Words beginning with D

To render unable; to take away an ability of, as by crippling.

A weakness or undesirable characteristic; con; drawback.

An argument or debate.

Of the nature of a disaster; calamitous.

To detect with the senses, especially with the eyes.

To accomplish or complete, as an obligation.

To uncover; physically expose to view.

The act of revealing something.

To interrupt the continuance of; to put an end to, especially as regards commercial productions; to stop producing, making, or suppl…

Lack of concord, agreement, harmony; disaccord.

A nightclub where dancing takes place.

To extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject.

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Separate; distinct; individual; non-continuous.

The quality of being discreet.

Available at one's discretion; able to be used as one chooses; left to or regulated by one's own discretion or judgment.

To make distinctions.

Discernment, the act of discriminating, discerning, distinguishing, noting or perceiving differences between things, with the intent…

Having or relating to the ability to discriminate between things.

Material (such as clothing, makeup, a wig) used to alter one’s visual appearance in order to hide one's identity or assume another.

Disappointed; experiencing disillusionment; having lost one's illusions.

Not honourable; unworthy of honour.

To take out of the grave or tomb.

Having no interest or stake in the outcome, and no conflicts of interest; free of bias, impartial.

simple past and past participle of disinter

An attitude or a feeling of distaste or aversion.

Disastrous, calamitous.

To take apart; to disassemble; to take to pieces.

The act of sending someone away.

A surname from Old French.