DISCOHERENT
DISCOHERENT, adjective Incoherent. The latter is generally used.
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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DISCOHERENT, adjective Incoherent. The latter is generally used.
DISCOID, noun Something in form of a discus or disk.
DISCOID, DISCOIDAL adjective Having the form of a disk. Discoid or discous flowers, are compound flowers, not radiated, but the florets all tubular, as the tansy, southern-wood,...
DISCOLOR, verb transitive [Latin]1. To alter the natural hue or color of; to stain; to tinge. A drop of wine will discolor a glass of water; silver is discolored by sea-water.2....
DISCOLORATION, noun1. The act of altering the color; a staining.2. Alteration of color; stain; as spots and discolorations of the skin.3. Alteration of complexion or appearance.
DISCOLORED, participle passive1. Altered in color; stained.2.adjective Variegated; being of divers colors.
DISCOLORING, participle present tense Altering the color of hue; staining; changing the complexion.
DISCOMFIT, verb transitive [Latin, to fasten, to nail; to fix.] To rout; to defeat; to scatter in fight; to cause to flee; to vanquish.Joshua discomfited Amalek and his people w...
DISCOMFITED, participle passive Routed; defeated; overthrown.
DISCOMFITING, participle present tense Routing; defeating.
DISCOMFITURE, noun Rout; defeat in battle; dispersion; overthrow.Every mans sword was against his fellow, and there was a very great discomfiture 1 Samuel 14:20.2. Defeat; frust...
DISCOMFORT, noun [dis and comfort.] Uneasiness; disturbance of peace; pain; grief; inquietude.DISCOMFORT, verb transitive To disturb peace or happiness; to make uneasy; to pain;...
DISCOMFORTABLE, adjective1. Causing uneasiness; unpleasant; giving pain; making sad. [Little used.]2. Uneasy; melancholy; refusing comfort. [Not used.] [Instead of this word, un...
DISCOMFORTED, participle passive Made uneasy; disturbed; pained; grieved.
DISCOMFORTING, participle present tense Disturbing peace and happiness; making uneasy; grieving.
DISCOMMEND, verb transitive [dis and commend.] To blame; to censure; to mention with disapprobation.I do not discommend the lofty style in tragedy.
DISCOMMENDABLE, adjective Blamable; censurable; deserving disapprobation.
DISCOMMENDABLENESS, noun Blamableness; the quality of being worthy of disapprobation.
DISCOMMENDATION, noun Blame; censure; reproach.
DISCOMMENDER, noun One who discommends; a dispraiser.
DISCOMMENDING, participle present tense Blaming; censuring.
DISCOMMODE, verb transitive To put to inconvenience; to incommode; to molest; to trouble. [Discommodate is not used.]
DISCOMMODED, participle passive Put to inconvenience; molested; incommoded.
DISCOMMODING, participle present tense Putting to inconvenience; giving trouble to.
DISCOMMODIOUS, adjective Inconvenient; troublesome.
DISCOMMODITY, noun Inconvenience; trouble; hurt; disadvantage.
DISCOMMON, verb transitive [dis and common.]1. To appropriate common land; to separate and inclose common.2. To deprive of the privileges of a place.