Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter D - Page 61
Discodactyl (n.) (Zool.) One of the tree frogs.
Discodactylia (n. pl.) (Zool.) A division of amphibians having suctorial disks on the toes, as the tree frogs.
Discodactylous (a.) (Zool.) Having sucking disks on the toes, as the tree frogs.
Discoherent (a.) Incoherent. [R.]
Discoid (a.) Having the form of a disk, as those univalve shells which have the whorls in one plane, so as to form a disk, as the pearly nautilus.
Discoid flower (Bot.), A compound flower, consisting of tubular florets only, as a tansy, lacking the rays which are seen in the daisy and sunflower.
Discoid (n.) Anything having the form of a discus or disk; particularly, a discoid shell.
Discoid (a.) Having a flat circular shape [syn: discoid, discoidal, disklike, disclike, disk-shaped, disc-shaped].
Discoidal (a.) Disk-shaped; discoid.
Discoidal (a.) Having a flat circular shape [syn: discoid, discoidal, disklike, disclike, disk-shaped, disc-shaped].
Discombobulate (v. t.) 使混亂；破壞，打亂計畫 To cause to be confused; confuse emotionally.
Syn: confuse, flurry, consternate, disconcert, put off, bewilder, bemuse, throw.
Discombobulate (v.) Cause to be confused emotionally [syn: {bewilder}, {bemuse}, {discombobulate}, {throw}].
Discombobulate (v.) Be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher" [syn: {confuse}, {throw}, {fox}, {befuddle}, {fuddle}, {bedevil}, {confound}, {discombobulate}].
Discombobulate (v. t.) 使困惑，擾亂，打亂 To confuse someone or make someone feel uncomfortable.
Discombobulated (a.) .混亂的；不安的；離去的；酒醉的 Confused; upset; as, the hecklers pelted the discombobulated speaker with anything that came to hand.
Syn: discomfited, discomfitted, disconcerted.
Discombobulated (a.) Having self-possession upset; thrown into confusion; "the hecklers pelted the discombobulated speaker with anything that came to hand"; "looked at each other dumbly, quite disconcerted" -- G.B.Shaw [syn: {discombobulated}, {disconcerted}].
Discolith (n.) (Biol.) 盤狀顆石；盤狀石 {鈣質超微化石} One of a species of coccoliths, having an oval discoidal body, with a thick strongly refracting rim, and a thinner central portion. One of them measures about 1/50,000 of an inch in its longest diameter.
Discolored (imp. & p. p.) of Discolor.
Discoloring (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Discolor.
Discolor (v. t.) To alter the natural hue or color of; to change to a different color; to stain; to tinge; as, a drop of wine will discolor water; silver is discolored by sea water.
Discolor (v. t.) To alter the true complexion or appearance of; to put a false hue upon.
To discolor all your ideas. -- Watts.
Discolor (v.) Lose color or turn colorless; "The painting discolored" [ant: color, color in, colorise, colorize, colour, colour in, colourise, colourize].
Discolor (v.) Cause to lose or change color; "The detergent discolored my shirts".
Discolor (v.) Change color, often in an undesired manner; "The shirts discolored" [syn: discolor, discolour, colour, color].
Discolorate (v. t.) To discolor. [R.] -- Fuller.
Discoloration (n.) The act of discoloring, or the state of being discolored; alteration of hue or appearance. -- Darwin.
Discoloration (n.) A discolored spot; a stain. -- Arbuthnot.
Discolored (a.) Altered in color ; stained; spotted or streaked with foreign matter.
Syn: discoloured.
Discolored (a.) Variegated; of divers colors. [R.]
That ever wore discolored arms. -- Chapman.
Discomfited (imp. & p. p.) of Discomfit.
Discomfiting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Discomfit.
Discomfit (v. t.) To scatter in fight; to put to rout; to defeat.
And his proud foes discomfit in victorious field. -- Spenser.
Discomfit (v. t.) To break up and frustrate the plans of; to balk; to throw into perplexity and dejection; to disconcert.
Well, go with me and be not so discomfited. -- Shak.
Syn: To defeat; overthrow; overpower; vanquish; conquer; baffle; frustrate; confound; discourage.
Discomfit (a.) Discomfited; overthrown. [Obs.]
Discomfit (n.) Rout; overthrow; discomfiture.
Such a discomfit as shall quite despoil him. -- Milton. discomfited
Discomfit (v.) Cause to lose one's composure [syn: {upset}, {discompose}, {untune}, {disconcert}, {discomfit}].
Discomfit (v.) [ T ] (Formal) （尤指在精神上）使感到不舒服，使不安 To make someone feel uncomfortable, especially mentally.
Discomfiture (n.) [U] 崩潰；大敗；挫敗；困惑；狼狽；失敗；妨害計劃 The act of discomfiting, or the state of being discomfited; rout; overthrow; defeat; frustration; confusion and dejection.
Every man's sword was against his fellow, and there was a very great discomfiture. -- 1 Sam. xiv. 20.
A hope destined to end . . . in discomfiture and disgrace. -- Macaulay.
// She turned away to hide her discomfiture.
Discomforted (imp. & p. p.) of Discomfort.
Discomforting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Discomfort.
Discomfort
(v. t.)
To discourage; to deject.
His funeral shall not be in our camp, Lest it discomfort us. -- Shak.
Discomfort (v. t.) To destroy or disturb the comfort of; to deprive of quiet enjoyment; to make uneasy; to pain; as, a smoky chimney discomforts a family.
Discomfort (n.) Discouragement. [Obs.] -- Shak.
Discomfort (n.) Want of comfort; uneasiness, mental or physical; disturbance of peace; inquietude; pain; distress; sorrow. "An age of spiritual discomfort." -- M. Arnold.
Strive against all the discomforts of thy sufferings. -- Bp. Hall.
Discomfort (n.) [ C or U ] (C1) 不適，不安；令人不適（或不安）的事物 A feeling of being uncomfortable physically or mentally, or something that causes this.
// You may feel a little discomfort for a few days after the operation.
Discomfortable (a.) Causing discomfort; occasioning uneasiness; making sad. [Obs.] -- Sir P. Sidney.
Discomfortable (a.) Destitute of comfort; uncomfortable. [R.]
A labyrinth of little discomfortable garrets. -- Thackeray. -- Dis*com"fort*a*ble*ness, n. [Obs.]
Discomfortable (a.) (Rare) 【罕】不舒服的 Causing physical discomfort or mental uneasiness; lacking in material comfort or convenience. (Now somewhat rare.) (Ant: ) Comfortable.
Discomfortable (a.) 不安的 Designating a person in a state of (mental or physical) discomfort or uneasiness; uncomfortable, uneasy.
Discommend (v. t.) 反對，不贊成，不同意 To mention with disapprobation; to blame; to disapprove. [R.] -- Spenser.
By commending something in him that is good, and discommending the same fault in others. -- Jer. Taylor.
Discommend (v. t.) 使失寵，揭人之短 To expose to censure or ill favor; to put out of the good graces of any one.
A compliance will discommend me to Mr. Coventry. -- Pepys.
Discommendable (a.) 反對的；不贊成的 Deserving, disapprobation or blame. -- Dis`com*mend"a*ble*ness, n.
Discommendableness (n.) Blamableness; the quality of being worthy of disapprobation.
Discommendation (n.) Blame; censure; reproach. [R.] -- Ayliffe.
Discommender (n.) One who discommends; a dispraiser. -- Johnson.
Discommission (v. t.) To deprive of a commission or trust. [R.] -- Laud.
Discommodate (v. t.) To discommode. [Obs.] -- Howell.
Discommoded (imp. & p. p.) of Discommode.
Discommoding (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Discommode.
Discommode (v. t.) To put inconvenience; to incommode; to trouble. [R.]
Syn: To incommode; annoy; inconvenience.
Discommode (v.) To cause inconvenience or discomfort to; "Sorry to trouble you, but..." [syn: trouble, put out, inconvenience, disoblige, discommode, incommode, bother].
Discommodious (a.) Inconvenient; troublesome; incommodious. [R.] -- Spenser. -- Dis`com*mo"di*ous*ly, adv. -- Dis`com*mo"di*ous*ness, n.
Discommodity (n.) Disadvantage; inconvenience. -- Bacon.
Discommon (v. t.) To deprive of the right of common. [R.] -- Bp. Hall.
Discommon (v. t.) To deprive of privileges. [R.] -- T. Warton.
Discommon (v. t.) (Law) To deprive of commonable quality, as lands, by inclosing or appropriating. -- Burrill.
Discommunity (n.) A lack of common possessions, properties, or relationship.
Community of embryonic structure reveals community of descent; but dissimilarity of embryonic development does not prove discommunity of descent. -- Darwin.
Discompany (v. t.) To free from company; to dissociate. [R.]
It she be alone now, and discompanied. -- B. Jonson.
Discomplexion (v. t.) To change the complexion or hue of. [Obs.] -- Beau. & Fl.
Discompliance (n.) Failure or refusal to comply; noncompliance.
A compliance will discommend me to Mr. Coventry, and a discompliance to my lord chancellor. -- Pepys.
Discomposed (imp. & p. p.) of Discompose.
Discomposing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Discompose.
Discompose
(v. t.)
To disarrange; to interfere with; to disturb; to disorder; to unsettle; to
break up.
Or discomposed the headdress of a prude. -- Pope.
Discompose (v. t.) To throw into disorder; to ruffle; to destroy the composure or equanimity; to agitate.
Opposition . . . discomposeth the mind's serenity. -- Glanvill.
Discompose (v. t.) To put out of place or service; to discharge; to displace. [Obs.] -- Bacon.
Syn: To disorder; derange; unsettle; disturb; disconcert; agitate; ruffle; fret; vex.
Discompose (v.) Cause to lose one's composure [syn: upset, discompose, untune, disconcert, discomfit].
Discomposed (a.) Disordered; disturbed; disquieted. -- Dis`com*pos"ed*ly, adv. -- Dis`com*pos"ed*ness, n.
Discomposed (a.) Having your composure disturbed; "looked about with a wandering and discomposed air" [ant: composed].
Discomposition (n.) Inconsistency; discordance. [Obs.] -- Donne.
Discomposure (n.) The state of being discomposed; disturbance; disorder; agitation; perturbation.
No discomposure stirred her features. -- Akenside.
Discomposure (n.) Discordance; disagreement of parts. [Obs.] -- Boyle.
Discomposure (n.) Anxious embarrassment [syn: discomfiture, discomposure, disconcertion, disconcertment].
Discomposure (n.) A temperament that is perturbed and lacking in composure [ant: calm, calmness, composure, equanimity].
Discompt (v. t.) To discount. See Discount. -- Hudibras.
Disconcerted (imp. & p. p.) of Disconcert.
Disconcerting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Disconcert.
Disconcert (v. t.) 使倉皇失措；使困窘；挫敗；擾亂（計畫等） To break up the harmonious progress of; to throw into disorder or confusion; as, the emperor disconcerted the plans of his enemy.
Disconcert (v. t.) To confuse the faculties of; to disturb the composure of; to discompose; to abash.
The embrace disconcerted the daughter-in-law somewhat, as the caresses of old gentlemen unshorn and perfumed with tobacco might well do. -- Thackeray.
Syn: To discompose; derange; ruffle; confuse; disturb; defeat; frustrate.
Disconcert (n.) Want of concert; disagreement. -- Sir W. Temple.
Disconcert (v.) Cause to feel embarrassment; "The constant attention of the young man confused her" [syn: confuse, flurry, disconcert, put off].
Disconcert (v.) Cause to lose one's composure [syn: upset, discompose, untune, disconcert, discomfit].
Disconcerted (a.) Having self-possession upset; thrown into confusion; "the hecklers pelted the discombobulated speaker with anything that came to hand"; "looked at each other dumbly, quite disconcerted" -- G.B.Shaw [syn: discombobulated, disconcerted].
Disconcertion (n.) The act of disconcerting, or state of being disconcerted; discomposure; perturbation. [R.] -- State Trials (1794).
Disconcertion (n.) Anxious embarrassment [syn: discomfiture, discomposure, disconcertion, disconcertment].
Disconducive (a.) Not conductive; impeding; disadvantageous. [R.]
Disconformable (a.) Not conformable.
Disconformable in religion from us. -- Stow (1603).
Disconformity (n.) Want of conformity or correspondence; inconsistency; disagreement.
Those . . . in some disconformity to ourselves. -- Milton.
Disagreement and disconformity betwixt the speech and the conception of the mind. -- Hakewill.
Discongruity (n.) Incongruity; disagreement; unsuitableness. -- Sir M. Hale.
Disconnected (imp. & p. p.) of Disconnect.
Disconnecting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Disconnect.
Disconnect (v. t.) To dissolve the union or connection of; to disunite; to sever; to separate; to disperse.
The commonwealth itself would . . . be disconnected into the dust and powder of individuality. -- Burke.
This restriction disconnects bank paper and the precious metals. -- Walsh.
Disconnect (n.) An unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding); "he felt a gulf between himself and his former friends"; "there is a vast disconnect between public opinion and federal policy" [syn: gulf, disconnect, disconnection].
Disconnect (v.) Pull the plug of (electrical appliances) and render inoperable; "unplug the hair dryer after using it" [syn: unplug, disconnect] [ant: connect, plug in, plug into].
Disconnect (v.) Make disconnected, disjoin or unfasten [ant: connect, link, link up, tie].
SCSI reconnect
Disconnect
The ability of a SCSI initiator to initiate new transactions before earlier ones have completed. A target or initiator can disconnect from the bus when it experiences a delay in completing a task so that another device can use the bus. It can reconnect later and complete the task. (1999-02-16)
Disconnection (n.) The act of disconnecting, or state of being disconnected; separation; want of union.
Nothing was therefore to be left in all the subordinate members but weakness, disconnection, and confusion. -- Burke.
Disconnection (n.) State of being disconnected [syn: disjunction, disjuncture, disconnection, disconnectedness] [ant: connectedness, connection, link].
Disconnection (n.) An unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding); "he felt a gulf between himself and his former friends"; "there is a vast disconnect between public opinion and federal policy" [syn: gulf, disconnect, disconnection].
Disconnection (n.) The act of breaking a connection [syn: disconnection, disjunction].
Disconsecrate (v. t.) To deprive of consecration or sacredness. [R.]
Disconsent (v. i.) To differ; to disagree; to dissent. [Obs.] -- Milton.
Disconsolacy (n.) The state of being disconsolate. [Obs.] -- Barrow.
Disconsolate (n.) Disconsolateness. [Obs.] -- Barrow.
Disconsolate (a.) Destitute of consolation; deeply dejected and dispirited; hopelessly sad; comfortless; filled with grief; as, a bereaved and disconsolate parent.
One morn a Peri at the gate Of Eden stood disconsolate. -- Moore.
The ladies and the knights, no shelter nigh, Were dropping wet, disconsolate and wan. -- Dryden.
Disconsolate (a.) Inspiring dejection; saddening; cheerless; as, the disconsolate darkness of the winter nights. -- Ray.
Syn: Forlorn; melancholy; sorrowful; desolate; woeful; hopeless; gloomy. -- Dis*con"so*late*ly, adv. -- Dis*con"so*late*ness, n.
Disconsolated (a.) Disconsolate. [Obs.]
A poor, disconsolated, drooping creature. -- Sterne.
Disconsolation (n.) Dejection; grief. [R.] -- Bp. Hall.
Discontent (a.) Not content; discontented; dissatisfied. -- Jer. Taylor.
Passion seemed to be much discontent, but Patience was very quiet. -- Bunyan.
Discontented (imp. & p. p.) of Discontent.
Discontenting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Discontent.
Discontent (v. t.) To deprive of content; to make uneasy; to dissatisfy. -- Suckling.
Discontent (n.) Want of content; uneasiness and inquietude of mind; dissatisfaction; disquiet.
Now is the winter of our discontent
Made glorious summer by this sun of York. -- Shak.
The rapacity of his father's administration had excited such universal discontent. -- Hallam
Discontent (n.) A discontented person; a malcontent. [R.]
Thus was the Scotch nation full of discontents. -- Fuller.
Discontent (n.) [ U ] (Also discontentment,) (C1) 不滿；不滿足 A feeling of wanting better treatment or an improved situation.
// Discontent among junior ranks was rapidly spreading.
// There was widespread discontent at/ about/ over/ with the plan.
Discontentation (n.) Discontent. [Obs.] --Ascham.
Discontented (p. p. & a.) Dissatisfied; uneasy in mind; malcontent.
And every one that was in distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one that was discontented, gathered themselves unto him. -- 1 Sam. xxii. 2. -- Dis`con*tent"ed*ly, adv. -- Dis`con*tent"ed*ness, n.
Discontentful (a.) Full of discontent. [R.]
Discontenting (a.) Discontented. [Obs.] -- Shak.
Discontenting (a.) Causing discontent; dissatisfying. -- Milton.
Discontentive (a.) Relating or tending to discontent. [R.] "Pride is ever discontentive." -- Feltham.
Discontentment (n.) 不滿；不滿足 [U] [（+with）]；不滿的原因 [P] The state of being discontented; uneasiness; inquietude. -- Bacon.
Discontentment (n.) A longing for something better than the present situation [syn: discontentment, discontent, discontentedness] [ant: contentment].
Discontinuable (a.) Admitting of being discontinued. [R.]
Discontinuance (n.) 中止；廢止；撤銷（訴訟） The act of discontinuing, or the state of being discontinued; want of continued connection or continuity; breaking off; cessation; interruption; as, a discontinuance of conversation or intercourse; discontinuance of a highway or of travel.
Discontinuance (n.) (Law) A breaking off or interruption of an estate, which happened when an alienation was made by a tenant in tail, or other tenant, seized in right of another, of a larger estate than the tenant was entitled to, whereby the party ousted or injured was driven to his real action, and could not enter. This effect of such alienation is now obviated by statute in both England and the United States.
Discontinuance (n.) (Law) The termination of an action in practice by the voluntary act of the plaintiff; an entry on the record that the plaintiff discontinues his action.