English dictionary: words starting with dis

Meanings of Dis:

verb

Speak disrespectfully to or criticize.

Usage examples:

I don't like her dissing my friends

noun

Disrespectful talk.

prefix

Expressing negation.

Usage examples:

Disadvantage

abbreviation

(in the uk) defence intelligence.

Meanings of Disabilities:

noun

A physical or mental condition that limits a person's movements, senses, or activities.

Usage examples:

Children with severe physical disabilities

Meanings of Disability:

noun

A physical or mental condition that limits a person's movements, senses, or activities.

Usage examples:

Children with severe physical disabilities

Meanings of Disable:

verb

(of a disease, injury, or accident) limit (someone) in their movements, senses, or activities.

Usage examples:

It's an injury that could disable somebody for life

Meanings of Disabled:

adjective

(of a person) having a physical or mental condition that limits their movements, senses, or activities.

Usage examples:

Facilities for disabled people

verb

(of a disease, injury, or accident) limit (someone) in their movements, senses, or activities.

Usage examples:

It's an injury that could disable somebody for life

Meanings of Disableness:

noun

The state of being disabled, incapacitated, or injured. rare after 17th century.

Meanings of Disabler:

noun

Generally. a person who or a thing which disables. rare before 20th century.

Meanings of Disablers:

noun

Generally. a person who or a thing which disables. rare before 20th century.

Meanings of Disables:

verb

(of a disease, injury, or accident) limit (someone) in their movements, senses, or activities.

Usage examples:

It's an injury that could disable somebody for life

Meanings of Disabling:

adjective

(of a condition or injury) limiting a person's movements, senses, or activities.

Usage examples:

A progressively disabling disease

verb

(of a disease, injury, or accident) limit (someone) in their movements, senses, or activities.

Usage examples:

It's an injury that could disable somebody for life

Meanings of Disabusal:

noun

The action or fact of freeing a person from a false or erroneous belief; the dispelling of a misconception, error, etc.; an instance of this.

Meanings of Disabuse:

verb

Persuade (someone) that an idea or belief is mistaken.

Usage examples:

He quickly disabused me of my fanciful notions

Meanings of Disabused:

verb

Persuade (someone) that an idea or belief is mistaken.

Usage examples:

He quickly disabused me of my fanciful notions

Meanings of Disabuses:

verb

Persuade (someone) that an idea or belief is mistaken.

Usage examples:

He quickly disabused me of my fanciful notions

Meanings of Disabusing:

verb

Persuade (someone) that an idea or belief is mistaken.

Usage examples:

He quickly disabused me of my fanciful notions

Meanings of Disacceptance:

noun

Non-acceptance; refusal to accept, rejection.

Meanings of Disaccharid:

noun

Any of a class of sugars whose molecules contain two monosaccharide residues.

Usage examples:

The same trend is observed for the mono- and the disaccharide with a more pronounced swelling exces…

Meanings of Disaccharide:

noun

Any of a class of sugars whose molecules contain two monosaccharide residues.

Usage examples:

The same trend is observed for the mono- and the disaccharide with a more pronounced swelling exces…

Meanings of Disaccharides:

noun

Any of a class of sugars whose molecules contain two monosaccharide residues.

Usage examples:

The same trend is observed for the mono- and the disaccharide with a more pronounced swelling exces…

Meanings of Disaccommodate:

verb

To fail to accommodate; to cause to become less well accommodated; to inconvenience, incommode.

Meanings of Disaccommodation:

noun

The action or fact of failing to accommodate something or causing something to become less well accommodated; especially the causing of inconvenience; the condition of being inconvenienced.

Meanings of Disaccord:

noun

Lack of agreement or harmony.

Usage examples:

The disaccord remains in effect

verb

Disagree; be at variance.

Usage examples:

This disaccords with the precise date

Meanings of Disaccordance:

noun

Lack of accord or agreement; disagreement; an instance of this. in later use frequently in "in disaccordance with".

Meanings of Disaccordant:

adjective

Not in accord; lacking agreement; incongruous.

Meanings of Disaccredit:

verb

To withdraw certification or authorization from (a person, institution, etc.), as having failed to meet certain standards set by an official body; to cease to recognize as eligible to carry out a particular role or function.