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dishonor

Short Definition : disgrace; N. ADJ. dishonorable

Definition
(noun) a state of shame or disgrace
Synonyms : dishonour
Example Sentence
  • he was resigned to a life of dishonor
Definition
(noun) lacking honor or integrity
Synonyms : dishonour
Definition
(verb) bring shame or dishonor upon
Example Sentence
  • he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime
Definition
(verb) force (someone) to have sex against their will
Example Sentence
  • The woman was raped on her way home at night
Definition
(verb) refuse to accept
Synonyms : dishonour
Example Sentence
  • dishonor checks and drafts

disinclination

Short Definition : unwillingness

Definition
(noun) that toward which you are inclined to feel dislike
Example Sentence
  • his disinclination for modesty is well known
Definition
(noun) a certain degree of unwillingness
Example Sentence
  • a reluctance to commit himself
  • his hesitancy revealed his basic indisposition
  • after some hesitation he agreed
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for disinclination

dis= no inclination= desire

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disingenuous

Short Definition : not naive; not candid; sophisticated; worldly wise; OP. ingenuous

Definition
(adj) not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness
Synonyms : artful
Example Sentence
  • an ambitious, disingenuous, philistine, and hypocritical operator, who...exemplified...the most disagreeable traits of his time
  • a disingenuous excuse
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for disingenuous

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INGENUOUS(can be remembered as genuine) IS SINCERE, INNOCENT AND SOPHISTICATED. AND disingenuous IS not naive, insincere

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This word is derived from the word "Genuine", which means true and real. Disingenuous is just the opposite of genuine.

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FOCUS ON sin IN THE WORD. CAN RELATE sin TO insincere OR sin TO liar(LIARS ARE NOT SINCERE)

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indigenous - Native ingenuous - naive,frank,innocent disingenuous - not naive, sophisticated ingenious - Clever

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disinter

Short Definition : dig up; unearth; OP. inter

Definition
(verb) dig up for reburial or for medical investigation; of dead bodies
Synonyms : exhume
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for disinter

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inter = to bury. so disinter means opposite of bury => to dig up.

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disinter is the opposite of 'inter' - in+ terra(earth) = inside earth or place inside earth. So disinter means take 'out' of earth.

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inter rhymes with enter....so dis(not)+enter means to bring out or unearth

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disinter= dig(dis) + into(int) + earth(er)...

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disinterested

Short Definition : unprejudiced; free from bias and self-interest; objective

Definition
(adj) unaffected by self-interest
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for disinterested

Dis-Interest...if a particular issue is not of any interest to me (dis-interest), i'll pass a biased free opinion about it...

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Dis - Not + Interested. The Judge was not interested in the case, so he was not bothered about the outcome; he was disinterested and unprejudiced towards the case.

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Disinterested = not having any self interest; unprejudiced

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disjointed

Short Definition : disconnected; lacking coherence; V. disjoint: disconnect; disjoin

Definition
(adj) lacking orderly continuity
Example Sentence
  • a confused set of instructions
  • a confused dream about the end of the world
  • disconnected fragments of a story
  • scattered thoughts
Definition
(adj) taken apart at the joints
Example Sentence
  • a disjointed fowl
Definition
(adj) separated at the joint
Synonyms : dislocated separated
Example Sentence
  • a dislocated knee
  • a separated shoulder
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for disjointed

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DIS (not) + JOINTED (connected)...so disjointed is disconnected or scattered.

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disjunction

Short Definition : act or state of separation; disunity; CF. disjunctive: expressing a choice between two ideas; CF. conjunction; CF. conjunctive

Definition
(noun) state of being disconnected Definition
(noun) the act of breaking a connection
Synonyms : disconnection
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for disjunction

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dis+conjunction..opp of conjunction which means to unite so disconjunction is "disunify"

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dis(away or not) + junction. away from junction or not junction. means disunity.

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dislodge

Short Definition : remove (forcibly); force out of a position; Ex. dislodge the food caught in his throat; CF. lodge

Definition
(verb) remove or force out from a position
Synonyms : free
Example Sentence
  • The dentist dislodged the piece of food that had been stuck under my gums
  • He finally could free the legs of the earthquake victim who was buried in the rubble
Definition
(verb) change place or direction
Synonyms : reposition shift
Example Sentence
  • Shift one's position
Definition
(verb) remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied
Synonyms : bump
Example Sentence
  • The new employee dislodged her by moving into her office space
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for dislodge

u hav been forcibly removed of this lodge(dislodged of this lodge)

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Dislodge your luggage from the lodge

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Dhoni DISLODGED the BAILS in no time!!! - Sunny gavaskar!!

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we 'move in' to a place and settle in a 'Lodge'. so when we move out just add dis(not), ie, dislodge.

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For those who read archies comics,Mr. lodge(veronica's dad) is a rich man & can remove anyone forcibly from work

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dismantle

Short Definition : take apart; disassemble

Definition
(verb) tear down so as to make flat with the ground
Example Sentence
  • The building was levelled
Definition
(verb) take apart into its constituent pieces Definition
(verb) take off or remove
Synonyms : strip
Example Sentence
  • strip a wall of its wallpaper
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for dismantle

MANTLE is a covering and DISMANTLE is to uncover or take apart.

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DisMantle==This Mental person is dangerous.. he can strip off his own skin...

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mantle=hide/conceal. so here its exactly opposite.

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dismember

Short Definition : cut into small parts; cut (a body) apart limb from limb

Definition
(verb) separate the limbs from the body
Example Sentence
  • the tiger dismembered the tourist
Definition
(verb) divide into pieces
Synonyms : discerp take apart
Example Sentence
  • our department was dismembered when our funding dried up
  • The Empire was discerped after the war
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for dismember

member means it is a part of something.. dismember is to remove or cutoff..

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member means limbs and dis means away. so taking limbs away. we can do that only by cutting into small pieces. for eg.a chicken

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