Oxford Thesaurus - An A-Z Dictionary Of Synonyms

disrepair n. decay, ruin, collapse, dilapidation, deterioration, ruination: The house is in a terrible state of disrepair.

disreputable

adj. 1 low, base, abject, contemptuous, unrespectable, disrespectable, untrustworthy, discreditable, dishonourable, disgraceful, reprehensible, shameful, despicable, ignominious, bad, wicked, heinous, vicious, iniquitous, vile, opprobrious, scandalous, louche, questionable, dubious, Colloq shady: She keeps disreputable company. 2 dishevelled, unkempt, slovenly, untidy, shabby, disordered, messy, dirty, bedraggled, scruffy, seedy, threadbare, tattered, Brit down at heel, raddled, US down at the heel(s), Colloq sloppy, Slang Brit grotty: That disreputable beggar is your brother?

disrespect

n. rudeness, impoliteness, discourtesy, incivility, unmannerliness, irreverence, impudence, impertinence, insolence, indecorum, Colloq cheek: I meant no disrespect by keeping my hat on, ma'am.

disrespectful

adj. impolite, rude, discourteous, uncivil, unmannerly, ill-mannered, bad-mannered, irreverent, impudent, insolent, indecorous, pert, saucy, forward, Colloq fresh, cheeky: Sara is sometimes disrespectful to her elders.

disconcert, agitate: You've disrupted my plan completely. 2 interrupt, break in or into, interfere (with): They disrupted the meeting with their loud outbursts.

dissatisfaction

n. 1 discontent, discontentment, unhappiness, displeasure, non-fulfilment, disappointment, frustration, discomfort, uneasiness, disquiet, malaise: I was left with a feeling of dissatisfaction at the end of the play. 2 annoyance, irritation, dismay, displeasure: Complaints concerning dissatisfaction with the food plagued the hospital administrators.

dissatisfied

adj. discontented, displeased, disappointed, unsatisfied, discontent, disgruntled, unhappy, unfulfilled, ungratified, frustrated: We return the full purchase price to any dissatisfied customer.

dissension

n. disagreement, dissent, discord, contention, strife,

conflict, discordance, friction: The issue has sown dissension among the members.

disservice

n. harm, damage, injury, wrong, unkindness, bad turn, disfavour, injustice: It was a disservice to tell my boss about my expense account.

dissident n. 1 dissenter, nonconformist, protester or protestor, heretic, rebel, apostate, recusant; revolutionary: Many dissidents were released and allowed to leave the country.

--adj. 2 disagreeing, nonconformist, nonconforming, dissenting, dissentient, apostate, non-compliant, heterodox, discordant, conflicting, contentious: The couple spent ten years in Siberia for promoting their dissident philosophy.

dissimilar

adj. different, unlike, unalike, distinct, separate,

contrasting, diverse, unrelated, heterogeneous: The styles are entirely dissimilar.

dissimilarity

n. difference, dissimilitude, unlikeness, disparity; discrepancy: The dissimilarities between art deco and art nouveau are too numerous to mention.

dissimulate

v. pretend, dissemble, feign, disguise, camouflage, cover up, conceal, deceive, misrepresent, fake, counterfeit: She's dissimulating her real attitude towards the wealthy.

dissimulation

n. deception, misrepresentation, dissembling, deceit, deception, hypocrisy, sham, pretence, duplicity, double-dealing:

There can be no dissimulation between honest people.

dissipate v. 1 scatter, spread (out), disperse, be dispelled, diffuse; disseminate, sow, distribute; break up: The crowd had dissipated by noon. 2 spread thin, evaporate, vanish, disappear, vaporize, peter out, diminish: By the time we were ready to go, the clouds had dissipated. 3 squander, waste, fritter away, throw away, burn up, use up, exhaust, run through: By the time he was twenty, he had dissipated a huge fortune. 4 revel, carouse, party, sow one's wild oats, burn the candle at both ends, roister, make merry, debauch, go on a spree: Before their marriage, he was seen dissipating in the fleshpots of Europe.

dissipation

n. 1 squandering, waste, wastefulness, profligacy, abandon, abandonment, self-indulgence, self-gratification, overindulgence, intemperance, hedonism, fast or high living, dolce vita, voluptuousness, sensualism, sybaritism, dissoluteness, dissolution, excess(es), wantonness, debauchery, carousing, prodigality, recklessness, extravagance, rakishness: Owing to my dissipation, I had become an alcoholic vagrant. 2 disappearance, dispersion, dispersal, diffusion, scattering, vanishing: The dissipation of the tear-gas was rapid in the strong breeze. 3 distraction, amusement, diversion, entertainment: Reading, once a dissipation, had become an obsession.

dissociate

v. separate, cut off, sever, disassociate, disjoin, disconnect, abstract, disengage, detach, isolate, distance, break off (from), break up (with), divorce, set apart, segregate: I have carefully dissociated myself from any political party.

dissolute adj. dissipated, debauched, abandoned, corrupt, degenerate, rakish, profligate, wanton, rakehell, intemperate, incontinent, loose, licentious, overindulgent, carousing, self-indulgent, hedonistic, pleasure-bound, immoral, amoral, libidinous, unrestrained, depraved: He has paid dearly for his dissolute life.

dissolution

n. 1 disintegration, separation, breakup, breakdown,

separation, breaking up, breaking down, collapse, undoing: Much ill will attended the dissolution of our marriage. 2

destruction, decomposition, decay, ruin, overthrow, dissolving, disbandment, dismissal, dispersal, disorganization, discontinuation; adjournment, ending, end, termination, conclusion, finish: A vote of no confidence led to the dissolution of Parliament.

dissolve v. 1 melt (away), liquefy, disperse, disintegrate, diffuse, decompose, thaw (out), fuse, deliquesce; sublime; vanish, disappear, fade (away), diminish, decline, peter out: Dissolve one tablet in water. The sugar dissolved in the tea. 2 collapse, break into, melt into: She dissolved into tears whenever he shouted at her. 3 break up, disperse, dismiss, terminate, finish, conclude, adjourn, recess, disband, wind up; liquidate: We took a vote and dissolved the meeting.

distance n. 1 remoteness, space, gap, interval, mileage, footage, stretch: What is the distance from here to your house? 2 aloofness, detachment, reserve, coolness, haughtiness, hauteur, stiffness, rigidity: He maintains a distance between himself and the servants.

--v. 3 separate, detach, dissociate, disassociate: She distanced herself from her students.

distant adj. 1 far, far-off, remote, far-away, long-way-off; removed: The creature said he had come from a distant star. 2 away, off: The ship is ten miles distant. 3 aloof, detached, reserved, cool, cold, haughty, standoffish, unapproachable, inaccessible, withdrawn, reticent, ceremonious, formal, stiff, rigid, frigid, unfriendly: You find him warm, but I think him very distant.

distaste n. 1 dislike, disfavour, antipathy, disrelish, disinclination; dissatisfaction, displeasure, discontentment: You know of my distaste for cocktail parties. 2 aversion, revulsion, disgust, nausea, abhorrence, loathing, repugnance, horror: She has a distinct distaste for avocado pears.

distasteful

adj. disgusting, revolting, sick-making, nauseating, nauseous, repugnant, repulsive, loathsome, fulsome, nasty, disagreeable, foul, off-putting, unpalatable, obnoxious, objectionable,

offensive, unpleasing, unpleasant, displeasing: I found their children's table manners quite distasteful.

distinct adj. 1 clear, perceptible, plain, understandable, vivid, definite, well-defined, precise, exact, unmistakable or unmistakeable, noticeable, recognizable, obvious, patent, marked, manifest, evident, apparent, explicit, unambiguous, clear-cut, palpable, unequivocal, lucid, sharp, pellucid, limpid, transparent: There is a distinct outline of a figure on the Turin shroud. 2 separate, detached, discrete, different, dissimilar, distinguishable, distinguished; individual, sui

generis, unique, special, singular; peculiar, unusual, uncommon, contrasting: The government of Puerto Rico is distinct from that of the US. He has been charged with three distinct offences.

distinction

n. 1 differentiation, discrimination, difference, contrast, separation, division, dividing line; distinctiveness: Any distinction between them is difficult to discern. 2 honour, credit, prominence, eminence, pre-eminence, superiority, uniqueness, greatness, excellence, quality, merit, worth, value, prestige, note, importance, significance, consequence, renown, fame, repute, reputation, celebrity, glory, account: We all know her as a scholar of distinction.

distinctive

adj. distinguishing, characteristic, unique, singular, distinct, individual, typical, idiosyncratic, peculiar: She has developed a distinctive style of her own.

distinguish

v. 1 differentiate, discriminate, tell the difference, tell

apart, determine, judge, decide, tell who's who or what's what: He is still unable to distinguish between his own twin daughters. 2 classify, categorize, characterize, individualize, mark, identify, define, designate, denote, indicate, separate, single out, set apart; grade, group: The male is distinguished by his brighter colouring. 3 sense, make out, perceive, discern, pick out, recognize, identify, detect, notice; see, espy, descry; hear; smell; taste; feel: I could distinguish two people in the dark. 4 call attention to, identify, mark, set apart, separate, segregate, indicate, particularize: She

distinguished herself by her great beauty and her awful voice.

distinguished

adj. 1 celebrated, famous, illustrious, noted, renowned,

notable, noteworthy, pre-eminent, eminent, prominent, honoured, respected, honourable: Churchill was one of the most distinguished men of his day. 2 dignified, noble, grand,

stately, distingu‚, royal, regal, aristocratic: What is he doing in this distinguished gathering?

distort v. 1 twist, warp, deform, misshape, contort, gnarl, bend, disfigure, wrench: The car was completely distorted in the crash. 2 twist, warp, slant, tamper with, colour, varnish, torture, pervert, misrepresent, fabricate, falsify, misstate, alter, change, bend, garble, violate: She distorted the facts if she said it was Bill who had a gun.

distract v. 1 divert, deflect, sidetrack, turn aside, draw away: Sorry,

I was distracted for a moment - where were we? 2 divert, amuse, entertain, gratify, delight, occupy, interest, absorb, engross:

We found the belly-dancers quite distracting. 3 bewilder, confuse, confound, perplex, puzzle, discompose, befuddle, mystify, disconcert, fluster, rattle, bemuse, daze, disturb, agitate, trouble, bother: I am distracted with doubts about whether to phone the police.

distraction

n. 1 bewilderment, befuddlement, disorder, disturbance, upset, confusion, agitation: The princess loves you to distraction. 2 diversion, entertainment, amusement: I was never really interested in him, he was merely a temporary distraction.

distraught

adj. distracted, agitated, troubled, disturbed, upset, perturbed, wrought or worked up, excited, frantic, at (one's) wits' end, overwrought, frenetic, nervous, frenzied, feverish, wild, hysterical, delirious, irrational, crazy, mad, insane, berserk, run(ning) amok: He is distraught with grief.

distress n. 1 anguish, anxiety, affliction, angst, grief, misery, torment, ache, pain, suffering, agony, torture, woe, woefulness, wretchedness; unhappiness, sorrow, sadness, depression, heartache, desolation: It is impossible to imagine the distress

worried, bothered, agitated, anxious, concerned, apprehensive, nervous: He's disturbed that Marie didn't come home last night. 2 psychoneurotic, neurotic, unbalanced, psychopathic, psychotic, maladjusted, mad, insane, out of one's mind, depressed, Colloq crazy, unable to cope, Brit bonkers, Slang nuts, screwy, batty, off one's rocker, off the deep end, messed-up, screwed-up: She looks after her sister, who is disturbed.

disturbing

adj. upsetting, off-putting, perturbing, troubling, unsettling, worrying, disconcerting, disquieting, alarming, distressing: There is disturbing news from the front.

--n. 2 plunge, nosedive: The plane went into a dive. 3 bar, saloon, nightclub, bistro, club, Colloq nightspot, Slang joint,

US dump, honky-tonk, juke-joint: He met the woman in a dive in Limehouse.

diverge v. 1 separate, radiate, spread (apart), divide, subdivide, fork, branch (off or out), ramify, split: The roads diverge further on. 2 deviate, turn aside or away, wander, digress, stray, depart, drift, divagate: Our policy diverges from that set up by the committee.

divergent adj. differing, different, dissimilar, disparate, variant, separate, diverging, disagreeing, conflicting, discrepant: There are divergent theories about the origin of the universe.

divers adj. various, several, sundry; miscellaneous, multifarious, manifold, varied, assorted, variegated, differing, different; some, numerous, many: We have the divers statements of the witnesses.