Webster's Dictionary 1913

3619

Disacquaint

Dis′ac‐quaint″ (?), v. t. [Pref. dis- + acquaint: cf. OF. desacointier.] To render unacquainted; to make unfamiliar.While my sick heartWith dismal smartIs disacquainted never. H...

3620

Disacquaintance

Dis′ac‐quaint″ance (?), n. Neglect of disuse of familiarity, or familiar acquaintance. South.

3621

Disacryl

Dis‐ac″ryl (?), n. [Pref. dis- (Gr. δίσ- twice) + acrolein + -yl.] (Chem.) A white amorphous substance obtained as a polymeric modification of acrolein.

3622

Disadorn

Dis′a‐dorn″ (?), v. t. To deprive of ornaments. Congreve.

3623

Disadvance

Dis′ad‐vance″ (?; 61), v. t. & i. [Pref. dis- + advance: cf. OF. desavancier.] To draw back, or cause to draw back. Spenser.

3624

Disadvantage

Dis′ad‐van″tage (?; 48, 61), n. [Cf. F. désavantage.] 1. Deprivation of advantage; unfavorable or prejudicial quality, condition, circumstance, or the like; that which hinders s...

3625

Disadvantage (2)

Dis′ad‐van″tage, v. t. [Cf. F. désavantager.] To injure the interest of; to be detrimental to.

3626

Disadvantageable

Dis′ad‐van″tage‐a‐ble (?), a. Injurious; disadvantageous. Bacon.

3627

Disadvantageous

Dis‐ad′van‐ta″geous (?), a. [Cf. F. désavantageux.] Attended with disadvantage; unfavorable to success or prosperity; inconvenient; prejudicial; — opposed to advantageous; as, t...

3628

Disadventure

Dis′ad‐ven″ture (?; 135), n. [Pref. dis- + adventure: cf. OF. desaventure.] Misfortune; mishap. Sir W. Raleigh.

3629

Disadventurous

Dis′ad‐ven″tur‐ous (?), a. Unprosperous; unfortunate. Spenser.

3630

Disadvise

Dis′ad‐vise″ (?), v. t. To advise against; to dissuade from. Boyle.

3631

Disaffect

Dis′af‐fect″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Disaffected; p. pr. & vb. n.Disaffecting.] 1. To alienate or diminish the affection of; to make unfriendly or less friendly; to fill with di...

3632

Disaffected

Dis′af‐fect″ed, a. Alienated in feeling; not wholly loyal. J. H. Newman. — Dis′af‐fect″ed‐ly, adv. — Dis′af‐fect″ed‐ness, n.

3633

Disaffection

Dis′af‐fec″tion (?), n. 1. State of being disaffected; alienation or want of affection or good will, esp. toward those in authority; unfriendliness; dislike.In the making laws, ...

3634

Disaffectionate

Dis′af‐fec″tion‐ate (?), a. Not disposed to affection; unfriendly; disaffected. Blount.

3635

Disaffirm

Dis′af‐firm″ (?), v. t. 1. To assert the contrary of; to contradict; to deny; — said of that which has been asserted.2. (Law) To refuse to confirm; to annul, as a judicial decis...

3636

Disaffirmance

Dis′af‐firm″ance (?), n. 1. The act of disaffirming; denial; negation.2. (Law) Overthrow or annulment by the decision of a superior tribunal; as, disaffirmance of judgment.

3637

Disaffirmation

Dis‐af′fir‐ma″tion (?), n. The act of disaffirming; negation; refutation.

3638

Disafforest

Dis′af‐for″est (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Disafforested; p. pr. & vb. n.Disafforesting.] [Pref. dis- + afforest: cf. OF. desaforester.] (Eng. Law) To reduce from the privileges of ...

3639

Disaggregate

Dis‐ag″gre‐gate (dĭs‐ăg″grē̍‐gāt), v. t. To destroy the aggregation of; to separate into component parts, as an aggregate mass.

3640

Disaggregation

Dis‐ag′gre‐ga″tion (–gā″shŭn), n. [Cf. F. désagrégation.] The separation of an aggregate body into its component parts.

3641

Disagree

Dis′a‐gree″ (dĭs′ȧ‐grē″), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Disagreed (–grēd″); p. pr. & vb. n.Disagreeing.] [Pref. dis- + agree: cf. F. désagréer to displease.] 1. To fail to accord; not to a...

3642

Disagreeable

Dis′a‐gree″a‐ble (dĭs′ȧ‐grē″ȧ‐b'l), a. [Cf. F. désagréable.] 1. Not agreeable, conformable, or congruous; contrary; unsuitable.Preach you truly the doctrine which you have recei...

3643

Disagreeableness

Dis′a‐gree″a‐ble‐ness, n. The state or quality of being; disagreeable; unpleasantness.

3644

Disagreeably

Dis′a‐gree″a‐bly, adv. In a disagreeable manner; unsuitably; offensively.

3645

Disagreeance

Dis′a‐gree″ance (–ans), n. Disagreement.