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- [dis-em-bar-uh s]
- /ˌdɪs ɛmˈbær əs/
- /ˌdɪ.sɪm.ˈbæ.rəs/
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- [dis-em-bar-uh s]
- /ˌdɪs ɛmˈbær əs/
Definitions of disembarrass word
- verb with object disembarrass to disentangle or extricate from something troublesome, embarrassing, or the like. 1
- verb with object disembarrass to relieve; rid. 1
- verb with object disembarrass to free from embarrassment. 1
- noun disembarrass Free oneself of (a burden or nuisance). 1
- verb disembarrass to free from embarrassment, entanglement, etc 0
- verb disembarrass to relieve or rid of something burdensome 0
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Origin of disembarrass
First appearance:
before 1720 One of the 49% newest English words
First recorded in 1720-30; dis-1 + embarrass
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Parts of speech for Disembarrass
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
disembarrass popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
disembarrass usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for disembarrass
verb disembarrass
- disburden — to remove a burden from; rid of a burden.
- clear — Something that is clear is easy to understand, see, or hear.
- relieve — to ease or alleviate (pain, distress, anxiety, need, etc.).
- free — enjoying personal rights or liberty, as a person who is not in slavery: a land of free people.
- lighten — to become less severe, stringent, or harsh; ease up: Border inspections have lightened recently.
Antonyms for disembarrass
verb disembarrass
- condemn — If you condemn something, you say that it is very bad and unacceptable.
- burden — If you describe a problem or a responsibility as a burden, you mean that it causes someone a lot of difficulty, worry, or hard work.
- restrain — to hold back from action; keep in check or under control; repress: to restrain one's temper.
- limit — the final, utmost, or furthest boundary or point as to extent, amount, continuance, procedure, etc.: the limit of his experience; the limit of vision.
- upset — to overturn: to upset a pitcher of milk.
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