.foresee, foreknow,surmise,forebode,conjecture,foretell.diving bell.nautilus.divisible,a.separable, dividable,partible.division,n.separation,partition, demarcation, dimidiation;section,segment,part, compartment,portion, canton,category,group; disunion,alienation, schism,variance, dissension;apportionment,allotment, distributiondizziness,n.vertigo.dizzy,a.vertiginous,giddy.do,v.effect,accomplish, produce,achieve,consummate,execute,perform; transact; perpetrate,commit;translate,render; suffice,answer; fare, prosper; vouchsafe,grant; (Colloq.)cheat,overreach,swindle,defraud.Antonyms:shirk,evade.do-all,n.factotum.do away with.abolish.docile,a.tractable,teachable,gentle,yielding,obedient,submissive.Antonyms: Seeindocile.docility,n.tractableness, submissiveness.Antonym: indocility.dock,v.curtail; deduct from,lessen.dock,n.wharf,pier, jetty.dock hand.stevedore.doctor,n.physician, medical practitioner, leech; homeopath; allopath; interne; externe; savant; (ignorant)quack, empiric.doctor,v.repair,treat; (Slang) tamper with,falsify,adulterate.doctrine,n.tenet,dogma,belief, principle,teaching.doddering,a.shaking,trembling, infirm.dodge,v.duck,evade,parry; prevaricate, equivocate,shift,evade,quibble,parry.

disgrace,v.dishonor,humiliate,shame,degrade,debase,abase,discredit,tarnish, sully.

disgraceful,a.ignominious,shameful,dishonorable, discreditable, opprobrious,scandalous, disreputable,infamous.

disgruntled,a.(Colloq.)dissatisfied, displeased.

disguise,v.mask, dissemble, dissimulate,cloak,shroud,masquerade.

disguise,n.mask,blind,cloak,masquerade.

disguised,a.veiled, masked, incognito.

disgust,n.aversion,abhorrence, repulsion,repugnance.

disgust,v.revolt,offend,nauseate.

disgusting,a.fulsome,revolting, loathsome,repulsive,noisome,mawkish, nauseating,sickening,abhorrent,repugnant.

dish,n.vessel, utensil,receptacle.

dished,a. ruined, spoiled, undone; baffled,upset, disappointed

disheveled,a. disarranged,disorderly, uncombed,frowzy.

dishonest,a.unscrupulous, corruptible,deceitful,fraudulent.

dishonesty,n. improbity, unscrupulousness, fraudulence, cheating, indirection.

dishonor,n.disrepute,discredit,disgrace.

dishonorable,a. discreditable,disgraceful;unscrupulous,unprincipled.

disillusionize,v. disenchant,decharm, disabuse.

disinterested,a.impartial,unbiased,indifferent, neutral, magnanimous,unselfish.

disjoint,v.dislocate, luxate, disarticulate.

disjointed,a. incoherent,rambling,desultory,loose,disconnected.

dislike,v. disapprove, disrelish,hate.

dislike,n.aversion,antipathy, disrelish,disapproval,hatred, disaffection.

dislocate,v.disjoint, luxate.

dislocation,n. luxation, disjointing.

disloyal,a.perfidious,unfaithful,false,treacherous, treasonable,traitorous,apostate.

disloyalty,n.perfidy,unfaithfulness,treachery, treason,apostasy,faithlessness,inconstancy.

dismal,a.dreary,gloomy,cheerless, joyless, sombre.

dismantle,v.raze,demolish.

dismay,n.consternation.

dismember,v.mutilate, dislimb.

dismemberment,n.mutilation.

dismiss,v.discharge,cashier;banish.

dismissal,n.discharge, dismission,removal.

disobedience,n.contumacy, dereliction, undutifulness,defiance, insubmission, noncompliance, indocility, insubordination.

disobedient,a.contumacious, insubmissive,undutiful,defiant,remiss,derelict,indocile, insubordinate,refractory.

disobey,v.transgress,violate,disregard,defy,infringe.

disorder,n.confusion, disarray, disarrangement,disorganization,jumble,chaos,litter,irregularity,disturbance,tumult,riot,turmoil, Bedlam,fracas, pandemonium.

disorder,v.disarrange,confuse,jumble,disorganize, tousle, derange, discompose.

disordered,a.deranged, confused, jumbled, littered, disarranged.

disorderly,a.immethodical, unsystematic, confused;riotous, chaotic,lawless,tumultuous.

disorganization,n.disorder, derangement, demobilizationdissolution.

disorganize,v.dissolve,disband,disorder, demobilize, disarrange.

disown,v.repudiate,deny,disclaim, disavow,renounce,reject.

disowning,n.denial, disclaimer, disavowal,repudiation,renunciation,rejection.

disparage,v.belittle,decry, depreciate.Antonyms:laud,extol,commend,praise.

disparagement,n.detraction, derogation,decrial,defamation, dispraise, vilification.

disparaging,a.derogatory,unfavorable, detractory,defamatory.

dispatch,n.haste,speed, celerity, expedition;message, telegram.

dispense,v.dealout,apportion,distribute; administer,execute.

disperse,v.dissipate, dispel,scatter.

displace,v.remove, disarrange;supplant,supersede.

display,n.exhibition,parade, ostentation,show.

display,v.exhibit, evince,expose,parade,flourish.

displease,v.offend,anger.

displeasure,n.disapprobation,dudgeon,dislike,disapproval,resentment,vexation,umbrage,dissatisfaction.

disposed,a.inclined, minded,willing.Antonyms: Seeindisposed.

disposition,n.temperament,mood,nature;willingness,readiness,inclination;arrangement, disposal; propensity,inclination, proneness, proclivity,bias,bent.Antonyms:indisposition, unwillingness, disinclination.

dispossess,v.dislodge,oust,eject, evict, dispropriate, disseize,remove, depose.

dispossession,n.dislodgment,ejection, eviction,ousting, divestiture, disseizin, ouster.

disproof,n.confutation,refutation.

disprove,v.confute,refute.

disputable,a.controvertible.Antonyms:indisputable, incontrovertible.

disputant,n.controversialist, controvertist,dissenter, disputer, arguer.

disputatious,a.contentious, polemical,argumentative,quarrelsome.

dispute,v.contend,argue,gainsay, controvert, altercate,wrangle, impugn, bicker,squabble, spar.

dispute,n.disputation,controversy,argument,debate, logomachy,squabble,contention, polemic.

disregard,n.indifference, ignoration,slight,neglect, disesteem,inattention,oversight.

disregard,v.ignore,slight, contemn,overlook,disobey.

disrepute,n.disesteem,unpopularity,disgrace,odium.

disrespect,n.discourtesy,incivility, disesteem, rudeness, irreverence,insolence.

disrespectful,a.discourteous,uncivil,rude, irreverent, impious,insolent,saucy.

dissatisfaction,n.discontent, discontentment,disapproval,displeasure.

dissatisfied,a.discontented, displeased,restless, malcontent,impatient,disgruntled.

dissection,n.anatomy; analysis,examination; vivisection, callisection, sentisection.

dissector,n.anatomist, prosector.

dissent,n.dissension,disagreement,variance;nonconformity, dissidence.

dissenter,n.nonconformist, sectary, dissident,separatist,schismatic, recusant.

dissertation,n.discourse, disquisition.

dissimilar,a.Seedifferent.

dissipated,a.profligate,dissolute,licentious,fast.

dissipation,n.dispersion,scattering; profligacy, dissoluteness.

dissolute,a.debauched,dissipated,licentious,abandoned.

dissolution,n.dissolving, analysis;solution, liquefaction; decomposition,resolution.

dissolvable,a.dissoluble, soluble, fusible.Antonyms: indissoluble,indissolvable.

dissolve,v.melt, liquefy, macerate,fuse, deliquesce;disorganize,disband,disperse; sunder, disunite.

dissolvent,n.menstruum,solvent.

dissuade,v.deter, divert.

dissuasion,n.dehortation.

distance,n.interval, interveningspace;remoteness;reserve, aloofness, ceremoniousness,unfriendliness,alienation.Associated words: longimetry, longitude,latitude, odometer, odograph, perambulator.

distance,v.outstrip,outdo,surpass.

distant,a.remote,far-off; uncordial,reserved,cold.Antonyms: Seenear.

distaste,n.aversion,dislike, disrelish.Antonyms:taste,liking, relish.

distasteful,a.unpleasantoffensive,repugnant, unpalatable,unsavory,disagreeable.

distill,v.trickle,drop,drip;rectify.

distillation,n.trickling; rectification, vaporization.

distinction,n.discrimination; eminence,celebrity,renown,fame,repute, prominence.Antonyms: indistinction, indiscrimination promiscuity,obscurity.

distinctive,a.discriminative,distinguishing,characteristic.

distinguish,v.characterize; discriminate,differentiate,discern, recognize.

distinguished,a.marked,special;eminent, illustrious,famous,celebrated,renowned,noted; transcendent,extraordinary,supreme,consummate,conspicuous.Antonyms: undistinguished,obscure,commonplace, inconspicuous,humble.

distinguishing,a.distinctive,peculiar, discriminative,characteristic.

distort,v.deform,twist;pervert,misinterpret,falsify,misrepresent.

distortion,n.deformity;perversion,crookedness;falsification.

distracted,a.frantic,frenzied,raving,crazy.Antonyms: Seecalm.

distraction,n.diversion,amusement;confusion,mystification,bewilderment;tumult,commotion,hurly-burly;despair,frenzy.

distress,n.anguish, agony, torture,sorrow,grief; misery,affliction,adversity,disaster,calamity,misfortune; straits,poverty,destitution, indigence.

distress,v.pain,grieve,afflict,wound; distrain.

distressing,a.grievous, distressful,painful, afflictive.

distribute,v.apportion,allot, dealout,dispense; classify, assort,group.

distribution,n.apportionment,allotment, dispensing,partition,division,dole;disposition,classification, grouping,arrangement.

district,n.region, precinct, province, circuit, quarter, locality,ward.

distrust,n.doubt,suspicion,mistrust.

distrustful,a.suspicious.

disturb,v.molest,perturb,annoy, disquiet,agitate, incommode,ruffle, disarrange, derange,unsettle, roust,excite.

disturbance,n.molestation, derangement, disquiet,disorder,perturbation, inquietude,agitation,uneasiness;commotion,turmoil,tumult,uproar,riot,clamor.Associated words: perturbable, imperturbable, perturbability, imperturbability, imperturbation.

disuse,n.desuetude, insuetude, inusitation, discontinuance, obsoleteness.

disused,a.obsolete.

ditch,n.trench,moat, fosse,channel.Associated words: scarp, escarp, parapet, graffage, counterscarp.

dive,v.plunge.--n.plunger, header; (Slang) resort.

divergence,n.radiation;disagreement,variance; divarication, forking.

divergent,a.diverging, radiating; variant,different.

divers,a.several,sundry,various,many,numerous.

diverse,a.different,dissimilar, heterogeneous,diversified, variant.

diversified,a.various,variegated, multiform.

diversion,n.turning aside;amusement,sport,recreation,relaxation.

diversity,n.difference, dissimilarity;variety, multiformity.

diver's apparel.scaphander.

diver's disease.caissondisease.

divide,v.sunder,split,cleave, disunite,part,separate,sever, dissociate,disconnect,detach, disintegrate, demarcate, dimidiate,partition;apportion,distribute,allot,assign, parcelout; disaffect,alienate,estrange,part;share,partake, participate.

divine,a.Godlike;religious,holy;heavenly,angelic, seraphic, transcendent.

divine,v.foresee, foreknow,surmise,forebode,conjecture,foretell.

diving bell.nautilus.

divisible,a.separable, dividable,partible.

division,n.separation,partition, demarcation, dimidiation;section,segment,part, compartment,portion, canton,category,group; disunion,alienation, schism,variance, dissension;apportionment,allotment, distribution

dizziness,n.vertigo.

dizzy,a.vertiginous,giddy.

do,v.effect,accomplish, produce,achieve,consummate,execute,perform; transact; perpetrate,commit;translate,render; suffice,answer; fare, prosper; vouchsafe,grant; (Colloq.)cheat,overreach,swindle,defraud.Antonyms:shirk,evade.

do-all,n.factotum.

do away with.abolish.

docile,a.tractable,teachable,gentle,yielding,obedient,submissive.Antonyms: Seeindocile.

docility,n.tractableness, submissiveness.Antonym: indocility.

dock,v.curtail; deduct from,lessen.

dock,n.wharf,pier, jetty.

dock hand.stevedore.

doctor,n.physician, medical practitioner, leech; homeopath; allopath; interne; externe; savant; (ignorant)quack, empiric.

doctor,v.repair,treat; (Slang) tamper with,falsify,adulterate.

doctrine,n.tenet,dogma,belief, principle,teaching.

doddering,a.shaking,trembling, infirm.

dodge,v.duck,evade,parry; prevaricate, equivocate,shift,evade,quibble,parry.


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