📖 D — The English dictionary · page 35

discoloration — Everyday, meaning 1: A change in the usual colour of something, often to a worse colour.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A spot or patch where the colour has changed, like a stain or a bruise.↗ Example: The dentist noticed some discoloration on my tooth.↗ · Sunlight caused discoloration of the curtains.↗ · There was a brown discoloration on the ceiling from the leak.↗ · Rust leaves a red discoloration on metal.↗ · The bruise left a purple discoloration on his knee.↗ · Discoloration of leaves can mean a plant is ill.↗ · We cleaned the discoloration from the bath.↗

discolouration — Everyday, meaning 1: A change in the usual colour of something, often to a worse colour.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A spot or patch where the colour has changed, like a stain or a mark.↗ Example: There was a slight discolouration on the old photo.↗ · The water came out with a brown discolouration.↗ · Tea can cause discolouration of the teeth.↗ · Damp left a grey discolouration on the wall.↗ · The doctor looked at the discolouration on her skin.↗ · Yellow discolouration on leaves can mean too much water.↗ · Bleach caused discolouration on my jeans.↗

discomfit — In Jewish tradition, meaning 1: To defeat someone, or to throw them into confusion and make them unable to fight.↗ Example: Moreover the hand of the LORD was against them, to discomfit them from the midst of the camp, until they were consumed.↗ (Torah DEU.2.15, JPS 1917)↗ · But the LORD thy God shall deliver them up before thee, and shall discomfit them with a great discomfiture, until they be destroyed.↗ (Torah DEU.7.23, JPS 1917)↗ · I will send My terror before thee, and will discomfit all the people to whom thou shalt come, and I will make all thine enemies turn their backs unto thee.↗ (Torah EXO.23.27, JPS 1917)↗ · Cast forth lightning, and scatter them; send out Thine arrows, and discomfit them.↗ (Writings PSA.144.6, JPS 1917)↗ · And they were broken in pieces, nation against nation, and city against city; for God did discomfit them with all manner of adversity.↗ (Writings 2CH.15.6, JPS 1917)↗ · because Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews, had devised against the Jews to destroy them, and had cast pur, that is, the lot, to discomfit them, and to destroy them; (Writings EST.9.24, JPS 1917)↗

discomfited — In Jewish tradition, meaning 1: Past form of discomfit: defeated, or thrown into confusion.↗ Example: And Joshua discomfited Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword.↗ (Torah EXO.17.13, JPS 1917)↗ · And it came to pass in the morning watch, that the LORD looked forth upon the host of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and of cloud, and discomfited the host of the Egyptians.↗ (Torah EXO.14.24, JPS 1917)↗ · And He sent out arrows, and scattered them; lightning, and discomfited them.↗ (Prophets 2SA.22.15, JPS 1917)↗ · And He sent out His arrows, and scattered them; and He shot forth lightnings, and discomfited them.↗ (Writings PSA.18.15, JPS 1917)↗ · And Zebah and Zalmunna fled; and he pursued after them; and he took the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and discomfited all the host.↗ (Prophets JDG.8.12, JPS 1917)↗

discomfiture — Everyday, meaning 1: (formal) A feeling of embarrassment and unease, when someone is confused or made to look foolish.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (old) Defeat or failure of a plan.↗ Example: To his discomfiture, everyone laughed at his mistake.↗ · She could not hide her discomfiture when the teacher read her note aloud.↗ · Much to the bully's discomfiture, nobody joined in.↗ · The villain's discomfiture made the audience cheer.↗ · He blushed red with discomfiture.↗ · The spelling bee winner enjoyed her rival's discomfiture a little too much.↗ · But the LORD thy God shall deliver them up before thee, and shall discomfit them with a great discomfiture, until they be destroyed.↗ (Torah DEU.7.23, JPS 1917)↗ · And in those times there was no peace to him that went out, nor to him that came in, but great discomfitures were upon all the inhabitants of the lands.↗ (Writings 2CH.15.5, JPS 1917)↗ · And Saul and all the people that were with him were gathered together, and came to the battle; and, behold, every man's sword was against his fellow, and there was a very great discomfiture.↗ (Prophets 1SA.14.20, JPS 1917)↗

discomfort — Everyday, meaning 1: Discomfort is a feeling of mild pain or not feeling comfortable in your body.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Discomfort is a feeling of worry or embarrassment.↗ Example: The injection may cause a little discomfort.↗ · He shifted in his seat in discomfort.↗ · Tight shoes cause discomfort when you walk.↗ · She felt discomfort when everyone stared at her.↗ · Tell the nurse if you feel any discomfort.↗ · The heat caused great discomfort to the animals.↗ · So there he sat groaning and moaning, both from the discomfort inside him and his anxiety to escape from the basket.↗

disconnect — Everyday, meaning 1: To separate two things that were joined, especially to unplug or cut off power, water or a machine.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To end a phone call or internet connection, or to be cut off.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (informal, noun) A lack of connection or understanding between people or ideas: «a disconnect between what he says and what he does».↗ Everyday, meaning 4: To stop feeling close to others or to the world.↗ Example: Disconnect the toaster before you clean it.↗ · Our call got disconnected in the tunnel.↗ · Disconnect the battery to stop the circuit.↗ · The power company disconnected the old house.↗ · We disconnect from screens an hour before bed.↗ · There is a disconnect between the rules and what really happens.↗

disconnected — Everyday, meaning 1: Not connected or plugged in; cut off from a power supply or network.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (of ideas or speech) Not following on clearly; jumbled.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Feeling cut off from other people, lonely or not belonging.↗ Example: The phone was disconnected, so nobody answered.↗ · Check that the plug isn't disconnected.↗ · His story was a string of disconnected events.↗ · After moving school, she felt disconnected from her old friends.↗ · The game stopped because I got disconnected.↗ · Use linking words so your paragraphs don't seem disconnected.↗

disconnection — Everyday, meaning 1: The act of cutting off a supply, such as electricity, gas, water, phone or internet.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A break in a link between things: «a disconnection in the circuit».↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A feeling of not being close to or in touch with other people or things.↗ Example: A disconnection in the wire made the buzzer stop.↗ · The game froze after an internet disconnection.↗ · The company warned of disconnection if the bill was not paid.↗ · After moving schools, Leo felt a disconnection from his old friends.↗ · Check every joint for a disconnection.↗ · Too much screen time can cause disconnection from family.↗

disconsolate — Everyday, meaning 1: Very sad and hopeless, so that nothing seems able to cheer you up.↗ Example: The boy sat disconsolate after he lost his dog.↗ · Fiachna was disconsolate, high up in the tree.↗ · The disconsolate widow wept by the grave.↗ · Why do you look so disconsolate?↗

disconsolately — Everyday, meaning 1: In a very sad, hopeless way, as if nothing could cheer you up.↗ Example: She sat disconsolately on the step.↗ · The dog walked disconsolately home after the rain spoiled the walk.↗ · He looked disconsolately at his empty plate.↗

discontent — Everyday, meaning 1: A feeling of not being happy with what you have or with your life, and wanting something different.↗ Example: The farmers showed their discontent with the new tax.↗ · Her discontent grew as she cleaned all day.↗ · Discontent can make people grumble.↗

discontented — Everyday, meaning 1: Not happy with what you have or where you are, and wanting something better.↗ Example: The discontented cat wanted a bigger bed.↗ · Are you discontented with your new school?↗ · The discontented fir tree wanted to be a king's tree.↗ · And every one that was in distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one that was discontented, gathered themselves unto him; and he became captain over them; and there were with him about four hundred men.↗ (Prophets 1SA.22.2, JPS 1917)↗

discontinuation — Everyday, meaning 1: Discontinuation is stopping something that used to go on, such as a product, a service, a bus route or a medicine.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (formal) It is the word used in official letters and on labels for ending something on purpose.↗ Example: The discontinuation of my favourite cereal made me sad.↗ · The council announced the discontinuation of the late bus.↗ · The doctor explained the discontinuation of the medicine had to be slow.↗ · After the discontinuation of the toy, collectors paid more for it.↗ · The letter told parents about the discontinuation of the after-school club.↗ · Fans complained about the discontinuation of the game.↗

discontinue — Everyday, meaning 1: To stop doing, making or providing something.↗ e.g. The shop has discontinued that toy.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (formal) To bring something to an end.↗ e.g. The service will be discontinued.↗ Example: They discontinued my favourite cereal, so we can't buy it any more.↗ · The bus service was discontinued last winter.↗ · Discontinue use if your skin gets red.↗ · The factory discontinued the old model of car.↗ · My trainers are discontinued, so I need a new kind.↗ · The club discontinued its Saturday lessons.↗

discord — Everyday, meaning 1: Disagreement and quarrelling between people, which breaks a group apart.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (in music) notes that sound harsh and clashing when played together.↗ Example: There was discord in the family after the lost ring.↗ · The goddess of Discord made the gods fight.↗ · Two notes played together gave a harsh discord.↗ · Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth evil continually; he soweth discord.↗ (Writings PRO.6.14, JPS 1917)↗ · A false witness that breatheth out lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.↗ (Writings PRO.6.19, JPS 1917)↗ · A wrathful man stirreth up discord; but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.↗ (Writings PRO.15.18, JPS 1917)↗

discount — Everyday, meaning 1: A discount is money taken off the usual price, so you pay less.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To discount is to make the price lower.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: To discount an idea is to think it is not important or not true.↗ Example: The shirt costs $20 with a $5 discount.↗ · There is a 10% discount on all toys.↗ · What is the price after the discount?↗ · She got a discount of $3 on each book.↗ · Children get a discount at the cinema.↗ · The shop discounts winter coats in spring.↗ · Use this coupon for a discount.↗ · Don't discount her idea just because she is young.↗

discourage — Everyday, meaning 1: To make someone feel less confident or less hopeful.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To try to stop someone from doing something by showing them it is not a good idea: «discourage someone from doing».↗ Everyday, meaning 3: To make something less likely to happen: «Fences discourage burglars.».↗ Example: Don't let one bad score discourage you.↗ · Signs discourage people from dropping litter.↗ · Her parents discouraged her from swimming in the cold sea.↗ · Bright lights discourage burglars.↗ · The rain didn't discourage the fans from coming.↗ · He was discouraged when his tower fell down again.↗ · She knew that it was for her boy’s good that he should leave her now, and she must not discourage him just as he was setting out.↗

discouraged — Everyday, meaning 1: Feeling discouraged means losing hope or confidence, so you do not want to keep trying.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Discouraged is the past of discourage: tried to stop someone from doing something.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (formal) Not approved of: «Phones are discouraged in class».↗ Example: Tom felt discouraged after failing the spelling test.↗ · Don't get discouraged — practice makes progress.↗ · Her mum discouraged her from climbing the tall tree.↗ · Running in the corridor is strongly discouraged.↗ · The rain discouraged people from coming to the fair.↗ · He was discouraged but tried again the next day.↗ · But the prince was not discouraged.↗

discouragement — Everyday, meaning 1: A feeling of having lost confidence or hope, so you do not want to try any more.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Something that makes people less likely to do something: «Fines are a discouragement to dropping litter».↗ Everyday, meaning 3: The act of trying to stop someone from doing something.↗ Example: Despite discouragement from others, she kept practising.↗ · After losing again, Ben felt deep discouragement.↗ · The fence is a discouragement to burglars.↗ · Our coach turned our discouragement into determination.↗ · Small setbacks are no reason for discouragement.↗ · High prices are a discouragement to buying sweets.↗

discourse — Everyday, meaning 1: (formal) Serious talk or discussion between people; the way people talk and write about a subject: «public discourse».↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (formal) A long, serious speech or piece of writing on a subject, such as a sermon.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (verb, formal) To talk or write at length about something: «He discoursed on the stars».↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (language study) Any stretch of language longer than a sentence: conversation or connected text.↗ Example: The professor gave a long discourse on volcanoes.↗ · Polite discourse means listening as well as talking.↗ · Grandad discoursed on the old days for an hour.↗ · In the Gospel, Jesus' discourse at the Last Supper is long and tender.↗ · Bad language has no place in classroom discourse.↗ · The book is a discourse on kindness.↗ · "Oh no," replied the counsellor; "I can only discourse on topics which every one should understand."↗

discourteous — Everyday, meaning 1: (formal) Rude; not polite, showing a lack of good manners or respect.↗ Example: It is discourteous to interrupt when someone is speaking.↗ · (formal) We apologise if our staff were discourteous.↗ · The knight was discourteous to the old woman and was punished.↗ · Leaving without saying goodbye seemed discourteous.↗ · (formal) Discourteous behaviour will not be tolerated on the bus.↗ · "You are a very discourteous Giant," answered the stranger quietly, "and I shall probably have to teach you a little civility, before we part.↗