All in-dispose synonyms
in-disΒ·pose
I i verb in-dispose
- warn β to give notice, advice, or intimation to (a person, group, etc.) of danger, impending evil, possible harm, or anything else unfavorable: They warned him of a plot against him. She was warned that her life was in danger.
- shake β to move or sway with short, quick, irregular vibratory movements.
- disfavor β unfavorable regard; displeasure; disesteem; dislike: The prime minister incurred the king's disfavor.
- divert β to turn aside or from a path or course; deflect.
- repress β to keep under control, check, or suppress (desires, feelings, actions, tears, etc.).
- check β Check is also a noun.
- chill β When you chill something or when it chills, you lower its temperature so that it becomes colder but does not freeze.
- disincline β Opposite of to incline; to make reluctant.
- crush β To crush something means to press it very hard so that its shape is destroyed or so that it breaks into pieces.
- dampen β To dampen something such as someone's enthusiasm or excitement means to make it less lively or intense.
- damp β Something that is damp is slightly wet.
- dash β If you dash somewhere, you run or go there quickly and suddenly.
- disparage β to speak of or treat slightingly; depreciate; belittle: Do not disparage good manners.
- cramp β Cramp is a sudden strong pain caused by a muscle suddenly contracting. You sometimes get cramp in a muscle after you have been making a physical effort over a long period of time.
- distress β great pain, anxiety, or sorrow; acute physical or mental suffering; affliction; trouble.
- rattle β to give out or cause a rapid succession of short, sharp sounds, as in consequence of agitation and repeated concussions: The windows rattled in their frames.
- debilitate β If you are debilitated by something such as an illness, it causes your body or mind to become gradually weaker.
- disconcert β to disturb the self-possession of; perturb; ruffle: Her angry reply disconcerted me completely.
- confound β If someone or something confounds you, they make you feel surprised or confused, often by showing you that your opinions or expectations of them were wrong.
- craze β If there is a craze for something, it is very popular for a short time.
- discompose β to upset the order of; disarrange; disorder; unsettle: The breeze discomposed the bouquet.
- floor β that part of a room, hallway, or the like, that forms its lower enclosing surface and upon which one walks.
- disquiet β lack of calm, peace, or ease; anxiety; uneasiness.
- unhinge β to remove (a door or the like) from hinges.
- pother β commotion; uproar.
- ruffle β to beat (a drum) in this manner.
- discombobulate β to confuse or disconcert; upset; frustrate: The speaker was completely discombobulated by the hecklers.
- incapacitate β to deprive of ability, qualification, or strength; make incapable or unfit; disable.
- flurry β a light, brief shower of snow.
- spook β Informal. a ghost; specter.
- fluster β to put into a state of agitated confusion: His constant criticism flustered me.
- bug β A bug is an insect or similar small creature.
- grieve β to feel grief or great sorrow: She has grieved over his death for nearly three years.
- flip β to toss or put in motion with a sudden impulse, as with a snap of a finger and thumb, especially so as to cause to turn over in the air: to flip a coin.
- ail β If something ails a group or area of activity, it is a problem or source of trouble for that group or for people involved in that activity.
- turn β to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate: to turn a wheel.
- bring on β If something brings on an illness, pain, or feeling, especially one that you often suffer from, it causes you to have it.
- come down with β If you come down with an illness, you get it.
- hold back β to elude or evade by a sudden shift of position or by strategy: to dodge a blow; to dodge a question.
- put off β to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of a specific location or position: to put a book on the shelf.
- turn off β to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate: to turn a wheel.
- hold off β to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- keep back β to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
- talk out of β dissuade
- throw cold water on β having a relatively low temperature; having little or no warmth: cold water; a cold day.
- get down β to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- put down β a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- cast down β If someone is cast down by something, they are sad or worried because of it.
- put a damper on β To put a damper on something means to have an effect on it which stops it being as enjoyable or as successful as it should be.
- egg on β to incite or urge; encourage (usually followed by on).