Words beginning with D

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The act of disparaging, of belittling.

Insulting, ridiculing.

Composed of inherently different or distinct elements; incongruous.

The state of being unequal; difference.

To send (a shipment) with promptness.

To put out of place; to disarrange.

That can be disposed of.

A disposition; an arrangement, categorization, or classification of things.

To eliminate or to get rid of something.

The arrangement or placement of certain things.

To throw into confusion or disorder.

An interruption to the regular flow or sequence of something.

To study an animal's anatomy by cutting it apart; to perform a necropsy or an autopsy.

present participle and gerund of dissect

The action of the verb dissemble

The act of disseminating, or the state of being disseminated; diffusion for propagation and permanence; a scattering or spreading ab…

To disagree; to withhold assent. Construed with from (or, formerly, to).

In a manner that disagrees; dissenting; discordant.

The termination of an organized body or legislative assembly, especially a formal dismissal.

To terminate a union of multiple members actively, as by disbanding.

A device to which a bundle of natural fibres (often wool, flax, or cotton) is attached for temporary storage, before being drawn off…

present participle and gerund of distance

Distinguishing, used to or enabling the distinguishing of some thing.

To bring something out of shape, to misshape.

An act of distorting.