Words starting with dis
3 letter words starting with dis
4 letter words starting with dis
- dis- — Dis- is added to some words that describe processes, qualities, or states, in order to form words describing the opposite processes, qualities, or states. For example, if you do not agree with someone, you disagree with them; if one thing is not similar to something else, it is dissimilar to it.
- disc — any thin, flat, circular plate or object.
- dish — Slang. to gossip about: They talked all night, dishing their former friends.
- disk — a phonograph record.
- diss — (US, British, slang) To put (someone) down, or show disrespect by the use of insulting language or dismissive behaviour.
5 letter words starting with dis
- disci — a circular disk more than 7 inches (18 cm) in diameter and 2.2 pounds (1 kg) in weight, usually wooden with a metal rim and thicker in the center than at the edge, for throwing for distance in athletic competition.
- disco — discotheque.
- dishy — Chiefly British. very attractive; pretty or beautiful: a couple of dishy fashion models.
- disir — lady; woman.
- disko — an island in Davis Strait, off the W coast of Greenland: extensive coal deposits
6 letter words starting with dis
- disarm — to deprive of a weapon or weapons.
- disbar — to expel from the legal profession or from the bar of a particular court.
- disbud — to remove leaf buds or shoots from (a plant) to produce a certain shape or effect.
- discal — relating to or resembling a disc; disclike
- disced — any thin, flat, circular plate or object.
7 letter words starting with dis
- disable — make not work
- disavow — to disclaim knowledge of, connection with, or responsibility for; disown; repudiate: He disavowed the remark that had been attributed to him.
- disband — to break up or dissolve (an organization): They disbanded the corporation.
- discant — Also, discantus [dis-kan-tuh s] /dɪsˈkæn təs/ (Show IPA). Music. a 13th-century polyphonic style with strict mensural meter in all the voice parts, in contrast to the metrically free organum of the period.
- discard — to cast aside or dispose of; get rid of: to discard an old hat.
8 letter words starting with dis
- disabled — physically or mentally impaired, injured, or incapacitated.
- disabler — to make unable or unfit; weaken or destroy the capability of; incapacitate: The detective successfully disabled the bomb. He was disabled by the accident.
- disabuse — to free (a person) from deception or error.
- disagree — to fail to agree; differ: The conclusions disagree with the facts. The theories disagree in their basic premises.
- disallow — to refuse to allow; reject; veto: to disallow a claim for compensation.
9 letter words starting with dis
- disableds — physically or mentally impaired, injured, or incapacitated.
- disablism — Ableism: discrimination against the disabled.
- disaccord — to be out of accord; disagree.
- disaffect — to alienate the affection, sympathy, or support of; make discontented or disloyal: The dictator's policies had soon disaffected the people.
- disaffirm — to deny; contradict.
10 letter words starting with dis
- disability — lack of adequate power, strength, or physical or mental ability; incapacity.
- disappoint — to fail to fulfill the expectations or wishes of: His gross ingratitude disappointed us.
- disapprove — to think (something) wrong or reprehensible; censure or condemn in opinion.
- disarrange — to disturb the arrangement of; disorder; unsettle.
- disastrous — causing great distress or injury; ruinous; very unfortunate; calamitous: The rain and cold proved disastrous to his health.
11 letter words starting with dis
- dis-favored — unfavorable regard; displeasure; disesteem; dislike: The prime minister incurred the king's disfavor.
- disablement — to make unable or unfit; weaken or destroy the capability of; incapacitate: The detective successfully disabled the bomb. He was disabled by the accident.
- disaccredit — to take away the accreditation or authorization of: to disaccredit a diplomat.
- disaccustom — to cause to lose a habit: In the country I was quickly disaccustomed of sleeping late.
- disaffected — discontented and disloyal, as toward the government or toward authority.
12 letter words starting with dis
- disaccharide — any of a group of carbohydrates, as sucrose or lactose, that yield monosaccharides on hydrolysis.
- disadvantage — absence or deprivation of advantage or equality.
- disaffection — the absence or alienation of affection or goodwill; estrangement; disloyalty: Disaffection often leads to outright treason.
- disaffiliate — to sever affiliation with; disassociate: He disaffiliated himself from the political group he had once led.
- disaggregate — to separate (an aggregate or mass) into its component parts.
13 letter words starting with dis
- disadvantaged — lacking the normal or usual necessities and comforts of life, as proper housing, educational opportunities, job security, adequate medical care, etc.: The government extends help to disadvantaged minorities.
- disaffirmance — to deny; contradict.
- disaggregated — to separate (an aggregate or mass) into its component parts.
- disappearance — the act or an instance of disappearing; a ceasing to be seen or to exist.
- disappointing — failing to fulfill one's hopes or expectations: a disappointing movie; a disappointing marriage.
14 letter words starting with dis
- disaccharidase — an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of disaccharides, as sucrose or lactose, to produce monosaccharides, as fructose or glucose.
- disaggregation — to separate (an aggregate or mass) into its component parts.
- disambiguation — to remove the ambiguity from; make unambiguous: In order to disambiguate the sentence “She lectured on the famous passenger ship,” you'll have to write either “lectured on board” or “lectured about.”.
- disapplication — a provision for exempting schools or individuals from the requirements of the National Curriculum in special circumstances
- disappointedly — depressed or discouraged by the failure of one's hopes or expectations: a disappointed suitor.
15 letter words starting with dis
- disadvantageous — characterized by or involving disadvantage; unfavorable; detrimental.
- disappointingly — failing to fulfill one's hopes or expectations: a disappointing movie; a disappointing marriage.
- disarticulation — The act of disarticulating.
- discombobulated — to confuse or disconcert; upset; frustrate: The speaker was completely discombobulated by the hecklers.
- disconcertingly — disturbing to one's composure or self-possession; upsetting, discomfiting.
16 letter words starting with dis
- disaccreditation — to take away the accreditation or authorization of: to disaccredit a diplomat.
- discombobulation — to confuse or disconcert; upset; frustrate: The speaker was completely discombobulated by the hecklers.
- discriminatorily — characterized by or showing prejudicial treatment, especially as an indication of bias related to age, color, national origin, religion, sex, etc.: discriminatory practices in housing; a discriminatory tax.
- disequilibration — to put out of equilibrium; unbalance: A period of high inflation could disequilibrate the monetary system.
- disestablishment — to deprive of the character of being established; cancel; abolish.
17 letter words starting with dis
- disinterestedness — unbiased by personal interest or advantage; not influenced by selfish motives: a disinterested decision by the referee.
- disintermediation — the act of removing funds from savings banks and placing them into short-term investments on which the interest-rate yields are higher.
- dispensationalism — the interpreting of history as a series of divine dispensations.
- disproportionally — not in proportion; disproportionate.
18 letter words starting with dis
- disenfranchisement — to disfranchise.
- disproportionality — not in proportion; disproportionate.
- disproportionately — not proportionate; out of proportion, as in size or number.
- disproportionation — the simultaneous oxidation and reduction of a substance reacting with itself, thereby forming two dissimilar molecules, as 2C 2 H 4 →C 2 H 6 +C 2 H 2 .
- distinguishability — to mark off as different (often followed by from or by): He was distinguished from the other boys by his height.
21 letter words starting with dis
- disestablishmentarian — a person who favors the separation of church and state, especially the withdrawal of special rights, status, and support granted an established church by a state; an advocate of disestablishing a state church.
24 letter words starting with dis
- disestablishmentarianism — a person who favors the separation of church and state, especially the withdrawal of special rights, status, and support granted an established church by a state; an advocate of disestablishing a state church.
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