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1 : showing or causing gloom or depression

2 : lacking merit

— dis·mal·ly adverb

Synonyms

bleak, dark, depressing, dreary, gloomy, glum, gray, miserable, somber, sullen, wretched—more at GLOOMY

dis·man·tle verb -tled; -tling 1 : to take apart

2 : to strip of furniture and equipment

— dis·man·tle·ment noun

Synonyms

disassemble, knock down, strike, take down—more at DISASSEMBLE

1dismay verb : to cause to lose courage or resolution from alarm or fear : DAUNT

— dis·may·ing·ly adverb

Synonyms

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

2dismay noun 1 : sudden loss of courage or resolution from alarm or fear

2 : sudden disappointment

Synonyms

[1] demoralization, despair, despondency, discouragement—more at DISCOURAGEMENT

[2] disappointment, dissatisfaction, frustration, letdown—more at DISAPPOINTMENT

dis·mem·ber verb 1 : to cut off or separate the limbs or parts of

2 : to break up or tear into pieces

— dis·mem·ber·ment noun

dis·miss verb 1 : to send away

2 : to dismiss from service or employment

3 : to put aside or out of mind

4 : to put out of judicial consideration <~ed all charges>

— dis·mis·sive adjective

— dis·mis·sive·ly adverb

Synonyms

[1] banish, boot, bounce, cast, chase, drum, eject, expel, oust, rout, run off, throw out—more at EJECT

[2] cashier, fire, remove, retire, sack; also downsize, furlough, lay off; boot (out), bounce

Antonyms

employ, hire

dis·miss·al noun : the act of dismissing : the fact or state of being dismissed

Synonyms

discharge, layoff—more at LAYOFF

dis·mount verb 1 : to get down from something (as a horse or bicycle)

2 : UNHORSE

3 : DISASSEMBLE

dis·obe·di·ence noun : neglect or refusal to obey

Synonyms

defiance, insubordination, rebelliousness, recalcitrance, refractoriness, unruliness; also disrespect, impudence, insolence, rudeness; doggedness, hardheadedness, mulishness, obstinacy, pertinacity, perversity, stubbornness; mischievousness, naughtiness

Antonyms

compliance, docility, obedience

dis·obe·di·ent adjective : refusing or neglecting to obey

Synonyms

contrary, defiant, froward, intractable, rebellious, recalcitrant, refractory, unruly, untoward, wayward, willful; also insurgent, mutinous; dogged, hardheaded, headstrong, mulish, obdurate, obstinate, peevish, pertinacious, pigheaded, stubborn, unyielding; obstreperous, uncontrollable, unmanageable, wild; perverse, resistant, wrongheaded; bad, disorderly, errant, misbehaving, mischievous, monkeying, naughty; undisciplined; dissident, nonconforming, nonconformist; disrespectful, ill-mannered, ill-natured, impolite, impudent, insolent, ornery, rude, uncouth

Antonyms

amenable, compliant, docile, obedient, tractable

dis·obey verb : to fail to obey : be disobedient

dis·oblige verb 1 : to go counter to the wishes of

2 : to subject to inconvenience

Synonyms

discommode, disturb, inconvenience, trouble—more at INCONVENIENCE

1disorder verb 1 : to disturb the order of

2 : to disturb the regular or normal functions of

Synonyms

confuse, derange, disarray, discompose, dishevel, dislocate, disrupt, disturb, jumble, mess, mix, muddle, rumple, scramble, shuffle, tumble, upset; also embroil, entangle, snarl, tangle; agitate, stir (up), unsettle

Antonyms

arrange, array, draw up, marshal, order, organize, range, regulate, straighten (up), tidy

2disorder noun 1 : lack of order : CONFUSION

2 : breach of the peace or public order : TUMULT

3 : an abnormal physical or mental condition : AILMENT

Synonyms

chaos, confusion, disarray, disorganization, havoc, hell, jumble, mess, muddle, shambles—more at CHAOS

dis·or·dered adjective 1 : marked by disorder

2 : not functioning in a normal orderly healthy way

Synonyms

chaotic, confused, disheveled, messy, muddled, sloppy, unkempt, untidy—more at MESSY

dis·or·der·ly adjective 1 : offensive to public order

2 : marked by disorder

— dis·or·der·li·ness noun

Synonyms

anarchic, lawless, unruly—more at LAWLESS