English Words: D

26,416 words · Page 43 of 529

dismantlingnoun

The act by which something is dismantled.

dismayverb

To cause to feel apprehension; great sadness, or fear; to deprive of energy.

dismayedadj

Having the emotion of dismay.

dismemberverb

To remove the limbs of.

dismembermentnoun

The act of dismembering.

dismissverb

To discharge; to end the employment or service of.

dismissalnoun

The act of sending someone away.

dismissedadj

Not having been considered; treated as unimportant; rejected.

dismissingadj

Dismissive.

dismissiveadj

Showing disregard, indicating rejection, serving to dismiss.

dismissivelyadv

In a dismissive manner

dismountverb

To (cause to) get off (something).

dismountingnoun

The act of one who dismounts.

dismutasenoun

Any of several enzymes that catalyze dismutation reactions.

Disneyname

A surname from Old French.

Disneylandname

The archetypical theme park, located in Anaheim, California. Other Disneyland theme parks exist in other cities such as Chessy (Seine-et-Marne, France), Tokyo, Shanghai, and Hong Kong.

disobediencenoun

Refusal to obey.

disobedientadj

Not obedient.

disobeyverb

To refuse or (intentionally) fail to obey an order of (somebody).

disordernoun

Absence of order; state of not being arranged in an orderly manner.

disorderedverb

simple past and past participle of disorder

disorderlyadj

Not in order; marked by disorder or disarray.

disorganisedadj

Lacking order or organisation; confused; chaotic.

disorganizationnoun

The act of disorganizing; destruction of system.

disorganizedadj

Lacking order or organization; confused; chaotic.

disorientationnoun

the loss of one's sense of direction, or of one's position in relationship with the surroundings.

disorientedverb

simple past and past participle of disorient

disorientingadj

That causes disorientation; confusing.

disownverb

To refuse to own, or to refuse to acknowledge one’s own.

disparagenoun

Inequality in marriage; marriage with an inferior.

disparagementnoun

The act of disparaging, of belittling.

disparagingadj

Insulting, ridiculing.

disparaginglyadv

Insultingly.

disparateadj

Composed of inherently different or distinct elements; incongruous.

disparitynoun

The state of being unequal; difference.

dispassionateadj

Not showing, and not affected by, emotion, bias, or prejudice.

dispassionatelyadv

In a dispassionate manner.

dispatchverb

To send (a shipment) with promptness.

dispatchernoun

Agent noun of dispatch; one who dispatches.

dispatchingnoun

The sending of somebody or something to a destination for a purpose.

dispelverb

To drive away or cause to vanish by scattering.

dispensableadj

Able to be done without; easily replaced.

dispensarynoun

A place or room where something is dispensed

dispensationnoun

The act of dispensing or dealing out; distribution

dispenseverb

To issue, distribute, or give out.

dispensernoun

Something or someone that dispenses things.

dispensingnoun

The act by which something is dispensed or served out.

dispersalnoun

The act or result of dispersing or scattering; dispersion.

disperseverb

To scatter in different directions.

dispersedadj

Spread out in space and/or time; not concentrated.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English alphabetical index for the letter D contains 26,416 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 529 pages, and you are currently viewing page 43. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

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