DISCONTINUANCE
DISCONTINUANCE, noun [See Discontinue.]1. Want of continuance; cessation; intermission; interruption of continuance; as a discontinuance of conversation or intercourse.2. Want o...
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DISCONTINUATION
DISCONTINUATION, noun Breach or interruption of continuity; disruption of parts; separation of parts which form a connected series.
DISCONTINUE
DISCONTINUE, verb transitive [dis and continue.]1. To leave off; to cause to cease, as a practice or habit; to stop; to put an end to; as, to discontinue the intemperate use of ...
DISCONTINUED
DISCONTINUED, participle passive Left off; interrupted; broken off.
DISCONTINUER
DISCONTINUER, noun One who discontinues a rule or practice.
DISCONTINUING
DISCONTINUING, participle present tense Ceasing; interrupting; breaking off.
DISCONTINUITY
DISCONTINUITY, noun Disunion of parts; want of cohesion.
DISCONTINUOUS
DISCONTINUOUS, adjective1. Broken off; interrupted.2. Separated; wide; gaping.
DISCONVENIENCE
DISCONVENIENCE, noun [dis and convenience.] Incongruity; disagreement. [Little used.]
DISCONVENIENT
DISCONVENIENT, adjective Incongruous.
DISCORD
DISCORD, noun [Latin]1. Disagreement among persons or things. Between persons, difference of opinions; variance; opposition; contention; strife; any disagreement which produces ...
DISCORDANCE
DISCORDANCE, DISCORDANCY, noun [Latin] Disagreement; opposition; inconsistency; as a discordance of opinions, or of sounds.
DISCORDANCY
DISCORDANCE, DISCORDANCY noun [Latin] Disagreement; opposition; inconsistency; as a discordance of opinions, or of sounds.
DISCORDANT
DISCORDANT, adjective [Latin]1. Disagreeing; incongruous; contradictory; being at variance; as discordant opinions; discordant rules or principles.2. Opposite; contrarious; not ...
DISCORDANTLY
DISCORDANTLY, adverb Dissonantly; in a discordant manner; inconsistently; in a manner to jar or clash; in disagreement with another, or with itself.
DISCORDFUL
DISCORDFUL, adjective Quarrelsome; contentious.
DISCOUNSEL
DISCOUNSEL, verb transitive To dissuade. [Not in use.]
DISCOUNT
DISCOUNT, noun [See Count. Literally, a counting back or from.]1. A sum deducted for prompt or advanced payment; an allowance or deduction from a sum due, or from a credit; a ce...
DISCOUNT-DAY
DISCOUNT-DAY, noun The day of the week on which a bank discounts notes and bills.
DISCOUNTABLE
DISCOUNTABLE, adjective That may be discounted. Certain forms are necessary to render notes discountable at a bank. A bill may be discountable for more than sixty days.
DISCOUNTED
DISCOUNTED, participle passive1. Deducted from a principal sum; paid back; refunded or allowed; as, the sum of five per cent was discounted2. Having the amount lent on discount ...
DISCOUNTENANCE
DISCOUNTENANCE, verb transitive [dis and countenance.]1. To abash; to ruffle or discompose the countenance; to put to shame; to put out of countenance. [Not used.]How would one ...
DISCOUNTENANCED
DISCOUNTENANCED, participle passive Abashed; discouraged; checked; frowned on.
DISCOUNTENANCER
DISCOUNTENANCER, noun One who discourages by cold treatment, frowns, censure or expression of disapprobation; one who checks or depresses by unfriendly regards.
DISCOUNTENANCING
DISCOUNTENANCING, participle present tense Abashing; discouraging; checking by disapprobation or unfriendly regards.
DISCOUNTER
DISCOUNTER, noun One who advances money on discounts.
DISCOUNTING
DISCOUNTING, participle present tense1. Deducting a sum for prompt or advanced payment.2. Lending on discount.DISCOUNTING, noun The act or practice of lending money on discounts...