Putnam's Word Book
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Chapter 61 : disabled, a. disqualified, crippled, maimed, incapacitated, _hors de combat_.disadvanta
disabled, a. disqualified, crippled, maimed, incapacitated, _hors de combat_.
disadvantage, n. inconvenience, detriment, hindrance, drawback, inexpediency.
disadvantageous, a. inconvenient, detrimental, unfavorable, inexpedient, prejudicial.
disagree, v. be at variance, differ, contend, dissent, contradict, quarrel, altercate, spar.
disagreeable, a. unpleasant, distasteful, offensive, fulsome, uncongenial, contrary, incongruous, inconformable, inconsistent.
disagreeing, a. incompatible.
disagreement, n. difference; quarrel, bickering, dispute, altercation, sparring, squabble, contention, controversy, dissent, variance.
disappear, v. vanish, evanesce, recede, be lost to view.
disappearance, n. vanis.h.i.+ng, evanescence.
disappoint, v. dissatisfy, frustrate, balk, foil, baffle, defeat.
disappointment, n. frustration, dissatisfaction, balking, defeat, nonsuccess.
disapproval, n. disapprobation, dislike, disfavor.
disaster, n. calamity, mishap, catastrophe, casualty.
disastrous, a. calamitous, deplorable, unfortunate, ill-fated
disband, v. demobilize, disorganize.
disbandment, n. demobilization, disorganization.
discern, v. perceive, discriminate, distinguish. See see.
discernible, a. perceptible, visible, noticeable, discoverable, apparent, manifest.
discerning, a. acute, sharp-sighted, shrewd.
discernment, n. insight, penetration, judgment, discrimination.
discharge, v. absolve, acquit, exculpate, release, exonerate, free; dismiss, cas.h.i.+er, remove; excrete, exude, void, eject, emit, expel; pay, liquidate; fulfill, perform; fire, shoot, volley; annul, rescind, invalidate, abrogate, cancel. Antonyms: retain, hold.
discharge, n. firing, burst, blast, volley, fusillade, salvo; acquittance, exoneration, quittance, release; fulfillment, observance, performance; dismissal; liquidation, payment evacuation, emission, ejection, exudation, excretion voiding; quietus.
discharged, a. dismissed, acquitted; emeritus.
disciple, n. adherent, follower.
disciplinarian, n. martinet (strict disciplinarian).
discipline, n. correction, chastis.e.m.e.nt, punishment; submission regulation; martinetism. Antonyms: laxity, unrestraint, indulgence.
disclaim, v. disown, deny, disavow, renounce, repudiate.
discomfiture, n. disconcertion, abashment, confusion, frustration, defeat.
discommode, v. inconvenience, incommode, trouble.
discomposure, n. agitation, perturbation, confusion.
disconnect, v. detach, dissever, disjoin, separate.
disconnected, a. detached, separate, isolated, incoherent.
disconnection, n. detachment, disunion, separation, incoherence.
disconsolate, a. inconsolable, broken-hearted.
discontent, n. dissatisfaction, discontentment. Antonyms: contentment, satisfaction.
discontented, a. dissatisfied, restless, malcontent, disgruntled
discord, n. dissonance, discordance, inharmony, variance, dissension.
Antonyms: harmony, agreement, consonance
discordant, a. inharmonious, dissonant, jarring, unmelodious strident; at variance, contradictory, repugnant absonant.
discount, n. deduction, allowance, rebate.
discourage, v. dishearten, dispirit, depress, deter, dampen, unnerve, oppose, dissuade.
discouragement, n. depression, dejection; opposition, dissuasion, intimidation, determent, damper, obstacle, difficulty, barrier.
discouraging, a. depressing, disheartening, dissuasive.
discourse, n. dissertation, address, disquisition, oration, harangue, speech.
discourteous, a. uncivil, rude, disrespectful, abrupt, unmannerly, boorish, inurbane.
discourtesy, n. rudeness, incivility, inurbanity, impoliteness.
discover, v. ascertain, detect, unearth, descry, discern, disclose, ferret out.
discovery, n. ascertainment, detection, unearthing, disclosure.
discredit, n. disesteem, disrepute, unpopularity.
discreet, a. prudent, circ.u.mspect, wary, judicious.
discretion, n. prudence, circ.u.mspection, wariness; choice, liberty, will. Antonyms: indiscretion, imprudence, compulsion, constraint, coercion.