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dis·trust·ful adjective : having or showing distrust

Synonyms

incredulous, leery, mistrustful, skeptical, suspicious—more at SKEPTICAL

doubtful, dubious, mistrustful, skeptical, suspicious, uncertain, undecided, unsettled, unsure—more at DOUBTFUL

dis·trust·ful·ly adverb : in a distrustful manner

Synonyms

askance, dubiously, mistrustfully, suspiciously—more at ASKANCE

dis·turb verb 1 : to interfere with : INTERRUPT

2 : to alter the position or arrangement of; also : to upset the natural and esp. the ecological balance of

3 : to destroy the tranquillity or composure of : make uneasy

4 : to throw into disorder

5 : to put to inconvenience

— dis·turb·er noun

— dis·turb·ing·ly adverb

Synonyms

[2] budge, dislocate, displace, move, remove, shift, transfer—more at MOVE

[3] agitate, bother, concern, discompose, disquiet, distress, exercise, freak, perturb, undo, unhinge, unsettle, upset, worry; also aggravate, anger, annoy, bug, chafe, exasperate, fret, gall, get, grate, harass, harry, irk, irritate, nettle, peeve, pester, pique, put out, rile, vex; bedevil, haunt, plague; abash, confound, confuse, discomfit, disconcert, discountenance, embarrass, faze, fluster, mortify, nonplus, rattle; daunt, demoralize, discourage, dishearten, dismay, dispirit

Antonyms

calm, compose, quiet, settle, soothe, tranquilize

[5] discommode, disoblige, inconvenience, trouble—more at INCONVENIENCE

dis·tur·bance noun : the act of disturbing : the state of being disturbed

Synonyms

derangement, dislocation, disruption, upset—more at UPSET

commotion, fuss, hubbub

dis·turbed adjective : showing symptoms of emotional illness

dis·unite verb : to destroy the unity of : DIVIDE

Synonyms

break up, disconnect, disjoint, dissever, dissociate, divide, divorce, part, resolve, separate, sever, split, sunder, unyoke—more at SEPARATE

dis·uni·ty noun : lack of unity; especially : DISSENSION

Synonyms

conflict, discord, dissension, dissent, friction, schism, strife, variance, war, warfare—more at DISCORD

dis·use noun : a cessation of use or practice

dis·used adjective : no longer used or occupied

1ditch noun : a long narrow channel or trench dug in the earth

Synonyms

dike, gutter, trench; also culvert, drain, draw, gully, ravine; drill, furrow

2ditch verb 1 : to enclose with a ditch; also : to dig a ditch in

2 : to get rid of : DISCARD

3 : to make a forced landing of an airplane on water

Synonyms

cast, discard, dump, fling, jettison, junk, lose, reject, scrap, shed, shuck, slough, throw away, throw out, unload—more at DISCARD

dith·er noun : a highly nervous, excited, or agitated state

Synonyms

fluster, fret, fuss, huff, lather, pother, stew, tizzy, twitter—more at FRET

dit·sy or dit·zy adjective dits·i·er or ditz·i·er; -est : eccentrically silly, giddy, or inane

dit·to noun, plural dittos [ORIGIN: It ditto, detto, pp. of dire to say, fr. L dicere]

1 : a thing mentioned previously or above — used to avoid repeating a word

2 : a mark “ or ” used as a symbol for the word ditto

dit·ty noun, plural ditties : a short simple song

dit·zy or dit·sy adjective ditz·i·er or dits·i·er; -est : eccentrically silly, giddy, or inane

di·uret·ic adjective : tending to increase urine flow

— diuretic noun

di·ur·nal adjective 1 : DAILY

2 : of, relating to, occurring, or active in the daytime

div abbreviation 1 divided

2 dividend

3 division

4 divorced

di·va noun, plural divas or di·ve [ORIGIN: It, lit., goddess, fr. L, fem. of divus divine, god]

1 : PRIMA DONNA

2 : a usu. glamorous and successful female performer or personality

di·va·gate verb -gat·ed; -gat·ing : to wander or stray from a course or subject : DIVERGE

— di·va·ga·tion noun

di·van noun : a large couch usu. without back or arms often designed for use as a bed

Synonyms

couch, davenport, lounge, settee, sofa—more at COUCH

1dive verb dived or dove ; dived; div·ing 1 : to plunge into water headfirst

2 : SUBMERGE

3 : to