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- disgustedadjective
Feeling or showing strong disapproval and dislike.
- disgustingadjective
Arousing revulsion or strong disapproval.
- dishnoun
A shallow container for cooking or serving food.
- dishesnoun
Plural of *dish*: multiple containers for cooking or serving food.
- dishonestadjective
Not honest; inclined to lie, cheat, or deceive.
- dishwashernoun
A machine for washing dishes automatically.
- disknoun
A flat, thin, round object.
- dislikeverb
To feel distaste for or hostility toward something or someone.
- dismissverb
To order or allow someone to leave.
- dismissedverb
Past tense and past participle of *dismiss*: ordered or allowed to leave.
- disobeyverb
To fail to obey rules, laws, or someone in authority.
- disordernoun
A state of confusion or lack of organization.
- dispatchverb
To send off to a destination or for a purpose.
- dispatchedverb
Past tense and past participle of *dispatch*: sent off to a destination.
- dispatchernoun
A person who sends out vehicles, personnel, or messages to appropriate destinations.
- disperseverb
To distribute or spread over a wide area.
- displayverb
To put something in a place where people can see it.
- displayedverb
Past tense and past participle of *display*: put in a place where people can see.
- disposalnoun
The act of getting rid of something.
- disposeverb
To get rid of something; to throw away.
- disposedadjective
Inclined or willing to do something.
- dispositionnoun
A person's inherent qualities of mind and character.
- disputenoun
A disagreement or argument.
- disregardverb
To pay no attention to; to ignore.
- disrespectnoun
Lack of respect or courtesy.
- disrespectfuladjective
Showing a lack of respect or courtesy.
- disruptverb
To interrupt the normal progress or activity of something.
- dissolveverb
To cause a solid to become incorporated into a liquid so as to form a solution.
- distancenoun
The amount of space between two places or things.
- distancesnoun
Plural of distance; multiple amounts of space between places or things.
- distantadjective
Far away in space or time.
- distinctadjective
Recognizably different in nature from something else.
- distinctionnoun
A difference or contrast between similar things or people.
- distinctiveadjective
Characteristic of one person or thing, and so serving to distinguish it from others.
- distinguishverb
To recognize or treat as different.
- distinguishedadjective
Successful, authoritative, and commanding great respect.
- distortedadjective
Pulled or twisted out of shape; contorted.
- distractverb
To prevent someone from giving full attention to something.
- distractedadjective
Unable to concentrate because one's mind is preoccupied.
- distractingadjective
Preventing concentration or diverting attention.
- distractionnoun
A thing that prevents someone from giving full attention to something else.
- distractionsnoun
Plural of distraction; things that prevent concentration or divert attention.
- distressnoun
Extreme anxiety, sorrow, or pain.
- distressedadjective
Suffering from extreme anxiety, sorrow, or pain.
- distributeverb
To give shares of something to several people; to deal out.
- distributedadjective
Spread or dispersed over an area or among a number of recipients.
- distributionnoun
The action of sharing something out among recipients.
- districtnoun
An area of a country or city, especially one regarded as a distinct unit because of a particular characteristic.
- disturbverb
To interrupt someone's rest, sleep, or concentration.
- disturbancenoun
The interruption of a settled and peaceful condition.