English-Thai Dictionary

dissatisfaction

N ความไม่พอใจ  ความขุ่นเคือง  grievance gripe grumble compliment kwam-mai-por-jai

 

dissatisfactory

A ที่ ทำให้ ไม่พอใจ 

 

dissatisfied

ADJ ซึ่ง ไม่พอใจ  ขุ่นเคือง  discontented unhappy disappointed happy contented pleased sueng-mai-por-jai

 

dissatisfy

VT ทำให้ ไม่พอใจ  ทำให้ ขุ่นเคือง  discontent dishearten satisfy gratify tam-hai-mai-por-jai

 

dissatisfy at

PHRV ไม่พอใจ ใน เรื่อง  mai-po-jai-nai-rueang

 

dissatisfy with

PHRV ไม่พอใจ กับ  ไม่ ยินดี กับ  mai-po-jai-kab

 

disseat

VT ให้ ออกจาก ตำแหน่ง 

 

dissect

VI ชำแหละ คน  สัตว์ หรือ พืช เพื่อ การศึกษา  ผ่า ศพ  ผ่า เพื่อ วิเคราะห์  dismember operate anatomize join unite cham-lae-kon-sad-rue-pued-puea-kan-suek-sa

 

dissect

VT ชำแหละ คน  สัตว์ หรือ พืช เพื่อ การศึกษา  ผ่า ศพ  ผ่า เพื่อ วิเคราะห์  dismember operate anatomize join unite cham-lae-kon-sad-rue-pued-puea-kan-suek-sa

 

dissect

VT ตรวจสอบ  พินิจพิเคราะห์  วิเคราะห์  analyze trud-sob

 

dissected

A ที่ แยก ออกจาก การสึกกร่อน 

 

dissection

N การ ชำแหละ คน  สัตว์ หรือ พืช เพื่อ การศึกษา  การผ่า เพื่อ พิสูจน์  itemization analysis kan-cham-lae-kon-sad-rue-pued-puea-kan-suek-sa

 

disseize

VT ยึดครอง 

 

disseizee

N คนที่ ถูก ยึด ที่ 

 

disseizin

N การขับไล่ ออกจาก ที่ 

 

dissemblance

N ความแตกต่าง  การ กลบเกลื่อน 

 

dissemble

VI อำพราง  ปิดบัง  ปกปิด  ซ่อนเร้น  แสร้าง ทำ กลบเกลื่อน  disquise camouflage reveal am-pang

 

disseminate

VI เผยแพร่  แผ่ขยาย  แพร่กระจาย  กระจาย ไป สู่  spread circulate diffuse poi-prea

 

disseminate

VT เผยแพร่  แผ่ขยาย  แพร่กระจาย  กระจาย ไป สู่  spread circulate diffuse poi-prea

 

dissemination

N การ แพร่กระจาย  การหว่าน  circulate kan-prea-kra-jai

 

disseminative

A ที่ มี ลักษณะ การ แพร่กระจาย 

 

disseminator

N สิ่ง เผยแพร่ ความรู้  เครื่อง เผยแพร่ ความรู้  sing-poei-prae-kwam-ru

 

dissension

N ความ ไม่ลงรอยกัน  ความขัดแย้ง กัน  ความ ไม่ สอดคล้องกัน  conflict discord frictior agreement harmony kwam-mai-long-loi

 

dissent

N ความขัดแย้ง  การ ไม่เห็นด้วย  conflict discord agreement harmony accord kwam-kad-yeang

 

dissent

VI ขัดแย้ง  ไม่เห็นด้วย  ไม่ เห็นพ้อง  disagree discord agree kad-yeang

 

dissent from

PHRV ไม่เห็นด้วย กับ  ปฏิเสธ  mai-hen-duai-kab

 

dissenter

N ผู้คัดค้าน  คนที่ ไม่เห็นด้วย  phu-kad-kan

 

dissentient

ADJ ที่ ไม่เห็นด้วย  ที่ ไม่ สนับสนุน  opposed contrary ti-mai-hen-duai

 

dissentient

N ผู้ ที่ ไม่เห็นด้วย  ผู้ ที่ มี ความเห็น ขัดแย้ง  opposer phu-ti-mai-hen-duai

 

dissenting

ADJ ที่ ไม่เห็นด้วย  ที่ ไม่ สนับสนุน  opposed contrary ti-mai-hen-duai

 

dissentingly

ADV อย่าง ไม่เห็นด้วย  อย่าง ขัดแย้ง  opposingly yang-mai-hen-duai

 

dissentious

A ชอบ ทะเลาะวิวาท 

 

dissepiment

N ชั้น กัน ข้างใน อวัยวะ 

 

dissert

VI บรรยาย 

 

dissertate

VI บรรยาย 

 

dissertation

N ปริญญา นิพนธ์  วิทยานิพนธ์  thesis report essay pa-rin-ya-ni-pon

 

disserve

VT การก่อ ความเสียหาย 

 

disservice

N การกระทำ ที่ เป็นอันตราย  การ เสีย ประโยชน์  injury harm kan-kra-tam-ti-mai-pen-an-ta-rai

 

dissever

VT แยก เป็น ส่วน 

 

disseverance

N การ แยก ออก เป็น ส่วน 

 

dissidence

N ความ ไม่เห็นด้วย  ความขัดแย้ง  disagreement opposition agreement harmony accord kwam-mai-hen-duai

 

dissident

ADJ ไม่เห็นด้วย  ขัดแย้ง  ไม่เชื่อ ถือ  apostate schismatic mai-hen-duai

 

dissident

N ผู้คัดค้าน  ผู้ ขัดแย้ง  ผู้ ไม่เห็นด้วย  noncooperator phu-kad-kan

 

dissilient

A ที่ แยก แตก ออก 

 

dissimilar

ADJ ซึ่ง ไม่ เหมือนกัน  ซึ่ง แตกต่าง กัน  different diverse unlike sueng-mai-muan-kan

 

dissimilarity

N ความแตกต่าง กัน 

 

dissimilate

VT ทำให้ ไม่ เหมือนกัน  ทำให้ ต่างกัน  tam-hai-mai-muan-kan

 

dissimilation

N การ ทำให้ แตกต่าง กัน 

 

dissimilitude

N ข้อแตกต่าง 

 

dissimulate

VI ปิดบัง  อำพราง  แกล้งทำ  dissemble pid-bang

 

dissimulate

VT ปิดบัง  อำพราง  แกล้งทำ  dissemble pid-bang

 

dissimulation

N การปิดบัง  การ อำพราง  การ แกล้งทำ  kan-pid-bang

 

dissipate

VT ค่อยๆ  น้อยลง  ค่อยๆ  ลดลง  dispel disperse dissolve koi-koi-noi-long

 

dissipate

VT ใช้ อย่าง ฟุ่มเฟือย (เช่น  เงิน  เวลา  ทำให้ สิ้นเปลือง  squander splurge save hoard chai-yang-fum-fueai

 

dissipated

A ที่ สิ้นเปลือง ฟุ่มเฟือย 

 

dissipation

N การ ใช้จ่าย ฟุ่มเฟือย 

 

dissociable

A ที่ ไม่ ชอบ สังคม  separable

 

dissocial

A ที่ แยกตัว จาก สังคม 

 

dissociate

VT ทำให้ แยก ออกจาก กัน  ทำให้ ตัดขาด จากกัน  ทำให้ พ้น จาก  ทำให้ แยกตัว  separate disunite disengage tam-hai-yaek-ook-jak-kan

 

dissociate from

PHRV แยก ออกจาก  แยกจาก  yaek-ook-jak

 

dissociation

N การ แยก ออกจาก กัน  การ ตัดขาด จากกัน  การ แยกตัว  การ ไม่ มีส่วนร่วม  disunion severance disengagement kan-yaek-ook-jak-kan

 

dissociative

A ที่ แยก ออก 

 

dissoluble

A ที่ ละลาย ได้ 

 

dissolubleness

N การละลาย ได้ 

 

dissolute

ADJ เกเร  เสเพล  ทำตัว เหลวไหล  ไร้สาระ  abandoned ka-la

 

dissolutely

ADV อย่าง เกเร  อย่าง เสเพล  อย่าง เหลวไหล  yang-ka-la

 

dissoluteness

N ความ เหลวไหล เสเพล 

 

dissolution

N การสลายตัว  การ แยกตัว  disunion kan-sa-lai-tua

 

dissolvability

N ความสามารถ ใน การละลาย 

 

dissolve

VI ละลาย  เจือจาง  หาย ไป  จาง ไป  melt liquefy liquate freeze harden solidify la-lai

 

dissolve

VT ละลาย  ทำให้ หาย ไป  ทำให้ เจือจาง  melt liquefy liquate freeze harden solidify la-lai

 

dissolve in

PHRV ละลาย ใน  dissolve into la-lai-nai

 

dissolve into

PHRV ทำ ภาพซ้อน เพื่อ เปลี่ยน ฉาก (ทาง โทรทัศน์ หรือ ภาพยนตร์  dissolve in melt into tam-phab-son-puea-pian-jak

 

dissolve into

PHRV ละลาย ใน  dissolve in la-lai-nai

 

dissolve into tears

PHRV ร้องไห้ ฟูมฟาย  dissolve in melt into rong-hai-fum-fai

 

dissolvent

A ที่ สามารถ ละลาย ได้ 

 

dissonance

N การ ไม่ กลม กลืนกัน  การ ไม่ ประสานกัน  discord kan-mai-klom-kluen-kan

 

dissonancy

N ความ ไม่ สอดคล้อง กลม กลืนกัน  dissonance discordance

 

dissonant

ADJ ที่ ไม่ กลม กลืนกัน  ที่ ไม่ ประสานกัน  discordant ti-mai-klom-kluen-kan

 

dissonantly

ADJ อย่าง ไม่ กลม กลืนกัน  อย่าง ไม่ ประสานกัน  yang-mai-klom-kluen-kan

 

dissuade

VT ห้ามปราม  เตือน ,แนะนำ  againt deter kam-pam

 

dissuade from

PHRV ชักนำ ให้ .ต่อต้าน กับ  chak-nam-hai-tor-tan-kab

 

dissuasion

N การ ห้ามปราม  การตักเตือน  การ แนะนำ  kan-ham-pam

 

dissuasive

ADJ ซึ่ง ห้ามปราม  ที่ ตักเตือน  sueng-ham-pam

 

dissuasive

ADJ ที่ ห้ามปราม  ที่ ไม่ แนะนำ  discourageable ti-ham-pam

 

dissyllable

N คำ ที่ มี  2 พยางค์  disyllable

 

dissymmetry

N ความ ไม่ สามาตร 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DISSATISFACTION

n.[dis and satisfaction. ] The state of being dissatisfied; discontent; uneasiness proceeding from the want of gratification, or from disappointed wishes and expectations. The ambitious man is subject to uneasiness and dissatisfaction.

 

DISSATISFACTORINESS

n.Inability to satisfy or give content; a failing to give content.

 

DISSATISFACTORY

a.Unable to give content. Rather, giving discontent; displeasing. To have reduced the different qualifications, in the different states, to one uniform rule, would probably have been as dissatisfactory to some of the states, as difficult for the convention.

 

DISSATISFIED

pp. 1. Made discontented; displeased.
2. a. Discontented; not satisfied; not pleased; offended.

 

DISSATISFY

v.t.To render discontented; to displease; to excite uneasiness by frustrating wishes or expectations.

 

DISSATISFYING

ppr. Exciting uneasiness or discontent.

 

DISSEAT

v.t.To remove from a seat.

 

DISSECT

v.t.[L., to cut. ] 1. To cut in pieces; to divide an animal body, with a cutting instrument, by separating the joints; as, to dissect a fowl. Hence appropriately,
2. To cut in pieces, as an animal or vegetable, for the purpose of examining the structure and use of its several parts; to anatomize. Also, to open any part of a body to observe its morbid appearances, or to ascertain the cause of death or the seat of a disease.
3. To divide into its constituent parts, for the purpose of examination; as, dissect your mind; dissect a paragraph.

 

DISSECTED

pp. Cut in pieces; separated by parting the joints; divided into its constituent parts; opened and examined.

 

DISSECTING

ppr. Cutting in pieces; dividing the parts; separating constituent parts for minute examination.

 

DISSECTION

n.[L.] 1. The act of cutting in pieces an animal or vegetable, for the purpose of examining the structure and uses of its parts; anatomy.
Dissection was held sacrilege till the time of Francis I.
2. The act of separating into constituent parts, for the purpose of critical examination.

 

DISSECTOR

n.One who dissects; an anatomist.

 

DISSEIZE

v.t.[dis and seize. ] In law, to dispossess wrongfully; to deprive of actual seizin or possession; followed by of; as, to disseize a tenant of his freehold. A man may suppose himself disseized, when he is not so.

 

DISSEIZED

pp. Put out of possession wrongfully or by force; deprived of actual possession.

 

DISSEIZEE

n.A person put out of possession of an estate unlawfully.

 

DISSEIZIN

n.The act of disseizing; an unlawful dispossessing of a person of his lands, tenements, or incorporeal hereditaments; a deprivation of actual seizin.

 

DISSEIZING

ppr. Depriving of actual seizin or possession; putting out of possession.

 

DISSEIZOR

n.One who puts another out of possession wrongfully; he that dispossessses another.

 

DISSEMBLANCE

n.[dis and semblance. ] Want of resemblance. [Little used. ]

 

DISSEMBLE

v.t.[L.] 1. To hide under a false appearance; to conceal; to disguise; to pretend that not to be which really is; as, I will not dissemble the truth; I cannot dissemble my real sentiments. [This is the proper sense of this word. ]
2. To pretend that to be which is not; to make a false appearance of. This is the sense of simulate.
Your son Lucentio doth love my daughter, and she loveth him, or both dissemble deeply their affections.

 

DISSEMBLE

v.i.To be hypocritical; to assume a false appearance; to conceal the real fact, motives, intention or sentiments under some pretense. Ye have stolen and dissembled also. Joshua 7:11.
He that hateth, dissembleth with his lips. Proverbs 26:24.

 

DISSEMBLED

pp. Concealed under a false appearance; disguised.

 

DISSEMBLER

n.One who dissembles; a hypocrite; one who conceals his opinions or dispositions under a false appearance.

 

DISSEMBLING

ppr. Hiding under a false appearance; acting the hypocrite.

 

DISSEMBLINGLY

adv. With dissimulation; hypocritically; falsely.

 

DISSEMINATE

v.t.[L., to sow; seed. ] 1. Literally, to sow; to scatter seed; but seldom or never used in its literal sense. But hence,
2. To scatter for growth and propagation, like seed; to spread. Thus, principles, opinions and errors are disseminated, when they are spread and propagated. To disseminate truth or the gospel is highly laudable.
3. To spread; to diffuse.
A uniform heat disseminate through the body of the earth.
4. To spread; to disperse.
The Jews are disseminated through all the trading parts of the world.
[The second is the most proper application of the word, as it should always include the idea of growth or taking root. The fourth sense is hardly vindicable. ]

 

DISSEMINATED

pp. 1. Scattered, as seed propagated; spread.
2. In mineralogy, occurring in portions less than a hazel nut; being scattered.

 

DISSEMINATING

ppr. Scattering and propagating; spreading.

 

DISSEMINATION

n.The act of scattering and propagating, like seed; the act of spreading for growth and permanence. We trust the world is to be reformed by the dissemination of evangelical doctrines.

 

DISSEMINATOR

n.One who disseminates; one who spreads and propagates.

 

DISSENSION

n.[L., to think. ] Disagreement in opinion, usually a disagreement which is violent, producing warm debates or angry words; contention in words; strife; discord; quarrel; breach of friendship and union. Debates, dissensions, uproars are thy joy.
Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension with them. Acts 15:2.
We see dissensions in church and state, in towns, parishes, and families, and the word is sometimes applied to differences which produce war; as the dissensions between the houses of York and Lancaster in England.

 

DISSENSIOUS

a.Disposed to discord; quarrelsome; contentious; factious. [Little used. ]

 

DISSENT

v.i.[L., to think. ] 1. To disagree in opinion; to differ; to think in a different or contrary manner; with from. There are many opinions in which men dissent from us, as they dissent from each other.
2. To differ from an established church, in regard to doctrines, rites or government.
3. To differ; to be of a contrary nature. [Less proper. ]

 

DISSENT

n. 1. Difference of opinion; disagreement.
2. Declaration of disagreement in opinion; as, they entered their dissent on the journals of the house.
3. Contrariety of nature; opposite quality. [Not in use. ]

 

DISSENTANEOUS

a.Disagreeable; contrary.

 

DISSENTANY

a.Dissentaneous; inconsistent. [Not used. ]

 

DISSENTER

n. 1. One who dissents; one who differs in opinion, or one who declares his disagreement.
2. One who separates from the service and worship of any established church. The word is in England particularly applied to those who separate from, or who do not unite with, the church of England.

 

DISSENTIENT

a.Disagreeing; declaring dissent.

 

DISSENTIENT

n.One who disagrees and declares his dissent.

 

DISSENTING

ppr. Disagreeing in opinion; separating from the communion of an established church. It is used as an adjective; as a dissenting minister or congregation.

 

DISSENTIOUS

a.Disposed to disagreement or discord.

 

DISSEPIMENT

n.[L., to separate; to inclose or guard. ] In botany, a partition in dry seed-vessels, as in capsules and pods, which separates the fruit into cells.

 

DISSERT

v.i.[L.] To discourse or dispute. [Little in use. ]

 

DISSERTATION

n.[L., to discourse; to sow, that is, to throw. ] 1. A discourse, or rather a formal discourse, intended to illustrate a subject.
2. A written essay, treatise or disquisition; as Plutarchs dissertation on the poets; Newtons dissertations on the prophecies.

 

DISSERTATOR

n.One who writes a dissertation; one who debates.

 

DISSERVE

v.t.disserv. [dis and serve. ] To injure; to hurt; to harm; to do injury or mischief to. He took the first opportunity to disserve him.
Too much zeal often disserves a good cause.

 

DISSERVED

pp. Injured.

 

DISSERVICE

n.Injury; harm; mischief; as, violent remedies often do a disservice.

 

DISSERVICEABLE

a.Injurious; hurtful.

 

DISSERVICEABLENESS

n.The quality of being injurious; tendency to harm.

 

DISSETTLE

v.t.To unsettle. [Not used. ]

 

DISSEVER

v.t.[dis and sever. In this word, dis, as in dispart, can have no effect, unless to augment the signification, as dis and sever both denote separation. ] To dispart; to part in two; to divide asunder; to separate; to disunite, either by violence or not. When with force, it is equivalent to rend and burst. It may denote either to cut or to tear asunder. In beheading, the head is dissevered from the body. The lightning may dissever a branch from the stem of a tree. Jealousy dissevers the bonds of friendship. The reformation dissevered the Catholic church; it dissevered Protestants from catholics.

 

DISSEVERANCE

n.The act of dissevering; separation.

 

DISSEVERED

pp. Disparted; disjoined; separated.

 

DISSEVERING

ppr. Dividing asunder; separating; tearing or cutting asunder.

 

DISSEVERING

n.The act of separating; separation.

 

DISSIDENCE

n.[infra. ] Discord.

 

DISSIDENT

a.[L., to disagree; to sit. ] Not agreeing.

 

DISSIDENT

n.A dissenter; one who separates from the established religion; a word applied to the members of the Lutheran, Calvinistic and Greek churches in Poland.

 

DISSILIENCE

n.[L., to leap. ] The act of leaping or starting asunder.

 

DISSILIENT

a.Starting asunder; bursting and opening with an elastic force, as the dry pod or capsule of a plant; as a dissilient pericarp.

 

DISSILITION

n.The act of bursting open; the act of starting or springing different ways.

 

DISSIMILAR

a.[dis and similar. ] Unlike, either in nature, properties or external form; not similar; not having the resemblance of; heterogeneous. Newton denominates dissimilar, the rays of light of different refrangibility. The tempers of men are as dissimilar as their features.

 

DISSIMILARITY

n.Unlikeness; want of resemblance; dissimilitude; as the dissimilarity of human faces and forms.

 

DISSIMILE

n.Dissimily. Comparison or illustration by contraries. [Little used. ]

 

DISSIMILITUDE

n.[L.] Unlikeness; want of resemblance; as a dissimilitude of form or character.

 

DISSIMULATION

n.[L., to make like; like. ] The act of dissembling; a hiding under a false appearance; a feigning; false pretension; hypocrisy. Dissimulation may be simply concealment of the opinions, sentiments or purpose; but it includes also the assuming of a false or counterfeit appearance which conceals the real opinions or purpose. Dissimulation among statesmen is sometimes regarded as a necessary vice, or as no vice at all. Let love be without dissimulation. Romans 12:9.

 

DISSIMULE

v.t.To dissemble. [Not in use. ]

 

DISSIPABLE

a.[See Dissipate. ] Liable to be dissipated; that may be scattered or dispersed. The heat of those plants is very dissipable.

 

DISSIPATE

v.t.[L., to throw. ] 1. To scatter; to disperse; to drive asunder. Wind dissipates fog; the heat of the sun dissipates vapor; mirth dissipates care and anxiety; the cares of life tend to dissipate serious reflections. Scatter, disperse and dissipate are in many cases synonymous; but dissipate is used appropriately to denote the dispersion of things that vanish, or are not afterwards collected; as, to dissipate fog, vapor or clouds. We say, an army is scattered or dispersed, but not dissipated. Trees are scattered or dispersed over a field, but not dissipated.
2. To expend; to squander; to scatter property in wasteful extravagance; to waste; to consume; as, a man has dissipated his fortune in the pursuit of pleasure.
3. To scatter the attention.

 

DISSIPATE

v.i.To scatter; to disperse; to separate into parts and disappear; to waste away; to vanish. A fog or cloud gradually dissipates, before the rays or heat of the sun. The heat of a body dissipates; the fluids dissipate.

 

DISSIPATED

pp. 1. Scattered; dispersed; wasted; consumed; squandered.
2. a. Loose; irregular; given to extravagance in the expenditure of property; devoted to pleasure and vice; as a dissipated man; a dissipated life.

 

DISSIPATING

ppr. Scattering; dispersing; wasting; consuming; squandering; vanishing.

 

DISSIPATION

n. 1. The act of scattering; dispersion; the state of being dispersed; as the dissipation of vapor or heat.
2. In physics, the insensible loss or waste of the minute parts of a body, which fly off, by which means the body is diminished or consumed.
3. Scattered attention; or that which diverts and calls off the mind from any subject.
4. A dissolute, irregular course of life; a wandering from object to object in pursuit of pleasure; a course of life usually attended with careless and exorbitant expenditure of money, and indulgence in vices, which impair or ruin both health and fortune.
What! Is it proposed then to reclaim the spendthrift from his dissipation and extravagance, by filling his pockets with money?

 

DISSOCIABLE

a.[See Dissociate. ] 1. Not well associated, united or assorted.
They came in two and two, though matched in the most dissociable manner.
2. Incongruous; not reconcilable with.
Dormant partner, in commerce and manufactories, a partner who takes no share in the active business of a company or partnership, but is entitled to a share of the profits and subject to a share in losses. He is called also sleeping partner.

 

DISSOCIAL

a.[dis and social. ] Unfriendly to society; contracted; selfish; as a dissocial passion.

 

DISSOCIATE

v.t.[L., to unite, a companion. ] To separate; to disunite; to part; as, to dissociate the particles of a concrete substance.

 

DISSOCIATED

pp. Separated; disunited.

 

DISSOCIATING

ppr. Separating; disuniting.

 

DISSOCIATION

n.The act of disuniting; a state of separation; disunion. It will add to the dissociation, distraction and confusion of these confederate republics.

 

DISSOLUBILITY

n.Capacity of being dissolved by heat or moisture, and converted into a fluid.

 

DISSOLUBLE

a.[L. See Dissolve. ] 1. Capable of being dissolved; that may be melted; having its parts separable by heat or moisture; convertible into a fluid.
2. That may be disunited.

 

DISSOLUTE

a.[L.] 1. Loose in behavior and morals; given to vice and dissipation; wanton; lewd; luxurious; debauched; not under the restraints of law; as a dissolute man; dissolute company.
2. Vicious; wanton; devoted to pleasure and dissipation; as a dissolute life.

 

DISSOLUTELY

adv. Loosely; wantonly; in dissipation or debauchery; without restraint; as, to live dissolutely.

 

DISSOLUTENESS

n.Looseness of manners and morals; vicious indulgences in pleasure, as in intemperance and debauchery; dissipation; as dissoluteness of life or manners.

 

DISSOLUTION

n.[L.] In a general sense, the separation of the parts of a body which, in the natural structure, are united; or the reduction of concrete bodies into their smallest parts, without regard to solidity or fluidity. Thus we speak of the dissolution of salts in water, of metals in nitro-muriatic acid, and of ice or butter by heat; in which cases, the dissolution is effected by a menstruum or particular agent. We speak so of the dissolution of flesh or animal bodies, when the parts separate by putrefaction. Dissolution then is, 1. The act of liquefying or changing from a solid to a fluid state by heat; a melting; a thawing; as the dissolution of snow and ice, which converts them into water.
2. The reduction of a body into its smallest parts, or into very minute parts, by a dissolvent or menstruum, as of a metal by nitro-muricatic acid, or of slats in water.
3. The separation of the parts of a body by putrefaction, or the analysis of the natural structure of mixed bodies, as of animal or vegetable substances; decomposition.
4. The substance formed by dissolving a body in a menstruum. [This is now called a solution. ]
5. Death; the separation of the soul and body.
6. Destruction; the separation of the parts which compose a connected system, or body; as the dissolution of the world, or of nature; the dissolution of government.
7. The breaking up of an assembly, or the putting an end to its existence.
Dissolution is the civil death of parliament.
8. Looseness of manners; dissipation. In this latter sense the word is obsolete, dissoluteness being substituted.
9. Dissolution of the blood, in medicine, that state of the blood, in which it does not readily coagulate, no its cooling out of the body, as in malignant fevers.

 

DISSOLVABLE

a.Dizzolvable. [See Dissolve. ] That may be dissolved; capable of being melted; that may be converted into a fluid. Sugar and ice are dissolvable bodies.

 

DISSOLVE

v.t.dizzolv. [L., to loose, to free. ] 1. To melt; to liquefy; to convert from a solid or fixed state to a fluid state, by means of heat or moisture.
To desolve by heat, is to loosen the parts of a solid body and render them fluid or easily movable. Thus ice is converted into water by dissolution.
To dissolve in a liquid, is to separate the parts of a solid substance, and cause them to mix with the fluid; or to reduce a solid substance into minute parts which may be sustained in that fluid. Thus water dissolves salt and sugar.
2. To disunite; to break; to separate.
Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness? 2 Peter 3:11.
3. To loose; to disunite.
Down fell the duke, his joints dissolved.
4. To loose the ties or bonds of any thing; to destroy an connected system; as, to dissolve a government; to dissolve a corporation.
5. To loose; to break; as, to dissolve a league; to dissolve the bonds of friendship.
6. To break up; to cause to separate; to put an end to; as, to dissolve the parliament; to dissolve an assembly.
7. To clear; to solve; to remove; to dissipate, or to explain; as, to dissolve doubts. We usually say, to solve doubts and difficulties.
8. To break; to destroy; as, to dissolve a charm, spell or enchantment.
9. To loosen or relax; to make languid; as dissolved in pleasure.
1 . To waste away; to consume; to cause to vanish or perish.
Thou dissolvest my substance. Job 3 :22.
11. To annul; to rescind; as, to dissolve an injunction.

 

DISSOLVE

v.i.dizzolv. 1. To be melted; to be converted from a solid to a fluid state; as, sugar dissolves in water.
2. To sink away; to lose strength and firmness.
3. To melt away in pleasure; to become soft or languid.
4. To fall asunder; to crumble; to be broken. A government may dissolve by its own weight or extent.
5. To waste away; to perish; to be decomposed. Flesh dissolves by putrefaction.
6. To come to an end by a separation of parts.

 

DISSOLVED

pp. Melted; liquefied; disunited; parted; loosed; relaxed; wasted away; ended. Dissolved blood, is that which does not readily coagulate.

 

DISSOLVENT

a.Having power to melt or dissolve; as the dissolvent juices of the stomach.

 

DISSOLVENT

n. 1. Any thing which has the power or quality of melting, or converting a solid substance into a fluid, or of separating the parts of a fixed body so that they mix with a liquid; as, water is a dissolvent of salts and earths. It is otherwise called a menstruum.
2. In medicine, a remedy supposed capable of dissolving concretions in the body, such as calculi, tubercles, etc.

 

DISSOLVER

n.That which dissolves or has the power of dissolving. Heat is the most powerful dissolver of substances.

 

DISSOLVING

ppr. Melting; making or becoming liquid.

 

DISSONANCE

n.[L., to be discordant; to sound. ] 1. Discord; a mixture or union of harsh, unharmonious sounds, which are grating or unpleasing to the ear; as the dissonance of notes, sounds or numbers.
2. Disagreement.

 

DISSONANT

a. 1. Discordant; harsh; jarring; unharmonious; unpleasant to the ear; as dissonant notes or intervals.
2. Disagreeing; incongruous; usually with from; as, he advanced propositions very dissonant from truth.

 

DISSUADE

v.t.[L., to advise or incite to any thing. ] 1. To advise or exhort against; to attempt to draw or divert from a measure, by reason or offering motives to; as, the minister dissuaded the prince from adopting the measure; he dissuaded him from his purpose.
2. To represent as unfit, improper or dangerous.
War therefore, open or concealed, alike my voice dissuades.
This phraseology is probably elliptical, and merely poetical; from being understood.

 

DISSUADED

pp. Advised against; counseled or induced by advice not to do something; diverted from a purpose.

 

DISSUADER

n.He that dissuades; a dehorter.

 

DISSUADING

ppr. Exhorting against; attempting, by advice, to divert from a purpose.

 

DISSUASION

n.Disuazhun. Advice or exhortation in opposition to something; the act of attempting, by reason or motives offered, to divert from a purpose or measure; dehortation.

 

DISSUASIVE

a.Tending to dissuade, or divert form a measure or purpose; dehortatory.

 

DISSUASIVE

n.Reason, argument, or counsel, employed to deter one from a measure or purpose; that which is used or which tends to divert the mind from any purpose or pursuit. The consequences of intemperance are powerful dissuasives from indulging in that vice.

 

DISSUNDER

v.t.[dis and sunder. ] To separate; to rend.

 

DISSWEETEN

v.t.To deprive of sweetness. [Not used. ]

 

DISSYLLABIC

a.Consisting of two syllables only; as a dissyllabic foot in poetry.

 

DISSYLLABLE

n.[Gr. , two or twice; a syllable. ] A word consisting of two syllables only; as, paper, whiteness, virtue.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DISSATISFACTION

DISSATISFACTION Dis *sat `is *fac "tion, n.

 

Defn: The state of being dissatisfied, unsatisfied, or discontented; uneasiness proceeding from the want of gratification, or from disappointed wishes and expectations. The ambitious man has little happiness, but is subject to much uneasiness and dissatisfaction. Addison.

 

Syn. -- Discontent; discontentment; displeasure; disapprobation; distaste; dislike.

 

DISSATISFACTORY

DISSATISFACTORY Dis *sat `is *fac "to *ry, a.

 

Defn: Causing dissatisfaction; unable to give content; unsatisfactory; displeasing. To have reduced the different qualifications in the different States to one uniform rule, would probably have been as dissatisfactory to some of the States, as difficult for the Convention. A. Hamilton. -- Dis *sat `is *fac "to *ri *ness, n.

 

DISSATISFY

Dis *sat "is *fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dissatisfied; p. pr. & vb. n.Dissatisfying. ]

 

Defn: To render unsatisfied or discontented; to excite uneasiness in by frustrating wishes or expectations; to displease by the want of something requisite; as, to be dissatisfied with one's fortune. The dissatisfied factions of the autocracy. Bancroft.

 

DISSEAT

DISSEAT Dis *seat ", v. t.

 

Defn: To unseat. [R.] Shak.

 

DISSECT

Dis *sect ", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dissected; p. pr. & vb. n.Dissecting. ] Etym: [L. dissectus, p. p. of dissecare; dis- + secare to cut. See Section. ]

 

1. (Anat. )

 

Defn: To divide into separate parts; to cut in pieces; to separate and expose the parts of, as an animal or a plant, for examination and to show their structure and relations; to anatomize.

 

2. To analyze, for the purposes of science or criticism; to divide and examine minutely. This paragraph. .. I have dissected for a sample. Atterbury.

 

DISSECTED

DISSECTED Dis *sect "ed, a.

 

1. Cut into several parts; divided into sections; as, a dissected map.

 

2. (Bot. )

 

Defn: Cut deeply into many lobes or divisions; as, a dissected leaf.

 

DISSECTIBLE

DISSECTIBLE Dis *sect "i *ble, a.

 

Defn: Capable of being dissected, or separated by dissection. Paley.

 

DISSECTING

DISSECTING Dis *sect "ing, a.

 

1. Dividing or separating the parts of an animal or vegetable body; as, a dissecting aneurism, one which makes its way between or within the coats of an artery.

 

2. Of or pertaining to, or received during, a dissection; as, a dissecting wound.

 

3. Used for or in dissecting; as, a dissecting knife; a dissecting microscope.

 

DISSECTION

Dis *sec "tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. dissection. ]

 

1. The act of dissecting an animal or plant; as, dissection of the human body was held sacrilege till the time of Francis I.

 

2. Fig. : The act of separating or dividing for the purpose of critical examination.

 

3. Anything dissected; especially, some part, or the whole, of an animal or plant dissected so as to exhibit the structure; an anatomical so prepared. Dissection wound, a poisoned wound incurred during the dissection of a dead body.

 

DISSECTOR

Dis *sect "or, n. Etym: [Cf. F. dissecteur.]

 

Defn: One who dissects; an anatomist.

 

DISSEIZE

Dis *seize ", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disseized; p. pr. & vb. n.Disseizing. ] Etym: [Pref. dis- + seize: cf. F. dessaisir. ] (Law )

 

Defn: To deprive of seizin or possession; to dispossess or oust wrongfully (one in freehold possession of land ); -- followed by of; as, to disseize a tenant of his freehold. [Written also disseise.] Which savage beasts strive as eagerly to keep and hold those golden mines, as the Arimaspians to disseize them thereof. Holland.

 

DISSEIZEE

DISSEIZEE Dis `sei *zee ", n. (Law )

 

Defn: A person disseized, or put out of possession of an estate unlawfully; -- correlative to disseizor. [Written also disseisee.]

 

DISSEIZIN

Dis *sei "zin, n. Etym: [OF. dessaisine.] (Law )

 

Defn: The act of disseizing; an unlawful dispossessing and ouster of a person actually seized of the freehold. [Written also disseisin.] Blackstone.

 

DISSEIZOR

DISSEIZOR Dis *sei "zor, n. (Law )

 

Defn: One who wrongfully disseizes, or puts another out of possession of a freehold. [Written also disseisor.] Blackstone.

 

DISSEIZORESS

DISSEIZORESS Dis *sei "zor *ess, n. (Law )

 

Defn: A woman disseizes.

 

DISSEIZURE

DISSEIZURE Dis *sei "zure, n.

 

Defn: Disseizin. Speed.

 

DISSEMBLANCE

Dis *sem "blance, n. Etym: [Cf. F. dissemblance. See Dissemble. ]

 

Defn: Want of resemblance; dissimilitude. [R.] Osborne.

 

DISSEMBLANCE

Dis *sem "blance, n. Etym: [Dissemble + -ance. ]

 

Defn: The act or art of dissembling; dissimulation. [Obs. ]

 

DISSEMBLE

Dis *sem "ble, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dissembled; p. pr. & vb. n.Dissembling. ] Etym: [OF. dissembler to be dissimilar; pref. dis- (L. dis- ) + F. sembler to seem, L. simulare to simulate; cf. L. dissimulare to dissemble. See Simulate, and cf. Dissimulate. ]

 

1. To hide under a false semblance or seeming; to feign (something ) not to be what it really is; to put an untrue appearance upon; to disguise; to mask. Dissemble all your griefs and discontents. Shak. Perhaps it was right to dissemble your love, But -- why did you kick me down stairs J. P. Kemble.

 

2. To put on the semblance of; to make pretense of; to simulate; to feign. He soon dissembled a sleep. Tatler.

 

Syn. -- To conceal; disguise; cloak; cover; equivocate. See Conceal.

 

DISSEMBLE

DISSEMBLE Dis *sem "ble, v. i.

 

Defn: To conceal the real fact, motives, He that hateth dissembleth with his lips. Prov. xxvi. 24. He [an enemy ] dissembles when he assumes an air of friendship. C. J. Smith.

 

DISSEMBLER

DISSEMBLER Dis *sem "bler, n.

 

Defn: One who dissembles; one who conceals his opinions or dispositions under a false appearance; a hypocrite. It is the weakest sort of politicians that are the greatest dissemblers. Bacon. Priests, princes, women, no dissemblers here. Pope.

 

Syn. -- Dissembler, Hypocrite. A person is called a dissembler with reference to his concealment of his real character, and a hypocrite with reference to his assumption of a false character. But hypocrite is the stronger word, being commonly used to characterize a person who is habitually insincere and false, especially one who makes professions of goodness when his aims are selfish and his life corrupt.

 

DISSEMBLING

DISSEMBLING Dis *sem "bling, a.

 

Defn: That dissembles; hypocritical; false. -- Dis *sem "bling *ly, adv.

 

DISSEMINATE

Dis *sem "i *nate, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Disseminated; p. pr. & vb. n. Disseminating. ] Etym: [L. disseminatus, p. p. of disseminare to disseminate; dis- + seminare to sow, semen seed. See Seminary. ]

 

1. To sow broadcast or as seed; to scatter for growth and propagation, like seed; to spread abroad; to diffuse; as, principles, ideas, opinions, and errors are disseminated when they are spread abroad for propagation.

 

2. To spread or extend by dispersion. A nearly uniform and constant fire or heat disseminated throughout the body of the earth. Woodward.

 

Syn. -- To spread; diffuse; propagate; circulate; disperse; scatter.

 

DISSEMINATED

DISSEMINATED Dis *sem "i *na `ted, p. a. (Min. )

 

Defn: Occurring in small portions scattered through some other substance.

 

DISSEMINATION

Dis *sem `i *na "tion, n. Etym: [L. disseminatio: cf. F. dissémination.]

 

Defn: The act of disseminating, or the state of being disseminated; diffusion for propagation and permanence; a scattering or spreading abroad, as of ideas, beliefs, etc. The universal dissemination of those writings. Wayland.

 

DISSEMINATIVE

DISSEMINATIVE Dis *sem "i *na *tive, a.

 

Defn: Tending to disseminate, or to become disseminated. The effect of heresy is, like the plague, infectious and disseminative. Jer. Taylor.

 

DISSEMINATOR

Dis *sem "i *na `tor, n. Etym: [L.]

 

Defn: One who, or that which, disseminates, spreads, or propagates; as, disseminators of disease.

 

DISSENSION

Dis *sen "sion, n. Etym: [L. dissensio: cf. F. dissension. See Dissent. ]

 

Defn: Disagreement in opinion, usually of a violent character, producing warm debates or angry words; contention in words; partisan and contentious divisions; breach of friendship and union; strife; discord; quarrel. Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and disputation with them. Acts xv. 2. Debates, dissension, uproars are thy joy. Dryden. A seditious person and raiser-up of dissension among the people. Robynson (More's Utopia ).

 

DISSENSIOUS

DISSENSIOUS Dis *sen "sious, a.

 

Defn: Disposed to discord; contentious; dissentious. [R.] Ascham. -- Dis *sen "sious *ly, adv. Chapman.

 

DISSENT

Dis *sent ", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Dissented; p. pr. & vb. n.Dissenting. ] Etym: [L. dissentire, dissentum; dis- + sentire to feel, think. See Sense. ]

 

1. To differ in opinion; to be of unlike or contrary sentiment; to disagree; -- followed by from. The bill passed. .. without a dissenting voice. Hallam. Opinions in which multitudes of men dissent from us. Addison.

 

2. (Eccl.)

 

Defn: To differ from an established church in regard to doctrines, rites, or government.

 

3. To differ; to be of a contrary nature. Hooker.

 

DISSENT

DISSENT Dis *sent ", n.

 

1. The act of dissenting; difference of opinion; refusal to adopt something proposed; nonagreement, nonconcurrence, or disagreement. The dissent of no small number [of peers ] is frequently recorded. Hallam.

 

2. (Eccl.)

 

Defn: Separation from an established church, especially that of England; nonconformity. It is the dissidence of dissent and the protestantism of the Protestant religion. Burke.

 

3. Contrariety of nature; diversity in quality. [Obs. ] The dissent of the metals. Bacon.

 

Syn. -- Disagreement; variance; difference; nonconcurrence; nonconformity.

 

DISSENTANEOUS

Dis `sen *ta "ne *ous, a. Etym: [L. dissentaneus.]

 

Defn: Disagreeing; contrary; differing; -- opposed to consentaneous. [R.] Barrow.

 

DISSENTANY

DISSENTANY Dis "sen *ta *ny, a.

 

Defn: Dissentaneous; inconsistent. [Obs. ] Milton.

 

DISSENTATION

DISSENTATION Dis `sen *ta "tion, n.

 

Defn: Dissension. [Obs. ] W. Browne.

 

DISSENTER

DISSENTER Dis *sent "er, n.

 

1. One who dissents; one who differs in opinion, or declares his disagreement.

 

2. (Eccl.)

 

Defn: One who separates from the service and worship of an established church; especially, one who disputes the authority or tenets of the Church of England; a nonconformist. Dissenters from the establishment of their several countries. Burke. Robert Brown is said to have the first formal dissenter. Shipley.

 

Note: "The word is commonly applied only to Protestants. The Roman Catholics are generally referred to as a distinct class. " Brande & C.

 

DISSENTERISM

DISSENTERISM Dis *sent "er *ism, n.

 

Defn: The spirit or principles of dissenters. Ed. Rev.

 

DISSENTIATE

DISSENTIATE Dis *sen "ti *ate, v. t.

 

Defn: To throw into a state of dissent. [R.] Feltham.

 

DISSENTIENT

Dis *sen "tient, a. Etym: [L. dissentiens, p. pr. of dissentire. See Dissent, v. i.]

 

Defn: Disagreeing; declaring dissent; dissenting. -- n.

 

Defn: One who dissents. Macaulay.

 

DISSENTIOUS

DISSENTIOUS Dis *sen "tious, a.

 

Defn: Marked by dissensions; apt to breed discord; quarrelsome; contentious; factious. -- Dis *sen "tious *ly, adv.

 

DISSENTIVE

DISSENTIVE Dis *sent "ive, a.

 

Defn: Disagreeing; inconsistent. [Obs. ] Feltham.

 

DISSEPIMENT

Dis *sep "i *ment, n. Etym: [L. dissaepimentum, fr. dissaepire; dis- +saepire to hedge in, inclose. ]

 

1. A separating tissue; a partition; a septum.

 

2. (Bot. )

 

Defn: One of the partitions which divide a compound ovary into cells.

 

3. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: One of the transverse, calcareous partitions between the radiating septa of a coral.

 

DISSERT

Dis *sert ", v. i. Etym: [L. dissertus, p. p. of disserere; dis- +serere to join, connect: cf. F. disserter. See Series. ]

 

Defn: To discourse or dispute; to discuss. [R.] We have disserted upon it a little longer than was necessary. Jeffrey.

 

DISSERTATE

Dis "ser *tate, v. i. Etym: [L. dissertatus, p. p. of dissertare to discuss, intents, fr. disserere. See Dissert. ]

 

Defn: To deal in dissertation; to write dissertations; to discourse. [R.] J. Foster.

 

DISSERTATION

Dis `ser *ta "tion, n. Etym: [L. dissertatio: cf. F. dissertation. ]

 

Defn: A formal or elaborate argumentative discourse, oral or written; a disquisition; an essay; a discussion; as, Dissertations on the Prophecies.

 

DISSERTATIONAL

DISSERTATIONAL Dis `ser *ta "tion *al, a.

 

Defn: Relating to dissertations; resembling a dissertation.

 

DISSERTATIONIST

DISSERTATIONIST Dis `ser *ta "tion *ist, n.

 

Defn: A writer of dissertations.

 

DISSERTATOR

Dis "ser *ta `tor, n. Etym: [L.: cf. F. dissertateur.]

 

Defn: One who writers a dissertation; one who discourses. Boyle.

 

DISSERTLY

DISSERTLY Dis *sert "ly, adv.

 

Defn: See Disertly. [Obs. ]

 

DISSERVE

Dis *serve ", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Di; p. pr. & vb. n. Disserving.]Etym: [Pref. dis- + serve: cf. F. desservir. ]

 

Defn: To fail to serve; to do injury or mischief to; to damage; to hurt; to harm. Have neither served nor disserved the interests of any party. Jer. Taylor.

 

DISSERVICE

Dis *serv "ice, n. Etym: [Pref. dis- + service: cf. F. desservice.]

 

Defn: Injury; mischief. We shall rather perform good offices unto truth than any disservice unto their relators. Sir T. Browne.

 

DISSERVICEABLE

DISSERVICEABLE Dis *serv "ice *a *ble, a.

 

Defn: Calculated to do disservice or harm; not serviceable; injurious; harmful; unserviceable. Shaftesbury. -- Dis *serv "ice *a *ble *ness, n. Norris. -- Dis *serv "ice *a *bly, adv.

 

DISSETTLE

DISSETTLE Dis *set "tle, v. t.

 

Defn: To unsettle. [Obs. ]

 

DISSETTLEMENT

DISSETTLEMENT Dis *set "tle *ment, n.

 

Defn: The act of unsettling, or the state of being unsettled. Marvell.

 

DISSEVER

Dis *sev "er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dissevered; p. pr. & vb. n.Dissevering. ] Etym: [OE. dessevrer; pref. des- (L. dis- ) + sevrer to sever, F. sevrer to wean, L. separate to separate. In this word the prefix is intensive. See Dis-, and Sever. ]

 

Defn: To part in two; to sever thoroughly; to sunder; to disunite; to separate; to disperse. The storm so dissevered the company. .. that most of therm never met again. Sir P. Sidney. States disserved, discordant, belligerent. D. Webster.

 

DISSEVER

DISSEVER Dis *sev "er, v. i.

 

Defn: To part; to separate. Chaucer.

 

DISSEVERANCE

Dis *sev "er *ance, n. Etym: [OF. dessevrance.]

 

Defn: The act of disserving; separation.

 

DISSEVERATION

DISSEVERATION Dis *sev `er *a "tion, n.

 

Defn: The act of disserving; disseverance. [Obs. ]

 

DISSEVERMENT

Dis *sev "er *ment, n. Etym: [Cf. OF. dessevrement.]

 

Defn: Disseverance. Sir W. Scott.

 

DISSHADOW

DISSHADOW Dis *shad "ow, v. t.

 

Defn: To free from shadow or shade. [Obs. ] G. Fletcher.

 

DISSHEATHE

DISSHEATHE Dis *sheathe ", v. i.

 

Defn: To become unsheathed. [Obs. ] Sir W. Raleigh.

 

DISSHIP

DISSHIP Dis *ship ", v. t.

 

Defn: To dismiss from service on board ship. [Obs. ] Hakluyt.

 

DISSHIVER

DISSHIVER Dis *shiv "er, v. t. & i.

 

Defn: To shiver or break in pieces. [Obs. ]

 

DISSIDENCE

Dis "si *dence, n. Etym: [L. dissidentia: cf. F. dissidence. See Dissident, a.]

 

Defn: Disagreement; dissent; separation from the established religion. I. Taylor. It is the dissidence of dissent. Burke.

 

DISSIDENT

Dis "si *dent, a. Etym: [L. dissidens, -entis, p. pr. of dissidere to sit apart, to disagree; dis- + sedere to sit: cf. F. dissident. See Sit. ]

 

Defn: No agreeing; dissenting; discordant; different. Our life and manners be dissident from theirs. Robynson (More's Utopia ).

 

DISSIDENT

DISSIDENT Dis "si *dent, n. (Eccl.)

 

Defn: One who disagrees or dissents; one who separates from the established religion. The dissident, habituated and taught to think of his dissidencI. Taylor.

 

DISSIDENTLY

DISSIDENTLY Dis "si *dent *ly, adv.

 

Defn: In a dissident manner.

 

DISSILIENCE; DISSILIENCY

DISSILIENCE; DISSILIENCY Dis *sil "i *ence, Dis *sil "i *en *cy, n.

 

Defn: The act of leaping or starting asunder. Johnson.

 

DISSILIENT

Dis *sil "i *ent, a. Etym: [L. dissiliens, -entis, p. pr. of dissilire to leap asunder: dis- + salire to leap. ]

 

Defn: Starting asunder; bursting and opening with an elastic force; dehiscing explosively; as, a dissilient pericarp.

 

DISSILITION

DISSILITION Dis `si *li "tion, n.

 

Defn: The act of bursting or springing apart. [R.] Boyle.

 

DISSIMILAR

Dis *sim "i *lar, a. Etym: [Pref. dis- + similar: cf. F. dissimilaire.]

 

Defn: Not similar; unlike; heterogeneous; as, the tempers of men are as dissimilar as their features. This part very dissimilar to any other. Boyle.

 

DISSIMILARITY

DISSIMILARITY Dis *sim `i *lar "i *ty, n.

 

Defn: Want of resemblance; unlikeness; dissimilitude; variety; as, the dissimilarity of human faces and forms. Sir W. Jones.

 

DISSIMILARLY

DISSIMILARLY Dis *sim "i *lar *ly, adv.

 

Defn: In a dissimilar manner; in a varied style. With verdant shrubs dissimilarly gay. C. Smart.

 

DISSIMILATE

DISSIMILATE Dis *sim "i *late, v. t.

 

Defn: To render dissimilar.

 

DISSIMILATION

DISSIMILATION Dis *sim `i *la "tion, n.

 

Defn: The act of making dissimilar. H. Sweet.

 

DISSIMILE

Dis *sim "i *le, n. Etym: [L. dissimile, neut. dissimilis unlike. ](Rhet.)

 

Defn: Comparison or illustration by contraries.

 

DISSIMILITUDE

Dis `si *mil "i *tude, n. Etym: [L. dissimilitudo, fr. dissimilis: cf. F.dissimilitude. ]

 

1. Want of resemblance; unlikeness; dissimilarity. Dissimilitude between the Divinity and images. Stillingfleet.

 

2. (Rhet.)

 

Defn: A comparison by contrast; a dissimile.

 

DISSIMULATE

Dis *sim "u *late, a. Etym: [L. dissimulatus, p. p. of dissimulare. See Dissemble. ]

 

Defn: Feigning; simulating; pretending. [Obs. ] Henryson.

 

DISSIMULATE

DISSIMULATE Dis *sim "u *late, v. i.

 

Defn: To dissemble; to feign; to pretend.

 

DISSIMULATION

Dis *sim `u *la "tion, n. Etym: [L. dissimulatio: cf. F. dissimulation. ]

 

Defn: The act of dissembling; a hiding under a false appearance; concealment by feigning; false pretension; hypocrisy. Let love be without dissimulation. Rom. xii. 9. Dissimulation. .. when a man lets fall signs and arguments that he is not that he is. Bacon. Simulation is a pretense of what is not, and dissimulation a concealment of what is. Tatler.

 

DISSIMULATOR

Dis *sim "u *la `tor, n. Etym: [L.]

 

Defn: One who dissimulates; a dissembler.

 

DISSIMULE

Dis *sim "ule, v. t. & i. Etym: [F. dissimuler. See Dissimulate. ]

 

Defn: To dissemble. [Obs. ] Chaucer.

 

DISSIMULER

DISSIMULER Dis *sim "u *ler, n.

 

Defn: A dissembler. [Obs. ]

 

DISSIMULOUR

Dis *sim "u *lour, n. Etym: [OF. dissimuleur.]

 

Defn: A dissembler. [Obs. ] Chaucer.

 

DISSIPABLE

Dis "si *pa *ble, a. Etym: [L. dissipabilis.]

 

Defn: Capable of being scattered or dissipated. [R.] The heat of those plants is very dissipable. Bacon.

 

DISSIPATE

Dis "si *pate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dissipated; p. pr. & vb. n.Dissipating. ] Etym: [L. dissipatus, p. p. of dissipare; dis- + an obsolete verb sipare, supare. to throw. ]

 

1. To scatter completely; to disperse and cause to disappear; -- used esp. of the dispersion of things that can never again be collected or restored. Dissipated those foggy mists of error. Selden. I soon dissipated his fears. Cook. The extreme tendency of civilization is to dissipate all intellectual energy. Hazlitt.

 

2. To destroy by wasteful extravagance or lavish use; to squander. The vast wealth. .. was in three years dissipated. Bp. Burnet.

 

Syn. -- To disperse; scatter; dispel; spend; squander; waste; consume; lavish.

 

DISSIPATE

DISSIPATE Dis "si *pate, v. i.

 

1. To separate into parts and disappear; to waste away; to scatter; to disperse; to vanish; as, a fog or cloud gradually dissipates before the rays or heat of the sun; the heat of a body dissipates.

 

2. To be extravagant, wasteful, or dissolute in the pursuit of pleasure; to engage in dissipation.

 

DISSIPATED

DISSIPATED Dis "si *pa `ted, a.

 

1. Squandered; scattered. "Dissipated wealth. " Johnson.

 

2. Wasteful of health, money, etc. , in the pursuit of pleasure; dissolute; intemperate. A life irregular and dissipated. Johnson.

 

DISSIPATION

Dis `si *pa "tion, n. Etym: [L. dissipatio: cf. F. dissipation. ]

 

1. The act of dissipating or dispersing; a state of dispersion or separation; dispersion; waste. Without loss or dissipation of the matter. Bacon. The famous dissipation of mankind. Sir M. Hale.

 

2. A dissolute course of life, in which health, money, etc. , are squandered in pursuit of pleasure; profuseness in vicious indulgence, as late hours, riotous living, etc. ; dissoluteness. To reclaim the spendthrift from his dissipation and extravagance. P.Henry.

 

3. A trifle which wastes time or distracts attention. Prevented from finishing them [the letters ] a thousand avocations and dissipations. Swift. Dissipation of energy. Same as Degradation of energy, under Degradation.

 

DISSIPATIVE

DISSIPATIVE Dis "si *pa *tive, a.

 

Defn: Tending to dissipate. Dissipative system (Mech. ), an assumed system of matter and motions in which forces of friction and resistances of other kinds are introduced without regard to the heat or other molecular actions which they generate; -- opposed to conservative system.

 

DISSIPATIVITY

DISSIPATIVITY Dis `si *pa *tiv "i *ty, n.

 

Defn: The rate at which palpable energy is dissipated away into other forms of energy.

 

DISSITE

Dis "site, a. Etym: [L. dissitus.]

 

Defn: Lying apart. [Obs. ] Lands far dissite and remote asunder. Holland.

 

DISSLANDER

Dis *slan "der, v. t. Etym: [Pref. dis- (intens.) + slander. ]

 

Defn: To slander. [Obs. ] Legend of Dido.

 

DISSLANDER

DISSLANDER Dis *slan "der, n.

 

Defn: Slander. [Obs. ] E. Hall.

 

DISSLANDEROUS

DISSLANDEROUS Dis *slan "der *ous, a.

 

Defn: Slanderous. [Obs. ]

 

DISSOCIABILITY

DISSOCIABILITY Dis *so `cia *bil "i *ty, n.

 

Defn: Want of sociability; unsociableness. Bp. Warburton.

 

DISSOCIABLE

Dis *so "cia *ble, a. Etym: [L. dissociabilis, fr. issociare: cf. F.dissociable. See Dissociate. ]

 

1. Not They came in two and two, though matched in the most dissociable manner. Spectator.

 

2. Having a tendency to dissolve social connections; unsuitable to society; unsociable.

 

DISSOCIAL

Dis *so "cial, a. Etym: [Pref. dis- + social: cf. L. dissocialis. See Dissociate, v. t.]

 

Defn: Unfriendly to society; contracted; selfish; as, dissocial feelings.

 

DISSOCIALIZE

DISSOCIALIZE Dis *so "cial *ize, v. t.

 

Defn: To render unsocial.

 

DISSOCIATE

Dis *so "ci *ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dissociated; p. pr. & vb. n.Dissociating. ] Etym: [L. dissociatus, p. p. of dissociare to dissociate; dis- + sociare to unite, associate, socius companion. See Social. ]

 

Defn: To separate from fellowship or union; to disunite; to disjoin; as, to dissociate the particles of a concrete substance. Before Wyclif's death in 1384, John of Gaunt had openly dissociated himself from the reformer. A. W. Ward.

 

DISSOCIATION

Dis *so `ci *a "tion, n. Etym: [L. dissociatio: cf. F. dissociation. ]

 

1. The act of dissociating or disuniting; a state of separation; disunion. It will add infinitely dissociation, distraction, and confusion of these confederate republics. Burke.

 

2. (Chem. )

 

Defn: The process by which a compound body breaks up into simpler constituents; -- said particularly of the action of heat on gaseous or volatile substances; as, the dissociation of the sulphur molecules; the dissociation of ammonium chloride into hydrochloric acid and ammonia.

 

DISSOCIATIVE

DISSOCIATIVE Dis *so "ci *a *tive, a.

 

Defn: Tending or leading to dissociation.

 

DISSOLUBILITY

DISSOLUBILITY Dis `so *lu *bil "i *ty, n.

 

Defn: The quality of being dissoluble; capacity of being dissoluble; capacity of being dissolved by heat or moisture, and converted into a fluid.

 

DISSOLUBLE

Dis "so *lu *ble, a. Etym: [L. dissolubilis: cf. F. dissoluble. See Dissolve, and cf. Dissolvable. ]

 

1. Capable of being dissolved; having its parts separable by heat or moisture; convertible into a fluid. Woodward.

 

2. Capable of being disunited.

 

DISSOLUBLENESS

DISSOLUBLENESS Dis "so *lu *ble *ness, n.

 

Defn: The quality of being dissoluble; dissolubility. Boyle.

 

DISSOLUTE

Dis "so *lute, a. Etym: [L. dissolutus, p. p. of dissolvere: cf. F.dissolu. See Dissolve. ]

 

1. With nerves unstrung; weak. [Obs. ] Spenser.

 

2. Loosed from restraint; esp. , loose in morals and conduct; recklessly abandoned to sensual pleasures; profligate; wanton; lewd; debauched. "A wild and dissolute soldier. " Motley.

 

Syn. -- Uncurbed; unbridled; disorderly; unrestrained; reckless; wild; wanton; vicious; lax; licentious; lewd;

 

DISSOLUTELY

DISSOLUTELY Dis "so *lute *ly, adv.

 

Defn: In a dissolute manner.

 

DISSOLUTENESS

DISSOLUTENESS Dis "so *lute *ness, n.

 

Defn: State or quality of being dissolute; looseness of morals and manners; addictedness to sinful pleasures; debauchery; dissipation. Chivalry had the vices of dissoluteness. Bancroft.

 

DISSOLUTION

Dis `so *lu "tion, n. Etym: [OE. dissolucioun dissoluteness, F.dissolution, fr. L. dissolutio, fr. dissolvere. See Dissolve. ]

 

1. The act of dissolving, sundering, or separating into component parts; separation. Dissolutions of ancient amities. Shak.

 

2. Change from a solid to a fluid state; solution by heat or moisture; liquefaction; melting.

 

3. Change of form by chemical agency; decomposition; resolution. The dissolution of the compound. South.

 

4. The dispersion of an assembly by terminating its sessions; the breaking up of a partnership. Dissolution is the civil death of Parliament. Blackstone.

 

5. The extinction of life in the human body; separation of the soul from the body; death. We expected Immediate dissolution. Milton.

 

6. The state of being dissolved, or of undergoing liquefaction. A man of continual dissolution and thaw. Shak.

 

7. The new product formed by dissolving a body; a solution. Bacon.

 

8. Destruction of anything by the separation of its parts; ruin. To make a present dissolution of the world. Hooker.

 

9. Corruption of morals; dissipation; dissoluteness. [Obs. or R.] Atterbury.

 

DISSOLVABILITY

DISSOLVABILITY Dis *solv `a *bil "i *ty, n.

 

Defn: Capacity of being dissolved; solubility. Richardson.

 

DISSOLVABLE

Dis *solv "a *ble, a. Etym: [From Dissolve, cf. Dissoluble. ]

 

Defn: Capable of being dissolved, or separated into component parts; capable of being liquefied; soluble. -- Dis *solv "a *ble *ness, n. Though everything which is compacted be in its own nature dissolvable. Cudworth. Such things as are not dissolvable by the moisture of the tongue. Sir I. Newton.

 

DISSOLVATIVE

DISSOLVATIVE Dis *solv "a *tive, n.

 

Defn: Having the power to dissolve anything; solvent. [Obs. ] Frampton.

 

DISSOLVE

Dis *solve ", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dissolved; p. pr. & vb. n.Dissolving. ] Etym: [L. dissolvere, dissolutum; dis- + solvere to loose, free. See Solve, and cf. Dissolute. ]

 

1. To separate into competent parts; to disorganize; to break up; hence, to bring to an end by separating the parts, sundering a relation, etc. ; to terminate; to destroy; to deprive of force; as, to dissolve a partnership; to dissolve Parliament. Lest his ungoverned rage dissolve the life. Shak.

 

2. To break the continuity of; to disconnect; to disunite; to sunder; to loosen; to undo; to separate. Nothing can dissolve us. Shak. Down fell the duke, his joints dissolved asunder. Fairfax.For one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another. The Declaration of Independence.

 

3. To convert into a liquid by means of heat, moisture, etc. ,; to melt; to liquefy; to soften. As if the world were all dissolved to tears. Shak.

 

4. To solve; to clear up; to resolve. "Dissolved the mystery. " Tennyson. Make interpretations and dissolve doubts. Dan. v. 16.

 

5. To relax by pleasure; to make powerless. Angels dissolved in hallelujahs lie. Dryden.

 

6. (Law )

 

Defn: To annul; to rescind; to discharge or release; as, to dissolve an injunction.

 

Syn. -- See Adjourn.

 

DISSOLVE

DISSOLVE Dis *solve ", v. i.

 

1. To waste away; to be dissipated; to be decomposed or broken up.

 

2. To become fluid; to be melted; to be liquefied. A figure Trenched in ice, which with an hour's heat Dissolves to water, and doth lose his form. Shak.

 

3. To fade away; to fall to nothing; to lose power. The charm dissolves apace. Shak.

 

DISSOLVENT

Dis *solv "ent, a. Etym: [L. dissolvens, -entis, p. pr. of dissolvere.]

 

Defn: Having power to dissolve power to dissolve a solid body; as, the dissolvent juices of the stomach. Ray.

 

DISSOLVENT

DISSOLVENT Dis *solv "ent, n.

 

1. That which has the power of dissolving or melting other substances, esp. by mixture with them; a menstruum; a solvent. Melted in the crucible dissolvents. A. Smith. The secret treaty of December acted as an immediate dissolvent to the truce. Mothley.

 

2. (Med. )

 

Defn: A remedy supposed capable of dissolving concretions in the body, such as calculi, tubercles, etc.

 

DISSOLVER

DISSOLVER Dis *solv "er, n.

 

Defn: One who, or that which, has power to dissolve or dissipate. Thou kind dissolver of encroaching care. Otway.

 

DISSOLVING

DISSOLVING Dis *solv "ing, a.

 

Defn: Melting; breaking up; vanishing. -- Dis *solv "ing *ly, adv. Dissolving view, a picture which grows dim and is gradually replaced by another on the same field; -- an effect produced by magic lanterns.

 

DISSONANCE

Dis "so *nance, n. Etym: [L. dissonantia: cf. F. dissonance. ]

 

1. A mingling of discordant sounds; an inharmonious combination of sounds; discord. Filled the air with barbarous dissonance. Milton.

 

2. Want of agreement; incongruity. Milton.

 

DISSONANCY

DISSONANCY Dis "so *nan *cy, n.

 

Defn: Discord; dissonance.

 

DISSONANT

Dis "so *nant, a. Etym: [L. dissonans, -antis, p. pr. of dissonare to disagree in sound, be discordant; dis- + sonare to sound: cf. F. dissonant. See Sonant. ]

 

1. Sounding harshly; discordant; unharmonious. With clamor of voices dissonant and loud. Longfellow.

 

2. Disagreeing; incongruous; discrepfrom or to. "Anything dissonant to truth. " South. What can be dissonant from reason and nature than that a man, naturally inclined to clemency, should show himself unkind and inhuman Hakewill.

 

DISSPIRIT

DISSPIRIT Dis *spir "it, v. t.

 

Defn: See Dispirit.

 

DISSUADE

Dis *suade ", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dissuaded; p. pr. & vb. n.Dissuading. ] Etym: [L. dissuadere, dissuasum; dis- + suadere to advise, persuade: cf. F. dissuader. See Suasion. ]

 

1. To advise or exhort against; to try to persuade (one from a course ). [Obsolescent ] Mr. Burchell, on the contrary, dissuaded her with great ardor: and I stood neuter. Goldsmith. War, therefore, open or concealed, alike My voice dissuades. Milton.

 

2. To divert by persuasion; to turn from a purpose by reasons or motives; -- with from; as, I could not dissuade him from his purpose. I have tried what is possible to dissuade him. Mad. D' Arblay.

 

DISSUADER

DISSUADER Dis *suad "er, n.

 

Defn: One who dissuades; a dehorter.

 

DISSUASION

Dis *sua "sion, n. Etym: [L. dissuasio: cf. F. dissuasion. See Dissuade. ]

 

1. The act of dissuading; exhortation against a thing; dehortation. In spite of all the dissuasions of his friends. Boyle.

 

2. A motive or consideration tending to dissuade; a dissuasive.

 

DISSUASIVE

DISSUASIVE Dis *sua "sive, a.

 

Defn: Tending to dissuade or divert from a measure or purpose; dehortatory; as, dissuasive advice. -- n.

 

Defn: A dissuasive argument or counsel; dissuasion; dehortation. Prynne. -- Dis *sua "sive *ly, adv.

 

DISSUASORY

DISSUASORY Dis *sua "so *ry, n.

 

Defn: A dissuasive. [R.] This virtuous and reasonable person, however, has ill luck in all his dissuasories. Jeffrey.

 

DISSUNDER

Dis *sun "der, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dissundered; p. pr. & vb. n.Dissundering.] Etym: [Pref. dis- (intens ) + sunder. ]

 

Defn: To separate; to sunder; to destroy. [R.] Chapman.

 

DISSWEETEN

DISSWEETEN Dis *sweet "en, v. t.

 

Defn: To deprive of sweetness. [R.] Bp. Richardson.

 

DISSYLLABIC

Dis `syl *lab "ic, a. Etym: [Cf. F. dissyllabique. See Dissylable.]

 

Defn: Consisting of two syllabas, a dissyllabic foot in poetry. B. Jons

 

DISSYLLABIFICATION

DISSYLLABIFICATION Dis `syl *lab `i *fi *ca "tion, n.

 

Defn: A formi

 

DISSYLLABIFY

Dis `syl *lab "i *fy, v. t. Etym: [Dissyllable + -fly. ]

 

Defn: To form into two syllables. Ogilvie.

 

DISSYLLABIZE

DISSYLLABIZE Dis *syl "la *bize, v. t.

 

Defn: To form into two syllables; to dyssyllabify.

 

DISSYLLABLE

Dis *syl "la *ble, n. Etym: [F. dissyllabe, L. disyllabus, adj. , of two syllables, fr. Gr. Syllable. ]

 

Defn: A word of two syllables; as, pa-per.

 

DISSYMMETRICAL

DISSYMMETRICAL Dis `sym *met "ric *al, a.

 

Defn: Not having symmetry; asymmetrical; unsymmetrical.

 

DISSYMMETRY

Dis *sym "me *try, n. Etym: [Pref. dis- + symmetry. ]

 

Defn: Absence or defect of symmetry; asymmetry.

 

DISSYMPATHY

DISSYMPATHY Dis *sym "pa *thy, n.

 

Defn: Lack of sympathy; want of interest; indifference. [R.]

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

diss

diss ▶verb variant spelling of dis.

 

dissatisfaction

dis sat is fac tion |disˌsatisˈfakSHən dɪ (s )ˌsædəsˈfækʃən | ▶noun lack of satisfaction: widespread public dissatisfaction with incumbent politicians.

 

dissatisfied

dis sat is fied |disˈsatisˌfīd dɪ (s )ˈsædəsˌfaɪd | ▶adjective not content or happy with something: small investors dissatisfied with rates on certificates of deposit | dissatisfied customers. DERIVATIVES dis sat is fied ly adverb

 

dissatisfy

dis sat is fy |disˈsatisˌfī dɪsˈsædəsfaɪ | ▶verb ( dissatisfies, dissatisfying, dissatisfied ) [ with obj. ] fail to satisfy (someone ).

 

dissaving

dis sav ing |disˈsāviNG dɪsˈseɪvɪŋ | ▶noun the action of spending more than one has earned in a given period. • (dissavings ) the excess amount spent. DERIVATIVES dis sav er |-vər |noun

 

dissect

dis sect |diˈsekt, dī -dəˈsɛkt daɪˈsɛkt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] methodically cut up (a body, part, or plant ) in order to study its internal parts. • analyze (something ) in minute detail: novels that dissect our obsession with cities and urban angst. DERIVATIVES dis sec tor |-tər |noun ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Latin dissect- ‘cut up, ’ from the verb dissecare, from dis- ‘apart ’ + secare ‘to cut. ’

 

dissected

dis sect ed |diˈsektid, dī -dəˈsɛktəd | ▶adjective 1 having been cut up for anatomical study. 2 having a divided form or structure, in particular: • Botany (of a leaf ) divided into many deep lobes. • Geology (of a plateau or upland ) divided by a number of deep valleys.

 

dissection

dis sec tion |diˈsekSHən, dī -dɪˈsekʃn daɪˈsekʃn | ▶noun the action of dissecting a body or plant to study its internal parts: the dissection of animals for scientific research. • very detailed analysis of a text or idea: this dissection of modern relationships.

 

dissemble

dis sem ble |diˈsembəl dəˈsɛmbəl | ▶verb [ no obj. ] conceal one's true motives, feelings, or beliefs: an honest, sincere person with no need to dissemble. • [ with obj. ] disguise or conceal (a feeling or intention ): she smiled, dissembling her true emotion. DERIVATIVES dis sem blance |-bləns |noun, dis sem bler |-b (ə )lər |noun ORIGIN late Middle English: alteration (suggested by semblance ) of obsolete dissimule, via Old French from Latin dissimulare ‘disguise, conceal. ’

 

disseminate

dis sem i nate |diˈseməˌnāt dəˈsɛməˌneɪt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] spread or disperse (something, esp. information ) widely: health authorities should foster good practice by disseminating information. • (usu. as adj. disseminated ) spread throughout an organ or the body: disseminated colonic cancer. DERIVATIVES dis sem i na tor |-ˌnātər |noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin disseminat- ‘scattered, ’ from the verb disseminare, from dis- ‘abroad ’ + semen, semin- ‘seed. ’

 

dissemination

dis sem i na tion |diˌseməˈnāSHən dɪsemɪˈneɪʃn | ▶noun the act of spreading something, esp. information, widely; circulation: dissemination of public information.

 

disseminule

dis sem i nule |diˈseməˌnyo͞ol dəˈsɛmənjul | ▶noun Botany a part of a plant that serves to propagate it, such as a seed or a fruit. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: formed irregularly from dissemination (see disseminate ) + -ule .

 

dissension

dis sen sion |diˈsenSHən dəˈsɛn (t )ʃən | ▶noun disagreement that leads to discord: this maneuver caused dissension within feminist ranks. ORIGIN Middle English: via Old French from Latin dissensio (n- ), from the verb dissentire (see dissent ).

 

dissensus

dis sen sus |diˈsensəs dɪˈsɛnsəs | ▶noun widespread dissent: analysis reveals notable dissensus in evaluations of occupational roles. ORIGIN 1960s: from dis- (expressing reversal ) + a shortened form of consensus, or from Latin dissensus ‘disagreement. ’

 

dissent

dis sent |diˈsent dəˈsɛnt | ▶verb [ no obj. ] hold or express opinions that are at variance with those previously, commonly, or officially expressed: two members dissented from the majority | (as adj. dissenting ) : there were only a couple of dissenting voices. • separate from an established or orthodox church because of doctrinal disagreement. ▶noun the expression or holding of opinions at variance with those previously, commonly, or officially held: there was no dissent from this view. • (also Dissent ) refusal to accept the doctrines of an established or orthodox church; Nonconformity. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin dissentire ‘differ in sentiment. ’

 

dissenter

dis sent er |diˈsentər dəˈsɛn (t )ər | ▶noun a person who dissents. • ( Dissenter ) Brit. historical a member of a nonestablished church; a Nonconformist.

 

dissentient

dis sen tient |diˈsenSHənt dəˈsɛn (t )ʃiənt | ▶adjective in opposition to a majority or official opinion: dissentient voices were castigated as “hopeless bureaucrats.” ▶noun a person who opposes a majority or official opinion. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Latin dissentient- ‘differing in opinion, ’ from the verb dissentire.

 

dissepiment

dis sep i ment |diˈsepəmənt dəˈsɛpəmənt | ▶noun Botany & Zoology a partition in a part or organ; a septum. ORIGIN early 18th cent.: from Latin dissaepimentum, from dissaepire ‘make separate, ’ from dis- (expressing separation ) + saepire ‘divide by a hedge. ’

 

dissertation

dis ser ta tion |ˌdisərˈtāSHən ˌdɪsərˈteɪʃən | ▶noun a long essay on a particular subject, esp. one written as a requirement for the Doctor of Philosophy degree: Joe wrote his doctoral dissertation on Thucydides | figurative : she went on then into a dissertation on her family's love of Ireland. DERIVATIVES dis ser ta tion al |-SHənl |adjective ORIGIN early 17th cent. (in the sense ‘discussion, debate ’): from Latin dissertatio (n- ), from dissertare ‘continue to discuss, ’ from disserere ‘examine, discuss. ’

 

disservice

dis serv ice |disˈsərvis dɪ (s )ˈsərvəs | ▶noun [ usu. in sing. ] a harmful action: you have done a disservice to the African people by ignoring this fact.

 

dissever

dis sev er |diˈsevər dəˈsɛvər | ▶verb [ with obj. ] rare divide or sever (something ). DERIVATIVES dis sev er ance |-ˈsev (ə )rəns |noun, dis sev er ment noun ORIGIN Middle English (in the sense ‘separate ’): from Old French dessevrer, from late Latin disseparare, from dis- (expressing intensive force ) + Latin separare ‘to separate. ’

 

dissidence

dis si dence |ˈdisidəns ˈdɪsədəns | ▶noun protest against official policy; dissent. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Latin dissidentia, from dissident- ‘sitting apart ’ (see dissident ).

 

dissident

dis si dent |ˈdisidənt ˈdɪsədənt | ▶noun a person who opposes official policy, esp. that of an authoritarian state: a dissident who had been jailed by a military regime. ▶adjective in opposition to official policy: there is only one explicitly dissident voice to be heard. ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘differing in opinion or character ’): from Latin dissident- ‘sitting apart, disagreeing, ’ from dis- ‘apart ’ + sedere ‘sit. ’

 

dissimilar

dis sim i lar |disˈsimilər dɪ (s )ˈsɪmɪlər | ▶adjective not alike; different: a collection of dissimilar nations lacking overall homogeneity | the pleasures of the romance novel are not dissimilar from those of the chocolate bar. DERIVATIVES dis sim i lar ly adverb ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from dis- (expressing reversal ) + similar, on the pattern of Latin dissimilis, French dissimilaire.

 

dissimilarity

dis sim i lar i ty |disˌsiməˈlaritē dɪsɪmɪˈlærəti | ▶noun difference; variance: the similarity or dissimilarity between humans and other animals.

 

dissimilate

dis sim i late |diˈsiməˌlāt dɪˈsɪməleɪt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] Linguistics change (a sound in a word ) in order to be unlike the sounds near it: in “pilgrim, ” from Latin “peregrinus,” the first “r ” is dissimilated to “l.” • [ no obj. ] (of a sound ) undergo such a change: the first “r ” dissimilates to “l.” DERIVATIVES dis sim i la tion |-ˌsiməˈlāSHən |noun, dis sim i la to ry |-ləˌtôrē |adjective ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from dis- (expressing reversal ) + Latin similis ‘like, similar, ’ on the pattern of assimilate .

 

dissimilitude

dis si mil i tude |ˌdis-siˈmiliˌt (y )o͞od ˌdɪsɪˈmɪlətjud | ▶noun formal dissimilarity or diversity. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin dissimilitudo, from dissimilis ‘unlike, ’ from dis- (expressing reversal ) + similis ‘like, similar. ’

 

dissimulate

dis sim u late |diˈsimyəˌlāt dɪˈsɪmjəˌleɪt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] conceal or disguise (one's thoughts, feelings, or character ): a country gentleman who dissimulates his wealth beneath ragged pullovers | [ no obj. ] : now that they have power, they no longer need to dissimulate. DERIVATIVES dis sim u la tor |-ˌlātər |noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin dissimulat- ‘hidden, concealed, ’ from the verb dissimulare.

 

dissimulation

dis sim u la tion |diˌsimyəˈlāSHən dɪsɪmjuˈleɪʃn | ▶noun concealment of one's thoughts, feelings, or character; pretense: an attempt at dissimulation.

 

dissipate

dis si pate |ˈdisəˌpāt ˈdɪsəˌpeɪt | ▶verb 1 [ no obj. ] disperse or scatter: the cloud of smoke dissipated. • (with reference to a feeling or other intangible thing ) disappear or cause to disappear: [ no obj. ] : the concern she'd felt for him had wholly dissipated | [ with obj. ] : he wanted to dissipate his anger. 2 [ with obj. ] squander or fritter away (money, energy, or resources ): he had dissipated his entire fortune. • (usu. be dissipated ) Physics cause (energy ) to be lost, typically by converting it to heat. DERIVATIVES dis si pa tive |-ˌpātiv |adjective, dis si pa tor |-ˌpātər |(also dissipater ) noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin dissipat- ‘scattered, ’ from the verb dissipare, from dis- ‘apart, widely ’ + supare ‘to throw. ’

 

dissipated

dis si pat ed |ˈdisəˌpātid ˈdɪsəˌpeɪdɪd | ▶adjective (of a person or way of life ) overindulging in sensual pleasures: dissipated behavior.

 

dissipation

dis si pa tion |ˌdisəˈpāSHən ˌdɪsəˈpeɪʃən | ▶noun 1 dissipated living: a descent into drunkenness and sexual dissipation. 2 squandering of money, energy, or resources: the dissipation of the country's mineral wealth. • Physics loss of energy, esp. by its conversion into heat. ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘complete disintegration ’): from Latin dissipatio (n- ), from the verb dissipare (see dissipate ).

 

dissociable

dis so ci a ble |diˈsōSHəbəl dɪˈsoʊʃəbəl | ▶adjective able to be dissociated; separable: language and cognition are not dissociable. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from French, from Latin dissociabilis, from dissociare ‘to separate. ’

 

dissociate

dis so ci ate |diˈsōSHēˌāt, -ˈsōsē -dɪˈsoʊʃiˌeɪt dɪˈsoʊsiˌeɪt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 disconnect or separate (used esp. in abstract contexts ): voices should not be dissociated from their social context. • (dissociate oneself from ) declare that one is not connected with or a supporter of (someone or something ): he took pains to dissociate himself from the religious radicals. • (usu. be dissociated ) Psychiatry split off (a component of mental activity ) to act as an independent part of mental life. 2 Chemistry (with reference to a molecule ) to split into separate smaller atoms, ions, or molecules, esp. reversibly: [ with obj. ] : these compounds are dissociated by solar radiation to yield atoms of chlorine. DERIVATIVES dis so ci a tive |-ˌātiv, -SHətiv |adjective ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from Latin dissociat- ‘separated, ’ from the verb dissociare, from dis- (expressing reversal ) + sociare ‘join together ’ (from socius ‘companion ’).

 

dissociated personality

dis so ci at ed per son al i ty ▶noun another term for multiple personality.

 

dissociation

dis so ci a tion |diˌsōsēˈāSHən dɪˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən dɪˌsoʊsiˈeɪʃən | ▶noun the disconnection or separation of something from something else or the state of being disconnected: the dissociation between the executive and the judiciary is the legacy of the Act of Settlement. • Chemistry the splitting of a molecule into smaller molecules, atoms, or ions, esp. by a reversible process. • Psychiatry separation of normally related mental processes, resulting in one group functioning independently from the rest, leading in extreme cases to disorders such as multiple personality.

 

dissociation constant

dis so ci a tion con stant ▶noun Chemistry a quantity expressing the extent to which a particular substance in solution is dissociated into ions, equal to the product of the concentrations of the respective ions divided by the concentration of the undissociated molecule.

 

dissoluble

dis sol u ble |diˈsälyəbəl dəˈsɑljəbəl | ▶adjective able to be dissolved, loosened, or disconnected: permitting divorce would render every marriage dissoluble. DERIVATIVES dis sol u bil i ty |-ˌsälyəˈbilitē |noun ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from Latin dissolubilis, from the verb dissolvere (see dissolve ).

 

dissolute

dis so lute |ˈdisəˌlo͞ot ˈdɪsəˌlut | ▶adjective lax in morals; licentious: a dissolute, drunken, disreputable rogue. DERIVATIVES dis so lute ly adverb, dis so lute ness noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin dissolutus ‘disconnected, loose, ’ from the verb dissolvere (see dissolve ).

 

dissolution

dis so lu tion |ˌdisəˈlo͞oSHən ˌdɪsəˈluʃən | ▶noun 1 the closing down or dismissal of an assembly, partnership, or official body: the dissolution of their marriage | Henry VIII declared the abbey's dissolution in 1540. • technical the action or process of dissolving or being dissolved: minerals susceptible to dissolution. • disintegration; decomposition: the dissolution of the flesh. • formal death. 2 debauched living; dissipation: an advanced state of dissolution. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin dissolutio (n- ), from the verb dissolvere (see dissolve ).

 

dissolution of the monasteries

dis |sol ¦ution of the mon ¦as |ter ¦ies the abolition of monasteries in England and Wales by Henry VIII under two Acts (1536, 1539 ), in order to replenish his treasury by vesting monastic assets in the Crown and to establish royal supremacy in ecclesiastical affairs.

 

dissolve

dis solve |diˈzälv dəˈzɑlv | ▶verb 1 (with reference to a solid ) become or cause to become incorporated into a liquid so as to form a solution: [ no obj. ] : glucose dissolves easily in water | [ with obj. ] : dissolve a bouillon cube in a pint of hot water. • [ no obj. ] (of something abstract, esp. a feeling ) disappear: my courage dissolved. • [ no obj. ] subside uncontrollably into (an expression of strong feelings ): she suddenly dissolved into floods of tears. • [ no obj. ] (in a movie ) change gradually to (a different scene or picture ): dissolve to side view, looking down the street. 2 [ with obj. ] close down or dismiss (an assembly or official body ): the country's president can dissolve parliament under certain circumstances. • annul or put an end to (a partnership or marriage ): it only takes 28 days to dissolve a domestic partnership. ▶noun (in a movie ) an act or instance of moving gradually from one picture to another. DERIVATIVES dis solv a ble adjective, dis solv er noun ORIGIN late Middle English (also in the sense ‘break down into component parts ’): from Latin dissolvere, from dis- ‘apart ’ + solvere ‘loosen or solve. ’

 

dissolvent

dis sol vent |diˈzälvənt dəˈzɑlvənt | ▶noun a substance that dissolves something else. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Latin dissolvent- ‘dissolving, ’ from the verb dissolvere (see dissolve ).

 

dissonance

dis so nance |ˈdisənəns ˈdɪsənəns | ▶noun Music lack of harmony among musical notes: an unusual degree of dissonance for such choral styles | the harsh dissonances give a sound that is quite untypical of the Renaissance. • a tension or clash resulting from the combination of two disharmonious or unsuitable elements: dissonance between campaign rhetoric and personal behavior. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French, from late Latin dissonantia, from Latin dissonant- ‘not agreeing in sound, ’ from the verb dissonare.

 

dissonant

dis so nant |ˈdisənənt ˈdɪsənənt | ▶adjective Music lacking harmony: irregular, dissonant chords. • unsuitable or unusual in combination; clashing: Jackson employs both harmonious and dissonant color choices. DERIVATIVES dis so nant ly adverb ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘clashing ’): from Old French, or from Latin dissonant- ‘being discordant or inharmonious, ’ from the verb dissonare, from dis- ‘apart ’ + sonare ‘to sound. ’

 

dissuade

dis suade |diˈswād dəˈsweɪd | ▶verb [ with obj. ] persuade (someone ) not to take a particular course of action: his friends tried to dissuade him from flying. DERIVATIVES dis suad er noun, dis sua sion |-ˈswāZHən |noun, dis sua sive |-ˈswāsiv |adjective ORIGIN late 15th cent. (in the sense ‘advise against ’): from Latin dissuadere, from dis- (expressing reversal ) + suadere ‘advise, persuade. ’

 

dissyllable

dis syl la ble |dīˈsiləbəl daɪˈsɪləbəl | ▶noun variant spelling of disyllable.

 

dissymmetry

dis sym me try |disˈsimitrē dəsˈsɪmətri | ▶noun ( pl. dissymmetries ) lack of symmetry. • technical the symmetrical relation of mirror images, the left and right hands, or crystals with two corresponding forms. DERIVATIVES dis sym met ric |ˌdis-siˈmetrik |adjective, dis sym met ri cal |ˌdis-siˈmetrikəl |adjective

 

Oxford Dictionary

diss

diss ▶verb & noun variant spelling of dis.

 

dissatisfaction

dis |sat ¦is |fac ¦tion |dɪssatɪsˈfakʃn | ▶noun [ mass noun ] lack of satisfaction: widespread public dissatisfaction with incumbent politicians.

 

dissatisfied

dis |sat ¦is |fied |dɪsˈsatɪsfʌɪd | ▶adjective not content or happy with something: his parents are dissatisfied with the quality of tuition on offer | dissatisfied customers. DERIVATIVES dissatisfiedly adverb

 

dissatisfy

dis |sat ¦isfy |dɪ (s )ˈsatɪsfʌɪ | ▶verb ( dissatisfies, dissatisfying, dissatisfied ) [ with obj. ] fail to satisfy (someone ): what is it about these words that dissatisfies you?

 

dissaving

dis |sav ¦ing ▶noun [ mass noun ] chiefly N. Amer. the action of spending more than one has earned in a given period. • (dissavings ) the excess amount spent. DERIVATIVES dissaver noun

 

dissect

dissect |dʌɪˈsɛkt, dɪ -| ▶verb [ with obj. ] methodically cut up (a body or plant ) in order to study its internal parts. • analyse (a text or idea ) in minute detail: he dissected the Prime Minister's statement and revealed the truth behind it. DERIVATIVES dissector noun ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Latin dissect- ‘cut up ’, from the verb dissecare, from dis- ‘apart ’ + secare ‘to cut ’.

 

dissected

dis |sect ¦ed |dʌɪˈsɛktɪd, dɪ -| ▶adjective 1 having been cut up for anatomical study. 2 having a divided form or structure, in particular: • Botany (of a leaf ) divided into many deep lobes. • Geology (of a plateau or upland ) divided by a number of deep valleys.

 

dissection

dis |sec ¦tion |dɪˈsɛkʃn | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the action of dissecting a body or plant to study its internal parts: the dissection of animals for scientific research. • very detailed analysis of a text or idea: this dissection of modern relationships.

 

dissemble

dissemble |dɪˈsɛmb (ə )l | ▶verb [ no obj. ] conceal or disguise one's true feelings or beliefs: an honest, sincere person with no need to dissemble. • [ with obj. ] disguise or conceal (a feeling or intention ): she smiled, dissembling her true emotion. DERIVATIVES dissemblance noun, dissembler noun ORIGIN late Middle English: alteration (suggested by semblance ) of obsolete dissimule, via Old French from Latin dissimulare ‘disguise, conceal ’.

 

disseminate

disseminate |dɪˈsɛmɪneɪt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] spread (something, especially information ) widely: health authorities should foster good practice by disseminating information. • (usu. as adj. disseminated ) spread throughout an organ or the body: disseminated colonic cancer. DERIVATIVES disseminator noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin disseminat- ‘scattered ’, from the verb disseminare, from dis- ‘abroad ’ + semen, semin- ‘seed ’.

 

disseminated sclerosis

dis |sem ¦in |ated scler |osis ▶noun see sclerosis.

 

dissemination

dissemination |dɪˌsɛmɪˈneɪʃn | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the act of spreading something, especially information, widely; circulation: dissemination of public information.

 

disseminule

disseminule |dɪˈsɛmɪnjuːl | ▶noun Botany a part of a plant that serves to propagate it, such as a seed or a fruit. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: formed irregularly from dissemination (see disseminate ) + -ule .

 

dissension

dissension |dɪˈsɛnʃ (ə )n | ▶noun [ mass noun ] disagreement that leads to discord: this manoeuvre caused dissension within feminist ranks | [ count noun ] : the mill was the cause of a dissension in 1620. ORIGIN Middle English: via Old French from Latin dissensio (n- ), from the verb dissentire (see dissent ).

 

dissensus

dissensus |dɪˈsɛnsəs | ▶noun [ mass noun ] widespread dissent: the ‘shame ’ attached to being held responsible for social dissensus. ORIGIN 1960s: from dis- (expressing reversal ) + a shortened form of consensus, or from Latin dissensus ‘disagreement ’.

 

dissent

dissent |dɪˈsɛnt | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the holding or expression of opinions at variance with those commonly or officially held: there was no dissent from this view. • (also Dissent ) refusal to accept the doctrines of an established or orthodox Church; nonconformity. • (in sport ) the offence of expressing disagreement with the referee's decision: he was sent off for dissent. • [ count noun ] US a statement by a judge giving reasons as to why he or she disagrees with a decision made by the other judges in a court case. ▶verb [ no obj. ] hold or express opinions that are at variance with those commonly or officially held: two members dissented from the majority | (as adj. dissenting ) : there were a couple of dissenting voices. • disagree with the doctrine of an established or orthodox Church. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin dissentire ‘differ in sentiment ’.

 

dissenter

dis |sent ¦er |dɪˈsɛntə | ▶noun a person who dissents. • ( Dissenter ) Brit. historical a member of a non-established Church; a Nonconformist.

 

dissentient

dissentient |dɪˈsɛnʃɪənt, -ʃ (ə )nt | ▶adjective in opposition to a majority or official opinion: dissentient voices were castigated as ‘hopeless bureaucrats ’. ▶noun a person who opposes a majority or official opinion. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Latin dissentient- ‘differing in opinion ’, from the verb dissentire.

 

dissepiment

dissepiment |dɪˈsɛpɪm (ə )nt | ▶noun Botany & Zoology a partition in a part or organ; a septum. ORIGIN early 18th cent.: from Latin dissaepimentum, from dissaepire ‘make separate ’, from dis- (expressing separation ) + saepire ‘divide by a hedge ’.

 

dissertation

dissertation |ˌdɪsəˈteɪʃ (ə )n | ▶noun a long essay on a particular subject, especially one written for a university degree or diploma. DERIVATIVES dissertational adjective ORIGIN early 17th cent. (in the sense ‘discussion, debate ’): from Latin dissertatio (n- ), from dissertare ‘continue to discuss ’, from disserere ‘examine, discuss ’.

 

disservice

dis |ser ¦vice |dɪ (s )ˈsəːvɪs | ▶noun [ usu. in sing. ] a harmful action: you have done a disservice to the African people by ignoring this fact.

 

dissever

dissever |dɪ (s )ˈsɛvə | ▶verb [ with obj. ] rare divide or sever (something ): a European tradition which had not been willing to dissever reason from the law of nature. DERIVATIVES disseverance noun, disseverment noun ORIGIN Middle English (in the sense ‘separate ’): from Old French dessevrer, from late Latin disseparare, from dis- (expressing intensive force ) + Latin separare ‘to separate ’.

 

dissidence

dissidence |ˈdɪsɪd (ə )ns | ▶noun [ mass noun ] protest against official policy. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Latin dissidentia, from dissident- ‘sitting apart ’ (see dissident ).

 

dissident

dissident |ˈdɪsɪd (ə )nt | ▶noun a person who opposes official policy, especially that of an authoritarian state. ▶adjective in opposition to official policy: the measure was supported by dissident Tories. ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘differing in opinion or character ’): from Latin dissident- ‘sitting apart, disagreeing ’, from dis- ‘apart ’ + sedere ‘sit ’.

 

dissimilar

dis |simi ¦lar |dɪˈsɪmɪlə | ▶adjective not the same; different: a collection of dissimilar nations lacking overall homogeneity | the pleasures of the romance novel are not dissimilar from those of the chocolate bar. DERIVATIVES dissimilarly adverb ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from dis- (expressing reversal ) + similar, on the pattern of Latin dissimilis, French dissimilaire.

 

dissimilarity

dis |simi ¦lar |ity |ˌdɪsɪmɪˈlarɪti | ▶noun difference; variance: the similarity or dissimilarity between humans and other animals.

 

dissimilate

dissimilate |dɪˈsɪmɪleɪt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] Linguistics change (a sound or sounds in a word ) to another when the word originally had identical sounds near each other (e.g. in taper, which derives from papyrus, the p is dissimilated to t ). • [ no obj. ] (of a sound ) undergo the process of dissimilation: the first ‘r ’ dissimilates to ‘l ’. DERIVATIVES dissimilation noun, dissimilatory |dɪˈsɪmɪlət (ə )ri |adjective ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from dis- (expressing reversal ) + Latin similis ‘like, similar ’, on the pattern of assimilate .

 

dissimilitude

dissimilitude |ˌdɪsɪˈmɪlɪtjuːd | ▶noun [ mass noun ] formal dissimilarity or diversity. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin dissimilitudo, from dissimilis ‘unlike ’, from dis- (expressing reversal ) + similis ‘like, similar ’.

 

dissimulate

dissimulate |dɪˈsɪmjʊleɪt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] conceal or disguise (one's thoughts, feelings, or character ): a country gentleman who dissimulates his wealth beneath ragged pullovers | [ no obj. ] : now that they have power, they no longer need to dissimulate. DERIVATIVES dissimulator noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin dissimulat- ‘hidden, concealed ’, from the verb dissimulare.

 

dissimulation

dissimulation |dɪˌsɪmjʊˈleɪʃ (ə )n | ▶noun [ mass noun ] concealment of one's thoughts, feelings, or character; pretence: an attempt at dissimulation.

 

dissipate

dissipate |ˈdɪsɪpeɪt | ▶verb 1 (with reference to a feeling or emotion ) disappear or cause to disappear: [ no obj. ] : the concern she'd felt for him had wholly dissipated | [ with obj. ] : he wanted to dissipate his anger. • disperse or scatter: the cloud of smoke dissipated. 2 [ with obj. ] waste or fritter away (money, energy, or resources ). • Physics cause (energy ) to be lost through its conversion to heat. DERIVATIVES dissipative adjective, dissipator (also dissipater ) noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin dissipat- ‘scattered ’, from the verb dissipare, from dis- ‘apart, widely ’ + supare ‘to throw ’.

 

dissipated

dis ¦si |pated |ˈdɪsɪpeɪtɪd | ▶adjective (of a person or way of life ) overindulging in sensual pleasures: dissipated behaviour.

 

dissipation

dis ¦si |pa ¦tion |dɪsɪˈpeɪʃ (ə )n | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 dissipated living: a descent into drunkenness and sexual dissipation. 2 the squandering of money, energy, or resources: the dissipation of the country's mineral wealth. • Physics loss of energy through its conversion into heat. ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘complete disintegration ’): from Latin dissipatio (n- ), from the verb dissipare (see dissipate ).

 

dissociable

dis ¦soci |able |dɪˈsəʊʃɪəb (ə )l, -sɪ -| ▶adjective able to be dissociated; separable: language and cognition are not dissociable. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from French, from Latin dissociabilis, from dissociare ‘to separate ’.

 

dissociate

dissociate |dɪˈsəʊʃɪeɪt, -sɪ -| ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 (especially in abstract contexts ) disconnect or separate: the word ‘spiritual ’ has become for many dissociated from religion. • (dissociate oneself from ) declare that one is not connected with or a supporter of (someone or something ): he took pains to dissociate himself from the religious radicals. • Psychiatry split off (a component of mental activity ) to act as an independent part of mental life. 2 Chemistry (with reference to a molecule ) split into separate smaller atoms, ions, or molecules, especially reversibly: [ with obj. ] : these compounds are dissociated by solar radiation to yield atoms of chlorine. DERIVATIVES dissociative |-ətɪv |adjective ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from Latin dissociat- ‘separated ’, from the verb dissociare, from dis- (expressing reversal ) + sociare ‘join together ’ (from socius ‘companion ’).

 

dissociated personality

dis |soci |ated per ¦son |al ¦ity ▶noun another term for multiple-personality disorder.

 

dissociation

dissociation |dɪˌsəʊʃɪˈeɪʃ (ə )n, -sɪ -| ▶noun [ mass noun ] the action of disconnecting or separating or the state of being disconnected: we in the West honour a long-standing dissociation between church and state. • Chemistry the splitting of a molecule into smaller molecules, atoms, or ions, especially by a reversible process. • Psychiatry separation of normally related mental processes, resulting in one group functioning independently from the rest, leading in extreme cases to disorders such as multiple personality: [ count noun ] : the dissociations that one can observe in neuropsychological patients.

 

dissociation constant

dis |soci |ation con |stant ▶noun Chemistry a quantity expressing the extent to which a particular substance in solution is dissociated into ions, equal to the product of the concentrations of the respective ions divided by the concentration of the undissociated molecule.

 

dissoluble

dis |sol ¦uble |dɪˈsɒljʊb (ə )l | ▶adjective able to be dissolved, loosened, or disconnected: permitting divorce would render every marriage dissoluble. DERIVATIVES dissolubility |-ˈbɪlɪti |noun ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from Latin dissolubilis, from the verb dissolvere (see dissolve ).

 

dissolute

dissolute |ˈdɪsəluːt | ▶adjective (of a person or a way of life ) overindulging in sensual pleasures: unfortunately, his heir was feckless and dissolute. DERIVATIVES dissolutely adverb, dissoluteness noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin dissolutus ‘disconnected, loose ’, from the verb dissolvere (see dissolve ).

 

dissolution

dis |sol ¦ution |dɪsəˈluːʃ (ə )n | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 the action of formally ending or dismissing an assembly, partnership, or official body: the dissolution of their marriage | [ count noun ] : the Prime Minister asked the queen for a dissolution of Parliament. • technical the action or process of dissolving or being dissolved: minerals susceptible to dissolution. • disintegration; decomposition: the dissolution of the flesh. • archaic death. 2 debauched living; dissipation: an advanced state of dissolution. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin dissolutio (n- ), from the verb dissolvere (see dissolve ).

 

dissolution of the monasteries

dis |sol ¦ution of the mon ¦as |ter ¦ies the abolition of monasteries in England and Wales by Henry VIII under two Acts (1536, 1539 ), in order to replenish his treasury by vesting monastic assets in the Crown and to establish royal supremacy in ecclesiastical affairs.

 

dissolve

dis |solve |dɪˈzɒlv | ▶verb 1 (with reference to a solid ) become or cause to become incorporated into a liquid so as to form a solution: [ no obj. ] : glucose dissolves easily in water | [ with obj. ] : dissolve a stock cube in a pint of hot water. • [ no obj. ] disappear: my courage dissolved. • [ no obj. ] (dissolve into /in ) subside uncontrollably into (an expression of strong feelings ): she suddenly dissolved into floods of tears. • [ no obj. ] (dissolve into /to ) (of an image or scene in a film ) change gradually to (another ): the scene dissolves into a series of shots of the Morgan family. 2 [ with obj. ] close down or dismiss (an assembly or official body ). • annul or end (a partnership or marriage ). ▶noun an act or instance of moving gradually from one image or scene in a film to another. DERIVATIVES dissolvable adjective ORIGIN late Middle English (also in the sense ‘break down into component parts ’): from Latin dissolvere, from dis- ‘apart ’ + solvere ‘loosen or solve ’.

 

dissolvent

dis |solv |ent |dɪˈzɒlv (ə )nt | ▶noun a substance that dissolves something else: the experience of death could strengthen family ties, rather than act as a dissolvent. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Latin dissolvent- ‘dissolving ’, from the verb dissolvere (see dissolve ).

 

dissonance

dissonance |ˈdɪs (ə )nəns | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Music lack of harmony among musical notes: an unusual degree of dissonance for such choral styles | [ count noun ] : a session full of jangling dissonances. • lack of agreement or harmony between people or things: the party faithful might be willing to put up with such dissonance among their candidates. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French, from late Latin dissonantia, from Latin dissonant- ‘disagreeing in sound ’, from the verb dissonare.

 

dissonant

dis |son ¦ant |ˈdɪs (ə )nənt | ▶adjective Music lacking harmony: irregular, dissonant chords. • unsuitable or unusual in combination; clashing: Jackson employs both harmonious and dissonant colour choices. DERIVATIVES dissonantly adverb ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘clashing ’): from Old French, or from Latin dissonant- ‘being discordant ’, from the verb dissonare, from dis- ‘apart ’ + sonare ‘to sound ’.

 

dissuade

dissuade |dɪˈsweɪd | ▶verb [ with obj. ] persuade (someone ) not to take a particular course of action: his friends tried to dissuade him from flying. DERIVATIVES dissuader noun, dissuasion |-ˈsweɪʒ (ə )n |noun, dissuasive |-ˈsweɪsɪv |adjective ORIGIN late 15th cent. (in the sense ‘advise against ’): from Latin dissuadere, from dis- (expressing reversal ) + suadere ‘advise, persuade ’.

 

dissyllable

dissyllable |dɪˈsɪləb (ə )l | ▶noun variant spelling of disyllable.

 

dissymmetry

dis |sym |metry |dɪˈsɪmɪtri | ▶noun ( pl. dissymmetries ) [ mass noun ] lack of symmetry. • technical the symmetrical relation of mirror images, the left and right hands, or crystals with two corresponding forms. DERIVATIVES dissymmetric adjective, dissymmetrical |-ˈmɛtrɪk (ə )l |adjective

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

dissatisfaction

dissatisfaction noun widespread dissatisfaction with the new law: discontent, discontentment, disaffection, disquiet, unhappiness, malaise, disgruntlement, vexation, annoyance, irritation, anger; disapproval, disapprobation, disfavor, displeasure.

 

dissatisfied

dissatisfied adjective no one could handle a dissatisfied customer better than Angie: discontented, malcontent, unsatisfied, disappointed, disaffected, unhappy, displeased; disgruntled, aggrieved, vexed, annoyed, irritated, angry, exasperated, fed up. ANTONYMS contented.

 

dissect

dissect verb 1 the body was dissected: anatomize, cut up /open, dismember; vivisect. 2 the text of the gospels was dissected: analyze, examine, study, scrutinize, pore over, investigate, go over with a fine-tooth comb.

 

dissection

dissection noun 1 the dissection of corpses: cutting up /open, dismemberment; autopsy, postmortem, necropsy, anatomy, vivisection. 2 a thorough dissection of their policies: analysis, examination, study, scrutiny, investigation; evaluation, assessment.

 

dissemble

dissemble verb she's being honest and has no need to dissemble: dissimulate, pretend, feign, act, masquerade, sham, fake, bluff, posture, hide one's feelings, put on a false front.

 

dissembler

dissembler noun he was a born showman and dissembler: liar, dissimulator; impostor, humbug, bluffer, fraud, actor, hoaxer, charlatan. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD See quack . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

disseminate

disseminate verb much of our funding is used to disseminate information where it is most needed: spread, circulate, distribute, disperse, promulgate, propagate, publicize, communicate, pass on, put about, make known. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD See scatter . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

dissension

dissension noun there was dissension within the cabinet: disagreement, difference of opinion, dispute, dissent, conflict, friction, strife, discord, antagonism, infighting; argument, debate, controversy, disputation, contention.

 

dissent

dissent verb two members dissented: differ, disagree, demur, fail to agree, be at variance /odds, take issue; decline /refuse to support, protest, object, dispute, challenge, quibble. ANTONYMS agree, accept. ▶noun murmurs of dissent: disagreement, difference of opinion, argument, dispute; disapproval, objection, protest, opposition, defiance; conflict, friction, strife, infighting. ANTONYMS agreement.

 

dissenter

dissenter noun a chorus of criticism from dissenters: dissident, objector, protester, disputant; rebel, renegade, maverick, independent; apostate, heretic.

 

dissertation

dissertation noun a dissertation on Hungarian folk music: essay, thesis, treatise, paper, study, discourse, disquisition, tract, monograph.

 

disservice

disservice noun the posting of inaccurate information does a great disservice to the patrons: unkindness, bad turn, ill turn, disfavor; injury, harm, hurt, damage, wrong, injustice. ANTONYMS favor.

 

dissidence

dissidence noun dissidence within his own party lost him the election: disagreement, dissent, discord, discontent; opposition, resistance, protest, sedition.

 

dissident

dissident noun a jailed dissident: dissenter, objector, protester; rebel, revolutionary, recusant, subversive, agitator, insurgent, insurrectionist, refusenik. ANTONYMS conformist. ▶adjective dissident intellectuals: dissenting, disagreeing; opposing, objecting, protesting, rebellious, rebelling, revolutionary, recusant, nonconformist, dissentient. ANTONYMS conforming.

 

dissimilar

dissimilar adjective families of dissimilar backgrounds: different, differing, unalike, variant, varying, diverse, divergent, heterogeneous, disparate, unrelated, distinct, contrasting; literary divers. WORD TOOLKIT See divergent . Word Toolkits illustrate the difference between close synonyms by means of words typically used with them.

 

dissimilarity

dissimilarity noun the enzymes' structural dissimilarity: difference (s ), variance, diversity, heterogeneity, disparateness, disparity, distinctness, contrast, nonuniformity, divergence.

 

dissimulate

dissimulate verb she had learned the power of dissimulating to get what she wanted: pretend, deceive, feign, act, dissemble, masquerade, pose, posture, sham, fake, bluff, hide one's feelings, be dishonest, put on a false front, lie.

 

dissimulation

dissimulation noun he was capable of great dissimulation and hypocrisy: pretense, dissembling, deceit, dishonesty, duplicity, lying, guile, subterfuge, feigning, shamming, faking, bluff, bluffing, posturing, hypocrisy.

 

dissipate

dissipate verb 1 his anger dissipated: disappear, vanish, evaporate, dissolve, melt away, melt into thin air, be dispelled; disperse, scatter; literary evanesce. 2 he dissipated his fortune: squander, fritter (away ), misspend, waste, be prodigal with, spend recklessly /freely, spend like water; expend, use up, consume, run through, go through (like water ); informal blow, splurge. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD See scatter . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

dissipated

dissipated adjective it was in college that he became a dissipated young man: dissolute, debauched, decadent, intemperate, profligate, self-indulgent, wild, depraved; licentious, promiscuous; drunken. ANTONYMS ascetic.

 

dissipation

dissipation noun 1 drunken dissipation: debauchery, decadence, dissoluteness, dissolution, intemperance, excess, profligacy, self-indulgence, wildness; depravity, degeneracy; licentiousness, promiscuity; drunkenness. ANTONYMS asceticism. 2 the dissipation of our mineral wealth: squandering, frittering (away ), waste, misspending; expenditure, draining, depletion. ANTONYMS preservation, accumulation.

 

dissociate

dissociate verb the word “spiritual ” has become dissociated from religion: separate, detach, disconnect, sever, cut off, divorce; isolate, alienate, disassociate. ANTONYMS relate. PHRASES dissociate oneself from 1 he dissociated himself from the Catholic Church: break away from, end relations with, sever connections with; withdraw from, quit, leave, disaffiliate from, resign from, pull out of, drop out of, defect from. 2 he dissociated himself from the statement: disown, reject, disagree with, distance oneself from.

 

dissociation

dissociation noun the dissociation of behavior from consciousness: separation, disconnection, detachment, severance, divorce, split; segregation, division; literary sundering. ANTONYMS union.

 

dissolute

dissolute adjective the problems of dissolute teens have become epidemic: dissipated, debauched, decadent, intemperate, profligate, self-indulgent, wild, depraved; licentious, promiscuous; drunken. ANTONYMS ascetic.

 

dissolution

dissolution noun 1 the dissolution of the legislative session: cessation, conclusion, end, ending, termination, winding up /down, discontinuation, suspension, disbanding; prorogation, recess. 2 technical the dissolution of a polymer in a solvent: dissolving, liquefaction, melting, deliquescence; breaking up, decomposition, disintegration. 3 the dissolution of the empire: disintegration, breaking up; decay, collapse, demise, extinction. 4 a life of dissolution. See dissipation (sense 1 ).

 

dissolve

dissolve verb 1 sugar dissolves in water: go into solution, break down; liquefy, deliquesce, disintegrate. 2 his hopes dissolved: disappear, vanish, melt away, evaporate, disperse, dissipate, disintegrate; dwindle, fade (away ), wither; literary evanesce. 3 the crowd dissolved: disperse, disband, break up, scatter, go in different directions. 4 the assembly was dissolved: disband, disestablish, bring to an end, end, terminate, discontinue, close down, wind up /down, suspend; prorogue, adjourn. 5 their marriage was dissolved: annul, nullify, void, invalidate, overturn, revoke. PHRASES dissolve into /in she dissolved into tears: burst into, break (down ) into, be overcome with.

 

dissonant

dissonant adjective 1 dissonant sounds: inharmonious, discordant, unmelodious, atonal, off-key, cacophonous. ANTONYMS harmonious. 2 dissonant colors: incongruous, anomalous, clashing, inharmonious; disparate, different, dissimilar. ANTONYMS congruous, complementary.

 

dissuade

dissuade verb his colleagues did nothing to dissuade him from quitting: discourage from, deter from, prevent from, divert from, stop from; talk out of, persuade against, advise against, argue out of. ANTONYMS encourage.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

dissatisfaction

dissatisfaction noun polls revealed widespread dissatisfaction with the new law: discontent, discontentment, disappointment, disaffection, disquiet, unhappiness, malaise, disgruntlement, frustration, vexation, annoyance, irritation, anger, exasperation, resentment; restlessness, restiveness; disapproval, disapprobation, disfavour, displeasure, grievance, disregard, disgust; regret, chagrin, dismay; German Weltschmerz. ANTONYMS satisfaction.

 

dissatisfied

dissatisfied adjective the radical wing was dissatisfied with these policies | a dissatisfied customer: discontented, malcontent, unsatisfied, disappointed, disaffected, disquieted, unhappy; disgruntled, aggrieved, frustrated, vexed, annoyed, irritated, angry, angered, exasperated, fed up, resentful; restless, restive, disapproving, displeased, unfulfilled, regretful; informal cheesed off, brassed off, browned off; vulgar slang pissed off. ANTONYMS satisfied, contented.

 

dissatisfy

dissatisfy verb what is it about this wording that dissatisfies you? displease, fail to satisfy, give cause for complaint, not be good enough; disappoint, let down; disquiet, disgruntle, aggrieve, frustrate, vex, annoy, irritate, put out, anger, exasperate. ANTONYMS satisfy.

 

dissect

dissect verb 1 the body was dissected in the infirmary: anatomize, cut up, cut /lay open, dismember; vivisect. 2 as the text of the gospels was dissected, some parts came to look earlier than others: analyse, examine, study, inspect, scrutinize, probe, explore, pore over, investigate, sift, delve into, go over with a fine-tooth comb; break down, take apart, deconstruct.

 

dissection

dissection noun 1 the dissection of corpses: cutting up, cutting open, dismemberment; autopsy, post-mortem, necropsy, anatomy, vivisection, zootomy. 2 a thorough dissection of the government's industrial policies: analysis, examination, study, inspection, scrutiny, scrutinization, probe, probing, exploration, investigation, enquiry; evaluation, assessment, criticism; breakdown, deconstruction.

 

dissemble

dissemble verb she is an honest, sincere person who has no need to dissemble: dissimulate, pretend, deceive, feign, act, masquerade, sham, fake, bluff, counterfeit, pose, posture, hide one's feelings, be dishonest, put on a false front, lie; cover up, conceal, disguise, hide, mask, veil, shroud.

 

dissembler

dissembler noun he was a born showman and dissembler: liar, dissimulator, deceiver, deluder; humbug, bluffer, fraud, hoodwinker, impostor, actor, faker, hoaxer, charlatan, cheat, cheater.

 

disseminate

disseminate verb health authorities should foster good practice by disseminating information: spread, circulate, distribute, disperse, diffuse, proclaim, promulgate, propagate, publicize, communicate, pass on, make known, put about; dissipate, scatter; broadcast, put on the air /airwaves, publish; herald, trumpet; literary bruit abroad /about.

 

dissemination

dissemination noun the collection and dissemination of information: spreading, circulation, distribution, dispersal, diffusion; proclamation, promulgation, propagation, publicizing, communication, passing on, making known, putting about; dissipation, scattering; broadcasting, relaying, transmission, putting on the air /airwaves, publishing, publication.

 

dissension

dissension noun there was dissension within the Cabinet over these policies: disagreement, difference of opinion, dispute, dissent, variance, conflict, friction, strife, discord, discordance, discordancy, disunion, disaffection, rivalry, antagonism; argument, debate, controversy, disputation, contention, quarrelling, wrangling, bickering, squabbling, falling-out. ANTONYMS agreement; harmony.

 

dissent

dissent verb we do not dissent from the points that have been made: differ, demur, diverge; disagree with, fail to agree with, express disagreement with, be at variance /odds with, argue with, take issue with; decline /refuse to support, not ratify, protest against, object to, dispute, challenge, quibble over; reject, repudiate, renounce, abjure. ANTONYMS assent, agree, accept. ▶noun there were murmurs of dissent from the opposition benches: disagreement, lack of agreement, difference of opinion, argument, dispute, demur; disapproval, objection, protest, opposition, defiance, insubordination; conflict, friction, strife; arguing, quarrelling, wrangling, bickering. ANTONYMS agreement, acceptance.

 

dissenter

dissenter noun 1 there was a chorus of criticism from dissenters within the party: dissident, dissentient, objector, protester, disputant; rebel, revolutionary, renegade, maverick, independent; apostate, heretic. 2 (Dissenter ) liberty of conscience for Dissenters: Nonconformist, Protestant, freethinker, recusant; Puritan; Baptist, Methodist, Quaker, Calvinist, Lutheran; N. Amer. Mennonite; historical Anabaptist.

 

dissentient

dissentient adjective there were some dissentient voices: dissenting, dissident, disagreeing, differing, discordant, contradicting, contrary, negative, anti-; opposing, opposed, objecting, protesting, complaining, rebellious, rebelling, revolutionary; nonconformist, non-compliant, unorthodox, recusant, heterodox, heretical; formal gainsaying. ▶noun See dissenter (sense 1 ).

 

dissertation

dissertation noun a dissertation on the novels of the Brontë sisters: essay, thesis, treatise, paper, study, composition, discourse, disquisition, tract, monograph; critique, exposition, criticism, appraisal, assessment, discussion.

 

disservice

disservice noun not checking your headlines does your readers a disservice: unkindness, bad turn, ill turn, disfavour, mischief; injury, harm, hurt, damage, offence; wrong, injustice; informal kick in the teeth. ANTONYMS favour.

 

dissidence

dissidence noun the chairman was faced by dissidence within his own party: disagreement, dissent, disaccord, discord, discontent, disapproval; opposition, resistance, protest, insurrection, rebellion, sedition. ANTONYMS agreement, acceptance.

 

dissident

dissident noun a dissident who had been jailed by the regime: dissenter, objector, protester, disputant; freethinker, nonconformist, independent thinker; rebel, revolutionary, recusant, renegade; subversive, agitator, insurgent, insurrectionist, insurrectionary, mutineer; informal refusenik. ANTONYMS conformist. ▶adjective a demonstration coordinated by dissident intellectuals and workers: dissentient, dissenting, disagreeing; opposing, opposed, opposition, objecting, protesting, complaining; rebellious, rebelling, revolutionary, recusant; nonconformist, non-compliant. ANTONYMS conforming.

 

dissimilar

dissimilar adjective contact between dissimilar cultures: different, differing, unlike, unalike, varying, variant, various, diverse, heterogeneous, disparate, unrelated, distinct, contrasting, contradictory, poles apart; divergent, mismatched, inconsistent; informal like chalk and cheese; literary divers, myriad; rare contrastive. ANTONYMS similar. WORD TOOLKIT dissimilar See divergent . Word Toolkits illustrate the difference between close synonyms by means of words typically used with them.

 

dissimilarity

dissimilarity noun the enzymes' structural dissimilarity: difference (s ), dissimilitude, variance, variation, diversity, heterogeneity, disparateness, disparity, distinctness, distinction, contrast, non-uniformity, incomparability, incongruity, polarity; divergence, deviation; unrelatedness, inconsistency, discrepancy; rare unlikeness. ANTONYMS similarity.

 

dissimilitude

dissimilitude noun people are often drawn together by their very dissimilitude. See dissimilarity.

 

dissimulate

dissimulate verb now they have power, they no longer need to dissimulate: pretend, deceive, feign, act, dissemble, masquerade, pose, posture, sham, fake, bluff, counterfeit, go through the motions, hide one's feelings, be dishonest, put on a false front, lie.

 

dissimulation

dissimulation noun he was capable of great dissimulation and hypocrisy: pretence, dissembling, misrepresentation, deceit, dishonesty, duplicity, lying, guile, subterfuge, feigning, falsification, shamming, faking, bluff, bluffing, counterfeiting, posturing, hypocrisy, double-dealing; concealment, concealing, masking, disguising, hiding, veiling, shrouding; Irish informal codology; informal kidology.

 

dissipate

dissipate verb 1 his anger had dissipated | the queue dissipated: disappear, vanish, evaporate, dissolve, melt away, melt into thin air, be dispelled, dematerialize; disperse, scatter; drive away, dispel, banish; quell, allay, check; literary evanesce. ANTONYMS grow, develop. 2 he had dissipated his fortune: squander, fritter (away ), misspend, waste, throw away, make poor use of, be prodigal with; spend recklessly /freely, lavish, expend, spend like water, throw around like confetti; exhaust, drain, deplete, burn (up ), use up, consume, run through, go through, lose; informal blow, splurge, pour /throw down the drain, spend money as if it grows on trees, spend money as if there were no tomorrow, spend money as if it were going out of style /fashion; Brit. informal blue; vulgar slang piss away. ANTONYMS save. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD dissipate, disperse, scatter See scatter . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

dissipated

dissipated adjective the new heir was a dissipated youth: dissolute, debauched, decadent, intemperate, immoderate, profligate, abandoned, self-indulgent, wild, unrestrained; depraved, degenerate, corrupt, sinful, immoral, impure; rakish, louche; licentious, promiscuous, lecherous, libertine, wanton, lustful, libidinous, lewd, unchaste, loose; drunken. ANTONYMS ascetic.

 

dissipation

dissipation noun 1 a day of drunken dissipation: debauchery, decadence, dissoluteness, dissolution, intemperance, immoderation, excess, profligacy, abandonment, self-indulgence, wildness; depravity, degeneracy, corruption, sinfulness, immorality, vice, impurity; rakishness; licentiousness, promiscuity, lecherousness, lechery, libertinism, libertinage, wantonness, lustfulness, libidinousness, lewdness; drunkenness. ANTONYMS asceticism, restraint. 2 concern was expressed about the dissipation of the country's mineral wealth: squandering, frittering (away ), waste, misspending; expenditure, wild spending, draining, depletion, losing, loss. ANTONYMS saving, preservation.

 

dissociate

dissociate verb the word ‘spiritual ’ has become dissociated from religion: separate, detach, disconnect, sever, cut off, divorce, set apart, segregate, distinguish; isolate, alienate. ANTONYMS relate, connect. PHRASES dissociate oneself from 1 he dissociated himself from the Church of England: break away from, break off relations with, end relations with, sever connections with; withdraw from, delink from, quit, leave, disaffiliate from, resign from, pull out of, drop out of, have nothing more to do with, part company with, defect, desert, secede from, take one's leave of, become estranged from. ANTONYMS join. 2 the French president dissociated himself from the statement: denounce, disown, reject, condemn, disagree with, wash one's hands of, distance oneself from. ANTONYMS endorse, support.

 

dissociation

dissociation noun there can be a dissociation of behaviour from consciousness: separation, disconnection, detachment, severance, divorce, uncoupling, split, setting apart; segregation, distinction, division; isolation, alienation, distancing; literary sundering; rare disseverment. ANTONYMS association, union.

 

dissolute

dissolute adjective a dissolute, disreputable rogue: dissipated, debauched, decadent, intemperate, profligate, abandoned, self-indulgent, rakish, louche, licentious, promiscuous, lecherous, libertine, wanton, lustful, libidinous, lewd, unchaste, loose; wild, unrestrained, depraved, degenerate, corrupt, sinful, immoral, impure; drunken. ANTONYMS ascetic.

 

dissolution

dissolution noun 1 the dissolution of parliament | he called for the dissolution of the secret police: cessation, conclusion, end, ending, finish, termination, break-up, split-up, winding up /down, discontinuation, suspension; disbandment, disbanding, disestablishment, disunion, separation, dispersal, scattering; prorogation, recess. 2 technical the dissolution of a polymer in a solvent: dissolving, liquefaction, melting, deliquescence; breaking up, separation, resolution, decomposition, disintegration. 3 the slow dissolution of the Ottoman empire: disintegration, breaking up, fragmenting; decay, collapse, death, demise, extinction; destruction, ruin, overthrow. 4 the corruption and dissolution of this moribund society. See dissipation (sense 1 ).

 

dissolve

dissolve verb 1 heat the water until the sugar dissolves: go into solution, become a solution, break down; liquefy, melt, deliquesce; disintegrate, diffuse; technical solvate. ANTONYMS condense. 2 his hopes dissolved: disappear, vanish, melt away, evaporate, disperse, dissipate, disintegrate; dwindle, fade (away ), fall away, subside, ebb, wane, peter out, fizzle out, crumble, decompose, wilt, wither; perish, die, be destroyed, cease to exist, come to an end, pass away, evanesce. ANTONYMS appear. 3 the crowd had dissolved: disperse, disband, break up, split up, separate, scatter, go their separate ways, go in different directions, disjoin. ANTONYMS join together. 4 the National Assembly was dissolved after a coup: disband, disestablish, dismiss; bring to an end, end, terminate, finish, cease, conclude, discontinue, break up, split up, close down, wind up /down, suspend; prorogue, adjourn; scrap, abolish, do away with, get rid of. ANTONYMS establish. 5 the marriage was dissolved in 1985: annul, nullify, void; cancel, invalidate, overturn, repeal, rescind, revoke; divorce. PHRASES dissolve into /in a timid child who was always the first to dissolve into tears: burst into, break into, collapse into, break down into; be overcome with; informal crack up.

 

dissonance

dissonance noun 1 there is hardly any dissonance on this album: inharmoniousness, discordance, unmelodiousness, atonality, cacophony; harshness, stridency, grating, jarring. ANTONYMS harmony. 2 there is dissonance between the form and content: incongruity, disparity, discrepancy, disagreement, tension; difference, dissimilarity, variance, inconsistency; contradiction, clash. ANTONYMS harmony; similarity.

 

dissonant

dissonant adjective 1 dissonant sounds: inharmonious, disharmonious, discordant, unmelodious, atonal, tuneless, off-key, cacophonous; harsh, strident, grating, jarring. ANTONYMS harmonious. 2 Jackson employs both harmonious and dissonant colour choices: incongruous, anomalous, irreconcilable, discrepant, disagreeing, clashing; disparate, different, dissimilar, inconsistent, incompatible, contradictory. ANTONYMS harmonious, similar.

 

dissuade

dissuade verb I tried to dissuade him from telling that story: discourage, deter, prevent, disincline, turn aside, divert, sidetrack; talk out of, persuade against, persuade not to, argue out of, put off, stop, scare off, warn off; advise against, urge against, advise /urge not to, caution against, expostulate against; rare dehort. ANTONYMS persuade, encourage. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD dissuade, discourage, deter See discourage . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

Duden Dictionary

Diss

Diss Substantiv, feminin Jargon , die |D i ss |die Diss; Genitiv: der Diss Kurzwort für: Dissertation

 

Diss.

Diss. Abkürzung Dissertation

 

Disse

Dis se Substantiv, feminin salopp , die |D i sse |Disco

 

dissecans

dis se cans Medizin |d i ssecans |lateinisch trennend, durchschneidend, spaltend

 

Dissemination

Dis se mi na ti on Substantiv, feminin Medizin , die |Disseminati o n |lateinisch ; »Aussaat «a Verbreitung z. B. von Krankheitserregern im Körper b Ausbreitung einer Seuche

 

disseminiert

dis se mi niert Adjektiv Medizin |dissemin ie rt |ausgestreut, über ein größeres Gebiet hin verbreitet von Krankheitserregern oder -erscheinungen

 

dissen

dis sen schwaches Verb Jargon |d i ssen |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « amerikanisch umgangssprachlich to diss = herabsetzen, beschimpfen, zu englisch dis- = eine Verneinung, ein Nicht-vorhanden-Sein, das Gegenteil ausdrückendes Präfix < lateinisch dis-, dis-, Dis- (besonders in der Sprache der Rapper ) verächtlich machen, schmähen die Rivalin dissen

 

Dissens

Dis sens Substantiv, maskulin bildungssprachlich , der |Diss e ns |der Dissens; Genitiv: des Dissenses, Plural: die Dissense lateinisch dissensus Meinungsverschiedenheit in Bezug auf bestimmte Fragen o. Ä. es gab einen Dissens in der Frage des Atomausstiegs

 

Dissenter

Dis sen ter Substantiv, maskulin , der |Diss e nter |lateinisch-englisch ; »anders Denkender «Mitglied einer [protestantischen ] Kirche in Großbritannien, die sich von der Staatskirche getrennt hat

 

dissentieren

dis sen tie ren schwaches Verb |dissent ie ren |lateinisch abweichender Meinung sein

 

Dissenting Opinion

Dis sen ting Opi nion Substantiv, feminin Rechtswissenschaft , die |dɪˈsɛntɪŋ əˈpɪnɪən |die Dissenting Opinion; Genitiv: der Dissenting Opinion, Plural: die Dissenting Opinions englisch abweichende Meinung eines von der Mehrheit überstimmten Richters

 

Dissepiment

Dis se pi ment Substantiv, Neutrum Biologie , das |Dissepim e nt |das Dissepiment; Genitiv: des Dissepiments, Plural: die Dissepimente lateinisch Scheidewand im Innern von Blumentieren, Regenwürmern und Armfüßern

 

Dissertant

Dis ser tant Substantiv, maskulin bildungssprachlich , der |Dissert a nt |zu lateinisch dissertans (Genitiv: dissertantis ), 1. Partizip von: dissertare = auseinandersetzen Doktorand

 

Dissertantin

Dis ser tan tin Substantiv, feminin , die |Dissert a ntin |weibliche Form zu Dissertant

 

Dissertation

Dis ser ta ti on Substantiv, feminin bildungssprachlich , die |Dissertati o n |die Dissertation; Genitiv: der Dissertation, Plural: die Dissertationen lateinisch dissertatio = Erörterung für die Erlangung des Doktorgrades angefertigte wissenschaftliche Arbeit; Doktorarbeit Abkürzung: Diss. Kurzform: Diss seine Dissertation schreiben | sie sitzt an ihrer Dissertation

 

dissertieren

dis ser tie ren schwaches Verb bildungssprachlich |dissert ie ren |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « lateinisch dissertare = auseinandersetzen an einer Dissertation arbeiten über moderne kanadische Lyrik dissertieren

 

dissident

dis si dent Adjektiv bildungssprachlich |dissid e nt |von einer offiziellen Meinung o. Ä. abweichend; oppositionell dissidente Gruppen innerhalb der Partei

 

Dissident

Dis si dent Substantiv, maskulin , der Dissidentin |Dissid e nt |der Dissident; Genitiv: des Dissidenten, Plural: die Dissidenten 1 zu lateinisch dissidens (Genitiv: dissidentis ), 1. Partizip von: dissidere, eigentlich = voneinander entfernt sitzen, aus: dis- = auseinander und sedere = sitzen bildungssprachlich jemand, der sich außerhalb einer Religionsgemeinschaft stellt, der aus einer Kirche ausgetreten ist 2 jemand, der von einer offiziellen Meinung abweicht; Abweichler; Andersdenkender russisch dissident Dissidenten der Oppositionspartei

 

Dissidentin

Dis si den tin Substantiv, feminin , die |Dissid e ntin |weibliche Form zu Dissident

 

Dissidenz

Dis si denz Substantiv, feminin bildungssprachlich , die |Dissid e nz |die Dissidenz; Genitiv: der Dissidenz, Plural: die Dissidenzen vgl. englisch dissidence, französisch dissidence Widerstandsbewegung, Opposition

 

dissidieren

dis si die ren schwaches Verb |dissid ie ren |a anders denken b [aus der Kirche ] austreten

 

Dissimilation

Dis si mi la ti on Substantiv, feminin , die |Dissimilati o n |lateinisch dissimilatio, Dissimulation 1 Sprachwissenschaft Änderung des einen von zwei gleichen oder ähnlichen Lauten in einem Wort oder Unterdrückung des einen z. B. der Ausfall des n in König aus althochdeutsch kuning 2 Physiologie Abbau und Verbrauch von Körpersubstanz bei gleichzeitiger Gewinnung von Energie 3 Soziologie Wiedergewinnung einer eigenen Volks- oder Gruppeneigenart

 

dissimilieren

dis si mi lie ren schwaches Verb |dissimil ie ren |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « lateinisch dissimilare (dissimulare ) = unkenntlich machen; verbergen, eigentlich = unähnlich machen, zu: dissimilis = unähnlich, aus: dis- = un-, nicht und similis = ähnlich 1 Sprachwissenschaft zwei ähnliche oder gleiche Laute in einem Wort durch den Wandel des einen Lautes unähnlich machen, stärker voneinander abheben 2 Biologie höhere organische Verbindungen beim Stoffwechsel unter Freisetzung von Energie in einfachere zerlegen

 

Dissimulation

Dis si mu la ti on Substantiv, feminin Medizin, Psychologie , die |Dissimulati o n |lateinisch dissimulatio (dissimilatio ) = das Unkenntlichmachen; Maskierung, zu: dissimulare, dissimilieren bewusste Verheimlichung von Krankheiten oder Krankheitssymptomen

 

dissimulieren

dis si mu lie ren schwaches Verb |dissimul ie ren | (besonders eine Krankheit oder ihre Symptome ) verbergen, verheimlichen

 

Dissipation

Dis si pa ti on Substantiv, feminin , die |Dissipati o n |lateinisch ; »Zerstreuung, Zerteilung «Übergang einer umwandelbaren Energieform in Wärmeenergie

 

Dissipationssphäre

Dis si pa ti ons sphä re Substantiv, feminin , die |Dissipati o nssphäre |äußerste Schicht der Atmosphäre in über 800 km Höhe; vgl. Exosphäre

 

dissipieren

dis si pie ren schwaches Verb Fachsprache |dissip ie ren |1 zerstreuen 2 umwandeln

 

dissolubel

dis so lu bel Adjektiv |dissol u bel |lateinisch löslich, auflösbar, zerlegbar

 

Dissolution

Dis so lu ti on Substantiv, feminin , die |Dissoluti o n |lateinisch 1 Medizin Auflösung, Trennung 2 Zügellosigkeit

 

Dissolvens

Dis sol vens Substantiv, Neutrum Medizin , das |Diss o lvens |das Dissolvens; Genitiv: des Dissolvens, Plural: die Dissolventia und Dissolvenzien lateinisch auflösendes, zerteilendes [Arznei ]mittel

 

dissolvieren

dis sol vie ren schwaches Verb Fachsprache |dissolv ie ren |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « lateinisch dissolvere (2. Partizip: dissolutum ), zu: solvere, solvent auflösen, schmelzen

 

dissonant

dis so nant Adjektiv |disson a nt |zu lateinisch dissonans (Genitiv: dissonantis ), 1. Partizip von: dissonare, dissonieren 1 Musik Dissonanz aufweisend dissonante Tonfolgen, Akkorde 2 bildungssprachlich unstimmig, unschön dissonant zusammengestellte Farben

 

Dissonanz

Dis so nanz Substantiv, feminin , die |Disson a nz |die Dissonanz; Genitiv: der Dissonanz, Plural: die Dissonanzen spätlateinisch dissonantia, zu lateinisch dissonare = misstönen, aus: dis = un-, nicht und sonare, Sonant 1 Missklang die Musik hat unerträgliche Dissonanzen 2 Differenzen, Unstimmigkeiten Dissonanzen zwischen den beiden Firmen

 

dissonieren

dis so nie ren schwaches Verb |disson ie ren |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « 1 Musik dissonant 1 klingen 2 bildungssprachlich nicht übereinstimmen

 

Dissousgas

Dis sous gas Substantiv, Neutrum , das |dɪˈsuː …|das Dissousgas; Genitiv: des Dissousgases lateinisch-französisch ; griechisch-niederländisch in druckfester Stahlflasche aufbewahrtes, in Aceton gelöstes Acetylen

 

dissozial

dis so zi al Adjektiv Psychologie |dissozi a l |lateinisch ; lateinisch-französisch -englisch aufgrund bestimmten Fehlverhaltens nicht oder nur bedingt in der Lage, sich in die Gesellschaft einzuordnen

 

Dissozialität

Dis so zi a li tät Substantiv, feminin Psychologie , die |Dissozialit ä t |die Dissozialität; Genitiv: der Dissozialität dissoziales Verhalten

 

Dissoziation

Dis so zi a ti on Substantiv, feminin , die |Dissoziati o n |die Dissoziation; Genitiv: der Dissoziation, Plural: die Dissoziationen lateinisch dissociatio = Trennung, zu: dissociare, dissoziieren 1 Psychologie krankhafte Entwicklung, in deren Verlauf zusammengehörige Denk-, Handlungs- oder Verhaltensabläufe in weitgehend unkontrollierte Teile und Einzelerscheinungen zerfallen 2 Medizin Störung des geordneten Zusammenspiels von Muskeln, Organteilen oder Empfindungen 3 Chemie Zerfall von Molekülen in einfachere Bestandteile

 

Dissoziationskonstante

Dis so zi a ti ons kon s tan te , Dis so zi a ti ons kon stan te Substantiv, feminin Chemie , die |Dissoziati o nskonstante |die Dissoziationskonstante; Genitiv: der Dissoziationskonstante [n ] Gleichgewichtskonstante vgl. (Konstante ) einer Aufspaltung von Molekülen in Ionen oder Atome

 

dissoziativ

dis so zi a tiv Adjektiv Fachsprache |dissoziat i v |die Dissoziation betreffend, auf Dissoziation beruhend

 

dissoziieren

dis so zi ie ren schwaches Verb |dissozi ie ren |lateinisch dissociare = vereinzeln, trennen, aus: dis- = auseinander und sociare, soziieren 1 a Perfektbildung mit »hat « bildungssprachlich trennen, auflösen b sich dissoziieren Perfektbildung mit »hat « bildungssprachlich getrennt werden, sich auflösen 2 a Perfektbildung mit »hat « Chemie in Ionen oder Atome aufspalten b Perfektbildung mit »ist « Chemie in Ionen zerfallen

 

Disstress

Dis stress , Dys stress Substantiv, maskulin Medizin, Psychologie , der Dysstress |ˈdɪstrɛs ˈdʏsstrɛs |der Disstress; Genitiv: des Disstresses, Plural: die Disstresse der Dysstress; Genitiv: des Dysstresses, Plural: die Dysstresse zu griechisch dys- = miss-, un- und Stress lang andauernder starker Stress

 

Dissuasion

Dis su a si on Substantiv, feminin , die |Dissuasi o n |die Dissuasion; Genitiv: der Dissuasion, Plural: die Dissuasionen lateinisch-neulateinisch Abhaltung, Abschreckung

 

French Dictionary

dissection

dissection n. f. nom féminin Ouverture et analyse des parties d ’un corps organisé. : La dissection d ’une grenouille. Note Orthographique dissec t ion.

 

dissemblable

dissemblable adj. adjectif Qui n ’est pas semblable. : Il est dissemblable de celui-ci. SYNONYME différent ; disparate . Note Syntaxique L ’adjectif se construit avec la préposition de.

 

dissemblance

dissemblance n. f. nom féminin Différence, absence de ressemblance. : Dissemblance entre deux théories.

 

dissémination

dissémination n. f. nom féminin 1 Dispersion. : La dissémination des bactéries. SYNONYME diffusion ; propagation . 2 figuré Diffusion. : La dissémination de ces concepts.

 

disséminer

disséminer v. tr. , pronom. verbe transitif Répandre, éparpiller. : Les oiseaux se chargent de disséminer les graines de certains végétaux. Se disperser. : Sous l ’action du vent, les samares de l ’érable se sont disséminées dans tout le jardin. Note Grammaticale À la forme pronominale, le participe passé de ce verbe s ’accorde toujours en genre et en nombre avec son sujet. Ces graines se sont disséminées. aimer

 

dissension

dissension n. f. nom féminin Désaccord. : Il y a de la dissension entre les membres du groupe.

 

dissentiment

dissentiment n. m. nom masculin littéraire Animosité, désaccord.

 

disséquer

disséquer v. tr. verbe transitif 1 Couper, ouvrir les parties d ’une plante, d ’un corps organisé en vue d ’en étudier la structure. : Disséquer un champignon. 2 figuré Examiner minutieusement. : Ils ont disséqué le problème. SYNONYME analyser ; décortiquer ; étudier . posséder Conjugaison Le é se change en è devant une syllabe contenant un e muet, sauf à l ’indicatif futur et au conditionnel présent. Je dissèque, mais je disséquerai.

 

dissertation

dissertation n. f. nom féminin Exercice écrit sur un sujet. : Les nouveaux étudiants doivent se soumettre à une épreuve d ’évaluation du français écrit, une dissertation de 200 à 300 mots. SYNONYME composition .

 

disserter

disserter v. intr. verbe intransitif Exposer avec abondance ses idées sur un point. : Elle a disserté de Rimbaud, sur Rimbaud. aimer

 

dissidence

dissidence n. f. nom féminin Division profonde qui conduit un groupe ou une personne à se désolidariser. Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec les noms suivants: • désaccord, différend; • discorde, désunion grave; • incompatibilité, impossibilité de s ’entendre avec une autre personne.

 

dissident

dissident , ente adj. et n. m. et f. adjectif et nom masculin et féminin Dont les opinions diffèrent de celles du plus grand nombre. : Les groupes dissidents. Le groupe des dissidentes.

 

dissimulation

dissimulation n. f. nom féminin Action de cacher. : La dissimulation d ’un crime.

 

dissimulé

dissimulé , ée adj. adjectif Caché, hypocrite. SYNONYME cachottier ; secret .

 

dissimuler

dissimuler v. tr. , pronom. verbe transitif 1 Masquer, ne pas laisser paraître. : Dissimuler ses angoisses derrière la bonne humeur. SYNONYME déguiser . 2 Ne pas mettre à la vue de tous. : Le magicien dissimulait un lapin dans sa manche. SYNONYME cacher . verbe pronominal Se cacher. : Les enfants se sont dissimulés derrière les buissons. Note Grammaticale À la forme pronominale, le participe passé de ce verbe s ’accorde en genre et en nombre avec le complément direct si celui-ci le précède. Les cicatrices qu ’il s ’était dissimulées sous une écharpe. Les voleurs s ’étaient dissimulés derrière les arbres. Le participe passé reste invariable si le complément direct suit le verbe. Elle s ’était dissimulé les yeux derrière des lunettes noires. aimer

 

dissipation

dissipation n. f. nom féminin 1 Fait de disparaître progressivement. : La dissipation du brouillard. 2 Dilapidation. : La dissipation d ’un héritage. 3 Distraction, indiscipline.

 

dissipé

dissipé , ée adj. adjectif Espiègle. : Une écolière dissipée. SYNONYME turbulent .

 

dissiper

dissiper v. tr. , pronom. verbe transitif 1 Chasser. : Dissiper des craintes. SYNONYME supprimer . 2 littéraire Dilapider. : Dissiper des capitaux. verbe pronominal 1 Disparaître, s ’éparpiller. : La brume s ’est dissipée. 2 Être indiscipliné, inattentif. : Les garçons se sont dissipés. Note Grammaticale À la forme pronominale, le participe passé de ce verbe s ’accorde toujours en genre et en nombre avec son sujet. Les brumes matinales se sont dissipées. aimer

 

dissociable

dissociable adj. adjectif Qui peut être dissocié. : Des éléments dissociables.

 

dissociation

dissociation n. f. nom féminin Séparation d ’éléments intimement liés.

 

dissocier

dissocier v. tr. , pronom. verbe transitif Séparer (des éléments associés ). : Dissocier des problèmes. SYNONYME décomposer ; décortiquer . Cesser d ’être associés, en parlant de personnes, d ’éléments. : Ces formations politiques se sont dissociées. Note Grammaticale À la forme pronominale, le participe passé de ce verbe s ’accorde toujours en genre et en nombre avec son sujet. Ils se sont dissociés de cette déclaration malheureuse. étudier Conjugaison Redoublement du i à la première et à la deuxième personne du pluriel de l ’indicatif imparfait et du subjonctif présent. (Que ) nous dissociions, (que ) vous dissociiez.

 

dissolu

dissolu , ue adj. adjectif littéraire Corrompu, déréglé. : Des mœurs dissolues. Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec le mot dissous, participe passé du verbe dissoudre.

 

dissolution

dissolution n. f. nom féminin 1 Action de dissoudre ou de se dissoudre. SYNONYME destruction . 2 droit Cessation légale. : La dissolution d ’un contrat. SYNONYME rupture .

 

dissolvant

dissolvant , ante adj. et n. m. adjectif et nom masculin Qui a la propriété de dissoudre. : Une substance dissolvante. Un puissant dissolvant.

 

dissonance

dissonance n. f. nom féminin Assemblage de sons qui blessent l ’oreille, manque d ’harmonie. Note Orthographique disso n ance.

 

dissonant

dissonant , ante adj. adjectif Peu harmonieux. : Des sons dissonants. SYNONYME discordant . Note Orthographique disso n ant.

 

dissoudre

dissoudre v. tr. , pronom. verbe transitif 1 Mélanger à un liquide. : Dissoudre le contenu du sachet dans un peu d ’eau chaude. 2 droit Mettre légalement fin à une association. : Dissoudre une société, un mariage. SYNONYME annuler ; rompre . verbe pronominal Se désagréger. : Le sucre s ’est dissous dans l ’eau. Note Grammaticale À la forme pronominale, le participe passé de ce verbe s ’accorde toujours en genre et en nombre avec son sujet. La poudre s ’est dissoute rapidement. Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre le participe passé dissous avec l ’adjectif dissolu, qui qualifie ce qui est déréglé. Une vie dissolue. résoudre INDICATIF PRÉSENT Je dissous, tu dissous, il dissout, nous dissolvons, vous dissolvez, ils dissolvent. IMPARFAIT Je dissolvais. FUTUR Je dissoudrai. CONDITIONNEL PRÉSENT Je dissoudrais. IMPÉRATIF PRÉSENT Dissous, dissolvons, dissolvez. SUBJONCTIF PRÉSENT Que je dissolve. PARTICIPE PRÉSENT Dissolvant. PASSÉ Dissous, dissoute.Conjugaison Ce verbe n'a ni passé simple ni imparfait du subjonctif.

 

dissuader

dissuader v. tr. verbe transitif Convaincre quelqu ’un de renoncer à un projet. : J ’ai dissuadé Claire de faire cette folie. SYNONYME décourager ; détourner . ANTONYME persuader . Note Syntaxique Le verbe se construit avec un complément direct qui désigne une personne et la préposition de suivie d ’un infinitif. aimer

 

dissuasif

dissuasif , ive adj. adjectif Propre à toute forme de dissuasion. : Un ton dissuasif. ANTONYME persuasif .

 

dissuasion

dissuasion n. f. nom féminin Action de dissuader; son résultat. : La force de dissuasion. ANTONYME persuasion .

 

dissymétrie

dissymétrie n. f. nom féminin Défaut de symétrie. : La dissymétrie d ’une façade. Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec le nom asymétrie, absence de symétrie. Note Orthographique diss y métrie.

 

dissymétrique

dissymétrique adj. adjectif Qui présente une dissymétrie. : Une construction dissymétrique.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

diss

diss /dɪs /動詞 ｟俗 ｠＝disrespect .

 

dissatisfaction

dis sat is fac tion /dɪ̀ssæ̀tɪsfǽkʃ (ə )n /名詞 U C 1 «…に対する /…という » 不満, 不平 «with , at /that 節 » (↔satisfaction ).2 C 不満の種 [理由 ].

 

dissatisfied

dis sat is fied /dɪ (s )sǽtɪsfàɪd /形容詞 «…に (対して )/…ということに » 不満な «with /that 節 » ; 不満足な 〈人など 〉; 不満そうな 〈表情など 〉.

 

dissatisfy

dis sat is fy /dɪ (s )sǽtɪsfàɪ /動詞 (→satisfy )他動詞 〈人 〉を満足させない, …に不満を抱かせる .

 

dissect

dis sect /dɪsékt /動詞 他動詞 1 〈人 動物などの死体 〉を (研究のために )解剖する .2 〈理論 状況など 〉を (詳しく )分析 [検討 ]する .3 〈土地など 〉を分割する .

 

dissection

dis s é c tion 名詞 U C 1 解剖, 解体 ; 解剖された部分, 解剖体 .2 分析, 検討 .3 分割 .

 

dissemble

dis sem ble /dɪsémb (ə )l /動詞 ｟かたく 文 ｠他動詞 〈本心 欲求など 〉を隠す, 偽る .自動詞 本心を隠す, しらばくれる .

 

disseminate

dis sem i nate /dɪsémɪnèɪt /動詞 他動詞 ｟かたく ｠1 «…に » 〈情報 知識など 〉を広める, 普及させる «to » .2 (種をまくように )…を散布する .

 

dissemination

dis s è m i n á tion 名詞 U ｟かたく ｠1 «…に » (情報 知識などを )広めること, «…への » 普及, 宣伝 «to » .2 散布 .

 

dissension

dis sen sion /dɪsénʃ (ə )n /名詞 U C ｟かたく ｠ «(同じ集団内で )…の間の /…内の » 意見の相違 [不一致 ], 不和, 紛争 «among , between /within » .

 

dissent

dis sent /dɪsént /〖dis (離れて )sent (感じる )〗名詞 複 ～s /-ts /1 U (多数派 権威への )異議, 不賛成, 不同意 ▸ There isn't much room for dissent .異議を述べる余地はあまりない ▸ They were jailed for political dissent .彼らは政府の方針に逆らって投獄された 2 C ｟米 ｠〘法 〙(裁判官の )反対意見 (書 ) 〘ほかの裁判官と意見が異なるときにその理由を明示したもの 〙.3 U ｟やや古 ｠〖しばしばD -〗英国国教背反 .動詞 自動詞 1 ｟かたく ｠ «…と » 意見 [決定, 学説 ]を異にする ; « …に » 異議を唱える «from » (↔assent , consent )▸ Some economists dissent from that judgment .経済学者の中にはその判断に異議を唱える者がいる 2 英国国教の教義に反対する .

 

dissenter

dis s é nt er 名詞 C 1 反対者 ; 異議を唱える人 .2 〖しばしばD -〗英国国教反対者, 非英国国教徒 .

 

dissenting

dis s é nt ing 形容詞 〖名詞 の前で 〗反対 (意見 )の, 異議を唱える ▸ a dissenting voice [vote ]反対意見 [票 ]

 

dissertation

dis ser ta tion /dɪ̀sə r téɪʃ (ə )n /名詞 C 1 «…についての » 学術 [学位 ]論文 ; (特に )博士論文 «on » .2 論説, 論述 .

 

disservice

dis ser vice /dɪ (s )sə́ː r vɪs /名詞 U ｟かたく ｠〖通例 a ～〗ひどい仕打ち ▸ do a disservice to A ≒do A a disservice A 〈人 物など 〉に (損 )害 [ひどい仕打ち ]を与える

 

dissidence

dis si dence /dɪ́sɪd (ə )ns /名詞 U (意見 性格などの )相違, 不一致 ; 異議 .

 

dissident

dis si dent /dɪ́sɪd (ə )nt /名詞 C (特に政府などに )異議を唱える人 ; 反体制派の人 [活動家 ].形容詞 〖名詞 の前で 〗(特に政治に対して )異論を持つ, 反体制 (派 )の .

 

dissimilar

dis sim i lar /dɪ (s )sɪ́mɪlə r /形容詞 «…と » 似ていない, 相違する «to , from » (!しばしば否定文で ) .

 

dissimilarity

dis sim i lar i ty /dɪ̀ (s )sɪmɪlǽrəti /名詞 複 -ties U C «…の間の » 相違 (点 ), 不同性 «between » .

 

dissimulate

dis sim u late /dɪsɪ́mjəlèɪt /動詞 ｟かたく ｠他動詞 〈本心 動機など 〉を隠す, 偽る .自動詞 真意を偽る, 隠す .

 

dissimulation

dis s ì m u l á tion 名詞 U (感情 動機の )偽り, 偽装 .

 

dissipate

dis si pate /dɪ́sɪpèɪt /動詞 ｟かたく ｠他動詞 1 〈雲 霧 煙など 〉を消散させる, 追い払う ; 〈熱など 〉を逃がす ; 〈恐怖 心配など 〉を消す, 晴らす .2 〈金銭 時間 精力など 〉を浪費する ; 使い果たす .自動詞 〈雲 霧 煙 熱などが 〉消散する ; 〈効果 悲しみなどが 〉消える ; 〈集団などが 〉解散する .

 

dissipated

d í s si p à t ed /-ɪd /形容詞 ｟非難して ｠(酒などの )快楽にふけった, 放蕩 （ほうとう ）の, ふしだらな, 道楽三昧 （ざんまい ）の .

 

dissipation

d ì s si p á tion 名詞 U ｟かたく ｠1 (雲 霧 煙 熱などの )消散, 消失 .2 ｟非難して ｠(酒などによる )快楽 (生活 ), 放蕩 （ほうとう ）, 道楽三昧 （ざんまい ）.3 (金銭 時間 精力などの )浪費 .4 娯楽, 気晴らし .

 

dissociate

dis so ci ate /dɪsóʊʃièɪt |-si- /動詞 他動詞 ｟かたく ｠1 〖～ oneself from A 〗A 〈人 団体 意見など 〉との関係を絶つ, Aを支持しない, Aの同意を断る (disassociate )(↔associate ).2 〖～ A from B 〗A 〈人 物など 〉をB 〈人 物など 〉から引き離して考える ; 引き離す, 分離する .3 〘心 〙〈意識 〉を分裂させる .4 〘化 〙…を解離させる .自動詞 1 関係 [付き合い ]を断つ .2 〘化 〙解離する .

 

dissociation

dis s ò ci á tion 名詞 U «…からの » 分離 «from » ; (意識などの )分裂 ; 〘化 〙(分子 結晶などの )解離 .

 

dissolute

dis so lute /dɪ́səlùːt, -ljùːt /形容詞 ｟かたく 非難して ｠〈人 行為などが 〉不道徳な, 放蕩 （ほうとう ）な, ふしだらな .～ly 副詞 ～ness 名詞

 

dissolution

dis so lu tion /dɪ̀səlúːʃ (ə )n, -ljúːʃ (ə )n /名詞 U ｟かたく ｠〖時にa ～〗1 (組織 団体などの )解体 ; (議会の )解散 .2 (契約 責任などの )解約, 解消 ; 離婚 .3 消滅, 消失 .4 死滅, 死 .5 分解 (したもの ); 〘化 〙溶解 .

 

dissolve

dis solve /dɪzɑ́lv |-zɔ́lv / (! -ss-は /z /) 〖dis (離れて )solve (解放する )〗動詞 ～s /-z /; ～d /-d /; -solving 他動詞 1 〈人などが 〉【液体の中に 】〈固形物 〉を溶かす , 溶解させる «in » ; 〈固形物 〉を溶かして «…に » する «into » ; 〈洗剤などが 〉〈汚れなど 〉を溶かして取る (away )▸ dissolve the crystals in methyl alcohol 結晶をメチルアルコールに溶かす ▸ Acids dissolve tooth enamel .酸は歯のエナメル質を溶かす 2 〖通例be ～d 〗〈議会 国会などが 〉解散される ; 〈組織 制度などが 〉解体 [廃止 ]される ; 〈契約 結婚などが 〉解約 [解消 ]される, 取り消される ▸ Parliament [The marriage ] was dissolved .議会が解散 [結婚が解消 ]された 3 ｟書 ｠〈問題 感情など 〉を消滅させる, 鎮める ▸ His polite attitude dissolved her anxiety .彼のやわらかい態度が彼女の不安を鎮めた 4 〈物 〉を分解する .自動詞 1 〈固形物が 〉【液体の中に 】溶ける ; 溶けて «…に » なる «into » ; 〈物が 〉 «…に » 溶けて [溶けるように ]消える (away ) «into » (→melt 自動詞 1 第2例 )▸ Stir until the sugar dissolves .砂糖が溶けるまでかき混ぜなさい 2 ｟書 ｠〈感情などが 〉弱まる, 消滅する ▸ His anger dissolved .彼の怒りは鎮まった 3 〈組織 制度などが 〉解体する, 消滅する, 崩壊する ; 〈集会などが 〉解散する, 散会する ▸ The Soviet Union dissolved in 1991 .ソヴィエト連邦は1991年に崩壊した 4 ｟文 ｠〈人が 〉【笑い 涙などの 】状態になる «into, in » ▸ dissolve into laughter [tears ]わっと笑い出す [泣きくずれる ].5 〈事態が 〉 «…へと » 悪化する «into » ▸ Relief dissolved into anger .安堵 （あんど ）が怒りへと変わった .6 〘映 テレビ 〙〈画像が 〉ディゾルブする .名詞 U 〘映 テレビ 〙(画像の )ディゾルブ 〘1つの場面が暗くなるのに重ねて次の場面を浮かび上がらせる手法 〙.

 

dissonance

dis so nance /dɪ́s (ə )nəns /名詞 1 U C 〘楽 〙不協和音 (↔consonance ).2 U ｟かたく ｠(意見などの )不調和, 不一致, 不和 (discord, disagreement ).

 

dissonant

dis so nant /dɪ́s (ə )nənt /形容詞 1 〘楽 〙不協和 (音 )の .2 不調和 [一致 ]の .～ly 副詞

 

dissuade

dis suade /dɪswéɪd /動詞 他動詞 ｟かたく ｠〖～ A from doing 〗Aを説得して …することを思いとどまらせる (↔persuade ).

 

dissuasion

dis sua sion /dɪswéɪʒ (ə )n /名詞 U (説得して )思いとどまらせること .