Depose Depose If a ruler or political leader is deposed they are forced to give up their position Their King was deposed in a coup Depressing Depressing Something that is depressing makes you feel sad and disappointed I found a whole business very depressing Erase it erase it a derisive noise expression or remark Express his contempt She gave a short derisive laugh Arrived Arrived When something is derived from something else it is made from that The new drug is derived from fish oil Desecrate Desecrate To desecrate means to treat a sacred place or thing with violent disrespect You desecrate the house of God Designing Designing Designing describes those who secretly scheme to get what they want are full and scheming conniving crafty He suspected his new admirer of being a designing woman who only wanted his money Despicable Despicable If you say that a person or action is Despicable you are emphasizing that they are extremely nasty cruel or evil The minister who visited the scene a few hours after the explosion said it was a Despicable crime Despise Despise If you despise something or someone you dislike them and have a very low opinion of them I can never ever forgive him I despise him Despondency Despondency Despondency is a strong feeling of unhappiness caused by difficulties which you feel you cannot overcome There's a mood of gloom and despondency in the country Despondent Despondent If you are despondent you are very unhappy because you have been experiencing difficulties that you think you will not be able to Overcome He was despondent over the breakup of his marriage Despot Despot A despot is a ruler or other person who has a lot of power and he uses it unfairly or cruelly This desperate has been extended to children born old Despotic Despotic If you say that someone is despotic you are emphasizing that they use their power over other people in a very unfair or cruel Go away The country was ruled by despotic tyrant Guess what is the condition of not being in use or practice does he use These words have fallen into desuetude Date aunt Date aunt They taunted the state of friendly relations between two countries when previously there had been problems between them They talked about date aunt but in actuality they are engaged in intense rivalry Deter Deter To deter someone from doing something means to make them not want to do it or continue doing it Supporters of the death penalty argue that it would deter criminals from carrying guns Deteriorate deteriorate If something deteriorates it becomes worse in some way There are fears that the situation might deteriorate into full-scale war Determined Determined If you are determined to do something you have made a firm decision to do it and will not let anything stop you His enemies are determined to ruin him Detrimental Detrimental Something that is detrimental to something else has a harmful or damaging effect on it The policy will be detrimental to the peace process Devious Devious Tedious describe someone who tends to lie and to trick other people He got rich by devious means Dictatorial Dictatorial Dictatorial means typical of a ruler with total power I resent his dictatorial manner Diction Diction Someone's diction is how clearly they speak or sing His diction wasn't very good Dictum Dick. Addictive is a saying that describes an aspect of life in an interesting or WiseWay The disciples were absorbed in a discussion of his dictum Diffidence Diffidence The noun diffidence refers to a lack of self-confidence He tapped on the door opened it and entered with a certain diffidence Diffident Diffident The adjectives definite describe someone who is shy and lacking in self-confidence He was modest and diffident about his own success Diffuse Diffuse Diffuse means to spread out Candlelight can diffuse a soft glow throughout a room Digression Digression Digression is the action of moving away from the main subject you are writing or talking Let me just finish this digression Dilatory Dilatory Someone or something that is dilatory slow and causes delay The government has been dilatory in dealing with the problem of unemployment Dilemma dilemma dilemma is a difficult situation in which you have to choose Choose between two or more alternatives I didn't have a ready answer for this dilemma Diligent Diligent someone who is diligent works hard in a careful and thorough way Myers is a diligent and prolific worker Dipsomaniac dipsomaniac a dipsomaniac is a drunkard or alcoholic someone who drinks Alcohol to excess He isn't a dipsomaniac Discerning Discerning Discerning means having or showing good judgement The restaurant attracts Discerning customers Discernment discernment discernment is the ability to make a smart judgement about something William was a man of discernment with an eye for quality Discommode Discommode To discommode means to cause inconvenience or annoyance to Disturbed Your tears really salty discommode certainly very deep Disconcert Disconcert It's something disconcert you it makes you feel anxious confused or embarrassed His compliments disconcerted her a little Disconsolate disconsolate someone who is disconsolate is very unhappy and depressed He did not have much success but try not to get to disconsolate Discourse Discourse Discourse is spoken or written communication between people especially serious discussion of a particular subject He was hoping for some Lively political discourse at the meeting Discrepant Discrepant Discrepant means inconsistent conflicting at variance With regard to First query our opinion is that the document is discrepant Discursive Discursive If a style of writing is discursive it includes a lot of facts or opinions that are not necessarily relevant The internet has more discursive information Disgruntled Disgruntled To disgruntle means to make silky or discontented They were a very disgruntled crew Disheveled Disheveled Disheveled means marked by disorder or disarray Her hair is disheveled Disillusion Disillusion If a person or thing dissolutions you they make you realize that something is not as good as you thought I'd hate to be the one to disillusion him Disingenuous disingenuous disingenuous is slightly dishonest and insincere and what they They say It would be disingenuous to claim that this is great art Disorient Disorient to disorient is to confuse or cause to lose all sense of direction Thick fog can disorient even an experienced hiker Disparaging Disparaging When you are disparaging you express negative low opinions in order to lower someone's reputation He was critical of the people disparaging of their crude manners Disparity Disparity Is there is a disparity between two or more things there is a noticeable difference between them There is also a huge disparity Dispensation dispensation a dispensation is special permission to do something that is Norm Totally not allowed or the act of giving or portioning something out She needed a special dispensation to remarry Dispersed dispersed things that are dispersed are situated in many different places along way apart From each other The crowd dispersed quickly Dispirited Dispirited If you were dispirited you have lost your enthusiasm and excitement She looked tired and dispirited Dysport Dysport If you Deport yourself somewhere you amuse yourself there in a happy and energetic way They just boarded themselves with silly games while they waited in the airport Disputation Disputation Disputation is discussion on a subject which people cannot agree about After much legal disputation are right to resign was established Disquieting Disquieting Disquiet is a feeling of worry or anxiety The very best horror movies are supposed to be disquieting Dissension Dissension Dissension is disagreement and argument It undermines cohesion and creates dissension Dissidence Dissidence Dissidence is a kind of opposition or disagreement that's often aimed at a government Political dissidents have plagued the country for years Dissident Dissident Dissidents are people who disagree with and criticize their government especially because it is undemocratic Dissidents can do their work peacefully or with violence Dissipated Dissipated Dissipated mean spending too much time enjoying physical pleasures and harmful activities He recalled his dissipated you spent a night clubs and bars Distort Distort Distort means to twist out of shape If you distort a statement fact or idea you report or represented in an entryway A painter May exaggerate or distort shapes and forms Navigate Navigate Did Ida Gators to digress or wander His whisper made me die to gated Divergent Divergent Divergent things are different from each other 2 people who have Divergent views on this question are George what and Bob Marr Diverse Diverse If a group of things is diverse it is made up of a wide variety of things Cuba is a composite of diverse traditions and people Diversion Diversion A diversion is an action or event that attracts your attention away from what you are doing or concentrating on The party will make a pleasant diversion Divisive Divisive Something that is divisive causes unfriendliness and argument between people Abortion has always been a divisive issue The Vulgate The Vulgate To the Vulgate is to make publicly known something that was secret now divulgence Heatable gate 2 secret Docile Docile A person or animal that is docile is quiet not aggressive and easily controlled Circus monkeys are trained to be very docile and obedient Doldrums doldrums is an activity or situation is in the doldrums it is very Quiet and nothing new or exciting is happening The economy is in the doldrums Dolorous Dolorous Deloris means causing or involving pain or sorrow The beautiful and dollar is memory Double-dealing Double-dealing A double-dealing is a dishonest behavior that involves cheating other people Marriages were broken and life's ruined by the revelation of double-dealing Dour Dour If you describe someone as dower you mean that they are very serious and unfriendly The game proved to be a Dar struggle with both men determined to win Draconian Draconian Draconian laws or measures are extremely harsh and severe But lowering birth rate need not be so draconian Drivel Drivel Dribble is useless boring nonsensical information were to talk stupidly and carelessly How can you watch that dribble on TV Dubious Dubious If you describe something is dubious you mean that you do not consider it to be completely honest safe or reliable This claim seems to us to be rather dubious Dudgeon Dudgeon If you say that someone is in high dudgeon you are emphasizing that they are very angry or unhappy about something He stomped out of the room in high dudgeon Dislodge aesthetic Dislodge aesthetic This logistic means disapproving They had this logistic observations Dystrophy Dystrophy Disability is a condition characterized by a lack of sympathy or passion She had dystrophy Disum ism Disum ism A dysphemism is a derogatory or unpleasant term used instead of a pleasant or neutral one The phrase looney bin is a dysphemism for mental hospital Dysphoria Dysphoria Dysphoria is a state of mental discomfort or suffering And yet every time I read those two words I find myself overwhelmed with this for you Echelon Echelon And Echelon in an organization or Society is a level or Rankin it or stepped formation with objects of rain Arranged in a diagonal Birds flying in a v-shaped Creed echelons so that they can draft behind each other and conserve energy Ecophobia Ecophobia Ecophobia is the fear of one's home surroundings He has ecophobia Bodacious Bodacious Bodacious means devoted to eating voracious greedy My dacious dining companion could always be counted on to order the largest Aventus Dentalis Edentulous means having no teeth She is any Dental is patient Edict Edict An edict is a command or instruction given by someone in authority He issued an edict that none of his writings be destroyed Effervescent effervescent and effervescent liquid is one that contains or releases bubbles of Gas She is attractive effervescent and has an appealing voice Effusive Effusive If you describe someone as a few Civ you mean the bay Express pleasure gratitude or approval in a very enthusiastic Segway He was effusive in his praise Emanate Emanate To emanate is to come out from a source or to Ahmet Good smells emanated from the kitchen Emigrate Emigrate If you emigrate you leave your own country to live in another country The men emigrate to work as Seaman Empathy Empathy Empathy is the ability to share another person's feelings and emotions as if they were your own He advised him not to get too excited by her effusions of empathy and respect Encumber Encumber If you are encumbered by something that prevents you from moving freely or doing what you want They would interrupt and encumber me Enervated Enervated If you feel enervated you feel tired and weak She was enervated by the luxury of Palace life Terrible terrible If you describe someone as an infant terrible you mean that they are clever but unconventional and often cause problems or him Embarrassment for their friends or families He became known as the enfant terrible of Chicago theater Engrossed Engrossed If you are engrossed in something it holds your attention completely She was engrossed in conversation Enigma Enigma If you describe something or someone as an enigma you mean they are mysterious or difficult to understand Around remains an enigma for the outside world Enigmatic Enigmatic Someone or something that is enigmatic is mysterious and difficult to understand She starred in one of welles's most enigmatic films Enmity Amity is a feeling of hatred towards someone that last for a long time I think there is an historic enmity between them Enormity Enormity Enormity is an outrageous improper vicious immoral act or quality of momentous importance or Impact I was known by the enormity of the responsibility Ensconce Ensconce To ensconce is to establish or settle firmly or comfortably Agnes ensconce yourself in their bedroom Answer cell Answer cell Genser cell is to enchant fascinate He was a child when the power of a Mythic imagefirst ensorcelled him Entrepreneur entrepreneur entrepreneur is a person who sets up businesses and business deals An entrepreneur is more than just a risk-taker He is a visionary Envision Envision If you envision something you envisage imagine or picture it I don't Envision working with him again Ephemeral Ephemeral If you describe something as ephemeral you mean that it lasts only for a short time Chickweed is an ephemeral weed producing several Generations in one season Epitaph Appetite An Epitaph is a short piece of writing about someone who is dead often carved on their gravestone Then he wrote his Epitaph I was born Jewish
Some scientists also suggest that sonar from military ships can disorient the animals.
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When it's really mad, it squirts a cloud of red ink to disorient predators.
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The fire could not penetrate the tanks'armor, but did disorient their tank commanders.
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The device is intended to create a loud flash and bang to disorient potential suspects.
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As for Ireland, eight centuries of unfinished business still disorient the British state.
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It's the first of a series of episodes designed to unnerve and disorient.
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Hard cuts and swooping camera moves can disorient viewers new to 3D.
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Wires injure the rare petrels and city lights disorient them, contributing to their decline.
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The family escaped when the third shot seemed to disorient the bear.
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Cause to be lost or disoriented
(disorienting) causing loss of physical or intellectual bearings; "making so many turns to the right and then the left was completely disorienting"; "a sharp blow to the head can be disorienting"
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To cause to lose orientation or direction; To confuse or befuddle