disa | (noun) any orchid of the genus Disa; beautiful orchids with dark green leaves and usually hooded flowers; much prized as emblematic flowers in their native regions | - |
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disability | (noun) the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness | Synonyms: disablement, handicap, impairment |
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disabled | (noun) people collectively who are crippled or otherwise physically handicapped | Synonyms: handicapped |
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disablement | (noun) the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness | Synonyms: disability, handicap, impairment |
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disaccharidase | (noun) an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of disaccharides into monosaccharides | - |
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disaccharide | (noun) any of a variety of carbohydrates that yield two monosaccharide molecules on complete hydrolysis | - |
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disadvantage | (noun) the quality of having an inferior or less favorable position | - |
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disaffection | (noun) disloyalty to the government or to established authority | - |
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(noun) the feeling of being alienated from other people | Synonyms: alienation, estrangement |
disaffirmation | (noun) the act of asserting that something alleged is not true | Synonyms: denial |
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disagreeableness | (noun) an ill-tempered and offensive disposition | - |
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(noun) the quality of being disagreeable and unpleasant | - |
disagreement | (noun) a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions | Synonyms: discrepancy, divergence, variance |
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(noun) the speech act of disagreeing or arguing or disputing | - |
(noun) a conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters | Synonyms: dissension, dissonance |
disambiguation | (noun) clarification that follows from the removal of ambiguity | - |
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disambiguator | (noun) (computer science) a natural language processing application that tries to determine the intended meaning of a word or phrase by examining the linguistic context in which it is used | - |
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disappearance | (noun) the act of leaving secretly or without explanation | Synonyms: disappearing |
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(noun) gradually ceasing to be visible | Synonyms: fade |
(noun) the event of passing out of sight | - |
(noun) ceasing to exist | - |
disappearing | (noun) the act of leaving secretly or without explanation | Synonyms: disappearance |
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disappointment | (noun) an act (or failure to act) that disappoints someone | Synonyms: dashing hopes |
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(noun) a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized | Synonyms: letdown |
disapprobation | (noun) an expression of strong disapproval; pronouncing as wrong or morally culpable | Synonyms: condemnation |
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disapproval | (noun) the act of disapproving or condemning | - |
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(noun) an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group | Synonyms: disfavor, disfavour, dislike |
(noun) the expression of disapproval | - |
(noun) a feeling of disliking something or what someone is doing | - |
disarmament | (noun) act of reducing or depriving of arms | Synonyms: disarming |
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disarmer | (noun) someone opposed to violence as a means of settling disputes | Synonyms: pacificist, pacifist |
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disarming | (noun) act of reducing or depriving of arms | Synonyms: disarmament |
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disarrangement | (noun) a condition in which an orderly system has been disrupted | Synonyms: disorganisation, disorganization |
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disarray | (noun) untidiness (especially of clothing and appearance) | Synonyms: disorderliness |
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(noun) a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior | Synonyms: confusedness, confusion, mental confusion, muddiness |
disassembly | (noun) the act of taking something apart (as a piece of machinery) | Synonyms: dismantlement, dismantling |
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disassociation | (noun) a state in which some integrated part of a person's life becomes separated from the rest of the personality and functions independently | Synonyms: dissociation |
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(noun) the state of being unconnected in memory or imagination | - |
disaster | (noun) an act that has disastrous consequences | - |
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(noun) an event resulting in great loss and misfortune | Synonyms: calamity, cataclysm, catastrophe, tragedy |
(noun) a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune | Synonyms: catastrophe |
disavowal | (noun) denial of any connection with or knowledge of | Synonyms: disclaimer |
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