DISCOMPLEXION
DISCOMPLEXION, verb transitive To change the complexion or color. [Not used.]
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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DISCOMPOSE
DISCOMPOSE, verb transitive discompoze. [dis and compose.]1. To unsettle; to disorder; to disturb; applied to things.2. To disturb peace and quietness; to agitate; to ruffle; ap...
DISCOMPOSED
DISCOMPOSED, participle passive Unsettled; disordered; ruffled; agitated; disturbed.
DISCOMPOSING
DISCOMPOSING, participle present tense Unsettling; putting out of order; ruffling; agitating; disturbing tranquility.
DISCOMPOSITION
DISCOMPOSITION, noun Inconsistency. [Not used.]
DISCOMPOSURE
DISCOMPOSURE, noun Discompozhur. Disorder; agitation; disturbance; perturbation; as discomposure of mind.
DISCONCERT
DISCONCERT, verb transitive [dis and concert.]1. To break or interrupt any order, plan or harmonious scheme; to defeat; to frustrate. The emperor disconcerted the plans of his e...
DISCONCERTED
DISCONCERTED, participle passive Broken; interrupted; disordered; defeated; unsettled; discomposed; confused.
DISCONCERTING
DISCONCERTING, participle present tense Disordering; defeating; discomposing; disturbing.
DISCONCERTION
DISCONCERTION, noun The act of disconcerting.
DISCONFORMITY
DISCONFORMITY, noun [dis and conformity.] Want of agreement or conformity; inconsistency.
DISCONGRUITY
DISCONGRUITY, noun [dis and congruity.] Want of congruity; incongruity; disagreement; inconsistency.
DISCONNECT
DISCONNECT, verb transitive [dis and connect.] To separate; to disunite; to dissolve connection.The commonwealth would, in a few generations, crumble away, be disconnected into ...
DISCONNECTED
DISCONNECTED, participle passive Separated; disunited. This word is not synonymous with unconnected, though often confounded with it. disconnected implies a previous connection;...
DISCONNECTING
DISCONNECTING, participle present tense Separating; disuniting.
DISCONNECTION
DISCONNECTION, noun The act of separating, or state of being disunited; separation; want of union.Nothing was therefore to be left in all the subordinate members, but weakness, ...
DISCONSENT
DISCONSENT, verb intransitive [dis and consent.] To differ; to disagree; not to consent.
DISCONSOLATE
DISCONSOLATE, adjective [dis and Latin] [See Console.]1. Destitute of comfort or consolation; sorrowful; hopeless or not expecting comfort; sad; dejected; melancholy; as a paren...
DISCONSOLATELY
DISCONSOLATELY, adverb In a disconsolate manner; without comfort.
DISCONSOLATENESS
DISCONSOLATENESS, noun The state of being disconsolate or comfortless.
DISCONSOLATION
DISCONSOLATION, noun Want of comfort.
DISCONTENT
DISCONTENT, noun [dis and content.] Want of content; uneasiness or inquietude of mind; dissatisfaction at any present state of things.DISCONTENT, adjective Uneasy; dissatisfied....
DISCONTENTED
DISCONTENTED, participle passive or adjective Uneasy in mind; dissatisfied; unquiet; as, discontented citizens make bad subjects.
DISCONTENTEDLY
DISCONTENTEDLY, adverb In a discontented manner or mood.
DISCONTENTEDNESS
DISCONTENTEDNESS, noun Uneasiness of mind; inquietude; dissatisfaction.
DISCONTENTING
DISCONTENTING, adjective Giving uneasiness.
DISCONTENTMENT
DISCONTENTMENT, noun The state of being uneasy in mind; uneasiness; inquietude; discontent.