📖 D — The English dictionary · page 40

displeasing — Everyday, meaning 1: (formal) Displeasing means not nice or not pleasant; making you feel annoyed, uncomfortable or unhappy.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (verb) Displeasing someone means making them annoyed or unhappy.↗ Example: The sour smell was displeasing.↗ · The ugly new wall was displeasing to the eye.↗ · The squeaky violin made a displeasing sound.↗ · The servant was afraid of displeasing the queen.↗ · She found the cold, grey room rather displeasing.↗ · Displeasing your coach by being late is a bad idea.↗ · "For, my dear child," she said to her, "it would be a great sin to submit to your father's wishes, but you can avoid the necessity without displeasing him.↗

displeasure — Everyday, meaning 1: A feeling of being annoyed or not satisfied with someone or something.↗ Example: The crowd showed its displeasure by booing.↗ · Much to my displeasure, it rained all through the holiday.↗ · The head teacher expressed her displeasure at the mess.↗ · The cat showed its displeasure by turning its back.↗ · Parents wrote letters to show their displeasure about the new rules.↗ · No one wanted to incur the king's displeasure.↗ · Demeter exercised great severity towards those who incurred her displeasure.↗ · For I was in dread of the anger and hot displeasure, wherewith the LORD was wroth against you to destroy you.↗ (Torah DEU.9.19, JPS 1917)↗ · After the number of the days in which ye spied out the land, even forty days, for every day a year, shall ye bear your iniquities, even forty years, and ye shall know My displeasure.↗ (Torah NUM.14.34, JPS 1917)↗ · Then will He speak unto them in His wrath, and affright them in His sore displeasure: (Writings PSA.2.5, JPS 1917)↗

disposal — Everyday, meaning 1: Disposal is the act of getting rid of something, such as rubbish or old batteries.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: At your disposal means available for you to use whenever you want.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (US) A disposal is a machine in a kitchen sink that chops up food waste.↗ Example: Batteries need safe disposal at a recycling centre.↗ · The waste disposal truck comes on Mondays.↗ · The car is at your disposal while you stay.↗ · Bomb disposal experts made the area safe.↗ · The disposal of plastic harms the sea if done badly.↗ · Run the garbage disposal after washing up.↗ (US)↗ · After the disposal of the books, the Sibyl vanished, and was seen no more.↗

dispose — Everyday, meaning 1: To dispose of something is to get rid of it, to throw it away or remove it.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To be disposed to do something means to be willing or likely to do it (formal).↗ Example: Please dispose of your rubbish in the bin.↗ · Old batteries must be disposed of safely.↗ · We disposed of the fruit peel in the compost.↗ · How should we dispose of broken glass?↗ · The factory disposed of its waste in the wrong way.↗ · Wrap sharp things before you dispose of them.↗ · The more quickly this horror is disposed of the better.↗ · The Ninth Path is the Pure intelligence so called because it purifies the Numerations, it proves and corrects the designing of their representation, and disposes their unity with which they are combined without diminution or division.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887)↗ · Or who hath disposed the whole world?↗ (Writings JOB.34.13, JPS 1917)↗ · The lot is cast into the lap; but the whole disposing thereof is of the LORD.↗ (Writings PRO.16.33, JPS 1917)↗

disposition — Everyday, meaning 1: A person's usual nature or mood; the way they usually behave: «a cheerful disposition».↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (formal) A tendency to do something: «a disposition to worry».↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (formal) The way things are arranged or placed.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (formal, law) Giving away or dealing with property.↗ Example: She has a cheerful disposition and smiles all day.↗ · The film is not suitable for people of a nervous disposition.↗ · Our dog has a gentle disposition.↗ · He has a disposition to worry about small things.↗ · (formal) The disposition of the troops was planned carefully.↗ · (law) The will explained the disposition of the house.↗ · Now one of these young men had a bad and spiteful disposition.↗ · 41) Our author means to say that the water has a great disposition to unite itself with the caloric, thus for instance is the fire latent in steam, but the air equipoises them.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)↗

dispossess — In Jewish tradition, meaning 1: To take land or a home away from people who live there, usually by force.↗ Example: If thou shalt say in thy heart: 'These nations are more than I; how can I dispossess them?'↗ (Torah DEU.7.17, JPS 1917)↗ · then will the LORD drive out all these nations from before you, and ye shall dispossess nations greater and mightier than yourselves.↗ (Torah DEU.11.23, JPS 1917)↗ · When the LORD thy God shall cut off the nations from before thee, whither thou goest in to dispossess them, and thou dispossessest them, and dwellest in their land; (Torah DEU.12.29, JPS 1917)↗

dispossessed — In Jewish tradition, meaning 1: Past form of dispossess: took land or a home away from people by force.↗ Example: And the children of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead, and took it, and dispossessed the Amorites that were therein.↗ (Torah NUM.32.39, JPS 1917)↗ · So whomsoever the LORD our God hath dispossessed from before us, them will we possess.↗ (Prophets JDG.11.24, JPS 1917)↗ · So now the LORD, the God of Israel, hath dispossessed the Amorites from before His people Israel, and shouldest thou possess them?↗ (Prophets JDG.11.23, JPS 1917)↗

disproportionate — Everyday, meaning 1: Too large or too small compared with something else; not in a fair or sensible proportion: «a disproportionate punishment».↗ Example: Missing a whole term of football for being late once seemed a disproportionate punishment.↗ · The giant had disproportionate hands, far too big for his body.↗ · A disproportionate number of the sweets went to Sam.↗ · The cost of the repair was disproportionate to the value of the old bike.↗ · The drawing looks odd because the legs are disproportionate.↗ · Small schools spend a disproportionate amount on heating.↗

disprove — Everyday, meaning 1: To show that an idea or statement is false by giving facts or evidence.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (maths and science) To show a rule does not always work, often by finding one counterexample.↗ Example: The experiment disproved the idea that heavy things fall faster.↗ · One example can disprove a rule in maths.↗ · The number 9 disproves the claim that all odd numbers are prime.↗ · No one could disprove his story.↗ · Galileo helped disprove old ideas about the sky.↗ · The detective used the CCTV to disprove the alibi.↗

dispute — Everyday, meaning 1: An argument or disagreement, especially a serious or long one between people, groups or countries.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (verb) To argue that something is not true or not right: «dispute a decision».↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (verb) To argue or fight about who owns or controls something.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (phrase) «Beyond dispute» or «in dispute» means certain, or still being argued about.↗ Example: The two neighbours had a dispute about the fence.↗ · The teacher helped settle the dispute over the ball.↗ · The player disputed the referee's decision.↗ · The workers went on strike over a pay dispute.↗ · The island is in dispute between the two countries.↗ · It is beyond dispute that the Earth goes round the Sun.↗ · Nobody disputes that she won fairly.↗ · A wise old Cat heard the dispute and offered to settle it.↗ · On this point endless dis- cussions arose; and it has even been disputed whether they are designed to express theological, philosophical, or physical mysteries.↗ (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))↗

disqualified — Everyday, meaning 1: Officially stopped from taking part in or winning a competition because you broke a rule.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (law) Not allowed to do something, such as drive or hold a job, because of a rule or a court decision.↗ Example: The runner was disqualified for a false start.↗ · Our team was disqualified because we had too many players.↗ · She was disqualified from the spelling bee for using a dictionary.↗ · The judge disqualified him from driving for a year.↗ · The cake was disqualified because a grown-up had made it.↗ · If you push in the race, you'll be disqualified.↗

disquiet — Everyday, meaning 1: To disquiet someone is to make them worried or uneasy.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (old use) To disquiet oneself is to fret or worry.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A disquiet is a feeling of worry or restless unease.↗ Example: Her strange silence began to disquiet us.↗ · Do not disquiet yourself; all is well.↗ · The news was a source of disquiet to the king.↗ · Their Redeemer is strong, the LORD of hosts is His name; He will thoroughly plead their cause, that He may give rest to the earth, and disquiet the inhabitants of Babylon.↗ (Prophets JER.50.34, JPS 1917)↗

disquieted — Everyday, meaning 1: Feeling worried, uneasy or unsettled.↗ Example: He was disquieted by the sound outside.↗ · The disquieted villagers waited all night for news.↗

disquieting — Everyday, meaning 1: Making a person feel worried or uneasy.↗ Example: It was a disquieting sight: the door was open and the house was dark.↗ · Her dream was disquieting.↗

disquietude — Everyday, meaning 1: A state of worry, restlessness or unease.↗ Example: The queen spent the day in great disquietude.↗ · His disquietude grew as the night went on.↗

disquisition — In Jewish tradition, meaning 1: A long, careful talk or piece of writing about a subject.↗ Example: The twelve sections of this chapter introduce this philo- sophic disquisition upon the Formation and Development of the Universe.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)↗

disregard — Everyday, meaning 1: (verb) To disregard something is to pay no attention to it or to ignore it on purpose.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (noun) Disregard is a lack of care or attention, especially for rules, safety or other people's feelings.↗ Example: Please disregard my last email; it had a mistake.↗ · He drove with total disregard for the speed limit.↗ · Disregard the remainder and write only the whole number.↗ · She disregarded the warning sign and swam in the deep water.↗ · The players showed a disregard for the referee.↗ · You can disregard question 5; it is not in the test.↗ · Never disregard a fire alarm.↗ · This time, however, AEolus did not welcome them as before, but dismissed them with bitter reproaches and upbraidings for their disregard of his injunctions.↗

disregarded — Everyday, meaning 1: Disregarded means ignored or not paid attention to.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (formal) Disregarded can mean treated as not important.↗ Example: He disregarded the warning and swam too far out.↗ · Friction may be disregarded in this question.↗ · She disregarded her mum's advice and got wet.↗ · (formal) Any answer without working will be disregarded.↗ · The rule was disregarded by some players.↗ · Disregard the first result because it was a mistake.↗ · She therefore bravely disregarded the orders of the king, and endeavoured to give sepulture to the remains of Polynices.↗

disregarding — Everyday, meaning 1: (verb, -ing form of disregard) Paying no attention to something; ignoring it: disregarding the warning signs.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (preposition, formal) Not counting; leaving out.↗ e.g. Disregarding the rain, it was a good day.↗ Example: He kept running, disregarding the coach's shouts.↗ · Disregarding the warning, they swam in the rough sea.↗ · Disregarding the last page, the book has 100 pages.↗ · Disregarding the remainder, 17 divided by 5 is 3.↗ · The driver was fined for disregarding the red light.↗ · Disregarding the weather, the trip was great fun.↗ · Protesilaus of Phylace, however, nobly disregarding the ominous prediction, leaped on shore, and fell by the hand of Hector.↗

disreputable — Everyday, meaning 1: Known for being dishonest or doing bad things, so people do not trust or respect them.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Looking dirty, shabby or not respectable.↗ Example: Don't buy from that disreputable website.↗ · The pirates met in a disreputable tavern by the docks.↗ · He was seen with some disreputable characters.↗ · The old coat looked rather disreputable.↗ · (formal) The firm has a disreputable history of cheating customers.↗

disrepute — Everyday, meaning 1: The state of having a bad name; being thought badly of by people.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (formal) Loss of the respect a person, group or activity used to have.↗ Example: Cheating brought the whole game into disrepute.↗ · The player was fined for bringing the club into disrepute.↗ · The old inn had fallen into disrepute because of the fights there.↗ · The school rules say pupils must not bring the school into disrepute.↗ · After the scandal, the circus fell into disrepute.↗ · Toad's wild driving brought the name of Toad Hall into disrepute.↗ · Some old cures have fallen into disrepute because scientists showed they do not work.↗ · These are double, because their opposites take part in life, opposed to Life is Death; to Peace, War; to Riches, Poverty; to Beauty or Reputation, Deformity or Disrepute; to Wisdom, Ignorance; to Fruitfulness, Sterility; to Power, Slavery.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887)↗

disrespect — Everyday, meaning 1: Disrespect is rude behaviour that shows you do not value or care about someone or something.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (verb) To disrespect someone is to treat them rudely or without respect.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (slang) «Dis» or «diss» is a short form meaning to insult someone.↗ Example: Talking while the teacher is talking shows disrespect.↗ · He was sent out for disrespecting the referee.↗ · No disrespect, but I think my answer is right.↗ · Dropping litter shows disrespect for the countryside.↗ · She felt disrespected when nobody listened to her idea.↗ · Laughing at someone's accent is disrespect.↗ · The rapper dissed his rival in a song.↗ · Furious at the disrespect shown her, the Beetle flew to the Eagle's nest and rolled out the eggs.↗

disrespectful — Everyday, meaning 1: Disrespectful means rude and not showing respect or care for someone or something.↗ Example: It is disrespectful to talk while someone else is speaking.↗ · He was sent out for being disrespectful to the teacher.↗ · Writing on library books is disrespectful.↗ · She didn't mean to be disrespectful.↗ · Laughing at someone's accent is disrespectful.↗ · Being disrespectful to older people is unkind.↗ · Walking on graves is seen as disrespectful.↗ · “I wasn’t meaning to be disrespectful.”↗