Online Book Reader

Home Category

Merriam-Webster's Dictionary and Thesaurus - Merriam-Webster [394]

By Root 3952 0
—more at DISILLUSION

dis·en·chant·ed adjective : DISAPPOINTED, DISSATISFIED

dis·en·cum·ber verb : to free from something that burdens

Synonyms

disburden, discharge, unburden, unload—more at UNLOAD

dis·en·fran·chise verb : to deprive of a franchise, a legal right, or a privilege; especially : to deprive of the right to vote

— dis·en·fran·chise·ment noun

dis·en·gage verb : to release from something that engages or involves : EXTRICATE

— dis·en·gage·ment noun

Synonyms

clear, disentangle, extricate, free, liberate, release, untangle—more at EXTRICATE

dis·en·gaged adjective : IMPARTIAL, DETACHED

dis·en·tan·gle verb : to free from entanglement

Synonyms

unravel, untangle, untwine—more at UNRAVEL

dis·equi·lib·ri·um noun : loss or lack of equilibrium

dis·es·tab·lish verb : to end the establishment of; especially : to deprive of the status of an established church

— dis·es·tab·lish·ment noun

dis·es·teem noun : lack of esteem : DISFAVOR, DISREPUTE

dis·fa·vor noun 1 : a feeling of aversion or disapproval : DISLIKE

2 : the state or fact of being no longer favored

Synonyms

aversion, disinclination, dislike—more at DISLIKE

deprecation, disapproval, dislike, displeasure—more at DISAPPROVAL

dis·fig·ure verb : to spoil the appearance of

Synonyms

blemish, break, cripple, damage, deface, flaw, harm, hurt, injure, mar, spoil, vitiate—more at DAMAGE

dis·fig·ure·ment noun 1 : the act of disfiguring or the state of being disfigured

2 : something that disfigures

Synonyms

blemish, defect, deformity, fault, flaw, imperfection, mark, pockmark, scar—more at BLEMISH

dis·fran·chise verb : DISENFRANCHISE

— dis·fran·chise·ment noun

disfunction variant of DYSFUNCTION

dis·gorge verb 1 : to discharge by the throat and mouth : VOMIT

2 : to discharge forcefully or confusedly

Synonyms

belch, eject, erupt, expel, jet, spew, spout, spurt—more at ERUPT

1disgrace verb : to bring reproach or shame to

Synonyms

abase, debase, degrade, demean, discredit, dishonor, humble, humiliate, lower, shame, smirch, take down—more at HUMBLE

2disgrace noun 1 a : the condition of one fallen from grace or honor : SHAME

b : a source of shame

2 : the condition of being out of favor : loss of respect

Synonyms

[1a] discredit, dishonor, disrepute, ignominy, infamy, odium, opprobrium, reproach, shame; also contempt, disdain, scorn; deprecation, disapprobation, disapproval, disfavor; abasement, debasement, debasing, degradation, humbling, humiliation; blot, brand, slur, smirch, spot, stain, stigma

Antonyms

esteem, honor, respect

[1b] crime, dishonor, reflection, reproach, scandal; also smirch, spot, stain, stigma

Antonyms

credit, honor

dis·grace·ful adjective : bringing or involving disgrace

— dis·grace·ful·ly adverb

Synonyms

discreditable, dishonorable, disreputable, ignominious, infamous, notorious, shameful—more at DISREPUTABLE

dis·grun·tle verb dis·grun·tled; dis·grun·tling : to put in bad humor — usu. used as a participial adjective

Synonyms

alienate, disaffect, estrange, sour—more at ESTRANGE

disaffect, discontent, displease, dissatisfy—more at DISCONTENT

1disguise verb dis·guised; dis·guis·ing 1 : to change the appearance of to conceal the identity or to resemble another

2 : HIDE, CONCEAL

Synonyms

camouflage, cloak, dress up, mask; also blanket, blot out, conceal, cover, curtain, enshroud, hide, obscure, occult, screen, shroud, veil; affect, assume, counterfeit, dissemble, dissimulate, feign, pose, pretend, sham, simulate

2disguise noun 1 : clothing put on to conceal one's identity or counterfeit another's

2 : an outward appearance that hides what something really is

Synonyms

camouflage, guise; also domino, mask, veil, vizard; dress, getup, outfit, rig; coloring, cosmetic, makeup, paint

1disgust noun : marked aversion aroused by something highly distasteful : REPUGNANCE

— dis·gust·ful adjective

Synonyms

aversion, distaste, loathing,

Return Main Page Previous Page Next Page

®Online Book Reader