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nausea, repugnance, repulsion, revulsion; also abhorrence, abomination, execration, hate, hatred; disapproval, disfavor, disinclination, dislike, disliking, displeasure

2disgust verb : to provoke to loathing, repugnance, or aversion : be offensive to

— dis·gust·ing adjective

— dis·gust·ing·ly adverb

Synonyms

nauseate, repel, repulse, revolt, sicken, turn off; also displease, distress; appall, horrify; affront, insult, offend, outrage, shock

dis·gust·ed adjective : affected by disgust

— dis·gust·ed·ly adverb

Synonyms

sick, squeamish—more at SICK

1dish noun [ORIGIN: ME, fr. OE disc plate, fr. L discus quoit, disk, dish, fr. Gk diskos, fr. dikein to throw]

1 : a vessel used for serving food

2 : the food served in a dish

3 : food prepared in a particular way

4 : something resembling a dish esp. in being shallow and concave

5 : SATELLITE DISH

6 : GOSSIP 2

2dish verb 1 : to put into a dish

2 : to make concave like a dish

3 : GOSSIP

dis·ha·bille noun [ORIGIN: F déshabillé]

: the state of being dressed in a casual or careless manner

dis·har·mo·ny noun : lack of harmony

— dis·har·mo·ni·ous adjective

dish·cloth noun : a cloth for washing dishes

dis·heart·en verb : to cause to lose spirit or morale : DISCOURAGE

Synonyms

daunt, demoralize, discourage, dismay, dispirit, unman, unnerve—more at DISCOURAGE

dished adjective : CONCAVE

di·shev·el verb -shev·eled or -shev·elled; -shev·el·ing or -shev·el·ling [ORIGIN: ME discheveled bareheaded, with disordered hair, fr. AF deschevelé, fr. des- apart + chevoil hair, fr. L capillus]

: to throw into disorder or disarray

Synonyms

derange, disarray, disorder, disrupt, disturb, mess, mix, muddle, rumple, upset—more at DISORDER

di·shev·eled or di·shev·elled adjective : marked by disorder or disarray

Synonyms

disordered, messy, muddled, unkempt, untidy—more at MESSY

dis·hon·est adjective : not honest

— dis·hon·est·ly adverb

Synonyms

lying, mendacious; also erroneous, fallacious, false, misleading; double-dealing, hypocritical, two-faced

Antonyms

honest, truthful, veracious

crooked, deceptive, fast, fraudulent, shady, sharp, shifty, underhanded; also unconscionable, unethical, unprincipled, unscrupulous; deceiving, deceitful, deluding, delusive; artful, cunning; devious, furtive, sneaking, sneaky, tricky; insidious, perfidious, treacherous

Antonyms

aboveboard, honest, straight

dis·hon·es·ty noun : lack of honesty or integrity

Synonyms

artifice, craft, craftiness, crookedness, cunning, deceit, deceitfulness, dissimulation, double-dealing, duplicity, guile, wiliness—more at DECEIT

1dishonor verb 1 : to bring reproach or shame on : DISGRACE

2 : to refuse to accept or pay <~ a check>

Synonyms

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

2dishonor noun 1 : lack or loss of honor

2 : the state of one who has lost honor or prestige : SHAME

3 : a cause of disgrace

4 : the act of dishonoring a negotiable instrument when presented for payment

Synonyms

[2] discredit, disgrace, disrepute, ignominy, infamy, odium, opprobrium, reproach, shame—more at DISGRACE

[3] crime, disgrace, reflection, reproach, scandal—more at DISGRACE

dis·hon·or·able adjective : lacking honor

— dis·hon·or·ably adverb

Synonyms

base, contemptible, despicable, detestable, dirty, ignoble, low, mean, snide, sordid, vile, wretched—more at IGNOBLE

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

dish out verb : to give freely

dish·rag noun : DISHCLOTH

dish·wash·er noun : a person or machine that washes dishes

dish·wa·ter noun : water used for washing dishes

dis·il·lu·sion verb : to leave without illusion or naive faith and trust

— dis·il·lu·sion·ment noun

Synonyms

disenchant, undeceive; also debunk, expose, show up, uncloak, uncover, unmask; disclose, divulge, tell, unveil

dis·il·lu·sioned adjective : DISAPPOINTED, DISSATISFIED

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