Chapter 456

Where is the disputer of this world? 1 Cor. i. 20.

Disputison <Xpage=431>

Dis*pu"ti*son (?) , n. [See Disputation .] Dispute; discussion. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

Disqualification <Xpage=431>

Dis*qual`i*fi*ca"tion (?) , n.

1. The act of disqualifying, or state of being disqualified; want of qualification; incompetency; disability; as, the disqualification of men for holding certain offices .

2. That which disqualifies; that which incapacitates or makes unfit; as, conviction of crime is a disqualification of a person for office; sickness is a disqualification for labor.

I must still retain the consciousness of those disqualifications which you have been pleased to overlook. Sir J. Shore.

Disqualify <Xpage=431>

Dis*qual"i*fy (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Disqualified (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Disqualifying .]

1. To deprive of the qualities or properties necessary for any purpose; to render unfit; to incapacitate; -- with for or from before the purpose, state, or act.

My common illness disqualifies me for all conversation; I mean my deafness. Swift.

Me are not disqualified by their engagements in trade from being received in high society. Southey.

2. To deprive of some power, right, or privilege, by positive restriction; to disable; to debar legally; as, a conviction of perjury disqualifies a man to be a witness .

Disquantity <Xpage=431>

Dis*quan"ti*ty (?) , v. t. To diminish the quantity of; to lessen. [Obs.]

Shak.

Disquiet <Xpage=431>

Dis*qui"et (?) , a. Deprived of quiet; impatient; restless; uneasy. [R.]

Shak.

Disquiet <Xpage=431>

Dis*qui"et , n. Want of quiet; want of tranquility in body or mind; uneasiness; restlessness; disturbance; anxiety.

Swift.

Disquiet <Xpage=431>

Dis*qui"et , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Disquieted ; p. pr. & vb. n. Disquieting .] To render unquiet; to deprive of peace, rest, or tranquility; to make uneasy or restless; to disturb.

Why art thou cast down, O my soul, and why art thou disquieted within me? Ps. xlii. 11.

As quiet as these disquieted times will permit. Sir W. Scott.

Syn. -- To harass; disturb; vex; fret; excite; agitate.

Disquietal <Xpage=431>

Dis*qui"et*al (?) , n. The act of disquieting; a state of disquiet. [Obs.]

[It] roars and strives 'gainst its disquietal . Dr. H. More.

Disquieter <Xpage=431>

Dis*qui"et*er (?) , n. One who, or that which, disquiets, or makes uneasy; a disturber.

Disquietful <Xpage=431>

Dis*qui"et*ful (?) , a. Producing inquietude or uneasiness. [R.]

Barrow.

Disquietive <Xpage=431>

Dis*qui"et*ive (?) , a. Tending to disquiet. [R.]

Disquietly <Xpage=431>

Dis*qui"et*ly , adv. In a disquiet manner; uneasily; as, he rested disquietly that night . [R.]

Wiseman.

Disquietment <Xpage=431>

Dis*qui"et*ment (?) , n. State of being disquieted; uneasiness; harassment. [R.]

Hopkins.

Disquietness <Xpage=431>

Dis*qui"et*ness , n. Disturbance of quiet in body or mind; restlessness; uneasiness.

Hooker.

Disquietous <Xpage=431>

Dis*qui"et*ous (?) , a. Causing uneasiness. [R.]

So distasteful and disquietous to a number of men. Milton.

Disquiettude <Xpage=431>

Dis*qui"et*tude (?) , n. Want of peace or tranquility; uneasiness; disturbance; agitation; anxiety.

Fears and disquietude , and unavoidable anxieties of mind. Abp. Sharp.

Disquisition <Xpage=431>

Dis`qui*si"tion (?) , n. [L. disquisitio , fr. disquirere to inquire diligently, investigate; dis- + quaerere to seek. See Quest .] A formal or systematic inquiry into, or discussion of, any subject; a full examination or investigation of a matter, with the arguments and facts bearing upon it; elaborate essay; dissertation.

For accurate research or grave disquisition he was not well qualified. Macaulay.

Disquisitional <Xpage=431>

Dis`qui*si"tion*al (?) , a. Pertaining to disquisition; of the nature of disquisition.

Disquisitionary <Xpage=431>

Dis`qui*si"tion*a*ry (?) , a. Pertaining to disquisition; disquisitional.

Disquisitive <Xpage=431>

Dis*quis"i*tive (?) , a. Relating to disquisition; fond discussion or investigation; examining; inquisitive.

Disquisitorial <Xpage=431>

Dis*quis`i*to"ri*al (?) , a. Disquisitory.

Disquisitory <Xpage=431>

Dis*quis"i*to*ry (?) , a. Of or pertaining to disquisition; disquisitive.

Ed. Rev.

Disrange <Xpage=431>

Dis*range" (?) , v. t. [Pref. dis- + range : cf. OF. desrengier , F. d\'82rangier . See Derange , Disrank .] To disarrange. [Obs.]

Wood.

Disrank <Xpage=431>

Dis*rank" (?; see Dis- ) , v. t. [Cf. Derange .]

1. To degrade from rank. [Obs.]

2. To throw out of rank or into confusion.

Decker.

Disrate <Xpage=431>

Dis*rate" (?) , v. t. To reduce to a lower rating or rank; to degrade.

Marryat.

Disray <Xpage=431>

Dis*ray" (?) , variant of Disarray . [Obs.]

Holland.

Disrealize <Xpage=431>

Dis*re"al*ize (?) , v. t. To divest of reality; to make uncertain. [Obs.]

Udall.

Disregard <Xpage=431>

Dis`re*gard" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Disregarded ; p. pr. & vb. n. Disregarding .] Not to regard; to pay no heed to; to omit to take notice of; to neglect to observe; to slight as unworthy of regard or notice; as, to disregard the admonitions of conscience .

Studious of good, man disregarded fame. Blackmore.

Disregard <Xpage=431>

Dis`re*gard" , n. The act of disregarding, or the state of being disregarded; intentional neglect; omission of notice; want of attention; slight.

The disregard of experience. Whewell.

Disregarder <Xpage=431>

Dis`re*gard"er (?) , n. One who disregards.

Disregardful <Xpage=431>

Dis`re*gard"ful (?) , a. Neglect; negligent; heedless; regardless.

Disregardfully <Xpage=431>

Dis`re*gard"ful*ly , adv. Negligently; heedlessly.

Disrelish <Xpage=431>

Dis*rel"ish (?; see Dis- ) , n. 1. Want of relish; dislike (of the palate or of the mind); distaste; a slight degree of disgust; as, a disrelish for some kinds of food .

Men love to hear of their power, but have an extreme disrelish to be told of their duty. Burke.

2. Absence of relishing or palatable quality; bad taste; nauseousness.

Milton.

Disrelish <Xpage=431>

Dis*rel"ish , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Disrelished (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Disrelishing .]

1. Not to relish; to regard as unpalatable or offensive; to feel a degree of disgust at.

Pope.

2. To deprive of relish; to make nauseous or disgusting in a slight degree.

Milton.

Disremember <Xpage=431>

Dis`re*mem"ber (?) , v. t. To fail to remember; to forget. [Obs. or Archaic]

Disrepair <Xpage=431>

Dis`re*pair" (?) , n. A state of being in bad condition, and wanting repair.

The fortifications were ancient and in disrepair . Sir W. Scott.

Disreputability <Xpage=431>

Dis*rep`u*ta*bil"i*ty (?) , n. The state of being disreputable. [R.]

Disreputable <Xpage=431>

Dis*rep"u*ta*ble (?) , a. Not reputable; of bad repute; not in esteem; dishonorable; disgracing the reputation; tending to bring into disesteem; as, it is disreputable to associate familiarly with the mean, the lewd, and the profane .

Why should you think that conduct disreputable in priests which you probably consider as laudable in yourself? Bp. Watson.

Syn. -- Dishonorable; discreditable; low; mean; disgraceful; shameful.

Disreputably <Xpage=431>

Dis*rep"u*ta*bly , adv. In a disreputable manner.

Disreputation <Xpage=431>

Dis*rep`u*ta"tion (?) , n. Loss or want of reputation or good name; dishonor; disrepute; disesteem. "A disreputation of piety."

Jer. Taylor.

Disrepute <Xpage=431>

Dis`re*pute" (?) , n. Loss or want of reputation; ill character; disesteem; discredit.

At the beginning of the eighteenth century astrology fell into general disrepute . Sir W. Scott.

Syn. -- Disesteem; discredit; dishonor; disgrace.

Disrepute <Xpage=431>

Dis`re*pute" , v. t. To bring into disreputation; to hold in dishonor. [R.]

More inclined to love them tan to disrepute them. Jer. Taylor.

Disrespect <Xpage=431>

Dis`re*spect" (?) , n. Want of respect or reverence; disesteem; incivility; discourtesy.

Impatience of bearing the least affront or disrespect . Pope.

Disrespect <Xpage=431>

Dis`re*spect" , v. t. To show disrespect to.

We have disrespected and slighted God. Comber.

Disrespectability <Xpage=431>

Dis`re*spect`a*bil"i*ty (?) , n. Want of respectability.

Thackeray.

Disrespectable <Xpage=431>

Dis`re*spect"a*ble (?) , a. Not respectable; disreputable.

M. Arnold.

Disrespecter <Xpage=431>

Dis`re*spect"er (?) , n. One who disrespects.

Disrespectful <Xpage=431>

Dis`re*spect"ful (?) , a. Wanting in respect; manifesting disesteem or lack of respect; uncivil; as, disrespectful behavior . -- Dis`re*spect"ful*ly , adv. -- Dis`re*spect"ful*ness , n.

Disrespective <Xpage=431>

Dis`re*spect"ive (?) , a. Showing want of respect; disrespectful. [Obs.]

Bp. Hall.

Disreverence <Xpage=431>

Dis*rev"er*ence (?) , v. t. To treat irreverently or with disrespect. [Obs.]

Sir T. More.

Disrobe <Xpage=431>

Dis*robe" (?; see Dis- ) , v. t. & i. [ imp. & p. p. Disrobed (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Disrobing .] To divest of a robe; to undress; figuratively, to strip of covering; to divest of that which clothes or decorates; as, autumn disrobes the fields of verdure .

Two great peers were disrobed of their glory. Sir H. Wotton.

Disrober <Xpage=431>

Dis*rob"er (?) , n. One who, or that which, disrobes.

Disroof <Xpage=431>

Dis*roof" (?) , v. t. To unroof. [R.]

Carlyle.

Disroot <Xpage=431>

Dis*root" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Disrooted ; p. pr. & vb. n. Disrooting .] To tear up the roots of, or by the roots; hence, to tear from a foundation; to uproot.

A piece of ground disrooted from its situation by subterraneous inundations. Goldsmith.

Disrout <Xpage=431>

Dis*rout" (?) , v. i. [Cf. OF. desrouter , F. d\'82router .] To put to rout.

Taylor (1630).

Disrudder <Xpage=431>

Dis*rud"der (?) , v. t. To deprive of the rudder, as a ship.

Disrulily <Xpage=431>

Dis*ru"li*ly (?) , adv. In a disorderly manner. [Obs.]

Rom. of R.

Disruly <Xpage=431>

Dis*ru"ly (?) , a. Unruly; disorderly. [Obs.]

Disrupt <Xpage=431>

Dis*rupt" (?) , a. [L. disruptus , diruptus , p. p. of disrumpere , to break or burst asunder; dis- + rumpere to break, burst. See Rupture .] Rent off; torn asunder; severed; disrupted.

Disrupt <Xpage=431>

Dis*rupt" , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Disrupted ; p. pr. & vb. n. Disrupting .] To break asunder; to rend.

Thomson.

Disruption <Xpage=431>

Dis*rup"tion (?) , n. [L. disruptio , diruptio .] The act or rending asunder, or the state of being rent asunder or broken in pieces; breach; rent; dilaceration; rupture; as, the disruption of rocks in an earthquake; disruption of a state.

Disruptive <Xpage=431>

Dis*rupt"ive (?) , a. Causing, or tending to cause, disruption; caused by disruption; breaking through; bursting; as, the disruptive discharge of an electrical battery .

Nichol.

Disrupture <Xpage=431>

Dis*rup"ture (?) , n. Disruption. [R.]

Jefferson.

Dissatisfaction <Xpage=431>

Dis*sat`is*fac"tion (?) , n. The state of being dissatisfied, unsatisfied, or discontented; uneasiness proceeding from the want of gratification, or from disappointed wishes and expectations.

The ambitious man has little happiness, but is subject to much uneasiness and dissatisfaction . Addison.

Syn. -- Discontent; discontentment; displeasure; disapprobation; distaste; dislike.

Dissatisfactory <Xpage=431>

Dis*sat`is*fac"to*ry (?) , a. Causing dissatisfaction; unable to give content; unsatisfactory; displeasing.

To have reduced the different qualifications in the different States to one uniform rule, would probably have been as dissatisfactory to some of the States, as difficult for the Convention. A. Hamilton.

-- Dis*sat`is*fac"to*ri*ness (#) , n.

Dissatisfy <Xpage=431>

Dis*sat"is*fy (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Dissatisfied (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Dissatisfying .] To render unsatisfied or discontented; to excite uneasiness in by frustrating wishes or expectations; to displease by the want of something requisite; as, to be dissatisfied with one's fortune .

The dissatisfied factions of the autocracy. Bancroft.

Disseat <Xpage=431>

Dis*seat" (?) , v. t. To unseat. [R.]

Shak.

Dissect <Xpage=431>

Dis*sect" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Dissected ; p. pr. & vb. n. Dissecting .] [L. dissectus , p. p. of dissecare ; dis- + secare to cut. See Section .]

1. (Anat.) To divide into separate parts; to cut in pieces; to separate and expose the parts of, as an animal or a plant, for examination and to show their structure and relations; to anatomize.

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2. To analyze, for the purposes of science or criticism; to divide and examine minutely.

This paragraph . . . I have dissected for a sample. Atterbury.

Dissected <Xpage=432>

Dis*sect"ed (?) , a. 1. Cut into several parts; divided into sections; as, a dissected map .

2. (Bot.) Cut deeply into many lobes or divisions; as, a dissected leaf .

Dissectible <Xpage=432>

Dis*sect"i*ble (?) , a. Capable of being dissected, or separated by dissection.

Paley.

Dissecting <Xpage=432>

Dis*sect"ing , a. 1. Dividing or separating the parts of an animal or vegetable body; as, a dissecting aneurism, one which makes its way between or within the coats of an artery .

2. Of or pertaining to, or received during, a dissection; as, a dissecting wound .

3. Used for or in dissecting; as, a dissecting knife; a dissecting microscope.

Dissection <Xpage=432>

Dis*sec"tion (?) , n. [Cf. F. dissection .]

1. The act of dissecting an animal or plant; as, dissection of the human body was held sacrilege till the time of Francis I .

2. Fig.: The act of separating or dividing for the purpose of critical examination.

3. Anything dissected; especially, some part, or the whole, of an animal or plant dissected so as to exhibit the structure; an anatomical so prepared.

Dissection wound , a poisoned wound incurred during the dissection of a dead body.

Dissector <Xpage=432>

Dis*sect"or (?) , n. [Cf. F. dissecteur .] One who dissects; an anatomist.

Disseize <Xpage=432>

Dis*seize" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Disseized (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Disseizing .] [Pref. dis- + seize : cf. F. dessaisir .] (Law) To deprive of seizin or possession; to dispossess or oust wrongfully (one in freehold possession of land); -- followed by of ; as, to disseize a tenant of his freehold . [Written also disseise .]

Which savage beasts strive as eagerly to keep and hold those golden mines, as the Arimaspians to disseize them thereof. Holland.

Disseizee <Xpage=432>

Dis`sei*zee" (?) , n. (Law) A person disseized, or put out of possession of an estate unlawfully; -- correlative to disseizor . [Written also disseisee .]

Disseizin <Xpage=432>

Dis*sei"zin (?) , n. [OF. dessaisine .] (Law) The act of disseizing; an unlawful dispossessing and ouster of a person actually seized of the freehold. [Written also disseisin .]

Blackstone.

Disseizor <Xpage=432>

Dis*sei"zor (?) , n. (Law) One who wrongfully disseizes, or puts another out of possession of a freehold. [Written also disseisor .]

Blackstone.

Disseizoress <Xpage=432>

Dis*sei"zor*ess , n. (Law) A woman disseizes.

Disseizure <Xpage=432>

Dis*sei"zure (?; 135) , n. Disseizin.

Speed.

Dissemblance <Xpage=432>

Dis*sem"blance (?) , n. [Cf. F. dissemblance . See Dissemble .] Want of resemblance; dissimilitude. [R.]

Osborne.

Dissemblance <Xpage=432>

Dis*sem"blance , n. [ Dissemble + -ance .] The act or art of dissembling; dissimulation. [Obs.]

Dissemble <Xpage=432>

Dis*sem"ble (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Dissembled ; p. pr. & vb. n. Dissembling (?) .] [OF. dissembler to be dissimilar; pref. dis- (L. dis- ) + F. sembler to seem, L. simulare to simulate; cf. L. dissimulare to dissemble. See Simulate , and cf. Dissimulate .]

1. To hide under a false semblance or seeming; to feign (something) not to be what it really is; to put an untrue appearance upon; to disguise; to mask.

Dissemble all your griefs and discontents. Shak.

Perhaps it was right to dissemble your love, But -- why did you kick me down stairs? J. P. Kemble.

2. To put on the semblance of; to make pretense of; to simulate; to feign.

He soon dissembled a sleep. Tatler.

Syn. -- To conceal; disguise; cloak; cover; equivocate. See Conceal .

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