Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z dishabituation A way of responding to old stimuli as if they were new. dishable To disparage. dishallow To render unholy; to profane; to desecrate. disharmonic Not harmonic. disharmonically In a disharmonic manner. disharmonious Synonym of inharmonious: lacking harmony. disharmoniously In a disharmonious manner. disharmoniousness Lack of harmony. disharmonism A disharmonious mixture; the combination of traits from different races. disharmonize To cause disorder. disharmony The absence of harmony or concordance. disharness To take off one's armor; to strip off one's armor. Disharoon A surname from French. dishaunt To leave or depart from; to cease to haunt. dishboard A cabinet for the storage and display of plates. dishcloth A cloth used to wash dishes. dishclout A dishcloth. dishdasha An ankle-length robe with long sleeves worn by some Arab men. dishearten To discourage someone by removing their enthusiasm or courage. disheartened Discouraged, despairing. disheartenedly In a disheartened manner, dispiritedly. disheartener One who or that which disheartens. disheartening Causing a person to lose heart; making despondent or gloomy. dishearteningly In a disheartening manner. disheartenment The act of disheartening. dished Shaped like a dish; concave. disheir To disinherit. Dishel A surname from Russian. dishelm To deprive of a helmet. disher A dish maker. disherison The act of disheriting, disinheritance. disherit To disinherit. disheritance Synonym of disinheritance. disheritor A disinheritor dishes Dishwashing dishevel To throw into disorder; upheave. disheveledly In a disheveled manner. dishevelled Of a person, with the hair uncombed. dishevelledly In a dishevelled manner. dishevelledness The quality of being dishevelled. dishevelment The state or quality of being dishevelled. dishful As much as a dish will hold. dishily In a dishy manner. dishiness The quality or state of being dishy. dishing Shaped like a dish; concave. dishless Without a dish or dishes. Dishley A variety of sheep bred in Leicestershire. dishlicker A greyhound. dishlike Resembling or characteristic of a dish. dishmaker A manufacturer of dishes. dishmaking The manufacture of dishes. Dishman A surname from German. Dishmon A surname. dishmop A small mop used for washing dishes. Dishner A surname from German. dishoard To spend or reinvest money or goods previously hoarded, thus bringing them back into the economy. dishome To deprive of a home; to make homeless. dishomogeneity The condition of being dishomogeneous: synonym of heterogeneity. dishomogeneous Not homogeneous: synonym of heterogeneous. Dishon A surname. dishonest Not honest; shoddy. dishonestly In a dishonest manner. dishonestness The state or quality of being dishonest. dishonesty The characteristic or condition of being dishonest. Dishong A surname from French. dishonor American standard spelling of dishonour. dishonorable Without honor, or causing dishonor. dishonorableness The property of being dishonorable. dishonorably In a dishonorable manner. dishonorary Causing dishonour; tending to disgrace. dishonored Disgraced, defiled, treated with dishonor. dishonour Shame or disgrace. dishonourable British standard spelling of dishonorable. dishonourableness British, Canadian, Commonwealth, and Ireland standard spelling of dishonorableness. dishonoured Disgraced, defiled, treated with dishonour. dishonourer One who dishonours. dishoom onomatopoeic representation of the sound of a punch or blow. dishorn To remove the horns of. dishorner One who dishorns an animal. dishorse To dismount from a horse. dishouse To deprive of a house or home; or, to evict. dishowner A person who owns a satellite dish. dishpan A large basin or pan with a flat bottom in which dishes are washed. dishpanful As much as a dishpan will hold. dishrack A rack for holding dishes. dishrag Synonym of dishcloth (but now widely held to connote a threadbare and unclean nature versus that synonym). dishtowel A towel or any similar cloth used to dry dishes. dishtray A tray for dishes. dishumour To deprive of humour or desire; to put out of humour. dishware crockery used for serving or cooking food dishwash To wash dishes and other dishware. dishwashable Able to be washed in a dishwasher without harm; dishwasher-safe dishwasher A machine for washing dishes. dishwasherable dishwasher safe; able to be placed safely in a dishwasher for cleaning dishwashing The act of cleaning the dishware. dishwater Water that dishes and cooking utensils have been washed in. dishwatery Resembling dishwater. dishwiper A dish towel. dishy Attractive; good-looking; sexy. disialoganglioside A ganglioside that has two sialic acid residues disialoside Any glycoside that has two sialic acid residues disialosyl Two sialosyl radicals in a compound (often used attributively) disialotransferrin A transferrin with two sialic acid residues attached. disialyl Two sialyl groups in a molecule disialylate Any compound that has two sialylate groups or anions disialylated sialylated by the addition of two sialic acid residues disialyllactose Any disialyl derivative of lactose disialyloctasaccharide Any octasaccharide that has two sialic acid moieties disiamylborane The organic borane bis(1,2-dimethylpropyl)borane that is used to synthesize aldehydes from alkynes Disibodenberg A ruined monastery near Staudernheim in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. disidentification The act of disidentifying, or rejecting a personal or group identity. disidentificatory Relating to disidentification. disidentify Not to identify with something; to reject a personal or group identity, etc. disideologization Removal of or breaking away from an ideology. disideologize Synonym of deideologize. disilabenzene A heteroaromatic compound in which two carbon atoms of a benzene ring have been replaced by silicon atoms. disilane The gaseous hydride of silicon SiH₃-SiH₃, the silicon analog of ethane disilanide The anion SiH₃-SiH₂⁻ derived from disilane disilanyl Two silanyl groups in a molecule disilazane The silicon analog of dimethylamine (SiH₃)₂NH disilene a molecule containing a silicon atom which forms a double bond to another silicon atom disilicate Any compound containing two silicate anions. disilicide Any silicide containing two atoms of silicon disilicon Two silicon atoms in a compound disillude To free from illusion. disilluminate To destroy the light of; to darken. disillusion To free or deprive of illusion; to disenchant. disillusionary Causing disillusion. disillusioned Disappointed; experiencing disillusionment; having lost one's illusions. disillusionist Characterized by feelings of disillusionment. disillusionize To disillusion, disabuse, free from illusion. disillusionizer One who disillusionizes. disillusionment A feeling of disappointment, akin to depression, arising from the realization that something is not what it was expected or believed to be, possibly accompanied by philosophical angst from having one's beliefs challenged. disillusive Freeing from illusion. disillusory Freeing from illusion. disiloxane Any siloxane having two -Si-O- groups disilver Two silver atoms in a compound disilyl Two silyl groups in a compound disilylated silylated with two silyl groups disilyne a molecule containing a silicon atom which forms a triple bond to another silicon atom disimagine To banish from the imagination. disimpact To remove an impaction. disimpaction The act of disimpacting. disimpark To free from parks, to change land use from that of a park or parkland. disimpassioned Without passion or feeling. disimpeach To revoke an impeachment. disimpede To remove impedances or hindrances, to expedite. disimperialism A dismantling of or movement away from imperialism. disimplicate To change the status of (someone or something) that is implicated into one where it is not implicated; to disprove or call into question an implication concerning. disimprison To free or release from a state of imprisonment.