dict_dl/en_merriam_webster/di_mw.json

{
  "Divinity":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": theology":[],
      ": the quality or state of being divine":[],
      ": a divine being: such as":[],
      ": god sense 1":[],
      ": god sense 2":[],
      ": goddess":[],
      ": fudge made of whipped egg whites, sugar, and nuts":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u0259-\u02c8vi-n\u0259-t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "deity",
      "godhead",
      "godhood"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Christians believe in the divinity of Jesus Christ.",
      "the divinities of ancient Greece",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The women, often a rotating roster drawn from Ethel Stuckey\u2019s seven sisters and various neighbors, gathered to make pralines, divinity and, later, pecan log rolls for the stand. \u2014 New York Times , 11 June 2022",
      "Poke at the divinity , and see the human beings on the inside. \u2014 Selome Hailu, Variety , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Some 1,600 women were enrolled in Southern Baptist divinity programs, many of them likely seeking ordination. \u2014 Avital Chizhik-goldschmidt, The Atlantic , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Self-doubt is not in either man\u2019s vocabulary \u2014 in Davey\u2019s case because of the foundation of his faith in God, in Darren\u2019s because of his belief in himself as an untouchable divinity . \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "The two actors are locked in a battle for the future of Earth in which both call on the powers of ancient divinity \u2014 and the intrigue comes from the fact that Isaac\u2019s characters are only fitfully aware of the rules of the game. \u2014 Daniel D'addario, Variety , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "The mattress sale\u2019s fleeting nature is, arguably, the source of its divinity . \u2014 Mary Gulino, The New Yorker , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "In this intimate autobiographical narrative Francis questions her identity until discerning that healing comes from radical self-acceptance and connection to her own divinity . \u2014 Sharine Taylor, Variety , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "Shamans induce, like Jesus Christ, an alchemy of people awakening and accepting their own two things: their own divinity and their own light. \u2014 Yasmine Shemesh, Billboard , 22 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-022107"
  },
  "Dibranchiata":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of Dibranchiata taxonomic synonym of dibranchia"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u0101t\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"New Latin, from di- + branchi- + -ata ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-161841"
  },
  "Dismal Swamp":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      "swamp in southeastern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina between Chesapeake Bay and Albemarle Sound about 37 miles (60 kilometers) long, 10 miles (16 kilometers) wide":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061826"
  },
  "Dinornithidae":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a family of extinct ratite birds that are related to the emus and cassowaries though usually placed in a distinct order \u2014 see dinornis , moa":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccd\u012b\u02ccn\u022fr\u02c8nith\u0259\u02ccd\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from New Latin, from Dinornith-, Dinornis dinornis + -idae -idae":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-035911"
  },
  "Dinka":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a member of a pastoral people of the Nile Valley in south central Sudan":[],
      ": the Nilotic language of the Dinkas":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8di\u014b-k\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "probably ultimately from Dinka jie\u014b , a self-designation":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1861, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-034907"
  },
  "Dinosauria":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a group of extinct reptiles widely distributed from the Triassic to the Mesozoic initially differing little from the generalized long-tailed quadrupedal common ancestors of modern birds and crocodilians but later becoming specialized for chiefly terrestrial carnivorous or herbivorous modes of life into distinct bipedal and quadrupedal groups, the latter including the largest known land animals \u2014 compare brontosaurus , diplodocus , ornithischia , saurischia , thecodontia"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccd\u012bn\u0259\u02c8s\u022fr\u0113\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"borrowed from New Latin, from Greek dein\u00f3s \"inspiring dread or awe\" + -o-  -o- + New Latin Sauria  sauria ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-230258"
  },
  "Disneyfication":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the transformation (as of something real or unsettling) into carefully controlled and safe entertainment or an environment with similar qualities":[
        "the Disneyfication of a downtown"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdiz-n\u0113-f\u0259-\u02c8k\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Walt Disney + -fication":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1959, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000137"
  },
  "Dis":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation",
      "noun ()",
      "prefix",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to treat with disrespect or contempt : insult",
      ": to find fault with : criticize",
      ": a disparaging remark or act : insult",
      ": disrespect",
      "discharge",
      "discount",
      "distance",
      ": the Roman god of the underworld (see underworld sense 1 ) \u2014 compare pluto",
      ": do the opposite of",
      ": deprive of (a specified quality, rank, or object)",
      ": exclude or expel from",
      ": opposite or absence of",
      ": not",
      ": completely",
      ": dys-",
      ": do the opposite of",
      ": deprive of",
      ": opposite or absence of",
      ": not",
      "disabled",
      "disease",
      "[by folk etymology]"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dis",
      "\u02c8dis"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "contemn",
      "disdain",
      "disrespect",
      "high-hat",
      "look down (on ",
      "scorn",
      "slight",
      "sniff (at)",
      "snoot",
      "snub"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "affront",
      "barb",
      "brickbat",
      "cut",
      "dart",
      "dig",
      "epithet",
      "gird",
      "indignity",
      "insult",
      "name",
      "offense",
      "offence",
      "outrage",
      "personality",
      "poke",
      "put-down",
      "sarcasm",
      "slap",
      "slight",
      "slur"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "don't you go dissing somebody just because you've got a few more dead presidents than they do",
      "a DJ who has dissed every album that rapper has put out",
      "Noun (1)",
      "that's a dis that a person of any color should find offensive",
      "in the hood any dis is dealt with harshly"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "1980, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun (1)",
      "1986, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1567, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-005042"
  },
  "Dibranchia":{
    "type":[
      "adjective or noun",
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a subclass or order of Cephalopoda including the squids and octopuses, being characterized by 2 gills, 2 auricles, 2 nephridia, an apparatus for emitting an inky fluid, and either 8 or 10 cephalic arms bearing suckers or hooks, and comprising all living cephalopods except those of the genus Nautilus":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u012b\u02c8bra\u014bk\u0113\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from di- + Greek branchia gills":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233136"
  },
  "Dimya":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of Dimya taxonomic synonym of dimyaria"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u012b\u02c8m\u012b\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"New Latin, from di- + -mya ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-073434"
  },
  "Discomycetes":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a group of fungi of the class Ascomycetes in which the fruiting body is disklike or cup-shaped (as in Pezizales)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "New Latin, from disc- + -mycetes"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-135521"
  },
  "Dives costs":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": ordinary costs allowed in English law to a successful plaintiff by a chancery court as distinguished from costs on a reduced scale allowed to one suing in forma pauperis":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\"-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin dives rich man":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020648"
  },
  "Diksmuide":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      "town in the western Belgium province of West Flanders north of Ieper population 15,480":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "dik-\u02c8sm\u012b-d\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070100"
  },
  "Disconanthae":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a division of Siphonophora comprising jellyfishes with a round flat many-chambered float (as members of the genera Veletta and Porpita )"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdisk\u0259\u02c8nan\u02ccth\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "New Latin, from disc- + connective -n- + -anthae (from Greek anthos flower)"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-154453"
  },
  "Dimyaria":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adjective or noun",
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a division of Lamellibranchia comprising the bivalve mollusks with both anterior and posterior adductor muscles, sometimes used synonymously with Isomyaria but commonly including also Heteromyaria \u2014 compare monomyaria"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccd\u012b\u02ccm\u012b\u02c8a(a)r\u0113\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "New Latin, from di- + -myaria"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-170113"
  },
  "Discoverers' Day":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": columbus day":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1974, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064439"
  },
  "Disneyesque":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": resembling or suggestive of the films, television productions, or amusement parks made by Walt Disney or his organization":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdiz-n\u0113-\u02c8esk"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1939, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055636"
  },
  "Dinosaur National Monument":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      "area containing rich fossil deposits in northwestern Colorado and northeastern Utah at the junction of the Green and Yampa rivers":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185957"
  },
  "Dives":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a rich man":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u012b-(\u02cc)v\u0113z"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Latin, rich, rich man; misunderstood as a proper name in Luke 16:19":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-221625"
  },
  "Discomedusae":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adjective or noun",
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a large order of Scyphozoa equivalent to the modern orders Rhizostomae and Semaeostomeae, or more broadly, nearly equivalent to Scyphozoa":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6disk\u014d+"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, plural, from disc- + medusae , plural of medusa":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055257"
  },
  "Dispholidus":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a genus of boigid snakes that includes the boomslang":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u0259\u0307\u02c8sf\u00e4l\u0259d\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from dis- entry 1 + -pholidus (from Greek pholid-, pholis scale of a reptile)":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231926"
  },
  "Disney":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      "Walter Elias 1901\u20131966 American film producer":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8diz-n\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065255"
  },
  "Dinornis":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the type genus of Dinornithidae comprising the largest of the moas":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u012b\u02c8n\u022frn\u0259\u0307s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from New Latin, from din- dino- + -ornis -ornis":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-014926"
  },
  "Dinopithecus":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a genus of extinct Pleistocene African baboons that were nearly the size of gorillas":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-p\u0259\u0307\u02c8th\u0113k\u0259s",
      "-\u02c8pith\u0259\u0307k\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from New Latin, from dino- dino- + -pithecus -pithecus":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-023145"
  },
  "Dispharynx":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a genus of spiruroid nematodes including destructive parasites of the proventriculus and gizzard of gallinaceous birds and usually having intermediate stages in sow bugs"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u0259\u0307s+"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "New Latin, from dis- entry 1 + pharynx"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-124645"
  },
  "Didelphidae":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a family of marsupial mammals comprising the New World opossums":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u012b\u02c8delf\u0259\u02ccd\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Didelphis , type genus + -idae":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105350"
  },
  "Dinophysidales":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an order of algae (class Dinophyceae ) having the cell wall made up of a definite number of plates arranged in a fixed pattern and vertically divided into two similar halves or valves \u2014 compare desmokontae":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02ccfiz\u0259\u02c8d\u0101(\u02cc)l\u0113z"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from New Latin, from Dinophysid- , taken as stem of Dinophysis , a typical genus (from dino- dino- + Greek ph\u00fdsis \"nature, outer form\") + -ales -ales":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112607"
  },
  "diadem":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": crown sense 6a(1)":[
        "diadems of power"
      ],
      ": something that adorns like a crown":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u012b-\u0259-\u02ccdem",
      "-d\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "chaplet",
      "coronal",
      "coronel",
      "coronet",
      "crown"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Miss America's diadem was auctioned off for charity.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Also, Queen Victoria\u2019s favorite emerald and diamond diadem will arrive from Kensington Palace on the eve of the exhibition. \u2014 Carol Woolton, Vogue , 16 June 2022",
      "The diadem was made in Paris for Jos\u00e9phine Bonaparte by artist Jacques-Ambroise Oliveras, around 1805. \u2014 Beth Bernstein, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
      "Keen-eyed members of the public will recognize the diadem from the Wilding portrait that inspired the postage stamps used between 1953 and 1971. \u2014 Rob Picheta, CNN , 13 May 2022",
      "The diadem has been passed down to the Queen, who wore it during her own coronation, according to the Royal Collection Trust. \u2014 Rob Picheta, CNN , 13 May 2022",
      "Three pieces were made for her: a diadem for the procession to Westminster Abbey, the coronation crown, and a state crown for leaving the Abbey, crafted with 561 diamonds and 129 pearls and decorated with crosses patt\u00e9e and fleurs-de-lis. \u2014 Leena Kim, Town & Country , 5 Mar. 2022",
      "His love of nature comes through in his designs\u2014elaborate diamond brooches in the shape of a rose, or a diadem adorned with carved shells and pearls that belongs to the Spanish royal family. \u2014 Sarah Spellings, Vogue , 18 Jan. 2022",
      "Prior to Duckett\u2019s lucky find, scholars believed that the diadem was lost, its precious metals melted down to make coins and its jewels sold piecemeal following the fall of the British monarchy in 1649. \u2014 Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine , 23 Dec. 2021",
      "Skeletons of a man and a woman were draped in silver \u2014 earrings, bracelets, rings and, most notably, a silver diadem that had once gleamed on the woman\u2019s head. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English diademe \"monarch's crown, crownlike headdress,\" borrowed from Anglo-French, borrowed from Latin diad\u0113ma \"ornamental headband, crown,\" borrowed from Greek diad\u0113mat-, di\u00e1d\u0113ma \"headband, band wrapped around the headdress by Persian monarchs,\" from diad\u0113-, variant stem of diad\u00e9\u014d, diade\u00een \"to bind on either side, bandage\" (from dia- dia- + d\u00e9\u014d, de\u00een \"to bind, tie\") + -mat-, -ma, resultative noun suffix; Greek d\u00e9\u014d, de\u00een probably going back to a zero-grade form ( *dh 1 -i\u032f\u00e9- ?) of the Indo-European verbal base *deh 1 - \"tie, bind,\" whence also Sanskrit \u0101\u0301-dhyati \"(s/he) binds,\" Hittite tiya \"bind!\"; from a full grade *de h 1- Greek \u00e9d\u0113sa \"(I) bound,\" Sanskrit d\u0101man-, d\u0101\u0301ma \"cord, fetter\"":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162829"
  },
  "diagonal":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": joining two vertices of a rectilinear figure that are nonadjacent or two vertices of a polyhedral figure that are not in the same face":[],
      ": passing through two nonadjacent edges of a polyhedron":[
        "a diagonal plane"
      ],
      ": inclined obliquely from a reference line (such as the vertical)":[
        "wood with a diagonal grain"
      ],
      ": having diagonal markings or parts":[
        "a diagonal weave"
      ],
      ": a diagonal straight line or plane":[],
      ": a diagonal direction":[],
      ": a diagonal row, arrangement, or pattern":[],
      ": something oriented in diagonal position":[],
      ": slash sense 4":[],
      ": in an oblique direction : diagonally":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8ag-n\u0259l",
      "d\u012b-\u02c8a-g\u0259-n\u1d4al"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cant",
      "canted",
      "graded",
      "inclined",
      "leaning",
      "listing",
      "oblique",
      "pitched",
      "raked",
      "slant",
      "slanted",
      "slantwise",
      "sloped",
      "sloping",
      "tilted",
      "tilting"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "cant",
      "grade",
      "gradient",
      "inclination",
      "incline",
      "lean",
      "pitch",
      "rake",
      "slant",
      "slope",
      "upgrade"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "The blanket is covered with diagonal stripes.",
      "the diagonal design ran up the wall all the way from the lower left to the upper right-hand corner",
      "Noun",
      "a design with strong diagonals",
      "the ramp was set at a low diagonal to make it easier for physically challenged patrons",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "What\u2019s the backstory on that house at Ninth Avenue and E Street, on a diagonal from the train engine on the Park Strip? \u2014 David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "Almost the entire state on either side of a diagonal line from La Crosse to Green Bay is under a risk for severe storms, according to the Storm Prediction Center. \u2014 Joe Taschler, Journal Sentinel , 15 June 2022",
      "Think of horizontal and diagonal moves instead of just vertical ones. \u2014 Mj Vigil, Forbes , 2 Mar. 2021",
      "The diagonal lines create a slimming appearance and the fabric is compressive, yet not too tight. \u2014 Lexie Sachs, Good Housekeeping , 1 June 2022",
      "Add all the color, and go for diagonal lines to add even more intrigue to the look. \u2014 Lindy Segal, Harper's BAZAAR , 23 May 2022",
      "Lenovo is increasing the performance while shrinking the diagonal screen size of its P-series ThinkPad laptop workstation. \u2014 Scharon Harding, Ars Technica , 17 May 2022",
      "Then there is Japan\u2019s Hirano, who a few weeks ago landed the first triple cork trick in competition\u2014that\u2019s three diagonal head-over-heels flips. \u2014 Rachel Bachman, WSJ , 13 Jan. 2022",
      "The driving rain is depicted with streaking diagonal lines. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Feb. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The expansive volume under the tent, the spherical ring, the arcs of leaping gymnasts, the diagonals of tightrope were like the elements in the solar system, orbiting around one another, all bound by gravity. \u2014 Rachel Corbett, The Atlantic , 12 Apr. 2020",
      "Pat dry, cut on the diagonal into 2-inch (5 cm) lengths and set aside. \u2014 Kimberly Wilson, Essence , 10 Apr. 2020",
      "Diagonal: Long boards installed on a diagonal from the room's walls. \u2014 Hadley Keller, House Beautiful , 13 Mar. 2020",
      "This can be done by stretching a string across one diagonal and then the other. \u2014 James Dulley, Dallas News , 12 Jan. 2020",
      "Every subrange of d, such as a target window of 0.95 to 1.05, will be a 2-D sandwich between lines parallel to, and on either side of, the above diagonal . \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 29 June 2018",
      "By move 42, both of Alpha- Zero\u2019s bishops control long open diagonals directed right at the king. \u2014 William Herkewitz, Popular Mechanics , 23 Feb. 2020",
      "Torey Krug made the key play on Pastrnak\u2019s goal, firing a hard, long-distance diagonal from 10-15 feet behind his own blue line into the right wing corner. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 3 Nov. 2019",
      "Yes, that Adolf, complete with the mini-mustache and the dark diagonal of hair. \u2014 Anthony Lane, The New Yorker , 18 Oct. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin diagonalis , from Greek diag\u014dnios from angle to angle, from dia- + g\u014dnia angle; akin to Greek gony knee \u2014 more at knee entry 1":"Adjective"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1563, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
      "1571, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234525"
  },
  "dialog":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a written composition in which two or more characters are represented as conversing":[],
      ": an exchange of ideas and opinions":[
        "organized a series of dialogues on human rights"
      ],
      ": a discussion between representatives of parties to a conflict that is aimed at resolution":[
        "a constructive dialogue between loggers and environmentalists"
      ],
      ": the conversational element of literary or dramatic composition":[
        "very little dialogue in this film",
        "writes realistic dialogue"
      ],
      ": a musical composition for two or more parts suggestive of a conversation":[],
      ": to express in dialogue":[
        "\u2026 and dialogued for him what he would say \u2026",
        "\u2014 Shakespeare"
      ],
      ": to take part in a dialogue":[
        "managers dialoguing with employees"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u012b-\u0259-\u02ccl\u022fg",
      "-\u02ccl\u00e4g"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "argument",
      "argumentation",
      "argy-bargy",
      "back-and-forth",
      "colloquy",
      "confab",
      "confabulation",
      "conference",
      "consult",
      "consultation",
      "council",
      "counsel",
      "debate",
      "deliberation",
      "discussion",
      "give-and-take",
      "palaver",
      "parley",
      "talk"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "He is an expert at writing dialogue .",
      "There's very little dialogue in the film.",
      "The best part of the book is the clever dialogue .",
      "Students were asked to read dialogues from the play.",
      "The two sides involved in the labor dispute are trying to establish a dialogue .",
      "The two parties have been in constant dialogue with each other.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Lawyer Tania Koen said in a text message that Pistorius and Barry Steenkamp met face-to-face on June 22 as part of what's known in South Africa as a victim-offender dialogue . \u2014 Gerald Imray, ajc , 1 July 2022",
      "Lawyer Tania Koen said in a text message that Pistorius and Barry Steenkamp met face-to-face on June 22 as part of what\u2019s known in South Africa as a victim-offender dialogue . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 1 July 2022",
      "Anne Massie, owner and operator of Grounded Earth Farm with her husband Ben, provided tours of the property growing space, led a dialogue with guests and helped field questions. \u2014 Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune , 1 July 2022",
      "Aim to establish an ongoing dialogue in short spurts rather than one long, formal conversation. \u2014 New York Times , 29 June 2022",
      "The two Prescott books together are welcome additions to a dialogue about place, heritage and the identity of people closely connected to seasons and the cycles of all life, who move between worlds. \u2014 Nancy Lord, Anchorage Daily News , 11 June 2022",
      "But Merriwether encourages people who don\u2019t drink for any reason to confidently make their choice clear; doing so may give other non-drinkers a confidence boost, or lead to a dialogue among company leaders. \u2014 Jane Thier, Fortune , 6 June 2022",
      "Then, civil unrest gave rise to greater dialogue around diversity, equity and inclusion. \u2014 Manulife Contributor, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
      "And the last South Korean president, Moon Jae-in, remained committed to dialogue with Kim to the end of his term despite being repeatedly rebuffed by the North. \u2014 CBS News , 22 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Visitors are encouraged to dialogue with artists whose works-in-progress are on view June 4 through June 25. \u2014 Matt Cooperlistings Coordinator, Los Angeles Times , 1 June 2022",
      "How might our politics look different if sincerity claims were an invitation to dialogue rather than a conversation-stopper? \u2014 Charles Mccrary, The New Republic , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "Be sure to regularly dialogue with your employees about stress management and burnout, formally through surveys and informally through check-ins. \u2014 Naz Beheshti, Forbes , 5 Jan. 2022",
      "In behind-the-scenes footage shared to her Story, El Moussa and Richards lip synched along to dialogue from her Netflix show. \u2014 Greta Bjornson, PEOPLE.com , 4 Feb. 2022",
      "There will be time at the end of the program for audience members to dialogue with the performers. \u2014 Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 Oct. 2021",
      "Typically done after a project is completed, snapshots enable managers to dialogue with employees about their performance while the project is still top of mind. \u2014 Lisa Bodell, Forbes , 29 Sep. 2021",
      "Who knows, had Korach and his group agreed to seriously dialogue with Moses, Moses might have calmed them down. \u2014 Rabbi Avi Weiss, sun-sentinel.com , 7 June 2021",
      "Korach\u2019s cohorts also refused to dialogue with Moses (16:12). \u2014 Rabbi Avi Weiss, sun-sentinel.com , 7 June 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English dialoge , from Anglo-French dialogue , from Latin dialogus , from Greek dialogos , from dialegesthai to converse, from dia- + legein to speak \u2014 more at legend":"Noun and Verb"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "1566, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042137"
  },
  "diametric":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": of, relating to, or constituting a straight line segment passing through the center of a figure or body : located at the diameter (see diameter sense 1 )":[],
      ": completely opposed : being at opposite extremes":[
        "in diametric contradiction to his claims",
        "two parties in diametric opposition on the issue"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccd\u012b-\u0259-\u02c8me-trik"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "antipodal",
      "antipodean",
      "antithetical",
      "contradictory",
      "contrary",
      "opposite",
      "polar"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "noncontradictory"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "that husband and wife have seemingly diametric personalities, but somehow their marriage works",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "As sheltered as my life had been, his life had been the diametric opposite. \u2014 Ally Mauch, PEOPLE.com , 9 Feb. 2022",
      "As sheltered as my life had been, his life had been the diametric opposite. \u2014 Ally Mauch, PEOPLE.com , 9 Feb. 2022",
      "As sheltered as my life had been, his life had been the diametric opposite. \u2014 Ally Mauch, PEOPLE.com , 9 Feb. 2022",
      "As sheltered as my life had been, his life had been the diametric opposite. \u2014 Ally Mauch, PEOPLE.com , 9 Feb. 2022",
      "As sheltered as my life had been, his life had been the diametric opposite. \u2014 Ally Mauch, PEOPLE.com , 9 Feb. 2022",
      "As sheltered as my life had been, his life had been the diametric opposite. \u2014 Ally Mauch, PEOPLE.com , 9 Feb. 2022",
      "As sheltered as my life had been, his life had been the diametric opposite. \u2014 Ally Mauch, PEOPLE.com , 9 Feb. 2022",
      "Jenner\u2019s position put her in diametric opposition to LGBTQ advocacy groups around the country, who have been battling a record number of anti-trans bills pushed by conservatives in more than 30 states. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 July 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "see diameter":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1553, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-215555"
  },
  "diametrical":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": of, relating to, or constituting a straight line segment passing through the center of a figure or body : located at the diameter (see diameter sense 1 )":[],
      ": completely opposed : being at opposite extremes":[
        "in diametric contradiction to his claims",
        "two parties in diametric opposition on the issue"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccd\u012b-\u0259-\u02c8me-trik"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "antipodal",
      "antipodean",
      "antithetical",
      "contradictory",
      "contrary",
      "opposite",
      "polar"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "noncontradictory"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "that husband and wife have seemingly diametric personalities, but somehow their marriage works",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "As sheltered as my life had been, his life had been the diametric opposite. \u2014 Ally Mauch, PEOPLE.com , 9 Feb. 2022",
      "As sheltered as my life had been, his life had been the diametric opposite. \u2014 Ally Mauch, PEOPLE.com , 9 Feb. 2022",
      "As sheltered as my life had been, his life had been the diametric opposite. \u2014 Ally Mauch, PEOPLE.com , 9 Feb. 2022",
      "As sheltered as my life had been, his life had been the diametric opposite. \u2014 Ally Mauch, PEOPLE.com , 9 Feb. 2022",
      "As sheltered as my life had been, his life had been the diametric opposite. \u2014 Ally Mauch, PEOPLE.com , 9 Feb. 2022",
      "As sheltered as my life had been, his life had been the diametric opposite. \u2014 Ally Mauch, PEOPLE.com , 9 Feb. 2022",
      "As sheltered as my life had been, his life had been the diametric opposite. \u2014 Ally Mauch, PEOPLE.com , 9 Feb. 2022",
      "Jenner\u2019s position put her in diametric opposition to LGBTQ advocacy groups around the country, who have been battling a record number of anti-trans bills pushed by conservatives in more than 30 states. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 July 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "see diameter":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1553, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-180251"
  },
  "diaphanous":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through":[
        "diaphanous fabrics",
        "a diaphanous curtain"
      ],
      ": characterized by extreme delicacy of form : ethereal":[
        "painted diaphanous landscapes"
      ],
      ": insubstantial , vague":[
        "had only a diaphanous hope of success"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u012b-\u02c8a-f\u0259-n\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cobwebby",
      "filmy",
      "gauzelike",
      "gauzy",
      "gossamer",
      "gossamery",
      "see-through",
      "sheer",
      "transparent"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "the bride wore a diaphanous veil",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Varun Rana, who worked for Sabyasachi as an assistant designer in 2004, recalled walking with him through a local bazaar and stumbling on a diaphanous textile in crimson. \u2014 New York Times , 22 June 2022",
      "The baby, wearing a diaphanous dress of a pale blue color and a little white bow in her hair, which is the same red color as Prince Harry's hair, is pictured smiling happily on a lawn. \u2014 Maria Puente, USA TODAY , 6 June 2022",
      "Scrolling below us was a mesmerizing, diaphanous panorama of rainbow parrotfish and blue angelfish darting in and out of the reef. \u2014 Tom Vanderbilt, Outside Online , 2 July 2019",
      "The diaphanous sleeves that draped so elegantly off her shoulders were attached to the dress with an edgy metal collar. \u2014 Sarah Spellings, Vogue , 5 May 2022",
      "Delicate and diaphanous , the blooms signify rebirth, even if only tentatively. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 May 2022",
      "After a high-profile hiatus in 2015, Phan returned to YouTube with a splash in 2019, continuing to make soft-spoken beauty tutorials featuring diaphanous , ethereal makeup. \u2014 Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone , 5 May 2022",
      "For any bride seeking to emulate the delicate romance of Kennedy\u2019s gown\u2014its elegant portrait neckline, its billowing silk taffeta skirt, its diaphanous lace veil\u2014the trail went cold. \u2014 Liam Hess, Vogue , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "This is the latest, which steals back the record for history's thinnest-ever wristwatch from Piaget, by cutting things back another 0.2 millimeters to a diaphanous 1.8 millimeters (0.07 inches). \u2014 Alex Doak, CNN , 11 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "extension with -ous of Medieval Latin diafanus, diaphanus, borrowed from Greek diaphan\u1e17s \"transparent, manifest, conspicuous,\" adjective derivative from the stem of diapha\u00ednein \"to let be seen through,\" diapha\u00ednesthai \"to show through, be seen through,\" from dia- dia- + pha\u00ednein (active voice) \"to bring to light, cause to appear,\" and pha\u00ednesthai (middle voice) \"to become visible, come to light, appear\" \u2014 more at fantasy entry 1":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1614, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222641"
  },
  "dice":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": die sense 1":[],
      ": a gambling game played with dice":[],
      ": a small cubical piece (as of food)":[],
      ": a close contest between two racing-car drivers for position during a race":[],
      ": of no avail : no use : futile":[],
      ": no entry 1 sense 3":[
        "said no dice to my request"
      ],
      ": to cut into small cubes":[
        "diced onions"
      ],
      ": to ornament with square markings":[
        "diced leather"
      ],
      ": to bring by playing dice":[
        "dice himself into debt"
      ],
      ": to lose by dicing":[
        "dice her money away"
      ],
      ": to play games with dice":[
        "dice for drinks in the bar",
        "\u2014 Malcolm Lowry"
      ],
      ": to take a chance":[
        "the temptation to dice with death",
        "\u2014 Newsweek"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u012bs"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bones",
      "die"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "chop",
      "hash",
      "mince"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "In this game, each player rolls the dice to see who plays first.",
      "They were shooting dice in one of the bar's back rooms.",
      "Verb",
      "Dice the potatoes and add them to the soup.",
      "quickly diced some peppers and onions and threw them into the stew",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Prosecutors say Briggs was involved in a dice game in the 300 block of Franklintown Road when McBride approached and opened fire. \u2014 Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "There is no requirement that mapmakers slice and dice counties that much. \u2014 Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer , 17 Aug. 2021",
      "Whether it's used to slice and dice during an at-home dinner date or to serve up cheese and other goodies during a get-together, no new homeowner or renter should go without a sturdy all-wooden board. \u2014 Melissa Epifano, PEOPLE.com , 13 Aug. 2021",
      "The ultimate goal is to melt, slice, dice and otherwise eviscerate the 60,000-pound section of the jetliner \u2014 including passengers\u2019 seats \u2014 into bits and pieces so unrecognizable that profiteers won\u2019t be able to sell it. \u2014 Mike Kelly, USA TODAY , 7 July 2021",
      "For now, every infection, and every subsequent reinfection, remains a toss of the dice . \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 27 May 2022",
      "Early Voting represented a wise and lucrative roll of the dice by Brown, who chose not to run in the Kentucky Derby two weeks ago in spite of accumulating enough points to do so. \u2014 Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 May 2022",
      "Had the conditions gotten bad enough in that stint, Rossi could have taken over the lead, but the race ran dry enough that Rossi was later forced to pit for red tires and give up on his roll-of-the- dice . \u2014 Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star , 14 May 2022",
      "Roll of the dice with the No. 1 pick, and the Jags opted for DE Travon Walker's potential ahead of Hutchinson's production. \u2014 Nate Davis, USA TODAY , 1 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Finely dice all hot dogs into cubes and stir in gently. \u2014 Jonny Sun, The New Yorker , 15 June 2022",
      "For a salad with no awkward size differential, dice the vegetables in your salad to be about the same size as the pasta. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 May 2022",
      "Also, make sure there is flexibility in the filters so users can slice and dice the data in the way that\u2019s most useful for them. \u2014 Dan Mallin, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Just dice it up into \u00bc-inch pieces and slowly sizzle it over a medium flame until deeply browned and most of the fat has rendered out. \u2014 Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News , 12 Jan. 2022",
      "There are probably a million ways to slice and dice economic and cost-of-living data, so OJO\u2019s survey isn\u2019t the last word. \u2014 Michael Smolens Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 Feb. 2022",
      "The 2022 Porsche Macan can dice it up with sports sedans on a racetrack and carry a reasonable cartful of groceries home from Costco. \u2014 Car and Driver , 4 Feb. 2022",
      "To dispose of them safely, farmers dice them with a snowblower, spread them across their fields and let the winter elements degrade them. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Feb. 2022",
      "Rather than having to dice and slice veggies when your hands are still numb from outside, a frozen soup will be ready to eat (and heat you up) after just a quick spin in the microwave. \u2014 Audrey Bruno, SELF , 29 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English dyce , from dees, dyce , plural of dee die entry 2":"Noun",
      "Middle English dycen , from dyce dice entry 1":"Verb"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061413"
  },
  "dictatorial":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": of, relating to, or befitting a dictator":[
        "dictatorial power"
      ],
      ": ruled by a dictator":[],
      ": oppressive to or arrogantly overbearing toward others":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdik-t\u0259-\u02c8t\u022fr-\u0113-\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "absolute",
      "arbitrary",
      "autocratic",
      "autocratical",
      "czarist",
      "tsarist",
      "tzarist",
      "despotic",
      "monocratic",
      "tyrannical",
      "tyrannic",
      "tyrannous"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "limited"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for dictatorial dictatorial , magisterial , dogmatic , doctrinaire , oracular mean imposing one's will or opinions on others. dictatorial stresses autocratic, high-handed methods and a domineering manner. exercised dictatorial control over the office magisterial stresses assumption or use of prerogatives appropriate to a magistrate or schoolmaster in forcing acceptance of one's opinions. the magisterial tone of his pronouncements dogmatic implies being unduly and offensively positive in laying down principles and expressing opinions. dogmatic about what is art and what is not doctrinaire implies a disposition to follow abstract theories in framing laws or policies affecting people. a doctrinaire approach to improving the economy oracular implies the manner of one who delivers opinions in cryptic phrases or with pompous dogmatism. a designer who is the oracular voice of fashion",
    "examples":[
      "He was given dictatorial powers.",
      "a dictatorial leader with total control over people's lives",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Brazil suffered a military coup in 1964, resulting in a dictatorial regime that lasted until 1985. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 13 June 2022",
      "Stripped of its bureaucratic language and moral statement, this is a proposal for an enormously powerful, unelected commissariat to exercise dictatorial control over American politics. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 13 Feb. 2022",
      "Voters, many too young remember, were partly seduced by the 64-year-old\u2019s misleading presentation of his late father\u2019s dictatorial rule as a halcyon economic age to be revived. \u2014 Time , 13 May 2022",
      "These verbal ornaments give the actors something to work with, lines to inflect and emotions to contrive, as hectic distractions from the fact that their characters are purely puppets, pulled by the dictatorial strings of plot. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "Argentina\u2019s dictatorial leader, General Juan Manuel de Rosas, came to power in 1829 and consolidated his informal, extraconstitutional rule by 1835. \u2014 Dan Mclaughlin, National Review , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "Dogs' understanding of the absolute no may be connected to the structure of their packs, which are not egalitarian like those of the wolves but dictatorial , the center's researchers have discovered. \u2014 Virginia Morell, Scientific American , 1 July 2015",
      "Russia replaced one dictatorial regime with another with the massacre of Nicholas II and his family in a basement in Yekaterinburg and the ascent of Vladimir Lenin in Moscow. \u2014 Gerard Baker, WSJ , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "Italy is also reported to have opposed the measure in order to maintain some leverage over Russia\u2019s dictatorial president, Vladimir Putin. \u2014 David Meyer, Fortune , 25 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin dict\u0101t\u014drius \"of a dictator\" (derivative of dict\u0101tor dictator ) + -al entry 1":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1587, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184419"
  },
  "diddle":{
    "type":"verb",
    "definitions":[
      "to move with short rapid motions",
      "to waste (time) in trifling",
      "hoax , swindle",
      "to copulate with",
      "dawdle , fool",
      "fiddle , toy"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8di-d\u1d4al",
    "synonyms":[
      "crawl",
      "creep",
      "dally",
      "dawdle",
      "delay",
      "dillydally",
      "drag",
      "lag",
      "linger",
      "loiter",
      "lollygag",
      "lallygag",
      "mope",
      "poke",
      "shilly-shally",
      "tarry"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "barrel",
      "bolt",
      "career",
      "course",
      "dash",
      "fly",
      "hasten",
      "hotfoot (it)",
      "hurry",
      "race",
      "rip",
      "rocket",
      "run",
      "rush",
      "scoot",
      "scud",
      "scurry",
      "speed",
      "tear",
      "whirl",
      "whisk",
      "whiz",
      "whizz",
      "zip"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "He had tried to diddle his insurance agency.",
      "She felt she had been diddled out of her inheritance."
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"origin unknown",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1786, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "diddly":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": diddly-squat":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8di-d\u1d4al-\u0113",
      "\u02c8did-l\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "beans",
      "bubkes",
      "bupkes",
      "bupkus",
      "continental",
      "damn",
      "darn",
      "durn",
      "diddly-squat",
      "doodley-squat",
      "doodly-squat",
      "fig",
      "ghost",
      "hoot",
      "iota",
      "jot",
      "lick",
      "modicum",
      "rap",
      "squat",
      "syllable",
      "tittle",
      "whit",
      "whoop"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "He helped us a lot, but she didn't do diddly .",
      "that jerk doesn't know diddly about half the things he spouts off about"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1964, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-022558"
  },
  "die":{
    "type":[
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to pass from physical life : expire":[
        "died at the age of 56",
        "die young",
        "died from his injuries",
        "a dying tree"
      ],
      ": to pass out of existence : cease":[
        "their anger died at these words"
      ],
      ": to disappear or subside gradually":[
        "\u2014 often used with away, down , or out the storm died down"
      ],
      ": sink , languish":[
        "dying from fatigue"
      ],
      ": to long keenly or desperately":[
        "dying to go"
      ],
      ": to be overwhelmed by emotion":[
        "die of embarrassment"
      ],
      ": to cease functioning : stop":[
        "the motor died"
      ],
      ": to end in failure":[
        "the bill died in committee"
      ],
      ": to become indifferent":[
        "die to worldly things"
      ],
      ": to be long in dying":[
        "such rumors die hard"
      ],
      ": to continue resistance against hopeless odds":[
        "that kind of determination dies hard"
      ],
      ": to fail especially at an early stage through lack of support or enthusiasm":[
        "let the proposal die on the vine"
      ],
      ": extremely desirable or appealing":[
        "the dessert was to die for"
      ],
      ": a small cube marked on each face with from one to six spots and used usually in pairs in various games and in gambling by being shaken and thrown to come to rest at random on a flat surface":[
        "\u2014 often used figuratively in expressions concerning chance or the irrevocability of a course of action the die was cast"
      ],
      ": dado sense 1a":[],
      ": any of various tools or devices for imparting a desired shape, form, or finish to a material or for impressing an object or material: such as":[],
      ": the larger of a pair of cutting or shaping tools that when moved toward each other produce a desired form in or impress a desired device on an object by pressure or by a blow":[],
      ": a device composed of a pair of such tools":[],
      ": a hollow internally threaded screw-cutting tool used for forming screw threads":[],
      ": a mold into which molten metal or other material is forced":[],
      ": a perforated block through which metal or plastic is drawn or extruded for shaping":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u012b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "check out",
      "conk (out)",
      "croak",
      "decease",
      "demise",
      "depart",
      "drop",
      "end",
      "exit",
      "expire",
      "fall",
      "flatline",
      "go",
      "kick in",
      "kick off",
      "pass (on)",
      "pass away",
      "part",
      "peg out",
      "perish",
      "pop off",
      "step out",
      "succumb"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bones",
      "dice"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "She claims she's not afraid to die .",
      "He died in 1892 at the age of 37.",
      "People in the town began dying suddenly.",
      "He died a violent and painful death.",
      "Her secret died with her.",
      "He's the last of a dying breed.",
      "Noun",
      "Each player throws one die .",
      "he rolled the die , hoping for a six",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "In 2018, the U.N. estimated that three hundred thousand children in Yemen could die of starvation or disease if Hodeidah closed. \u2014 Ed Caesar, The New Yorker , 25 June 2022",
      "The father-and-daughter duo have driven substantial business growth since then, generating an appeal of quirky trendiness that brought in new generations of customers to add to the die -hard Northwoods folks who\u2019ve forever sworn by the hat. \u2014 Jim Vinoski, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
      "Because explosive microbial growth leads to poorly oxygenated waters, and many microbes produce metabolic by-products that are toxic, these events can cause animals to die en masse. \u2014 Chris Mays, Scientific American , 23 June 2022",
      "Expect Eddie and/or Steve to die , but hopefully more surprises await. \u2014 Zack Sharf, Variety , 23 June 2022",
      "Thousands of people in the U.S. are injured from fireworks every year, and some even die . \u2014 Jay L. Zagorsky, The Conversation , 23 June 2022",
      "In other words: Dunn might have gone free, if only he\u2019d been condemned to die . \u2014 Chris Pomorski, The New Republic , 23 June 2022",
      "The hybrid culture created out of these violent and unhappy encounters was doomed to die ; the one thing that has remained is the language, Swahili, which has captured that history like a fly in amber. \u2014 Nadifa Mohamed, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
      "The couple have been waiting for almost a week since being told their baby would die . \u2014 Washington Post , 22 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "One species is experiencing a seasonal die -off extending from Muskegon, Michigan all the way up to Cross Village, Michigan \u2013 which is more than 200 miles north \u2013 and out to Lake Michigan's Beaver Island. \u2014 Layla Mcmurtrie, USA TODAY , 23 June 2022",
      "At a concert at the Philharmonie de Paris last month, about 50 Ukrainian activists staged a die -in outside the theater. \u2014 New York Times , 22 June 2022",
      "One species is experiencing a seasonal die -off extending from Muskegon all the way up to Cross Village and out to Beaver Island. \u2014 Layla Mcmurtrie, Detroit Free Press , 22 June 2022",
      "Both fancied themselves exemplars of a live-fast- die -young credo that was self-fulfilling in Vicious\u2019s case but jokily theoretical in Gunn\u2019s. \u2014 Jeremy Lybarger, The New Republic , 17 June 2022",
      "The competition can only have one winner and those who lose die . \u2014 Brahmjot Kaur, NBC News , 13 June 2022",
      "Owliyo Hassan Salaad has watched four die this year. \u2014 Omar Faruk And Cara Anna, Anchorage Daily News , 8 June 2022",
      "Only about five or six die and death is unlikely for those who receive medical treatment. \u2014 al , 5 June 2022",
      "Iyengar, playing as a one-eyed elf celestial warlock named Xero, was often one step ahead of Tharp, asking for advantages or disadvantages on die rolls based on her actions in the game. \u2014 Annie Nickoloff, cleveland , 27 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English dien , from or akin to Old Norse deyja to die; akin to Old High German touwen to die":"Verb",
      "Middle English dee , from Anglo-French d\u00e9":"Noun"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050245"
  },
  "die (away":{
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to disappear gradually or become less strong":[
        "The echo slowly died away ."
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055638"
  },
  "die (away ":{
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to disappear gradually or become less strong"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-182321"
  },
  "die-hard":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": strongly or fanatically determined or devoted",
      ": strongly resisting change"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u012b-\u02cch\u00e4rd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "archconservative",
      "brassbound",
      "button-down",
      "buttoned-down",
      "conservative",
      "hidebound",
      "mossbacked",
      "old-fashioned",
      "old-line",
      "old-school",
      "orthodox",
      "paleoconservative",
      "reactionary",
      "standpat",
      "traditional",
      "traditionalistic",
      "ultraconservative",
      "unprogressive"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "broad-minded",
      "large-minded",
      "liberal",
      "nonconservative",
      "nonconventional",
      "nonorthodox",
      "nontraditional",
      "open-minded",
      "progressive",
      "unconventional",
      "unorthodox"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1922, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-203846"
  },
  "differ":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to be unlike or distinct in nature, form, or characteristics",
      ": to change from time to time or from one instance to another : vary",
      ": to be of unlike or opposite opinion : disagree",
      ": to be unlike : be different",
      ": disagree sense 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8di-f\u0259r",
      "\u02c8di-f\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "contrast",
      "vary"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "compare",
      "match"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The two schools differ in their approach to discipline.",
      "my brother and I differ markedly in the way we handle money",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Those may sound like small differences, but because oxygen levels are so critical to health, treatment protocols for many diseases, including Covid, can differ dramatically when small differences are detected in oxygen levels. \u2014 Usha Lee Mcfarling, STAT , 3 June 2022",
      "In the end, the new map doesn\u2019t differ drastically from the old. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 2 June 2022",
      "While many of the authors\u2019 predictions don\u2019t differ significantly from their last report, their confidence in their projections has increased. \u2014 David Abel, BostonGlobe.com , 1 June 2022",
      "And yet, throughout much of the U.S., students, residents, and doctors have already been living and working alongside people whose views differ from their own. \u2014 Emma Green, The New Yorker , 31 May 2022",
      "Ceramic and porcelain are two of the most popular tile materials, but their qualities differ . \u2014 Daniel Bortz, Good Housekeeping , 31 May 2022",
      "The Times\u2019 James Queally takes a look at where the candidates stand on various aspects, and how their positions differ . \u2014 Julia Wickstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 28 May 2022",
      "The diverse repertoire of antibodies should be able to protect people from new variants, even those that differ significantly from the original version of the virus, the study suggests. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 22 Feb. 2022",
      "The diverse repertoire of antibodies produced should be able to protect people from new variants, even those that differ significantly from the original version of the virus, the study suggests. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English differren, differen, borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French differer \"to be different,\" borrowed (with conjugational change) from Latin differre \"to carry away in varying directions, spread abroad, postpone, delay, be unlike or distinct,\" from dif-, assimilated form of dis-  dis- + ferre \"to carry, convey\"",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-222848"
  },
  "difference":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the quality or state of being dissimilar or different",
      ": an instance of being unlike or distinct in nature, form, or quality",
      ": a characteristic that distinguishes one from another or from the average",
      ": the element or factor that separates or distinguishes contrasting situations",
      ": distinction or discrimination in preference",
      ": disagreement in opinion : dissension",
      ": an instance or cause of disagreement",
      ": the degree or amount by which things differ in quantity or measure",
      ": remainder sense 2b(1)",
      ": a significant change in or effect on a situation",
      ": differentiate , distinguish",
      ": what makes two or more persons or things not the same",
      ": a disagreement about something",
      ": the number that is left after subtracting one number from another",
      ": an important change"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8di-f(\u0259-)r\u0259n(t)s",
      "\u02c8di-f\u0259rn(t)s",
      "\u02c8di-f\u0259-rens",
      "\u02c8di-fr\u0259ns"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "contrast",
      "disagreement",
      "discrepancy",
      "disparateness",
      "disparity",
      "dissimilarity",
      "dissimilitude",
      "distance",
      "distinction",
      "distinctiveness",
      "distinctness",
      "diverseness",
      "diversity",
      "otherness",
      "unlikeness"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "differentiate",
      "discern",
      "discriminate",
      "distinguish",
      "secern",
      "separate"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "She knows the difference between right and wrong.",
      "There's no difference between the two houses. They look exactly the same.",
      "There's a big difference in price.",
      "Verb",
      "people who cannot difference God's will from their own selfish desires and prejudices",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "After spending time in Israel years ago, Altman returned home determined to make a difference . \u2014 Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant , 15 June 2022",
      "Do conditioners make a difference when styling curly hair? \u2014 ELLE , 15 June 2022",
      "The headlines for the YouTube Clips, Enjeti explained, are very important for driving views, and little things like capitalizing emotive words can make a difference . \u2014 Cal Newport, The New Yorker , 15 June 2022",
      "Alex Cappa, Ted Karras and La\u2019el Collins are all expected to be starters who make a difference right away. \u2014 Kelsey Conway, The Enquirer , 14 June 2022",
      "Initially, with racial gerrymandering, facts did make a difference . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 June 2022",
      "Some products just need to be touched; sometimes buying is about the in-store experience; sometimes real-life staff make the difference ; sometimes, consumers just want things right now. \u2014 Brad Quinton, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
      "But can the Ukrainian military hold out long enough for any of it to make a difference ? \u2014 Mac William Bishop, Rolling Stone , 12 June 2022",
      "But even if Democrats and Republicans do reach a deal, will the limited changes really make a difference ? \u2014 NBC News , 12 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "But that\u2019s largely attributed to the singular genius of coach Bill Belichick, who is famous for his ability to adapt his game plan and players to difference situations each week. \u2014 Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press , 2 Mar. 2018",
      "For the days closest to the equinox, the Harvest Moon rise occurs between 30 and 35 minutes difference each day, as opposed to the normal 50 minutes through most of the rest of the year. \u2014 Richard Tribou, OrlandoSentinel.com , 5 Oct. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195902"
  },
  "different":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": partly or totally unlike in nature, form, or quality : dissimilar":[
        "could hardly be more different",
        "\u2014 often followed by from, than , or chiefly British to small, neat hand, very different from the captain's tottery characters \u2014 R. L. Stevenson vastly different in size than it was twenty-five years ago \u2014 N. M. Pusey a very different situation to the \u2026 one under which we live \u2014 Sir Winston Churchill"
      ],
      ": not the same: such as":[],
      ": distinct":[
        "different age groups"
      ],
      ": various":[
        "different members of the class"
      ],
      ": another":[
        "switched to a different TV program"
      ],
      ": unusual , special":[
        "she was different and superior"
      ],
      ": differently":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8di-f\u0259-r\u0259nt",
      "\u02c8di-f(\u0259-)r\u0259nt",
      "\u02c8di-fr\u0259nt",
      "\u02c8di-f\u0259rnt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "disparate",
      "dissimilar",
      "distant",
      "distinct",
      "distinctive",
      "distinguishable",
      "diverse",
      "nonidentical",
      "other",
      "unalike",
      "unlike"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "alike",
      "identical",
      "indistinguishable",
      "kin",
      "kindred",
      "like",
      "parallel",
      "same",
      "similar"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for different Adjective different , diverse , divergent , disparate , various mean unlike in kind or character. different may imply little more than separateness but it may also imply contrast or contrariness. different foods diverse implies both distinctness and marked contrast. such diverse interests as dancing and football divergent implies movement away from each other and unlikelihood of ultimate meeting or reconciliation. went on to pursue divergent careers disparate emphasizes incongruity or incompatibility. disparate notions of freedom various stresses the number of sorts or kinds. tried various methods",
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "The two brothers could not have been more different .",
      "We need to try an entirely different approach.",
      "They met with each other on several different occasions.",
      "advertising that tries to be different",
      "That movie certainly was different .",
      "He has a very different style of dressing.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The outcome was different for BlueRock Therapeutics, a cell therapy startup that Bayer founded with Versant Ventures in 2016 and bought in 2019. \u2014 Ryan Cross, BostonGlobe.com , 29 June 2022",
      "In the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, the cost of importing corn in Japan skyrocketed, leaving the farm looking for a different way to feed the cattle. \u2014 Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report , 28 June 2022",
      "Many officials and trainers have also lauded Thompson\u2019s coaching and playbook for preparing players for the next level and Mitchell is no different . \u2014 Nick Alvarez | Nalvarez@al.com, al , 28 June 2022",
      "In other words, this pattern is a little different : the politics of social conservatism are surging, without a discernible cultural movement toward traditionalism. \u2014 Benjamin Wallace-wells, The New Yorker , 28 June 2022",
      "Democrats and those who lean toward the Democratic Party were four times more likely than Republicans and conservative-leaning people to say that someone\u2019s gender can be different than the one assigned to them at birth. \u2014 Matt Lavietes, NBC News , 28 June 2022",
      "This means that the Covid-19 vaccine people in the US will get in the future will be different . \u2014 Jen Christensen, CNN , 28 June 2022",
      "Hertsenberg, who has coached both brothers, said their games couldn\u2019t be more different . \u2014 James Weber, The Enquirer , 28 June 2022",
      "Another social media management tool, Sprout Social, has a different way to find the best time to post on TikTok. \u2014 Daryl Perry, USA TODAY , 27 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, borrowed from Latin different-, differens, present participle of differre \"to carry in varying directions, delay, differ \"":"Adjective",
      "derivative of different entry 1":"Adverb"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
      "1588, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210328"
  },
  "differentiate":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to obtain the mathematical derivative (see derivative entry 1 sense 3 ) of":[],
      ": to mark or show a difference in : constitute a contrasting element that distinguishes":[
        "features that differentiate the twins",
        "how we differentiate ourselves from our competitors"
      ],
      ": to develop differential or distinguishing characteristics in":[
        "What differentiated a laborer from another man \u2026",
        "\u2014 Sherwood Anderson"
      ],
      ": to cause differentiation (see differentiation sense 3b ) of in the course of development":[
        "cells that are differentiated from stem cells"
      ],
      ": to express the specific distinguishing quality of : discriminate":[
        "differentiate poetry and prose"
      ],
      ": to recognize or give expression to a difference":[
        "difficult to differentiate between the two"
      ],
      ": to become distinct or different in character":[],
      ": to undergo differentiation (see differentiation sense 3b )":[
        "when the cells begin to differentiate"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdi-f\u0259-\u02c8ren(t)-sh\u0113-\u02cc\u0101t",
      "\u02ccdi-f\u0259-\u02c8ren-sh\u0113-\u02cc\u0101t",
      "\u02ccdif-\u0259-\u02c8ren-ch\u0113-\u02cc\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "difference",
      "discern",
      "discriminate",
      "distinguish",
      "secern",
      "separate"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "confuse",
      "mistake",
      "mix (up)"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "The only thing that differentiates the twins is the color of their eyes.",
      "it was hard at first to differentiate between the two styles of music",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The traboules of the Croix-Rousse neighborhood in Lyon\u2019s 4th district \u2014 which differentiate themselves by the hilly landscape of the district and multistoried staircases \u2014 appeared later. \u2014 Lily Radziemski, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
      "The artist added a number to differentiate it from a song with a similar title from their former group. \u2014 Kris Holt, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
      "This match-three puzzler does little to differentiate itself from the likes of Bejeweled or Candy Crush. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "One of the many ways streaming platforms differentiate themselves from competitors is through their original content. \u2014 Sarah Toscano, PEOPLE.com , 21 Dec. 2021",
      "Also planned are new rules to label meat as a U.S. product to differentiate it from meat raised in other countries. \u2014 Michael Lee, Fox News , 16 Oct. 2021",
      "Pattillo mentioned the town of New Berlin, and how people began to stress the first syllable \u2014 New BER-lin \u2014 instead of the second to differentiate it from its German counterpart. \u2014 Annie Mattea, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 28 Sep. 2021",
      "Walker never proved to be a great fit with the Celtics, lacking defensively and not being an impressive enough scorer to differentiate himself from the likes of Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown. \u2014 Frank Urbina, USA TODAY , 24 Aug. 2021",
      "But index funds are becoming an ever cheaper commodity, putting pressure on Vanguard to find other ways to differentiate itself from rivals. \u2014 Dawn Lim, WSJ , 14 July 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "probably borrowed from Medieval Latin differenti\u0101tus, past participle of differenti\u0101re \"to distinguish\" (New Latin in mathematical sense), verbal derivative of Latin differentia difference entry 1":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1814, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-051834"
  },
  "difficulty":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the quality or state of being hard to do, deal with, or understand : the quality or state of being difficult":[
        "underestimated the difficulty of the task",
        "has difficulty reading",
        "climbs stairs with difficulty"
      ],
      ": controversy , disagreement":[
        "unable to resolve their difficulties"
      ],
      ": objection":[
        "made no difficulty in granting the request"
      ],
      ": something difficult : impediment":[
        "encountering difficulties along the way"
      ],
      ": embarrassment , trouble":[
        "\u2014 usually used in plural financial difficulties"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8di-fi-(\u02cc)k\u0259l-t\u0113",
      "\u02c8di-fi-\u02cck\u0259l-t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "adversity",
      "asperity",
      "hardness",
      "hardship",
      "rigor"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "She underestimated the difficulty of saving so much money.",
      "the many difficulties that he encountered on the road from poor orphan to head of a major corporation",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The difficulty bomb has been pushed a few times as Ethereum developers prepare for the merge. \u2014 Taylor Locke, Fortune , 30 June 2022",
      "Instead, maneuvering our bodies toward and away from the cable machine can manipulate the difficulty level of the cable curl, allowing for a few additional reps from different positions without ever having to reduce the cable load. \u2014 Jeff Tomko, Men's Health , 13 June 2022",
      "The airline has had difficulty training new pilots quickly enough to ramp up its operations to meet demand. \u2014 Kelly Yamanouchi, ajc , 1 June 2022",
      "Keohan, of the State Police union, believes troopers have had greater difficulty controlling crowds because of a breakdown in respect for police officers in recent years. \u2014 Mike Damiano, BostonGlobe.com , 29 May 2022",
      "Food retailers have had difficulty fully extricating themselves from the country. \u2014 Jacob Bogage, Washington Post , 23 May 2022",
      "They were asked to match or find letters in a test with increasing difficulty levels. \u2014 Julie Jargon, WSJ , 14 May 2022",
      "Infected animals have high fevers, red or blotchy skin, diarrhea and vomiting, coughing, difficulty breathing and weakness, per the U.S. Department of Agriculture. \u2014 Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine , 13 May 2022",
      "What isn\u2019t a laughing matter, though, is the game\u2019s steep difficulty curve, which of course has suffered obligatory comparisons to that of other Soulslike titles, including Bloodborne, Nioh, and of course, the titular Demon\u2019s Souls. \u2014 Mitch Wallace, Forbes , 13 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English difficulte, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French difficult\u00e9, borrowed from Latin difficult\u0101t-, difficult\u0101s, from difficilis \"hard to do, troublesome, intractable\" (from dif-, probably assimilated form of dis- dis- + facilis \"easy, accommodating\") + -t\u0101t-, -t\u0101s -ty \u2014 more at facile":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-034531"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
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      ": being at once verbose and ill-organized":[
        "a diffuse report from the scene of the earthquake"
      ],
      ": not concentrated or localized":[
        "diffuse lighting",
        "diffuse sclerosis"
      ],
      ": to pour out and permit or cause to spread freely":[
        "a drop of blue dye diffused in a glass of water"
      ],
      ": extend , scatter":[
        "diffusing their ideas throughout the continent"
      ],
      ": to spread thinly or wastefully":[
        "a government in which power is diffused"
      ],
      ": to spread out or become transmitted especially by contact":[
        "The civilization diffused westward."
      ],
      ": to undergo diffusion":[
        "heat from the radiator diffusing throughout the room"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8fy\u00fcs",
      "di-\u02c8fy\u00fcz",
      "dif-\u02c8y\u00fcs",
      "dif-\u02c8y\u00fcz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "circuitous",
      "circumlocutory",
      "garrulous",
      "logorrheic",
      "long-winded",
      "pleonastic",
      "prolix",
      "rambling",
      "verbose",
      "windy",
      "wordy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "compact",
      "concise",
      "crisp",
      "pithy",
      "succinct",
      "terse"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for diffuse Adjective wordy , verbose , prolix , diffuse mean using more words than necessary to express thought. wordy may also imply loquaciousness or garrulity. a wordy speech verbose suggests a resulting dullness, obscurity, or lack of incisiveness or precision. the verbose position papers prolix suggests unreasonable and tedious dwelling on details. habitually transformed brief anecdotes into prolix sagas diffuse stresses lack of compactness and pointedness of style. diffuse memoirs that are so many shaggy-dog stories",
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "The forest was filled with a soft, diffuse light.",
      "a diffuse speech that took a great deal of time to make a very small point",
      "Verb",
      "The heat from the radiator diffuses throughout the room.",
      "The heat was diffused throughout the room.",
      "The photographer uses a screen to diffuse the light.",
      "an area of diffused light",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "First, there are two ultra- diffuse galaxies that appear to be satellite members of a massive group dominated by NGC 1052: DF2 and DF4. \u2014 Ethan Siegel, Forbes , 22 June 2021",
      "In Los Angeles County, the impacts of the pandemic have been relatively diffuse , with millions of residents suffering and grieving in isolation across a famously vast sprawl. \u2014 Matthew Bloch, New York Times , 29 Jan. 2021",
      "In large part, that\u2019s because the CO2 in power plant emissions is relatively diffuse . \u2014 Tim Mcdonnell, Quartz , 13 Aug. 2020",
      "Kraftwerk\u2019s studio albums have been sampled liberally (by Jay-Z, Afrika Bambaataa, Coldplay), but its influence feels even more diffuse and profound. \u2014 Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker , 6 May 2020",
      "Like one of the smooth wood sculptures inside, its solid form twists and in some cases fractures, opening up large skylights that bring diffuse illumination into the galleries. \u2014 Sam Lubell, Los Angeles Times , 2 Apr. 2020",
      "In the United States, a younger and more diffuse population means the peak comes a bit later and doesn't rise as high per capita, but the larger population means that over 2 million people end up dead. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 17 Mar. 2020",
      "Artificial light includes both direct lighting, such as street lights and commercial signs, and skyglow, a more diffuse illumination that spreads beyond urban centers and can be brighter than a full moon. \u2014 Katie Hunt, CNN , 3 Feb. 2020",
      "The image captures a wide array of phenomena; some fall under the category of halos, while the more diffuse shadings closer to the moon are from a corona. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Jan. 2020",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "This will help the fridge diffuse heat better and run more efficiently. \u2014 Mimi Montgomery, Washington Post , 28 June 2022",
      "Stay calm, rational and collected by adding the neurochemical oxytocin to diffuse the situation: Take deep breaths with full exhalation to regulate your blood pressure, reduce your fear response and uncover the opportunities. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
      "Head coach Monty Williams tried to diffuse the Suns\u2019 humbling loss, instead attempting to take the blame rather than placing it on the players. \u2014 Dj Siddiqi, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
      "Recently, a handful of galaxies have been identified that are dim and diffuse , and appear to have relatively little dark matter. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 18 May 2022",
      "Andy eventually came backstage in an attempt to diffuse the argument. \u2014 Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com , 10 May 2022",
      "Commonly, a kanoun (brazier) is used to gently diffuse the heat. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Blending with a Beautyblender or your fingers works well too, particularly to diffuse a silky, cream blush. \u2014 Emily Rekstis, Allure , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "These are the warmest areas of the body, which help to diffuse the scent molecules. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, \"dispersed, verbose (of speech or writing),\" borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French diffus, borrowed from Latin diff\u016bsus \"spread over a wide area, (of writing) extensive, verbose,\" from past participle of diffundere \"to pour out over a wide surface, spread, extend, squander\" \u2014 more at diffuse entry 2":"Adjective",
      "Middle English, in past participle diffusid, borrowed from Latin diff\u016bsus, past participle of diffundere \"to pour out over a wide surface, spread out, extend, squander,\" from dif-, assimilated form of dis- dis- + fundere \"to pour, shed\" \u2014 more at found entry 5":"Verb"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1612, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021316"
  },
  "diffuseness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": being at once verbose and ill-organized":[
        "a diffuse report from the scene of the earthquake"
      ],
      ": not concentrated or localized":[
        "diffuse lighting",
        "diffuse sclerosis"
      ],
      ": to pour out and permit or cause to spread freely":[
        "a drop of blue dye diffused in a glass of water"
      ],
      ": extend , scatter":[
        "diffusing their ideas throughout the continent"
      ],
      ": to spread thinly or wastefully":[
        "a government in which power is diffused"
      ],
      ": to spread out or become transmitted especially by contact":[
        "The civilization diffused westward."
      ],
      ": to undergo diffusion":[
        "heat from the radiator diffusing throughout the room"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8fy\u00fcs",
      "di-\u02c8fy\u00fcz",
      "dif-\u02c8y\u00fcs",
      "dif-\u02c8y\u00fcz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "circuitous",
      "circumlocutory",
      "garrulous",
      "logorrheic",
      "long-winded",
      "pleonastic",
      "prolix",
      "rambling",
      "verbose",
      "windy",
      "wordy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "compact",
      "concise",
      "crisp",
      "pithy",
      "succinct",
      "terse"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for diffuse Adjective wordy , verbose , prolix , diffuse mean using more words than necessary to express thought. wordy may also imply loquaciousness or garrulity. a wordy speech verbose suggests a resulting dullness, obscurity, or lack of incisiveness or precision. the verbose position papers prolix suggests unreasonable and tedious dwelling on details. habitually transformed brief anecdotes into prolix sagas diffuse stresses lack of compactness and pointedness of style. diffuse memoirs that are so many shaggy-dog stories",
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "The forest was filled with a soft, diffuse light.",
      "a diffuse speech that took a great deal of time to make a very small point",
      "Verb",
      "The heat from the radiator diffuses throughout the room.",
      "The heat was diffused throughout the room.",
      "The photographer uses a screen to diffuse the light.",
      "an area of diffused light",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "First, there are two ultra- diffuse galaxies that appear to be satellite members of a massive group dominated by NGC 1052: DF2 and DF4. \u2014 Ethan Siegel, Forbes , 22 June 2021",
      "In Los Angeles County, the impacts of the pandemic have been relatively diffuse , with millions of residents suffering and grieving in isolation across a famously vast sprawl. \u2014 Matthew Bloch, New York Times , 29 Jan. 2021",
      "In large part, that\u2019s because the CO2 in power plant emissions is relatively diffuse . \u2014 Tim Mcdonnell, Quartz , 13 Aug. 2020",
      "Kraftwerk\u2019s studio albums have been sampled liberally (by Jay-Z, Afrika Bambaataa, Coldplay), but its influence feels even more diffuse and profound. \u2014 Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker , 6 May 2020",
      "Like one of the smooth wood sculptures inside, its solid form twists and in some cases fractures, opening up large skylights that bring diffuse illumination into the galleries. \u2014 Sam Lubell, Los Angeles Times , 2 Apr. 2020",
      "In the United States, a younger and more diffuse population means the peak comes a bit later and doesn't rise as high per capita, but the larger population means that over 2 million people end up dead. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 17 Mar. 2020",
      "Artificial light includes both direct lighting, such as street lights and commercial signs, and skyglow, a more diffuse illumination that spreads beyond urban centers and can be brighter than a full moon. \u2014 Katie Hunt, CNN , 3 Feb. 2020",
      "The image captures a wide array of phenomena; some fall under the category of halos, while the more diffuse shadings closer to the moon are from a corona. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Jan. 2020",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "This will help the fridge diffuse heat better and run more efficiently. \u2014 Mimi Montgomery, Washington Post , 28 June 2022",
      "Stay calm, rational and collected by adding the neurochemical oxytocin to diffuse the situation: Take deep breaths with full exhalation to regulate your blood pressure, reduce your fear response and uncover the opportunities. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
      "Head coach Monty Williams tried to diffuse the Suns\u2019 humbling loss, instead attempting to take the blame rather than placing it on the players. \u2014 Dj Siddiqi, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
      "Recently, a handful of galaxies have been identified that are dim and diffuse , and appear to have relatively little dark matter. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 18 May 2022",
      "Andy eventually came backstage in an attempt to diffuse the argument. \u2014 Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com , 10 May 2022",
      "Commonly, a kanoun (brazier) is used to gently diffuse the heat. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Blending with a Beautyblender or your fingers works well too, particularly to diffuse a silky, cream blush. \u2014 Emily Rekstis, Allure , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "These are the warmest areas of the body, which help to diffuse the scent molecules. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, \"dispersed, verbose (of speech or writing),\" borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French diffus, borrowed from Latin diff\u016bsus \"spread over a wide area, (of writing) extensive, verbose,\" from past participle of diffundere \"to pour out over a wide surface, spread, extend, squander\" \u2014 more at diffuse entry 2":"Adjective",
      "Middle English, in past participle diffusid, borrowed from Latin diff\u016bsus, past participle of diffundere \"to pour out over a wide surface, spread out, extend, squander,\" from dif-, assimilated form of dis- dis- + fundere \"to pour, shed\" \u2014 more at found entry 5":"Verb"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1612, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-030653"
  },
  "diffusion":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the state of being spread out or transmitted especially by contact : the action of diffusing":[
        "the diffusion of knowledge"
      ],
      ": prolixity , diffuseness":[],
      ": the process whereby particles of liquids, gases, or solids intermingle as the result of their spontaneous movement caused by thermal (see thermal entry 1 sense 1b ) agitation and in dissolved substances move from a region of higher to one of lower concentration":[],
      ": reflection of light by a rough reflecting surface":[],
      ": transmission of light through a translucent material : scattering":[],
      ": the spread of cultural elements from one area or group of people to others by contact":[],
      ": the softening of sharp outlines in an image":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "dif-\u02c8y\u00fc-zh\u0259n",
      "di-\u02c8fy\u00fc-zh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "circumlocution",
      "diffuseness",
      "garrulity",
      "garrulousness",
      "logorrhea",
      "long-windedness",
      "periphrasis",
      "prolixity",
      "redundancy",
      "verbalism",
      "verbiage",
      "verboseness",
      "verbosity",
      "windiness",
      "wordage",
      "wordiness"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "the author's tendency toward diffusion makes the novel a tedious read",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Being microscopic facilitates diffusion , the way in which bacteria transport molecules within their single-cell bodies and exchange nutrients and waste with their surroundings. \u2014 Sumeet Kulkarni, Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
      "Two other important research advances driving recent momentum in visual synthetic data are diffusion models and neural radiance fields (NeRF). \u2014 Rob Toews, Forbes , 12 June 2022",
      "Pores on the surface of eggs allow the diffusion of water, oxygen and carbon dioxide, and the orientation, density and number of pores on the eggs of living animals can reveal whether they are laid in open nests or underground. \u2014 Katie Hunt, CNN , 17 Apr. 2022",
      "But studies at the industry and company levels, tapping data that ranges from Census Bureau business surveys to online job listings, show the pattern of technology diffusion and the obstacles. \u2014 New York Times , 19 May 2022",
      "The big advantage of groups in that context is the diffusion of responsibility for failures. \u2014 Heather Wishart-smith, Forbes , 3 Jan. 2022",
      "Then, a second neural network, called a diffusion model, creates the image and generates the pixels needed to realize these features. \u2014 New York Times , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "That Mikhail also owned his Night, from 1880, might speak to his diffusion but also to his catholicity. \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 26 Feb. 2022",
      "But what looked to some like the magnanimous diffusion of progress looked to others like theft. \u2014 The New Yorker , 14 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English diffusioun \"outpouring (of speech),\" borrowed from Late Latin diff\u016bsi\u014dn-, diff\u016bsi\u014d \"pouring out (of liquids), watering of the eyes, abundance\" (Latin, \"geniality\"), from Latin diffud-, variant stem of diffundere \"to pour out over a wide surface, spread out, extend\" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, suffix of verbal action \u2014 more at diffuse entry 2":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185509"
  },
  "dig":{
    "type":[
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      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to break up, turn, or loosen (earth) with an implement":[
        "digging dirt with a shovel",
        "machines digging up the road"
      ],
      ": to prepare the soil of":[
        "dig a garden"
      ],
      ": to bring to the surface by digging : unearth":[
        "dig potatoes"
      ],
      ": to bring to light or out of hiding":[
        "dig up facts"
      ],
      ": to hollow out or form by removing earth : excavate":[
        "dig a hole",
        "dig a tunnel"
      ],
      ": to drive down so as to penetrate : thrust":[
        "dug her toes into the sand",
        "The hawk dug its claws into its prey."
      ],
      ": poke , prod":[
        "dug me in the ribs with his elbow"
      ],
      ": to pay attention to : notice":[
        "dig that fancy hat"
      ],
      ": understand , appreciate":[
        "couldn't dig the medical jargon"
      ],
      ": like , admire":[
        "High school students dig short poetry.",
        "\u2014 David Burmester"
      ],
      ": to turn up, loosen, or remove earth":[
        "digging in the garden",
        "dig for buried treasure"
      ],
      ": to work hard or laboriously":[],
      ": to advance by or as if by removing or pushing aside material":[
        "digging into the history of the company"
      ],
      ": thrust , poke":[
        "a dig in the ribs"
      ],
      ": a cutting remark":[
        "a subtle dig at their lack of preparedness"
      ],
      ": accommodations (see accommodation sense 1a ) for living or working":[
        "buying furniture for his new digs"
      ],
      ": lodging sense 2b":[],
      "digest":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dig"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "excavate",
      "shovel"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "dab",
      "jab",
      "lunge",
      "poke"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "Some animal has been digging in the garden.",
      "They dug into the sand with their hands.",
      "He dug down about 10 feet before he hit water.",
      "Dig a hole three feet deep.",
      "The first step in building a house is to dig the foundation.",
      "The prisoners escaped by digging a tunnel under the fence.",
      "digging clams on the beach",
      "These detectives won't stop digging until they find out what happened.",
      "Noun",
      "She gave me a dig in the ribs to get my attention.",
      "She participated in a dig last summer.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Taliban fighters circulated in vehicles in the area, but only a few were seen helping dig through rubble. \u2014 Ebrahim Noroozi, ajc , 23 June 2022",
      "And some people don\u2019t have the physical strength to dig , plant, water and weed a garden\u2014even a small one. \u2014 Linda Gandee, cleveland , 20 June 2022",
      "That\u2019s the signal to dig and divide or move them to another location. \u2014 Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune , 19 June 2022",
      "The plan would require a background check for these purchasers, including a pause if more time is needed for investigators to dig through records. \u2014 Nolan D. Mccaskill And Jennifer Haberkorn, Anchorage Daily News , 12 June 2022",
      "But dig deeper into the 257-page report and the news is grim for the future of Medicare and its 64 million beneficiaries. \u2014 Howard Gleckman, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
      "The title stands for both Raitt\u2019s and Finn\u2019s own efforts to dig deeply into the musical sources and lived experiences that motivate their music. \u2014 Robert Knox, BostonGlobe.com , 25 May 2022",
      "In the footage, which was edited and compiled by HPD, another officer had to unzip the bag and dig through it for a moment before locating the firearm inside. \u2014 Jay R. Jordan, Chron , 25 May 2022",
      "With Sengupta gone, Google is left to dig through the wreckage. \u2014 Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica , 23 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The Vindolanda site now has 13 phallic carvings, more than have been discovered at any other dig site along Hadrian's Wall. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 15 June 2022",
      "The episode begins with a sequence detailing Lalo\u2019s elaborate yet invisible method for spying on the laundry atop the Super Lab dig site. \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 24 May 2022",
      "Some items under review for return include pottery in the National Museum of Natural History that was sourced from a dig site in Turkey and dates back to the ancient city of Troy. \u2014 Melissa Noel, Essence , 11 May 2022",
      "Lavina Nethers, 85, lives a short drive from the dig site. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 May 2022",
      "Marc unsuccessfully tried to save the people at the dig site and was left for dead as punishment. \u2014 Tracy Brownstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "But Rock has not escaped scrutiny, as the joke that triggered Smith\u2019s slap was perceived by Pinkett Smith as a dig at her alopecia, a condition that causes hair loss. \u2014 Jen Yamato, Los Angeles Times , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "Before Davidson deleted his page, Entertainment Tonight reported that the comedian shared a post on his Instagram Story, which many fans saw as a dig at Kanye West, the estranged husband of his girlfriend, Kim Kardashian. \u2014 Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com , 24 Feb. 2022",
      "No doubt the Global Times comment was meant as a dig at America's chaotic COVID response. \u2014 Yvonne Lau, Fortune , 7 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English diggen":"Verb and Noun"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
      "1797, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222406"
  },
  "dig out":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": find , unearth":[],
      ": to make hollow by digging":[],
      ": take off sense 1a":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "ascertain",
      "descry",
      "detect",
      "determine",
      "dig up",
      "discover",
      "dredge (up)",
      "ferret (out)",
      "find",
      "find out",
      "get",
      "hit (on ",
      "hunt (down ",
      "learn",
      "locate",
      "nose out",
      "root (out)",
      "rout (out)",
      "rummage",
      "run down",
      "scare up",
      "scout (up)",
      "track (down)",
      "turn up"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "miss",
      "overlook",
      "pass over"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "she dug her old art supplies out of the basement",
      "without saying where she was going, the young woman dug out early the next morning",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Boston firemen worked in unison to dig out fellow firemen trapped beneath the rubble of the back corner of the hotel. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2022",
      "The aloe vera and citric acid in this stuff dig out dirt, oil, and product buildup. \u2014 Editors Of Men's Health, Men's Health , 24 May 2022",
      "The Sox tried to dig out the 2-0 hole, loading the bases with one out in bottom of the first. Sheets struck out and Yankees catcher Jose Trevino threw to third to try to get Tim Anderson. \u2014 Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune , 14 May 2022",
      "Credit use had mostly increased since then, fell during the pandemic\u2014with rescue money helping people partly dig out of a hole\u2014and then started to increase in the first quarter of 2021 when things seemed to be getting better. \u2014 Erik Sherman, Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "Oregon baseball dropped its second straight game to open the season as a seven-run third inning by San Diego was too steep a hole for the Ducks to dig out of. \u2014 James Crepea | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 19 Feb. 2022",
      "The coronavirus outbreak shut down the racing circuit, leaving him with plenty of time to dig out of his tunnel. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 5 Nov. 2021",
      "Melted butter can also be incorporated into a batter or dough with just a spatula\u2014no need to dig out the pastry cutter or stand mixer. \u2014 Sarah Jampel, Bon App\u00e9tit , 4 May 2022",
      "The Board of Review, the second body to hear objections to assessments, is still trying to dig out from an influx in the last couple of years. \u2014 Alison Dirr, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 20 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065000"
  },
  "dig up":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": find , unearth"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
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      "ascertain",
      "descry",
      "detect",
      "determine",
      "dig out",
      "discover",
      "dredge (up)",
      "ferret (out)",
      "find",
      "find out",
      "get",
      "hit (on ",
      "hunt (down ",
      "learn",
      "locate",
      "nose out",
      "root (out)",
      "rout (out)",
      "rummage",
      "run down",
      "scare up",
      "scout (up)",
      "track (down)",
      "turn up"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "miss",
      "overlook",
      "pass over"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211504"
  },
  "digest":{
    "type":"noun",
    "definitions":[
      "a summation or condensation of a body of information such as",
      "a systematic compilation of legal rules, statutes, or decisions",
      "a periodical devoted to condensed versions of previously published articles",
      "a product of digestion",
      "to distribute or arrange systematically classify",
      "to convert (food) into absorbable form",
      "to take into the mind or memory",
      "to assimilate mentally",
      "to soften, decompose, or break down by heat and moisture or chemical action",
      "to extract soluble ingredients from by warming with a liquid",
      "to compress into a short summary",
      "absorb sense 2",
      "to digest food",
      "to become digested",
      "information in shortened form",
      "to change or become changed into simpler forms that can be used by the body",
      "to think over and try to understand",
      "a product of digestion",
      "to convert (food) into absorbable form",
      "to soften, decompose, or break down by heat and moisture or chemicals",
      "to extract soluble ingredients from by warming with a liquid",
      "to digest food",
      "to become digested",
      "a compilation of legal rules, statutes, or decisions systematically arranged"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8d\u012b-\u02ccjest",
    "synonyms":[
      "abstract",
      "breviary",
      "brief",
      "capsule",
      "conspectus",
      "encapsulation",
      "epitome",
      "inventory",
      "outline",
      "pr\u00e9cis",
      "recap",
      "recapitulation",
      "r\u00e9sum\u00e9",
      "resume",
      "resum\u00e9",
      "roundup",
      "run-through",
      "rundown",
      "sum",
      "sum-up",
      "summa",
      "summarization",
      "summary",
      "summing-up",
      "synopsis",
      "wrap-up"
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      "assort",
      "break down",
      "categorize",
      "class",
      "classify",
      "codify",
      "compartment",
      "compartmentalize",
      "distinguish",
      "distribute",
      "grade",
      "group",
      "peg",
      "place",
      "range",
      "rank",
      "relegate",
      "separate",
      "sort",
      "type"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "a digest of the laws",
      "a digest of yesterday's departmental meeting",
      "Verb",
      "He has trouble digesting certain foods.",
      "It will take me a while to digest this news.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
      "Sign up for At Home, a digest of the best home and garden stories, delivered to your inbox every Thursday. \u2014 Jura Koncius, Washington Post , 9 June 2022",
      "Last week, DeSantis held a public budget-signing event that served as a convenient digest of his political approach. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 6 June 2022",
      "In January, a bipartisan group of lawmakers even introduced legislation that would require sites to make easy-to- digest summaries of their privacy terms. \u2014 Geoffrey A. Fowler, Anchorage Daily News , 4 June 2022",
      "Animal proteins and dairy, on the other hand, are much slower-to- digest and therefore better to eat at the end of the day when the body is winding down. \u2014 Gabby Shacknai, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
      "Who \u2014 besides the creator, David Simon, in his later series \u2014 has emulated its sprawl, its complexity, its bucking of TV\u2019s easy-to- digest episodic structure? \u2014 New York Times , 2 June 2022",
      "In January, a bipartisan group of lawmakers even introduced legislation that would require sites to make easy-to- digest summaries of their privacy terms. \u2014 Geoffrey A. Fowler, Washington Post , 31 May 2022",
      "The easy-to- digest formula is free from corn syrup, maltodextrin, palm oil and soy. \u2014 Stefani Sassos, Ms, Rdn, Cso, Cdn, Nasm-cpt, Good Housekeeping , 24 May 2022",
      "Now read the latest MacBook, iPhone, and Apple Watch headlines in Forbes weekly Apple Loop news digest ... \u2014 Ewan Spence, Forbes , 7 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
      "Many do-it-yourself formula recipes are made from cow\u2019s milk and granular sugar that may be difficult for young babies to digest . \u2014 Matthew Perrone, Chicago Tribune , 13 May 2022",
      "Many do-it-yourself formula recipes are made from cow\u2019s milk and granular sugar that may be difficult for young babies to digest . \u2014 Matthew Perrone, ajc , 12 May 2022",
      "Many do-it-yourself formula recipes are made from cow\u2019s milk and granular sugar that may be difficult for young babies to digest . \u2014 Matthew Perrone, Anchorage Daily News , 12 May 2022",
      "That is, understandably, extremely difficult for financial markets to digest . \u2014 New York Times , 6 May 2022",
      "The experience was mine alone to digest and interpret. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "The problem here is that dogs cannot digest the cob itself. \u2014 Mike Snider, USA TODAY , 22 May 2022",
      "Specialized baby formula known as EleCare, for infants or children who can\u2019t digest other formulas and milks, is the priority, Mr. Ford said. \u2014 Ginger Adams Otis, WSJ , 22 May 2022",
      "Alligators have survived millions of years but need temperatures above 40 degrees to be active and can\u2019t digest food if the temperature is below 70 degrees. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "dignified":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": showing or expressing dignity":[
        "a dignified manner",
        "looking dignified in a suit and tie"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dig-n\u0259-\u02ccf\u012bd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "august",
      "distingu\u00e9",
      "distinguished",
      "imposing",
      "portly",
      "solemn",
      "staid",
      "stately"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "flighty",
      "frivolous",
      "giddy",
      "goofy",
      "silly",
      "undignified"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "She has a kind but dignified manner.",
      "He looked very dignified in his new suit.",
      "The hotel's lobby is dignified but inviting.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Her task is to provide comfort and care for all families during their brief stay during the dignified transfer. \u2014 Jennifer Griffin, Fox News , 28 May 2022",
      "One major improvement was the construction of a new office building in 2015 to create a dignified space to welcome grieving families. \u2014 Mary Jane Brewer, cleveland , 14 June 2022",
      "Nevertheless, the script by Nakonechnyi and Iryna Tsilyk handles the situation with sensitivity while the performance from Burkovska \u2014 quiet, dignified , but very expressive \u2014 fills in a lot of emotional gaps. \u2014 Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter , 3 June 2022",
      "Womens' inclusion in public life and dignified work are both prerequisites of freedom and wellbeing everywhere. \u2014 Carmen Geha, CNN , 14 May 2022",
      "Afghan Hounds are an ancient breed that present themselves in dignified and aloof ways, according to the American Kennel Club. \u2014 Jamie Ballard, Woman's Day , 3 May 2022",
      "Some are receiving the first dignified burials of their afterlives. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 May 2022",
      "There\u2019s also, of course, Winkler, who continues to achieve dignified restraint and high hilarity this season, and just had a finely etched longform profile in the New York Times and is poised for a late career renaissance. \u2014 Taylor Antrim, Vogue , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Burmese people also believe that washing their hair with tayaw kinbun will get rid of bad luck and anoint them with dignified blessings. \u2014 Jada Jackson, Allure , 5 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "see dignify":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1584, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200547"
  },
  "dignify":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to give distinction to : ennoble":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dig-n\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "aggrandize",
      "canonize",
      "deify",
      "elevate",
      "ennoble",
      "enshrine",
      "ensky",
      "enthrone",
      "exalt",
      "glorify",
      "magnify"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "abase",
      "degrade",
      "demean",
      "humble",
      "humiliate"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "She felt that formal clothing would help dignify the occasion.",
      "He said he wouldn't dignify his opponents' accusations by responding to them.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "While anyone might feel an urge to push for that fundraiser, Heart of Dinner's team wanted to dignify the man\u2019s wishes. \u2014 Karissa Chen, Bon App\u00e9tit , 31 May 2022",
      "Who decided\u2014in a very few seconds\u2014the weapon formed against them didn\u2019t dignify a response? \u2014 Roy S. Johnson | Rjohnson@al.com, al , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "In more recent years, Alfred Molina\u2019s melancholic, David Suchet\u2019s soulful innocent and John Malkovich\u2019s penitent exile sought to dignify him. \u2014 Bonnie Johnson, Los Angeles Times , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "Who wanted to dignify such dumb scenarios with sober analyses? \u2014 Jennifer Szalai, New York Times , 3 Jan. 2022",
      "Slaughter was always searching in those days for ways to dignify the title and elevate the women who won it. \u2014 Amy Argetsinger, Smithsonian Magazine , 13 Dec. 2021",
      "After some initial reluctance to dignify such allegations by addressing them publicly, Hillary Clinton agrees to appear on 60 Minutes after the Super Bowl, an appearance that revitalizes her husband\u2019s campaign but earns her notably mixed reviews. \u2014 Scott Tobias, Vulture , 2 Nov. 2021",
      "Biden is a traditional politician who actively talks up bipartisanship and has promised to both re- dignify Washington and bring the country together. \u2014 Osita Nwanevu, The New Republic , 20 Sep. 2021",
      "On Saturday, Cooper will be memorialized with a marker and ceremony to dignify his memory near the Towson jail where he was imprisoned. \u2014 Taylor Deville, baltimoresun.com , 7 May 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English dignifien , from Middle French dignifier , from Late Latin dignificare , from Latin dignus worthy \u2014 more at decent":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-062638"
  },
  "dike":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "noun,",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an artificial watercourse : ditch",
      ": a bank (see bank entry 1 sense 1 ) usually of earth constructed to control or confine water : levee",
      ": a barrier preventing passage especially of something undesirable",
      ": a raised causeway",
      ": a tabular body of igneous rock that has been injected while molten into a fissure",
      ": to surround or protect with a dike (see dike entry 1 )",
      ": to drain by a dike",
      ": lesbian",
      ": a long trench dug in the earth to carry water",
      ": a mound of earth built to control water"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u012bk",
      "\u02c8d\u012bk"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "dam",
      "embankment",
      "head",
      "levee"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "In addition to the hundreds of thousands of acres of marshland that were drained or diked off, the researchers discovered former wetlands that now are forested that were unknown to anybody. \u2014 Peter Fimrite, SFChronicle.com , 17 Aug. 2019",
      "Ed Musial blames a series of finger dikes the state installed in the 1980s for channeling the river past their homes. \u2014 Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News , 30 June 2019",
      "The southern banks along Svensen Slough, a side channel of the Columbia River, have transformed over time from historic spruce swamp into fields diked off by European settlers for farming. \u2014 Edward Stratton, The Christian Science Monitor , 2 Apr. 2018",
      "Aerial photos show portions of the land \u2013 diked and drained for agriculture by the 1930s and cut in half by US Highway 30 by the 1970s \u2013 slowly returning to wetlands as levees broke down and breached. \u2014 Edward Stratton, The Christian Science Monitor , 2 Apr. 2018",
      "The tank area is believed to be diked and lined to contain spilled fuel. \u2014 Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News , 15 Mar. 2018",
      "That was before humans drained and diked estuaries to build cities, grow crops, and make salt. \u2014 National Geographic , 13 June 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1) and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211229"
  },
  "dilatory":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": tending or intended to cause delay":[
        "dilatory tactics"
      ],
      ": characterized by procrastination : tardy":[
        "dilatory in paying bills"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8di-l\u0259-\u02cct\u022fr-\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "crawling",
      "creeping",
      "dallying",
      "dawdling",
      "dillydallying",
      "dragging",
      "laggard",
      "lagging",
      "languid",
      "leisurely",
      "poking",
      "poky",
      "pokey",
      "slow",
      "sluggish",
      "snail-paced",
      "snaillike",
      "tardy",
      "unhurried"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "barreling",
      "bolting",
      "breakneck",
      "breathless",
      "brisk",
      "careering",
      "dizzy",
      "fast",
      "fleet",
      "flying",
      "hasty",
      "hurrying",
      "lightning",
      "meteoric",
      "quick",
      "racing",
      "rapid",
      "rocketing",
      "running",
      "rushing",
      "scooting",
      "scudding",
      "scurrying",
      "snappy",
      "speeding",
      "speedy",
      "swift",
      "warp-speed",
      "whirling",
      "whirlwind",
      "whisking",
      "zipping"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "the homeowner is claiming that local firefighters were dilatory in responding to the call",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "He can\u2019t be blamed for the agency\u2019s dilatory response to problems at the plant. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
      "Members of Congress from both parties are raising tough questions about this dilatory pace. \u2014 William A. Galston, WSJ , 24 May 2022",
      "Cleage\u2019s dilatory method, unfortunately, nudges her to find melodramatic solutions to the stasis. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "And some parents-to-be, either superstitious or simply dilatory , hesitate to purchase baby items far in advance. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Dec. 2021",
      "What makes this dilatory pace unfathomable is that Democrats know the disastrous implications of the loss of a single Senate seat in the midst of a legislative battle. \u2014 Walter Shapiro, The New Republic , 27 Oct. 2021",
      "Near the end of the meeting on Tuesday, Allard stopped testimony by raising a point of information and asking a series of procedural questions, a move LaFrance said was dilatory . \u2014 Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News , 7 Oct. 2021",
      "Many less attractive traits are also recorded: Charles could be uncommunicative and dilatory , evasive and mendacious, refractory, vindictive, obstinate, even outright wicked, though self-delusive about the motives of others. \u2014 R.j.w. Evans, The New York Review of Books , 11 June 2020",
      "State and local governments have been even more dilatory . \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 7 Aug. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French dilatorie , Late Latin dilatorius , from Latin differre (past participle dilatus ) to postpone, differ \u2014 more at differ , tolerate":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-192447"
  },
  "dilemma":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a usually undesirable or unpleasant choice",
      ": a situation involving such a choice",
      ": predicament",
      ": a problem involving a difficult choice",
      ": a difficult or persistent problem",
      ": an argument presenting two or more equally conclusive alternatives against an opponent",
      ": a situation in which a person has to choose between things that are all bad or unsatisfactory"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u0259-\u02c8le-m\u0259",
      "also",
      "d\u0259-\u02c8le-m\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "catch-22",
      "double bind",
      "quandary"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Meanwhile, the tour\u2019s leaderboards are filled with young/long hitters who thrill fans with freakish distance and pose a dilemma between curbing it and preserving fan appeal and recreational satisfaction. \u2014 Steve Marantz, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022",
      "If your skin is long overdue for a cleansing facial, the much-beloved Indian Healing Clay by Aztec Secret is the answer to that dilemma . \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 June 2022",
      "Utah\u2019s dilemma raises a core question as the country heats up: How quickly are Americans willing to adapt to the effects of climate change, even as those effects become urgent, obvious, and potentially catastrophic? \u2014 New York Times , 7 June 2022",
      "These factors have made the save-versus-invest dilemma trickier this year. \u2014 Anna-louise Jackson, Time , 6 June 2022",
      "By skirting the philosophical mind-body problem, Scull avoids psychiatry\u2019s crucial dilemma . \u2014 Siri Hustvedt, Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
      "Jordan Bischel understands the dilemma his players face. \u2014 Mason Young, Detroit Free Press , 1 June 2022",
      "So how does an organization go about solving the configuration dilemma ? \u2014 Husein Sharaf, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
      "But there\u2019s a poignance \u2014 and maybe a special dilemma \u2014 to that. \u2014 Owen Gleiberman, Variety , 27 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Late Latin, from Late Greek dil\u0113mmat-, dil\u0113mma , probably back-formation from Greek dil\u0113mmatos involving two assumptions, from di- + l\u0113mmat-, l\u0113mma assumption \u2014 more at lemma ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1523, in the meaning defined at sense 3"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174412"
  },
  "dilettante":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge : dabbler":[
        "Mr. Carroll often criticizes the superficial lives of the dilettantes \u2026 who mingle in New York.",
        "\u2014 Mark Stevens",
        "Whitman ran an amateurish campaign \u2026 and was painted as an aristocratic dilettante .",
        "\u2014 Eleanor Clift"
      ],
      ": an admirer or lover of the arts":[
        "It was unparalleled, undreamed-of, that I, Humphrey Van Weyden, a scholar and a dilettante , if you please, in things artistic and literary, should be lying here on a Bering Sea seal-hunting schooner.",
        "\u2014 Jack London"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02cctant",
      "\u02ccdi-l\u0259-\u02c8t\u00e4nt",
      "-\u02c8tant",
      "\u02c8di-l\u0259-\u02cct\u00e4nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "amateur",
      "dabbler",
      "hobbyist",
      "layman",
      "nonexpert",
      "nonprofessional",
      "potterer",
      "putterer",
      "tinkerer"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "authority",
      "expert",
      "pro",
      "professional",
      "specialist"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for dilettante amateur , dilettante , dabbler , tyro mean a person who follows a pursuit without attaining proficiency or professional status. amateur often applies to one practicing an art without mastery of its essentials a painting obviously done by an amateur ; in sports it may also suggest not so much lack of skill but avoidance of direct remuneration. remained an amateur despite lucrative offers dilettante may apply to the lover of an art rather than its skilled practitioner but usually implies elegant trifling in the arts and an absence of serious commitment. had no patience for dilettantes dabbler suggests desultory habits of work and lack of persistence. a dabbler who started novels but never finished them tyro implies inexperience often combined with audacity with resulting crudeness or blundering. shows talent but is still a mere tyro",
    "examples":[
      "I recently spent a week in Alaska trying to learn how to be a mountaineer. I did not succeed very well, and the details are not very interesting. I finished the course (I was enrolled in a course) thinking that perhaps I am better off remaining a slightly-above-average mountain dilettante . An occasional rock climber. \u2014 Jason Lee Steorts , National Review , 18 Aug. 2008",
      "Being a powerhouse herself in ways that make today's feminist superwomen look like dilettantes , she inevitably clashed with star directors like Maurice Tourneur and Ernst Lubitsch. \u2014 Molly Haskell , New York Times Book Review , 6 June 1999",
      "Most of the articles published in Naval History reflect time-consuming research and investigation. The efforts are not the work of dilettantes , but of professional and semiprofessional historians. \u2014 Michael M. Bergfeld , Naval History , July/August 1997",
      "You can always tell a true expert from a dilettante .",
      "she writes about art not from the point of view of an artist but from that of a committed dilettante",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Over the past year or so, the viral moments mocking Disney adults keep accumulating, piling one on top of the other like a twentysomething dilettante \u2019s LSAT prep books. \u2014 Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone , 21 June 2022",
      "Any dilettante with money can buy a mixer and auto beat match their way into the dance world. \u2014 Katie Bain, Billboard , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "Long before that, Scaife had lived the life of a dilettante . \u2014 Patricia Callahan, ProPublica , 15 Dec. 2021",
      "Critics derided him throughout as a rich dilettante seeking to buy a seat in Congress. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Dec. 2021",
      "Arne, a professor on summer holiday with his family, is friends with Egil, a dilettante who has experienced a recent religious breakthrough. \u2014 Brandon Taylor, The New Yorker , 16 Oct. 2021",
      "Witchcraft, real or imagined, has become a somewhat trendy tack among writers turning over the legacies of patriarchy, but Blakemore is no dilettante here. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 Aug. 2021",
      "None of these dilettante candidates has held public office, and none of them is willing to start at the beginning in local politics. \u2014 Nicholas Goldberg, Star Tribune , 9 July 2021",
      "The language might suggest one dilettante in conversation with another, but both women defied such stereotypes. \u2014 Adrian Higgins, Washington Post , 7 Apr. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Italian, from present participle of dilettare to delight, from Latin dilectare \u2014 more at delight":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1748, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-005830"
  },
  "dilettantish":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge : dabbler":[
        "Mr. Carroll often criticizes the superficial lives of the dilettantes \u2026 who mingle in New York.",
        "\u2014 Mark Stevens",
        "Whitman ran an amateurish campaign \u2026 and was painted as an aristocratic dilettante .",
        "\u2014 Eleanor Clift"
      ],
      ": an admirer or lover of the arts":[
        "It was unparalleled, undreamed-of, that I, Humphrey Van Weyden, a scholar and a dilettante , if you please, in things artistic and literary, should be lying here on a Bering Sea seal-hunting schooner.",
        "\u2014 Jack London"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02cctant",
      "\u02ccdi-l\u0259-\u02c8t\u00e4nt",
      "-\u02c8tant",
      "\u02c8di-l\u0259-\u02cct\u00e4nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "amateur",
      "dabbler",
      "hobbyist",
      "layman",
      "nonexpert",
      "nonprofessional",
      "potterer",
      "putterer",
      "tinkerer"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "authority",
      "expert",
      "pro",
      "professional",
      "specialist"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for dilettante amateur , dilettante , dabbler , tyro mean a person who follows a pursuit without attaining proficiency or professional status. amateur often applies to one practicing an art without mastery of its essentials a painting obviously done by an amateur ; in sports it may also suggest not so much lack of skill but avoidance of direct remuneration. remained an amateur despite lucrative offers dilettante may apply to the lover of an art rather than its skilled practitioner but usually implies elegant trifling in the arts and an absence of serious commitment. had no patience for dilettantes dabbler suggests desultory habits of work and lack of persistence. a dabbler who started novels but never finished them tyro implies inexperience often combined with audacity with resulting crudeness or blundering. shows talent but is still a mere tyro",
    "examples":[
      "I recently spent a week in Alaska trying to learn how to be a mountaineer. I did not succeed very well, and the details are not very interesting. I finished the course (I was enrolled in a course) thinking that perhaps I am better off remaining a slightly-above-average mountain dilettante . An occasional rock climber. \u2014 Jason Lee Steorts , National Review , 18 Aug. 2008",
      "Being a powerhouse herself in ways that make today's feminist superwomen look like dilettantes , she inevitably clashed with star directors like Maurice Tourneur and Ernst Lubitsch. \u2014 Molly Haskell , New York Times Book Review , 6 June 1999",
      "Most of the articles published in Naval History reflect time-consuming research and investigation. The efforts are not the work of dilettantes , but of professional and semiprofessional historians. \u2014 Michael M. Bergfeld , Naval History , July/August 1997",
      "You can always tell a true expert from a dilettante .",
      "she writes about art not from the point of view of an artist but from that of a committed dilettante",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Over the past year or so, the viral moments mocking Disney adults keep accumulating, piling one on top of the other like a twentysomething dilettante \u2019s LSAT prep books. \u2014 Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone , 21 June 2022",
      "Any dilettante with money can buy a mixer and auto beat match their way into the dance world. \u2014 Katie Bain, Billboard , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "Long before that, Scaife had lived the life of a dilettante . \u2014 Patricia Callahan, ProPublica , 15 Dec. 2021",
      "Critics derided him throughout as a rich dilettante seeking to buy a seat in Congress. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Dec. 2021",
      "Arne, a professor on summer holiday with his family, is friends with Egil, a dilettante who has experienced a recent religious breakthrough. \u2014 Brandon Taylor, The New Yorker , 16 Oct. 2021",
      "Witchcraft, real or imagined, has become a somewhat trendy tack among writers turning over the legacies of patriarchy, but Blakemore is no dilettante here. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 Aug. 2021",
      "None of these dilettante candidates has held public office, and none of them is willing to start at the beginning in local politics. \u2014 Nicholas Goldberg, Star Tribune , 9 July 2021",
      "The language might suggest one dilettante in conversation with another, but both women defied such stereotypes. \u2014 Adrian Higgins, Washington Post , 7 Apr. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Italian, from present participle of dilettare to delight, from Latin dilectare \u2014 more at delight":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1748, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185857"
  },
  "diligent":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": characterized by steady, earnest, and energetic effort : painstaking":[
        "a diligent worker"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8di-l\u0259-j\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "active",
      "assiduous",
      "bustling",
      "busy",
      "employed",
      "engaged",
      "hopping",
      "industrious",
      "laborious",
      "occupied",
      "sedulous",
      "tied-up",
      "working"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "idle",
      "inactive",
      "unbusy",
      "unemployed",
      "unoccupied"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for diligent busy , industrious , diligent , assiduous , sedulous mean actively engaged or occupied. busy chiefly stresses activity as opposed to idleness or leisure. too busy to spend time with the children industrious implies characteristic or habitual devotion to work. industrious employees diligent suggests earnest application to some specific object or pursuit. very diligent in her pursuit of a degree assiduous stresses careful and unremitting application. assiduous practice sedulous implies painstaking and persevering application. a sedulous investigation of the murder",
    "examples":[
      "The American intelligence community's single greatest failing is its lack of good \"humint\"\u2014human intelligence, the dirty, diligent , shoe-leather penetration of terror networks. \u2014 Johanna McGeary , Time , 15 Oct. 2001",
      "Like any diligent foreign correspondent, he attends the briefings and collects face time with the officials, but he knows it's the citizens (the upstanding as well as the jailers, the whores, the black marketeers and the smugglers) who tell the truth \u2026 \u2014 Rolling Stone , 19 Sept. 1996",
      "He was a fourth-year drama student at UCLA and diligent about such valuable actorly exercises as eavesdropping, spying, and telling complicated lies to fellow passengers on airplanes. \u2014 Michael Chabon , A Model World and Other Stories , 1991",
      "In spite of diligent work as editor, hack writer, sea captain, and assorted other trades, he wound up poor. \u2014 Monroe K. Spears , American Ambitions , 1987",
      "a student who has been unceasingly diligent in pursuit of a degree in mathematics",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Martin has been diligent in his preparation for the pros. \u2014 Shreyas Laddha, Hartford Courant , 10 May 2022",
      "Especially since the hearings for Judge Robert Bork in 1987, Supreme Court nominees have seemed to be especially diligent in attempting to say nothing of note. \u2014 James Freeman, WSJ , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "Hepa is pursing a graduate degree in finance at Hawaii and still remains diligent in his studies. \u2014 Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "Though Shibbir Chowdhury and his mother were diligent in cleaning the yard since the cancer diagnosis, the family faced challenges when the son traveled to Bangladesh for three months last year. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Jan. 2022",
      "Caesar\u2019s diligent research brings to life Wilson\u2019s remarkable attempt to make his big dream come true. \u2014 Anna Callaghan, Outside Online , 8 June 2022",
      "One of the biggest downsides to juicing is the cleanup \u2014 most models have metal mesh strainers that require diligent scrubbing after every use. \u2014 Brigitt Earley, Good Housekeeping , 31 May 2022",
      "The city should charge for any costs to maintain safety for the scooters and the companies and riders need to be more diligent on clearing the sidewalks and vacant lots of scooters. \u2014 Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 May 2022",
      "While attacks on our core financial market infrastructures are obviously a matter of grave concern, at least the financial sector has been more diligent about hardening its security posture and adopting zero-trust controls. \u2014 Steve Piper, Forbes , 23 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin diligent-, diligens , from present participle of diligere to esteem, love, from di- (from dis- apart) + legere to select \u2014 more at legend":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-005418"
  },
  "diligently":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": characterized by steady, earnest, and energetic effort : painstaking":[
        "a diligent worker"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8di-l\u0259-j\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "active",
      "assiduous",
      "bustling",
      "busy",
      "employed",
      "engaged",
      "hopping",
      "industrious",
      "laborious",
      "occupied",
      "sedulous",
      "tied-up",
      "working"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "idle",
      "inactive",
      "unbusy",
      "unemployed",
      "unoccupied"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for diligent busy , industrious , diligent , assiduous , sedulous mean actively engaged or occupied. busy chiefly stresses activity as opposed to idleness or leisure. too busy to spend time with the children industrious implies characteristic or habitual devotion to work. industrious employees diligent suggests earnest application to some specific object or pursuit. very diligent in her pursuit of a degree assiduous stresses careful and unremitting application. assiduous practice sedulous implies painstaking and persevering application. a sedulous investigation of the murder",
    "examples":[
      "The American intelligence community's single greatest failing is its lack of good \"humint\"\u2014human intelligence, the dirty, diligent , shoe-leather penetration of terror networks. \u2014 Johanna McGeary , Time , 15 Oct. 2001",
      "Like any diligent foreign correspondent, he attends the briefings and collects face time with the officials, but he knows it's the citizens (the upstanding as well as the jailers, the whores, the black marketeers and the smugglers) who tell the truth \u2026 \u2014 Rolling Stone , 19 Sept. 1996",
      "He was a fourth-year drama student at UCLA and diligent about such valuable actorly exercises as eavesdropping, spying, and telling complicated lies to fellow passengers on airplanes. \u2014 Michael Chabon , A Model World and Other Stories , 1991",
      "In spite of diligent work as editor, hack writer, sea captain, and assorted other trades, he wound up poor. \u2014 Monroe K. Spears , American Ambitions , 1987",
      "a student who has been unceasingly diligent in pursuit of a degree in mathematics",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Martin has been diligent in his preparation for the pros. \u2014 Shreyas Laddha, Hartford Courant , 10 May 2022",
      "Especially since the hearings for Judge Robert Bork in 1987, Supreme Court nominees have seemed to be especially diligent in attempting to say nothing of note. \u2014 James Freeman, WSJ , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "Hepa is pursing a graduate degree in finance at Hawaii and still remains diligent in his studies. \u2014 Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "Though Shibbir Chowdhury and his mother were diligent in cleaning the yard since the cancer diagnosis, the family faced challenges when the son traveled to Bangladesh for three months last year. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Jan. 2022",
      "Caesar\u2019s diligent research brings to life Wilson\u2019s remarkable attempt to make his big dream come true. \u2014 Anna Callaghan, Outside Online , 8 June 2022",
      "One of the biggest downsides to juicing is the cleanup \u2014 most models have metal mesh strainers that require diligent scrubbing after every use. \u2014 Brigitt Earley, Good Housekeeping , 31 May 2022",
      "The city should charge for any costs to maintain safety for the scooters and the companies and riders need to be more diligent on clearing the sidewalks and vacant lots of scooters. \u2014 Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 May 2022",
      "While attacks on our core financial market infrastructures are obviously a matter of grave concern, at least the financial sector has been more diligent about hardening its security posture and adopting zero-trust controls. \u2014 Steve Piper, Forbes , 23 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin diligent-, diligens , from present participle of diligere to esteem, love, from di- (from dis- apart) + legere to select \u2014 more at legend":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165120"
  },
  "dilly":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": one that is remarkable or outstanding":[
        "had a dilly of a storm",
        "for a practical joke, that was a dilly"
      ]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8di-l\u0113"
    ],
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      "beaut",
      "beauty",
      "bee's knees",
      "cat's meow",
      "corker",
      "crackerjack",
      "crackajack",
      "daisy",
      "dandy",
      "doozy",
      "doozie",
      "doozer",
      "dream",
      "honey",
      "hot stuff",
      "humdinger",
      "hummer",
      "jim-dandy",
      "knockout",
      "lollapalooza",
      "lulu",
      "nifty",
      "peach",
      "pip",
      "pippin",
      "ripper",
      "ripsnorter",
      "snorter",
      "sockdolager",
      "sockdologer",
      "standout",
      "sweetheart"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "came up with a dilly of an idea to get the fledgling company off the ground",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Pick-a- dilly Craft Fair St. Peter\u2019s United Methodist Church, 20775 Kingsland Blvd. \u2014 Houston Chronicle , 29 Sep. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "obsolete dilly , adjective, delightful, perhaps by shortening & alteration from delightful":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1935, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-040120"
  },
  "dillydally":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to waste time by loitering or delaying : dawdle",
      ": to waste time : dawdle"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8di-l\u0113-\u02ccda-l\u0113",
      "\u02c8di-l\u0113-\u02ccda-l\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "crawl",
      "creep",
      "dally",
      "dawdle",
      "delay",
      "diddle",
      "drag",
      "lag",
      "linger",
      "loiter",
      "lollygag",
      "lallygag",
      "mope",
      "poke",
      "shilly-shally",
      "tarry"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "barrel",
      "bolt",
      "career",
      "course",
      "dash",
      "fly",
      "hasten",
      "hotfoot (it)",
      "hurry",
      "race",
      "rip",
      "rocket",
      "run",
      "rush",
      "scoot",
      "scud",
      "scurry",
      "speed",
      "tear",
      "whirl",
      "whisk",
      "whiz",
      "whizz",
      "zip"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "don't dillydally on the way to the store",
      "restaurant employees who, during the slow periods, would rather be doing something instead of just dillydallying"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"reduplication of dally ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1741, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-182106"
  },
  "dillydallying":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to waste time by loitering or delaying : dawdle":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8di-l\u0113-\u02ccda-l\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "crawl",
      "creep",
      "dally",
      "dawdle",
      "delay",
      "diddle",
      "drag",
      "lag",
      "linger",
      "loiter",
      "lollygag",
      "lallygag",
      "mope",
      "poke",
      "shilly-shally",
      "tarry"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "barrel",
      "bolt",
      "career",
      "course",
      "dash",
      "fly",
      "hasten",
      "hotfoot (it)",
      "hurry",
      "race",
      "rip",
      "rocket",
      "run",
      "rush",
      "scoot",
      "scud",
      "scurry",
      "speed",
      "tear",
      "whirl",
      "whisk",
      "whiz",
      "whizz",
      "zip"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "don't dillydally on the way to the store",
      "restaurant employees who, during the slow periods, would rather be doing something instead of just dillydallying",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Bathroom breaks and other excuses for dillydallying give your heart rate a chance to return to normal. \u2014 Elizabeth Narins, Cosmopolitan , 22 May 2015"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "reduplication of dally":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1741, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233132"
  },
  "diluted":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": weakened or thinned by or as if by having been mixed with something else (such as water)",
      ": having a decreased per share value due to an increase in the total number of shares"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u012b-\u02c8l\u00fc-t\u0259d",
      "d\u0259-"
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    "synonyms":[
      "dilute",
      "thin",
      "thinned",
      "washy",
      "watery",
      "weak",
      "weakened"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "full-bodied",
      "rich",
      "strong"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1651, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-223351"
  },
  "dim":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation",
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": emitting or having a limited or insufficient amount of light",
      ": dull , lusterless",
      ": lacking pronounced , clear-cut, or vigorous quality or character",
      ": seen indistinctly",
      ": perceived by the senses or mind indistinctly or weakly : faint",
      ": having little prospect of favorable result or outcome",
      ": characterized by an unfavorable, skeptical, or pessimistic attitude",
      ": dim-witted",
      ": not perceiving clearly and distinctly",
      ": to reduce the light from",
      ": to make dim or lusterless",
      ": to become dim",
      ": low beam",
      ": dusk , dimness",
      "dimension",
      "diminished",
      "diminuendo",
      "diminutive",
      ": not bright or distinct : faint",
      ": not seeing or understanding clearly",
      ": to make or become less bright or clear",
      "diminished"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dim",
      "\u02c8dim"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "black",
      "caliginous",
      "dark",
      "darkened",
      "darkish",
      "darkling",
      "darksome",
      "dimmed",
      "dusk",
      "dusky",
      "gloomy",
      "lightless",
      "murky",
      "obscure",
      "obscured",
      "pitch-black",
      "pitch-dark",
      "pitchy",
      "rayless",
      "somber",
      "sombre",
      "stygian",
      "tenebrific",
      "tenebrous",
      "unlit"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "becloud",
      "bedim",
      "befog",
      "blacken",
      "blear",
      "blur",
      "cloud",
      "darken",
      "dislimn",
      "fog",
      "fuzz (up)",
      "haze",
      "mist",
      "obscure",
      "overcast",
      "overcloud",
      "overshadow",
      "shadow",
      "shroud"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "Just the dim outline of the building could be seen through the fog.",
      "I have a dim memory of your last visit.",
      "Verb",
      "The latest setback has dimmed hopes of an early settlement.",
      "Hopes of an early settlement have dimmed .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Most dive as far down as the twilight zone, where the dim light from above rapidly dwindles to nothing. \u2014 Stephanie Pain, Smithsonian Magazine , 6 June 2022",
      "Night sucks the color out of Mesop, leaving patches of dim yellow-streetlamp light on streets that have narrowed in the darkness. \u2014 Sean Williams, Rolling Stone , 22 May 2022",
      "Last, even though songbirds fly at night under the dim light of the stars, their magnetic compass is light-dependent, hinting at a link between vision and magnetic sensing. \u2014 Henrik Mouritsen, Scientific American , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "While Carvana\u2019s short-term prospects appear dim , analysts say the company is no lemon. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 24 May 2022",
      "Lots of box checking of recent political headlines, but no real arc to the sketch beyond the co-hosts' chipper, dim -witted corruption. \u2014 Andy Hoglund, EW.com , 3 Apr. 2022",
      "Romy and Michelle\u2019s High School Reunion \u2013 Two dim -witted, inseparable friends hit the road for their ten-year high school reunion and concoct an elaborate lie about their lives in order to impress their classmates. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "Tatum plays a hunky, dim -witted cover model who decides to rescue Bullock. \u2014 Brent Lang, Variety , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "Tatum\u2019s dim -witted himbo, who harbors a schoolboy crush for the wordsmith, is determined to rescue her. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Kattula wasn\u2019t surprised that Trump\u2019s comments did nothing to dim his support within her own community of immigrants. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 May 2022",
      "Bembenek's death in 2010, of liver and kidney failure at age 52, helped dim the limelight that had shined on her case for the previous three decades. \u2014 Chris Foran, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 16 May 2022",
      "Then the lights dim , the orchestra begins to play, and a dancer appears on stage from the wings. \u2014 CNN , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "As darkness gave way to dim light, a wolf emerged in a clearing. \u2014 Amy Hubbard, Los Angeles Times , 26 Nov. 2021",
      "In the evening, beginning about three hours before bedtime, begin to dim your lights\u2014especially blue light. \u2014 Ashley Abramson, Health.com , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "The movie lighting doesn\u2019t dim as the plot unfolds, and the colors don\u2019t fade; in fact, the final sequence is set in a verdant meadow. \u2014 WSJ , 7 Jan. 2022",
      "Musk\u2019s pledge to make Twitter a haven for free speech could dim the appeal of Donald Trump\u2019s troubled Truth Social app, which the former president has touted as a competitor to Twitter that would cater to conservatives. \u2014 Tom Krisher And Matt O'brien, Chicago Tribune , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "When the sun is out, the lights dim to take advantage of the natural light and vary in intensity depending on the number of people in the room or the weather. \u2014 David Joosten, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Other than a handful of oil-exporting nations like Saudi Arabia, which are benefiting from prices above $100 a barrel, there is barely a spot on the globe that has not seen its outlook dim . \u2014 New York Times , 7 June 2022",
      "Cepheids, or stars that periodically brighten and dim , have long been the gold standard of cosmic mile markers. \u2014 Julia Musto, Fox News , 20 May 2022",
      "Antique landscape paintings in golden frames hang next to funky potted ferns, giving the restaurant a vintage Mediterranean look that works best in the dim , candlelit lighting of the evening. \u2014 Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic , 6 Feb. 2022",
      "The church was nearly dark, and as eyes adjusted to the dim , the interior came slowly into view: a long nave, an old stone roof and a crucifix at the altar in front of a red drape. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Jan. 2022",
      "This Coen Brothers movie finds Josh Brolin as an old Hollywood fixer investigating a plot that finds a big-time dim -witted movie star played by George Clooney (doing more great work with the Coens) kidnapped and missing. \u2014 Evan Romano, Men's Health , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "The wake/ dim will help extend the battery life, as the display panel is typically the largest battery drainer in any laptop when it's not cranked up for maximum performance. \u2014 Matthew Buzzi, PCMAG , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "Antique landscape paintings in golden frames hang next to funky potted ferns, giving the restaurant a vintage Mediterranean look that works best in the dim , candlelit lighting of the evening. \u2014 Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic , 6 Feb. 2022",
      "Antique landscape paintings in golden frames hang next to funky potted ferns, giving the restaurant a vintage Mediterranean look that works best in the dim , candlelit lighting of the evening. \u2014 Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic , 6 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective, Verb, and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2",
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190909"
  },
  "dim bulb":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": dimwit":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "airhead",
      "birdbrain",
      "blockhead",
      "bonehead",
      "bubblehead",
      "chowderhead",
      "chucklehead",
      "clodpoll",
      "clodpole",
      "clot",
      "cluck",
      "clunk",
      "cretin",
      "cuddy",
      "cuddie",
      "deadhead",
      "dimwit",
      "dip",
      "dodo",
      "dolt",
      "donkey",
      "doofus",
      "dope",
      "dork",
      "dullard",
      "dum-dum",
      "dumbbell",
      "dumbhead",
      "dummkopf",
      "dummy",
      "dunce",
      "dunderhead",
      "fathead",
      "gander",
      "golem",
      "goof",
      "goon",
      "half-wit",
      "hammerhead",
      "hardhead",
      "idiot",
      "ignoramus",
      "imbecile",
      "jackass",
      "know-nothing",
      "knucklehead",
      "lamebrain",
      "loggerhead",
      "loon",
      "lump",
      "lunkhead",
      "meathead",
      "mome",
      "moron",
      "mug",
      "mutt",
      "natural",
      "nimrod",
      "nincompoop",
      "ninny",
      "ninnyhammer",
      "nit",
      "nitwit",
      "noddy",
      "noodle",
      "numskull",
      "numbskull",
      "oaf",
      "pinhead",
      "prat",
      "ratbag",
      "saphead",
      "schlub",
      "shlub",
      "schnook",
      "simpleton",
      "stock",
      "stupe",
      "stupid",
      "thickhead",
      "turkey",
      "woodenhead",
      "yahoo",
      "yo-yo"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "brain",
      "genius"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "He was considered something of a dim bulb by his coworkers."
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1927, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-215804"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
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      ": a petty sum of money":[],
      ": a Canadian 10-cent piece":[],
      ": a packet containing 10 dollars worth of an illicit drug (such as marijuana)":[],
      ": money provided to pay expenses":[
        "Executives in a perk-rich environment get used to living on the company's dime [=on the company's money; at the company's expense]",
        "\u2014 James Surowiecki",
        "They hopped a Greyhound, on their own dime , and had such a good time they stayed on \u2026",
        "\u2014 Mark Ribowsky",
        "The boys are worthless, feckless layabouts, living off David's dime .",
        "\u2014 Whitney Pastorek"
      ],
      ": assist entry 2 sense 2":[
        "Harden ended up recording his first triple-double of the season with 44 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists. He delivered seven dimes to Capela \u2026",
        "\u2014 Tim MacMahon",
        "\u2014 often used with drop Not only was he scoring in the post and grabbing rebounds, he also was dropping dimes [=making passes to enable teammates to score] including a flashy pass to Chance Coyle. \u2014 Hendrix Magley"
      ],
      ": so plentiful or commonplace as to be of little esteem or slight value":[],
      ": in a very small area":[
        "these cars can turn on a dime"
      ],
      ": instantly":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u012bm"
    ],
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      "chicken feed",
      "chump change",
      "hay",
      "mite",
      "peanuts",
      "pin money",
      "pittance",
      "shoestring",
      "song",
      "two cents"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "big buck(s)",
      "boodle",
      "bundle",
      "fortune",
      "king's ransom",
      "megabuck(s)",
      "mint",
      "wad"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "the beauty of this deal is that all the extras won't cost you a dime",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "As the wheelbase is just 95 inches, the Pioneer will turn on a dime ; parking will be a breeze with space to spare due to the overall length of 157 inches. \u2014 B.c. George, Car and Driver , 27 June 2022",
      "It\u2019s improv skits mixed with beatbox storytelling, songs created out of thin air and raps spun on a dime \u2014 all based on words and stories from the audience each night. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 23 June 2022",
      "The Sox have been their own worst enemy, but a few key fixes to personnel \u2014 and protocols \u2014 could turn things around on a dime . \u2014 Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune , 13 June 2022",
      "According to a fiscal impact statement associated with IM27, the measure isn\u2019t expected to cost the state of South Dakota a dime . \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 6 June 2022",
      "Here are some great free remote team-building activities that are sure to be a hit and won\u2019t cost a dime . \u2014 Dmitrii Kustov, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
      "The one-hour Children's Performances, which begin at 11 a.m., won't cost you a dime . \u2014 Rebecca Treon, Chron , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "Start with my guide to WiFi fixes that don\u2019t cost a dime . \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "While many popular activities in Hawaii come with a high price tag, there are also plenty of experiences that won't cost you a dime . \u2014 Sunny Fitzgerald, Travel + Leisure , 15 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, tenth part, tithe, from Anglo-French disme, dime , from Latin decima , from feminine of decimus tenth, from decem ten \u2014 more at ten":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1786, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045442"
  },
  "dime-store":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": inexpensive":[
        "dime-store perfume"
      ],
      ": tawdry , second-rate":[
        "dime-store philosophy"
      ],
      ": five-and-dime":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u012bm-\u02ccst\u022fr"
    ],
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      "affordable",
      "bargain-basement",
      "budget",
      "cheap",
      "cheapie",
      "cheapo",
      "chintzy",
      "cut-price",
      "cut-rate",
      "dirt cheap",
      "el cheapo",
      "inexpensive",
      "low",
      "low-end",
      "popular",
      "reasonable"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "costly",
      "dear",
      "deluxe",
      "expensive",
      "high",
      "high-ticket",
      "precious",
      "premium",
      "pricey",
      "pricy",
      "spendy",
      "valuable"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "On the southeast corner of the square was Walton\u2019s, the five-and- dime store Sam Walton opened in 1950 that now serves as the home of the Walmart Museum. \u2014 Eben Weiss, Outside Online , 20 Nov. 2019",
      "Once confined to dime store spinner racks, Marvel\u2019s creations have burst free of their humble roots, hulking out into one of the most successful transmedia empires on the planet. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Oct. 2021",
      "Kmart started in 1899 when founder Sebastian Spering Kresge opened a five-and- dime store in downtown Detroit bearing his name. \u2014 Chris Isidore, CNN , 25 Nov. 2021",
      "From Sebastian Kresge's first five-and- dime store in 1899 to now, the store has gone from a dynasty to bankruptcy. \u2014 Emma Stein, Detroit Free Press , 22 Nov. 2021",
      "The last Michigan store is in Marshall, a suburb of Battle Creek, in the western part of the state. Kmart started in the late 19th century when founder Sebastian Spering Kresge opened a five-and- dime store in downtown Detroit bearing his name. \u2014 Chris Isidore, CNN , 9 Nov. 2021",
      "There were more shops \u2014 a fruit store, the five & dime store \u2014 and everything was on the main street. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, courant.com , 18 June 2021",
      "At the time, America's premier five-and- dime store chain billed the new Woolworth's lunch counter as the city's largest. \u2014 Scott Huddleston, San Antonio Express-News , 1 June 2021",
      "Leon Broad opened a dime store there, and his wife kept the books. \u2014 James R. Hagerty, WSJ , 1 May 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1938, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
      "circa 1928, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064742"
  },
  "dimensionless":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the number of elements in a basis (see basis sense 5 ) of a vector space":[],
      ": the quality of spatial extension : magnitude , size":[
        "\u2026 the town's modest dimensions and leisurely ways \u2026",
        "\u2014 Jane Shellhase"
      ],
      ": a lifelike or realistic quality":[
        "uses eccentric dialogue to add dimension to her characters"
      ],
      ": the range over which or the degree to which something extends : scope":[
        "\u2014 usually used in plural the vast dimensions of the disaster"
      ],
      ": one of the elements or factors making up a complete personality or entity : aspect":[
        "the social and political dimensions of the problem"
      ],
      ": bodily form or proportions":[
        "\u2026 my dimensions are as well compact, my mind as generous, and my shape as true \u2026",
        "\u2014 Shakespeare"
      ],
      ": wood or stone cut to pieces of specified size":[],
      ": a level of existence or consciousness":[
        "\u2026 a secular as well as spiritual dimension \u2026",
        "\u2014 Catherine Bates"
      ],
      ": to form to the required dimensions (see dimension entry 1 sense 1a(1) )":[
        "a table dimensioned to fit the space"
      ],
      ": to indicate the dimensions of (as on a drawing)":[
        "dimensioning the plans"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u0259-\u02c8men-ch\u0259n also d\u012b-",
      "d\u0259-\u02c8men(t)-sh\u0259n",
      "also d\u012b-",
      "d\u0259-\u02c8men-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bulk",
      "extent",
      "magnitude",
      "measure",
      "measurement",
      "proportion",
      "size"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "She carefully measured each dimension of the room.",
      "The social dimensions of the problem must also be taken into account.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "As most people value and strive to make rational decisions based on the analysis of available data, HR professionals have the background and opportunity to bring a unique human dimension to the process. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
      "Yet the social event of fandom may finally be less compelling than its individual dimension . \u2014 Katy Waldman, The New Yorker , 28 June 2022",
      "Finally, Sims of colour had some dimension to them and could look realistic because of Virgil's modding. \u2014 Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com , 23 June 2022",
      "Way Home, as well as a dimension -hopping new hero America Chavez (played by Xochitl Gomez), and the return of Wanda (Elizabeth Olsen) as the Scarlett Witch. \u2014 Sage Anderson, Rolling Stone , 22 June 2022",
      "In geometry and the closely related field of topology, adding a spatial dimension can often have wondrous effects: Previously distinct objects become indistinguishable. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 16 June 2022",
      "There has also been a racial dimension to the stigma. \u2014 Vinay Kampalath, STAT , 8 June 2022",
      "According to Wang, instrumentality is a dimension of objectification. \u2014 Mark Travers, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
      "Language is just one dimension of the powerful nurturing interactions between children and caregivers. \u2014 Lydia Denworth, Scientific American , 1 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Aaron Judge, New York Yankees: Another huge man with huge power playing in the same Little League- dimensioned ballpark as Stanton. \u2014 Ted Berg, For The Win , 23 Feb. 2018",
      "Each barn is covered top to bottom in oversized shingles dimensioned to make the volume look smaller. \u2014 Joseph Giovannini, ELLE Decor , 2 July 2015"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin dimension-, dimensio , from dimetiri to measure out, from dis- + metiri to measure \u2014 more at measure":"Noun and Verb"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
      "1754, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-214546"
  },
  "diminish":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to make less or cause to appear less":[
        "diminish an army's strength",
        "His role in the company was diminished ."
      ],
      ": to lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of : belittle":[
        "diminish a rival's accomplishments"
      ],
      ": to cause to taper (see taper entry 1 sense 1 )":[
        "a diminished column"
      ],
      ": to become gradually less (as in size or importance) : dwindle":[
        "the side effects tend to diminish over time"
      ],
      ": taper":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u0259-\u02c8mi-nish"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bad-mouth",
      "belittle",
      "cry down",
      "decry",
      "denigrate",
      "deprecate",
      "depreciate",
      "derogate",
      "dis",
      "diss",
      "discount",
      "dismiss",
      "disparage",
      "kiss off",
      "minimize",
      "play down",
      "poor-mouth",
      "put down",
      "run down",
      "talk down",
      "trash",
      "trash-talk",
      "vilipend",
      "write off"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "acclaim",
      "applaud",
      "exalt",
      "extol",
      "extoll",
      "glorify",
      "laud",
      "magnify",
      "praise"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for diminish decrease , lessen , diminish , reduce , abate , dwindle mean to grow or make less. decrease suggests a progressive decline in size, amount, numbers, or intensity. slowly decreased the amount of pressure lessen suggests a decline in amount rather than in number. has been unable to lessen her debt diminish emphasizes a perceptible loss and implies its subtraction from a total. his visual acuity has diminished reduce implies a bringing down or lowering. you must reduce your caloric intake abate implies a reducing of something excessive or oppressive in force or amount. the storm abated dwindle implies progressive lessening and is applied to things growing visibly smaller. their provisions dwindled slowly",
    "examples":[
      "The strength of the army was greatly diminished by outbreaks of disease.",
      "The drug's side effects should diminish over time.",
      "Nothing could diminish the importance of his contributions.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But that would diminish the long food history of Oregon\u2019s second largest city. \u2014 oregonlive , 1 July 2022",
      "When employees are engaged and there is clear person-job values congruence and alignment, withdrawal cognitions diminish and employees choose to stick around longer. \u2014 Jonathan H. Westover, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
      "But victories for House Republicans who backed the commission could diminish in August. \u2014 Bridget Bowman, NBC News , 29 June 2022",
      "But making these weapons inaccessible to civilians would likely diminish the number of mass shootings and almost certainly the count of victims involved in events of unapologetic cruelty. \u2014 Christopher Colwell, Scientific American , 22 June 2022",
      "The drugs might diminish Baelyn\u2019s immune function, allowing the smoldering infection to reignite and burn out of control. \u2014 Brenda Goodman, CNN , 13 May 2022",
      "Students struggle to pay attention and make good decisions, and their prospects diminish . \u2014 Quartz , 16 June 2022",
      "This unique formula includes dill seed extract to help diminish the look of lines and wrinkles. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 June 2022",
      "The second is the judiciary branch, which can severely curtail the White House\u2019s executive authority\u2014and could soon diminish it significantly in West Virginia v. EPA, a case that the Supreme Court is due to rule on in days. \u2014 Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic , 8 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English deminishen , alteration of diminuen , from Anglo-French diminuer , from Late Latin diminuere , alteration of Latin deminuere , from de- + minuere to lessen \u2014 more at minor":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-030950"
  },
  "diminutive":{
    "type":"noun",
    "definitions":[
      "a word, affix , or name usually indicating small size a diminutive (see diminutive entry 2 sense 1 ) word, affix, or name",
      "one that is notably small a diminutive individual",
      "indicating small size and sometimes the state or quality of being familiarly known, lovable, pitiable, or contemptible",
      "\u2014 compare augmentative",
      "exceptionally or notably small tiny",
      "very small"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"d\u0259-\u02c8mi-ny\u0259-tiv",
    "synonyms":[
      "dwarf",
      "midget",
      "mite",
      "peewee",
      "pygmy",
      "pigmy",
      "runt",
      "scrub",
      "shrimp",
      "Tom Thumb"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bantam",
      "dinky",
      "dwarfish",
      "fine",
      "half-pint",
      "Lilliputian",
      "little",
      "pint-size",
      "pint-sized",
      "pocket",
      "pocket-size",
      "pocket-sized",
      "puny",
      "pygmy",
      "shrimpy",
      "slight",
      "small",
      "smallish",
      "subnormal",
      "toylike",
      "undersized",
      "undersize"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "the diminutives \u201c-ette\u201d and \u201ckitchenette\u201d",
      "dik-diks, the diminutives of the antelope family",
      "Adjective",
      "a radio with a diminutive set of speakers",
      "the diminutive suffixes \u201c-ette\u201d and \u201c-ling\u201d",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
      "Three kid contestants battle it out in each episode to make mini dishes that pack real flavor and showcase their flair for the diminutive . \u2014 Todd Spangler, Variety , 13 May 2022",
      "Young Gerd, a common diminutive for Gerhard, found inspiration when the underdog West German team beat Hungary, at the time the world\u2019s greatest team, to win the 1954 World Cup final. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Aug. 2021",
      "The blushy pink bonhomie that infuses every aspect of the Little Em\u2019s experience transforms cuteness from a condescending diminutive into something that\u2019s aspirational and inspirational. \u2014 Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News , 24 June 2021",
      "But miraculously, nobody calls Baby Frank by a diminutive . \u2014 Molly Young, Vulture , 9 Apr. 2021",
      "Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a diminutive yet towering women\u2019s rights champion who became the court\u2019s second female justice, died Friday at her home in Washington. \u2014 Mark Sherman, Fortune , 18 Sep. 2020",
      "Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a diminutive yet towering women's rights champion died Friday at her home in Washington. \u2014 Star Tribune , 18 Sep. 2020",
      "Spring tends to feature the diminutive , the small-statured and the vertically challenged. \u2014 Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal , 7 Aug. 2020",
      "Still, or perhaps because of that, the servers are open-handed with diminutives \u2014 sweetheart, dear, friend. \u2014 Soleil Ho, SFChronicle.com , 27 Dec. 2019",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Adjective",
      "The diminutive guard was selected 20th overall and is a few weeks removed from winning a national title at South Carolina. \u2014 James Boyd, The Indianapolis Star , 1 May 2022",
      "Even Drew Brees and Russell Wilson, who were doubted because of their diminutive height relative to most NFL passers, had oven mitts attached to the ends of their arms. \u2014 Andrew Beaton, WSJ , 27 Jan. 2022",
      "Sarray\u2019s diminutive height alone gives her a leg up as a potentially potent babyface. \u2014 Alfred Konuwa, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2021",
      "On the balcony, the queen acknowledged the salute with her cousin, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, 86, (both are descendants of King George V), who stood very tall in his military uniform next to the diminutive queen. \u2014 Maria Puente, USA TODAY , 2 June 2022",
      "Instrumentation is by equally traditional dials, though the SV's diminutive dimensions mean there isn't enough space to position these in front of the driver, so the fuel, temperature, and oil-pressure gauges are offset in front of the passenger. \u2014 Mike Duff, Car and Driver , 1 June 2022",
      "Warblers are the diminutive dandies of the birding world. \u2014 John Kelly, Washington Post , 30 May 2022",
      "In a recent interview, Mrs. Redding, a diminutive woman with a quick wit and occasionally salty tongue, noted with pride that the new arts center would be on Cotton Avenue, in the heart of the city\u2019s historic Black business district. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Apr. 2022",
      "Her bright red gloves are pounding away on the pads, her diminutive frame dwarfed by the coach. \u2014 Don Riddell, CNN , 2 June 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "dimmed":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation",
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": emitting or having a limited or insufficient amount of light":[
        "dim stars",
        "a dim lamp",
        "a dim hallway"
      ],
      ": dull , lusterless":[
        "dim colors"
      ],
      ": lacking pronounced , clear-cut, or vigorous quality or character":[
        "a dim echo of the past"
      ],
      ": seen indistinctly":[
        "a dim outline"
      ],
      ": perceived by the senses or mind indistinctly or weakly : faint":[
        "had only a dim notion of what was going on"
      ],
      ": having little prospect of favorable result or outcome":[
        "a dim future"
      ],
      ": characterized by an unfavorable, skeptical, or pessimistic attitude":[
        "\u2014 usually used in the phrase take a dim view of takes a dim view of human nature"
      ],
      ": dim-witted":[
        "too dim to understand the joke"
      ],
      ": not perceiving clearly and distinctly":[
        "dim eyes"
      ],
      ": to reduce the light from":[
        "dim the headlights"
      ],
      ": to make dim or lusterless":[
        "dimmed their hopes of an early settlement"
      ],
      ": to become dim":[
        "the lights dimmed",
        "their beauty had dimmed"
      ],
      ": low beam":[],
      ": dusk , dimness":[],
      "dimension":[],
      "diminished":[],
      "diminuendo":[],
      "diminutive":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dim"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "black",
      "caliginous",
      "dark",
      "darkened",
      "darkish",
      "darkling",
      "darksome",
      "dimmed",
      "dusk",
      "dusky",
      "gloomy",
      "lightless",
      "murky",
      "obscure",
      "obscured",
      "pitch-black",
      "pitch-dark",
      "pitchy",
      "rayless",
      "somber",
      "sombre",
      "stygian",
      "tenebrific",
      "tenebrous",
      "unlit"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "becloud",
      "bedim",
      "befog",
      "blacken",
      "blear",
      "blur",
      "cloud",
      "darken",
      "dislimn",
      "fog",
      "fuzz (up)",
      "haze",
      "mist",
      "obscure",
      "overcast",
      "overcloud",
      "overshadow",
      "shadow",
      "shroud"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "Just the dim outline of the building could be seen through the fog.",
      "I have a dim memory of your last visit.",
      "Verb",
      "The latest setback has dimmed hopes of an early settlement.",
      "Hopes of an early settlement have dimmed .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Twitter's remote work policy\u2014one of the most flexible among U.S. tech companies\u2014could be under threat from its potential acquirer Elon Musk, based on the Tesla CEO's dim view of working-from-home. \u2014 Nicholas Gordon, Fortune , 2 June 2022",
      "But despite fierce anti-China rhetoric in public, President Donald Trump offered little firm support for Taiwan and is reported to have privately taken a dim view of U.S. support for Taiwan in the event of an invasion. \u2014 Adam Taylor, Washington Post , 24 May 2022",
      "Many Republicans have long taken a dim view of Cawthorn, who has had an eventful term in Congress. \u2014 David Jackson, USA TODAY , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "In his Glendale office, Yeghiayan took a dim view of Boyajian\u2019s repayments. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "Most dive as far down as the twilight zone, where the dim light from above rapidly dwindles to nothing. \u2014 Stephanie Pain, Smithsonian Magazine , 6 June 2022",
      "Night sucks the color out of Mesop, leaving patches of dim yellow-streetlamp light on streets that have narrowed in the darkness. \u2014 Sean Williams, Rolling Stone , 22 May 2022",
      "Last, even though songbirds fly at night under the dim light of the stars, their magnetic compass is light-dependent, hinting at a link between vision and magnetic sensing. \u2014 Henrik Mouritsen, Scientific American , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "While Carvana\u2019s short-term prospects appear dim , analysts say the company is no lemon. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 24 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The lights dim and a screen at the front of the room opens to reveal a row of pastry chefs, who put the finishing touches on the desserts before serving guests. \u2014 Vivian Song, Robb Report , 12 Mar. 2022",
      "Schnittke calls for the lights to slowly dim on this tragicomic ending. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 6 Mar. 2022",
      "Kattula wasn\u2019t surprised that Trump\u2019s comments did nothing to dim his support within her own community of immigrants. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 May 2022",
      "Bembenek's death in 2010, of liver and kidney failure at age 52, helped dim the limelight that had shined on her case for the previous three decades. \u2014 Chris Foran, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 16 May 2022",
      "Then the lights dim , the orchestra begins to play, and a dancer appears on stage from the wings. \u2014 CNN , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "As darkness gave way to dim light, a wolf emerged in a clearing. \u2014 Amy Hubbard, Los Angeles Times , 26 Nov. 2021",
      "In the evening, beginning about three hours before bedtime, begin to dim your lights\u2014especially blue light. \u2014 Ashley Abramson, Health.com , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "The movie lighting doesn\u2019t dim as the plot unfolds, and the colors don\u2019t fade; in fact, the final sequence is set in a verdant meadow. \u2014 WSJ , 7 Jan. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Other than a handful of oil-exporting nations like Saudi Arabia, which are benefiting from prices above $100 a barrel, there is barely a spot on the globe that has not seen its outlook dim . \u2014 New York Times , 7 June 2022",
      "Cepheids, or stars that periodically brighten and dim , have long been the gold standard of cosmic mile markers. \u2014 Julia Musto, Fox News , 20 May 2022",
      "Antique landscape paintings in golden frames hang next to funky potted ferns, giving the restaurant a vintage Mediterranean look that works best in the dim , candlelit lighting of the evening. \u2014 Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic , 6 Feb. 2022",
      "The church was nearly dark, and as eyes adjusted to the dim , the interior came slowly into view: a long nave, an old stone roof and a crucifix at the altar in front of a red drape. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Jan. 2022",
      "This Coen Brothers movie finds Josh Brolin as an old Hollywood fixer investigating a plot that finds a big-time dim -witted movie star played by George Clooney (doing more great work with the Coens) kidnapped and missing. \u2014 Evan Romano, Men's Health , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "The wake/ dim will help extend the battery life, as the display panel is typically the largest battery drainer in any laptop when it's not cranked up for maximum performance. \u2014 Matthew Buzzi, PCMAG , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "Antique landscape paintings in golden frames hang next to funky potted ferns, giving the restaurant a vintage Mediterranean look that works best in the dim , candlelit lighting of the evening. \u2014 Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic , 6 Feb. 2022",
      "Antique landscape paintings in golden frames hang next to funky potted ferns, giving the restaurant a vintage Mediterranean look that works best in the dim , candlelit lighting of the evening. \u2014 Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic , 6 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Old English dimm ; akin to Old High German timber dark":"Adjective, Verb, and Noun"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2":"Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-213715"
  },
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      "noun",
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      ": a situation or condition resembling a din":[],
      ": to make a loud noise":[],
      ": to assail with loud continued noise":[
        "dinned his ears"
      ],
      ": to impress (see impress entry 1 sense 2c ) by insistent repetition":[
        "\u2014 often used with into lessons dinned into us as children"
      ],
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      "German Industrial Standards":[]
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      "babel",
      "blare",
      "bluster",
      "bowwow",
      "brawl",
      "bruit",
      "cacophony",
      "chatter",
      "clamor",
      "clangor",
      "decibel(s)",
      "discordance",
      "katzenjammer",
      "noise",
      "racket",
      "rattle",
      "roar"
    ],
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      "iterate",
      "rehearse",
      "reiterate",
      "repeat"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "It was hard to hear anything above the din in the restaurant.",
      "there's always a great din from the cafeteria during lunch",
      "Verb",
      "safety lessons dinned into us over and over",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "In a din of overlapping voices, Amy approached a peppy woman from the Assembly speaker\u2019s office and began her pitch. \u2014 Danyoung Kim, The New Yorker , 2 June 2022",
      "There's a key distinction that can be lost in the din of a dispute. \u2014 Joshua Bowling, The Arizona Republic , 7 Nov. 2021",
      "Gunfire might not be heard above the din of traffic. \u2014 Tim Stelloh, NBC News , 3 June 2022",
      "Even as a young press operator at The Washington Post, working amid the din of printing presses rolling at deadline, Royce Miles stood out from the crowd. \u2014 Bill Glauber, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "In Brighton Beach, these immigrants shop together at the Brighton Bazaar and Tashkent supermarkets amid the din of trains overhead. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 Mar. 2022",
      "Instead, a little more than 100 counterprotesters descended down the wide lawn in front of the mountain\u2019s gigantic bas relief carving of Confederate leaders, shouting and jeering, forcing the SCV speakers to struggle to be heard over the din . \u2014 al , 1 May 2022",
      "From Nathan Fenno: As the mob jostled with two dozen police officers in helmets and gas masks blocking a hallway to the Senate chamber in the U.S. Capitol, a voice boomed above the din . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 5 Jan. 2022",
      "For the second straight night, Julius yelled over the din of a clamorous crowd of Toksook Bay fans as the No. 6 seed Islanders pulled off an upset. \u2014 Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News , 20 Mar. 2022"
    ],
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      "Middle English, from Old English dyne ; akin to Old Norse dynr din, Sanskrit dhvanati it roars":"Noun and Verb",
      "German Deutsche Industrie-Normen":"Abbreviation"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021002"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
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      ": to take dinner":[
        "\u2014 often used with on dine on pasta"
      ],
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        "wined her and dined her"
      ],
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      "\u02c8d\u012bn"
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      "eat",
      "fare",
      "feed",
      "partake",
      "refresh",
      "victual"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "We'll be dining at six o'clock.",
      "She likes to dine at expensive restaurants.",
      "I will be dining alone tonight.",
      "We hope you have an enjoyable dining experience.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "His signature development is the Grove, a glamorous enclave in Los Angeles walled off from the surrounding neighborhood where shoppers can dine and drink and buy luxe goods. \u2014 Scott Wilson, Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
      "The living spaces to gather, dine or relax are incredible. \u2014 C\u00e9cilia Pelloux, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
      "Ultimately, the marina will be closely aligned with Birch Road, which runs north and south, and local residents will be able to dine at the restaurants and have access to jogging paths. \u2014 David Lyons, Sun Sentinel , 7 May 2022",
      "While that likely won\u2019t include a bowl of homemade bucatini all\u2019amatriciana on its low carb, high fiber menu, guests will at least be able to dine alfresco overlooking the mountains and medieval town of Fiuggi below. \u2014 Michelle Gross, Robb Report , 22 Feb. 2022",
      "In the decades since, it's become the final word on where to dine . \u2014 Abigail Rosenthal, Chron , 9 June 2022",
      "Guests are encouraged to visit the kitchens and speak to the team to discuss their menu for the day and then choose their own location to dine within the property, on one of the garden terraces or lakeside. \u2014 Everett Potter, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
      "The Black Eyed Peas recently came to dine at the resort after performing at Dubai Expo 2020. \u2014 Melanie Swan, CNN , 2 June 2022",
      "Where to dine : Marblehead Galley serves what many rank as the region\u2019s top perch, lightly breaded and fried, served solo or atop a bun. \u2014 Susan Glaser, cleveland , 26 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The intent here is to boost profitability as well as lower overhead expenses usually associated with traditional dine -in restaurants. \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
      "Olga's has a total of 21 traditional dine -in restaurants, four fast-casual Olga's Fresh Grille locations and five delivery or pick-up Olga's Express locations. \u2014 Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "Flamin\u2019 Chicken & Shakes serves Nashville hot chicken tenders and sandwiches in five spice levels \u2013 from no spice to Flamin\u2019 Hot \u2013 through drive-through, dine -in, carryout and online delivery services. \u2014 Staff Reports, The Indianapolis Star , 23 May 2022",
      "Purchase a large or x-large pizza and get a $5.50 personal pizza with up to four toppings for dine -in, carry-out and delivery. \u2014 Kelly Tyko, USA TODAY , 5 May 2022",
      "Louisville area restaurants are open for dine -in and people are ready to get out! \u2014 Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal , 2 May 2022",
      "Restaurants Open on Memorial Day: Locations are open for dine -in and carryout of their taste of the Islands menu. \u2014 Jennifer Aldrich, Country Living , 26 May 2022",
      "Barbacoa, chorizo, carne asada, carnitas and breakfast tacos also are available in the 4,600-square-foot store that has dine -in seating. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "McDonald\u2019s said that while Covid-19 disruptions have generally eased, the chain still dealt with some government restrictions on restaurant operating hours, limited dine -in seating and some dining-room closures during the quarter. \u2014 Heather Haddon, WSJ , 27 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French disner, diner to eat, have a meal, from Vulgar Latin *disjejunare to break one's fast, from Latin dis- + Late Latin jejunare to fast, from Latin jejunus fasting":"Verb"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061308"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
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      ": a person who dines (as in a restaurant) or who is dining",
      ": dining car",
      ": a typically small, informal, and inexpensive restaurant that has an extensive menu and that is often made from or designed to resemble a modified railroad dining car",
      ": a person eating dinner",
      ": a railroad dining car or a restaurant that looks like one"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u012b-n\u0259r",
      "\u02c8d\u012b-n\u0259r"
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      "caf\u00e9",
      "cafe",
      "caff",
      "eatery",
      "grill",
      "restaurant"
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    "examples":[
      "we'll just grab a quick hamburger at the local diner",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The competition took a sharp turn Friday, the last day of bidding, with one potential diner placing an $11 million bid that sparked a costly tug-of-war. \u2014 Max Reyes, Fortune , 18 June 2022",
      "The incidents happened at all hours of the day and targeted check cashing stores, a diner , barber shops and other businesses. \u2014 Rachel Paik, Fox News , 17 June 2022",
      "The kid who worked in his father\u2019s diner , who set pins at the bowling alley and was a life guard was in the NBA. \u2014 Terry Pluto, cleveland , 5 June 2022",
      "This pop-up diner in downtown Anchorage serves a small seasonal menu of six traditional Vietnamese dishes with a modern twist. \u2014 Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News , 28 May 2022",
      "For his own space, the Sibling Rival dining room featured a kind of modern diner -like setup with a long counter, which could lend itself to a relaxed, informal concept for Rose. \u2014 Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times , 27 May 2022",
      "Part of a nonprofit that employs adults with disabilities, this unfussy diner and ice cream parlor dishes up a hot, generously proportioned meal. \u2014 Andrew Nelson, WSJ , 19 May 2022",
      "Famous for its sliders served on Martin's Potato Rolls, this old-fashioned diner uses extra lean ground beef delivered fresh daily. \u2014 Maxime Tamsett, CNN , 3 May 2022",
      "When a diner orders the cioppino, cooks thin the sauce out with clam juice, then drop the seafood in to cook, starting with the crab bodies. \u2014 New York Times , 2 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1815, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-212313"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
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      ": the ringing sound produced by repeated strokes especially on a bell",
      ": nitwit , kook",
      ": to make a ding-dong sound",
      ": to repeat a sound or action tediously or insistently",
      ": marked by a rapid exchange or alternation (as of blows)",
      ": the sound of a bell ringing"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8di\u014b-\u02ccd\u022f\u014b",
      "-\u02ccd\u00e4\u014b",
      "\u02c8di\u014b-\u02ccd\u022f\u014b"
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      "booby",
      "charlie",
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      "cuckoo",
      "ding-a-ling",
      "dingbat",
      "dipstick",
      "doofus",
      "featherhead",
      "fool",
      "git",
      "goose",
      "half-wit",
      "jackass",
      "lunatic",
      "mooncalf",
      "nincompoop",
      "ninny",
      "ninnyhammer",
      "nit",
      "nitwit",
      "nut",
      "nutcase",
      "simp",
      "simpleton",
      "turkey",
      "yo-yo"
    ],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1659, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "1869, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193758"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a typographical symbol or ornament (such as *, \u00b6, or \u2720)":[],
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8di\u014b-\u02ccbat"
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      "berk",
      "booby",
      "charlie",
      "charley",
      "cuckoo",
      "ding-a-ling",
      "ding-dong",
      "dipstick",
      "doofus",
      "featherhead",
      "fool",
      "git",
      "goose",
      "half-wit",
      "jackass",
      "lunatic",
      "mooncalf",
      "nincompoop",
      "ninny",
      "ninnyhammer",
      "nit",
      "nitwit",
      "nut",
      "nutcase",
      "simp",
      "simpleton",
      "turkey",
      "yo-yo"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "I told you it wouldn't work, you dingbat !",
      "a dingbat who was constantly firing off nonsensical letters to the editor",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Also: If the minions can get spin-offs, why can\u2019t Beck Bennett and Fred Armisen\u2019s dingbat \u2018bots have their own buddy comedy? \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 5 May 2021",
      "The kids were doing themselves a favor \u2014 young people have more of a future for Senator Sanders and his coterie of socialist dingbat malefactors to ruin. Arising from the tumult, triumphant, was the dotty figure of Joe Biden. \u2014 Kevin D. Williamson, National Review , 5 Mar. 2020",
      "Anne Hathaway ably fights off the Hatha-haters as Daphne Kluger, a dingbat movie star used by Debbie and Lou as an unwitting eighth member of the crew; in a movie where everyone keeps it close to the vest, Hathaway knows to play it brassy and big. \u2014 Ty Burr, BostonGlobe.com , 6 June 2018",
      "Young women have been targeted as linguistic dingbats for a long time. \u2014 Kory Stamper, The Cut , 29 Jan. 2018",
      "Beyond that, there\u2019s a New York attorney general that still aims to make time for 45 and his band of dingbats . \u2014 Michael Arceneaux, The Root , 21 Dec. 2017",
      "Yes, Klan members could seem a bunch of dingbats with their robes, rites, and goofy language of Klaziks, Kludds, Klonsuls, and, yes, a Kloran. \u2014 Randy Dotinga, The Christian Science Monitor , 26 Oct. 2017",
      "Having already been yelled at because the block looked unpleasant in Comsat meetings, two dingbat detectives were told to go back and pick [Garner] up. \u2014 Ryan Smith, Chicago Reader , 24 Oct. 2017",
      "It was designed by Hermann Zaph, the same gentleman who designed everyone\u2019s favorite dingbats font. \u2014 Kjell Reigstad, Longreads , 25 Sep. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "origin unknown":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1904, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-202411"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": dirty , unclean":[
        "dingy fingernails"
      ],
      ": shabby , squalid":[
        "a dingy hotel room"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8din-j\u0113"
    ],
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      "bedraggled",
      "befouled",
      "begrimed",
      "bemired",
      "besmirched",
      "black",
      "blackened",
      "cruddy",
      "dirty",
      "draggled",
      "dusty",
      "filthy",
      "foul",
      "grimy",
      "grotty",
      "grubby",
      "grungy",
      "mucky",
      "muddy",
      "nasty",
      "smudged",
      "smutty",
      "soiled",
      "sordid",
      "stained",
      "sullied",
      "unclean",
      "uncleanly"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "clean",
      "cleanly",
      "immaculate",
      "spick-and-span",
      "spic-and-span",
      "spotless",
      "stainless",
      "ultraclean",
      "unsoiled",
      "unstained",
      "unsullied"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "He's been staying in a dingy motel.",
      "the bed sheets were pretty dingy so we threw them in the laundry pile",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The old Defender was built in a dark, dingy part of Land Rover's Solihull factory to tolerances which could be politely described as highly variable. \u2014 Mike Duff, Car and Driver , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "The halls are dingy but lined with students\u2019 Inuit sculptures and dreamcatchers. \u2014 NBC News , 14 Oct. 2020",
      "My aluminum cookware has become dull and dingy looking. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Sep. 2020",
      "The scene of Stubbs wearing a tacky tourist T-shirt drinking a beer in a dingy apartment looks like very authentic Stubbs to me \u2014 this, not pretending to be a security chief patrolling the theme park, seems like Stubbs\u2019 natural habitat. \u2014 James Hibberd, EW.com , 6 Apr. 2020",
      "One set of stairs descends to the central Kim family\u2019s dingy semi-basement apartment in modern-day Seoul, while another ascends to the front door of the ultrawealthy Park family, for whom the cash-strapped Kims work. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Oct. 2019",
      "Instead Mr Tillerson had to duck into the headquarters of Poland\u2019s ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party, a dingy office that shares a building with a shuttered Japanese restaurant in an unremarkable corner of the capital. \u2014 The Economist , 1 Mar. 2018",
      "At the beginning of the film, a laconic trucker named Gor\u014d, a Robert Mitchum type in a plaid shirt and cowboy hat, stops for a bite at a dingy roadside ramen shop. \u2014 Sophie Pinkham, The New York Review of Books , 8 May 2020",
      "Remember that the dingier the water, the slower the approach should be. \u2014 Andrew Pegman, Field & Stream , 10 Apr. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "origin unknown":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1691, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004931"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": authentic , genuine":[
        "\u2014 often used with fair I was fair dinkum about my interest in their culture \u2014 Percy Trezise"
      ],
      ": truly , honestly":[
        "\u2014 often used with fair \u2014 often used interjectionally"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8di\u014b-k\u0259m"
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    "synonyms":[
      "authentic",
      "bona fide",
      "certifiable",
      "certified",
      "echt",
      "genuine",
      "honest",
      "pukka",
      "pucka",
      "real",
      "right",
      "sure-enough",
      "true"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bogus",
      "counterfeit",
      "fake",
      "false",
      "mock",
      "phony",
      "phoney",
      "pseudo",
      "sham",
      "spurious",
      "suppositious",
      "supposititious",
      "unauthentic",
      "unreal"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "somewhat surprised to learn that our guide through the outback was a fair dinkum crocodile hunter"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "English dialect dinkum , noun, work, share of work":"Adjective"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1905, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
      "1915, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190630"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8di\u014b-k\u0113"
    ],
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      "bantam",
      "diminutive",
      "dwarfish",
      "fine",
      "half-pint",
      "Lilliputian",
      "little",
      "pint-size",
      "pint-sized",
      "pocket",
      "pocket-size",
      "pocket-sized",
      "puny",
      "pygmy",
      "shrimpy",
      "slight",
      "small",
      "smallish",
      "subnormal",
      "toylike",
      "undersized",
      "undersize"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "big",
      "biggish",
      "considerable",
      "goodly",
      "grand",
      "great",
      "handsome",
      "husky",
      "king-size",
      "king-sized",
      "large",
      "largish",
      "outsize",
      "outsized",
      "overscale",
      "overscaled",
      "oversize",
      "oversized",
      "sizable",
      "sizeable",
      "substantial",
      "tidy",
      "whacking",
      "whopping"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "I used to drive a dinky little car.",
      "recent college graduates crowding into a dinky New York City apartment",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Total passenger volume is a dinky 139 cubic feet, according to Car and Driver, compared to the Escalade\u2019s 168.4 cubic feet. \u2014 Dan Neil, WSJ , 23 June 2022",
      "No doubt these dinky digital rigs kept the production costs down in some ways, but to be honest the cinematography, supervised by DP Artur Tort, is a bit disappointing given how insanely photogenic the landscape is. \u2014 Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter , 27 May 2022",
      "While many automakers have struggled to deliver elegant lines from the dinky dimensions of a compact crossover, the Tonale looks elegant and well proportioned. \u2014 Mike Duff, Car and Driver , 5 May 2022",
      "Grocery delivery to our door is still relatively dinky , but ordering groceries online for pickup at the store took hold during the pandemic and is sticking. \u2014 New York Times , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "But this example ditched the dinky V-4 for a big-block Chevy powerhouse, and it has been converted from front- to rear-wheel drive to maximize its drag-racing prowess. \u2014 Caleb Miller, Car and Driver , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "The pods are available in customized sizes, ranging from a dinky three-window to a spacious 10-window with a bedroom, en suite and kitchenette. \u2014 Maureen O'hare, CNN , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "The fact that the Steam Deck's controls feel better than a stock Nintendo Switch isn't surprising, since Joy-Cons are famously dinky . \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 25 Feb. 2022",
      "Free 2 are a dinky pair of true wireless earbuds with true adaptive noise canceling and up to 35 hours of playtime on a single charge. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 5 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Scots dink neat":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1880, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-203622"
  },
  "dint":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
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      ": force , power":[],
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      ": blow , stroke":[],
      ": by force of : because of":[
        "succeeded by dint of hard work"
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      ": to make a dent in":[],
      ": to impress or drive in with force":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dint"
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      "cavity",
      "concavity",
      "dent",
      "depression",
      "hole",
      "hollow",
      "indentation",
      "indenture",
      "pit",
      "recess"
    ],
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      "camber",
      "convexity",
      "jut",
      "projection",
      "protrusion",
      "protuberance"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "left a small dint in the car's fender",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Shanghai and Beijing, by dint of unprecedented testing and surveillance measures, managed to contain their COVID outbreaks and were exiting lockdown. \u2014 Clay Chandler, Fortune , 27 June 2022",
      "That said, the undisputed king of returning movie warriors has to be Harrison Ford, by dint of his starring in the two franchises that started the ball rolling in the first place. \u2014 Ty Burr, Washington Post , 27 May 2022",
      "Perhaps because of his background in the military or perhaps just by dint of disposition, Dickson adhered strictly to the chain of command. \u2014 Peter Elkind, ProPublica , 26 May 2022",
      "Madhavan, who is also a producer on the film, managed all three roles by dint of separation. \u2014 Naman Ramachandran, Variety , 18 May 2022",
      "The cities of southeastern Ukraine, by dint of geography and history, tend to be overwhelmingly Russian-speaking. \u2014 Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
      "To the east lies the city park of Runyon Canyon, where the beautiful people get more beautiful by dint of strenuous hiking and dog-walking. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 May 2022",
      "Presidents, by dint of their position, stand to make history with every declaration or improvisation, whether intentional or not. \u2014 Philip Elliott, Time , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "Rather than feeling a sense of moral absolution by dint of her role as a prosecutor, Coates fully accepts the moral consequences of her decisions. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Feb. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Then he was moved to the second unit, which seemed to dint his confidence. \u2014 Patrick Murray, Forbes , 23 May 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Old English dynt ; akin to Old Norse dyntr noise":"Noun"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3":"Noun",
      "1597, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050133"
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  "diplomatic":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": paleographic":[],
      ": exactly reproducing the original":[
        "a diplomatic edition"
      ],
      ": of, relating to, or concerned with the art and practice of conducting negotiations between nations : of, relating to, or concerned with diplomacy or diplomats":[
        "diplomatic relations"
      ],
      ": employing tact and conciliation especially in situations of stress":[
        "a diplomatic way to say no"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdi-pl\u0259-\u02c8ma-tik"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "politic",
      "tactful"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "gauche",
      "impolitic",
      "tactless",
      "undiplomatic",
      "untactful"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for diplomatic suave , urbane , diplomatic , bland , smooth , politic mean pleasantly tactful and well-mannered. suave suggests a specific ability to deal with others easily and without friction. a suave public relations coordinator urbane implies high cultivation and poise coming from wide social experience. an urbane traveler diplomatic stresses an ability to deal with ticklish situations tactfully. a diplomatic negotiator bland emphasizes mildness of manner and absence of irritating qualities. a bland master of ceremonies smooth suggests often a deliberately assumed suavity. a smooth salesman politic implies shrewd as well as tactful and suave handling of people. a cunningly politic manager",
    "examples":[
      "Negotiators are working to restore full diplomatic relations.",
      "a diplomatic attempt at preventing any hurt feelings",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The results were a rebuke of Macron, who appeared disengaged in the campaign and more preoccupied by France\u2019s diplomatic efforts to support Ukraine in its war against Russia. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 19 June 2022",
      "For decades Oliver, who went on to a distinguished U.S. diplomatic career in Denmark, had mostly tried to avoid the topic of Watergate. \u2014 Manuel Roig-franzia, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
      "Ahead of President Biden\u2019s trip to Israel, the Palestinian areas, Saudi Arabia and possibly other Arab states, this axis of resistance threatens to block diplomatic efforts to expand the Abraham Accords or even to reverse some of the progress. \u2014 Joseph Braude, WSJ , 5 June 2022",
      "The native of Tianjin, China started his diplomatic career in 1988, rising up the ranks with tours in Great Britain and Northern Ireland. \u2014 Russell Flannery, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
      "Praised by admirers as a champion of democracy and human rights, Albright's diplomatic career saw her push for NATO expansion and the use of U.S. military intervention abroad. \u2014 Editors, USA TODAY , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Amid the talk of arms shipments, diplomatic efforts to seek an end to the fighting also continued. \u2014 Jesica Fisch And Jon Gambrell, Anchorage Daily News , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "The result of voting in France, a nuclear-armed nation with one of the world\u2019s biggest economies, could also impact the conflict in Ukraine, as France has played a key role in diplomatic efforts and support for sanctions against Russia. \u2014 NBC News , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "Now, Macron has spent much of this campaign really focused on his diplomatic efforts to stop this war. \u2014 ABC News , 24 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "in sense 1, from New Latin diplomaticus , from Latin diplomat-, diploma ; in other senses, from French diplomatique connected with documents regulating international relations, from New Latin diplomaticus":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1711, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010611"
  },
  "dipper":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": one that dips: such as":[],
      ": a worker who dips articles":[],
      ": something (such as a long-handled cup) used for dipping":[],
      ": pickpocket":[],
      ": any of a genus ( Cinclus and especially C. cinclus of the Old World and C. mexicanus of North America) of birds that comprise an oscine family (Cinclidae) and include individuals that wade and dive into swift mountain streams in search of food":[],
      ": a group of stars that resembles a dipper: such as":[],
      ": big dipper":[],
      ": little dipper":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8di-p\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "ladle",
      "scoop",
      "spoon"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "the metal dipper left in the stew pot was too hot to touch",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Eternal stars shining overhead, a big and little dipper , are quietly heartbreaking witnesses to Earthly affairs. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "Dipping does not require a license, but the limit is 10 pounds per person and each dipper must have a separate container of their own, either marked with a name or in possession. \u2014 Bill Monroe, oregonlive , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "George Washington used a goose quill dip pen, while Abraham Lincoln opted for a feathered quill dipper . \u2014 Brenda Yenke, cleveland , 16 Feb. 2022",
      "Maybe at time-outs, the 49ers can have a water bucket with a dipper . \u2014 Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle , 15 Jan. 2022",
      "The most common firefly in the United States is the big dipper , but there are 150 species with specific habitats and behaviors across the nation. \u2014 Leigh Ann Henion, Washington Post , 7 Sep. 2021",
      "Perhaps the most shocking revelation on this survey (to me, at least) is the fact nearly 53% of people say ketchup is an acceptable dipper . \u2014 Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens , 18 Aug. 2021",
      "They are typically extracted mechanically or by a human with a dipper on the end of a rod. \u2014 Anna Maria Barry-jester, CNN , 13 Aug. 2021",
      "My vacation will begin when the crow- dipper sprouts, and end when the earth is damp and the air humid. \u2014 Annalisa Merelli, Quartz , 26 July 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-011343"
  },
  "dippiness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": foolish"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8di-p\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "absurd",
      "asinine",
      "balmy",
      "brainless",
      "bubbleheaded",
      "cockeyed",
      "crackpot",
      "crazy",
      "cuckoo",
      "daffy",
      "daft",
      "dotty",
      "fatuous",
      "featherheaded",
      "fool",
      "foolish",
      "half-baked",
      "half-witted",
      "harebrained",
      "inept",
      "insane",
      "jerky",
      "kooky",
      "kookie",
      "loony",
      "looney",
      "lunatic",
      "lunkheaded",
      "mad",
      "nonsensical",
      "nutty",
      "preposterous",
      "sappy",
      "screwball",
      "senseless",
      "silly",
      "simpleminded",
      "stupid",
      "tomfool",
      "unwise",
      "wacky",
      "whacky",
      "weak-minded",
      "witless",
      "zany"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "judicious",
      "prudent",
      "sagacious",
      "sage",
      "sane",
      "sapient",
      "sensible",
      "sound",
      "wise"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a movie about a slightly dippy young musician",
      "a mindless movie about a bunch of dippy teenagers",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "There\u2019s no mockery of the hippie- dippy arts community, just a warm acknowledgment of the eccentricities of the mutually supportive, nonconformist environment. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 27 May 2022",
      "That change \u2014 from playing a mocking hippie- dippy weatherman on variety shows to a more authentic comedian talking about power, language and human foibles \u2014 took its toll. \u2014 Mark Kennedy, ajc , 20 May 2022",
      "The writer Naomi Wolf has remained woo-ed to the gills while moving from somewhat dippy feminist to hard-right anti-vaccine activist. \u2014 Ryan Cooper, The Week , 2 Dec. 2021",
      "Season one was in New York, and was a send-up of Brooklyn-ish wealthy hipster culture; season two was in Los Angeles and had great fun poking at dippy wellness types. \u2014 Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture , 15 Oct. 2021",
      "But could this be perceived as imposing my hippie- dippy ideals on them, or trying to guilt them into recycling? \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Dec. 2020",
      "Her pursuit of Theo drags her through a world of wannabes and hangers-on and jeopardizes her collaboration with a pop star (Alexandra Daddario) whose dippy facade doesn\u2019t quite conceal her calculating nature. \u2014 Glenn Kenny, New York Times , 17 Mar. 2020",
      "Even comedy stalwart Jennifer Coolidge, who features as a dippy employee in Mel and Mia\u2019s store, can\u2019t manage to elevate the turgid script. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 9 Jan. 2020",
      "Some look pretty hippy- dippy today, but these works foreshadow how Mr. Haacke would conceive of art works as systems, shaped first by the artist\u2019s invention, and then by external factors. \u2014 Jason Farago, New York Times , 30 Oct. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"origin unknown",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1899, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-173103"
  },
  "dippy":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": foolish":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8di-p\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "absurd",
      "asinine",
      "balmy",
      "brainless",
      "bubbleheaded",
      "cockeyed",
      "crackpot",
      "crazy",
      "cuckoo",
      "daffy",
      "daft",
      "dotty",
      "fatuous",
      "featherheaded",
      "fool",
      "foolish",
      "half-baked",
      "half-witted",
      "harebrained",
      "inept",
      "insane",
      "jerky",
      "kooky",
      "kookie",
      "loony",
      "looney",
      "lunatic",
      "lunkheaded",
      "mad",
      "nonsensical",
      "nutty",
      "preposterous",
      "sappy",
      "screwball",
      "senseless",
      "silly",
      "simpleminded",
      "stupid",
      "tomfool",
      "unwise",
      "wacky",
      "whacky",
      "weak-minded",
      "witless",
      "zany"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "judicious",
      "prudent",
      "sagacious",
      "sage",
      "sane",
      "sapient",
      "sensible",
      "sound",
      "wise"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "a movie about a slightly dippy young musician",
      "a mindless movie about a bunch of dippy teenagers",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "There\u2019s no mockery of the hippie- dippy arts community, just a warm acknowledgment of the eccentricities of the mutually supportive, nonconformist environment. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 27 May 2022",
      "That change \u2014 from playing a mocking hippie- dippy weatherman on variety shows to a more authentic comedian talking about power, language and human foibles \u2014 took its toll. \u2014 Mark Kennedy, ajc , 20 May 2022",
      "The writer Naomi Wolf has remained woo-ed to the gills while moving from somewhat dippy feminist to hard-right anti-vaccine activist. \u2014 Ryan Cooper, The Week , 2 Dec. 2021",
      "Season one was in New York, and was a send-up of Brooklyn-ish wealthy hipster culture; season two was in Los Angeles and had great fun poking at dippy wellness types. \u2014 Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture , 15 Oct. 2021",
      "But could this be perceived as imposing my hippie- dippy ideals on them, or trying to guilt them into recycling? \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Dec. 2020",
      "Her pursuit of Theo drags her through a world of wannabes and hangers-on and jeopardizes her collaboration with a pop star (Alexandra Daddario) whose dippy facade doesn\u2019t quite conceal her calculating nature. \u2014 Glenn Kenny, New York Times , 17 Mar. 2020",
      "Even comedy stalwart Jennifer Coolidge, who features as a dippy employee in Mel and Mia\u2019s store, can\u2019t manage to elevate the turgid script. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 9 Jan. 2020",
      "Some look pretty hippy- dippy today, but these works foreshadow how Mr. Haacke would conceive of art works as systems, shaped first by the artist\u2019s invention, and then by external factors. \u2014 Jason Farago, New York Times , 30 Oct. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "origin unknown":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1899, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-014731"
  },
  "dipsomaniac":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an uncontrollable craving for alcoholic liquors":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdip-s\u0259-\u02c8m\u0101-n\u0113-\u0259",
      "\u02ccdip-s\u0259-\u02c8m\u0101-n\u0113-\u0259, -ny\u0259",
      "-ny\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "So adding a hefty pour of ginger beer, some lime juice, and a dope copper mug to your vodka transforms your dipsomania into an actual weekend event. \u2014 Aaron Goldfarb, Esquire , 15 May 2015",
      "While anxious weirdos were sprinting to the Piggly Wiggly to stock up on Wonder Bread and milk before the impending snowstorm hit, savvy folks focused more on their looming dipsomania . \u2014 Aaron Goldfarb, Esquire , 23 Jan. 2016"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Greek dipsa thirst + Late Latin mania":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1844, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162259"
  },
  "dipstick":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a graduated rod for indicating depth (as of oil in a crankcase)",
      ": nitwit",
      ": a chemically sensitive strip of paper used to identify one or more constituents (such as glucose or protein) of urine by immersion",
      ": a chemically sensitive strip of paper used to identify one or more constituents (as glucose or protein) of urine by immersion"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dip-\u02ccstik",
      "\u02c8dip-\u02ccstik"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "berk",
      "booby",
      "charlie",
      "charley",
      "cuckoo",
      "ding-a-ling",
      "ding-dong",
      "dingbat",
      "doofus",
      "featherhead",
      "fool",
      "git",
      "goose",
      "half-wit",
      "jackass",
      "lunatic",
      "mooncalf",
      "nincompoop",
      "ninny",
      "ninnyhammer",
      "nit",
      "nitwit",
      "nut",
      "nutcase",
      "simp",
      "simpleton",
      "turkey",
      "yo-yo"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Some dipstick cut in front of me on the highway.",
      "which dipstick used the good china as a dog dish?",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Forry pulled out the oil dipstick and waved it in the air. \u2014 Oliver Whang, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
      "Gilbert compares individual antibody titers with a dipstick for oil in a car. \u2014 Tasnim Ahmed, CNN , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "The task of periodically checking the liquids was typically carried out by a young Russian who climbed on top of the tanks with a dipstick . \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "My 2019 Alfa, with a 2-liter engine, doesn\u2019t have a dipstick to check the oil level. \u2014 Ray Magliozzi, San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 Dec. 2020",
      "Antibody and antigen tests are typically run as lateral flow immunoassays, says Lalli, and\u2014like pregnancy tests\u2014come as a dipstick . \u2014 Naomi Xu Elegant, Fortune , 26 May 2020",
      "Note: Some folks will tip a mower and drain the oil from the dipstick entry, avoiding the need to remove the drain plug. \u2014 cleveland , 30 Mar. 2020",
      "Traditionally, urinalysis has been performed using test strips; a typical dipstick test, which changes color to reflect a positive or negative reading, costs some five dollars and can be done anywhere. \u2014 Colton Wooten, The New Yorker , 14 Oct. 2019",
      "The mechanic should have checked both the oil capacity and the dipstick . \u2014 Ray Magliozzi, courant.com , 6 Oct. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1927, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185828"
  },
  "dire":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": exciting horror":[
        "dire suffering"
      ],
      ": dismal , oppressive":[
        "dire days"
      ],
      ": warning of disaster":[
        "a dire forecast"
      ],
      ": desperately urgent":[
        "in dire need of assistance"
      ],
      ": extreme":[
        "dire poverty"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u012b(-\u0259)r",
      "\u02c8d\u012br"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "baleful",
      "direful",
      "doomy",
      "foreboding",
      "ill",
      "ill-boding",
      "inauspicious",
      "menacing",
      "minatory",
      "ominous",
      "portentous",
      "sinister",
      "threatening"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "unthreatening"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "The alleged threat posed by Yellowstone's 3,600 buffalo came from the fact that they carry brucella, a bacterium that cycles harmlessly enough in Bison bison but has considerably more dire effects on cattle. \u2014 Christopher Ketcham , Harper's , June 2008",
      "Whether one is a lowly farmer or an urban worker, a student, professional, or a member of the elite, a meal is not complete unless rice is served to accompany the main viand of pork, fish, chicken, beef, vegetables or in the most dire circumstances, dry fish or salt. \u2014 Georgina R. Encanto , Food , April 2000",
      "All wild tigers are threatened with extinction, but Sumatran tigers are in especially dire straits because the world's zoos have only 235 of them in captive-breeding programs. \u2014 Audubon , November-December 1998",
      "The circumstances are now more dire than ever.",
      "Some analysts are issuing dire economic forecasts.",
      "They live in dire poverty.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Worst case, the defective part would make it into the finished assembly with potentially dire consequences. \u2014 Lance Knight, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
      "Likewise, former Judge Steven P. Perskie, an Atlantic City adviser and the former state lawmaker who authored the Casino Control Act legalizing gaming, predicted dire consequences. \u2014 Alison Burdo, ProPublica , 4 June 2022",
      "And those types of exaggerations can have dire consequences. \u2014 Megan Molteni, STAT , 24 May 2022",
      "North Korea has put many people under lockdown, which will have dire consequences for those already struggling to meet basic needs such as food, Liz Throssell, the spokeswoman for the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, said Tuesday. \u2014 Dasl Yoon, WSJ , 18 May 2022",
      "Opponents, including Democrats and LGBTQ organizations, say the legislation is harmful, unnecessary and would have dire consequences on an already vulnerable population. \u2014 Reuters, NBC News , 9 May 2022",
      "Perhaps no greater challenge is facing Europe and the world today than climate change, whose increasingly dire consequences are already disrupting daily life across the planet. \u2014 Christopher Vourlias, Variety , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "The Kremlin this week accused the United States of waging a proxy war with Russia, and officials in Moscow raised the specter of potentially dire consequences. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "And the current rise in infections isn\u2019t expected to have the kind of dire consequences as the delta and omicron waves did. \u2014 oregonlive , 25 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from Latin d\u012brus \"(of omens) exciting horror, awful, (of physical or nonphysical things) inspiring terror, dreadful,\" probably going back to *dweiro- , going back to Indo-European *du\u032fei\u032f-ro- or *du\u032fei\u032f-so-, adjectival derivatives of the verbal base *du\u032fei- \"fear\" \u2014 more at deinonychus":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1565, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-221210"
  },
  "direct":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to cause to turn, move, or point undeviatingly or to follow a straight course":[
        "X-rays directed through the body"
      ],
      ": to point, extend, or project in a specified line or course":[
        "direct the nozzle downward"
      ],
      ": to regulate the activities or course of":[
        "directs a staff of over 200 employees"
      ],
      ": to carry out the organizing, energizing, and supervising of":[
        "direct a project",
        "directed a call center"
      ],
      ": to train and lead performances of":[
        "direct a movie",
        "directing a famous actor"
      ],
      ": to dominate and determine the course of":[
        "\u2026 will not find it preposterous that the past should be altered by the present as much as the present is directed by the past.",
        "\u2014 T. S. Eliot"
      ],
      ": to impart orally":[
        "directed the remark to her fellow senators"
      ],
      ": to mark with the name and address of the intended recipient":[],
      ": to adapt in expression so as to have particular applicability":[
        "arguments directed at the emotions"
      ],
      ": to write (a letter) to a person":[],
      ": to show or point out the way for":[
        "signs directing us to the entrance"
      ],
      ": to request or enjoin (see enjoin sense 1 ) with authority":[
        "the judge directed the jury to acquit"
      ],
      ": to act as director of a show or musical ensemble":[
        "She both acted and directed in the film."
      ],
      ": to point out, prescribe, or determine a course or procedure":[],
      ": proceeding from one point to another in time or space without deviation or interruption : straight":[
        "a direct line"
      ],
      ": proceeding by the shortest way":[
        "the direct route"
      ],
      ": stemming immediately from a source":[
        "direct result"
      ],
      ": being or passing in a straight line of descent from parent to offspring : lineal":[
        "direct ancestor"
      ],
      ": having no compromising or impairing element":[
        "a direct insult"
      ],
      ": natural , straightforward":[
        "a direct manner",
        "asked him to be more direct",
        "was direct in her criticism"
      ],
      ": marked by absence of an intervening agency, instrumentality, or influence":[
        "making direct observations of nature"
      ],
      ": effected or brought about by the action of the people or the electorate and not by representatives":[
        "direct democracy"
      ],
      ": consisting of or reproducing the exact words of a speaker or writer":[
        "a direct quotation"
      ],
      ": characterized by close logical, causal, or consequential relationship":[
        "direct evidence"
      ],
      ": having or being motion in the general planetary direction from west to east : not retrograde (see retrograde entry 1 sense 1a(1) )":[],
      ": capable of dyeing without the aid of a mordant":[],
      ": in a direct (see direct entry 2 ) way: such as":[],
      ": from point to point without deviation : by the shortest way":[
        "flew direct to Miami"
      ],
      ": from the source without interruption or diversion (see diversion sense 1 )":[
        "the writer must take his material direct from life",
        "\u2014 Douglas Stewart"
      ],
      ": without an intervening agency (see agency sense 3 ) or step":[
        "buy direct from the manufacturer"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u012b-",
      "d\u0259-\u02c8rekt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "canalize",
      "channel",
      "channelize",
      "conduct",
      "funnel",
      "pipe",
      "siphon",
      "syphon"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "firsthand",
      "immediate",
      "primary",
      "unmediated"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for direct Verb command , order , bid , enjoin , direct , instruct , charge mean to issue orders. command and order imply authority and usually some degree of formality and impersonality. command stresses official exercise of authority. a general commanding troops order may suggest peremptory or arbitrary exercise. ordered his employees about bid suggests giving orders peremptorily (as to children or servants). she bade him be seated enjoin implies giving an order or direction authoritatively and urgently and often with admonition or solicitude. a sign enjoining patrons to be quiet direct and instruct both connote expectation of obedience and usually concern specific points of procedure or method, instruct sometimes implying greater explicitness or formality. directed her assistant to hold all calls the judge instructed the jury to ignore the remark charge adds to enjoin an implication of imposing as a duty or responsibility. charged by the President with a secret mission conduct , manage , control , direct mean to use one's powers to lead, guide, or dominate. conduct implies taking responsibility for the acts and achievements of a group. conducted negotiations manage implies direct handling and manipulating or maneuvering toward a desired result. manages a meat market control implies a regulating or restraining in order to keep within bounds or on a course. controlling his appetite direct implies constant guiding and regulating so as to achieve smooth operation. directs the store's day-to-day business",
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "Be sure that the water nozzle is directed downward.",
      "The sloping ground helps direct water away from the home.",
      "Let me direct your attention to the book's second chapter.",
      "We were asked to direct our thoughts and prayers to the people who survived the disaster.",
      "The students directed their efforts toward improving their community.",
      "A lot of the criticism has been directed toward the concert's organizers.",
      "He is responsible for directing the activities of the sales team.",
      "In my current position, I direct a staff of over 200 employees.",
      "We need someone to direct traffic.",
      "Adjective",
      "I found a more direct route to the city.",
      "That way is more direct .",
      "Keep these plants out of direct sunlight.",
      "The coastline was exposed to the direct force of the hurricane.",
      "The weather had a direct effect on our plans.",
      "There's a direct connection between the two events.",
      "The investigation began in direct response to the newspaper story.",
      "Adverb",
      "It costs less if you buy it direct from the manufacturer.",
      "flew direct to the coast",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "On the other hand, the charter does very specifically say no council member [00:11:00] can direct funds. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 28 June 2022",
      "Sony South African director Neill Blomkamp is set to direct a Gran Turismo movie for Columbia Pictures. \u2014 Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica , 15 June 2022",
      "Marvel revealed back in 2020 that Jon Watts would direct the movie. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 5 June 2022",
      "Hughes also loved getting to direct a movie that was rated PG-13 rather than R like his previous films were. \u2014 Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com , 1 June 2022",
      "That concentration of voting power in three like-minded investment companies, given the diversity of all other voting interests, means the Big Three can often direct the outcome of board elections and shareholder proposals. \u2014 C. Boyden Gray And Jonathan Berry, WSJ , 19 May 2022",
      "Essentially, if the team can direct the accelerating atom along a specific trajectory, it will be shielded from some of the side-effects of the stimulation. \u2014 Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "The Utah filmmaker who gave the world a guy named Napoleon Dynamite has signed on to direct a movie based on one of the world\u2019s most popular video games. \u2014 Sean P. Means, The Salt Lake Tribune , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "Trusting your instincts can certainly direct you toward good choices, but having the data available to ensure business leaders are making the best decisions is becoming increasingly important and difficult. \u2014 Dean Curtis, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The new, more-political campaigns advertising direct -to-consumer emergency contraception are rolling out as retailers ration the pills amid a surge in demand. \u2014 Ed Silverman, STAT , 3 July 2022",
      "Doerfler also tweeted a screenshot of a conversation through direct message on Twitter of Desert Edge coach with a Chavez player in January. \u2014 Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic , 2 July 2022",
      "Drugmakers have long maintained that there is no direct link between isotretinoin and depression or suicidal ideation. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 June 2022",
      "In an amicus brief, public-defender groups representing indigent defendants drew a direct link from historical discrimination to today's mainly Black and Hispanic defendants. \u2014 Paul Moses, CNN , 30 June 2022",
      "Analysts draw a direct link from hateful political speech to attacks on the ground. \u2014 Hannah Allam, Anchorage Daily News , 19 June 2022",
      "Analysts draw a direct link from hateful political speech to attacks on the ground. \u2014 Hannah Allam, BostonGlobe.com , 17 June 2022",
      "His boss remained Jimmy Devellano, the direct link to Mike Ilitch. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 14 June 2022",
      "This provides advertisers a direct link between a user seeing an ad and embarking down the funnel towards a purchase\u2014 ultimately both increasing conversions and making those conversions simple to track. \u2014 Jonathan Vanian, Fortune , 10 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "The recall is not listed on the Food and Drug Administration's recall website, presumably because the product is sold direct to customers instead of through grocery stores. \u2014 Jayme Deerwester, USA TODAY , 22 June 2022",
      "In addition to government contracts, firms are quickly jumping to serve 24-hour testing needs sold direct to consumers, too. \u2014 Tiffany Ap, Quartz , 9 June 2022",
      "Then they\u2019re delivered direct to the consumers from a cold storage facility in National City. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 June 2022",
      "Morris departed the project over creative differences, the movie ended up going direct to video and studios lost interest, considering the novels\u2019 Native lead characters to be uncommercial. \u2014 Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter , 1 June 2022",
      "Until Wall Street values the incumbent automakers like it does TESLA, financial realities make selling direct to consumers unlikely. Remember Saturn? \u2014 Jeremy Alicandri, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Gerald Plummer logged into his bank account last week expecting to find his stimulus check had been direct deposited. \u2014 Lee Clifford, Fortune , 20 Apr. 2020",
      "They are not accustomed to selling direct to consumers and they are built to market to consumers who walk up and down aisles. \u2014 Richard Kestenbaum, Forbes , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Thanks to discerning Mercury moving direct in your sign, your attitude matters! \u2014 Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com , 3 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French directer , from Latin directus straight, from past participle of dirigere to direct \u2014 more at dress":"Verb and Adverb",
      "Middle English, from Latin directus \u2014 see direct entry 1":"Adjective"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 4d":"Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 6":"Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-023037"
  },
  "direction":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": guidance or supervision of action or conduct : management":[
        "working under the direction of the doctor"
      ],
      ": the address placed on the outside of a letter or package to be delivered : superscription":[],
      ": an explicit instruction : order":[
        "carefully read the directions",
        "follow directions"
      ],
      ": assistance in pointing out the proper route":[
        "\u2014 usually used in plural asked for directions to the beach"
      ],
      ": the line or course on which something is moving or is aimed to move or along which something is pointing or facing":[
        "came from the opposite direction",
        "walking in the same direction"
      ],
      ": directorate sense 1":[],
      ": a channel or direct course of thought or action":[
        "deciding which direction to take as a writer"
      ],
      ": tendency , trend":[],
      ": a guiding, governing, or motivating purpose":[
        "His life lacked direction ."
      ],
      ": the art and technique of supervising the production of a show or performance : the art and technique of directing an orchestra, band, or a show (as for stage or screen)":[],
      ": a word, phrase, or sign indicating the appropriate tempo , mood, or intensity of a passage (see passage entry 1 sense 6b ) or movement (see movement sense 4c )":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u012b-",
      "d\u0259-\u02c8rek-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "behest",
      "charge",
      "command",
      "commandment",
      "decree",
      "dictate",
      "directive",
      "do",
      "edict",
      "imperative",
      "injunction",
      "instruction",
      "order",
      "word"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "The army attacked from three different directions .",
      "Down the road, he could see a bus coming from the opposite direction .",
      "The wind changed direction and started blowing in our faces.",
      "Carefully read the directions before you begin the test.",
      "Directions appear on the package.",
      "We had to stop to ask for directions to the beach.",
      "Excuse me. Could you please give me directions to the movie theater?",
      "He was put in charge and given overall direction of the program.",
      "Twenty-three employees work under her direction .",
      "Several nurses working under the direction of this doctor have made complaints.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Will a playoff berth or major league award show that Atlanta is moving in the right direction ? \u2014 New York Times , 23 June 2022",
      "While still well short of the pre-pandemic weekday average of about 125,000, the numbers are trending in the right direction . \u2014 Tom Condon, Hartford Courant , 23 June 2022",
      "When Altuve pointed him in the right direction , Oliver took off to get the temporary base as the crowd of more than 35,000 cheered him on. \u2014 Matt Young, Chron , 22 June 2022",
      "Ultimately the changes are a move in the right direction and a good first step, Parks said. \u2014 Nicole Goodkind, CNN , 21 June 2022",
      "While the gender gap is slowly moving in the right direction in some sectors, the disparity in funding seems to remain stagnant. \u2014 Forbes , 21 June 2022",
      "Overall, only about 2 in 10 adults said the U.S. is heading in the right direction or that the economy is good, both down from about 3 in 10 in April. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 17 June 2022",
      "After a late-season surge and competitive first-round series against top-seeded Phoenix, Zion Williamson's return to play alongside Brandon Ingram and C.J. McCollum has fans optimistic things are headed in the right direction . \u2014 Matt Eppers, USA TODAY , 17 June 2022",
      "KillsCrow said the changes and plans for education about the Delaware Tribe is a first step in the right direction . \u2014 Mj Slaby, The Indianapolis Star , 16 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "see direct entry 1":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-033623"
  },
  "directly":{
    "type":[
      "adverb",
      "conjunction"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": in a direct manner":[
        "directly relevant",
        "the road runs directly east and west"
      ],
      ": in immediate physical contact":[],
      ": in the manner of direct variation":[],
      ": without delay : immediately":[
        "the second game followed directly after the first"
      ],
      ": in a little while : shortly":[
        "we'll be leaving directly"
      ],
      ": immediately after : as soon as":[
        "directly I received it I rang up the shipping company",
        "\u2014 F. W. Crofts"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "in sense 2 especially d\u0259-\u02c8rek-l\u0113",
      "or \u02c8drek-l\u0113",
      "\u02c8drek-l\u0113",
      "d\u0259-\u02c8rek(t)-l\u0113",
      "d\u012b-",
      "d\u0259-\u02c8rekt-l\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "dead",
      "direct",
      "due",
      "plumb",
      "plump",
      "right",
      "straight",
      "straightway"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "indirectly"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Adverb",
      "He refused to answer the question directly .",
      "She said that she wanted to speak to you directly .",
      "The package will be sent directly to your home.",
      "The two accidents are directly related.",
      "Thousands of people were directly affected by the disaster.",
      "Antonyms are words that are directly opposite in meaning.",
      "We parked directly behind the store.",
      "He sat directly across from me at the dinner table.",
      "Conjunction",
      "I came directly I received your message.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "Much of the trust conversation is either directly or indirectly related to consumer data, which can be an entire conversation of its own. \u2014 Niki Hall, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
      "Plants and animals carry out different processes that affect other species directly or indirectly. \u2014 Shreya Sharma, Quartz , 24 June 2022",
      "In Alabama, the rate of excess deaths was 503.4 per 100,000 and included deaths both directly and indirectly attributable to COVID-19. \u2014 al , 22 June 2022",
      "Macao\u2019s government relies on casinos for more than 80% of its income, with most of the population employed directly or indirectly by the industry. \u2014 Eliza Mackintosh, CNN , 22 June 2022",
      "Their defense is that three NFL owners recently involved directly or indirectly with off-the-field transgressions were not heavily penalized. \u2014 cleveland , 21 June 2022",
      "The Securities and Exchange Commission has rejected applications for ETFs that invest directly in bitcoins because of concerns that bitcoin trading isn\u2019t transparent enough to protect investors from fraud and market manipulation. \u2014 Vicky Ge Huang, WSJ , 20 June 2022",
      "And some have gone to large Chinese battery makers, who in turn, directly or indirectly, supply major American entities, including automakers, energy companies and the U.S. military, according to Chinese news reports. \u2014 New York Times , 20 June 2022",
      "Whether directly or indirectly, one of those doors that opened reunited her with her parents last year at the Kakuma refugee camp in northern Kenya. \u2014 Toyloy Brown Iii, USA TODAY , 20 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adverb",
      "1795, in the meaning defined above":"Conjunction"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184728"
  },
  "directness":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the character of being accurate in course or aim",
      ": strict pertinence : straightforwardness"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u0259-\u02c8rek(t)-n\u0259s",
      "d\u012b-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bluntness",
      "candidness",
      "candor",
      "forthrightness",
      "frankness",
      "honesty",
      "openheartedness",
      "openness",
      "outspokenness",
      "plainness",
      "plainspokenness",
      "plumpness",
      "straightforwardness",
      "unguardedness",
      "unreserve",
      "unreservedness"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "dissembling",
      "dissimulation",
      "indirection"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "his directness is much appreciated by his patients",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Silk-screened with a new perfection, Warhol\u2019s retreads achieved the visual impact, and directness , of a popular image always meant for mass production. \u2014 New York Times , 9 May 2022",
      "This may be true to the directness of the tech world, but presenting Kalanick so straightforwardly as a boor means that there\u2019s nowhere for this story to take us. \u2014 Daniel D'addario, Variety , 22 Feb. 2022",
      "The public hallmark of Andrew Brunette\u2019s coaching style with the Florida Panthers is compass-point directness . \u2014 Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel , 21 May 2022",
      "But as one senior British official put it to me, her directness has its benefits, bearing a forcefulness that allows governments to bypass ever-cautious officials. \u2014 Tom Mctague, The Atlantic , 9 May 2022",
      "Perhaps directness is what\u2019s required for an issue that cries out for more listening and less demagoguing. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 24 Feb. 2022",
      "Burton was charmed by Solberg's directness and sense of humor. \u2014 Francesca Street, CNN , 9 May 2022",
      "The style of negotiation tends to choose directness over combativeness. \u2014 Glamour , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "This is the sort of directness that irritates Summers\u2019s critics, delights his admirers, and disguises the fact that, in some areas, there may be more agreement than is evident from the public back-and-forth. \u2014 John Cassidy, The New Yorker , 8 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1598, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-213928"
  },
  "dirt":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": excrement":[],
      ": a filthy or soiling substance (such as mud, dust, or grime)":[],
      ": something worthless":[],
      ": a contemptible person":[
        "treated me like dirt"
      ],
      ": loose or packed soil or sand : earth":[
        "a mound of dirt",
        "a dirt road"
      ],
      ": an abject or filthy state : squalor":[
        "living in dirt"
      ],
      ": corruption , chicanery":[
        "vowed to clean up the dirt in the city government"
      ],
      ": licentiousness of language or theme":[],
      ": scandalous or malicious gossip":[
        "spreading dirt about his ex-wife"
      ],
      ": embarrassing or incriminating information":[
        "trying to dig up dirt on her political rivals"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u0259rt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "clod",
      "earth",
      "ground",
      "mold",
      "soil"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Pack dirt loosely around the base of the plant.",
      "You've got some dirt on your face.",
      "Their shoes were covered with dirt .",
      "No amount of cleaning will get rid of all this dirt .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Its powerful suction can reach up to 25,000 pascals and make quick work of picking up dirt , debris, and pet hair off of hardwood and carpet. \u2014 Lindsey Greenfeld, PEOPLE.com , 3 July 2022",
      "The sink was full of dirt and plants, displayed at a roadside shack called Sunset Junque. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 2 July 2022",
      "Scrub the crust off the pot, then replant into fresh potting mix (NOT planting mix, dirt , peat moss, etc.). \u2014 Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 July 2022",
      "Before cutting into any melon, wash it with water to remove any dirt and bacteria that could spread onto the fruit or cutting board. \u2014 Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press , 2 July 2022",
      "Keeping your nail trimmed will prevent less dirt and bacteria from building up under your nails. \u2014 ELLE , 1 July 2022",
      "This cleanser washes pore-clogging dirt , oil, and makeup off your face while moisturizing ceramides condition your skin. \u2014 Sarah Han, Allure , 1 July 2022",
      "Perhaps the most iconic product stateside is its micellar water, which easily removes dirt , oil, and makeup from skin without irritation or stripping its natural moisture. \u2014 Kiana Murden, Vogue , 30 June 2022",
      "Maybe that\u2019s from growing up in New York City, and really being around dirt and smog. \u2014 Jamie Kravitz, Woman's Day , 30 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English drit , from Old Norse; akin to Old English dr\u012btan to defecate":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063926"
  },
  "dirt cheap":{
    "type":[
      "adjective or adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": exceedingly cheap":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "affordable",
      "bargain-basement",
      "budget",
      "cheap",
      "cheapie",
      "cheapo",
      "chintzy",
      "cut-price",
      "cut-rate",
      "dime-store",
      "el cheapo",
      "inexpensive",
      "low",
      "low-end",
      "popular",
      "reasonable"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "costly",
      "dear",
      "deluxe",
      "expensive",
      "high",
      "high-ticket",
      "precious",
      "premium",
      "pricey",
      "pricy",
      "spendy",
      "valuable"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Not just tuition, but even accommodation at the 67-year-old institute is dirt cheap . \u2014 Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz , 10 May 2022",
      "Not only is that dirt cheap , but Burks can\u2019t negotiate or hold out until after the third year. \u2014 Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "For the budget-conscious, this wired controller is dirt cheap and comes in a wide variety of colors. \u2014 Eric Ravenscraft, Wired , 29 Nov. 2021",
      "However, some point out that stocks may have room to run because prices, while hardly dirt cheap , aren't exorbitant either. \u2014 Paul R. La Monica, CNN , 10 Oct. 2021",
      "But in an expensive market, this stock is dirt cheap , logging in at 0.8 times book value, nine times earnings, and 1.1 times revenue. \u2014 John Dorfman, Forbes , 8 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1819, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015436"
  },
  "dirt-poor":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": suffering extreme poverty":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u0259rt-\u02c8pu\u0307r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "beggared",
      "beggarly",
      "broke",
      "destitute",
      "down-and-out",
      "famished",
      "hard up",
      "impecunious",
      "impoverished",
      "indigent",
      "necessitous",
      "needful",
      "needy",
      "pauperized",
      "penniless",
      "penurious",
      "poor",
      "poverty-stricken",
      "skint",
      "threadbare"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "affluent",
      "deep-pocketed",
      "fat",
      "fat-cat",
      "flush",
      "moneyed",
      "monied",
      "opulent",
      "rich",
      "silk-stocking",
      "wealthy",
      "well-heeled",
      "well-off",
      "well-to-do"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1937, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200629"
  },
  "dirty":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": not clean or pure":[
        "dirty clothes",
        "dirty fingernails"
      ],
      ": likely to befoul or defile with a soiling substance (such as mud, dust, or grime)":[
        "dirty jobs"
      ],
      ": contaminated with infecting organisms":[
        "dirty wounds"
      ],
      ": containing impurities":[
        "dirty coal"
      ],
      ": morally unclean or corrupt: such as":[],
      ": indecent , vulgar":[
        "dirty jokes",
        "a dirty movie"
      ],
      ": dishonorable , base":[
        "a dirty trick"
      ],
      ": unsportsmanlike":[
        "dirty players"
      ],
      ": acquired by disreputable or illegal means : ill-gotten":[
        "dirty money"
      ],
      ": disagreeable, distasteful, or objectionable but usually necessary (as in achieving a desired result)":[
        "hired a thug to do their dirty work"
      ],
      ": abominable , hateful":[
        "war is a dirty business"
      ],
      ": highly regrettable":[
        "a dirty shame"
      ],
      ": likely to cause disgrace or scandal":[
        "dirty little secrets"
      ],
      ": foggy , stormy":[
        "dirty weather"
      ],
      ": not clear and bright : dullish":[
        "dirty blond"
      ],
      ": characterized by a husky , rasping, or raw tonal quality":[
        "dirty trumpet tones"
      ],
      ": conveying ill-natured resentment":[
        "gave him a dirty look"
      ],
      ": in a dirty (see dirty entry 1 ) manner: such as":[],
      ": deceptively , underhandedly":[
        "fight dirty"
      ],
      ": indecently":[
        "talk dirty"
      ],
      ": to soil with a substance (such as mud or grime) : to make dirty (see dirty entry 1 )":[
        "dirtied my new shoes"
      ],
      ": to stain with dishonor : sully":[
        "tried to dirty his reputation"
      ],
      ": to debase by distorting the real nature of":[
        "\u2026 their religion took most of the rural whites' pleasures away from them, dirtying sex and the human body until it was a nasty thing \u2026",
        "\u2014 Lillian Smith"
      ],
      ": to become soiled":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u0259r-t\u0113",
      "\u02c8d\u0259rt-\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bedraggled",
      "befouled",
      "begrimed",
      "bemired",
      "besmirched",
      "black",
      "blackened",
      "cruddy",
      "dingy",
      "draggled",
      "dusty",
      "filthy",
      "foul",
      "grimy",
      "grotty",
      "grubby",
      "grungy",
      "mucky",
      "muddy",
      "nasty",
      "smudged",
      "smutty",
      "soiled",
      "sordid",
      "stained",
      "sullied",
      "unclean",
      "uncleanly"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "befoul",
      "begrime",
      "bemire",
      "besmirch",
      "blacken",
      "daub",
      "distain",
      "foul",
      "gaum",
      "grime",
      "mire",
      "muck",
      "muddy",
      "smirch",
      "smudge",
      "soil",
      "stain",
      "sully"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for dirty Adjective dirty , filthy , foul , nasty , squalid mean conspicuously unclean or impure. dirty emphasizes the presence of dirt more than an emotional reaction to it. a dirty littered street filthy carries a strong suggestion of offensiveness and typically of gradually accumulated dirt that begrimes and besmears. a stained greasy floor, utterly filthy foul implies extreme offensiveness and an accumulation of what is rotten or stinking. a foul -smelling open sewer nasty applies to what is actually foul or is repugnant to one expecting freshness, cleanliness, or sweetness. it's a nasty job to clean up after a sick cat In practice, nasty is often weakened to the point of being no more than a synonym of unpleasant or disagreeable . had a nasty fall his answer gave her a nasty shock squalid adds to the idea of dirtiness and filth that of slovenly neglect. squalid slums All these terms are also applicable to moral uncleanness or baseness or obscenity. dirty then stresses meanness or despicableness don't ask me to do your dirty work , while filthy and foul describe disgusting obscenity or loathsome behavior filthy street language a foul story of lust and greed , and nasty implies a peculiarly offensive unpleasantness. a stand-up comedian known for nasty humor Distinctively, squalid implies sordidness as well as baseness and dirtiness. engaged in a series of squalid affairs",
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "All my socks are dirty .",
      "Try not to get your clothes dirty .",
      "I can't breathe this dirty city air.",
      "The baby has a dirty diaper.",
      "I hate listening to his dirty jokes.",
      "Adverb",
      "Watch out for her. She plays dirty .",
      "He usually wins because he fights dirty .",
      "Verb",
      "Take off your shoes to keep from dirtying the floor.",
      "Her fingers were dirtied with ink.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The Illinois Department of Natural Resources has tried in the past to rinse away the fish\u2019s reputation as a dirty kitchen-reject. \u2014 John Flesher, Chicago Tribune , 22 June 2022",
      "It\u2019s not long before he\u2019s been kidnapped and stuck in the Grabber\u2019s dungeon \u2014 a concrete bunker, soundproof and empty except for a dirty mattress, with corroded walls marked by a rusty horizontal crack that looks like a wound. \u2014 Owen Gleiberman, Variety , 18 June 2022",
      "Analysts say poor sorting infrastructure, dirty material and a lack of buyers mean little food packaging actually gets recycled into new packaging in the U.K., the U.S., and the rest of the world. \u2014 Saabira Chaudhuri, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
      "Co-washes: Sometimes referred to as cleansing conditioners, these 2-in-1 shampoo and conditioner formulas with higher ratios of conditioning ingredients are great for refreshing curls when your hair doesn't really feel dirty . \u2014 Andrea Jordan, Good Housekeeping , 17 June 2022",
      "That\u2019s excellent, but that requires more energy, which means those nations are looking to dirty sources to fill energy demand. \u2014 Quora, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
      "But without maintenance, brick starts to look worn and dirty , and can even become loose or uneven. \u2014 Kristina Mcguirk, Better Homes & Gardens , 16 June 2022",
      "All along, she's been seeking revenge on Vader from the inside, kind of like a cross between Matt Damon's dirty cop character in The Departed and Zo\u00eb Kravitz's Catwoman in The Batman. \u2014 Evan Romano, Men's Health , 15 June 2022",
      "For almost 20 years, in an old downtown movie theater, Myron\u2019s has held court as the fanciest restaurant in New Braunfels, with white tablecloths, dirty martinis, a wine list more than 150 labels deep and a sommelier to back it up. \u2014 Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News , 15 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "Carburetors were so crude and gasoline so dirty back in the day, that the small passages inside the carburetor could get blocked up with dirt. \u2014 Ray Magliozz, San Diego Union-Tribune , 25 Oct. 2020",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Jones includes a recipe for baked pasta that requires you to dirty exactly one pan \u2014 a casserole dish \u2014 and a small mixing bowl for the topping. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Jan. 2022",
      "Dislikes: Anything that will dirty her pristine white coat. \u2014 Scottie Andrew, CNN , 25 Nov. 2021",
      "Refinery emissions dirty the air from the harbor area to the Inland Empire, and regulators have taken too long to get serious about curbing them. \u2014 Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times , 5 Nov. 2021",
      "Why not dirty them up with the clink of steak knives, Mason jars (holding beer) and some live music at Pappy & Harriet\u2019s in Pioneertown? 21. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 Nov. 2021",
      "Because oil does not need to be melted and then cooled, or creamed for 5 minutes until fluffy, and is instead added straight-up to the recipe\u2019s wet ingredients, assembly is faster and there is no need to dirty a saucepan or pull out your mixer. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 June 2021",
      "Another student complained the boy\u2019s skin would dirty up the crayons. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 7 July 2021",
      "Protesters have been seen taking off their shoes before standing on public benches, not wanting to dirty them. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Sep. 2020",
      "Democrats say this focus is an effort to dirty up Trump\u2019s 2020 rival. \u2014 Jerry Dunleavy, Washington Examiner , 10 Aug. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "see dirt":"Verb"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
      "circa 1931, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb",
      "1591, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015059"
  },
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    "type":[
      "abbreviation",
      "noun",
      "prefix",
      "verb"
    ],
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      ": to treat with disrespect or contempt : insult":[
        "dissed her former co-star in the interview",
        "was dissed and ignored at the party"
      ],
      ": to find fault with : criticize":[
        "dissed her wardrobe"
      ],
      ": a disparaging remark or act : insult":[
        "was meant as a tribute, not a dis",
        "\u2014 Vibe"
      ],
      ": disrespect":[],
      "discharge":[],
      "discount":[],
      "distance":[],
      ": the Roman god of the underworld (see underworld sense 1 ) \u2014 compare pluto":[],
      ": do the opposite of":[
        "dis establish"
      ],
      ": deprive of (a specified quality, rank, or object)":[
        "dis franchise"
      ],
      ": exclude or expel from":[
        "dis bar"
      ],
      ": opposite or absence of":[
        "dis union",
        "dis affection"
      ],
      ": not":[
        "dis agreeable"
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      ": completely":[
        "dis annul"
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      ": dys-":[
        "dis function"
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      "contemn",
      "disdain",
      "disrespect",
      "high-hat",
      "look down (on ",
      "scorn",
      "slight",
      "sniff (at)",
      "snoot",
      "snub"
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      "affront",
      "barb",
      "brickbat",
      "cut",
      "dart",
      "dig",
      "epithet",
      "gird",
      "indignity",
      "insult",
      "name",
      "offense",
      "offence",
      "outrage",
      "personality",
      "poke",
      "put-down",
      "sarcasm",
      "slap",
      "slight",
      "slur"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "don't you go dissing somebody just because you've got a few more dead presidents than they do",
      "a DJ who has dissed every album that rapper has put out",
      "Noun (1)",
      "that's a dis that a person of any color should find offensive",
      "in the hood any dis is dealt with harshly",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Trump doesn't dis his male opponents for their looks or emotions. \u2014 Amber Phillips, Washington Post , 29 June 2017",
      "Not to dis the Silver Palate\u2014because who would ever do that\u2014but I\u2019m pretty sure my pork tenderloin version is even better than the original. \u2014 Ashley Mason, Bon Appetit , 9 Mar. 2017",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "At 45, Shaquille O'Neal has moved beyond rattling rims, but not beyond an old-school diss track. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun-Sentinel.com , 29 July 2017",
      "Thinking about this some more, this is kind of a dis . \u2014 Armando Salguero, miamiherald , 9 May 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "short for disrespect":"Verb",
      "Latin":"Noun",
      "borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French des-, borrowed from Latin dis-, d\u012b- (before b, d, g, l, m, n, v, r ), dir- (before vowels), dif- (before f ) \"apart, asunder, in two,\" of uncertain origin":"Prefix"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1980, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
      "1986, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun",
      "1567, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232605"
  },
  "disaccord":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": clash , disagree":[]
    },
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      "\u02ccdis-\u0259-\u02c8k\u022frd"
    ],
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      "clash",
      "collide",
      "conflict",
      "discord",
      "jar"
    ],
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      "accord",
      "blend",
      "conform (to ",
      "fit",
      "harmonize",
      "match"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "national security measures that disaccord with our cherished right to free expression"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English disacorden , from Anglo-French desacorder , from desacord disagreement, from des- dis- + acord accord":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162959"
  },
  "disadvantage":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": loss or damage especially to reputation, credit, or finances : detriment",
      ": an unfavorable, inferior, or prejudicial condition",
      ": a quality or circumstance that makes achievement unusually difficult : handicap",
      ": to place at a disadvantage : harm",
      ": something that makes someone or something worse or less likely to succeed than others"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-\u0259d-\u02c8van-tij",
      "\u02ccdis-\u0259d-\u02c8van-tij"
    ],
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      "debit",
      "disbenefit",
      "downside",
      "drawback",
      "handicap",
      "incommodity",
      "liability",
      "minus",
      "negative",
      "strike"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "advantage",
      "asset",
      "edge",
      "plus"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "She had the disadvantage of growing up in a poor community.",
      "They argued that the new regulations would place their company at a competitive disadvantage in the marketplace.",
      "There are advantages and disadvantages to the new system.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "But the dogs\u2019 small size puts them at a serious disadvantage , and a single 420-pound male lion can easily step in and claim a pack\u2019s fresh catch as his own. \u2014 New York Times , 20 June 2022",
      "But after allowing Sporting Kansas City to equalize while playing at a numerical disadvantage , the Revolution recovered to take a 2-1 victory Sunday. \u2014 Frank Dell'apa, BostonGlobe.com , 12 June 2022",
      "Such numbers, compounded with the Democrats' historical disadvantage for holding the presidency, could spell trouble for the party. \u2014 Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News , 11 June 2022",
      "Dahle\u2019s lower name recognition, a major fundraising disadvantage and his GOP affiliation make his chances of winning in November a long shot. \u2014 Taryn Lunastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
      "Consumers are usually at a huge disadvantage when dealing not only with insurers but also medical providers and suppliers. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 8 June 2022",
      "With a lineup missing regulars \u2014 when healthy \u2014 Christian Yelich, Luis Ur\u00edas, Hunter Renfroe, Willy Adames and Omar Narv\u00e1ez, the Brewers were already facing a disadvantage against Gore. \u2014 Curt Hogg, Journal Sentinel , 4 June 2022",
      "Startups already face a big disadvantage to traditional auto makers, said Jeff Schuster, president of global forecasting at research firm LMC Automotive. \u2014 Sean Mclain, WSJ , 4 June 2022",
      "The political geography of Europe traditionally put it at a natural disadvantage to places like South America where the majority of nations are of a reasonable size and the love of soccer meant most have competitive teams. \u2014 Zak Garner-purkis, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Since every realtor, in effect, owns his or her own business, many of the traditional power dynamics that still disadvantage women in other industries are absent in ours. \u2014 Leslie Rouda Smith, Fortune , 4 May 2022",
      "Since China can\u2019t comply with Thailand\u2019s engine requirement, the terms of the deal need to be amended in a way that doesn\u2019t disadvantage the Thai navy, said naval spokesman Vice Admiral Pokkrong Monthatphalin. \u2014 Niharika Mandhana, WSJ , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "The major contenders all drew satisfactory posts Wednesday for the once-around, mile-and-an-eighth stakes, a distance which can severely disadvantage horses in stalls toward the outside of the starting gate. \u2014 Tom Jicha, sun-sentinel.com , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "Software can also disadvantage certain candidates, says Joseph Fuller, a management professor at Harvard Business School. \u2014 Arielle Pardes, Wired , 16 Feb. 2022",
      "But civil rights organizations said the latest effort\u2014like the initial one\u2014 would disadvantage Black voters. \u2014 Jeff Barker, Baltimore Sun , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "Many patient advocates worry that the obstacles to getting Evusheld could disadvantage patients who do not use the internet or have little time to phone physicians or birddog a government database. \u2014 Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times , 6 Mar. 2022",
      "The state civil rights agency recently released a report showing how pay gaps statewide at larger companies disadvantage women and people of color, and that men were more likely to hold management positions statewide, particularly in Silicon Valley. \u2014 Chase Difeliciantonio, San Francisco Chronicle , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "The lawsuit alleges that was done on purpose to disadvantage the Democratic minority voting members of the board, Young and Bronstein. \u2014 Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune , 6 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "circa 1550, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191651"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
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      ": constituting a disadvantage":[],
      ": derogatory , disparaging":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-\u02ccad-\u02ccvan-\u02c8t\u0101-j\u0259s",
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02ccad-\u02ccvan-\u02c8t\u0101-j\u0259s",
      "-v\u0259n-"
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      "adverse",
      "counter",
      "hostile",
      "inimical",
      "negative",
      "prejudicial",
      "unfavorable",
      "unfriendly",
      "unsympathetic",
      "untoward"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "advantageous",
      "favorable",
      "friendly",
      "positive",
      "supportive",
      "sympathetic",
      "well-disposed"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "They might have to resell the property at a disadvantageous time.",
      "Minority groups find themselves in a disadvantageous position.",
      "The current system is disadvantageous to women.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "It has been perceived as putting the U.S. in a disadvantageous strategic position. \u2014 Kelly Laco, Fox News , 9 June 2022",
      "Kyiv was forced to accept a deeply disadvantageous ten-year gas transit deal with Moscow, among other concessions. \u2014 Suriya Jayanti, Time , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Each horse his regular rider, and none drew a disadvantageous post for the 1 1/8 mile $1 million stakes. \u2014 Tom Jicha, sun-sentinel.com , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "Some of the slowest animals, such as sloths and tortoises, have managed to use their seemingly disadvantageous traits to survive and even thrive. \u2014 Kimi Robinson, The Arizona Republic , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "That said, while local content is indeed needed to keep people coming to cinemas, exhibitors in Saudi Arabia are offering disadvantageous terms for local movies that inexplicably prioritize mainly Hindi films, giving them better terms. \u2014 Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "Utah finds itself on both the advantageous side of that system and the disadvantageous . \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 Dec. 2021",
      "On the other side, Traylor said UTSA faces an uphill battle preparing for the nation\u2019s leading passer in Bailey Zappe, knowing Western Kentucky always has checks to escape disadvantageous situations before the snap. \u2014 Greg Luca, San Antonio Express-News , 2 Dec. 2021",
      "But by playing a more obscure move\u2014perhaps even one that the computers suggest is disadvantageous \u2014Carlsen thrives by throwing his opponents into that unfamiliar territory. \u2014 Andrew Beaton, WSJ , 9 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1603, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-014637"
  },
  "disaffect":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-\u0259-\u02c8fekt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "alien",
      "alienate",
      "disgruntle",
      "estrange",
      "sour"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "reconcile"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for disaffect estrange , alienate , disaffect mean to cause one to break a bond of affection or loyalty. estrange implies the development of indifference or hostility with consequent separation or divorcement. his estranged wife alienate may or may not suggest separation but always implies loss of affection or interest. managed to alienate all his coworkers disaffect refers especially to those from whom loyalty is expected and stresses the effects (such as rebellion or discontent) of alienation without actual separation. troops disaffected by hunger",
    "examples":[
      "the troops were disaffected by the extension of their tours of duty",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Sanders-Warren backers see Mr. Trump as a symptom of deeper woes, of the desperation of long-struggling voters disaffected by the recent economic prescriptions of both parties. \u2014 Jacob M. Schlesinger, WSJ , 30 Jan. 2020",
      "Dina Litovsky for The New York Times Here\u2019s at least one sign that some young adults are disaffected with dating apps. \u2014 Jennifer Miller, New York Times , 6 Sep. 2019",
      "Yang has honed in on a message of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, touted the need for a nationwide universal basic income and boasted about his ability to reach voters who have become disaffected by national politics. \u2014 Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY , 13 Dec. 2019",
      "One danger for the prime minister is that on election day conservative voters disaffected by the looming corruption charges could abandon him for other right-wing parties, or for an opposition bloc. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Apr. 2019",
      "And that adds to its appeal for supporters disaffected from the moneyed elites who run the former British colony, organizers say. \u2014 Christopher Bodeen, chicagotribune.com , 18 June 2019",
      "In their run to the last four, England re-engaged with a fanbase disaffected by decades of failure at international tournaments, most notably in a humiliating exit to Iceland at Euro 2016. \u2014 Chicago Tribune, chicagotribune.com , 12 July 2018",
      "Many militants are disaffected by poverty and unemployment, and some have reportedly traveled to regional countries, including Kenya, Tanzania and Somalia, for religious or military training, according to a study released last month in Maputo. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 June 2018",
      "And for the seasonally disaffected among us, that glorious big bang can\u2019t come soon enough. \u2014 Kathryn Shattuck, New York Times , 5 Apr. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1641, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-011225"
  },
  "disaffirm":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to refuse to confirm : annul , repudiate",
      ": contradict",
      ": cancel , rescind"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-\u0259-\u02c8f\u0259rm",
      "\u02ccdi-s\u0259-\u02c8f\u0259rm"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "contradict",
      "deny",
      "disallow",
      "disavow",
      "disclaim",
      "disconfirm",
      "disown",
      "gainsay",
      "negate",
      "negative",
      "refute",
      "reject",
      "repudiate"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "acknowledge",
      "admit",
      "allow",
      "avow",
      "concede",
      "confirm",
      "own"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "her sullen mood disaffirmed her repeated protestations that everything was just fine"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-184602"
  },
  "disagree":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to fail to agree",
      ": to differ in opinion",
      ": to cause discomfort or distress",
      ": to have different ideas or opinions",
      ": to be unlike each other : be different",
      ": to make ill"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-\u0259-\u02c8gr\u0113",
      "\u02ccdi-s\u0259-\u02c8gr\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "differ",
      "dissent",
      "nonconcur"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "agree",
      "assent",
      "concur"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "I think that I should sell my car, but he disagrees .",
      "the leader thought we were still headed north on the trail, but I disagreed",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But economists disagree about how much of the market downturn so far this year has come in anticipation of further hikes from the Fed. \u2014 Max Zahn, ABC News , 16 June 2022",
      "Economists at Zillow, however, disagree , arguing in a recent paper that the U.S. is not in a housing bubble or headed toward a crash. \u2014 Chloe Taylor, Fortune , 15 June 2022",
      "Some environmental groups disagree , calling the move premature as the river's plunge heightens predation danger. \u2014 Brittany Peterson And John Flesher, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
      "Some environmental groups disagree , calling the move premature as the river's plunge heightens predation danger. \u2014 CBS News , 15 June 2022",
      "But critics disagree and Media Research Center director of MRC Latino Jorge Bonilla blasted the move as a power grab by the left. \u2014 Fox News , 14 June 2022",
      "Economists disagree on how much inflation relief the administration could get by removing the tariffs. \u2014 New York Times , 14 June 2022",
      "With economists warning of a looming recession, lawmakers and the governor also disagree about how much should be spent on one-time expenses or ongoing services \u2014 programs that could have to be cut in the event of a future economic downturn. \u2014 Taryn Lunastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 13 June 2022",
      "Many potential candidates disagree , pointing to a long history of early front-runners for presidential nominations falling out of favor. \u2014 Isaac Stanley-becker, Washington Post , 11 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, to refuse assent, from Anglo-French desagreer , from des- dis- + agreer to agree",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1513, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-194458"
  },
  "disagreeable":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": causing discomfort : unpleasant , offensive":[
        "a disagreeable odor"
      ],
      ": marked by ill temper : peevish":[
        "a disagreeable person"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdi-s\u0259-\u02c8gr\u0113-\u0259-b\u0259l",
      "\u02ccdis-\u0259-\u02c8gr\u0113-\u0259-b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "acid",
      "bearish",
      "bilious",
      "bloody-minded",
      "cantankerous",
      "dyspeptic",
      "ill-humored",
      "ill-natured",
      "ill-tempered",
      "ornery",
      "splenetic",
      "surly"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "amiable",
      "good-humored",
      "good-natured",
      "good-tempered"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "The medicine had a disagreeable taste.",
      "the disagreeable odor of the garbage",
      "I've never known her to be so disagreeable .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But the First Amendment does not guarantee freedom from religion or freedom from disagreeable speech. \u2014 WSJ , 15 May 2022",
      "The sessions will help people to break down barriers and learn how to disagree without being disagreeable . \u2014 Hartford Courant , 10 May 2022",
      "Best of luck to our athletes, who are sentenced to performing in whichever country the endlessly disagreeable International Olympic Committee chooses. \u2014 Daniel Henninger, WSJ , 9 Feb. 2022",
      "These are just a couple of the many studies that have shown polyols can be disagreeable to the gut if 20 grams or more are eaten in a single sitting. \u2014 Patrick Wilson, Outside Online , 7 Aug. 2020",
      "But be prepared for the disagreeable process of replacing early-stage employees with those who are more comfortable with, and qualified for, your new scale. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 6 Dec. 2021",
      "Their refusal Tuesday to remove him from office brings to an end a dramatic and disagreeable chapter in the state\u2019s political history, though the clashes sparked by the recall election will surely persist into next year and beyond. \u2014 John Myers, Los Angeles Times , 15 Sep. 2021",
      "Accepting the sometimes unpleasant or disagreeable facts of a situation is a struggle requiring patience, determination and emotional intelligence. \u2014 Svetlana Whitener, Forbes , 14 Sep. 2021",
      "The wreck probably harbors a sponge that looks like snot and smells disagreeable but almost certainly contains a previously untapped reservoir of chemical molecules. \u2014 Peter Andrey Smith, STAT , 10 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-023436"
  },
  "disagreement":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the act of disagreeing":[],
      ": the state of being at variance : disparity":[],
      ": quarrel":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdi-s\u0259-\u02c8gr\u0113-m\u0259nt",
      "\u02ccdis-\u0259-\u02c8gr\u0113-m\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "contestation",
      "controversy",
      "debate",
      "difference",
      "difficulty",
      "disputation",
      "dispute",
      "dissension",
      "dissention",
      "dissensus",
      "firestorm",
      "nonconcurrence"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "accord",
      "agreement",
      "consensus",
      "harmony",
      "unanimity"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "There's been a lot of disagreement about how best to spend the money.",
      "Several disagreements have yet to be resolved.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "At the heart of the disagreement with the EU is one of Brexit\u2019s most intractable problems: maintaining peace on the island Ireland while also enforcing border checks. \u2014 Laurence Norman, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
      "Scientists have traditionally tended to appreciate the usefulness of disagreement or, where necessary, to take it in stride and move on. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 27 May 2022",
      "The person attacking you might have other things going on in their life that have absolutely nothing to do with you or the subject of the disagreement . \u2014 Graydon Mckee, Forbes , 20 May 2022",
      "This is the crux of the disagreement between Musk and Twitter, with the company long stating that less than 5% of its accounts are inauthentic. \u2014 Aimee Picchi, CBS News , 17 May 2022",
      "Details of the disagreement were reported earlier Monday by the Times of London, which cited unnamed people. \u2014 David Hellier, Fortune , 16 May 2022",
      "The bills diverge on supply chain issues, trade, immigration and climate change, to name a few areas of disagreement . \u2014 Kevin Freking, ajc , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "The bills diverge on supply chain issues, trade, immigration and climate change, to name a few areas of disagreement . \u2014 oregonlive , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "On this edition of The College Football Survivor Show, Doug Lesmerises and Shehan Jeyarajah draft the top 10 combo programs, and there\u2019s a lot of disagreement . \u2014 Doug Lesmerises, cleveland , 1 Apr. 2022"
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        "\u2014 Mandalit del Barco",
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        "\u2014 Dan Bilefsky",
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        "After class, while waiting for Halmoni to pick me up, I devoured as many of those rainbow morsels as I could, as if disappearing them might also disappear my shame.",
        "\u2014 Jennifer Hope Choi",
        "He shares his opinion that based on his early findings, the bullets didn't come from Locke's gun, which is important because, as Lucca Quinn points out, Peter would have no reason to disappear the evidence if it exonerated Locke.",
        "\u2014 Alexis Rhiannon"
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      "The speaker suddenly disappeared just before the beginning of the ceremony.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Oliver Brooks, chief medical officer at Watts Healthcare Corp. who also serves on the panel, said parents and families need to be prepared for future coronavirus variants because the virus is not going to disappear . \u2014 Arkansas Online , 19 June 2022",
      "Glencore admits now that its traders bribed foreign officials to secure contracts and cargoes, bribed bureaucrats to avoid audits, and bribed judges to make lawsuits disappear . \u2014 Christopher Helman, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
      "This can be hard even to notice when the algorithms already make some people disappear for their own reasons. \u2014 Carolyn Hax, Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
      "The Brookings study found that households worth $10 million or more benefited the most from being able to make income disappear . \u2014 Paul Kiel, ProPublica , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Did Xi briefly disappear from the front page of the Chinese Communist Party\u2019s official newspaper to quash a rebellion? \u2014 Eva Dou, Washington Post , 9 June 2022",
      "The arbitrage of costs that the global economy exploits to deliver cheap devices, clothing, household goods, and so much else will disappear . \u2014 Samanth Subramanian, Quartz , 6 June 2022",
      "Of final note, Williams did not disappear in the paint after Boston cruised to victory prior. \u2014 Xl Media, cleveland , 27 May 2022",
      "If either of these efforts disappears, much of the U.S. fleet engaged in international trade would disappear too. \u2014 Loren Thompson, Forbes , 26 May 2022"
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        "\u2014 Mandalit del Barco",
        "Fearing that he would be kidnapped or \" disappeared \" in Syria under some false pretext, Mr. Omar made a video, which he posted on YouTube, to establish that he had defected.",
        "\u2014 Dan Bilefsky",
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        "\u2014 Jennifer Hope Choi",
        "He shares his opinion that based on his early findings, the bullets didn't come from Locke's gun, which is important because, as Lucca Quinn points out, Peter would have no reason to disappear the evidence if it exonerated Locke.",
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      "The speaker suddenly disappeared just before the beginning of the ceremony.",
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      "Oliver Brooks, chief medical officer at Watts Healthcare Corp. who also serves on the panel, said parents and families need to be prepared for future coronavirus variants because the virus is not going to disappear . \u2014 Arkansas Online , 19 June 2022",
      "Glencore admits now that its traders bribed foreign officials to secure contracts and cargoes, bribed bureaucrats to avoid audits, and bribed judges to make lawsuits disappear . \u2014 Christopher Helman, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
      "This can be hard even to notice when the algorithms already make some people disappear for their own reasons. \u2014 Carolyn Hax, Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
      "The Brookings study found that households worth $10 million or more benefited the most from being able to make income disappear . \u2014 Paul Kiel, ProPublica , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Did Xi briefly disappear from the front page of the Chinese Communist Party\u2019s official newspaper to quash a rebellion? \u2014 Eva Dou, Washington Post , 9 June 2022",
      "The arbitrage of costs that the global economy exploits to deliver cheap devices, clothing, household goods, and so much else will disappear . \u2014 Samanth Subramanian, Quartz , 6 June 2022",
      "Of final note, Williams did not disappear in the paint after Boston cruised to victory prior. \u2014 Xl Media, cleveland , 27 May 2022",
      "If either of these efforts disappears, much of the U.S. fleet engaged in international trade would disappear too. \u2014 Loren Thompson, Forbes , 26 May 2022"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The Mets did nothing right in Wednesday\u2019s 10-2 defeat to the Brewers, with the pitching staff and Francisco Lindor creating the most disappointment . \u2014 Stefan Bondy, Hartford Courant , 15 June 2022",
      "In a conversation with The Hollywood Reporter prior to the final two episodes of the six-part Disney+ series, Christensen explored that lightsaber duel on Mapuzo and Vader\u2019s disappointment in how weak Kenobi had become. \u2014 Ryan Parker, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 June 2022",
      "Hanks revealed that the memorable moment, which occurred at the famed Louvre museum in Paris, has made up for the critical disappointment the franchise later proved to be. \u2014 Justine Browning, EW.com , 13 June 2022",
      "Levin\u2019s ageist slant\u2013and the New York Times printing it\u2013is just another disappointment . \u2014 Sheila Callaham, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
      "In one scene that got me, Sarah and Donald compare notes on disappointment . \u2014 Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
      "Amid the disappointment of the Heat\u2019s Game 7 loss to the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference finals, Riley opened his postseason presser at least noting a personal gain amid the hurt. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 11 June 2022",
      "Over the span of a handful of batters on Thursday afternoon, the Diamondbacks changed the tenor of their road trip, shifting it from a disappointment in the making to one that maybe, just maybe, won\u2019t be so bad after all. \u2014 Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic , 9 June 2022",
      "Such shifts within the budget are usually a routine matter, but council members used the opportunity to express disappointment in how school system leaders have responded to problems. \u2014 Alison Knezevich, Baltimore Sun , 7 June 2022"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "President Joe Biden had 40% approval and 57% disapproval , his lowest marks in the poll since taking office. \u2014 Bill Glauber, Journal Sentinel , 22 June 2022",
      "Three months ago, Youngkin\u2019s approval outpaced disapproval by nine points, and in May that margin doubled to 18 points, according to the Roanoke College poll. \u2014 Gregory S. Schneider, Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
      "Even among Republicans, his performance won more approval than disapproval , 47%-45%. \u2014 Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant , 26 May 2022",
      "Only one previous president at about this point in office had higher disapproval -- Donald Trump, at 56% -- in polls dating to the Truman administration. \u2014 Bygary Langer, ABC News , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "The sophomore season has seen one family disapproval , two love triangles, and six engagements. \u2014 Rachel Schonberger, EW.com , 25 Feb. 2022",
      "But voters\u2019 disapproval of Ms. Hassan, which has reached 51 percent, drew a second tier of Republicans off the sidelines, including Chuck Morse, the State Senate president, and Kevin Smith, the town manager of Londonderry. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Feb. 2022",
      "For women, this means competition often focuses on appearance and personality and includes back-stabbing, gossip, rumors, disapproval , disgracing and exclusion. \u2014 Susan Madsen, Forbes , 25 Jan. 2022",
      "Biden's approval rating stood at 42%, compared with 53% disapproval , among all adults in the latest CNN Poll of Polls last week, which is the average of the four most recent nonpartisan national surveys. \u2014 Gabby Orr, CNN , 18 Jan. 2022"
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      "And while most people continue to disapprove of the president's handling of inflation and the economy, those ratings have not moved much, for better or worse, perhaps because people remain pessimistic about those issues. \u2014 Anthony Salvanto, CBS News , 22 May 2022",
      "So many folks seem to believe that there\u2019s One Weird Trick that will get people who are determined to disapprove of them to suddenly glow with warm acceptance. \u2014 Robin Abrahams, BostonGlobe.com , 20 May 2022",
      "If the president proceeds to cancel student loans, the proposal would grant Congress the legal authority to disapprove of the president\u2019s action. \u2014 Zack Friedman, Forbes , 7 May 2022",
      "Younger people and those in larger cities were more likely to disapprove . \u2014 Elliot Hughes, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 5 May 2022",
      "Voters supportive of candidate Rick Caruso were more likely to disapprove of Garcetti\u2019s performance, while voters who backed candidate Rep. Karen Bass were likely to approve of the mayor. \u2014 Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Seventy percent of Republicans disapprove of Biden\u2019s job performance compared to 14% of Democrats. \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 8 June 2022",
      "President Biden's numbers have hit a new low: Only 39% approve of his job performance, against 56% who disapprove . \u2014 NBC News , 15 May 2022",
      "Washington Post poll found most Americans disapprove of his handling of the economic issue. \u2014 Byalexandra Hutzler, ABC News , 11 May 2022"
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      "And while most people continue to disapprove of the president's handling of inflation and the economy, those ratings have not moved much, for better or worse, perhaps because people remain pessimistic about those issues. \u2014 Anthony Salvanto, CBS News , 22 May 2022",
      "So many folks seem to believe that there\u2019s One Weird Trick that will get people who are determined to disapprove of them to suddenly glow with warm acceptance. \u2014 Robin Abrahams, BostonGlobe.com , 20 May 2022",
      "If the president proceeds to cancel student loans, the proposal would grant Congress the legal authority to disapprove of the president\u2019s action. \u2014 Zack Friedman, Forbes , 7 May 2022",
      "Younger people and those in larger cities were more likely to disapprove . \u2014 Elliot Hughes, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 5 May 2022",
      "Voters supportive of candidate Rick Caruso were more likely to disapprove of Garcetti\u2019s performance, while voters who backed candidate Rep. Karen Bass were likely to approve of the mayor. \u2014 Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Seventy percent of Republicans disapprove of Biden\u2019s job performance compared to 14% of Democrats. \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 8 June 2022",
      "President Biden's numbers have hit a new low: Only 39% approve of his job performance, against 56% who disapprove . \u2014 NBC News , 15 May 2022",
      "Washington Post poll found most Americans disapprove of his handling of the economic issue. \u2014 Byalexandra Hutzler, ABC News , 11 May 2022"
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    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "The room was in disarray .",
      "The company has fallen into complete disarray .",
      "Verb",
      "he had accidentally disarrayed his brother's CDs, leaving a telltale sign of borrowing without permission",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "By the 1970s, the city let the park fall into disarray . \u2014 Jay R. Jordan, Chron , 17 June 2022",
      "Public anger boiled over in April, when protests turned violent and threw the government into disarray . \u2014 Heather Chen, CNN , 15 June 2022",
      "One factories\u2019 shutdown in Michigan, due to a possible bacterial contamination that was suspected of killing two babies, threw the entire industry into disarray . \u2014 Michela Moscufo, ABC News , 9 June 2022",
      "That ended abruptly when Russian tanks rumbled across the Ukraine border on Feb. 24, triggering a barrage of trade sanctions by the U.S. and Europe targeting Russia that have plunged global commerce into disarray . \u2014 Christopher M. Matthews, WSJ , 3 June 2022",
      "The admission was the latest indication that the administration's expectations that the US economy would normalize have been thrown into disarray . \u2014 Julia Horowitz, CNN , 1 June 2022",
      "Policing is presently in disarray with the police focusing on not being the villains. \u2014 Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel , 27 May 2022",
      "In the Trump administration, however, the NTIA was in disarray . \u2014 Peter Elkind, ProPublica , 26 May 2022",
      "With no group in total control, the drug world was in disarray . \u2014 Sandra Dibble, San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The hands-off approach in Washington is adding to disarray around the death penalty nationwide as pressure increases in some conservative states to find ways to continue executions amid shortages of the lethal-injection drugs. \u2014 Michael Tarm, Anchorage Daily News , 18 June 2021",
      "Eslam Negm is no stranger to disarray on the Suez Canal. \u2014 NBC News , 2 Apr. 2021",
      "Culley assumes a tough challenge of changing the culture of a Texans franchise that in the last year has gone from playoff squad to disarray . \u2014 Mike Jones, USA TODAY , 28 Jan. 2021",
      "The economic benefits are nothing compared to disarray and division within NATO. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 16 Dec. 2020",
      "Naird\u2019s situation is of a man with ramrod-straight posture prostrated and disarrayed at many odd angles. \u2014 Troy Patterson, The New Yorker , 28 May 2020",
      "Large or small, the surface had to appear elegantly disarrayed . \u2014 Julie Lasky, New York Times , 11 Mar. 2020",
      "In this one, the first of a series published from 1935 to 1961, readers are introduced to a nervous Londoner named Pongo Twistleton, whose orderly life is disarrayed by the visit of his peremptory and mischievous uncle Fred from the country. \u2014 Jesse Green, New York Times , 11 Jan. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English disaraye, disaray \"disorder, broken military formation,\" borrowed from Anglo-French dissairay, noun derivative of desaraier \"to mishandle, throw into disorder\" \u2014 more at disarray entry 2":"Noun",
      "Middle English disarraien \"to break up (a military formation), throw into disorder,\" borrowed from Anglo-French desaraier \"to mishandle, throw into disorder,\" from des- dis- + arraier, arreyer, aroier \"to arrange, order, marshal, equip, attire\" \u2014 more at array entry 1":"Verb"
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      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
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      ": a lack of order or sequence : confusion , disorder":[
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    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "The room was in disarray .",
      "The company has fallen into complete disarray .",
      "Verb",
      "he had accidentally disarrayed his brother's CDs, leaving a telltale sign of borrowing without permission",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "By the 1970s, the city let the park fall into disarray . \u2014 Jay R. Jordan, Chron , 17 June 2022",
      "Public anger boiled over in April, when protests turned violent and threw the government into disarray . \u2014 Heather Chen, CNN , 15 June 2022",
      "One factories\u2019 shutdown in Michigan, due to a possible bacterial contamination that was suspected of killing two babies, threw the entire industry into disarray . \u2014 Michela Moscufo, ABC News , 9 June 2022",
      "That ended abruptly when Russian tanks rumbled across the Ukraine border on Feb. 24, triggering a barrage of trade sanctions by the U.S. and Europe targeting Russia that have plunged global commerce into disarray . \u2014 Christopher M. Matthews, WSJ , 3 June 2022",
      "The admission was the latest indication that the administration's expectations that the US economy would normalize have been thrown into disarray . \u2014 Julia Horowitz, CNN , 1 June 2022",
      "Policing is presently in disarray with the police focusing on not being the villains. \u2014 Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel , 27 May 2022",
      "In the Trump administration, however, the NTIA was in disarray . \u2014 Peter Elkind, ProPublica , 26 May 2022",
      "With no group in total control, the drug world was in disarray . \u2014 Sandra Dibble, San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The hands-off approach in Washington is adding to disarray around the death penalty nationwide as pressure increases in some conservative states to find ways to continue executions amid shortages of the lethal-injection drugs. \u2014 Michael Tarm, Anchorage Daily News , 18 June 2021",
      "Eslam Negm is no stranger to disarray on the Suez Canal. \u2014 NBC News , 2 Apr. 2021",
      "Culley assumes a tough challenge of changing the culture of a Texans franchise that in the last year has gone from playoff squad to disarray . \u2014 Mike Jones, USA TODAY , 28 Jan. 2021",
      "The economic benefits are nothing compared to disarray and division within NATO. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 16 Dec. 2020",
      "Naird\u2019s situation is of a man with ramrod-straight posture prostrated and disarrayed at many odd angles. \u2014 Troy Patterson, The New Yorker , 28 May 2020",
      "Large or small, the surface had to appear elegantly disarrayed . \u2014 Julie Lasky, New York Times , 11 Mar. 2020",
      "In this one, the first of a series published from 1935 to 1961, readers are introduced to a nervous Londoner named Pongo Twistleton, whose orderly life is disarrayed by the visit of his peremptory and mischievous uncle Fred from the country. \u2014 Jesse Green, New York Times , 11 Jan. 2018"
    ],
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      "Middle English disaraye, disaray \"disorder, broken military formation,\" borrowed from Anglo-French dissairay, noun derivative of desaraier \"to mishandle, throw into disorder\" \u2014 more at disarray entry 2":"Noun",
      "Middle English disarraien \"to break up (a military formation), throw into disorder,\" borrowed from Anglo-French desaraier \"to mishandle, throw into disorder,\" from des- dis- + arraier, arreyer, aroier \"to arrange, order, marshal, equip, attire\" \u2014 more at array entry 1":"Verb"
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      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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      ": to take apart",
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      "The bookshelf disassembles for easy storage.",
      "they had to disassemble the television set in order to replace the wiring",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "That means more rules broken, more corporations pushed beyond their comfort zones, more opportunities for tinkerers to be given the opportunity to disassemble and rebuild. \u2014 New York Times , 20 May 2022",
      "So Sayed Rahman and his 9-year-old son Javidullah set out to disassemble a few decaying fortifications scattered among the remains of the country\u2019s last three wars. \u2014 New York Times , 14 May 2022",
      "As the last revelers departed the fairground, the performers prepared to disassemble the makeshift venue, load it onto their trucks, and head to the next town. \u2014 David Hill, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "The Bengals have contracted with a private firm to prepare to disassemble the dome once the river rises to the level of 51 feet. \u2014 Scott Wartman, The Enquirer , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "Northwest Tower Crane, which supplied the crew of iron workers, and Omega Morgan which supplied a large mobile crane used to disassemble the tower crane, were held responsible for 75 percent of the damages. \u2014 Gene Johnson, ajc , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "Northwest Tower Crane, which supplied the crew of iron workers, and Omega Morgan which supplied a large mobile crane used to disassemble the tower crane, were held responsible for 75 percent of the damages. \u2014 NBC News , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "The entire display would have been put on hold if he had been forced to disassemble the plastic addition meant to make his home look more like the suburban Chicago house in the 1989 comedy starring Chevy Chase. \u2014 Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times , 16 Dec. 2021",
      "Petersen once had to disassemble a section of the house, brick by brick, to evict a hive of bees. \u2014 Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1881, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-203711"
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      "noun",
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      "the company tried to disassociate itself from the rest of the industry, which is widely viewed as corrupt",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "After the Aryan Nations\u2019 heyday, many local officials tried to disassociate the region from extremism. \u2014 Rebecca Boone, Anchorage Daily News , 14 June 2022",
      "After the Aryan Nations' heyday, many local officials tried to disassociate the region from extremism. \u2014 Rebecca Boone, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
      "Most commonly, it's administered before or during certain surgeries to help patients' minds disassociate from the body and its pain for a more tranquil experience, as part of your typical multi-sedative anesthesia cocktail. \u2014 Taylore Glynn, Allure , 18 Jan. 2022",
      "But unfortunately, this won't disassociate the specific task from its negative emotional reaction in us. \u2014 Agnes Uhereczky, Forbes , 3 Jan. 2022",
      "In June 2010, the NCAA issued harsh sanctions to USC, which was forced to vacate the 2004 national title, relinquish 30 scholarships and permanently disassociate from Bush, whose presence was erased from USC and the NCAA record books. \u2014 Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times , 28 July 2021",
      "Athletes \u2013 hockey players are often depicted as the standard of toughness \u2013 are told to disassociate from bodies, shaking off injuries and playing through pain. \u2014 Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY , 7 Nov. 2021",
      "Ahead of the recall election next week, some involved in getting out the vote on both sides of the effort appear to be attempting to disassociate themselves from the use of ballot collection. \u2014 Robin Estrin, Los Angeles Times , 8 Sep. 2021",
      "In her first week in office, Ms. Hochul has moved intently to disassociate herself from Mr. Cuomo, pursuing policies and a style of governing that cast her as the revitalizing antithesis of her predecessor. \u2014 New York Times , 30 Aug. 2021"
    ],
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    "first_known_use":[
      "1598, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-192435"
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      "noun"
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      ": a sudden calamitous event bringing great damage, loss, or destruction",
      ": someone or something that is very bad: such as",
      ": someone or something that is extremely unsuccessful",
      ": someone or something that has a very bad effect or result",
      ": someone who is in a very agitated emotional state : wreck",
      ": someone or something that is in a very disordered state or condition : mess",
      ": an unfavorable aspect (see aspect sense 2a ) of a planet or star",
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      "The program examined several bridge failures and other engineering disasters .",
      "The new regulations could be a disaster for smaller businesses.",
      "They're trying to find a way to avoid disaster .",
      "The dinner party was a complete disaster .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Declare a public health emergency, and offer disaster relief money or health care grants to states anticipating an influx of patients? \u2014 Anne Flaherty, ABC News , 14 June 2022",
      "The Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved at least 900 disaster relief claims worth more than $3 million for individuals and households. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 12 June 2022",
      "Named after my own rescue, Cooper, our mission is simple: Support animal rescue and provide pets with emergency disaster relief. \u2014 Caroline Tell, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
      "Harrell confirmed the helicopter involved was an MH-60S Seahawk, a type of chopper primarily used for anti-surface warfare, combat support and humanitarian disaster relief, according to the Naval Air Systems Command. \u2014 Christopher Damien, USA TODAY , 10 June 2022",
      "The recycling company now crushes glass collected from homes and businesses in New Orleans and turns it into sand that can be used to fill sandbags for disaster relief and in coastal restoration. \u2014 Kayla Steinberg, NBC News , 2 June 2022",
      "She's also raised millions of dollars in disaster relief aid and donations through B Strong, her philanthropic effort. \u2014 Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com , 1 June 2022",
      "The two sides agreed to new projects under China\u2019s Belt and Road Initiative, including preferential tax policies for goods exported to China and further cooperation on fishing, lumber, mining, epidemic prevention and natural disaster relief. \u2014 Michael E. Miller, Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
      "The nonprofit supports youth education; disaster relief; preservation and preservation of cultural heritage. \u2014 Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune , 25 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle French & Old Italian; Middle French desastre , from Old Italian disastro , from dis- (from Latin) + astro star, from Latin astrum \u2014 more at astral ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1567, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185703"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
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      ": to deny responsibility for : repudiate":[
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      ],
      ": to refuse to acknowledge or accept : disclaim":[
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      "concede",
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    "examples":[
      "He disavowed the actions of his subordinates.",
      "She now seems to be trying to disavow her earlier statements.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh both suggested that the court could disavow Lemon v. Kurtzman, an Establishment clause precedent that is no longer used by the Supreme Court but still remains on the books. \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 21 June 2022",
      "Civil rights groups urged the Biden administration in February to publicly condemn the Insular Cases and not rely on them for any future court cases, and a House resolution has been pending since March 2021 that would disavow the rulings. \u2014 Alison Durkee, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "While his supporters overran the Capitol on January 6, Trump ignored desperate pleas from allies to forcefully disavow the attack and has repeatedly praised those who participated in the protest. \u2014 CBS News , 31 Jan. 2022",
      "While his supporters overran the Capitol on Jan. 6, Trump ignored desperate pleas from allies to forcefully disavow the attack and has repeatedly praised those who participated in the protest. \u2014 Jill Colvin, ajc , 30 Jan. 2022",
      "Kennedy\u2019s apology was highly qualified, and did not disavow comparisons of Covid-19 mandates to the Holocaust. \u2014 Zachary Snowdon Smith, Forbes , 25 Jan. 2022",
      "For liberals, Rittenhouse was a symbol of vigilante justice, and then-candidate Joe Biden included his image in a September 2020 video about Donald Trump failing to disavow White supremacists. \u2014 Erik Larson, Fortune , 19 Nov. 2021",
      "Some local administrators were confused and frustrated after Whitmer did not immediately disavow portions of the budget that would withhold funding from county health departments that ordered masks in schools. \u2014 Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press , 28 Sep. 2021",
      "Senators from both sides of the aisle -- and the nominees themselves -- have all tended to directly disavow any relevance of individual faith to qualification to be a justice. \u2014 Devin Dwyer, ABC News , 16 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English desavowen , from Anglo-French desavouer , from des- dis- + avouer to avow":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185104"
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    "examples":[
      "They've decided to disband the club.",
      "The members of the organization have decided to disband .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In Texas, Ximena Lopez, a pediatric endocrinologist who worked at Genecis, the Dallas program that was forced to disband in November, sued to continue to see patients, and Leibowitz prepared to testify in support of her case. \u2014 New York Times , 15 June 2022",
      "Robinson has tweeted his support of defunding the police numerous times, and his group backed a Minneapolis ballot initiative to disband its police department. \u2014 Joe Schoffstall, Fox News , 6 June 2022",
      "In September 2021, the Hong Kong Alliance -- the organizer of the vigil -- decided to disband , citing the national security law. \u2014 Jessie Yeung, CNN , 3 June 2022",
      "The organization has been directed to spend the money on climate action within the next decade and to disband after doing so. \u2014 Claire Zillman, Fortune , 28 Sep. 2021",
      "Facing growing legal pressure, the group voted to disband in September. \u2014 Jennifer Jett, NBC News , 4 June 2022",
      "In the recent Senior Center newsletter posted online, Carmelina Suydam, Senior Center coordinator, wrote that at the \u2018April 20 Board meeting, the Board unanimously voted to disband the Avon Seniors Inc. organization. \u2014 cleveland , 4 June 2022",
      "Fighting in recent months has been worse than in years \u2013 with more January the deadliest month since 2018 \u2013 just three months after the UN Human Rights Council voted to disband that U.N. panel investigating war crimes. \u2014 Conor Finnegan, ABC News , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "Social and racial justice advocates have called for D.C. police to disband the unit altogether. \u2014 Peter Hermann, Anchorage Daily News , 7 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle French desbander , from des- dis- + bande band":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1591, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-203829"
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    "type":[
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      "They've decided to disband the club.",
      "The members of the organization have decided to disband .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In Texas, Ximena Lopez, a pediatric endocrinologist who worked at Genecis, the Dallas program that was forced to disband in November, sued to continue to see patients, and Leibowitz prepared to testify in support of her case. \u2014 New York Times , 15 June 2022",
      "Robinson has tweeted his support of defunding the police numerous times, and his group backed a Minneapolis ballot initiative to disband its police department. \u2014 Joe Schoffstall, Fox News , 6 June 2022",
      "In September 2021, the Hong Kong Alliance -- the organizer of the vigil -- decided to disband , citing the national security law. \u2014 Jessie Yeung, CNN , 3 June 2022",
      "The organization has been directed to spend the money on climate action within the next decade and to disband after doing so. \u2014 Claire Zillman, Fortune , 28 Sep. 2021",
      "Facing growing legal pressure, the group voted to disband in September. \u2014 Jennifer Jett, NBC News , 4 June 2022",
      "In the recent Senior Center newsletter posted online, Carmelina Suydam, Senior Center coordinator, wrote that at the \u2018April 20 Board meeting, the Board unanimously voted to disband the Avon Seniors Inc. organization. \u2014 cleveland , 4 June 2022",
      "Fighting in recent months has been worse than in years \u2013 with more January the deadliest month since 2018 \u2013 just three months after the UN Human Rights Council voted to disband that U.N. panel investigating war crimes. \u2014 Conor Finnegan, ABC News , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "Social and racial justice advocates have called for D.C. police to disband the unit altogether. \u2014 Peter Hermann, Anchorage Daily News , 7 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle French desbander , from des- dis- + bande band":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1591, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002203"
  },
  "disbenefit":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": something disadvantageous or objectionable : drawback":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8be-n\u0259-fit"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "debit",
      "disadvantage",
      "downside",
      "drawback",
      "handicap",
      "incommodity",
      "liability",
      "minus",
      "negative",
      "strike"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "advantage",
      "asset",
      "edge",
      "plus"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "the question whether allowing the big-box stores in would be a disbenefit to the community"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1968, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-180401"
  },
  "disburden":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to rid of a burden":[
        "disburden a pack animal"
      ],
      ": unburden":[
        "disburden your conscience"
      ],
      ": unload":[
        "disburdened their merchandise in the town square"
      ],
      ": discharge":[
        "the vessels disburdened at the dock"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8b\u0259r-d\u1d4an"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "discharge",
      "disencumber",
      "off-load",
      "unburden",
      "unlade",
      "unload",
      "unpack"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "load",
      "pack"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "disburdened the oil tanker before it could leak any more oil",
      "the cinema was a place where we could disburden ourselves of our cares, if only for a couple of hours"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1532, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-060135"
  },
  "disburse":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to pay out : expend especially from a fund":[
        "disburse money"
      ],
      ": to make a payment in settlement of":[
        "disburse a bill"
      ],
      ": distribute":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "dis-\u02c8b\u0259rs"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "drop",
      "expend",
      "fork (over, out, ",
      "give",
      "lay out",
      "outlay",
      "pay",
      "shell out",
      "spend"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "The money will be disbursed on the basis of need.",
      "The government has disbursed millions of dollars in foreign aid.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Yet the state governments that disburse funds have done little to make taxpayers whole. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 20 June 2022",
      "The money complemented the trillions of dollars in direct housing, education, health-care and nutrition assistance that lawmakers asked states to manage and disburse with record speed. \u2014 Tony Romm, Anchorage Daily News , 6 May 2022",
      "The fund will disburse \u00a321 million ($25.7 million) over three years to develop new talent, create jobs and target new audiences around the world for U.K. independent films, TV and video games. \u2014 Naman Ramachandran, Variety , 15 May 2022",
      "The city council will vote Monday on allowing a staffer to negotiate a contract with KPMG to disburse $5.15 million in emergency rental assistance over the next year. \u2014 Ryan Gillespie, orlandosentinel.com , 6 Jan. 2022",
      "That organization, Museum for Change, now serves as a hub to receive international donations and disburse the funds inside Ukraine. \u2014 Malcolm Gay, BostonGlobe.com , 7 May 2022",
      "The state also engaged with BronxWorks, a longstanding nonprofit, to provide caseworkers and disburse aid to survivors. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "The account would receive loan or grant resources from donors in either reserve currencies or special drawing rights, the IMF\u2019s reserve asset, and disburse support into Ukraine\u2019s account at the fund, the institution said. \u2014 Eric Martin, Bloomberg.com , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "But in 2010, Bernanke proposed something much more far-reaching: an initiative to disburse interest-free loans to major banks to unloose new tranches of cash throughout the economy. \u2014 Chris Lehmann, The New Republic , 19 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle French desbourser , from Old French desborser , from des- dis- + borse purse, from Medieval Latin bursa":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-202204"
  },
  "discard":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to get rid of especially as useless or unwanted":[
        "a pile of discarded tires",
        "They quickly discarded the idea."
      ],
      ": to remove (a playing card) from one's hand (see hand entry 1 sense 7a(1) )":[
        "discarded an ace"
      ],
      ": to play (any card except a trump ) from a suit different from the one led":[],
      ": to discard a playing card":[
        "discard at the end of your turn"
      ],
      ": the act of removing a playing card from one's hand : the act of discarding (see discard entry 1 sense 2a )":[],
      ": a card discarded":[
        "collected the discards"
      ],
      ": one that is cast off or rejected":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8di-\u02ccsk\u00e4rd",
      "dis-\u02c8k\u00e4rd",
      "di-\u02c8sk\u00e4rd",
      "\u02c8dis-\u02cck\u00e4rd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cashier",
      "cast (off)",
      "chuck",
      "deep-six",
      "ditch",
      "dump",
      "eighty-six",
      "86",
      "exorcise",
      "exorcize",
      "fling (off ",
      "jettison",
      "junk",
      "lay by",
      "lose",
      "pitch",
      "reject",
      "scrap",
      "shed",
      "shuck (off)",
      "slough (off)",
      "sluff (off)",
      "throw away",
      "throw out",
      "toss",
      "unload"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "cull",
      "reject",
      "rejection",
      "second"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for discard Verb discard , cast , shed , slough , scrap , junk mean to get rid of. discard implies the letting go or throwing away of something that has become useless or superfluous though often not intrinsically valueless. discard old clothes cast , especially when used with off, away , or out , implies a forceful rejection or repudiation. cast off her friends shed and slough imply a throwing off of something both useless and encumbering and often suggest a consequent renewal of vitality or luster. shed a bad habit finally sloughed off the depression scrap and junk imply throwing away or breaking up as worthless in existent form. scrap all the old ways would junk our educational system",
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "Remove and discard the stems.",
      "a pile of discarded tires",
      "She discarded the six of hearts.",
      "Noun",
      "toss all of your discards in the garbage",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Several had to take off their uniforms and discard them, because they were soaked in blood. \u2014 Nick Miroff, Jamie Thompson And Silvia Foster-frau, Anchorage Daily News , 11 June 2022",
      "The agency urged buyers who might have frozen or otherwise preserved stock from the two retailers to discard it immediately. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 6 June 2022",
      "America has always viewed us as a problem \u2014 what to do with us, where to place us, where to discard us. \u2014 Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times , 12 May 2022",
      "The other option, if the state does not meet revenue goals, could be to discard them, Wingfield said. \u2014 Jeff Amy, ajc , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Reduce the heat to medium and pour off all but about 2 tablespoons of the fat in the pan (if the fat burned, discard it and add 2 tablespoons of oil). \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Police say officers saw Fields remove a gun from his waistband and discard it on the sidewalk, the statement said. \u2014 Nick Stoico, BostonGlobe.com , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "Farnham still had the weapon in his hand after he was shot and ignored officers\u2019 commands to discard it, which prevented officers from approaching him safely, according to a police statement included in the video. \u2014 David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "Consumers who have the hand sanitizers should stop using them and discard them immediately. \u2014 Brett Molina, USA TODAY , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "How to recycle: Remove the pump and spray attachment and discard . \u2014 Megan Decker, refinery29.com , 12 May 2022",
      "Apart from these, the hyper-magnification of consumerism in the last few decades has fostered a use-and- discard culture across the world. \u2014 Naveen Joshi, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
      "Beginning in 2017, discard rates started a steady rise. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "To take full advantage of the compute resources at the edge, enterprises must be able to locally store, use and, most importantly, aggregate data, meaning discard any unnecessary data and send only what\u2019s necessary from the edge to the data center. \u2014 David Flower, Forbes , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "The Jaguars discard , who found his sea legs in the postseason for the Bucs last year, was Brady\u2019s most reliable weapon Sunday night. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 4 Oct. 2021",
      "Remove the vanilla bean and discard , or rinse, dry well and add to granulated sugar to make vanilla sugar. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Dec. 2020",
      "Use a spider skimmer to remove the meat and other solids and discard . \u2014 Audrey Bruno, SELF , 26 Feb. 2022",
      "Strain through a fine wire- mesh strainer, mashing mixture to release liquid; discard solids and chill. \u2014 Christopher Michel, Country Living , 4 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1578, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
      "1719, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000330"
  },
  "discern":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to detect with the eyes":[
        "discerned a figure approaching through the fog"
      ],
      ": to detect with senses other than vision":[
        "discerned a strange odor"
      ],
      ": to recognize or identify as separate and distinct : discriminate":[
        "discern right from wrong"
      ],
      ": to come to know or recognize mentally":[
        "unable to discern his motives"
      ],
      ": to see or understand the difference":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8z\u0259rn",
      "di-\u02c8s\u0259rn"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "behold",
      "catch",
      "descry",
      "distinguish",
      "espy",
      "eye",
      "look (at)",
      "note",
      "notice",
      "observe",
      "perceive",
      "regard",
      "remark",
      "see",
      "sight",
      "spot",
      "spy",
      "view",
      "witness"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "A careful analysis of the \"Nutrition Facts\" panels might provide some guidance, but you would have to do a lot of math before you could discern the best choice. \u2014 David L. Katz , O, The Oprah Magazine , August 2008",
      "The ability to discern value at a glimpse, to sift the useful out of the rejected with as little expenditure of energy as possible, is the great talent of the scavenger. \u2014 Matthew Power , Harper's , December 2006",
      "Astronomers are delighted to have found 19 galaxies that appear to be bent out of shape. The distorted images are cosmic mirages, arcs or rings of light created when the gravity of a massive foreground object bends and magnifies the light from a galaxy lying behind it. Albert Einstein predicted the effect \u2026 in 1936, but telescopes at the time weren't powerful enough to discern it. \u2014 R. Cowen , Science News , 21 Jan. 2006",
      "Despite the layers of ironic hesitation, the reader soon discerns that the emotions informing the book are raw and, more importantly, authentic. \u2014 Publishers Weekly , 13 Dec. 1999",
      "The reasons behind this sudden change are difficult to discern .",
      "barely able to discern the garden gate through the mist",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "That's going to be sort of easy to discern after all this is over. \u2014 NBC News , 12 June 2022",
      "Still, some of the interaction \u2014 including the moments just before the shooting \u2014 are difficult to discern . \u2014 Victoria Albert, CBS News , 10 June 2022",
      "Gentzkow told me that, for the period between 2016 and 2020, the direct effects of misinformation were difficult to discern . \u2014 The New Yorker , 3 June 2022",
      "In fact, the exact role of capital and prominent capitalists in the histories of DDT and scientific obfuscation is undoubtedly difficult to discern , in large part because so many corporate archives remain shuttered to neutral academics. \u2014 Scott W. Stern, The New Republic , 31 May 2022",
      "Ruble trading volumes have also been difficult to discern . \u2014 Caitlin Mccabe, WSJ , 26 May 2022",
      "As the night continued with dizzying performances and head-scratching gimmicks, the divergence between the digital and the physical became difficult to discern . \u2014 Ian Malone, Vogue , 12 May 2022",
      "Handcuffed, Martin entered Sacramento County Superior Court with a bandage on his left arm, but the extent of his injuries was difficult to discern . \u2014 Mackenzie Maysstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "While scientists have linked droughts, wildfires and flooding to the warming climate, connections to tornado activity are more difficult to discern . \u2014 Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY , 24 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English discernen \"to discriminate, perceive rationally, see,\" borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French discerner, borrowed from Latin discernere \"to separate, divide off, distinguish,\" from dis- dis- + cernere \"to sift, discern, decide, determine\" \u2014 more at certain entry 1":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-203657"
  },
  "discernable":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": able to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8s\u0259r-n\u0259-b\u0259l",
      "-\u02c8z\u0259r-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "appreciable",
      "apprehensible",
      "detectable",
      "distinguishable",
      "palpable",
      "perceptible",
      "sensible"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "impalpable",
      "imperceptible",
      "inappreciable",
      "indistinguishable",
      "insensible",
      "undetectable"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":" discernible borrowed from Late Latin discernibilis, from Latin discernere \"to separate, divide off, distinguish, discern \" + -ibilis  -ible ; discernable from discern + -able , after Late Latin discernibilis ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1561, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-182011"
  },
  "discernible":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": able to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned":[
        "a discernible difference",
        "It is thought that the genes that normally produce a white underbelly in the gray squirrel are active in a wider area of their bodies, often leaving discernible gray patches on the spine and head.",
        "\u2014 C. Claiborne Ray",
        "Downpours are a near-daily occurrence throughout the year, and there are few discernible changes of season. Sunlight, warmth, and moisture are constants.",
        "\u2014 Scott Wallace",
        "Judging by the food one samples around the U.S., there is little difference in the performance of male and female chefs discernable to the eye or palate.",
        "\u2014 Mimi Sheraton"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8s\u0259r-n\u0259-b\u0259l",
      "-\u02c8z\u0259r-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "appreciable",
      "apprehensible",
      "detectable",
      "distinguishable",
      "palpable",
      "perceptible",
      "sensible"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "impalpable",
      "imperceptible",
      "inappreciable",
      "indistinguishable",
      "insensible",
      "undetectable"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "discernible borrowed from Late Latin discernibilis, from Latin discernere \"to separate, divide off, distinguish, discern \" + -ibilis -ible ; discernable from discern + -able , after Late Latin discernibilis":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1561, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205813"
  },
  "discerning":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": showing insight and understanding : discriminating"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8s\u0259r-ni\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "insightful",
      "perceptive",
      "prudent",
      "sagacious",
      "sage",
      "sapient",
      "wise"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "unperceptive",
      "unwise"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Why should a discerning writer concern himself with such movies as Troy , Alexander , or 300 ? The answer is that he is uniquely qualified to transmute such trash into illuminating visions of the culturally confused age in which we live. \u2014 G. W. Bowersock , New York Review of Books , 6 Nov. 2008",
      "Many of FreshDirect's customers say they are using the service because food shopping in Manhattan can be agonizing. But the question is whether discerning food shoppers will trust it. \u2014 Florence Fabricant , New York Times , 6 Nov. 2002",
      "Who reads short stories? one is asked, and I like to think that they are read by men and women in the dentist's office, waiting to be called to the chair; they are read on transcontinental plane trips \u2026 they are read by discerning and well-informed men and women who seem to feel that narrative fiction can contribute to our understanding of one another and the sometimes bewildering world around us. \u2014 John Cheever , The Story and Its Writer , 1987",
      "She has a discerning eye for good art.",
      "a discerning critic of modern art",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "We're probably definitely biased but this Adirondack chair from our new Country Living collection with Polywood is the perfect perch for any discerning CG. \u2014 Hannah Jones, Country Living , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Think of 1stdibs as the more discerning older sister to Etsy (and eBay and any other marketplace-style etailer). \u2014 Lilah Ramzi, Vogue , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "The best hope perhaps would be to at least train people on having a discerning view of whatever advice an AI system provides. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Collins was merely applying the same discerning judgment about the characteristics that should serve to disqualify a nominee for the Supreme Court. \u2014 Charlie Dent, CNN , 3 Apr. 2022",
      "As is customary, the most discerning buyers will choose to configure their Aston Martin through Q\u2014the brand\u2019s customization division. \u2014 Michael Harley, Robb Report , 4 May 2022",
      "Other countries have been more discerning about clozapine\u2019s public health calculus, resulting in less-stringent monitoring regulations and more widespread clozapine prescribing. \u2014 Brian Barnett, STAT , 9 May 2022",
      "Today\u2019s consumers are more discerning and informed than ever before. \u2014 Judith Magyar, Forbes , 20 Jan. 2022",
      "Mark, who died in 2017 at 91, was a dedicated and discerning collector of momentous moments from U.S. history. \u2014 oregonlive , 15 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"from present participle of discern ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1589, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-175840"
  },
  "discernment":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the quality of being able to grasp and comprehend what is obscure : skill in discerning",
      ": an act of perceiving or discerning something"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8s\u0259rn-m\u0259nt",
      "-\u02c8z\u0259rn-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "insight",
      "perception",
      "perceptiveness",
      "perceptivity",
      "sagaciousness",
      "sagacity",
      "sageness",
      "sapience",
      "wisdom"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "I wasn't sanguine about my powers of discernment , as I've failed similar exercises in the Central Park Ramble, where I practice bird-watching for dummies and am scarcely able to distinguish a rook from a duck. \u2014 Judith Thurman , New Yorker , 1 Dec., 2003",
      "Varying widely in scope and theme, the 10 essays about the Bill of Rights in this collection often shine with insight and sparkling turns of phrase; some, however, betray lack of discernment . \u2014 Jonathan Kellerman et al. , Publishers Weekly , 17 Apr. 2000",
      "If one searched the archives to find an example of Spanish colonial policy at its worst, one would surely select Don Carlos Benites Franquis de Lugo, a vain, arrogant, opinionated fop who never displayed a shred of either courage or discernment but who did distinguish himself as one of the most inept and vengeful Spaniards ever to function overseas. \u2014 James A. Michener , Texas , 1985",
      "His lack of discernment led to his disastrous choice of business partners.",
      "the discernment to know when someone is a true friend",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The name may take a minute to place, but point out Holland Taylor to anyone with discernment and acclaim is sure to follow. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "When this film becomes just another example of Hollywood drivel \u2014 the late-career version of an actor trying to establish himself \u2014 the mirror-image car chases and shoot-outs don\u2019t allow for audience discernment . \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Critical decisions require a devil\u2019s advocate approach in discernment to protect against bias. \u2014 Debra Rinell, Forbes , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "In a divided world, posting commentary on the Internet calls for a heightened sense of discernment . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 9 Apr. 2022",
      "Dee Haslam noted how much thought and discernment went into the decision. \u2014 cleveland , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "Stan recalls the beginnings of his discernment of a gap between his family, his milieu, and the world at large. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "Money, art and careers depend on the discernment , if not the kindness, of strangers. \u2014 Michael Saler, WSJ , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "Dating involves exploration, discernment , communicating, coping with disappointment, and fun. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, BostonGlobe.com , 30 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" discern + -ment , perhaps after Middle French discernement ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1570, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-194105"
  },
  "discharge":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to relieve of a charge, load, or burden:":[],
      ": unload":[
        "discharge a cargo ship"
      ],
      ": to release from an obligation":[
        "will be discharged from further payment"
      ],
      ": to release electrical energy from (something, such as a battery or capacitor) by a discharge (see discharge entry 2 sense 9b )":[
        "discharging electricity from a battery"
      ],
      ": to let or put off":[
        "discharge passengers",
        "discharge cargo"
      ],
      ": shoot":[
        "discharge an arrow"
      ],
      ": to release from confinement, custody, or care":[
        "discharge a prisoner",
        "discharge a patient"
      ],
      ": to give outlet or vent to : emit":[
        "discharge emotions",
        "vehicles discharging exhaust fumes"
      ],
      ": to dismiss from employment":[
        "had to discharge several employees last month"
      ],
      ": to release from service or duty":[
        "discharge a soldier",
        "was discharged from the Navy"
      ],
      ": to get rid of (something, such as a debt or obligation) by performing an appropriate action (such as payment)":[
        "failing to discharge their debts"
      ],
      ": to set aside or dismiss : annul":[
        "discharge a court order"
      ],
      ": to order (a legislative committee) to end consideration of a bill (see bill entry 4 sense 6 ) in order to bring it before the house (see house entry 1 sense 6a ) for action":[],
      ": to bear and distribute (something, such as the weight of a wall above an opening)":[],
      ": to bleach out or remove (color or dye) in dyeing and printing textiles":[],
      ": to cancel the record of the loan of (a library book) upon return":[],
      ": to throw off or deliver a load, charge, or burden":[],
      ": to release electrical energy by a discharge (see discharge entry 2 sense 9b )":[
        "ensure that the electricity discharges safely"
      ],
      ": go off , fire":[
        "\u2014 used of a gun His weapon discharged ."
      ],
      ": spread , run":[
        "some dyes discharge"
      ],
      ": to pour forth fluid or other contents":[
        "where the river discharges into the ocean"
      ],
      ": the act of relieving of something that oppresses : release":[],
      ": the state of being discharged or relieved":[],
      ": the act of discharging or unloading":[
        "her discharge from the hospital"
      ],
      ": release from confinement":[
        "a record of prison discharges"
      ],
      ": a firing off":[
        "the discharge of a weapon"
      ],
      ": something that is emitted":[
        "a purulent discharge",
        "a clear discharge from the eyes and nose"
      ],
      ": the act of removing an obligation or liability (see liability sense 2 )":[
        "received a full discharge from his creditors"
      ],
      ": release or dismissal especially from an office or employment":[
        "suing for wrongful discharge"
      ],
      ": complete separation from military service":[
        "her discharge from the Navy",
        "an honorable discharge"
      ],
      ": the equalization of a difference of electric potential (see potential entry 2 sense 2c ) between two points":[],
      ": the conversion of the chemical energy of a battery into electrical energy":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "dis-\u02c8ch\u00e4rj, \u02c8dis-\u02ccch\u00e4rj",
      "\u02c8dis(h)-\u02cc",
      "\u02c8dis(h)-\u02ccch\u00e4rj",
      "\u02c8dis-\u02ccch\u00e4rj",
      "dis(h)-\u02c8",
      "dis-\u02c8ch\u00e4rj",
      "dis(h)-\u02c8ch\u00e4rj"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "blast",
      "fire",
      "loose",
      "shoot",
      "squeeze off"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "blasting",
      "firing",
      "shot"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for discharge Verb perform , execute , discharge , accomplish , achieve , effect , fulfill mean to carry out or into effect. perform implies action that follows established patterns or procedures or fulfills agreed-upon requirements and often connotes special skill. performed gymnastics execute stresses the carrying out of what exists in plan or in intent. executed the hit-and-run discharge implies execution and completion of appointed duties or tasks. discharged his duties accomplish stresses the successful completion of a process rather than the means of carrying it out. accomplished everything they set out to do achieve adds to accomplish the implication of conquered difficulties. achieve greatness effect adds to achieve an emphasis on the inherent force in the agent capable of surmounting obstacles. effected sweeping reforms fulfill implies a complete realization of ends or possibilities. fulfilled their ambitions",
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "She's due to be discharged from the hospital on Wednesday.",
      "We had to discharge several employees last week.",
      "Thousands of soldiers were discharged after the war.",
      "The judge discharged the jury.",
      "The ship discharged missiles against enemy targets.",
      "The gun failed to discharge .",
      "Noun",
      "The doctors approved her discharge from the hospital.",
      "Several former employees are suing the company for wrongful discharge .",
      "After his discharge from the military, he went to college to become a teacher.",
      "The damage was caused by accidental discharge of a hunting rifle.",
      "a rapid discharge from a gun",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The settlement says that the administration will discharge these borrowers' student loan debts and refund any relevant payments made to the Education Department to pay off these debts \u2014 including debt that was fully paid off. \u2014 CBS News , 23 June 2022",
      "Erasing $50,000 in debt, by contrast, would discharge $904 billion, and eight in 10 borrowers would be debt-free as a result. \u2014 Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune , 4 May 2022",
      "Following the patient visit, discharge instructions and notes from the encounter are available from a single location on the patient\u2019s smartphone or electronic device. \u2014 Joshua Titus, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
      "University of Richmond law professor Carl Tobias said the tie-vote enables Democrats to file a motion to discharge Dettelbach\u2019s nomination from the committee. \u2014 Sabrina Eaton, cleveland , 16 June 2022",
      "And in 2017, the seafood plant illegally dumped about 3 million pounds of waste into the Naknek River, about 30% more than it was permitted to discharge . \u2014 Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News , 10 June 2022",
      "The cow moose continued to charge at people, leading the deputy to discharge his weapon and kill the moose, the sheriff\u2019s office said. \u2014 Jeremy Harlan, CNN , 8 June 2022",
      "The responsibility of universities to serve communities\u2014and not just Black communities\u2014beset by these and many other social pathologies is far beyond the capacity of any one institution to discharge with large effect. \u2014 Andrew Delbanco, The New York Review of Books , 8 June 2022",
      "Second, the ability of a student to discharge a loan should increase the due diligence on the part of a college when determining how much and at what rate to lend to a prospective student. \u2014 WSJ , 19 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Dajuan Lester Townes -- had been assigned to Operation Lone Star and died from an accidental firearm discharge . \u2014 Priscilla Alvarez, CNN , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "Initial findings indicate the soldier died from an accidental firearm discharge , officials said. \u2014 Timothy Fanning, San Antonio Express-News , 8 Feb. 2022",
      "Zambia law enforcement ruled her death as an accidental discharge but federal authorities were not convinced. \u2014 Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE.com , 12 Jan. 2022",
      "Jeremy Riley, 34, of the 100 block of South Bell Avenue, Chicago, is charged with felony reckless discharge of a weapon. \u2014 Deborah Kadin, Chicago Tribune , 7 June 2022",
      "He was taken to the hospital and will be charged with discharge of firearms. \u2014 Cheryl Higley, cleveland , 19 Mar. 2022",
      "Early Season Projection gives an estimate of potential bloom severity based on measurements and forecasts of river discharge and phosphorus loads from now through July. \u2014 Layla Mcmurtrie, Detroit Free Press , 3 June 2022",
      "The idea is to decrease the amount of signals the nerve sends to the nasal tissue, which will in turn decrease the amount of nasal discharge and other symptoms. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 3 June 2022",
      "Symptoms in infected birds include neurological symptoms, fatigue, swollen comb or wattles, difficulty walking, nasal discharge and decreased egg production. \u2014 Annie Berman, Anchorage Daily News , 27 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French descharger , from Late Latin discarricare , from Latin dis- + Late Latin carricare to load \u2014 more at charge entry 1":"Verb and Noun"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230421"
  },
  "discipline":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": control gained by enforcing obedience or order":[],
      ": orderly or prescribed conduct or pattern of behavior":[],
      ": self-control":[],
      ": punishment":[],
      ": training that corrects , molds, or perfects the mental faculties or moral character":[],
      ": a field of study":[],
      ": a rule or system of rules governing conduct or activity":[],
      ": instruction":[],
      ": to punish or penalize for the sake of enforcing obedience and perfecting moral character":[],
      ": to train or develop by instruction and exercise especially in self-control":[],
      ": to bring (a group) under control":[
        "discipline troops"
      ],
      ": to impose order upon":[
        "serious writers discipline and refine their writing styles"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8di-s\u0259-pl\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "area",
      "arena",
      "bailiwick",
      "barony",
      "business",
      "circle",
      "demesne",
      "department",
      "domain",
      "element",
      "fief",
      "fiefdom",
      "field",
      "firmament",
      "front",
      "game",
      "kingdom",
      "line",
      "precinct",
      "province",
      "realm",
      "specialty",
      "sphere",
      "terrain",
      "walk"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "castigate",
      "chasten",
      "chastise",
      "correct",
      "penalize",
      "punish"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for discipline Verb punish , chastise , castigate , chasten , discipline , correct mean to inflict a penalty on in requital for wrongdoing. punish implies subjecting to a penalty for wrongdoing. punished for stealing chastise may apply to either the infliction of corporal punishment or to verbal censure or denunciation. chastised his son for neglecting his studies castigate usually implies a severe, typically public censure. an editorial castigating the entire city council chasten suggests any affliction or trial that leaves one humbled or subdued. chastened by a landslide election defeat discipline implies a punishing or chastening in order to bring under control. parents must discipline their children correct implies punishing aimed at reforming an offender. the function of prison is to correct the wrongdoer teach , instruct , educate , train , discipline , school mean to cause to acquire knowledge or skill. teach applies to any manner of imparting information or skill so that others may learn. taught us a lot about our planet instruct suggests methodical or formal teaching. instructs raw recruits in military drill educate implies development of the mind. more things than formal schooling serve to educate a person train stresses instruction and drill with a specific end in view. trained foreign pilots to operate the new aircraft discipline implies training in habits of order and precision. a disciplined mind school implies training or disciplining especially in what is hard to master. schooled the horse in five gaits",
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "Sir Robert Peel is credited with creating the first modern police force, the bobbies, in London, in 1829, but the transformation of law enforcement, and especially forensic science, into a professional discipline was a haphazard affair. \u2014 Jeffrey Toobin , New Yorker , 7 May 2007",
      "Pragmatism became America's most important contribution to the life of the mind in the 20th century. Filtered through scores of later interpreters, it percolated across a broad segment of academic culture and influenced disciplines as diverse as literary criticism and legal theory. \u2014 Theo Anderson , Wilson Quarterly , Summer 2007",
      "So the next fall I went to Hampshire College and began studying under Herbert Bernstein. Without him, I would never have become a scientist. He shamed me into doing the hard work necessary to be able not just to talk about math and physics but to calculate. Without that discipline , my story would have been very different \u2026 \u2014 Lee Smolin , Curious Minds , (2004) 2005",
      "He stood erect, his bearing patrician, his dress impeccable. His face was stern and his pale eyes unsmiling behind his trifocals, like a man who had been called from important duties in the principal's office to administer discipline to an unruly classroom. \u2014 Nick Taylor , Laser , 2000",
      "The teacher has a hard time maintaining discipline in the classroom.",
      "The troops were praised for their dedication and discipline .",
      "Some parents feel that the school's principal has been too harsh in meting out discipline .",
      "Keeping a journal is a good discipline for a writer.",
      "Verb",
      "The Army disciplined seven men for the incident, penalties ranging from pay-cuts and loss of rank to dismissal from the Rangers and return to the rank-and-file Army. \u2014 Gary Smith , Sports Illustrated , 11 Sept. 2006",
      "Volunteers have to undergo a program to discipline the mind and cleanse the soul. \u2014 Aparism Ghosh , Time , 4 July 2005",
      "The teacher then took me to the principal's office. There, the principal attempted to discipline me with an old Catholic school technique called \"paddling\" \u2026 \u2014 Lalo Gomez , Undoing Time , 2001",
      "She was disciplined for misbehaving in class.",
      "He seems unwilling or unable to discipline his children.",
      "I'm trying to discipline myself to eat less.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Plus, isn\u2019t participation in sports not just about the medals but about the lessons in discipline , teamwork, grit and fortitude? \u2014 Petula Dvorak, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
      "For three hours, Patient No. 10 used every bit of self- discipline in her possession not to turn for comfort to TikTok, knowing that its spangly music and trippy voices might bother the women around her, or provoke more age-appraising stares. \u2014 Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
      "The group prides itself on discipline , secrecy and, above all, carefully curating its public image, Squire said. \u2014 Will Carless, USA TODAY , 13 June 2022",
      "The discipline of creating this change summary forces you to examine all your assumptions and build your plan for change on a solid foundation of understanding. \u2014 Neil Bedwell, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
      "The program focuses on character building, self- discipline , leadership and a healthy, drug-free lifestyle. \u2014 Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune , 31 May 2022",
      "The delay in confronting the shooter \u2014 who was inside the school for more than an hour \u2014 could lead to discipline , lawsuits and even criminal charges against police. \u2014 al , 28 May 2022",
      "The delay in confronting the shooter \u2014 who was inside the school for more than an hour \u2014 could lead to discipline , lawsuits and even criminal charges against police. \u2014 Stefanie Dazio, BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022",
      "The delay in confronting the shooter \u2014 who was inside the school for more than an hour \u2014 could lead to discipline , lawsuits and even criminal charges against police. \u2014 Stefanie Dazio, ajc , 28 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "An Illinois law passed in 2015 prohibits schools from using fines to discipline students. \u2014 Jennifer Smith Richards, Chicago Tribune , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "An Illinois law passed in 2015 prohibits schools from using fines to discipline students. \u2014 Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Second, Democrats basically agree with conservatives about the need to discipline and starve the working class. \u2014 Ryan Cooper, The Week , 7 June 2021",
      "Parents who choose to care for and discipline their children truly love them and are following the Lord's command. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 3 May 2022",
      "Criteria for establishing such responsibility include whether senior officials discipline troops who commit crimes. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Another complaint is that Powers failed to report or discipline one teacher for alleged misconduct and another for inappropriate behavior involving students. \u2014 Tracy Swartz, Chicago Tribune , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "This is not nearly enough, however, to realize James\u2019s hope to have a moral equivalent of war, or to discipline our own country to fight one. \u2014 Thomas Geoghegan, The New Republic , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "The device would beep at real-time intervals, demanding that the player feed, clean up and even discipline the pet. \u2014 Michelle Delgado, Smithsonian Magazine , 22 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, \"chastisement, system of ordered conduct, instruction, branch of learning,\" borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, borrowed from Latin discipl\u012bna \"teaching, instruction, branch of study, orderly conduct based on moral training\" (Medieval Latin, \"chastisement, scourging\"), from discipulus \"pupil, learner\" + -\u012bna, suffix denoting a place or practice (from noun derivative of feminine of -\u012bnus -ine entry 1 ) \u2014 more at disciple":"Noun",
      "Middle English disciplinen \"to subject to chastisement, educate,\" borrowed from Anglo-French & Late Latin; Anglo-French discipliner, borrowed from Late Latin discipl\u012bn\u0101re \"to teach\" (Medieval Latin, \"to punish, scourge\"), derivative of Latin discipl\u012bna \"teaching, discipline entry 1 \"":"Verb"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185657"
  },
  "disclose":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "noun,",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to make known or public":[
        "would not disclose his salary"
      ],
      ": to expose to view":[],
      ": hatch":[],
      ": to open up":[],
      ": disclosure":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "dis-\u02c8kl\u014dz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bare",
      "discover",
      "divulge",
      "expose",
      "let on (about)",
      "reveal",
      "spill",
      "tell",
      "unbosom",
      "uncloak",
      "uncover",
      "unmask",
      "unveil"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "cloak",
      "conceal",
      "cover (up)",
      "enshroud",
      "hide",
      "mask",
      "shroud",
      "veil"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for disclose Verb reveal , disclose , divulge , tell , betray mean to make known what has been or should be concealed. reveal may apply to supernatural or inspired revelation of truths beyond the range of ordinary human vision or reason. divine will as revealed in sacred writings disclose may imply a discovering but more often an imparting of information previously kept secret. candidates must disclose their financial assets divulge implies a disclosure involving some impropriety or breach of confidence. refused to divulge an anonymous source tell implies an imparting of necessary or useful information. told them what he had overheard betray implies a divulging that represents a breach of faith or an involuntary or unconscious disclosure. a blush that betrayed her embarrassment",
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "He refused to disclose the source of his information.",
      "The company has disclosed that it will be laying off thousands of workers later this year.",
      "The identity of the victim has not yet been disclosed .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Yellowstone officials confirmed that the incident remains under investigation and did not disclose any further information on the man\u2019s condition. \u2014 Byjon Haworth, ABC News , 29 June 2022",
      "Employers previously kept details about their workplace environment and policies close to their chest and often did not disclose them before employing someone. \u2014 Nathan Peart, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
      "Authorities said the male has a murder warrant out of Jefferson County, but did not yet disclose with which agency. \u2014 Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al , 28 June 2022",
      "On Tuesday, the S.E.C. said that although EY had received an internal tip about employees cheating on certain ethics exams, the firm did not initially disclose it to investigators. \u2014 Matthew Goldstein, New York Times , 28 June 2022",
      "Macintire, who can't disclose his first name or specific location, first came across CJ while on patrol with other soldiers. \u2014 Fox News , 23 June 2022",
      "The larger company said in a statement the deal closed in March but did not disclose the price or terms. \u2014 oregonlive , 21 June 2022",
      "DeLaPena testified in the Fat Leonard case in San Diego in April, but defense lawyers said in the motion filed Friday that prosecutors did not disclose the previous inaccurate statements to them. \u2014 Greg Moran, San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 June 2022",
      "While the group will not disclose any high-dollar donors, Kurz told NBC News that the effort to shed light on some of the GOP candidates\u2019 views and statements has already resulted in a surge of grassroots donations. \u2014 Alexandra Marquez, NBC News , 9 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "There\u2019s no reason that more aggressive disclose of vulnerabilities through the VEP would change such activities. \u2014 Sam Biddle, The Intercept , 12 May 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French desclos- , stem of desclore to open, unlock, reveal, from Medieval Latin disclaudere , from Latin dis- + claudere to close \u2014 more at close entry 1":"Verb and Noun"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1b":"Verb",
      "1548, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-223623"
  },
  "discomfort":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": mental or physical uneasiness : annoyance":[],
      ": distress , grief":[],
      ": to make uncomfortable or uneasy":[],
      ": dismay sense 1":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "dis-\u02c8k\u0259m(p)-f\u0259rt",
      "dis-\u02c8k\u0259m-f\u0259rt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "agitate",
      "ail",
      "alarm",
      "alarum",
      "bother",
      "concern",
      "derail",
      "discompose",
      "dismay",
      "disquiet",
      "distemper",
      "distract",
      "distress",
      "disturb",
      "exercise",
      "flurry",
      "frazzle",
      "freak (out)",
      "fuss",
      "hagride",
      "perturb",
      "undo",
      "unhinge",
      "unsettle",
      "upset",
      "weird out",
      "worry"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "calm",
      "compose",
      "quiet",
      "settle",
      "soothe",
      "tranquilize",
      "tranquillize"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "The patient is still experiencing some discomfort .",
      "These new developments are being watched with discomfort by many of our allies.",
      "Verb",
      "the harsh criticism of his musical talent did not discomfort him in the least",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "He had been treated periodically for irritable bowel syndrome for the past five years and believed that was again causing the discomfort . \u2014 Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis Star , 23 June 2022",
      "Inside, upheavals within the comedy special space occur just regularly enough to cause discomfort for stand-up traditionalists. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 June 2022",
      "According to the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety, poor lighting conditions can cause eye discomfort , headaches and impact your ability to perform precision work. \u2014 Jamie Gold, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
      "The health risk and the discomfort of political conversations aren\u2019t enough to keep Delancey home. \u2014 Julia O'malley, Anchorage Daily News , 17 June 2022",
      "Although the median rental application fee is about $50\u2013the cost can quickly cause significant financial discomfort if renters need to apply for several different rental units at once during a home search. \u2014 Jasmine Browley, Essence , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "Sheaths that hang from your belt often interfere with your backpack\u2019s waist strap, creating a hot spot that can rub and cause discomfort over many miles. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "The slit on the back is used to attach a leash to a harness or collar without having to go underneath the jacket and cause discomfort . \u2014 Carly Kulzer, PEOPLE.com , 22 Jan. 2022",
      "However, the company later deleted the video so as not to further cause discomfort , JTBC reported. \u2014 Yoonjung Seo And Amy Woodyatt, CNN , 15 Dec. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Making sure your sock fits properly is the best way to avoid blisters or discomfort mid-hike. \u2014 Emma Seymour, Good Housekeeping , 8 June 2022",
      "This week my mind has been on the kinds of books that attempt to deliberately discomfort us by holding up those individual or societal flaws to a kind of scrutiny that is critical, even reaching toward a place of ridicule. \u2014 John Warner, Chicago Tribune , 7 May 2022",
      "Perhaps only when people are so comfortable together (the actors were roommates at Carnegie Mellon School of Drama) can discomfort be played and transcended so authentically. \u2014 New York Times , 2 May 2022",
      "And despite my own misgivings about how the medical industry treats us, about how America treats us, my desire to end this by doing the collective good is greater than my skepticism of and discomfort with it. \u2014 Damon Young, Washington Post , 2 Feb. 2022",
      "As public education becomes an ever-hotter political issue, some governors and school boards have begun banning books and curricula that some concerned citizens find objectionable or believe may cause parents or students discomfort . \u2014 Peter Weber, The Week , 26 Jan. 2022",
      "The daily spectacle of trading people and separating families had begun to discomfort the urban elite. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Jan. 2022",
      "Coach Joe Golding uses a stifling defense that leads the nation in turnover margin to discomfort opponents and take them out of their rhythm. \u2014 Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY , 21 Mar. 2021",
      "Overall, a distrust of or discomfort with strong authorities, such as government or scientific institutions, is a common narrative. \u2014 Lenora Chu, The Christian Science Monitor , 9 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French descomforter , from des- dis- + comforter to comfort":"Verb"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Verb"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025852"
  },
  "discomforting":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": mental or physical uneasiness : annoyance":[],
      ": distress , grief":[],
      ": to make uncomfortable or uneasy":[],
      ": dismay sense 1":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "dis-\u02c8k\u0259m(p)-f\u0259rt",
      "dis-\u02c8k\u0259m-f\u0259rt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "agitate",
      "ail",
      "alarm",
      "alarum",
      "bother",
      "concern",
      "derail",
      "discompose",
      "dismay",
      "disquiet",
      "distemper",
      "distract",
      "distress",
      "disturb",
      "exercise",
      "flurry",
      "frazzle",
      "freak (out)",
      "fuss",
      "hagride",
      "perturb",
      "undo",
      "unhinge",
      "unsettle",
      "upset",
      "weird out",
      "worry"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "calm",
      "compose",
      "quiet",
      "settle",
      "soothe",
      "tranquilize",
      "tranquillize"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "The patient is still experiencing some discomfort .",
      "These new developments are being watched with discomfort by many of our allies.",
      "Verb",
      "the harsh criticism of his musical talent did not discomfort him in the least",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "He had been treated periodically for irritable bowel syndrome for the past five years and believed that was again causing the discomfort . \u2014 Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis Star , 23 June 2022",
      "Inside, upheavals within the comedy special space occur just regularly enough to cause discomfort for stand-up traditionalists. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 June 2022",
      "According to the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety, poor lighting conditions can cause eye discomfort , headaches and impact your ability to perform precision work. \u2014 Jamie Gold, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
      "The health risk and the discomfort of political conversations aren\u2019t enough to keep Delancey home. \u2014 Julia O'malley, Anchorage Daily News , 17 June 2022",
      "Although the median rental application fee is about $50\u2013the cost can quickly cause significant financial discomfort if renters need to apply for several different rental units at once during a home search. \u2014 Jasmine Browley, Essence , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "Sheaths that hang from your belt often interfere with your backpack\u2019s waist strap, creating a hot spot that can rub and cause discomfort over many miles. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "The slit on the back is used to attach a leash to a harness or collar without having to go underneath the jacket and cause discomfort . \u2014 Carly Kulzer, PEOPLE.com , 22 Jan. 2022",
      "However, the company later deleted the video so as not to further cause discomfort , JTBC reported. \u2014 Yoonjung Seo And Amy Woodyatt, CNN , 15 Dec. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Making sure your sock fits properly is the best way to avoid blisters or discomfort mid-hike. \u2014 Emma Seymour, Good Housekeeping , 8 June 2022",
      "This week my mind has been on the kinds of books that attempt to deliberately discomfort us by holding up those individual or societal flaws to a kind of scrutiny that is critical, even reaching toward a place of ridicule. \u2014 John Warner, Chicago Tribune , 7 May 2022",
      "Perhaps only when people are so comfortable together (the actors were roommates at Carnegie Mellon School of Drama) can discomfort be played and transcended so authentically. \u2014 New York Times , 2 May 2022",
      "And despite my own misgivings about how the medical industry treats us, about how America treats us, my desire to end this by doing the collective good is greater than my skepticism of and discomfort with it. \u2014 Damon Young, Washington Post , 2 Feb. 2022",
      "As public education becomes an ever-hotter political issue, some governors and school boards have begun banning books and curricula that some concerned citizens find objectionable or believe may cause parents or students discomfort . \u2014 Peter Weber, The Week , 26 Jan. 2022",
      "The daily spectacle of trading people and separating families had begun to discomfort the urban elite. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Jan. 2022",
      "Coach Joe Golding uses a stifling defense that leads the nation in turnover margin to discomfort opponents and take them out of their rhythm. \u2014 Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY , 21 Mar. 2021",
      "Overall, a distrust of or discomfort with strong authorities, such as government or scientific institutions, is a common narrative. \u2014 Lenora Chu, The Christian Science Monitor , 9 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French descomforter , from des- dis- + comforter to comfort":"Verb"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Verb"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220929"
  },
  "discompose":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to destroy the composure of":[],
      ": to disturb the order of":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-k\u0259m-\u02c8p\u014dz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "agitate",
      "ail",
      "alarm",
      "alarum",
      "bother",
      "concern",
      "derail",
      "discomfort",
      "dismay",
      "disquiet",
      "distemper",
      "distract",
      "distress",
      "disturb",
      "exercise",
      "flurry",
      "frazzle",
      "freak (out)",
      "fuss",
      "hagride",
      "perturb",
      "undo",
      "unhinge",
      "unsettle",
      "upset",
      "weird out",
      "worry"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "calm",
      "compose",
      "quiet",
      "settle",
      "soothe",
      "tranquilize",
      "tranquillize"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for discompose discompose , disquiet , disturb , perturb , agitate , upset , fluster mean to destroy capacity for collected thought or decisive action. discompose implies some degree of loss of self-control or self-confidence especially through emotional stress. discomposed by the loss of his beloved wife disquiet suggests loss of sense of security or peace of mind. the disquieting news of factories closing disturb implies interference with one's mental processes caused by worry, perplexity, or interruption. the discrepancy in accounts disturbed me perturb implies deep disturbance of mind and emotions. perturbed by her husband's strange behavior agitate suggests obvious external signs of nervous or emotional excitement. in his agitated state we could see he was unable to work upset implies the disturbance of normal or habitual functioning by disappointment, distress, or grief. the family's constant bickering upsets the youngest child fluster suggests bewildered agitation. his declaration of love completely flustered her",
    "examples":[
      "discomposed by the tone of the message left on his answering machine",
      "the wind ruffled her hair and discomposed her carefully arranged papers"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1645, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205049"
  },
  "disconfirm":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to deny or refute the validity of":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-k\u0259n-\u02c8f\u0259rm"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "contradict",
      "deny",
      "disaffirm",
      "disallow",
      "disavow",
      "disclaim",
      "disown",
      "gainsay",
      "negate",
      "negative",
      "refute",
      "reject",
      "repudiate"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "acknowledge",
      "admit",
      "allow",
      "avow",
      "concede",
      "confirm",
      "own"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "later updates on the news story disconfirmed many details of the initial report",
      "contends that we will never be able to confirm or disconfirm the existence of God",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This contrasts with product-irrelevant sponsors that may disconfirm the brand can deliver on its promises. \u2014 Kirk Wakefield, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2021",
      "Bring skeptics into the room to validate your believers or disconfirm your own beliefs. \u2014 Sebastian Herrera, WSJ , 27 Sep. 2020",
      "So the ' disconfirming ' information can be thrown aside. \u2014 CBS News , 4 Sep. 2019",
      "Alas, no amount of disconfirming evidence can shake the consummate centrist Democrat\u2019s belief in his worldview. \u2014 Eric Levitz, Daily Intelligencer , 19 Oct. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1827, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000641"
  },
  "disconsolate":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": cheerless":[
        "a clutch of disconsolate houses",
        "\u2014 D. H. Lawrence"
      ],
      ": dejected , downcast":[
        "the team returned disconsolate from three losses"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "dis-\u02c8k\u00e4n(t)-s\u0259-l\u0259t",
      "dis-\u02c8k\u00e4n-s\u0259-l\u0259t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "black",
      "bleak",
      "cheerless",
      "chill",
      "Cimmerian",
      "cloudy",
      "cold",
      "comfortless",
      "dark",
      "darkening",
      "depressing",
      "depressive",
      "desolate",
      "dire",
      "dismal",
      "drear",
      "dreary",
      "dreich",
      "elegiac",
      "elegiacal",
      "forlorn",
      "funereal",
      "gloomy",
      "glum",
      "godforsaken",
      "gray",
      "grey",
      "lonely",
      "lonesome",
      "lugubrious",
      "miserable",
      "morbid",
      "morose",
      "murky",
      "plutonian",
      "saturnine",
      "sepulchral",
      "solemn",
      "somber",
      "sombre",
      "sullen",
      "sunless",
      "tenebrific",
      "tenebrous",
      "wretched"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bright",
      "cheerful",
      "cheering",
      "cheery",
      "comforting",
      "cordial",
      "festive",
      "friendly",
      "gay",
      "heartwarming",
      "sunshiny"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Campaign workers grew increasingly disconsolate as the results came in.",
      "spent her last years in the disconsolate environs of a cheap boarding house",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "That\u2019s why some Democrats have been so disconsolate despite their presidential victory. \u2014 Doyle Mcmanus Washington Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 8 Nov. 2020",
      "Rachael spent all day alone with a fussy baby, and Justin inevitably returned from work at his daughter\u2019s most disconsolate hour. \u2014 Anndee Hochman, Philly.com , 27 June 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Medieval Latin disconsolatus , from Latin dis- + consolatus , past participle of consolari to console":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044902"
  },
  "discontent":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": dissatisfied , discontented":[
        "voters growing increasingly discontent"
      ],
      ": lack of satisfaction with one's possessions, status, or situation : lack of contentment:":[],
      ": a sense of grievance : dissatisfaction":[
        "the winter of our discontent",
        "\u2014 William Shakespeare"
      ],
      ": restless aspiration (see aspiration sense 1a ) for improvement":[],
      ": to make dissatisfied or discontented":[
        "were discontented by the decision"
      ],
      ": one who is dissatisfied or discontented : malcontent":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-k\u0259n-\u02c8tent"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "aggrieved",
      "discontented",
      "disgruntled",
      "displeased",
      "dissatisfied",
      "malcontent"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "discontentedness",
      "discontentment",
      "disgruntlement",
      "displeasure",
      "dissatisfaction"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "Polls show that voters are growing increasingly discontent .",
      "a novel about a woman who is desperately discontent with the stifling limitations of her small-town life",
      "Verb",
      "the ongoing lack of decent food discontented and demoralized the soldiers in the rebel army"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
      "1581, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "1549, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
      "1598, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-033444"
  },
  "discontentment":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": dissatisfied , discontented":[
        "voters growing increasingly discontent"
      ],
      ": lack of satisfaction with one's possessions, status, or situation : lack of contentment:":[],
      ": a sense of grievance : dissatisfaction":[
        "the winter of our discontent",
        "\u2014 William Shakespeare"
      ],
      ": restless aspiration (see aspiration sense 1a ) for improvement":[],
      ": to make dissatisfied or discontented":[
        "were discontented by the decision"
      ],
      ": one who is dissatisfied or discontented : malcontent":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-k\u0259n-\u02c8tent"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "aggrieved",
      "discontented",
      "disgruntled",
      "displeased",
      "dissatisfied",
      "malcontent"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "discontentedness",
      "discontentment",
      "disgruntlement",
      "displeasure",
      "dissatisfaction"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "Polls show that voters are growing increasingly discontent .",
      "a novel about a woman who is desperately discontent with the stifling limitations of her small-town life",
      "Verb",
      "the ongoing lack of decent food discontented and demoralized the soldiers in the rebel army"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
      "1581, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "1549, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
      "1598, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-211320"
  },
  "discontinuance":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the act or an instance of discontinuing":[],
      ": the interruption or termination of a legal action by the plaintiff's not continuing it":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-k\u0259n-\u02c8ti-ny\u0259-w\u0259ns",
      "\u02ccdis-k\u0259n-\u02c8tin-y\u0259-w\u0259n(t)s",
      "-y\u00fc-\u0259n(t)s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "arrest",
      "arrestment",
      "cease",
      "cessation",
      "check",
      "close",
      "closedown",
      "closure",
      "conclusion",
      "cutoff",
      "discontinuation",
      "end",
      "ending",
      "expiration",
      "finish",
      "halt",
      "lapse",
      "offset",
      "shutdown",
      "shutoff",
      "stay",
      "stop",
      "stoppage",
      "surcease",
      "termination"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "continuance",
      "continuation"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "the possible discontinuance of one of the town's big holiday traditions",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Zervos\u2019 attorneys and attorneys for Trump filed a stipulation of discontinuance that offered no explanation for the decision. \u2014 Aaron Katersky, ABC News , 12 Nov. 2021",
      "Upon the cartoon\u2019s discontinuance in 1940, Boop became a figure of the past. \u2014 Brooklyn White, Essence , 1 July 2021",
      "The attorney general\u2019s office accepted an assurance of discontinuance from South Shore Anesthesia Associates, meaning the business has agreed to settle without admitting liability or any wrongdoing, according to the settlement. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 1 June 2021",
      "Centuries of conquest in the Sichuan Basin, Yu explained, created numerous breaks and discontinuances in the evolution of a cohesive regional cuisine. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 Aug. 2019",
      "The decision encompasses a discontinuance of research conducted internally at the National Institutes of Healthusing fetal tissue from elective abortions. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, latimes.com , 5 June 2019",
      "There's a discontinuance with the previous governance. \u2014 USA TODAY , 1 Feb. 2018",
      "The decision encompasses a discontinuance of research conducted internally at the National Institutes of Healthusing fetal tissue from elective abortions. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, latimes.com , 5 June 2019",
      "There's a discontinuance with the previous governance. \u2014 USA TODAY , 1 Feb. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170718"
  },
  "discontinue":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to break the continuity of : cease to operate, administer, use, produce, or take":[],
      ": to abandon or terminate by a legal discontinuance":[],
      ": to come to an end":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-k\u0259n-\u02c8tin-(\u02cc)y\u00fc",
      "\u02ccdis-k\u0259n-\u02c8tin-y\u00fc"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "break",
      "break off",
      "break up",
      "can",
      "cease",
      "cut off",
      "cut out",
      "desist (from)",
      "drop",
      "end",
      "give over",
      "halt",
      "knock off",
      "lay off",
      "leave off",
      "pack (up ",
      "quit",
      "shut off",
      "stop"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for discontinue stop , cease , quit , discontinue , desist mean to suspend or cause to suspend activity. stop applies to action or progress or to what is operating or progressing and may imply suddenness or definiteness. stopped at the red light cease applies to states, conditions, or existence and may add a suggestion of gradualness and a degree of finality. by nightfall the fighting had ceased quit may stress either finality or abruptness in stopping or ceasing. the engine faltered, sputtered, then quit altogether discontinue applies to the stopping of an accustomed activity or practice. we have discontinued the manufacture of that item desist implies forbearance or restraint as a motive for stopping or ceasing. desisted from further efforts to persuade them",
    "examples":[
      "He discontinued his visits to the psychiatrist.",
      "She chose to discontinue her studies.",
      "The company has announced that the current model will be discontinued next year.",
      "They are planning to discontinue bus service between the two towns.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In this case, automatic withdrawals would happen unless people decided not to participate or decided to discontinue . \u2014 Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic , 27 Feb. 2022",
      "In this case, automatic withdrawals would happen unless people decided not to participate or decided to discontinue . \u2014 Russ Wiles, USA TODAY , 27 Feb. 2022",
      "While most mobile users have moved on from BlackBerry -- the last version of its operating system launched in 2013 -- the move to discontinue support for its phones represents the end of what was once considered bleeding-edge technology. \u2014 Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN , 1 Jan. 2022",
      "The decrease stems in part from pressure on international airlines and tour groups to discontinue the immigrant pipeline to Belarus. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Scott Hall\u2019s family planned to discontinue his life support according to longtime tag team partner and best friend Kevin Nash. \u2014 Alfred Konuwa, Forbes , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "Wrestler Kevin Nash announced Sunday his family planned to discontinue life support. \u2014 Brendan Morrow, The Week , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "But such effects prompted 6 percent of high-dose recipients to discontinue . \u2014 New York Times , 7 June 2021",
      "Hyundai will reportedly discontinue the Sonata mid-size sedan after the current generation runs its course. \u2014 Joey Capparella, Car and Driver , 23 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French discontinuer , from Medieval Latin discontinuare , from Latin dis- + continuare to continue":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-023606"
  },
  "discontinuity":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": lack of continuity or cohesion":[],
      ": gap sense 5":[],
      ": the property of being not mathematically continuous":[
        "a point of discontinuity"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8ny\u00fc-",
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02cck\u00e4n-t\u0259-\u02c8n\u00fc-\u0259-t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "breach",
      "break",
      "gap",
      "gulf",
      "hiatus",
      "hole",
      "interstice",
      "interval",
      "opening",
      "rent",
      "rift",
      "separation",
      "void"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "There is a sense of discontinuity between the book's chapters.",
      "microscopic discontinuities in the connecting wires",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Will the next 24 months create a discontinuity compared to the past year? \u2014 Bernard Fraenkel, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "The book stands or falls on its assertion of a radical discontinuity between the antebellum and postbellum United States, but the author himself gives us evidence of continuity. \u2014 Barton Swaim, WSJ , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "The Goon Squad brilliantly hewed to a narrow band of emotions, principally disappointment, regret, shame, and unrequited longing, which were well served by the crosscutting and temporal discontinuity . \u2014 Mark Greif, The Atlantic , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "Fernando Pessoa\u2019s childhood was filled with discontinuity and shifting identities. \u2014 Damion Searls, The New Republic , 14 Sep. 2021",
      "The project planned to study the Mohorovi\u010di\u0107 discontinuity , an important boundary layer between Earth's crust and mantle situated at an average depth of 49,000 feet (15,000 meters) beneath the continents. \u2014 David Bressan, Forbes , 22 May 2021",
      "On the spending side, a UBI (Universal Basic Income) would be a discontinuity \u2014a gigantic step change in the size and type of spending, as well as changing the way the responsibility of government is perceived. \u2014 Paul Swartz, Fortune , 23 May 2021",
      "At the boundary between the inner and outer core, a.k.a. the Bullen discontinuity , bits of liquid iron and nickel from the outer core interact with material in the inner core and begin to rise. \u2014 Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics , 10 Mar. 2021",
      "By achieving a similar level of operational efficiency during the pandemic, a strong rally in one creates a price discontinuity in the other. \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 26 Feb. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1570, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185905"
  },
  "discontinuous":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": not continuous":[
        "a discontinuous series of events"
      ],
      ": not continued : discrete":[
        "discontinuous features of terrain"
      ],
      ": lacking sequence or coherence":[],
      ": having one or more mathematical discontinuities":[
        "\u2014 used of a variable or a function"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-k\u0259n-\u02c8tin-y\u0259-w\u0259s",
      "-y\u00fc-\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "aperiodic",
      "casual",
      "catchy",
      "choppy",
      "episodic",
      "episodical",
      "erratic",
      "fitful",
      "intermittent",
      "irregular",
      "occasional",
      "spasmodic",
      "spastic",
      "sporadic",
      "spotty",
      "unsteady"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "constant",
      "continuous",
      "habitual",
      "periodic",
      "regular",
      "repeated",
      "steady"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "a discontinuous series of events",
      "the novel captures the discontinuous nature of a soldier's life: long stretches of boredom interrupted by flashes of chaos and panic",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The permafrost around Fairbanks is discontinuous ; jagged pieces of it finger north-facing slopes and enfold the low-lying valleys. \u2014 Lois Parshley, Anchorage Daily News , 3 May 2022",
      "To leave the cave is to become educated about the true character of the beings experienced within it, not to discover a radically discontinuous world or reality. \u2014 Damon Linker, The Week , 8 Feb. 2022",
      "This episode consists of discontinuous flashes and pockets of incomplete story that together make a rending portrait of the peculiar two-month period Kirsten spent with the Chaudhary brothers. \u2014 Amanda Whiting, Vulture , 30 Dec. 2021",
      "He was captivated by the arrival of a completely discontinuous force in the world. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 15 Nov. 2021",
      "The stress of discontinuous environments experienced by entrepreneurs, innovators and leaders in crisis all require a level of equanimity in order to maintain resilience. \u2014 Brad Cousins, Forbes , 23 Sep. 2021",
      "All deal with an unknown future against a backdrop of disruptive and discontinuous operating environments. \u2014 Brad Cousins, Forbes , 23 Sep. 2021",
      "To those who want to portray Trump as wholly exceptional, and discontinuous with the recent past, the book is an essential corrective. \u2014 Patrick Iber, The New Republic , 5 Aug. 2021",
      "The past three presidencies have been jarringly discontinuous in style, temperament, and policy. \u2014 Matthew Continetti, National Review , 19 Sep. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1645, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233630"
  },
  "discord":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": lack of agreement or harmony (as between persons, things, or ideas)":[
        "\u2026 must we fall into the jabber and babel of discord while victory is still unattained?",
        "\u2014 Sir Winston Churchill"
      ],
      ": active quarreling or conflict resulting from discord among persons or factions : strife":[
        "marital discord",
        "discord between the two parties"
      ],
      ": a combination of musical sounds that strikes the ear harshly":[],
      ": dissonance":[
        "The song ends on a discord ."
      ],
      ": a harsh or unpleasant sound":[],
      ": disagree , clash":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dis-\u02cck\u022frd",
      "di-\u02c8sk\u022frd",
      "\u02c8di-\u02ccsk\u022frd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "conflict",
      "disaccord",
      "discordance",
      "discordancy",
      "disharmony",
      "dissension",
      "dissention",
      "dissent",
      "dissidence",
      "dissonance",
      "disunion",
      "disunity",
      "division",
      "friction",
      "infighting",
      "inharmony",
      "schism",
      "strife",
      "variance",
      "war",
      "warfare"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "clash",
      "collide",
      "conflict",
      "disaccord",
      "jar"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for discord Noun discord , strife , conflict , contention , dissension , variance mean a state or condition marked by a lack of agreement or harmony. discord implies an intrinsic or essential lack of harmony producing quarreling, factiousness, or antagonism. a political party long racked by discord strife emphasizes a struggle for superiority rather than the incongruity or incompatibility of the persons or things involved. during his brief reign the empire was never free of civil strife conflict usually stresses the action of forces in opposition but in static applications implies an irreconcilability as of duties or desires. the conflict of freedom and responsibility contention applies to strife or competition that shows itself in quarreling, disputing, or controversy. several points of contention about the new zoning law dissension implies strife or discord and stresses a division into factions. religious dissension threatened to split the colony variance implies a clash between persons or things owing to a difference in nature, opinion, or interest. cultural variances that work against a national identity",
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "The city has long been known as a scene of racial intolerance and discord .",
      "The song ends on a discord .",
      "Verb",
      "the evangelist's lavish lifestyle discords with his professed religious beliefs",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Bryan Vossekuil, former director of the U.S. Secret Service\u2019s National Threat Assessment Center, said violence against public officials is nothing new in periods of social discord , but there are more sparks these days to set off potential attackers. \u2014 Arian Campo-flores And Alicia A. Caldwell, WSJ , 29 June 2022",
      "But the Sox began their West Coast trip Monday in Anaheim with a losing record amid plenty of discord over whether La Russa carries most of the blame. \u2014 Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune , 27 June 2022",
      "Much of the discord likely stems from antiquated IT spending approaches which treat tech expenditures as corporate overhead rather than value chain costs. \u2014 Noah Barsky, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
      "Amid signs of internal discord , the U.S. Supreme Court is waiting until the bitter end to do the largest share of its work in more than 70 years. \u2014 Greg Stohr, Anchorage Daily News , 2 June 2022",
      "Amid signs of internal discord , the US Supreme Court is waiting until the bitter end to do the largest share of its work in more than 70 years. \u2014 Greg Stohr, BostonGlobe.com , 2 June 2022",
      "Another subject of discord involved the administration\u2019s dealings with Ibrahim, whose position puts him in frequent contact with Hezbollah, a party in the Lebanese government that is designated as a terrorist organization by the United States. \u2014 Suzan Haidamous, Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
      "In a measure of the discord , the United Arab Emirates abstained in a U.S.-led United Nations Security Council vote to condemn Russia\u2019s invasion. \u2014 Alan Crawford, Bloomberg.com , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "The reality of the camp \u2014 the lack of food, clothes, and medicine, the impossibility of escape or rebellion, the constant threat of internal discord among the prisoners \u2014 did not allow for the sort of histrionics shown by Alec Guinness\u2019s character. \u2014 Paul Baumann, National Review , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Buckel\u2019s situation has led to discord within the Republican caucus. \u2014 Pamela Wood, baltimoresun.com , 21 Dec. 2021",
      "If frustrated by his or her lack of success, the friendly play could lead to discord with kids. \u2014 Cathy M. Rosenthal, San Antonio Express-News , 6 May 2021",
      "The losses haven't led to discord but simply frustration. \u2014 Dana Gauruder, Detroit Free Press , 24 Feb. 2020",
      "Brad Stevens is a superb coach, and there was a crucial addition in Kemba Wallker, a deadly shooter who fosters harmony, not discord , among his teammates. \u2014 Bruce Jenkins, SFChronicle.com , 7 Dec. 2019",
      "Trump said Iran cannot be trusted to stick to the accord, and that the agreement fails to address Iran's missile program or its contribution to discord in the Middle East. \u2014 Hannah Wiley, USA TODAY , 2 May 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English descorde, discord , from Anglo-French descorde , from Latin discordia , from discord-, discors \u2014 see discord entry 2":"Noun",
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French descorder , from Latin discordare , from discord-, discors discordant, from dis- + cord-, cor heart \u2014 more at heart":"Verb"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-180545"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
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      ": lack of agreement or harmony : the state or an instance of being discordant":[],
      ": dissonance":[]
    },
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      "di-\u02c8sk\u022fr-d\u1d4an(t)s"
    ],
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      "conflict",
      "disaccord",
      "discord",
      "discordancy",
      "disharmony",
      "dissension",
      "dissention",
      "dissent",
      "dissidence",
      "dissonance",
      "disunion",
      "disunity",
      "division",
      "friction",
      "infighting",
      "inharmony",
      "schism",
      "strife",
      "variance",
      "war",
      "warfare"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "accord",
      "agreement",
      "concord",
      "concordance",
      "harmony",
      "peace"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "there was a real discordance between the tough guys that the actor played in the movies and the wimp that he was in real life",
      "the jarring discordance coming from the garage where the band was rehearsing",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Faces are rendered masklike, figures totemic, with rich palettes of teal, peach, ocher and toffee lending an ominous discordance to the subjects, who often seem burdened with melancholy\u2014or glowering with menace. \u2014 Brian P. Kelly, WSJ , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "Here, the particular problem for Mr. Biden is the discordance between his insistent optimism about the economy and a realistic explanation of how inflation comes down. \u2014 Gerard Baker, WSJ , 13 Dec. 2021",
      "This organic feedback loop leads to more consistent (and therefore more persuasive) messaging and helps avoid inadvertent discordance , particularly as new voices are added to the interview lineup. \u2014 Dean Fealk, Forbes , 5 Nov. 2021",
      "Opening with discordance , Bergman Island is a portrait of romantic doubt that swells to existential proportions. \u2014 Annie Geng, The New Republic , 25 Oct. 2021",
      "Now however there is nothing short of massive discordance . \u2014 Tilak Doshi, Forbes , 11 Sep. 2021",
      "Three recent observations show hints of discordance between the model and reality. \u2014 Kyle Dawson, Scientific American , 1 May 2021",
      "Language discordance \u2014the situation when providers and patients speak different languages\u2014is all too common throughout the United States. \u2014 Benjamin Allar, Scientific American , 24 Apr. 2021",
      "Medical interpreters demonstrably improve care and are our best method to address disparities arising from patient-provider discordance . \u2014 Benjamin Allar, Scientific American , 24 Apr. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044849"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
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      ": discordance":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8sk\u022fr-d\u1d4an-s\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "conflict",
      "disaccord",
      "discord",
      "discordance",
      "disharmony",
      "dissension",
      "dissention",
      "dissent",
      "dissidence",
      "dissonance",
      "disunion",
      "disunity",
      "division",
      "friction",
      "infighting",
      "inharmony",
      "schism",
      "strife",
      "variance",
      "war",
      "warfare"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "accord",
      "agreement",
      "concord",
      "concordance",
      "harmony",
      "peace"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "the discordancy between the film's flamboyant cinematography and its otherwise somber mood",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The discordancy is so intriguing \u2014 like learning that Katharine Graham went to nude encounter sessions at Esalen, or Alan Greenspan was once in a Lynyrd Skynyrd cover band. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1587, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070124"
  },
  "discordant":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": being at variance : disagreeing":[
        "discordant opinions"
      ],
      ": quarrelsome":[
        "a discordant family"
      ],
      ": relating to a discord (see discord entry 1 sense 2 )":[
        "a discordant tone"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "dis-\u02c8k\u022frd-\u1d4ant",
      "dis-\u02c8k\u022fr-d\u1d4ant",
      "di-\u02c8sk\u022fr-d\u1d4ant"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cacophonous",
      "dissonant",
      "inharmonious",
      "unmelodious",
      "unmusical",
      "unvocal"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "harmonious",
      "harmonizing",
      "melodious",
      "musical"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "She has the difficult task of bringing together a number of discordant elements.",
      "discordant tones coming from the poorly tuned instrument",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Albrechtsen layers discordant ambient groans and shudders and creaks with the elemental noise of bugs, birds, animals, trees in the wind and branches cracking underfoot, together with snatches of William Ryan Fritch\u2019s somber orchestral score. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 June 2022",
      "Introducing multiple, often discordant references has always been inherent to my narration. \u2014 Tiziana Cardini, Vogue , 7 June 2022",
      "People gather in concrete basements to watch bodies opened up and exotic organs removed, in a discordant echo of Victorian surgery theaters. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 2 June 2022",
      "The discordant antigen and PCR results at the school district were causing confusion about which students should be kept out of the classroom and which could return. \u2014 Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica , 20 May 2022",
      "Somewhere toward the horizon, coyotes yipped and howled like spooky, discordant yodelers. \u2014 Suzannah Showler, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "The only discordant note, the only sign of caution, came when Woods had to trudge uphill \u2014 and golfers have to do a lot of that at Augusta National. \u2014 Christine Brennan, USA TODAY , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "But the system in which the character\u2019s live, where loyalty and friendship aren\u2019t honored, doesn\u2019t feel as discordant with our times. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Naturally, the scene is shot like a horror film, with dark hues, discordant sounds, and spooky special effects. \u2014 Mary Hui, Quartz , 13 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "see discord entry 2":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-225333"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a reduction made from the gross (see gross entry 1 sense 3b ) amount or value of something: such as":[],
      ": a reduction made from a regular or list price":[
        "offering customers a ten percent discount",
        "buy tickets at a discount"
      ],
      ": a proportionate deduction from a debt account usually made for cash or prompt payment":[],
      ": a deduction made for interest in advancing money upon or purchasing a bill or note not due":[],
      ": the act or practice of discounting (see discount entry 2 )":[],
      ": a deduction taken or allowance made":[
        "\u2026 we may \u2026 have to make very heavy discount , or even sometimes to reject our author's conclusions altogether.",
        "\u2014 G. G. Coulton"
      ],
      ": to make a deduction (see deduction sense 1a ) from usually for cash or prompt payment":[
        "a discounted price"
      ],
      ": to sell or offer for sale at a discount (see discount entry 1 sense 1 )":[
        "discounting last year's model"
      ],
      ": to lend money on after deducting the discount":[],
      ": to leave out of account or consideration : disregard":[
        "discount the possibility that the situation may worsen",
        "its effect cannot be entirely discounted"
      ],
      ": to minimize the importance of":[
        "shouldn't discount his contributions"
      ],
      ": to make allowance (see allowance entry 1 sense 2 ) for bias or exaggeration in":[
        "discount most of their claims"
      ],
      ": to view with doubt":[
        "discount a rumor"
      ],
      ": to anticipate or take into account (something, such as a future event) in present calculations or planning":[
        "\u2026 mail came chiefly from those organized groups whose opposition had already been discounted \u2026",
        "\u2014 Time"
      ],
      ": to give or make discounts (see discount entry 1 )":[
        "stores planning to discount after the holidays"
      ],
      ": selling goods or services for less than their regular or list price : selling goods or services at a discount (see discount entry 1 sense 1a(1) )":[
        "discount stores",
        "a discount broker",
        "discount airlines"
      ],
      ": offered or sold at a discount":[
        "discount tickets"
      ],
      ": reflecting a discount":[
        "discount prices"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dis-\u02cckau\u0307nt",
      "di-\u02c8skau\u0307nt",
      "\u02c8dis-\u02cckau\u0307nt, dis-\u02c8kau\u0307nt",
      "dis-\u02c8kau\u0307nt",
      "\u02c8di-\u02ccskau\u0307nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "abatement",
      "deduction",
      "reduction"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "blink (at)",
      "brush (aside ",
      "condone",
      "disregard",
      "excuse",
      "forgive",
      "gloss (over)",
      "gloze (over)",
      "ignore",
      "overlook",
      "overpass",
      "paper over",
      "pardon",
      "pass over",
      "remit",
      "shrug off",
      "whitewash",
      "wink (at)"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "The store offers a two percent discount when customers pay in cash.",
      "a discount of 20% from the original price",
      "Verb",
      "The vacation plan included a discounted price on our hotel room.",
      "Car dealers are heavily discounting last year's unsold models.",
      "These threats cannot be entirely discounted .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The only thing better than investing in a designer bag is finding one at a discount . \u2014 ELLE , 25 June 2022",
      "Russia is also ramping up oil exports to China and India, which have been snapping up barrels at a hefty discount . \u2014 Anna Chernova And Chris Liakos, CNN , 22 June 2022",
      "Apartments without parking will rent at a discount compared to similar apartments with parking. \u2014 Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 June 2022",
      "Many discount retailers are still facing supply chain issues, like many other industries. \u2014 Charles Rotblut, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
      "The government had said that the hospitals and clinics, because of their special status serving low-income communities, are able to buy the drugs at a deep discount . \u2014 Jessica Gresko, Chicago Tribune , 15 June 2022",
      "The government had said that the hospitals and clinics, because of their special status serving low-income communities, are able to buy the drugs at a deep discount . \u2014 Jessica Gresko, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022",
      "The government had said that the hospitals and clinics, because of their special status serving low-income communities, are able to buy the drugs at a deep discount . \u2014 Jessica Gresko, ajc , 15 June 2022",
      "For a few years, the downtown-Brooklyn address was occupied by a TGI Fridays, followed by an Arby\u2019s and a series of discount retailers. \u2014 Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "And the government wants to discount taxes for domestic plane trips \u2014 to stoke travel. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Aug. 2021",
      "Cecile wouldn\u2019t discount her star pupil\u2019s potential again. \u2014 Callie Caplan, Dallas News , 4 Aug. 2021",
      "When Sieg joined the firm as president in 2017, the company was losing marketshare to discount brokerage houses and competitors. \u2014 R.j. Shook, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
      "Eight of Pentacles: Pisces, do not discount the value in hard work. \u2014 Meghan Rose, Glamour , 1 June 2022",
      "The opening game performance could be attributed to fatigue or lack of two starters, but again, that would discount the Game 2 performance. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 20 May 2022",
      "The Tennessee team that everyone seems to discount is positioned to be at its best after a year dampened by injury after injury. \u2014 Andrew Beaton, WSJ , 12 Jan. 2022",
      "Don\u2019t ever discount Laura Linney in any awards race, proven by her surprise upsets over the years. \u2014 Michael Schneider, Variety , 16 May 2022",
      "The point, then, isn\u2019t to discount breed\u2019s influence over dogs, but to rethink its sway over us. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "But that\u2019s still a discount -rack price for a car that cost around $110,000 when new. \u2014 Mike Sutton, Car and Driver , 5 May 2022",
      "At the gate only are discount senior tickets for $8, a weekend pass for $25 and a four-to-a-car admission of $55. \u2014 Kathy Cichon, chicagotribune.com , 28 July 2021",
      "The stories energized widespread discussion of the lab-leak theory on social media, which quickly became meshed with theories about bioweapons research \u2014 a strain of speculation that scientists still strongly discount . \u2014 Washington Post , 10 June 2021",
      "Select facial cleansers, serums, and moisturizers are marked 30 percent off, including this $8 (post- discount ) gem. \u2014 Sarah Han, Allure , 9 Apr. 2021",
      "Black Friday isn't the only discount day worth counting down to. \u2014 Brittney Morgan, House Beautiful , 7 Jan. 2020",
      "According to BBC News\u2019 Helen Briggs, the research doesn\u2019t fully discount climate change\u2019s contribution to cave bears\u2019 extinction. \u2014 Meilan Solly, Smithsonian , 16 Aug. 2019",
      "And discount German grocery chain Aldi is growing rapidly in the United States. \u2014 Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN , 27 June 2019",
      "Businesses from Phoenix to Gilbert to Surprise are offering free or almost free food and free or discount admission into museums and aqariums for Mother's Day. \u2014 Georgann Yara And Sonja Haller, azcentral , 8 May 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "modification of French d\u00e9compter , from Old French desconter , from Medieval Latin discomputare , from Latin dis- + computare to count \u2014 more at count":"Verb, Noun, and Adjective"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1622, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "1621, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
      "1854, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Adjective"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-013858"
  },
  "discourage":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to deprive of courage or confidence : dishearten":[
        "was discouraged by repeated failure"
      ],
      ": to hinder by disfavoring":[
        "trying to discourage absenteeism"
      ],
      ": to dissuade or attempt to dissuade from doing something":[
        "tried to discourage her from going"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8sk\u0259-rij",
      "dis-\u02c8k\u0259r-ij",
      "di-\u02c8sk\u0259r-ij"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "chill",
      "daunt",
      "demoralize",
      "dishearten",
      "dismay",
      "dispirit",
      "frustrate",
      "unman",
      "unnerve"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "embolden",
      "encourage",
      "hearten",
      "nerve",
      "steel"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Try not to let losing discourage you.",
      "The area's dry climate discourages agriculture.",
      "He claims the new regulations will discourage investment.",
      "That type of behavior ought to be discouraged .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Uncertain rules and potentially costly litigation will discourage investment in, and development and adoption of, AI systems. \u2014 George Maliha, Scientific American , 29 June 2022",
      "That didn\u2019t discourage Klein from becoming one of the most vital and definitively modern contributors to U.S. and French Vogue during the following decade. \u2014 Vince Aletti, The New Yorker , 18 June 2022",
      "Yet, that did not discourage those Phoenicians who sought a place to cool off that summer. \u2014 Donna Reiner, The Arizona Republic , 17 June 2022",
      "Hiking corporate taxes would discourage investment in new productive capacity, a perverse move at a time of mismatched supply and demand. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 13 June 2022",
      "The levy will discourage investment in domestic production, meaning the U.S. will need to import more oil and gas. \u2014 Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 June 2022",
      "All that said, the possibility of rebound symptoms should not discourage anyone from taking Paxlovid if their doctor recommends it, Dr. Russo says. \u2014 Maggie O'neill, SELF , 1 June 2022",
      "This will help discourage overly-speculative investing as borrowing becomes more expensive \u2013 helping to stave off the possibility of a bubble. \u2014 Mike Maher, Forbes , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "Except for seasonal cuts in service as summer vacation season ends, which will automatically reduce tourist numbers, there is no evidence yet that airlines are heeding the governor's call to help discourage travel to Hawaii. \u2014 Dawn Gilbertson, USA TODAY , 24 Aug. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English discoragen , from Middle French descorager , from Old French descoragier , from des- dis- + corage courage":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200040"
  },
  "discourteous":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": lacking courtesy : rude":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8k\u0259r-t\u0113-\u0259s",
      "dis-\u02c8k\u0259r-t\u0113-\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "disrespectful",
      "ill-bred",
      "ill-mannered",
      "impertinent",
      "impolite",
      "inconsiderate",
      "rude",
      "thoughtless",
      "uncalled-for",
      "uncivil",
      "ungracious",
      "unhandsome",
      "unmannered",
      "unmannerly"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "civil",
      "considerate",
      "courteous",
      "genteel",
      "gracious",
      "mannerly",
      "polite",
      "thoughtful",
      "well-bred"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "The waiter was discourteous to me.",
      "It was thoughtless and discourteous to leave us waiting so long.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Translation: Don't be discourteous as people undermine your human rights. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 10 May 2022",
      "He was written up for being discourteous and not demonstrating good conduct. \u2014 Taylor Pettaway, San Antonio Express-News , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "Officials said that Herrera failed to show good moral character, was discourteous to a fellow employee while on duty and violated the San Antonio Police Department\u2019s standards for conduct and behavior. \u2014 Taylor Pettaway, San Antonio Express-News , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "But this is tempered at times by somewhat awkward or discourteous phrasing that makes exurbs seem somewhat oddball. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 4 Oct. 2021",
      "Vaughn was cited for unnecessary or excessive force and discourteous /unprofessional conduct, the department said Friday. \u2014 NBC News , 28 Sep. 2021",
      "Evans ultimately was cleared by then-Chief Steve Conrad in December 2019 of policy violations for being discourteous and using excessive force. \u2014 Darcy Costello, The Courier-Journal , 9 June 2021",
      "None of these sound like over-the-top discourteous behavior. \u2014 Yec, Forbes , 1 June 2021",
      "There were 89 complaints of rude and discourteous behavior and 59 excessive-force complaints. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 May 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1561, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-040552"
  },
  "discourteousness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": lacking courtesy : rude":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8k\u0259r-t\u0113-\u0259s",
      "dis-\u02c8k\u0259r-t\u0113-\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "disrespectful",
      "ill-bred",
      "ill-mannered",
      "impertinent",
      "impolite",
      "inconsiderate",
      "rude",
      "thoughtless",
      "uncalled-for",
      "uncivil",
      "ungracious",
      "unhandsome",
      "unmannered",
      "unmannerly"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "civil",
      "considerate",
      "courteous",
      "genteel",
      "gracious",
      "mannerly",
      "polite",
      "thoughtful",
      "well-bred"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "The waiter was discourteous to me.",
      "It was thoughtless and discourteous to leave us waiting so long.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Translation: Don't be discourteous as people undermine your human rights. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 10 May 2022",
      "He was written up for being discourteous and not demonstrating good conduct. \u2014 Taylor Pettaway, San Antonio Express-News , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "Officials said that Herrera failed to show good moral character, was discourteous to a fellow employee while on duty and violated the San Antonio Police Department\u2019s standards for conduct and behavior. \u2014 Taylor Pettaway, San Antonio Express-News , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "But this is tempered at times by somewhat awkward or discourteous phrasing that makes exurbs seem somewhat oddball. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 4 Oct. 2021",
      "Vaughn was cited for unnecessary or excessive force and discourteous /unprofessional conduct, the department said Friday. \u2014 NBC News , 28 Sep. 2021",
      "Evans ultimately was cleared by then-Chief Steve Conrad in December 2019 of policy violations for being discourteous and using excessive force. \u2014 Darcy Costello, The Courier-Journal , 9 June 2021",
      "None of these sound like over-the-top discourteous behavior. \u2014 Yec, Forbes , 1 June 2021",
      "There were 89 complaints of rude and discourteous behavior and 59 excessive-force complaints. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 May 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1561, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191120"
  },
  "discourtesy":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": rudeness":[],
      ": a rude act":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8k\u0259r-t\u0259-s\u0113",
      "dis-\u02c8k\u0259r-t\u0259-s\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "dis",
      "diss",
      "discourteousness",
      "disrespect",
      "disrespectfulness",
      "impertinence",
      "impertinency",
      "impoliteness",
      "impudence",
      "incivility",
      "inconsiderateness",
      "inconsideration",
      "insolence",
      "rudeness",
      "ungraciousness"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "civility",
      "considerateness",
      "consideration",
      "courtesy",
      "genteelness",
      "gentility",
      "graciousness",
      "politeness",
      "politesse",
      "thoughtfulness"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "His tardiness was just another in a series of small discourtesies .",
      "the courtiers shuddered at the discourtesy shown to the king",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The brouhaha, especially the recent arrest at the school board meeting, has left residents of all races, political loyalties and religious beliefs lamenting the disruption and discourtesy . \u2014 Washington Post , 1 July 2021",
      "McManus, in firing the officers, also cited acts of incompetency, discourtesy and lack of moral character. \u2014 Express-news Staff Report, ExpressNews.com , 12 Aug. 2020",
      "Casual discourtesy of this sort has been a staple of the European chattering classes since pre-Revolutionary days. \u2014 Charles C. W. Cooke, National Review , 4 July 2019",
      "The black truncheon attached to their ears became hitched to its associated discourtesy . \u2014 Ian Bogost, The Atlantic , 12 June 2018",
      "And the discourtesy involved in trying to override his management of the conversation is too much when dealing with the president of the United States. \u2014 Bryan Marquard, BostonGlobe.com , 22 Mar. 2018",
      "Their double-digit discourtesies were sophomoric in tone but historic in nature: The middle finger predates the Middle Ages. \u2014 Erik Brady, USA TODAY , 26 Oct. 2017",
      "No malicious gossip, discourtesy , backstabbing, passive aggression \u2014 none of that garbage. \u2014 Philip Chard, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 20 Oct. 2017",
      "School Superintendent Timothy Connellan said the class was an activist, compassionate and smart group who can help turn the tide of negativity and discourtesy prevalent in society. \u2014 Bill Leukhardt, courant.com , 20 June 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1555, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-022524"
  },
  "discredit":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to refuse to accept as true or accurate : disbelieve":[
        "discredit a rumor"
      ],
      ": to cause disbelief in the accuracy or authority of":[
        "trying to discredit the claims of a rival",
        "a discredited theory"
      ],
      ": to deprive of good repute : disgrace":[
        "personal attacks meant to discredit his opponent"
      ],
      ": loss of credit (see credit entry 1 sense 3 ) or reputation":[
        "I knew stories to the discredit of England",
        "\u2014 W. B. Yeats"
      ],
      ": lack or loss of belief or confidence : doubt":[
        "contradictions cast discredit on his testimony"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "dis-\u02c8kre-d\u0259t",
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8kre-d\u0259t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "abase",
      "chasten",
      "cheapen",
      "debase",
      "degrade",
      "demean",
      "disgrace",
      "dishonor",
      "foul",
      "humble",
      "humiliate",
      "lower",
      "shame",
      "sink",
      "smirch",
      "take down"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "disesteem",
      "disgrace",
      "dishonor",
      "disrepute",
      "ignominy",
      "infamy",
      "obloquy",
      "odium",
      "opprobrium",
      "reproach",
      "shame"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "The prosecution discredited the witness by showing that she had lied in the past.",
      "Many of his theories have been thoroughly discredited .",
      "an attempt to discredit the governor",
      "Noun",
      "to his everlasting discredit , the coach was found to have placed bets against his own team",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Alhaidari says that in Saudi courts, women's testimony is not considered equal to men and even when physical evidence of abuse is presented in court, men are often able to simply take an oath to discredit it. \u2014 Lynzy Billing, ELLE , 7 June 2022",
      "Bosque\u2019s developer, Preston Jones, takes umbrage with the efforts to discredit him and the project. \u2014 New York Times , 12 May 2022",
      "Later on, the same advisor attempted to smear a former client by trying to discredit her based on her previous public admissions of body image issues. \u2014 Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone , 5 May 2022",
      "The publication says Chatterjee engaged in a two-year long campaign to discredit the work of two more junior female colleagues, Anna Goldie and Azalia Mirhoseini, who had studied the ability of A.I. to potentially design new computer hardware. \u2014 Jeremy Kahn, Fortune , 31 May 2022",
      "The actress claimed that Depp had launched a campaign to discredit her account online, to which his attorney\u2019s objected and the judge sustained. \u2014 Tom\u00e1s Mier, Rolling Stone , 26 May 2022",
      "From the beginning of the troop surge, Moscow denied any plans to attack Ukraine, calling such Western concerns part of a campaign to discredit Russia. \u2014 chicagotribune.com , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "Over the weekend, top state Republicans waged a campaign on social media to discredit the letter and initial news reports about it. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "Coda, a nonprofit media company, reported in 2018 that the claim is part of a broader disinformation campaign by the Kremlin to discredit the U.S. in the eyes of Russia's pro-Western neighbors, Ukraine and Georgia. \u2014 Ella Lee, USA TODAY , 26 Feb. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "But to its discredit , the Tribune largely ignored them, instead writing about white performers like Benny Goodman. \u2014 Chicago Tribune Staff, Chicago Tribune , 5 June 2022",
      "Palisade all art forms; monitor, discredit , or expel those that challenge or destabilize processes of demonization and deification. \u2014 Zadie Smith, The New Yorker , 23 Jan. 2022",
      "City officials said Mintz\u2019s actions did not follow the rules of good conduct and behavior and brought discredit to himself and the San Antonio Police Department. \u2014 Taylor Pettaway, San Antonio Express-News , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "That\u2019s no discredit to him, but rather an acknowledgment that the highest tier of NBA stars exist in a totally different pantheon. \u2014 Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 Dec. 2021",
      "Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown filed charges in January to fire Catanzara, citing a long list of alleged infractions that brought discredit to the department and impeded its mission. \u2014 Annie Sweeney, chicagotribune.com , 15 Nov. 2021",
      "In an 11-page stipulation of facts discussed in court, prosecutors laid out 27 instances in which Scheller disrespected senior officials and brought discredit to himself as a Marine Corps officer. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 15 Oct. 2021",
      "Just as the Copernican revolution displaced earth-centrism, this revolution must, by analogy, displace and discredit ego-centrism. \u2014 Chris Lowney, Forbes , 8 Sep. 2021",
      "In the current pandemic crisis, the strategy of vilifying outsiders is again being deployed to discredit investigations of the pandemic's impact. \u2014 Shareen Joshi, CNN , 2 June 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1548, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
      "1551, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065515"
  },
  "discreditable":{
    "type":"adjective",
    "definitions":[
      "injurious to reputation disgraceful"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8kre-d\u0259-t\u0259-b\u0259l",
    "synonyms":[
      "disgraceful",
      "dishonorable",
      "disreputable",
      "ignominious",
      "infamous",
      "louche",
      "notorious",
      "opprobrious",
      "shady",
      "shameful",
      "shoddy",
      "shy",
      "unrespectable"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "honorable",
      "reputable",
      "respectable"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the discreditable conduct of drunken college students celebrating a win by their team",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Nevertheless, before looking at the technique\u2019s long, discreditable history, we should be reminded that true socialism is defined as a belief that the means of production should be publicly, not privately, owned. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 2 Aug. 2021",
      "What is important is that the public has seen enough brutality by police to believe all sorts of discreditable tales about them, and the reputation of the force suffers accordingly. \u2014 Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine , 18 Aug. 2020",
      "The desire for it is not necessarily wrong or discreditable . \u2014 Kevin D. Williamson, National Review , 18 July 2019",
      "This is an old pattern and a discreditable (and discredited) one. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, latimes.com , 25 June 2018",
      "Some people voted for Brexit for discreditable reasons. \u2014 The Economist , 21 June 2018",
      "Smith's legacy will be long-lasting and entirely discreditable . \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, latimes.com , 3 Nov. 2017",
      "Keosian further observed that the history of courts\u2019 allowing public prejudices to govern libel law is long and discreditable . \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, chicagotribune.com , 5 Sep. 2017",
      "But those who make them in earnest are deemed so discreditable that the claims themselves have mostly been removed from public debate. \u2014 Thomas Healy, The Atlantic , 18 June 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":null,
    "first_known_use":[
      "1577, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "discreet":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": unpretentious , modest":[
        "the warmth and discreet elegance of a civilized home",
        "\u2014 Joseph Wechsberg"
      ],
      ": unobtrusive , unnoticeable":[
        "followed at a discreet distance"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "dis-\u02c8kr\u0113t",
      "di-\u02c8skr\u0113t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "intelligent",
      "judgmatic",
      "judgmatical",
      "judicious",
      "prudent"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "imprudent",
      "indiscreet",
      "injudicious"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "For a couple who wanted a discreet bar between the study and the living room, Quogue, New York, architect Stuart Disston designed a small-scale bar that's hidden behind \u2026 doors under the stairs and takes advantage of plumbing in an adjacent powder room. \u2014 Sallie Brady , This Old House , January/February 2006",
      "Without the knowledge of the exiled African National Congress leadership, he entered into a discreet dialogue with the South African government\u2014which was reaching a similar conclusion. He later succeeded in convincing suspicious comrades of the need for a negotiated solution. \u2014 F. W. De Klerk , Time , 18 Apr. 2005",
      "The New York Stock Exchange, meanwhile, has proposed a rule that would bar a stock-market analyst from talking to newspapers that fail to disclose the analyst's conflicts of interest. Even the C.E.O. of Goldman Sachs, one of Wall Street's most discreet firms, has chimed in \u2026 and has extorted his peers to restore \"trust in our system.\" \u2014 New Yorker , 9 Dec. 2002",
      "Discreet disclaimers by the tourist board to the effect that \"there is no evidence whatever that Prince Vlad Tepes (TSEH-pesh), or Vlad the Impaler, inhabited the castle\" do nothing to discourage its notoriety as Dracula's reputed residence. Mythically, at least, this is in fact where he lived\u2014and always will. \u2014 Erik Sandberg-Diment , New York Times , 21 June 1998",
      "he was very discreet , only saying what was necessary",
      "with a discreet gesture, she signalled to her husband that she was ready to leave the party",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Framed by the 16th-century villa, its presence is discreet \u2014 almost shy. \u2014 Nargess Banks, Forbes , 27 May 2022",
      "It\u2019s a very discreet and doable intervention that can help shift the patterns for our community. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 26 May 2022",
      "Snap up the Lovense Lush 2 vibrator that\u2019s perfect for discreet play at Lovehoney and head to Ella Paradis for a steep price cut on the Better Love Blowfish Clitoral Stimulator. \u2014 Brittany Vincent, SELF , 31 May 2022",
      "Composting at home is easy to do by simply finding a discreet spot to pile up landscape waste or purchasing a free-standing plastic composter. \u2014 Ariel Cheung, Chicago Tribune , 18 May 2022",
      "Elsewhere, there are discreet crew quarters with a separate bathroom and kitchenette. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 16 May 2022",
      "More commonly, Japanese interpreters would sneak items across the bridge into Nagasaki, then bring gold coins back onto the island\u2014sometimes hidden in the lining of their clothes, other times with discreet bribes for the guards. \u2014 Rob Goss, Smithsonian Magazine , 13 May 2022",
      "If Finland and Sweden apply, they are widely expected to be approved, although NATO officials are publicly discreet , saying only that the alliance has an open-door policy and any country that wishes to join can request an invitation. \u2014 New York Times , 12 May 2022",
      "That\u2019s also where Vicky White, who had been carrying on discreet communications with Casey White since his initial stay at the facility in 2020, worked as the assistant director of corrections. \u2014 Fox News , 12 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English discrete, discret, discreet \"morally discerning, prudent, separate, distinct,\" borrowed from Anglo-French & Medieval Latin; Anglo-French discret, borrowed from Medieval Latin discr\u0113tus \"separate, distinct, showing discernment, prudent,\" going back to Latin, \"separated, differentiated,\" from past participle of discernere \"to separate, distinguish\" \u2014 more at discern":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220117"
  },
  "discreetness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having or showing discernment or good judgment in conduct and especially in speech : prudent",
      ": capable of preserving prudent silence",
      ": unpretentious , modest",
      ": unobtrusive , unnoticeable",
      ": careful not to attract attention or let out private information"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8skr\u0113t",
      "dis-\u02c8kr\u0113t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "intelligent",
      "judgmatic",
      "judgmatical",
      "judicious",
      "prudent"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "imprudent",
      "indiscreet",
      "injudicious"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Framed by the 16th-century villa, its presence is discreet \u2014 almost shy. \u2014 Nargess Banks, Forbes , 27 May 2022",
      "It\u2019s a very discreet and doable intervention that can help shift the patterns for our community. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 26 May 2022",
      "Snap up the Lovense Lush 2 vibrator that\u2019s perfect for discreet play at Lovehoney and head to Ella Paradis for a steep price cut on the Better Love Blowfish Clitoral Stimulator. \u2014 Brittany Vincent, SELF , 31 May 2022",
      "Composting at home is easy to do by simply finding a discreet spot to pile up landscape waste or purchasing a free-standing plastic composter. \u2014 Ariel Cheung, Chicago Tribune , 18 May 2022",
      "Elsewhere, there are discreet crew quarters with a separate bathroom and kitchenette. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 16 May 2022",
      "More commonly, Japanese interpreters would sneak items across the bridge into Nagasaki, then bring gold coins back onto the island\u2014sometimes hidden in the lining of their clothes, other times with discreet bribes for the guards. \u2014 Rob Goss, Smithsonian Magazine , 13 May 2022",
      "If Finland and Sweden apply, they are widely expected to be approved, although NATO officials are publicly discreet , saying only that the alliance has an open-door policy and any country that wishes to join can request an invitation. \u2014 New York Times , 12 May 2022",
      "That\u2019s also where Vicky White, who had been carrying on discreet communications with Casey White since his initial stay at the facility in 2020, worked as the assistant director of corrections. \u2014 Fox News , 12 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English discrete, discret, discreet \"morally discerning, prudent, separate, distinct,\" borrowed from Anglo-French & Medieval Latin; Anglo-French discret, borrowed from Medieval Latin discr\u0113tus \"separate, distinct, showing discernment, prudent,\" going back to Latin, \"separated, differentiated,\" from past participle of discernere \"to separate, distinguish\" \u2014 more at discern ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-192843"
  },
  "discretion":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": individual choice or judgment":[
        "left the decision to his discretion"
      ],
      ": power of free decision or latitude of choice within certain legal bounds":[
        "reached the age of discretion"
      ],
      ": ability to make responsible decisions":[],
      ": the result of separating or distinguishing":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8skre-sh\u0259n",
      "dis-\u02c8kre-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "common sense",
      "discreetness",
      "gumption",
      "horse sense",
      "levelheadedness",
      "nous",
      "policy",
      "prudence",
      "sense",
      "sensibleness",
      "wisdom",
      "wit"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "imprudence",
      "indiscretion"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Though it is worth noting that to live in a place where other people come just for pleasure has the odd effect of making me feel transient, while the visitors seem more fixed and permanent in their lives, coming as they do from more conventional homes far away. It is as if I am always waiting for them and am here at their discretion . \u2014 Richard Ford , Wall Street Journal , 14-15 June 2008",
      "In Texas \"capital\" murder doesn't necessarily mean a death-penalty case; it's the designation for any aggravated murder, and prosecutors have full discretion in deciding whether to seek death in such cases. \u2014 John Cloud , Time , 14 July 2003",
      "Del Monte was a courtier, bureaucrat, diplomat and politician born and bred and he understood the need for discretion . \u2014 Peter Robb , The Man Who Became Caravaggio , (1998) 1999",
      "Each artist in the gallery has discretion over the price that will be charged for his or her work.",
      "The coach used his own discretion to let the injured quarterback play.",
      "He always uses care and discretion when dealing with others.",
      "She handled the awkward situation with great discretion .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In the meantime, the FDA is using its enforcement discretion to allow more international manufacturers to sell their baby formula in this country. \u2014 Deidre Mcphillips, CNN , 10 June 2022",
      "But in podcasting, the content is mine because the RSS feed\u2014the distribution\u2014is mine and at my discretion . \u2014 Conal Byrne, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
      "The appeals court rejected both arguments in its 45-page ruling, finding that Burke had acted within his discretion in allowing both types of evidence. \u2014 Gene Maddaus, Variety , 2 June 2022",
      "The gift was unsolicited and unrestricted, meaning that the organization can use the funds at their discretion to invest in what is important to the local community, Palmer-Shultz said. \u2014 Claire Rafford, The Indianapolis Star , 24 May 2022",
      "Through this framework, individuals can release aspects of their identity and personal information at their discretion on request \u2014 a far cry from Web2\u2019s model of platform ownership. \u2014 Solo Ceesay, Rolling Stone , 10 May 2022",
      "An underling reported to Mr. Mineta that pilots would be told to land at their discretion . \u2014 Washington Post , 3 May 2022",
      "Public education about 988 has so far largely relied on state leaders providing information at their discretion . \u2014 Benjamin F. Miller, STAT , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "Pardoning someone is not merely a power the governor has to use at her discretion . \u2014 al , 20 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English discrecioun \"rational perception, moral discernment, good judgment,\" borrowed from Anglo-French & Late Latin; Anglo-French discreciun, descrecion, borrowed from Late Latin discr\u0113ti\u014dn-, discr\u0113ti\u014d \"separation, act or power of distinguishing, caution, prudence,\" going back to Latin, \"division, discrimination,\" from discr\u0113-, variant stem of discernere \"to separate, distinguish\" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, suffix of verbal action \u2014 more at discern":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-180534"
  },
  "disdain":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn":[],
      ": to look on with scorn":[
        "disdained him as a coward"
      ],
      ": to refuse or abstain from because of a feeling of contempt or scorn":[
        "disdained to answer their questions"
      ],
      ": to treat as beneath one's notice or dignity":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "dis-\u02c8d\u0101n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "contempt",
      "contemptuousness",
      "despisement",
      "despite",
      "despitefulness",
      "misprision",
      "scorn"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "contemn",
      "dis",
      "diss",
      "disrespect",
      "high-hat",
      "look down (on ",
      "scorn",
      "slight",
      "sniff (at)",
      "snoot",
      "snub"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for disdain Verb despise , contemn , scorn , disdain mean to regard as unworthy of one's notice or consideration. despise may suggest an emotional response ranging from strong dislike to loathing. despises cowards contemn implies a vehement condemnation of a person or thing as low, vile, feeble, or ignominious. contemns the image of women promoted by advertisers scorn implies a ready or indignant contempt. scorns the very thought of retirement disdain implies an arrogant or supercilious aversion to what is regarded as unworthy. disdained popular music",
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "McCarthy's indifference to accolades and his disdain for grandstanding \u2026 turned into a disdain even for being understood. \u2014 Louis Menand , New Yorker , 5 Apr. 2004",
      "There is fierce disdain within the Pentagon for the passive U.N. peacekeepers who stood by while thousands were murdered in Bosnia's ethnic cleansing. \u2014 Joe Klein , Time , 24 Nov. 2003",
      "But for all its playful love of puns and cool disdain for \"suits,\" the high-tech world is, at heart, a cruel, unforgiving place ruled by the merciless dynamics of the marketplace. \u2014 Michiko Kakutani , New York Times , 27 June 2002",
      "He regarded their proposal with disdain .",
      "I have a healthy disdain for companies that mistreat their workers.",
      "Verb",
      "The right eyes him [Thomas Jefferson] suspiciously as a limousine Jacobin so enamored of revolution that he once suggested we should have one every 20 years. The left disdains him as your basic race hypocrite. \u2014 Charles Krauthammer , Time , 22 May 2000",
      "Only in our last days on the peninsula (the arm of Antarctica that polar scientists disdain as the \"Banana Belt\") did we see our first frozen sea \u2026 \u2014 Kate Ford , Wall Street Journal , 12 June 1998",
      "His vehicle would be a form he both enjoyed and disdained \u2014pulp fiction. \u2014 Henry Louis Gates, Jr. , New York Times Book Review , 20 Sept. 1992",
      "There is also evidence of epic womanizing that Mr. Schickel mentions but loftily announces that he disdains to tell us about. \u2014 Camille Paglia , New York Times Book Review , 21 July 1991",
      "They disdained him for being weak.",
      "She disdained to answer their questions.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "His college choice was Arnold Palmer\u2019s alma mater \u2014 Wake Forest \u2014 and the disdain for miscues was legendary. \u2014 Jim Mccabe, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022",
      "Trump, Esper recounts in \u2018\u2019A Sacred Oath,\u2019\u2019 had developed a disdain for Stanley McChrystal and William McRaven, popular and influential leaders who, in retirement, criticized the president. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 11 May 2022",
      "Jessica Biel has a complex turn as the titular murderess, a thin veneer of professional suburban housewifery pasted over a deep disdain for her own humdrum life. \u2014 Jeff Ewing, Forbes , 7 May 2022",
      "The man charged in the 1971 killing of a Massachusetts mother has a long criminal record and a general disdain for the justice system, the prosecutor said Wednesday in arguing that the suspect be detained without bail. \u2014 CBS News , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "As Wahlberg's Instagram page shows, the former Calvin Klein underwear model has impossible abs and a clear disdain for shirts. \u2014 Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "But each of them contain one common thread: a concerted, explicit disdain for Black women. \u2014 Nicole Young, ELLE , 26 Jan. 2022",
      "Clarence Mock, a Nebraska lawyer who represented Mike Potter\u2014one of the farmers who worked with Constant\u2014recently proposed that the scheme may have been sustained, in part, by a disdain for organic consumers. \u2014 Ian Parker, The New Yorker , 8 Nov. 2021",
      "No male celebrity in recent memory has cooked up this flavor of public disdain . \u2014 Jenny Singer, Glamour , 24 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Most of the characters in the book simply disdain other people, period. \u2014 Jess Bergman, The New Republic , 22 June 2022",
      "Some rolled their eyes at the emotional European reaction to events in Ukraine, and pointed to double standards in their neglect of ruinous conflicts elsewhere and disdain for earlier waves of refugees. \u2014 Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
      "Those personal experiences can create empathy or disdain for either Depp or Heard. \u2014 Alia E. Dastagir, USA TODAY , 23 May 2022",
      "McDonough and Grace disdain the griddle, opting instead for one of Gunselman\u2019s five cast-iron skillets, passed down through McDonough\u2019s brother. \u2014 cleveland , 9 May 2022",
      "Please do not read this in any way to disdain the people commemorating the loss of Pearl Grover. \u2014 cleveland , 26 Feb. 2022",
      "Inevitably, a hierarchy develops; in puzzleland, solvers of those murderously difficult British-style cryptic crosswords sometimes disdain straightforward American ones, the way chess players brush off checkers players. \u2014 Christopher Bonanos, Town & Country , 27 Jan. 2022",
      "Some writers disdain the culture of the Internet; King is very much a product of it. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Dec. 2021",
      "But the opposition coalition will have to continue to rally around Mr. M\u00e1rki-Zay, who won an unprecedented joint primary this month, despite conservative social values that many opposition voters disdain . \u2014 Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor , 25 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English desdeyne , from Anglo-French desdaign , from desdeigner \u2014 see disdain entry 2":"Noun",
      "Middle English desdeynen , from Anglo-French desdeigner, dedeigner , from Vulgar Latin *disdignare , from Latin dis- + dignare to deign \u2014 more at deign":"Verb"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-183033"
  },
  "disdainful":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": full of or expressing contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : full of or expressing scorn or disdain":[
        "a disdainful glare",
        "is disdainful of all modern art"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "dis-\u02c8d\u0101n-f\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "abhorrent",
      "contemptuous",
      "scornful"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "admiring",
      "applauding",
      "appreciative",
      "approving"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for disdainful proud , arrogant , haughty , lordly , insolent , overbearing , supercilious , disdainful mean showing scorn for inferiors. proud may suggest an assumed superiority or loftiness. too proud to take charity arrogant implies a claiming for oneself of more consideration or importance than is warranted. a conceited and arrogant executive haughty suggests a consciousness of superior birth or position. a haughty aristocrat lordly implies pomposity or an arrogant display of power. a lordly condescension insolent implies contemptuous haughtiness. ignored by an insolent waiter overbearing suggests a tyrannical manner or an intolerable insolence. an overbearing supervisor supercilious implies a cool, patronizing haughtiness. an aloof and supercilious manner disdainful suggests a more active and openly scornful superciliousness. disdainful of their social inferiors",
    "examples":[
      "He looked at the waiter with a disdainful glare.",
      "a disdainful attitude toward authority",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "When Howie falls for Charlie (James Scully), the cute doctor comes as a package deal with the disdainful Cooper (Nick Adams) and aloof Will (Conrad Ricamora), who strikes an instant love-hate sizzle with Noah. \u2014 Justin J Wee, Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2022",
      "Thanks to redistricting Axne\u2019s district saw an influx of more than 5,000 Republican voters, mostly rural, that are likely to be disdainful of her voting record and relationship with Biden. \u2014 Brittany Shepherd, ABC News , 8 June 2022",
      "After Eskic\u2019s post, Alessandro Rigolon, an assistant U. professor of city and metropolitan planning, noted that the roster of Yalecrest panelists did not include any planners \u2014 which Hemming said in her complaints was mocking and disdainful . \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 June 2022",
      "Scenes between Mitchell and the disdainful Admiral Simpson (Jon Hamm) are culturally enlightening \u2014 boyish Cruise is a star; five-o\u2019clock-shadow Hamm, from Mad Men, is TV trite. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 27 May 2022",
      "Among disabled people this often manifests when higher-status, more privileged disabled people are unduly skeptical or disdainful of other disabled people\u2019s claims of discrimination or systemic oppression. \u2014 Andrew Pulrang, Forbes , 21 Oct. 2021",
      "The younger mover, Jan (Flurin Giger), who turns out to be the story\u2019s unlikely Casanova, can\u2019t keep himself from gazing enrapt at a seemingly disdainful Mara. \u2014 Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Every resigned gesture and every disdainful line reading is just right. \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "Though the daughter of an earl, Sophie has been relegated to the role of servant by her disdainful stepmother. \u2014 Chaise Sanders, Country Living , 25 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "see disdain entry 2":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1542, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200125"
  },
  "diseased":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": affected with or as if with a disease : lacking health or soundness : sickly":[
        "During a transplant, the surgeon removes the diseased lung (sometimes both) and transplants a lung or lungs from a donor.",
        "\u2014 Elaine K. Howley",
        "Pruning is critical to blueberry productivity. An annual pruning regimen is needed to remove old and diseased canes, encourage strong new canes and increase the harvest.",
        "\u2014 Sequim (Washington) Gazette",
        "He said he occasionally has had to put an animal down if it is diseased or severely injured, but often works with animal rehabilitators to rescue others when possible.",
        "\u2014 Sarah Bowman",
        "Sirois believes that the confession from Hernandez, who has since pleaded not guilty, was the product of a diseased mind. Defense lawyers claim he's mentally ill, hears voices, and has rock-bottom intelligence.",
        "\u2014 Andrea Peyser"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8z\u0113zd",
      "-\u02c8z\u0113zd"
    ],
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200805"
  },
  "disembowel":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to remove the substance of":[
        "a program disemboweled by spending cuts"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-\u0259m-\u02c8bau\u0307(-\u0259)l"
    ],
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      "clean",
      "draw",
      "eviscerate",
      "gut"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "The fierce cat uses its claws to disembowel its prey.",
      "ancient Roman prophets would disembowel animals in order to read the future from their entrails",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Sometimes, especially unlucky toads are still alive when these serpents disembowel them, Henrik Brings\u00f8e, an amateur herpetologist from Denmark and the first author of the new study, writes in a statement. \u2014 Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine , 2 Oct. 2020",
      "Nonetheless, everyone stays back from her long and powerful legs, which can deliver a lion- disemboweling kick. \u2014 Ed Yong, The Atlantic , 13 Mar. 2020",
      "Fortunately no one resembles a tasty gazelle antelope, which cheetahs \u2014 who rule as Earth\u2019s fastest mammals \u2014 race down, viciously bite in the neck to suffocate and bloodily disembowel to devour. \u2014 Allie Morris, Dallas News , 13 Apr. 2020",
      "The Tollund Man was almost certainly hanged, while others appear to have been disemboweled , decapitated or bled from the throat. \u2014 Robert Rubsam, New York Times , 24 Mar. 2020",
      "That is small consolation when your steers are disemboweled or your dog torn to pieces. \u2014 Ben Long, Outdoor Life , 6 Mar. 2020",
      "Seattle had just disemboweled the 49ers on national television, a loss that would topple whatever remained of the 49ers\u2019 resurgence under Harbaugh. \u2014 Ann Killion, SFChronicle.com , 9 Nov. 2019",
      "Several bodies were disembowelled or otherwise mutilated. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Nov. 2019",
      "The prequel saga released from 1999 to 2005 was disemboweled and, more recently, staunchly defended. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 23 Oct. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1618, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-040455"
  },
  "disencumber":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to free from encumbrance : disburden"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-in-\u02c8k\u0259m-b\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "disburden",
      "discharge",
      "off-load",
      "unburden",
      "unlade",
      "unload",
      "unpack"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "load",
      "pack"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "we disencumbered our pack animals as soon as we made camp that night",
      "a simple statement of the terms of the contract disencumbered of legal jargon"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle French desencombrer , from des- dis- + encombrer to encumber",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1598, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195813"
  },
  "disencumbered":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to free from encumbrance : disburden":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-in-\u02c8k\u0259m-b\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "disburden",
      "discharge",
      "off-load",
      "unburden",
      "unlade",
      "unload",
      "unpack"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "load",
      "pack"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for disencumber extricate , disentangle , untangle , disencumber , disembarrass mean to free from what binds or holds back. extricate implies the use of care or ingenuity in freeing from a difficult position or situation. extricated himself from financial difficulties disentangle and untangle suggest painstaking separation of a thing from other things. disentangling fact from fiction untangle a web of deceit disencumber implies a release from something that clogs or weighs down. an article disencumbered of jargon disembarrass suggests a release from something that impedes or hinders. disembarrassed herself of her advisers",
    "examples":[
      "we disencumbered our pack animals as soon as we made camp that night",
      "a simple statement of the terms of the contract disencumbered of legal jargon",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "However, before negotiations between Lyon and the Gunners can begin in earnest, the Gunners may first have to disencumber themselves of the German's \u00a3350,000-a-week wages. \u2014 SI.com , 3 July 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle French desencombrer , from des- dis- + encombrer to encumber":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1598, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065740"
  },
  "disengagement":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to release from something that engages or involves",
      ": to release or detach oneself : withdraw"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-in-\u02c8g\u0101j"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "clear",
      "disembarrass",
      "disentangle",
      "extricate",
      "free",
      "liberate",
      "release",
      "untangle"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "embroil",
      "entangle"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The two dancers moved together in a series of quick movements before disengaging and leaping apart.",
      "Put the car in gear, and then slowly disengage the clutch while pressing on the gas pedal.",
      "If there is a malfunction, the gears will automatically disengage .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In fact, such empowerment can lead employees to morally disengage and behave unethically. \u2014 Iese Business School, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
      "Machines constructed this way could disengage their operations from the inputs of electronic sensors and create novel forms of computation that resemble internal cognitive processes. \u2014 Gy\u00f6rgy Buzs\u00e1ki, Scientific American , 14 May 2022",
      "Early in April, Goldman Sachs downgraded the company to a sell from neutral, citing headwinds as investors disengage due to falling markets and waning Covid stimulus checks. \u2014 Nicole Goodkind, CNN , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Freedom to disengage from the demands of technology, and soak up the healing the outdoors has to offer. \u2014 Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News , 20 Mar. 2022",
      "The inability to mentally disengage is why some studies say that working on a traditional vacation, unsurprisingly, reduces its health and well-being benefits. \u2014 Gloria Liu, The Atlantic , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Early in April, Goldman Sachs downgraded the company to a sell from neutral, citing headwinds as investors disengage due to falling markets. \u2014 Nicole Goodkind, CNN , 10 May 2022",
      "Former customers rarely disengage entirely, Burton says. \u2014 Geoff Colvin, Fortune , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "More broadly, Biden\u2019s commitment to Ukraine appears to signal the end of a period of retrenchment in which Presidents Obama and Trump sought to disengage from the military entanglements launched by President George W. Bush. \u2014 Doyle Mcmanuswashington Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 24 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"French d\u00e9sengager , from Middle French, from des- dis- + engager to engage",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1611, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-223019"
  },
  "disentangle":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to free from entanglement : unravel":[],
      ": to become disentangled":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-in-\u02c8ta\u014b-g\u0259l",
      "\u02ccdi-s\u1d4an-\u02c8ta\u014b-g\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "ravel (out)",
      "unbraid",
      "unlay",
      "unravel",
      "unsnarl",
      "untangle",
      "untwine",
      "untwist",
      "unweave"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "entangle",
      "snarl",
      "tangle"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for disentangle extricate , disentangle , untangle , disencumber , disembarrass mean to free from what binds or holds back. extricate implies the use of care or ingenuity in freeing from a difficult position or situation. extricated himself from financial difficulties disentangle and untangle suggest painstaking separation of a thing from other things. disentangling fact from fiction untangle a web of deceit disencumber implies a release from something that clogs or weighs down. an article disencumbered of jargon disembarrass suggests a release from something that impedes or hinders. disembarrassed herself of her advisers",
    "examples":[
      "it took forever to disentangle the knot",
      "the years that it took to disentangle ourselves from our troubles after someone started using our social security numbers",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The solution is not to further enmesh health care in politics, but to disentangle it from partisan ideologies. \u2014 Haider J. Warraich, STAT , 8 June 2022",
      "Methods included being rotated underwater in an ejection seat and being dragged across the pool attached to a parachute, from which students had to disentangle themselves. \u2014 Nojan Aminosharei, Men's Health , 17 May 2022",
      "Those two things are hard to disentangle , though, in thinking about the future of the court. \u2014 New York Times , 11 May 2022",
      "Leaving the mechanical to the side for the moment, interpretive and affective difficulty are hard to disentangle . \u2014 Will Bedingfield, Wired , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "Each company is confronting its own particular set of challenges in figuring out how to disentangle its brand, products and services from Russia. \u2014 Nina Trentmann, WSJ , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "So why on Earth are these Mary Celeste flights still ongoing -- and what are aviation's stakeholders doing to disentangle themselves from the red tape that has ensnared the airlines into this climate-damaging mess? \u2014 Paul Sillers, CNN , 12 Feb. 2022",
      "Pressure on companies to disentangle themselves from such potential abuses is growing. \u2014 New York Times , 4 Jan. 2022",
      "Some fast-food chains are struggling to disentangle their brands from Russia amid intense public pressure on U.S. companies to withdraw from the country over its attack on Ukraine. \u2014 Kate Gibson, CBS News , 18 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1598, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065111"
  },
  "disenthral":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to free from bondage : liberate"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-in-\u02c8thr\u022fl"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "discharge",
      "emancipate",
      "enfranchise",
      "enlarge",
      "free",
      "liberate",
      "loose",
      "loosen",
      "manumit",
      "release",
      "spring",
      "unbind",
      "uncage",
      "unchain",
      "unfetter"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bind",
      "confine",
      "enchain",
      "fetter",
      "restrain"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "we must disenthrall ourselves from time-honored ways of doing things, or we will never progress as a society"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1643, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195241"
  },
  "disenthrall":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to free from bondage : liberate":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-in-\u02c8thr\u022fl"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "discharge",
      "emancipate",
      "enfranchise",
      "enlarge",
      "free",
      "liberate",
      "loose",
      "loosen",
      "manumit",
      "release",
      "spring",
      "unbind",
      "uncage",
      "unchain",
      "unfetter"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bind",
      "confine",
      "enchain",
      "fetter",
      "restrain"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "we must disenthrall ourselves from time-honored ways of doing things, or we will never progress as a society"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1643, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222030"
  },
  "disequilibrium":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": loss or lack of equilibrium":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02cce-kw\u0259-",
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02cc\u0113-kw\u0259-\u02c8li-br\u0113-\u0259m",
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02cc\u0113-kw\u0259-\u02c8lib-r\u0113-\u0259m, -\u02ccek-w\u0259-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "The condition is caused by a disequilibrium in the brain's chemistry.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "If disequilibrium equals opportunity\u2014retailers and brands will need a new compass. \u2014 Gary Drenik, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
      "The 2018 merger of Northrop Grumman with Orbital Sciences created a disequilibrium in the solid rocket motor sector. \u2014 Loren Thompson, Forbes , 7 Sep. 2021",
      "Until the Black Death, medical writers did not routinely categorize distinct diseases, and instead often presented illness as a generalized physical disequilibrium . \u2014 Jennifer Couzin-frankel, Science | AAAS , 13 July 2021",
      "However, based on the advice of nearly every energy economist and pundit, OPEC decided to defend a price close to the disequilibrium level, which was unsustainable. \u2014 Michael Lynch, Forbes , 11 Mar. 2021",
      "While some experienced a constant disequilibrium and brain fog that were similar to mine, others had become accustomed to a pattern of short periods of relative health alternating with longer periods of vertigo. \u2014 Brian Platzer, New York Times , 13 Feb. 2020",
      "This disequilibrium lasts until the shorts are sufficiently at a neutral risk position, or squeezed, dead or fired. \u2014 Michael Taylor, ExpressNews.com , 7 Feb. 2020",
      "That disequilibrium has, in turn, been dogged by a creeping tension, and the new frontier narrative has been accompanied by one of looming conflict, even the possibility of a new Cold War. \u2014 Neil Shea, National Geographic , 21 Aug. 2019",
      "The disequilibrium in Arctic approaches has worried some observers and led to news headlines that regularly describe the Arctic as a kind of Wild West, or as a frigid theater where nations will square off in the next Cold War. \u2014 Neil Shea, National Geographic , 8 May 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1840, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-235848"
  },
  "disfavor":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": disapproval , dislike",
      ": the state or fact of being no longer favored",
      ": disadvantage",
      ": to withhold or withdraw favor from",
      ": disapproval",
      ": the condition of being disliked",
      ": dislike entry 2 , disapprove"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8f\u0101-v\u0259r",
      "dis-\u02c8f\u0101-v\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "allergy",
      "averseness",
      "aversion",
      "disinclination",
      "dislike",
      "disliking",
      "disrelish",
      "down",
      "mislike"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "dislike",
      "disrelish",
      "mislike"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "He regarded their proposal with disfavor .",
      "They looked with disfavor upon her.",
      "Verb",
      "The current laws favor large businesses and disfavor smaller businesses.",
      "a style of stage acting that is disfavored by most theatergoers today",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Hurwitz does a good job covering the bases of how the Automats flourished, and why, with the post-World War II and Eisenhower era emphasis on interstate highways and fleeing to the suburbs, the Automat slid gradually, then quickly, into disfavor . \u2014 Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "That\u2019s one of the great myths of digital transformation that is doing a disfavor to many executives and managers, leading them astray, pouring money and time into digitization projects that fail to move things forward as hoped. \u2014 Joe Mckendrick, Forbes , 31 Jan. 2022",
      "Deductible losses thus can help to cushion modest market blows, while the taxable gains that might result from knee-jerk selling can work to your disfavor . \u2014 Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic , 30 Jan. 2022",
      "An outraged Jean repeatedly raises a stink to their lord about the fact that his former friend is getting all the things that were once rightfully his, which of course puts him in further disfavor with the sniveling Pierre. \u2014 Bilge Ebiri, Vulture , 16 Oct. 2021",
      "Social media companies are dragging down the public\u2019s esteem of tech in general, with the spread of misinformation and the erosion of privacy among the top reasons for the disfavor . \u2014 Kevin T. Dugan, Fortune , 9 Sep. 2021",
      "But the state constitution says the citizens\u2019 redistricting commission can neither favor nor disfavor incumbents. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 14 Aug. 2021",
      "Unlike many states, Wisconsin prudently looks with disfavor on absentee and mail-in voting. \u2014 Andrew C. Mccarthy, National Review , 17 Dec. 2020",
      "Those ideas seem to be falling into disfavor with many. \u2014 David Harsanyi, National Review , 7 Dec. 2020",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "China\u2019s year-to-date imports are already running almost a quarter below the pace set in 2021 due to record domestic production, and price controls that disfavor its main suppliers in Indonesia, Russia and Mongolia. \u2014 Bloomberg.com , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "The most recent are the Fair District Amendments passed by voters in 2010, which prohibit drawing lines to favor or disfavor political parties, incumbents or ethnic groups. \u2014 Steven Lemongello, orlandosentinel.com , 5 Oct. 2021",
      "The basic premise is that those who provide important services to the public at large cannot harm the public or unreasonably disfavor certain customers. \u2014 Charles M. Miller, National Review , 8 Oct. 2021",
      "The biggest question is how the Legislature will view the Fair Districts amendments passed by voters in 2010, which ban the redrawing of maps to favor or disfavor a political party, incumbent or racial or ethnic group. \u2014 Gray Rohrer, orlandosentinel.com , 20 Sep. 2021",
      "The new rules also limit how districts can be split and say lines can\u2019t favor or disfavor either political party. \u2014 Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland , 3 Sep. 2021",
      "Can F**k Himself, which is that imbalanced cis-het relationship dynamics, almost all of which disfavor women, plague American TV? \u2014 Roxana Hadadi, Vulture , 25 July 2021",
      "The task force also would investigate whether social media company algorithms favor or disfavor certain candidates. \u2014 Jonathan J. Cooper And Bob Christie, Star Tribune , 23 June 2021",
      "All public-health bodies outside of Taiwan and Hong Kong seemed to disfavor travel restrictions. \u2014 Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review , 19 May 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "circa 1533, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1570, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-182512"
  },
  "disfigurement":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries":[
        "a face disfigured by smallpox"
      ],
      ": disguise":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "especially British -\u02c8fi-g\u0259",
      "dis-\u02c8fi-gy\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "blemish",
      "bloody",
      "break",
      "compromise",
      "crab",
      "cripple",
      "cross (up)",
      "damage",
      "deface",
      "endamage",
      "flaw",
      "harm",
      "hurt",
      "impair",
      "injure",
      "mar",
      "spoil",
      "vitiate"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "doctor",
      "fix",
      "mend",
      "patch",
      "rebuild",
      "recondition",
      "reconstruct",
      "renovate",
      "repair",
      "revamp"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "His face was disfigured by a scar.",
      "the statue was seriously disfigured by falling rubble during the earthquake",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In an unrelated case, court records indicate Boswell is charged with first-degree assault with intent to disfigure in a Sept. 11, 2019, incident in which he is accused of beating a man causing brain damage to him. \u2014 Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Perez faces three felony charges, including a charge of assault with intent to disfigure and dismember and a charge of assault with intent to seriously injure someone with a weapon. \u2014 Amir Vera And Liam Reilly, CNN , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "Yet the addition of modern touches threatens to disfigure the cathedral, according to dozens of cultural figures and intellectuals who have stood up against the proposals. \u2014 New York Times , 10 Dec. 2021",
      "For example, newer cultivars of flowering crabapple trees are usually resistant to apple scab and fire blight, diseases that disfigure many older trees. \u2014 Beth Botts, chicagotribune.com , 19 Sep. 2021",
      "From April 1992 until the summer of 1995, the newly independent republic of Bosnia endured the darkest violence to disfigure Europe since World War II. \u2014 Steve Coll, The New York Review of Books , 28 May 2020",
      "The perpetrators don't usually intend to kill but to disfigure their victims' faces. \u2014 Rakesh Kumar, CNN , 12 July 2021",
      "RespectAbility, an organization that advocates for individuals with disabilities, said Hollywood\u2019s tendency to disfigure evil characters, even unintentionally, can cause people to be afraid of those who don\u2019t look like them. \u2014 Rebecca Rubin, chicagotribune.com , 5 Nov. 2020",
      "Those lies include social media memes stating the vaccine will leave an invisible digital, trackable tattoo; that Dr. Anthony Fauci, a leader in the vaccine effort, is actually Satan; and that the vaccine will hideously disfigure your face. \u2014 Elizabeth Cohen, CNN , 12 Aug. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French desfigurer , from des- dis- + figure figure":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172227"
  },
  "disgrace":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to be a source of shame to",
      ": to cause to lose favor (see favor entry 1 sense 1a(2) ) or standing",
      ": to humiliate by a superior showing",
      ": the condition of one fallen from grace : the condition of one who has lost honor (see honor entry 1 sense 1a )",
      ": loss of grace, favor, or honor",
      ": a source of shame",
      ": to bring shame to",
      ": the condition of being looked down on : loss of respect",
      ": a cause of shame"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8skr\u0101s",
      "dis-\u02c8gr\u0101s",
      "di-\u02c8skr\u0101s",
      "dis-\u02c8gr\u0101s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "abase",
      "chasten",
      "cheapen",
      "debase",
      "degrade",
      "demean",
      "discredit",
      "dishonor",
      "foul",
      "humble",
      "humiliate",
      "lower",
      "shame",
      "sink",
      "smirch",
      "take down"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "discredit",
      "disesteem",
      "dishonor",
      "disrepute",
      "ignominy",
      "infamy",
      "obloquy",
      "odium",
      "opprobrium",
      "reproach",
      "shame"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "He ultimately got convicted of crimes and had to resign and disgrace it\u2019s today in Ohio, the news podcast discussion from cleveland.com and the plane dealer. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "She is abandoned by her partner and left with an unplanned pregnancy that could disgrace her family\u2019s reputation. \u2014 Erica Gonzales, ELLE , 26 Jan. 2022",
      "How America and Americans choose to honor or disgrace Mr. Floyd's memory has become a Rorschach test. \u2014 Peniel E. Joseph, CNN , 6 Oct. 2021",
      "The man was a cherubic young pastor whose self-worth issues and deep belief in his interpretation of Scripture led to disgrace . \u2014 Matt Donnelly, Variety , 8 Sep. 2021",
      "Despite the rhetoric from his administration, the truth is Biden chose defeat and disgrace in Afghanistan. \u2014 Rich Lowry, National Review , 31 Aug. 2021",
      "Ferguson, interviewing them from behind the camera (Matt Damon narrates the film), questions them with increasing exasperation, and, one after another, the academics disgrace themselves. \u2014 Richard Brod, The New Yorker , 11 Aug. 2021",
      "As a leading public figure with the capacity either to inspire (\u00e0 la Einstein) or to disgrace (\u00e0 la Roth)? \u2014 New York Times , 1 Apr. 2021",
      "This is praise, of a sort: for over a century now, the Windsors have been in a class of their own for providing spectacle, scandal, feud, tragedy, and disgrace \u2014and doing very well out of it. \u2014 Matt Seaton, The New York Review of Books , 9 Mar. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "In retrospect, the Suns should have put a lid on it, maybe like the one that was attached to their baskets Sunday against the Mavericks. Being beaten in Game 7 is typically not a disgrace , but the Suns' 123-90 loss Sunday was. \u2014 Kent Somers, The Arizona Republic , 15 May 2022",
      "The Capitol riot of Jan. 6, 2021, was a national disgrace , but almost more dispiriting is the way America\u2019s two warring political tribes have responded. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 5 Jan. 2022",
      "With child care, as with so much else, the coronavirus yanked back the curtain that has for generations covered up a national disgrace . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 4 May 2021",
      "Gerrymandering is a national disgrace that demands a national solution. \u2014 Eric Zorn, chicagotribune.com , 27 Apr. 2021",
      "That GoFundMe pages like these are now common is a national disgrace . \u2014 New York Times , 13 Apr. 2021",
      "When Republican Ryan Zinke first ran for Congress, the former Navy SEAL faced false accusations amplified by Democrats that his military career had ended in disgrace . \u2014 Matthew Brown, Anchorage Daily News , 26 May 2022",
      "When Republican Ryan Zinke first ran for Congress, the former Navy SEAL faced false accusations amplified by Democrats that his military career had ended in disgrace . \u2014 Matthew Brown, ajc , 26 May 2022",
      "The victory, if confirmed, would see the Marcos family return to power more than 30 years after they were forced to flee the country in disgrace following a People Power revolution that toppled the regime of Marcos Sr in 1986. \u2014 Helen Regan And Yasmin Coles, CNN , 11 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "1580, in the meaning defined at sense 3",
      "Noun",
      "1586, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-220304"
  },
  "disgraceful":{
    "type":"adjective",
    "definitions":[
      "bringing or involving disgrace",
      "bringing or deserving shame"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"di-\u02c8skr\u0101s-f\u0259l",
    "synonyms":[
      "discreditable",
      "dishonorable",
      "disreputable",
      "ignominious",
      "infamous",
      "louche",
      "notorious",
      "opprobrious",
      "shady",
      "shameful",
      "shoddy",
      "shy",
      "unrespectable"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "honorable",
      "reputable",
      "respectable"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "disgraceful disruptions at the graduation ceremonies",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The notion of self-pity as somehow disgraceful or pathetic recurs throughout Gunn\u2019s letters. \u2014 Jeremy Lybarger, The New Republic , 17 June 2022",
      "My heart has been with the Ukrainians since at least 2014, and, especially so now, after Putin unleashed this disgraceful invasion. \u2014 Stanislav Kucher, CNN , 13 May 2022",
      "After its disgraceful withdrawal, the Biden Administration has a particular duty to help Americans and allies left behind. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 10 May 2022",
      "O\u2019Rourke\u2019s stunt disgraceful and disrespectful to the victims. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 25 May 2022",
      "With its profession jeopardized, the Scottish Gamekeepers Association made national news, denouncing the killing as unsporting and disgraceful . \u2014 New York Times , 5 May 2022",
      "The Capitol riot will go down as a disgraceful event in American history. \u2014 Andrew C. Mccarthy, National Review , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "Russia must lose because its president's disgraceful deeds must be fully undone. \u2014 Damon Linker, The Week , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "The resolution was all the more disgraceful in that the call for Aushungerung came at the moment when 1.5 million refugees from Ukraine have come to Poland and more are still expected. \u2014 Ryszard Legutko, National Review , 17 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1597, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-162457"
  },
  "disgruntle":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to make ill-humored or discontented":[
        "\u2014 usually used as a participial adjective they were a very disgruntled crew \u2014 Flannery O'Connor angry letters from disgruntled readers"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "dis-\u02c8gr\u0259n-t\u1d4al"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "alien",
      "alienate",
      "disaffect",
      "estrange",
      "sour"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "reconcile"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "an employee, disgruntled by the restaurant owner's shabby treatment, turned him in to the IRS",
      "a crew disgruntled by a long voyage that provided no opportunity for recreation onshore",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Privacy, Please Don't be disgruntled : other states are already taking action to follow California's lead in the data privacy space. \u2014 Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics , 18 Feb. 2020",
      "Many disgruntled customers wind up settling with brokerages. \u2014 Gwynn Guilford, Quartz , 3 Mar. 2020",
      "His role in finally ending the use of the gold standard during the Nixon administration still leaves some disgruntled . \u2014 Erik Sherman, Fortune , 10 Dec. 2019",
      "Williams, disgruntled over Washington\u2019s medical staff, has not yet played in a game this season. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 28 Oct. 2019",
      "Now, if Jimmy were to join the disgruntled , that would be a completely different story. \u2014 Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com , 24 Oct. 2019",
      "In early August, the Browns traded disgruntled running back Duke Johnson to Houston, clearing the way for Hunt, who must serve an eight-game ban before resuming his career. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 Sep. 2019",
      "Two of the appeals heard by the Board of Adjustment, and another scheduled for May 11, were filed by people claiming to be nearby residents disgruntled with a hearing officer's decision to approve the facilities. \u2014 Jessica Boehm, azcentral , 10 May 2018",
      "In an exhibition game against the Soviet national team, Knight yanks his Indiana University team off the court after he was disgruntled with a referee\u2019s call. \u2014 Matthew Glenesk, Indianapolis Star , 8 Feb. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dis- + gruntle to grumble, from Middle English gruntlen , frequentative of grunten to grunt":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1682, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-195611"
  },
  "disgruntled":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": unhappy and annoyed":[
        "a disgruntled employee",
        "She led her sodden and disgruntled team back into the changing rooms, insisting that the practice had not been a waste of time, though without any real conviction in her voice.",
        "\u2014 J. K. Rowling",
        "\u2026 a $300,000 refund pool for disgruntled former customers \u2026",
        "\u2014 Kevin McGurk",
        "The crowd was up as well, and just as disgruntled as it had been the night before.",
        "\u2014 Christopher Cooper & Robert Block"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "dis-\u02c8gr\u0259n-t\u1d4ald"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "aggrieved",
      "discontent",
      "discontented",
      "displeased",
      "dissatisfied",
      "malcontent"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "content",
      "contented",
      "gratified",
      "pleased",
      "satisfied"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "from past participle of disgruntle":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1830, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234137"
  },
  "disgruntlement":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to make ill-humored or discontented":[
        "\u2014 usually used as a participial adjective they were a very disgruntled crew \u2014 Flannery O'Connor angry letters from disgruntled readers"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "dis-\u02c8gr\u0259n-t\u1d4al"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "alien",
      "alienate",
      "disaffect",
      "estrange",
      "sour"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "reconcile"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "an employee, disgruntled by the restaurant owner's shabby treatment, turned him in to the IRS",
      "a crew disgruntled by a long voyage that provided no opportunity for recreation onshore",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Privacy, Please Don't be disgruntled : other states are already taking action to follow California's lead in the data privacy space. \u2014 Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics , 18 Feb. 2020",
      "Many disgruntled customers wind up settling with brokerages. \u2014 Gwynn Guilford, Quartz , 3 Mar. 2020",
      "His role in finally ending the use of the gold standard during the Nixon administration still leaves some disgruntled . \u2014 Erik Sherman, Fortune , 10 Dec. 2019",
      "Williams, disgruntled over Washington\u2019s medical staff, has not yet played in a game this season. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 28 Oct. 2019",
      "Now, if Jimmy were to join the disgruntled , that would be a completely different story. \u2014 Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com , 24 Oct. 2019",
      "In early August, the Browns traded disgruntled running back Duke Johnson to Houston, clearing the way for Hunt, who must serve an eight-game ban before resuming his career. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 Sep. 2019",
      "Two of the appeals heard by the Board of Adjustment, and another scheduled for May 11, were filed by people claiming to be nearby residents disgruntled with a hearing officer's decision to approve the facilities. \u2014 Jessica Boehm, azcentral , 10 May 2018",
      "In an exhibition game against the Soviet national team, Knight yanks his Indiana University team off the court after he was disgruntled with a referee\u2019s call. \u2014 Matthew Glenesk, Indianapolis Star , 8 Feb. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dis- + gruntle to grumble, from Middle English gruntlen , frequentative of grunten to grunt":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1682, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-213543"
  },
  "disguise":{
    "type":[
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to change the customary dress (see dress entry 2 sense 1 ) or appearance of":[
        "disguised herself in a wig and glasses"
      ],
      ": to furnish with a false appearance or an assumed (see assume sense 3 ) identity":[
        "disguised as a beggar"
      ],
      ": disfigure":[],
      ": to obscure the existence or true state or character of : conceal":[
        "unable to disguise his true feelings"
      ],
      ": apparel assumed to conceal one's identity or counterfeit another's":[
        "The bank robber was wearing a disguise ."
      ],
      ": the act of disguising":[],
      ": form misrepresenting the true nature of something":[
        "blessings in disguise"
      ],
      ": an artificial manner : pretense":[
        "threw off all disguise"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "also diz-",
      "dis-\u02c8g\u012bz",
      "d\u0259-\u02c8sk\u012bz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "camouflage",
      "cloak",
      "dress up",
      "mask"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "camouflage",
      "costume",
      "guise"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for disguise Verb disguise , cloak , mask mean to alter the dress or appearance of so as to conceal the identity or true nature. disguise implies a change in appearance or behavior that misleads by presenting a different apparent identity. disguised herself as a peasant cloak suggests a means of hiding a movement or an intention. cloaked their maneuvers in secrecy mask suggests some often obvious means of hiding or disguising something. smiling to mask his discontent",
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "He tried to disguise his voice on the phone but I could tell it was him.",
      "She disguised herself in a wig and glasses.",
      "We disguised the fact that we were disappointed.",
      "Noun",
      "He wore a disguise of glasses, a fake mustache, and a cap.",
      "The famous thief is known to be a master of disguise .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Texas love triangle murder suspect Kaitlin Armstrong was trying to establish a new life in Costa Rica, dying and cutting her hair to disguise her identity, according to an arrest photo showing her dramatic transformation and to U.S. Marshals. \u2014 Rebecca Rosenberg, Fox News , 1 July 2022",
      "VPNs can be configured to disguise a user\u2019s location. \u2014 Aurora Almendral, Quartz , 27 June 2022",
      "After you\u2019re done, cover with the original dirt and disguise the hole with natural materials like rocks and leaves. \u2014 Erin Strout, SELF , 8 June 2022",
      "Warners\u2019 box-office ledger won\u2019t disguise that the warning is also a cry for help. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "But according to Anthony Rose, the prominence given to milestone funding events can disguise the fact that businesses often need finance not in six or twelve months' time but within a much shorter timeframe. \u2014 Trevor Clawson, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
      "But, according to the former employee, the formatters did not notify law enforcement, ostensibly because many uploaders use virtual private networks to disguise their identities and locations, which could cause the police to target the wrong person. \u2014 Sheelah Kolhatkar, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
      "That's a big change that helps disguise them from our immune system. \u2014 Brenda Goodman, CNN , 1 June 2022",
      "Think about it this way: White supremacists used to disguise themselves in white robes and secretly meet under the cover of night. \u2014 Brian Stelter, CNN , 15 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The seemingly benevolent Annatar turns out to be Sauron in disguise , and his manipulation of Celebrimbor kickstarts a violent power struggle that lasts for thousands of years. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 14 June 2022",
      "Keeping her at home felt like the safest and most convenient option, a cost-saving blessing in disguise even. \u2014 USA Today , 9 June 2022",
      "They were met with the Black Act of 1723, which introduced the death penalty for more than fifty offenses, including going in disguise . \u2014 Eula Biss, The New Yorker , 8 June 2022",
      "Gloria, always a bit of a conspiracy theorist, becomes convinced that TK is Ashley in disguise , and digs for proof begins with the reluctant help of Wickie. \u2014 Wilson Chapman, Variety , 19 May 2022",
      "However, this served as a blessing in disguise as more operational attention could shift towards other company divisions: tea, coffee, and chocolate distribution. \u2014 Stephan Rabimov, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
      "It is often said that challenges are opportunities in disguise . \u2014 Saeed Elnaj, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
      "Gowdy seemed to understand the Occupiers as recreational campers in disguise ; their politics were a cover story for a good time, and taxpayers were footing the bill. \u2014 Dan Piepenbring, The New Yorker , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Some stories creep up in disguise , hiding a ghastly scowl. \u2014 Naveen Kumar, Variety , 17 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English disgisen , from Anglo-French desguiser, deguiser , from des- dis- + guise guise":"Verb and Noun"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-212052"
  },
  "disgusting":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": causing a strong feeling of dislike or disinclination : causing disgust":[
        "the food was disgusting",
        "a disgusting magazine",
        "a disgusting way to treat people"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8sk\u0259-sti\u014b",
      "dis-\u02c8g\u0259-",
      "dis-\u02c8g\u0259-sti\u014b",
      "also diz-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "abhorrent",
      "abominable",
      "appalling",
      "awful",
      "distasteful",
      "dreadful",
      "evil",
      "foul",
      "fulsome",
      "gross",
      "hideous",
      "horrendous",
      "horrible",
      "horrid",
      "loathsome",
      "nasty",
      "nauseating",
      "nauseous",
      "noisome",
      "noxious",
      "obnoxious",
      "obscene",
      "odious",
      "offensive",
      "rancid",
      "repellent",
      "repellant",
      "repugnant",
      "repulsive",
      "revolting",
      "scandalous",
      "shocking",
      "sickening",
      "ugly"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "innocuous",
      "inoffensive"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "What a disgusting way to treat people.",
      "when we cleaned the room, we found a disgusting plate of moldy food under the bed",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The Russian government had become too disgusting for American fast food. \u2014 Steve Harrigan, Fox News , 12 June 2022",
      "Tellingly, the icon for the company\u2019s iPhone app is a severed foot\u2014a comical, if disgusting , entry point for consumers to the brand. \u2014 Jacob Gallagher, WSJ , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "But more than 11,500 shoppers on Amazon found a way to make that whole process easier (and, well, less disgusting ). \u2014 Ariel Scotti, PEOPLE.com , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "The pandemic has made hotel housekeeping more difficult \u2014 and definitely more disgusting . \u2014 Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times , 7 Jan. 2022",
      "Even homes that were disgusting or burned out sold quickly, and at amounts that were well over the asking price. \u2014 Anna Bahney, CNN , 27 Dec. 2021",
      "It\u2019s also raunchy, disgusting and full of deliberate chicanery. \u2014 Jazz Tangcay, Variety , 9 June 2022",
      "Plus six packs of Pez, the most disgusting candy on Earth after Peeps, candy corn and Circus Peanuts. \u2014 Pat Myers, Washington Post , 19 May 2022",
      "That was mortifying and embarrassing and disgusting . \u2014 cleveland , 24 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "from present participle of disgust entry 2":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1754, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-235805"
  },
  "disharmony":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": lack of harmony : discord",
      ": lack of harmony \u2014 see occlusal disharmony"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8h\u00e4r-m\u0259-n\u0113",
      "(\u02c8)dis-\u02c8h\u00e4r-m\u0259-n\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "conflict",
      "disaccord",
      "discord",
      "discordance",
      "discordancy",
      "dissension",
      "dissention",
      "dissent",
      "dissidence",
      "dissonance",
      "disunion",
      "disunity",
      "division",
      "friction",
      "infighting",
      "inharmony",
      "schism",
      "strife",
      "variance",
      "war",
      "warfare"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "accord",
      "agreement",
      "concord",
      "concordance",
      "harmony",
      "peace"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "having witnessed so much domestic disharmony while growing up, he was in no rush to join the ranks of the married",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Hitchcock tells three distinct types of story in this one picture without a moment of disharmony or audience confusion. \u2014 Jack Moffitt, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 May 2022",
      "From this specificity, the sonic resonance of it, the reader knows that their visit will involve some kind of unacknowledged disharmony . \u2014 Idra Novey, The Atlantic , 22 May 2022",
      "When a husband and wife work together, there is always a chance of marital disharmony . \u2014 Randall G. Mielke, Chicago Tribune , 11 May 2022",
      "The disharmony between Britney Spears and her younger sister continued as the pop star fired off a cease-and-desist letter. \u2014 al , 19 Jan. 2022",
      "But that honesty about familial disharmony actually helps to make Evan a stronger witness for the prosecution here. \u2014 Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 Jan. 2022",
      "Legislators and regulators on the continent can reduce the scope for legal disputes and online disharmony with settled law. \u2014 Daniel Akinmade Emejulu, Quartz , 5 Oct. 2021",
      "There\u2019s no disharmony here, no falling-outs, no lawyers squaring-off. \u2014 Rodney Ho, ajc , 23 Sep. 2021",
      "The Communist Party has long had a dim view of gambling, citing its impact on families and linking it to social disharmony . \u2014 Christopher Palmeri, Fortune , 15 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1602, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-222558"
  },
  "dishearten":{
    "type":[
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to cause to lose hope, enthusiasm, or courage : to cause to lose spirit or morale":[
        "were disheartened by the news"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "dis-\u02c8h\u00e4r-t\u1d4an",
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8h\u00e4r-t\u1d4an"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "chill",
      "daunt",
      "demoralize",
      "discourage",
      "dismay",
      "dispirit",
      "frustrate",
      "unman",
      "unnerve"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "embolden",
      "encourage",
      "hearten",
      "nerve",
      "steel"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "The conflict between their families disheartened them.",
      "we were disheartened by the news that our grandmother was seriously ill",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Like Black parents all over the globe, they are broken and disheartened by the killings of innocent Black people, and hope for a brighter future for their little ones. \u2014 Jasmine Grant, Essence , 2 June 2020",
      "For anyone who\u2019s ever had to sign up for food stamps or jobless benefits in the U.S., the onerous enrollment procedures and frequent ID verification checks are a well-known, and often, disheartening reality. \u2014 Brandon Kochkodin, Bloomberg.com , 10 May 2020",
      "Squashing once-jubilant plans is certainly disheartening , but staying at home doesn\u2019t mean that these events should skid by without a little fanfare. \u2014 Alia Akkam, House Beautiful , 4 May 2020",
      "Some business owners like Lupe Rose found the process disheartening . \u2014 David Mclaughlin, Fortune , 20 Apr. 2020",
      "Immigration was among the issues added to son-in-law and top aide Jared Kushner\u2019s portfolio, disheartening Trump backers who had hoped for lower immigration levels. \u2014 W. James Antle Iii, Washington Examiner , 23 Apr. 2020",
      "Even more so, I am disheartened for all student-athletes, contest officials, their coaches, families, student bodies, fans, communities, and especially our seniors. \u2014 Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com, al , 27 Mar. 2020",
      "Deputy Auditor General Laura Goodspeed said Tuesday the office was disheartened by the administration's response to their audit. \u2014 Kat Stafford, Detroit Free Press , 12 Nov. 2019",
      "The controversy had disheartened many researchers who just 1 year ago were celebrating a successful push to create Colombia\u2019s first science ministry. \u2014 Rodrigo P\u00e9rez Ortega, Science | AAAS , 3 Feb. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1590, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232153"
  },
  "dished":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": curved in : concave":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8disht"
    ],
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      "concave",
      "dented",
      "depressed",
      "hollow",
      "indented",
      "recessed",
      "sunken"
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      "cambered",
      "convex",
      "protruding",
      "protrusive",
      "protuberant"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Arabian horses are noted for their dished muzzles and large eyes.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But there is also the rotary dial/selector in the center console, with handwriting recognition built into its shallow, dished surface, like a glass ashtray. \u2014 Dan Neil, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
      "Roy, then only 30, was quick- dished to Colorado in December 1995, just days after staging a hissy fit behind the bench in Montreal for all to see the night he was yanked from net. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 9 Oct. 2021",
      "The keyboard\u2019s dished keys place each key, command and shortcut at the user\u2019s fingertips without cluttering the working space with extra keys that simply aren\u2019t needed. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 28 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1737, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042934"
  },
  "dishevel":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to throw into disorder or disarray":[]
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      "di-\u02c8shev-\u0259l"
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      "confuse",
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      "jumble",
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      "muddle",
      "muss",
      "rumple",
      "scramble",
      "shuffle",
      "tousle",
      "tumble",
      "upset"
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      "arrange",
      "array",
      "dispose",
      "draw up",
      "marshal",
      "marshall",
      "order",
      "organize",
      "range",
      "regulate",
      "straighten (up)",
      "tidy"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "decorations for the garden wedding that had been disheveled by the wind",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The unit was disheveled with furniture moved about and items on the floor. \u2014 cleveland , 18 Apr. 2020",
      "His light-gray suit is dishevelled , his tie undone. \u2014 Anthony Veasna So, The New Yorker , 3 Feb. 2020",
      "That\u2019s the burden carried by Bachmann, played by Hoffman as a dissolute, disheveled , crushed soul who still gives his all to his exacting, dangerous work. \u2014 Stephanie Zacharek, Time , 14 Nov. 2019",
      "Police observed the girl to have disheveled hair, a red bruise on her side and a patterned injury on her leg. \u2014 Erik S. Hanley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 13 Nov. 2019",
      "The unit was disheveled , with feces, either from the dog or a human, seen throughout the floor. \u2014 cleveland , 28 Sep. 2019",
      "The third trailer had a broken lock and its interior was disheveled . \u2014 cleveland , 25 Oct. 2019",
      "Officers whisked in one person after another to stand before the judge; all of them had been arrested within the past twenty-four hours, and all appeared dishevelled and exhausted. \u2014 Jennifer Gonnerman, The New Yorker , 26 June 2019",
      "There were quite a few slightly disheveled looking folks walking around holding these crazy red or blue drinks that came in what looked like a small fishbowl. \u2014 Tom Reardon, azcentral , 4 Aug. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "back-formation from disheveled":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1598, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191404"
  },
  "disheveled":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": marked by disorder or disarray":[
        "disheveled hair"
      ]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8shev-\u0259ld"
    ],
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      "chaotic",
      "cluttered",
      "confused",
      "disarranged",
      "disarrayed",
      "disordered",
      "disorderly",
      "higgledy-piggledy",
      "hugger-mugger",
      "jumbled",
      "littered",
      "messed",
      "messy",
      "muddled",
      "mussed",
      "mussy",
      "pell-mell",
      "rumpled",
      "sloppy",
      "topsy-turvy",
      "tousled",
      "tumbled",
      "unkempt",
      "untidy",
      "upside-down"
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    "antonyms":[
      "bandbox",
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      "kempt",
      "neat",
      "neatened",
      "ordered",
      "orderly",
      "organized",
      "shipshape",
      "snug",
      "tidied",
      "tidy",
      "trim",
      "uncluttered",
      "well-ordered"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "His wrinkled suit gave him a disheveled appearance.",
      "They looked dirty and disheveled .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "David Levine drew Nixon more than 80 times for publication, says his son, with the president\u2019s eyes growing shiftier and the appearance growing more disheveled over time. \u2014 Michael Cavna, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
      "Obama is incapable of a press conference as rambling and disheveled and politically harmful as Biden\u2019s. \u2014 Matthew Continetti, National Review , 22 Jan. 2022",
      "Sporting a beard and longer hair, Peck\u2019s Spock was more disheveled and unkempt (due to his ordeal with the Red Angel), which required more detailed prosthetic work from department head Chris Bridges, who won an Emmy for his efforts. \u2014 Scott Mantz, Variety , 15 June 2022",
      "Hair was shaggy and disheveled , bangs were side-swept and sweaty, and eyeliner was heavy, smudged and black. \u2014 Cassidy George, Vogue , 2 June 2022",
      "Revolutionary War soldiers coopted this European diddy about their supposedly disheveled appearance and turned it into a proud song of defiance. \u2014 Brie Dyas, Country Living , 2 June 2022",
      "No bloody visual effects makeup or disheveled soccer uniforms to see here! \u2014 Erica Gonzales, ELLE , 20 May 2022",
      "The more interesting character here is Ibrahim, whose disheveled appearance serves to conceal a few of his cards. \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 20 May 2022",
      "In the album artwork, the British singer is seen wearing an airy white baby doll shirt and denim bell-bottoms with disheveled hair that is just making our hearts melt. \u2014 Gabi Thorne, Allure , 24 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English discheveled bareheaded, with disordered hair, partial translation of Anglo-French deschevel\u00e9 , from des- dis- + chevoil hair, from Latin capillus":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1583, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-235007"
  },
  "dishevelment":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to throw into disorder or disarray":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8shev-\u0259l"
    ],
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      "confuse",
      "derange",
      "disarrange",
      "disarray",
      "discompose",
      "disjoint",
      "dislocate",
      "disorder",
      "disorganize",
      "disrupt",
      "disturb",
      "hash",
      "jumble",
      "mess (up)",
      "mix (up)",
      "muddle",
      "muss",
      "rumple",
      "scramble",
      "shuffle",
      "tousle",
      "tumble",
      "upset"
    ],
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      "arrange",
      "array",
      "dispose",
      "draw up",
      "marshal",
      "marshall",
      "order",
      "organize",
      "range",
      "regulate",
      "straighten (up)",
      "tidy"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "decorations for the garden wedding that had been disheveled by the wind",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The unit was disheveled with furniture moved about and items on the floor. \u2014 cleveland , 18 Apr. 2020",
      "His light-gray suit is dishevelled , his tie undone. \u2014 Anthony Veasna So, The New Yorker , 3 Feb. 2020",
      "That\u2019s the burden carried by Bachmann, played by Hoffman as a dissolute, disheveled , crushed soul who still gives his all to his exacting, dangerous work. \u2014 Stephanie Zacharek, Time , 14 Nov. 2019",
      "Police observed the girl to have disheveled hair, a red bruise on her side and a patterned injury on her leg. \u2014 Erik S. Hanley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 13 Nov. 2019",
      "The unit was disheveled , with feces, either from the dog or a human, seen throughout the floor. \u2014 cleveland , 28 Sep. 2019",
      "The third trailer had a broken lock and its interior was disheveled . \u2014 cleveland , 25 Oct. 2019",
      "Officers whisked in one person after another to stand before the judge; all of them had been arrested within the past twenty-four hours, and all appeared dishevelled and exhausted. \u2014 Jennifer Gonnerman, The New Yorker , 26 June 2019",
      "There were quite a few slightly disheveled looking folks walking around holding these crazy red or blue drinks that came in what looked like a small fishbowl. \u2014 Tom Reardon, azcentral , 4 Aug. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "back-formation from disheveled":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1598, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205807"
  },
  "dishonest":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": shameful , unchaste":[],
      ": characterized by lack of truth, honesty, or trustworthiness : unfair , deceptive":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "also (\u02cc)diz-",
      "dis-\u02c8\u00e4-n\u0259st",
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8\u00e4-n\u0259st"
    ],
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      "lying",
      "mendacious",
      "untruthful"
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    "antonyms":[
      "honest",
      "truthful",
      "veracious"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for dishonest dishonest , deceitful , mendacious , untruthful mean unworthy of trust or belief. dishonest implies a willful perversion of truth in order to deceive, cheat, or defraud. a swindle usually involves two dishonest people deceitful usually implies an intent to mislead and commonly suggests a false appearance or double-dealing. the secret affairs of a deceitful spouse mendacious may suggest bland or even harmlessly mischievous deceit and when used of people often suggests a habit of telling untruths. mendacious tales of adventure untruthful stresses a discrepancy between what is said and fact or reality. an untruthful account of their actions",
    "examples":[
      "She gave dishonest answers to our questions.",
      "dishonest kids who lie about their ages in order to get into R-rated movies",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Dear Mary Kay: If the Texans were dishonest in their dealings regarding the trade would the Browns have recourse to change the terms of the deal? \u2014 cleveland , 19 June 2022",
      "Yaroslavsky, in turn, said Yebri had been dishonest in his portrayal of her. \u2014 David Zahniserstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 4 June 2022",
      "The students read a short scenario describing a dishonest behavior that was either creative (creativity condition) or less creative (control condition) and then rated the perpetrator on a series of attributes. \u2014 Francesca Gino, Scientific American , 14 Mar. 2017",
      "The New York Times reported that Wells Fargo staff allegedly held dishonest interviews with diverse applicants just to bolster their diversity stats. \u2014 Jasmine Browley, Essence , 25 May 2022",
      "The important thing here is that the leak was destructive and dishonest and wrong. \u2014 Charles C. W. Cooke, National Review , 6 May 2022",
      "But he was named in Mr. Williams\u2019s suit, and has been accused of similar dishonest behavior across his casework. \u2014 New York Times , 5 May 2022",
      "The US Department of Justice recently urged consumers to learn how to spot a dishonest tax preparer. \u2014 Jeanne Sahadi, CNN , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "Putin's dishonest portrayal of the mission of the Russian military may have hurt its ability to prosecute the effort, which the Russian president initially presented publicly as a limited military operation. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 2 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French deshoneste , from des- dis- + honeste honest":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-035814"
  },
  "dishonesty":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": lack of honesty or integrity : disposition to defraud or deceive",
      ": a dishonest act : fraud",
      ": the quality of being untruthful : lack of honesty"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8\u00e4-n\u0259-st\u0113",
      "also",
      "dis-\u02c8\u00e4-n\u0259-st\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "deceit",
      "deceitfulness",
      "falsehood",
      "mendaciousness",
      "mendacity",
      "untruthfulness"
    ],
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      "honesty",
      "integrity",
      "probity",
      "truthfulness",
      "veraciousness",
      "veracity",
      "verity"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Are you accusing him of dishonesty ?",
      "her dishonesty about what happened",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Sometimes this is true, but there\u2019s little use in inviting dishonesty from the outset. \u2014 Yec, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
      "Collaborative dishonesty is clearly a hazard of group work. \u2014 Margarita Leib, Scientific American , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Therefore, creating a secure test environment is vital, especially as studies show that dishonesty in online exams and cheating behavior is more likely to occur in an unproctored setting. \u2014 Sanjoe Jose, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "That policy, available online, says academic dishonesty is subject to sanction and referral to the school\u2019s Academic Integrity Committee, which may impose additional sanctions, including expulsion. \u2014 Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "The dishonesty of ObamaCare, which used Medicare payment reductions both to fund new entitlements and improve Medicare\u2019s fiscal position, helped create the current crisis. \u2014 Chris Jacobs, WSJ , 15 May 2022",
      "Neither that explanation, nor the fact that his primary opponent has attempted to exploit the issue as part of a nativist appeal, fully address the question of dishonesty . \u2014 Norman Eisen And Colby Galliher, CNN , 10 May 2022",
      "The allegations of dishonesty have crumbled largely as blame for the problem has shifted away from the individual officers and landed instead on the LAPD\u2019s former policies for identifying gang members. \u2014 Kevin Rectorstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "At trial, Vaught\u2019s attorney argued that her error was not hers alone, but also indicative of greater structural issues, dishonesty , and disorganization of her employer, Vanderbilt University Medical Center. \u2014 Chloe Berger, Fortune , 1 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1589, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193201"
  },
  "dishonor":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": lack or loss of honor or reputation":[],
      ": the state of one who has lost honor or prestige : shame":[
        "has brought dishonor on his family"
      ],
      ": a cause of disgrace":[],
      ": the nonpayment or nonacceptance of commercial paper by the party on whom it is drawn":[],
      ": to treat in a degrading manner":[],
      ": to bring shame on":[],
      ": to refuse to accept or pay (something, such as a bill or check)":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8\u00e4-n\u0259r",
      "also (\u02cc)diz-",
      "dis-\u02c8\u00e4-n\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "discredit",
      "disesteem",
      "disgrace",
      "disrepute",
      "ignominy",
      "infamy",
      "obloquy",
      "odium",
      "opprobrium",
      "reproach",
      "shame"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "abase",
      "chasten",
      "cheapen",
      "debase",
      "degrade",
      "demean",
      "discredit",
      "disgrace",
      "foul",
      "humble",
      "humiliate",
      "lower",
      "shame",
      "sink",
      "smirch",
      "take down"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for dishonor Noun disgrace , dishonor , disrepute , infamy , ignominy mean the state or condition of suffering loss of esteem and of enduring reproach. disgrace often implies humiliation and sometimes ostracism. sent home in disgrace dishonor emphasizes the loss of honor that one has enjoyed or the loss of self-esteem. preferred death to life with dishonor disrepute stresses loss of one's good name or the acquiring of a bad reputation. a once proud name fallen into disrepute infamy usually implies notoriety as well as exceeding shame. a day that lives in infamy ignominy stresses humiliation. the ignominy of being arrested",
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "warriors who choose death before dishonor",
      "He is afraid that his confession will bring dishonor on the family.",
      "Verb",
      "She dishonored her oath of office.",
      "The bank dishonored my check.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "As former PGA Tour professionals follow the money to LIV, the new Saudi golf league has the sport talking about scandal, dishonor and murder. \u2014 Danny Heitman, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
      "There will come a day when Donald Trump is gone, but your dishonor will remain. \u2014 CBS News , 12 June 2022",
      "Please spare a humble old man\u2014who has dedicated his life to education\u2014this legacy of dishonor . \u2014 Craig Thomas, The New Yorker , 15 Jan. 2022",
      "The tools for fighting inflation reside at the Federal Reserve, and there\u2019s no dishonor in Biden acknowledging that. \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 11 Jan. 2022",
      "Eventually, one woman is seized with a fit of honor and the other with a fit of dishonor , which puts Stan\u2019s hubristic plans at risk. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 17 Dec. 2021",
      "To paraphrase Winston Churchill, sacrificing Ukraine to keep Europe\u2019s unstable equilibrium would be to choose dishonor without necessarily preventing war. \u2014 Christopher A. Hartwell, WSJ , 10 Dec. 2021",
      "Remember when there was such a thing as shame, and a senator who was caught flying to Canc\u00fan while his constituents were literally dying might have resigned so as not to bring further dishonor upon the world\u2019s greatest deliberative body? \u2014 Michael Tomasky, The New Republic , 27 Oct. 2021",
      "The figure known to scare kids received the dishonor in a survey this month from Quality Logo Products Blog. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 26 Aug. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "My efforts left my family aghast; my mother said that meeting the murderer would dishonor my father\u2019s memory. \u2014 The New Yorker , 17 Jan. 2022",
      "To do nothing while free speech is imperiled is to ensure a tragedy that will dishonor every patriot who has sacrificed for us. \u2014 WSJ , 20 Oct. 2021",
      "Biden must not dishonor their grace and patriotism. \u2014 Fox News Staff, Fox News , 6 Sep. 2021",
      "The organizational capital that propelled TSMC to the top of global chip production is all but impossible to replicate in a country where IP is readily stolen and firms are liable to dishonor contracts. \u2014 Daniel Tenreiro, National Review , 30 July 2021",
      "From my perspective, falsehoods dishonor the organizations that PR agencies represent and go against everything PR stands for. \u2014 Warren H. Cohn, Forbes , 10 May 2021",
      "But officials have said the project does not seek to dishonor the nearly 200 Alamo defenders. \u2014 Scott Huddleston, San Antonio Express-News , 9 Mar. 2021",
      "Harris said no other decision would dishonor and disrespect Ginsburg's legacy than overturning Roe v. Wade. \u2014 Bart Jansen, USA TODAY , 29 Sep. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English dishonour , from Anglo-French deshonur , from des- dis- + honur honor":"Noun"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054845"
  },
  "dishonorable":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": lacking honor : shameful",
      ": not honored",
      ": shameful"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8\u00e4-n\u0259-r\u0259-b\u0259l",
      "-\u02c8\u00e4-n\u0259r-b\u0259l",
      "dis-\u02c8\u00e4-n\u0259-r\u0259-b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "base",
      "contemptible",
      "currish",
      "despicable",
      "detestable",
      "dirty",
      "execrable",
      "ignoble",
      "ignominious",
      "low",
      "low-down",
      "low-minded",
      "mean",
      "nasty",
      "paltry",
      "snide",
      "sordid",
      "vile",
      "wretched"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "high",
      "high-minded",
      "honorable",
      "lofty",
      "noble",
      "straight",
      "upright",
      "venerable",
      "virtuous"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "His dishonorable behavior has shamed the family.",
      "resorted to dishonorable tactics in order to win first place in the science fair",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Republicans, meanwhile, touted success in blocking an effort to add women to the draft, as well as the inclusion of a provision that bars dishonorable discharges for service members who refuse the COVID-19 vaccine. \u2014 Alexandra Jaffe, chicagotribune.com , 28 Dec. 2021",
      "Looting of art treasures has a long and dishonorable history, stretching back to the campaigns of Greek, Persian and Roman armies in antiquity. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "Harvard has, in its own small and significant way, with its willingness to face the most unseemly and dishonorable parts of its past, taken meaningful steps toward a path of healing. \u2014 Peniel E. Joseph, CNN , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "The false construction of Mr. Mourdock\u2019s words was and remains dishonorable . \u2014 WSJ , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "Republicans, meanwhile, touted success in blocking an effort to add women to the draft, as well as the inclusion of a provision that bars dishonorable discharges for service members who refuse the COVID-19 vaccine. \u2014 Alexandra Jaffe, chicagotribune.com , 28 Dec. 2021",
      "Republicans, meanwhile, touted success in blocking an effort to add women to the draft, as well as the inclusion of a provision that bars dishonorable discharges for service members who refuse the COVID-19 vaccine. \u2014 Alexandra Jaffe, ajc , 27 Dec. 2021",
      "Chief Special Warfare Officer Adam C. Matthews all pleaded guilty and faced demotions, confinement and dishonorable discharges. \u2014 Tim Fitzsimons, NBC News , 2 July 2021",
      "Brandon Bailey was kicked out of the U.S. Air Force in 2010 after he was convicted by court martial on drug and theft charges in what prosecutors described as the equivalent of a dishonorable discharge. \u2014 al , 8 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1534, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-184725"
  },
  "dishonorably":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": lacking honor : shameful":[
        "dishonorable conduct"
      ],
      ": not honored":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "dis-\u02c8\u00e4-n\u0259-r\u0259-b\u0259l",
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8\u00e4-n\u0259-r\u0259-b\u0259l",
      "-\u02c8\u00e4-n\u0259r-b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "base",
      "contemptible",
      "currish",
      "despicable",
      "detestable",
      "dirty",
      "execrable",
      "ignoble",
      "ignominious",
      "low",
      "low-down",
      "low-minded",
      "mean",
      "nasty",
      "paltry",
      "snide",
      "sordid",
      "vile",
      "wretched"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "high",
      "high-minded",
      "honorable",
      "lofty",
      "noble",
      "straight",
      "upright",
      "venerable",
      "virtuous"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "His dishonorable behavior has shamed the family.",
      "resorted to dishonorable tactics in order to win first place in the science fair",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Republicans, meanwhile, touted success in blocking an effort to add women to the draft, as well as the inclusion of a provision that bars dishonorable discharges for service members who refuse the COVID-19 vaccine. \u2014 Alexandra Jaffe, chicagotribune.com , 28 Dec. 2021",
      "Looting of art treasures has a long and dishonorable history, stretching back to the campaigns of Greek, Persian and Roman armies in antiquity. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "Harvard has, in its own small and significant way, with its willingness to face the most unseemly and dishonorable parts of its past, taken meaningful steps toward a path of healing. \u2014 Peniel E. Joseph, CNN , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "The false construction of Mr. Mourdock\u2019s words was and remains dishonorable . \u2014 WSJ , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "Republicans, meanwhile, touted success in blocking an effort to add women to the draft, as well as the inclusion of a provision that bars dishonorable discharges for service members who refuse the COVID-19 vaccine. \u2014 Alexandra Jaffe, chicagotribune.com , 28 Dec. 2021",
      "Republicans, meanwhile, touted success in blocking an effort to add women to the draft, as well as the inclusion of a provision that bars dishonorable discharges for service members who refuse the COVID-19 vaccine. \u2014 Alexandra Jaffe, ajc , 27 Dec. 2021",
      "Chief Special Warfare Officer Adam C. Matthews all pleaded guilty and faced demotions, confinement and dishonorable discharges. \u2014 Tim Fitzsimons, NBC News , 2 July 2021",
      "Brandon Bailey was kicked out of the U.S. Air Force in 2010 after he was convicted by court martial on drug and theft charges in what prosecutors described as the equivalent of a dishonorable discharge. \u2014 al , 8 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1534, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220434"
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    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": attractive , good-looking":[],
      ": characterized by, full of, or given to gossip or disclosure":[
        "a dishy biography"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8di-sh\u0113"
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      "chattery",
      "chatty",
      "colloquial",
      "conversational",
      "gossipy",
      "newsy"
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      "bookish",
      "literary"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "twice a week he churns out a dishy column on the latest tidings from Tinseltown",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "There\u2019s something special about getting a dishy soap opera of your very own, no? \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
      "And there are dishy , soapy dramas for the older ones to get sucked into. \u2014 Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "There are many surprising revelations from Tina Brown's dishy book on the British royals, The Palace Papers, but one detail that stands out is Prince Philip's reaction to an aspect of mourning for Princess Diana. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "If your mom doesn't start her day without tuning into The View, this dishy behind-the-scenes look will definitely be up her alley. \u2014 Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping , 16 Apr. 2022",
      "Today\u2019s newsletter features a dishy post-Oscars interview with the New Yorker staff writer Michael Schulman, who attended last night\u2019s ceremony. \u2014 The New Yorker , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "His autobiography is a thoughtful contemplation of the role of design; a serious examination of the practice of architecture that simultaneously offers dishy takes on some of the most important people who commission, practice, and critique it. \u2014 The Editors, Town & Country , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "The live show felt like Kerrigan\u2019s social media presence come alive, with her recounting dishy sexploits and reflecting on puberty, partying, and schemes gone awry. \u2014 Audra Heinrichs, ELLE , 19 Feb. 2022",
      "Babitz was dishy where Didion was coolly detached, as well as lusty, seemingly unserious and somewhat of a pleasure-seeking missile. \u2014 Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times , 18 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1961, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172241"
  },
  "disinclination":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a preference for avoiding something : slight aversion":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02ccin-kl\u0259-\u02c8n\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "-\u02ccsi\u014b-"
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      "hesitance",
      "hesitancy",
      "reluctance",
      "reticence",
      "unwillingness"
    ],
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      "inclination",
      "willingness"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "it's an understatement to say that our dog shows a disinclination to get into the car to go to the vet",
      "a strong disinclination for Brussels sprouts since birth",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Fagen \u2014 the sole surviving member of Steely Dan after Walter Becker\u2019s death \u2014 also rebuffed the notion that a disinclination toward putting female singer-songwriters on the bill had anything to do with it. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "Despite Parton publicly asking to be removed from contention, with voting already underway, so far the Hall hasn\u2019t made any public move to disqualify her, and her disinclination to receive the award doesn\u2019t automatically take her out of the running. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "The problem, of course, is a widespread disinclination to serve that good, whether it is fueled by selfishness and ignorance or the sense that one\u2019s contributions to the commonweal have not felt adequately reciprocal. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Oct. 2021",
      "The teacher, physical education instructor Tanner Cross, shared his disinclination to use transgender students\u2019 pronouns \u2014 citing his religious beliefs \u2014 at a May school board meeting. \u2014 Washington Post , 31 Aug. 2021",
      "By the time the novel\u2019s action begins, Gloria and Joan have split because of Gloria\u2019s disinclination to cut Leonard out of her life, and Gloria and Corey are living in a house in Quincy. \u2014 Christian Lorentzen, Harper's Magazine , 17 Aug. 2021",
      "This pest takes advantage of a rosarian\u2019s natural disinclination to sacrifice new growth and buds. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 July 2021",
      "Walmart's disinclination to follow in the footsteps of competitors Amazon and Target, each of which pay a minimum of $15 an hour, drew a strong rebuke from labor activists. \u2014 Kate Gibson, CBS News , 18 Feb. 2021",
      "If, faced with half-empty offices, such service workers do not come back for want of custom, that will add to the commuters\u2019 disinclination to return. \u2014 The Economist , 11 June 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1647, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041436"
  },
  "disintegrate":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to break or decompose into constituent elements, parts, or small particles":[
        "water disintegrates the limestone"
      ],
      ": to destroy the unity or integrity (see integrity sense 3 ) of":[
        "The lies disintegrated their marriage."
      ],
      ": to break or separate into constituent elements or parts":[
        "The iron hinges were disintegrating into dust."
      ],
      ": to lose unity or integrity by or as if by breaking into parts":[
        "The relationship started to disintegrate ."
      ],
      ": to undergo a change in composition (see composition sense 2 )":[
        "an atomic nucleus that disintegrates because of radioactivity"
      ]
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      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8in-t\u0259-\u02ccgr\u0101t",
      "(\u02c8)dis-\u02c8int-\u0259-\u02ccgr\u0101t",
      "dis-\u02c8in-t\u0259-\u02ccgr\u0101t"
    ],
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      "break down",
      "corrupt",
      "decay",
      "decompose",
      "fester",
      "foul",
      "mold",
      "molder",
      "perish",
      "putrefy",
      "rot",
      "spoil"
    ],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "The paper will disintegrate if it gets wet.",
      "The laser can disintegrate most kinds of rock.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Toxic teams crumble and disintegrate under the weight of even a whisper. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
      "Jeremy Irons plays twin gynecologists, Elliot and Beverly, whose lives disintegrate after meeting Genevieve Bujold's actress Claire. \u2014 Clark Collis, EW.com , 3 June 2022",
      "Wet fillings tend to cause the masa to disintegrate . \u2014 Washington Post , 9 May 2022",
      "Personality cults disintegrate with time, as leaders grow old. \u2014 Alexander Motyl, The Conversation , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "For many Bears fans, the nostalgia for 2018 will never fully disintegrate . \u2014 Dan Wiederer, chicagotribune.com , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "Any time soil or vegetation is disturbed \u2014 as the Army Corps of Engineers discovered in 1942 while trying to build a highway to Alaska \u2014 permafrost has a tendency to disintegrate into truck-swallowing mud. \u2014 Lois Parshley, Anchorage Daily News , 3 May 2022",
      "Medium Sunday could see more breaks of sun and much more limited showers if the system continues to disintegrate . \u2014 Washington Post , 10 May 2022",
      "For example, there are siphonophores, which could easily be mistaken for a chain of translucent beads, and disintegrate when disturbed. \u2014 Priya Shukla, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1796, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-195859"
  },
  "disinter":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to take out of the grave or tomb":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-in-\u02c8t\u0259r",
      "\u02ccdis-\u1d4an-\u02c8t\u0259r"
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      "exhume",
      "unearth"
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      "bury",
      "entomb",
      "inhume",
      "inter",
      "tomb"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "The body was disinterred for further study.",
      "the Egyptian mummy was carefully disinterred in hopes that it would yield secrets about the Old Kingdom",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Earlier this year, an Arlington official responded, saying the Army did not have the legal authority to disinter Chabrol. \u2014 Hope Hodge Seck, Washington Post , 28 June 2022",
      "The military is now using new DNA-identification techniques to disinter and test unidentified remains from the Korean War, and some due to be examined in late 2022 or early 2023 come from the same region where Jimmy Cribben went missing in 1953. \u2014 Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune , 18 Sep. 2021",
      "If the money did not come, the cemetery disinterred the remains. \u2014 The Economist , 28 May 2020",
      "In recent years, some of these human remains have reappeared aboveground: Erosion of the Hart Island shoreline has caused bones to be disinterred and scattered along the beachfront. \u2014 Jody Rosen, New York Times , 29 Apr. 2020",
      "Her father\u2019s body was one of seven disinterred last year and taken to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware for a forensic autopsy generally performed in cases of violent or suspicious deaths. \u2014 Matt Zapotosky, BostonGlobe.com , 30 Jan. 2020",
      "In 2009, a detective, hoping to use new DNA analysis methods to find a new lead, arranged for the body to be disinterred , according to court documents. \u2014 NBC News , 15 Mar. 2020",
      "In 1986, developers disinterred the remains of 72 people near Nacogdoches Road and Loop 1604 without the family\u2019s consent. \u2014 Vincent T. Davis, ExpressNews.com , 12 Jan. 2020",
      "The coffin had been donated by Till\u2019s mother after the 14-year-old lynching victim was disinterred and reburied. \u2014 National Geographic , 11 Nov. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-014845"
  },
  "disinterested":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
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      ": not having the mind or feelings engaged (see engaged sense 1 ) : not interested":[
        "telling them in a disinterested voice",
        "\u2014 Tom Wicker",
        "disinterested in women",
        "\u2014 J. A. Brussel"
      ],
      ": no longer interested":[
        "husband and wife become disinterested in each other",
        "\u2014 T. I. Rubin"
      ],
      ": free from selfish motive or interest (see interest entry 1 sense 1a ) : unbiased":[
        "a disinterested decision",
        "disinterested intellectual curiosity is the lifeblood of real civilization",
        "\u2014 G. M. Trevelyan"
      ]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "-t\u0259-r\u0259-",
      "dis-\u02c8in-t\u0259-r\u0259s-t\u0259d, -\u02c8in-tr\u0259s-, -\u02c8in-t\u0259-\u02ccres-",
      "-\u02c8in-t\u0259-r\u0259-",
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8in-tr\u0259-st\u0259d",
      "dis-\u02c8in-tr\u0259-st\u0259d",
      "-t\u0259r-",
      "-\u02c8in-\u02cctre-",
      "-\u02c8in-t\u0259-\u02ccre-"
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    "synonyms":[
      "apathetic",
      "casual",
      "complacent",
      "incurious",
      "indifferent",
      "insensible",
      "insouciant",
      "nonchalant",
      "perfunctory",
      "pococurante",
      "unconcerned",
      "uncurious",
      "uninterested"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "concerned",
      "interested"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for disinterested indifferent , unconcerned , incurious , aloof , detached , disinterested mean not showing or feeling interest. indifferent implies neutrality of attitude from lack of inclination, preference, or prejudice. indifferent to the dictates of fashion unconcerned suggests a lack of sensitivity or regard for others' needs or troubles. unconcerned about the homeless incurious implies an inability to take a normal interest due to dullness of mind or to self-centeredness. incurious about the world aloof suggests a cool reserve arising from a sense of superiority or disdain for inferiors or from shyness. aloof from his coworkers detached implies an objective attitude achieved through absence of prejudice or selfishness. observed family gatherings with detached amusement disinterested implies a circumstantial freedom from concern for personal or especially financial advantage that enables one to judge or advise without bias. judged by a panel of disinterested observers",
    "examples":[
      "the disinterested pursuit of truth",
      "the city's philistines, naturally disinterested in art, voted to cut the museum's budget",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "So the musically milquetoast, moon-eyed ballads met with big singalongs in town last September were greeted largely with disinterested chatter among Chesney fans across the stadium. \u2014 Piet Levy, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 15 May 2022",
      "There's just one problem: The process of line-drawing, of deciding which opinions are acceptable and which are not, is not a disinterested act. \u2014 Damon Linker, The Week , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Alfred's non-performance for an office full of disinterested cubicle drones is a whole Twilight Zone in under 30 seconds. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "Photographs can\u2019t help spectacularizing violence, given that a disinterested object, the camera, is interposed between the viewer and the viewed. \u2014 Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "Eckersberg revolutionized training in the academy, persuading his students to pursue direct observation of everyday settings and a disinterested , almost scientific fidelity to natural light. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "An accusation that isn\u2019t the product of disinterested reason won\u2019t be refuted by recourse to it, and to defend oneself is to acknowledge the legitimacy of the court. \u2014 Elliot Kaufman, WSJ , 4 Feb. 2022",
      "His attorney continued in vain, pleading his case to the disinterested judge. \u2014 Laura Coates, Rolling Stone , 19 Jan. 2022",
      "Fiat currency systems are by nature under the control of the sovereign money creators; which are the people of any country, through the medium of a disinterested infrastructure. \u2014 Vipin Bharathan, Forbes , 2 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1612, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-023550"
  },
  "disjoin":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to end the joining of":[],
      ": to become detached":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8j\u022fin"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "break up",
      "decouple",
      "disassociate",
      "disconnect",
      "disjoint",
      "dissever",
      "dissociate",
      "disunite",
      "divide",
      "divorce",
      "part",
      "ramify",
      "resolve",
      "separate",
      "sever",
      "split",
      "sunder",
      "uncouple",
      "unlink",
      "unyoke"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "join",
      "link",
      "unify",
      "unite"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "disjoined the two drinking glasses, which were stuck together, only with the greatest difficulty",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Suhaimi Abdullah/GettyImages Chelsea were 2-0 down inside 12 minutes against Die Roten with the Italian\u2019s experienced side looking uncharacteristically disjoined without the ball for most of the game. \u2014 SI.com , 5 Aug. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English disjoynen , from Anglo-French desjoindre , from Latin disjungere , from dis- + jungere to join \u2014 more at yoke":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042913"
  },
  "disjoint":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": disjointed sense 1a",
      ": having no elements in common",
      ": to disturb the orderly structure or arrangement of",
      ": to take apart at the joints",
      ": to come apart at the joints"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8j\u022fint"
    ],
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      "break up",
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      "disassociate",
      "disconnect",
      "disjoin",
      "dissever",
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      "disunite",
      "divide",
      "divorce",
      "part",
      "ramify",
      "resolve",
      "separate",
      "sever",
      "split",
      "sunder",
      "uncouple",
      "unlink",
      "unyoke"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "join",
      "link",
      "unify",
      "unite"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "disjoint the parts of a chicken for frying",
      "the author deliberately disjoints his narrative in favor of a more impressionistic account of the war",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The products live in almost totally disjoint worlds. \u2014 Aaron Pressman, Fortune , 16 Nov. 2006",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "FC Cincinnati came out disjointed in the first half and fell into a 2-0 deficit on goals by New York's Kyle Duncan in the 16th minute and Kaku in the 27th minute, respectively. \u2014 Pat Brennan, Cincinnati.com , 1 Mar. 2020",
      "The film's spooky editing rhythms and Erdely's masterful use of penumbral back lighting enhance that disjointed , out-of-kilter feeling. \u2014 Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter , 27 Jan. 2020",
      "Not only has the team on the field appeared disjointed at times, so have the game plans. \u2014 Terry Pluto, cleveland , 27 Oct. 2019",
      "Coming off their bye, Houston\u2019s offense was disjointed . \u2014 Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY , 18 Nov. 2019",
      "Though most scenes are short and the chapters are disjointed , somehow the over-all effect is exacting. \u2014 Rumaan Alam, The New Yorker , 17 Oct. 2019",
      "The results haven't necessarily been there and performances have often been disjointed , yet there are still reasons to be cheerful. \u2014 SI.com , 18 Sep. 2019",
      "Many of the newcomers have disjointed or little schooling; their parents, often with limited reading and writing skills themselves and no familiarity with the American education system, are unable to help. \u2014 Miriam Jordan, New York Times , 9 July 2019",
      "His legacy is disjointed from any records of his life in Hartford. \u2014 Amanda Blanco, courant.com , 6 Sep. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-181711"
  },
  "dislike":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a feeling of aversion or disapproval":[],
      ": discord":[],
      ": something that a person habitually does not like or enjoy":[
        "talking about his likes and dislikes"
      ],
      ": to regard with dislike : disapprove":[],
      ": displease":[],
      ": to show aversion to":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dis-\u02ccl\u012bk",
      "dis-\u02c8l\u012bk",
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8l\u012bk"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "allergy",
      "averseness",
      "aversion",
      "disfavor",
      "disinclination",
      "disliking",
      "disrelish",
      "down",
      "mislike"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "disfavor",
      "disrelish",
      "mislike"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "we have a strong dislike for olives and wouldn't eat them even if we were paid",
      "the public's general dislike of negative campaign ads",
      "Verb",
      "I dislike basketball, but I enjoy baseball.",
      "Most people dislike it when they are told what to do.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "While boundaries are important, there\u2019s a difference between a dislike and a true deal breaker. \u2014 Kasandra Brabaw, SELF , 26 Jan. 2022",
      "In the 1950s, people expressed dislike for the Yankees by comparing them to U.S. Steel. \u2014 Alex Veytsel, Fortune , 25 Feb. 2022",
      "One of the guards was a Uyghur woman, a party loyalist who had taken a particular dislike to the pregnant young inmate. \u2014 Nury Turkel, The Week , 10 May 2022",
      "In a blog post, TikTok explains that only the person who registered a dislike will be able to see the reaction, while the commenter and other users remain none the wiser. \u2014 Stephanie Mlot, PCMAG , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton told Fox News that the Biden administration's recent lawsuits against the state showed a dislike for Texans and an increase in control from the federal government. \u2014 Sam Dorman, Fox News , 8 Dec. 2021",
      "This was not exactly surprising, after years of rampant rumors about a mutual dislike between Parker and Cattrall. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Oct. 2021",
      "Like Reddit and YouTube before it, Twitter is getting its own dislike button for replies or comments in response to original tweets. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Feb. 2022",
      "And then some of her delay came from seemingly small barriers \u2014 her dislike of needles, her hectic day-to-day life as a fast food restaurant manager. \u2014 Rashika Jaipuriar, The Indianapolis Star , 10 Sep. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "There's really not much to dislike about this option, which seems to have it all\u2014including a stand. \u2014 Editors Of Men's Health, Men's Health , 16 May 2022",
      "And for his implication that rational people are not allowed to dislike Don't Look Up. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 7 Jan. 2022",
      "To be sure, Native people don\u2019t dislike greenery; most of the green parts of the desert were taken from them, along with the water rights. \u2014 Outside Online , 1 Sep. 2021",
      "In other words, instead of talking about what Millennials collectively like and dislike , ask individuals to talk about their preferences. \u2014 Sheila Callaham, Forbes , 27 June 2021",
      "Eucalyptus can be a polemical aspect in California wines \u2014 many dislike its cooling green flavors \u2014 but Thackrey was never one to interfere with its expression. \u2014 Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle , 31 May 2022",
      "Voters dislike chaos and object to the appearance that the laws are not being applied fairly. \u2014 Samuel Goldman, The Week , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "The markets dislike combining a utility and a construction unit under the same umbrella. \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "Employees generally dislike admitting that there is not enough work to fill the time. \u2014 Peter Stewart, Forbes , 28 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1567, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162104"
  },
  "dislimn":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": dim":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8lim"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "becloud",
      "bedim",
      "befog",
      "blacken",
      "blear",
      "blur",
      "cloud",
      "darken",
      "dim",
      "fog",
      "fuzz (up)",
      "haze",
      "mist",
      "obscure",
      "overcast",
      "overcloud",
      "overshadow",
      "shadow",
      "shroud"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "brighten",
      "illuminate",
      "illumine",
      "light (up)",
      "lighten"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "the apparition hovered, became dislimned by the fog, then disappeared altogether"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1606, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191222"
  },
  "dislocate":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to force a change in the usual status, relationship, or order of : disrupt":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8l\u014d-",
      "\u02c8dis-l\u014d-\u02cck\u0101t",
      "dis-\u02c8l\u014d-",
      "-l\u0259-; (\u02c8)dis-\u02c8l\u014d-\u02cck\u0101t",
      "-l\u0259-"
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    "synonyms":[
      "budge",
      "displace",
      "disturb",
      "move",
      "relocate",
      "remove",
      "reposition",
      "shift",
      "transfer",
      "transpose"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "She fell and dislocated her shoulder.",
      "The new hotel will dislocate several businesses.",
      "Thousands of workers have been dislocated by the latest economic crisis.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Several scuffles ensued, which led Rosenbaum to dislocate his shoulder. \u2014 Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star , 30 Nov. 2021",
      "Consider the game red rover, where one kid was invited/pressured to run into a chain of arms and inevitably dislocate a shoulder, bloody a nose or sprain a wrist. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Oct. 2021",
      "Much like the grocery store at night where in drag, the lights of we dislocate . \u2014 Francine J. Harris, The New York Review of Books , 23 July 2020",
      "Much like the grocery store at night where in drag, the lights of we dislocate . \u2014 Francine J. Harris, The New York Review of Books , 23 July 2020",
      "Much like the grocery store at night where in drag, the lights of we dislocate . \u2014 Francine J. Harris, The New York Review of Books , 23 July 2020",
      "Some care may require specialized medical care, such as reconstructive surgery to mitigate or repair the damage from torture: broken bones, teeth knocked out, or being hung from a ceiling where arms dislocate from the shoulder. \u2014 Star Tribune , 2 July 2021",
      "Both will drive up costs and dislocate existing supply chains. \u2014 Vasuki Shastry, Forbes , 8 June 2021",
      "An argument started over the transaction, and Jackson pushed one of the other men to the floor hard enough to break the man's arm and dislocate his shoulder. \u2014 Paul Walsh, Star Tribune , 1 Mar. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Medieval Latin dislocatus , past participle of dislocare , from Latin dis- + locare to locate":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1601, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-211247"
  },
  "dislocation":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the act of dislocating : the state of being dislocated : such as":[],
      ": displacement of one or more bones at a joint : luxation":[],
      ": a discontinuity in the otherwise normal lattice structure of a crystal":[],
      ": disruption of an established order":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-(\u02cc)l\u014d-\u02c8k\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "-l\u0259-",
      "\u02ccdis-(\u02cc)l\u014d-\u02c8k\u0101-sh\u0259n, -l\u0259-",
      "\u02ccdis-l\u014d-\u02c8k\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "derangement",
      "disruption",
      "disturbance",
      "upset"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "the slightest dislocation in her daily routine bothered the elderly woman",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The embargoes, official and otherwise, on Russian oil translate into a dislocation of supply streams and an increase in stocks at sea, as well as some in onshore storage outside the OECD. \u2014 Michael Lynch, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
      "It\u2019s an arresting welcome that evokes the dislocation of an ocean crossing, challenging visitors to navigate a world forged in the crucible of the Black Atlantic. \u2014 Julian Lucas, The New Yorker , 4 May 2022",
      "The main impact to date of the crisis has been the shock and emotional dislocation that has been disproportionately suffered by more youthful, educated, and professional Russians, with many thousands quitting their jobs or even leaving the country. \u2014 Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "The pandemic was total dislocation , particularly affecting young people, and pushing some young people, unfortunately, toward the most negative influences. \u2014 Eric Lach, The New Yorker , 20 Feb. 2022",
      "One major risk is economic dislocation and job losses if the businesses that make parts for gasoline vehicles can\u2019t adapt. \u2014 New York Times , 6 Aug. 2021",
      "Both Adin and Murrani echoed the sense of dislocation that Branagh has spoken of in being forced to leave one\u2019s home. \u2014 NBC News , 26 Mar. 2022",
      "By placing these stories on the imaginary CAPS in some unspecified near-future, Bennani is able to touch on the unending refugee crises of today, the traumas of dislocation , the nowhere of migrant camps and detention centers. \u2014 Lori Waxman, chicagotribune.com , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "Some two weeks into the war, the scale of the dislocation is immense. \u2014 Michael Bociurkiw, CNN , 10 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170952"
  },
  "disloyal":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8l\u022fi(-\u0259)l",
      "dis-\u02c8l\u022fi-\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "faithless",
      "false",
      "fickle",
      "inconstant",
      "perfidious",
      "recreant",
      "traitorous",
      "treacherous",
      "unfaithful",
      "untrue"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "constant",
      "dedicated",
      "devoted",
      "devout",
      "down-the-line",
      "faithful",
      "fast",
      "loyal",
      "staunch",
      "stanch",
      "steadfast",
      "steady",
      "true"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for disloyal faithless , false , disloyal , traitorous , treacherous , perfidious mean untrue to what should command one's fidelity or allegiance. faithless applies to any failure to keep a promise or pledge or any breach of allegiance or loyalty. faithless allies false stresses the fact of failing to be true in any manner ranging from fickleness to cold treachery. betrayed by false friends disloyal implies a lack of complete faithfulness to a friend, cause, leader, or country. disloyal to their country traitorous implies either actual treason or a serious betrayal of trust. traitorous acts punishable by death treacherous implies readiness to betray trust or confidence. a treacherous adviser perfidious adds to faithless the implication of an incapacity for fidelity or reliability. a perfidious double-crosser",
    "examples":[
      "It would be disloyal to abandon them.",
      "we sensed that he was disloyal and would eventually turn on us",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "By the testimony of his own staff, Trump was certainly devious, profane, suspicious, disloyal , unconcerned about morality, principles or the high ideals of public office. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 June 2022",
      "But feeling overloaded and saying no without feeling guilty or disloyal is a healthy practice. \u2014 Bryan Robinson, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
      "For others, the author is disloyal to Mr. Trump, breaching trust with him and colleagues still in public life, revealing behavior and remarks thought to have been private. \u2014 John Bolton, WSJ , 10 May 2022",
      "But the briefly disloyal Republican may yet be spared. \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Rather than directly punish Republicans perceived to be disloyal to Trump, Republicans say the party should perhaps take a different approach \u2014 like supporting these incumbents' opponents in primaries. \u2014 Kabir Khanna, CBS News , 15 Feb. 2022",
      "Patrick responded that, in his opinion, Jackson was disloyal , rather than a racist. \u2014 Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY , 28 June 2021",
      "In other words, a crucial way to subdue disloyal sentiment in the South would be to create a new loyal Black electorate. \u2014 Jonathan W. White, Smithsonian Magazine , 4 Jan. 2022",
      "In customer experience, this manifests itself as disengagement \u2013 sales prospects don\u2019t convert and customers become detached, if not disloyal . \u2014 Jon Picoult, Forbes , 3 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French desleial, desloial , from des- dis- + leal loyal":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010724"
  },
  "disloyalty":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": lack of loyalty",
      ": lack of faithfulness or support",
      ": an act that shows a lack of faithfulness or support"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8l\u022fi(-\u0259)l-t\u0113",
      "dis-\u02c8l\u022fi-\u0259l-t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "faithlessness",
      "falseness",
      "falsity",
      "inconstancy",
      "infidelity",
      "perfidiousness",
      "perfidy",
      "unfaithfulness"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "allegiance",
      "constancy",
      "devotedness",
      "devotion",
      "faith",
      "faithfulness",
      "fealty",
      "fidelity",
      "loyalty"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "His disloyalty to the company led to his dismissal.",
      "She had no tolerance for disloyalty among those under her command.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Regardless of how audiences will react to Kate and Anthony's love story\u2014which includes elements of disloyalty and betrayal\u2014Ashley is a firm believer that Kate deserves her own shot at love. \u2014 Bianca Betancourt, Harper's BAZAAR , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "The saga of Freeman\u2019s free agency is about greed and disloyalty , but it\u2019s also a story about opportunism. \u2014 Dylan Hern\u00e1ndez Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "The fervor with which Trump and his allies have been looking to punish disloyalty -- such as Kemp's unwillingness to overturn Biden's narrow 2020 victory in Georgia -- is unmatched by those in the party looking toward future elections and fights. \u2014 Michael Warren, CNN , 16 Feb. 2022",
      "One Facebook staffer called up Patterson in tears: Washington Democrats now viewed her staying at the company as a sign of disloyalty . \u2014 Benjamin Wofford, Wired , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "Soon enough, its absence may be interpreted as a sign of disloyalty . \u2014 Masha Gessen, The New Yorker , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "That is especially true in China, where rising nationalism empowers citizens to pounce on any whiff of dissent or disloyalty . \u2014 New York Times , 3 Feb. 2022",
      "Donald Trump\u2019s push to purge the party of anyone who has shown even the slightest hint of disloyalty has led to primary challenges against the ten Republicans who voted to impeach him for his role in the January 6 riot. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 18 Feb. 2022",
      "Under the disloyalty clause, no individual wrongdoing is required \u2014 only membership in a group advocating violence against the state government or federal government. \u2014 James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News , 31 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-213121"
  },
  "dismal":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": showing or causing gloom (see gloom entry 2 sense 2 ) or depression":[
        "the dismal prison twilight",
        "\u2014 Charles Dickens"
      ],
      ": lacking merit : particularly bad":[
        "a dismal performance"
      ],
      ": disastrous , dreadful":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8diz-m\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "black",
      "bleak",
      "cheerless",
      "chill",
      "Cimmerian",
      "cloudy",
      "cold",
      "comfortless",
      "dark",
      "darkening",
      "depressing",
      "depressive",
      "desolate",
      "dire",
      "disconsolate",
      "drear",
      "dreary",
      "dreich",
      "elegiac",
      "elegiacal",
      "forlorn",
      "funereal",
      "gloomy",
      "glum",
      "godforsaken",
      "gray",
      "grey",
      "lonely",
      "lonesome",
      "lugubrious",
      "miserable",
      "morbid",
      "morose",
      "murky",
      "plutonian",
      "saturnine",
      "sepulchral",
      "solemn",
      "somber",
      "sombre",
      "sullen",
      "sunless",
      "tenebrific",
      "tenebrous",
      "wretched"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bright",
      "cheerful",
      "cheering",
      "cheery",
      "comforting",
      "cordial",
      "festive",
      "friendly",
      "gay",
      "heartwarming",
      "sunshiny"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for dismal dismal , dreary , bleak , gloomy , cheerless , desolate mean devoid of cheer or comfort. dismal indicates extreme and utterly depressing gloominess. dismal weather dreary , often interchangeable with dismal , emphasizes discouragement resulting from sustained dullness or futility. a dreary job bleak suggests chill, dull, and barren characteristics that utterly dishearten. the bleak years of the depression gloomy often suggests lack of hope or promise. gloomy war news cheerless stresses absence of anything cheering. a drab and cheerless office desolate adds an element of utter remoteness or lack of human contact to any already disheartening aspect. a desolate outpost",
    "examples":[
      "The show was a dismal failure.",
      "The team's record is dismal .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The benchmark index has been on a dismal streak that dragged it into a bear market earlier this month and is now down 20% for the year. \u2014 Alex Viega, BostonGlobe.com , 30 June 2022",
      "Pew\u2019s polling suggested drastically divergent views of NATO among the populations of its 30 member states, with a high of 89 percent approval in Poland but a dismal 33 percent in Greece. \u2014 Adam Taylor, Washington Post , 29 June 2022",
      "Despite dismal stock market returns for investors this year and consistent recession predictions, most wealth management teams have repeatedly recommended that their clients stay invested in equities and ride out the storm. \u2014 Will Daniel, Fortune , 28 June 2022",
      "In 1967, after nine years of Grammy Awards, Presley\u2019s Grammy track record stood at a dismal 0-9. \u2014 Paul Grein, Billboard , 27 June 2022",
      "The stock market is having a dismal 2022 amid surging inflation and rising interest rates, with the benchmark S&P 500 falling more than 20% from its record highs into bear market territory. \u2014 Sergei Klebnikov, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
      "Ultimately more than 70 percent of land species and upward of 80 percent of ocean species went extinct, leading some paleontologists to call this dismal episode the Great Dying. \u2014 Chris Mays, Scientific American , 23 June 2022",
      "Morgan, who wears the same jersey No. 13 as the Padres\u2019 slugging third baseman, has led a Wave club that\u2019s far outperformed the dismal track records of the NWSL\u2019s prior four expansion clubs. \u2014 Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune , 19 June 2022",
      "Economists don\u2019t expect that dismal number to change in the final reading. \u2014 David Harrison, WSJ , 19 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from dismal , noun, days marked as unlucky in medieval calendars, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin dies mali , literally, evil days":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163601"
  },
  "dismay":{
    "type":"verb",
    "definitions":[
      "to cause to lose courage or resolution (as because of alarm or fear)",
      "upset , perturb",
      "sudden loss of courage or resolution from alarm or fear",
      "sudden disappointment",
      "perturbation sense 1",
      "to feel worry, disappointment, fear, or shock",
      "a feeling of fear, disappointment, shock, or worry"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"dis-\u02c8m\u0101",
    "synonyms":[
      "chill",
      "daunt",
      "demoralize",
      "discourage",
      "dishearten",
      "dispirit",
      "frustrate",
      "unman",
      "unnerve"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "disappointment",
      "dissatisfaction",
      "frustration",
      "letdown"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
      "The departure of a popular assistant coach didn\u2019t dismay him. \u2014 Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 May 2022",
      "Euphoria gave way to dismay when Carrington and Co. faced a San Francisco 49ers offense led by Hall of Famers in Steve Young and Jerry Rice and coordinated by future Super Bowl-winning head coach Mike Shanahan. \u2014 Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 May 2022",
      "McCord was one of several Hollywood figures to speak out about the Russian invasion, with Ukrainian stars such as Regina Spektor, Vera Farmiga, and Maksim Chmerkovskiy expressing their anger, shock, and dismay over the violence. \u2014 Lauren Huff, EW.com , 26 Feb. 2022",
      "Hundreds of people have left comments on Higgins\u2019s post, some expressing disgust and dismay over the school board\u2019s decision, while others have thanked Higgins for helping to get the book in students\u2019 hands. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Feb. 2022",
      "Wheatley residents have gone from shock to dismay to anger that more hasn\u2019t been done to solve the mystery of the explosion or to start working on repairs. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Jan. 2022",
      "Our allies have been apoplectic and haven't been shy about sharing their anger and dismay with journalists, many of whom are equally furious about colleagues in Afghanistan facing a dismal future. \u2014 Damon Linker, The Week , 26 Aug. 2021",
      "So, there was grief and\u2014and dismay from a lotta people. \u2014 CBS News , 30 Oct. 2021",
      "The public safety spending may dismay those hoping to see a smaller police budget. \u2014 Darcy Costello, The Courier-Journal , 27 Oct. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
      "Some residents expressed dismay at Philip\u2019s decision. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
      "In addition to pay and injuries, players have expressed dismay with fan play-calling. \u2014 Noah Smith, Washington Post , 8 June 2022",
      "Advocacy groups that formed after Sandy Hook also expressed dismay . \u2014 Susan Haigh And Lisa Mascaro, Chicago Tribune , 25 May 2022",
      "Advocacy groups that formed in the wake of Sandy Hook also expressed dismay . \u2014 Susan Haigh And Lisa Mascaro, Chron , 24 May 2022",
      "Musk has also expressed dismay at Biden\u2019s reluctance to acknowledge Tesla\u2019s prominence in the electric vehicle industry. \u2014 Mario Parker, Fortune , 18 May 2022",
      "The victim, Chloe Bess, has publicly expressed dismay in the outcome. \u2014 Michael Ruiz, Fox News , 12 May 2022",
      "Michael Murphy expressed dismay after a separate issue was left off of the agenda of Monday's meeting. \u2014 Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel , 3 May 2022",
      "Dmitry Peskov, the Kremlin press secretary, expressed dismay with the ban. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "dismember":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to cut off or disjoin the limbs, members, or parts of",
      ": to break up or tear into pieces",
      ": to cut off or disjoin the limbs, members, or parts of"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8mem-b\u0259r",
      "(\u02c8)dis-\u02c8mem-b\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "break",
      "break up",
      "bust",
      "disintegrate",
      "disrupt",
      "fracture",
      "fragment",
      "rive"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The victims' bodies had been dismembered and buried in the basement.",
      "quickly dismembered the old toolshed and hauled it off to the dump",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Even blocking some of those goods from countries that have already imposed sanctions or restrictions could dismember whole sectors in Russia. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "That task was essentially to dismember Ukraine and change the regime in Kyiv, and the force was too small for that purpose. \u2014 Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "According to Turkish authorities, that\u2019s the implement that Mohammed\u2019s henchmen allegedly used on Oct. 2, 2018, to dismember Jamal Khashoggi, a Post columnist and Saudi dissident. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "America\u2019s current adversaries seek first to destabilize and then to dismember the liberal-democratic international order. \u2014 Jerry Hendrix, National Review , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Philadelphia-area authorities have arrested a man for allegedly beheading his girlfriend with a machete and attempting to dismember her body, according to police. \u2014 Audrey Conklin, Fox News , 12 Feb. 2022",
      "The missteps of law enforcement left Robert Durst free to murder Berman in 2000 and one year later, kill and dismember his neighbor Morris Black in Texas, Abrams said. \u2014 Rebecca Rosenberg, Fox News , 9 Nov. 2021",
      "On his second wave, Kemper displayed absolute mastery of his own fear by willfully soaring inside a tube the size of a whirling subway tunnel and frothy enough to dismember a horse. \u2014 Daniel Duane, Wired , 23 Dec. 2021",
      "Sakara was just one of the Last Call Killer\u2019s victims, who seemed to meet men in and around the West Village gay bar scene only to murder them and dismember their bodies. \u2014 Vulture Editors, Vulture , 23 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English dismembren , from Anglo-French desmembrer , from des- dis- + membre member",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-210448"
  },
  "dismiss":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to permit or cause to leave",
      ": to remove from position or service : discharge",
      ": to reject serious consideration of",
      ": to put out of judicial consideration : refuse to hear or hear further in court",
      ": to put out (a batsman) in cricket",
      ": to allow or cause to leave",
      ": to remove from a job or position",
      ": to decide not to think about",
      ": to remove from position or service",
      ": to bring about or order the dismissal of (an action)",
      ": to bring about or order a dismissal"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "dis-\u02c8mis",
      "dis-\u02c8mis"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "ax",
      "axe",
      "bounce",
      "can",
      "cashier",
      "discharge",
      "fire",
      "muster out",
      "pink-slip",
      "release",
      "remove",
      "retire",
      "sack",
      "terminate",
      "turn off"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "employ",
      "engage",
      "hire",
      "retain",
      "sign (up ",
      "take on"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "I don't think we should dismiss the matter lightly.",
      "The students were dismissed early because of the snowstorm.",
      "Several employees were recently dismissed .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Misdemeanor charges against Denver Broncos wide receiver Jerry Jeudy were dropped Tuesday after a judge granted a motion to dismiss from the Arapahoe County District Attorney's office. \u2014 Parker Gabriel, USA TODAY , 31 May 2022",
      "The Office of the District Attorney for the 18th Judicial District filed a motion to dismiss the charge against the former Alabama standout, and Judge Chantel Contiguglia ordered that to be done on Tuesday morning. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 31 May 2022",
      "The bottom line was that Stanford's UPEPA motion would be sustained, and the University of Washington's motion to dismiss would also be granted. \u2014 Jay Adkisson, Forbes , 27 May 2022",
      "And yet, earlier this month, the presiding judge in the Virginia case, Penney Azcarate, rejected Heard\u2019s motion to dismiss . \u2014 Jessica Winter, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
      "The motion to dismiss is the latest effort from the school to push back on that narrative. \u2014 Omar Jimenez, CNN , 20 May 2022",
      "One motion to dismiss filed by Chandler sought to highlight alternative suspects, including a neighbor who allegedly used a check stolen from Harkness' home. \u2014 Graham Kates, CBS News , 20 May 2022",
      "James, a Democrat, has filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 13 May 2022",
      "The defendants in the suit \u2013 the companies on whose behalf Fluent executed the telemarketing campaign \u2013 filed a motion to dismiss , claiming that the Federal Arbitration Act required that the claims be arbitrated. \u2014 Jack Greiner, The Enquirer , 3 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, modification of Latin dimissus , past participle of dimittere , from dis- + mittere to send",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-175914"
  },
  "dismissal":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the act of dismissing : the fact or state of being dismissed":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "dis-\u02c8mi-s\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "ax",
      "axe",
      "discharge",
      "furlough",
      "layoff",
      "redundancy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "numerous dismissals from the company during the economic slump",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The Journal said Alibaba already has begun layoffs that could result in the dismissal of thousands throughout the year, while ride-hailing app operator Didi Global will axe 2,000 employees. \u2014 Fortune , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "The decision will likely result in the dismissal of a federal suit that the clinics had hoped would get the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the law. \u2014 Laurel Brubaker Calkins, Bloomberg.com , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "Under the schedule the school committee approved last year, Newton North and South high school students start class at 9 a.m. and are released at 3:45 p.m. four days a week, with an early dismissal on Tuesdays. \u2014 Seamus Webster, BostonGlobe.com , 14 June 2022",
      "Here are several issues that reportedly contributed to Rice's dismissal . \u2014 Sophie Mellor, Fortune , 14 June 2022",
      "A day after the president of the NAACP called for the resignation or dismissal of Jack Del Rio, the Washington Commanders fined the defensive coordinator $100,000 for his comments about the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 10 June 2022",
      "Baltimore City Schools announced early dismissal Tuesday for the two dozen schools whose buildings lack air conditioning. \u2014 Christina Tkacik, Baltimore Sun , 31 May 2022",
      "The media\u2019s bewildered contempt for girlish fandom was already congealing into a flat dismissal . \u2014 Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic , 30 May 2022",
      "The team hopes this one goes better than their first attempt that ended in 2019 with Luke Walton\u2019s dismissal . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1778, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
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      ": to throw down or remove from a mount or an elevated position",
      ": unhorse",
      ": disassemble",
      ": descend",
      ": to alight from an elevated position (as on a horse)",
      ": to get out of an enclosed craft or vehicle",
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      ": to get down from something (as a horse or bicycle)"
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      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8mau\u0307nt",
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      "alight",
      "descend",
      "disembark",
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      "embark"
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      "Verb",
      "The cyclist dismounted and walked her bike across the street.",
      "The gymnast dismounted from the parallel bars.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Walkers can get off the trail in a single step, while bikers have to dismount and rut into nearby shrubs and cacti. \u2014 Outside Online , 15 June 2021",
      "Once the eight seconds is reached, the rider looks for a safe opportunity to dismount , and the ride can be judged. \u2014 Brett Williams, Men's Health , 19 May 2022",
      "Long ago, French soldiers would mettre un pied \u00e0 terre\u2014that is, dismount their steeds at the end of the day and spend the night in transient housing. \u2014 Kristin Tablang, House Beautiful , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Police believe Gulledge may have disregarded a stop sign and warnings for cyclists to dismount and walk their bikes across the road. \u2014 Scott Huddleston, San Antonio Express-News , 10 Apr. 2022",
      "Then the Olympic silver medalist stuck her bars dismount . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "Then, around noon, race officials reported that tacks and oil had been placed on a section of the cycling route, requiring approximately 30 cyclists to dismount and fix their flat tires while crews cleaned it up. \u2014 Reid Singer, Outside Online , 29 Sep. 2014",
      "The event is comparable to men\u2019s tie-down roping, except the cowgirls are not required to dismount and tie the calf. \u2014 John Whisler, San Antonio Express-News , 27 Feb. 2022",
      "Racers also find obstacles along the course, such as barriers or stairs, which force riders to dismount and shoulder their bikes while running. \u2014 Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer , 20 Oct. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Malabuyo\u2019s routine would be enough after the freshman stuck her dismount . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "The video shows the hooded man dismount from the bicycle and running after the woman, chasing her down the sidewalk and into the middle of the street. \u2014 Fox News , 7 Oct. 2021",
      "James tells Elsa to keep riding as he, Shea, and Thomas dismount with rifles and begin picking off the hand-gun-wielding bandits. \u2014 Josh St. Clair, Men's Health , 6 Feb. 2022",
      "That means in terms of absolute difficulty, doing the easier dismount cost Biles only two-tenths. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Aug. 2021",
      "Chiles, like her teammates, had a rough debut in Tokyo, falling to her hands and knees after her dismount from the beam -- a costly error. \u2014 Amy Bass, CNN , 27 July 2021",
      "People close to Biles said that she is expected to modify her dismount , which usually relies on twisting. \u2014 Louise Radnofsky, WSJ , 2 Aug. 2021",
      "Biles posted videos to Instagram on Friday showing trying to train a double-twisting, double-flipping dismount . \u2014 Callie Caplan, Dallas News , 30 July 2021",
      "Feeding off the energy inside an electric Dome at America\u2019s Center, Skinner finished in the top five in three events, imploring the crowd to roar at the end of every dismount . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 26 June 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "1566, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1654, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-215432"
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      "adjective",
      "adverb"
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      ": refusing or neglecting to obey":[]
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      "\u02ccdis-\u0259-\u02c8b\u0113-d\u0113-\u0259nt",
      "-\u014d-\u02c8b\u0113-"
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      "balky",
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      "contumacious",
      "defiant",
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      "intractable",
      "obstreperous",
      "rebel",
      "rebellious",
      "recalcitrant",
      "recusant",
      "refractory",
      "restive",
      "ungovernable",
      "unruly",
      "untoward",
      "wayward",
      "willful",
      "wilful"
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      "amenable",
      "biddable",
      "compliant",
      "conformable",
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      "ruly",
      "submissive",
      "tractable"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "The disobedient soldier was given cleanup duty.",
      "The dog was being disobedient .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Aiding Xi, zero-covid has allowed the central government to discipline disobedient local governments, which coincidentally happen to be the most anti-Xi. \u2014 Ariel Cohen, Forbes , 20 June 2022",
      "Breaking curfew, the disobedient trio foreshadows the triangle that will define the drama. \u2014 Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Beijing has weaponized its market power to punish disobedient countries, as Australia found after calling for an international inquiry into the origins of Covid and as Lithuania is presently discovering over its support for Taiwan. \u2014 Hal Brands, National Review , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "This whimsical, stop-motion musical directed by Guillermo del Toro and Mark Gustafson follows the mischievous and disobedient adventures of Pinocchio in his pursuit of a place in the world. \u2014 Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com , 3 Feb. 2022",
      "This whimsical, stop-motion musical directed by Guillermo del Toro and Mark Gustafson follows the mischievous and disobedient adventures of Pinocchio in his pursuit of a place in the world. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 3 Feb. 2022",
      "In response, the lieutenant governor said Youngkin could pull funding from disobedient districts. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Jan. 2022",
      "Hochman has thick brown hair, with a disobedient cowlick in front, and large brown eyes. \u2014 Sam Adler-bell, The New Republic , 3 Dec. 2021",
      "Zaza was intelligent, irreverent, an ardent violin player and a great mimic, disobedient at school but conventional at home, passionately devout. \u2014 Lara Feigel, The New Republic , 26 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232618"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
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      ": to be disobedient":[],
      ": to fail to obey":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-\u0259-\u02c8b\u0101",
      "-\u014d-"
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      "defy",
      "mock",
      "rebel (against)"
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      "follow",
      "mind",
      "obey"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "If you disobey , you will be severely punished.",
      "The soldier disobeyed the general's orders.",
      "He was afraid to disobey his father.",
      "The driver had disobeyed the law.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "His crime was to disobey orders to shut shops early and close hospitals to protesters during demonstrations against the arrest of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, then an outsider to political power. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "No, choosing to disobey the narrator is one of the most fun things to do in both the original Stanley Parable and this new follow-up. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "King writes in the caption accompanying the post that he was arrested for mischief, counseling to commit mischief, counseling to commit obstructing a police officer and counseling to disobey court orders. \u2014 Dom Calicchio, Fox News , 19 Feb. 2022",
      "The city ultimately tossed its challenge, though not before one judge put a temporary restraining order on Catanzara, forbidding him from making public comments encouraging his members to disobey the city\u2019s vaccination rules. \u2014 Paige Fry, chicagotribune.com , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Tesla is recalling 54,000 vehicles that may disobey stop signs. \u2014 Nick Canepa Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 Feb. 2022",
      "Catanzara has put out YouTube videos encouraging officers to disobey the city, predicting that such a mass defiance would deplete the police force by 50%. \u2014 Jeremy Gorner, chicagotribune.com , 14 Nov. 2021",
      "In public statements and on social media, Catanzara encouraged police to disobey the order. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 3 Dec. 2021",
      "Lightfoot had asked the courts to intervene after the union chief told members to disobey her Oct. 15 deadline to report their vaccine status. \u2014 Gregory Pratt, chicagotribune.com , 2 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French desobeir , from des- dis- + obeir to obey":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185415"
  },
  "disorder":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
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    "definitions":{
      ": to disturb the order of":[],
      ": to disturb the regular or normal functions of":[],
      ": lack of order":[
        "clothes in disorder"
      ],
      ": breach of the peace or public order":[
        "troubled times marked by social disorders"
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      ": an abnormal physical or mental condition":[
        "a liver disorder",
        "a personality disorder"
      ]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "dis-\u02c8\u022fr-d\u0259r",
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8\u022fr-d\u0259r",
      "(\u02cc)diz-",
      "(\u02c8)dis-\u02c8\u022frd-\u0259r, (\u02c8)diz-"
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      "confuse",
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      "disarray",
      "discompose",
      "dishevel",
      "disjoint",
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      "disorganize",
      "disrupt",
      "disturb",
      "hash",
      "jumble",
      "mess (up)",
      "mix (up)",
      "muddle",
      "muss",
      "rumple",
      "scramble",
      "shuffle",
      "tousle",
      "tumble",
      "upset"
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      "chance-medley",
      "chaos",
      "confusion",
      "disarrangement",
      "disarray",
      "dishevelment",
      "disorderedness",
      "disorderliness",
      "disorganization",
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      "hell",
      "jumble",
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      "mess",
      "messiness",
      "misorder",
      "muddle",
      "muss",
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      "snake pit",
      "tumble",
      "welter"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "be careful not to disorder the carefully arranged contents of the dresser",
      "Noun",
      "The mayor is concerned that a rally could create public disorder .",
      "problems of crime and social disorder",
      "Millions of people suffer from some form of personality disorder .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Chief Michael LiPetri, who is in charge of crime control strategies, said that during warmer months, nearly a third of shootings are tied to disorder and low-level crime. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Mar. 2022",
      "Note the order in regions (i)-(v) and disorder at points (vi)-(viii). \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 3 Feb. 2022",
      "What began as holiday cleanup has led to a tsunami of bringing order to disorder . \u2014 Elaine Ayala, San Antonio Express-News , 7 Jan. 2022",
      "The cultural appetite for stories of illness, disease, disorder and grave old age is bottomless. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Aug. 2021",
      "The nation gaped last summer as perpetrators in full view openly smashed windows with impunity, giving all of us a view through the broken glass of what a nation surrendering to disorder looks like. \u2014 George J. Terwilliger Iii, National Review , 1 Aug. 2021",
      "Sometimes sincere people wonder how the Church succeeds in doing so much genuine good in the world, what with so much human frailty and even disorder at every level. \u2014 Nr Symposium, National Review , 6 Dec. 2020",
      "Beijing has also found news of U.S. disorder a convenient distraction from its own domestic problems. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Oct. 2020",
      "Nothing cleans up ambiguity and disorder better than clear definitions. \u2014 Steve H. Hanke, National Review , 7 Oct. 2020",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Those experiences can be considered insomnia symptoms, but there are multiple disorders associated with sleep as well, including chronic insomnia and acute insomnia disorder . \u2014 Saleen Martin, USA TODAY , 23 June 2022",
      "Her tunes maintained a sturdy, old-fashioned clarity, even as her lyrics faced disorder , determinedly exposing her fears, depression and self-destructive impulses. \u2014 New York Times , 23 June 2022",
      "Kushner also argued that Dimora should be released on house arrest because of his failing health, including a heart defect, an intestinal disorder and a knee injury. \u2014 Adam Ferrise, cleveland , 22 June 2022",
      "The federal civil disorder charge brings a maximum penalty of of five years in prison, and the use of explosives carries a 10-year mandatory minimum sentence that must run consecutive to other prison terms, Delph explained. \u2014 oregonlive , 21 June 2022",
      "Bipolar disorder is a difficult diagnosis for all concerned, co-parents and children alike. \u2014 Tribune News Service, al , 18 June 2022",
      "Gateway Foundation is the country\u2019s largest not-for-profit treatment provider for adults, specializing in substance use disorder treatment. \u2014 Steve Lord, Chicago Tribune , 17 June 2022",
      "English bulldogs were found to be twice as likely to be diagnosed with at least one disorder than other dogs and showed predispositions for 24 out of 43 specific disorders, according to the study. \u2014 Julia Jacobo, ABC News , 14 June 2022",
      "Hundreds more participants in last year\u2019s protests are languishing in Cuban dungeons for such crimes as disrespect, public disorder and disobedience. \u2014 Mary Anastasia O\u2019grady, WSJ , 12 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
      "1523, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-223509"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
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      ": not functioning in a normal orderly healthy way":[
        "a disordered mind"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8\u022fr-d\u0259rd",
      "(\u02cc)diz-"
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      "chaotic",
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      "jumbled",
      "littered",
      "messed",
      "messy",
      "muddled",
      "mussed",
      "mussy",
      "pell-mell",
      "rumpled",
      "sloppy",
      "topsy-turvy",
      "tousled",
      "tumbled",
      "unkempt",
      "untidy",
      "upside-down"
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    "antonyms":[
      "bandbox",
      "crisp",
      "kempt",
      "neat",
      "neatened",
      "ordered",
      "orderly",
      "organized",
      "shipshape",
      "snug",
      "tidied",
      "tidy",
      "trim",
      "uncluttered",
      "well-ordered"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "The project was in a disordered state.",
      "The file was completely disordered .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This was the disordered and unruly world Lincoln experienced. \u2014 Gordon S. Wood, WSJ , 25 Sep. 2020",
      "The impact the former has on self-esteem can affect everything from disordered eating to personal ambition. \u2014 Kate Harding, Teen Vogue , 26 Aug. 2019",
      "In the United States, at least 30 million people suffer from disordered eating, according to the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders (ANAD). \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 22 Feb. 2020",
      "Stress may also create or exacerbate disordered eating \u2014 which can lead to irregular or absent periods. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Apr. 2020",
      "The 45-year-old has spoken publicly about her history with trauma, disordered eating, and therapy. \u2014 Bethany Heitman, Health.com , 7 Apr. 2020",
      "My experiences of disordered eating were, relatively speaking, brief and mild. \u2014 Zan Romanoff, Bon App\u00e9tit , 1 Apr. 2020",
      "Crystallization is a dramatic switch from the liquid phase, in which molecules are disordered and free flowing, to the crystal phase, in which molecules are locked in a regular, repeating pattern. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 11 Mar. 2020",
      "The campaign in Nevada is as disordered as anything else in the Democratic race, according to people closely watching the contest there. \u2014 Alexander Burns, New York Times , 12 Feb. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1505, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031340"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": in a disorderly manner":[],
      ": engaged in conduct offensive to public order":[
        "charged with being drunk and disorderly"
      ],
      ": characterized by disorder":[
        "a disorderly pile of clothes"
      ]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)diz-",
      "dis-\u02c8\u022fr-d\u0259r-l\u0113",
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8\u022frd-\u0259r-l\u0113"
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    "synonyms":[
      "anarchic",
      "anarchical",
      "lawbreaking",
      "lawless",
      "unruly"
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      "law-abiding",
      "orderly"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "She was charged with being drunk and disorderly .",
      "He was found guilty of disorderly conduct .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Those in violation of the curfew could be charged with a disorderly person\u2019s offense and subject to penalties imposed by the Toms River Municipal Court. \u2014 Julia Musto, Fox News , 16 June 2022",
      "The commission found that employees at Floods Urban Seafood Lounge allowed disorderly activities on Dec. 14. \u2014 Laura Hancock, cleveland , 26 Feb. 2021",
      "Friday was phase one of the trial period and Coalition members, with support from multiple car clubs from across San Diego County, stressed the importance of abiding by traffic laws, keeping streets clean and avoiding disorderly behavior. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 9 May 2022",
      "Miller noted that Cabana's membership had been revoked for two separate incidents of disorderly behavior at the museum in recent days. \u2014 David Aaro, Fox News , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "Cops were responding to a disorderly crowd when Williams approached a white vehicle and put his hands in his pockets, police said, according to the New York Post. \u2014 Landon Mion, Fox News , 21 May 2022",
      "Writing for the court, Hagedorn said Wisconsin's law lists several ways someone can be disorderly . \u2014 Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 20 May 2022",
      "This could involve widespread refusals to enter the fight, absences without leave or disorderly retreats. \u2014 Stephen Fidler, WSJ , 19 May 2022",
      "The drunk man became disorderly and police escorted him and his friend from the premises. \u2014 cleveland , 12 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1560, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb",
      "1555, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-024854"
  },
  "disorganization":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to destroy or interrupt the orderly structure or function of":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8\u022fr-g\u0259-\u02ccn\u012bz"
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      "confuse",
      "derange",
      "disarrange",
      "disarray",
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      "dishevel",
      "disjoint",
      "dislocate",
      "disorder",
      "disrupt",
      "disturb",
      "hash",
      "jumble",
      "mess (up)",
      "mix (up)",
      "muddle",
      "muss",
      "rumple",
      "scramble",
      "shuffle",
      "tousle",
      "tumble",
      "upset"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "arrange",
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      "dispose",
      "draw up",
      "marshal",
      "marshall",
      "order",
      "organize",
      "range",
      "regulate",
      "straighten (up)",
      "tidy"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "those unexpected problems that can disorganize an entire plan",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Virtual learning is making the best of a bad situation, leaving students feeling stressed out and disorganized at times. \u2014 James Barrett, Redbook , 1 May 2020",
      "Brogdon had open 3s as the Blazers were disorganized up top and passed on them for contested shots instead. \u2014 J. Michael, Indianapolis Star , 28 Feb. 2020",
      "The declining market for physical products has always been disorganized : Many transactions take place in cash at tiny stores in places like railway stations. \u2014 Amit Gurbaxani, Billboard , 26 Apr. 2019",
      "Being an artist is no excuse for being disorganized . \u2014 Jeremy Hallock, Dallas News , 21 Jan. 2020",
      "L\u00f3pez Obrador\u2019s party is new to government, frequently disorganized and working with an austerity budget so tight that at times there\u2019s no one to answer the main telephone line at the president\u2019s office. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Nov. 2019",
      "The policymaking process in the West Wing is also disorganized , current and former White House officials told CBS News. \u2014 Fin Gomez, CBS News , 15 Oct. 2019",
      "The team was again disorganized in the secondary, which is missing starting outside cornerback Jimmy Smith and slot cornerback Tavon Young. \u2014 Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com , 29 Sep. 2019",
      "From the early moments, Uruguay\u2019s ability to create dangerous counterattacks with quick passing through disorganized , uneven U.S. lines was cause for concern. \u2014 Brian Straus, SI.com , 10 Sep. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French d\u00e9sorganiser , from d\u00e9s- dis- + organiser to organize":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1793, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205325"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to destroy or interrupt the orderly structure or function of"
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      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8\u022fr-g\u0259-\u02ccn\u012bz"
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      "tousle",
      "tumble",
      "upset"
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      "arrange",
      "array",
      "dispose",
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      "marshal",
      "marshall",
      "order",
      "organize",
      "range",
      "regulate",
      "straighten (up)",
      "tidy"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "those unexpected problems that can disorganize an entire plan",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Virtual learning is making the best of a bad situation, leaving students feeling stressed out and disorganized at times. \u2014 James Barrett, Redbook , 1 May 2020",
      "Brogdon had open 3s as the Blazers were disorganized up top and passed on them for contested shots instead. \u2014 J. Michael, Indianapolis Star , 28 Feb. 2020",
      "The declining market for physical products has always been disorganized : Many transactions take place in cash at tiny stores in places like railway stations. \u2014 Amit Gurbaxani, Billboard , 26 Apr. 2019",
      "Being an artist is no excuse for being disorganized . \u2014 Jeremy Hallock, Dallas News , 21 Jan. 2020",
      "L\u00f3pez Obrador\u2019s party is new to government, frequently disorganized and working with an austerity budget so tight that at times there\u2019s no one to answer the main telephone line at the president\u2019s office. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Nov. 2019",
      "The policymaking process in the West Wing is also disorganized , current and former White House officials told CBS News. \u2014 Fin Gomez, CBS News , 15 Oct. 2019",
      "The team was again disorganized in the secondary, which is missing starting outside cornerback Jimmy Smith and slot cornerback Tavon Young. \u2014 Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com , 29 Sep. 2019",
      "From the early moments, Uruguay\u2019s ability to create dangerous counterattacks with quick passing through disorganized , uneven U.S. lines was cause for concern. \u2014 Brian Straus, SI.com , 10 Sep. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"French d\u00e9sorganiser , from d\u00e9s- dis- + organiser to organize",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1793, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-213346"
  },
  "disorganized":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": lacking coherence, system, or central guiding agency : not organized":[
        "disorganized work habits"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8\u022fr-g\u0259-\u02ccn\u012bzd",
      "dis-\u02c8\u022fr-g\u0259-\u02ccn\u012bzd"
    ],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "The meeting was very disorganized .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "They were joined by disorganized groups of fighters from England, Scotland, Ireland, Canada, Sweden, Norway, France, Spain, the Czech Republic, and elsewhere in Europe, with lone wolves trickling in from places like South Korea and Peru. \u2014 Seth Harp, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
      "The system is mostly a disorganized area of showers and thunderstorms, but could develop further after moving back over water, NHC forecasters said. \u2014 Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel , 16 June 2022",
      "While the disorganized principle was the general approach to the Bottom Dollar space, there were three major design exceptions \u2014 the conference room, the design room and Doug\u2019s office. \u2014 Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 June 2022",
      "However, the hurricane center said the disturbance is disorganized and doesn\u2019t have a true center of circulation. \u2014 Leigh Morgan, al , 3 June 2022",
      "In much of the country, though, the booster campaign remains listless and disorganized , older people and their doctors said. \u2014 Benjamin Mueller, BostonGlobe.com , 31 May 2022",
      "Though much of the world\u2019s focus in the war has been on Russia\u2019s disorganized and flawed campaign, Ukraine, too, is struggling. \u2014 Andrew E. Kramer, New York Times , 1 June 2022",
      "Political aides and lobbyists have termed the city\u2019s effort to regain home rule as sporadic, disorganized and last-minute. \u2014 New York Times , 19 May 2022",
      "As asynchronous work becomes the norm, slow, disorganized processes stagnate people\u2019s day-to-day work. \u2014 Daniel Jakaitis, Forbes , 3 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1801, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-053717"
  },
  "disorient":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to cause to lose bearings : displace from normal position or relationship":[],
      ": to cause to lose the sense of time, place, or identity":[],
      ": confuse":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)dis-\u02c8\u014dr-\u0113-\u02ccent, -\u02c8\u022fr-",
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8\u022fr-\u0113-\u02ccent"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "addle",
      "baffle",
      "bamboozle",
      "beat",
      "befog",
      "befuddle",
      "bemuse",
      "bewilder",
      "buffalo",
      "confound",
      "confuse",
      "discombobulate",
      "flummox",
      "fox",
      "fuddle",
      "get",
      "gravel",
      "maze",
      "muddle",
      "muddy",
      "mystify",
      "perplex",
      "pose",
      "puzzle",
      "vex"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Thick fog can disorient even an experienced hiker.",
      "troops disoriented by the sudden change in battle plans",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The van seemed to drive in circles in an attempt to disorient Bassi, making looping turns, according to her lawyer, Juan Chavez. \u2014 oregonlive , 20 May 2022",
      "At one point, the man put down the knife and skewer and officers deployed two flash-bang grenades to disorient him, allowing police to rescue the passenger and the train operator to escape, Jones said. \u2014 oregonlive , 24 May 2022",
      "Other gear includes flashbang devices to disorient suspects, and tear gas that can be used in a high-risk situation or crowd control in a riot, Varso said. \u2014 Joe Tash, San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 May 2022",
      "Another room spins to disorient the guests while clowns jump around on the walls. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 25 Feb. 2022",
      "Ukrainians have already utilized psy-ops elements: In the capital, residents have removed road signs to disorient Russian soldiers unfamiliar with Kyiv\u2019s streets. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 Feb. 2022",
      "Ukraine\u2019s road management agency has also urged citizens on Facebook to dismantle road signs and build barricades of burning tires to disorient the Russians. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Feb. 2022",
      "The car\u2019s corner-to-corner, ambulance-like wail comes courtesy of two square-cut reduction gears in the motor assemblies, there to provide, um, aural feedback\u2014loud enough to disorient overflying crows. \u2014 Dan Neil, WSJ , 17 Dec. 2021",
      "Eager to disorient his audience, Suzuki\u2019s camera spins and tilts, then pauses on symmetrical frames that turn the uniformity of the nuns\u2019 habits and expressions cultlike and sinister. \u2014 Elle Carroll, Vulture , 6 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French d\u00e9sorienter , from d\u00e9s- dis- + orienter to orient":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1655, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-193007"
  },
  "disown":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to refuse to acknowledge as one's own":[],
      ": to repudiate any connection or identification with":[],
      ": to deny the validity or authority of":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "dis-\u02c8\u014dn",
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8\u014dn"
    ],
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      "contradict",
      "deny",
      "disaffirm",
      "disallow",
      "disavow",
      "disclaim",
      "disconfirm",
      "gainsay",
      "negate",
      "negative",
      "refute",
      "reject",
      "repudiate"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "acknowledge",
      "admit",
      "allow",
      "avow",
      "concede",
      "confirm",
      "own"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Her parents threatened to disown her if she didn't go back to school.",
      "He was disowned for bringing shame to the family.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "When the court upheld President Trump's travel ban, in 2018, Chief Justice John Roberts went out of his way to disown the infamous 1944 decision in Korematsu v. United States, which let stand the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II. \u2014 The Week Staff, The Week , 22 May 2022",
      "This is, in effect, a way for the White House to disown its own CDC. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "In some rural areas, a brother will disown a city-dwelling brother who allows a daughter to go to school, said Hashmi, adding that the Taliban leadership is trying to decide how to open education for girls beyond the sixth grade nationwide. \u2014 Kathy Gannon, chicagotribune.com , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "But George\u2014who during that war changed his dynasty\u2019s name from Saxe-Coburg to Windsor in an attempt to disown its German origins\u2014was more secure than ever. \u2014 Geoffrey Wheatcroft, The New York Review of Books , 7 Oct. 2021",
      "Kiran is mindful that her parents, who were told by village elders to disown her older sister in India for marrying outside their caste, will be vehemently opposed to her new relationship. \u2014 Stefanie Milligan, The Christian Science Monitor , 14 Feb. 2022",
      "The state party not only censured her but adopted a resolution to effectively disown her. \u2014 New York Times , 9 Feb. 2022",
      "And for young people who had grown up in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, there was a fear that their families would disown them if they were outed, Malin remembers. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 Jan. 2022",
      "Many transgender people worry that their families will disown them. \u2014 Laken Brooks, Forbes , 15 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1630, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232756"
  },
  "disparate":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": markedly distinct in quality or character":[],
      ": containing or made up of fundamentally different and often incongruous elements":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8spa-r\u0259t",
      "di-\u02c8sper-\u0259t",
      "\u02c8di-sp(\u0259-)r\u0259t",
      "\u02c8dis-p(\u0259-)r\u0259t",
      "dis-\u02c8par-\u0259t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "different",
      "dissimilar",
      "distant",
      "distinct",
      "distinctive",
      "distinguishable",
      "diverse",
      "nonidentical",
      "other",
      "unalike",
      "unlike"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "alike",
      "identical",
      "indistinguishable",
      "kin",
      "kindred",
      "like",
      "parallel",
      "same",
      "similar"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for disparate different , diverse , divergent , disparate , various mean unlike in kind or character. different may imply little more than separateness but it may also imply contrast or contrariness. different foods diverse implies both distinctness and marked contrast. such diverse interests as dancing and football divergent implies movement away from each other and unlikelihood of ultimate meeting or reconciliation. went on to pursue divergent careers disparate emphasizes incongruity or incompatibility. disparate notions of freedom various stresses the number of sorts or kinds. tried various methods",
    "examples":[
      "First during the nineteen-seventies, but with increasing momentum during the eighties, a loose community of physics researchers had begun to postulate that the disparate small particles that we learned about in high-school science class\u2014electrons, for instance\u2014were actually the varied vibrations of tiny open and closed looped strings. \u2014 Benjamin Wallace-Wells , New Yorker , 21 July 2008",
      "The American border with Mexico is among the most economically disparate intersections in the world, but the cities on either side of the port looked almost identical\u2014a spread of humble brick and cinder-block homes dotting a blanket of brown hills. \u2014 Cecilia Balli , Harper's , October 2006",
      "I made the French lemon cream tart that Greenspan credits to Herm\u00e9 and got disparate reactions. An American friend loved its creaminess and felt it had a comfortingly familiar texture; a British friend \u2026 said he missed the traditional sharp, gel-like custard. \u2014 Tamasin Day-Lewis , Saveur , November 2006",
      "Like these imagined cities, identical twins are identical only in their blueprints. By the time they are born, they are already disparate in countless neurological and physiological ways that mostly we cannot see. \u2014 Frank J. Sulloway , New York Review , 30 Nov. 2006",
      "The plan, as near as anybody outside Yahoo can make out, is to stitch all those disparate organizations into one huge Frankenstein's monster of a search engine that will strike terror into the hearts of all who behold it. \u2014 Lev Grossman , Time , 22 Dec. 2003",
      "disparate notions among adults and adolescents about when middle age begins",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "How much of it is unconscious bias, because typically conditions that have a disparate impact on Black women or other minorities don\u2019t get as much attention? \u2014 al , 20 June 2022",
      "In her remarks, Harris called maternal healthcare a crisis, highlighting the disparate impact on Black women and other minorities. \u2014 Noah Biermanstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2022",
      "Growing up in Kyiv, Yemchuk was fascinated by the reputation of Odesa as a free place during Soviet times: a city full of contradictions, where very disparate people could meet. \u2014 Rica Cerbarano, Vogue , 10 May 2022",
      "The election in Minneapolis, an overwhelmingly Democratic city, was shaped by Floyd\u2019s death in May 2020, a sharp rise in homicides afterward, and disparate views on how to address public safety. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 3 Nov. 2021",
      "Screenplay and editing smoothly interweave the disparate story threads, some of which run out quickly, others running to the end. \u2014 Dennis Harvey, Variety , 20 Oct. 2021",
      "With just a three-vote margin in the House, Speaker Nancy Pelosi is managing a caucus with disparate views on how bold the tax changes should be. \u2014 Lauren Fox And Katie Lobosco, CNN , 13 Sep. 2021",
      "The biggest challenge for the Taliban, which is made up of factions with disparate views and tactics, may be to remain coherent and cohesive, Lute said. \u2014 Robin Wrigh, The New Yorker , 31 Aug. 2021",
      "Brittle, now retired, and Carl Glatzel squared off recently in separate interviews, venting their disparate views on the authenticity of what has become an infamous tale. \u2014 Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com , 2 June 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from Latin dispar\u0101tus \"separate, distinct,\" from past participle of dispar\u0101re \"to divide, separate off, make different,\" from dis- dis- + par\u0101re \"to supply, provide, make ready\" (influenced in sense by association with dispar-, disp\u0101r \"unequal, different\") \u2014 more at pare":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1566, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222828"
  },
  "disparateness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": markedly distinct in quality or character",
      ": containing or made up of fundamentally different and often incongruous elements",
      ": indicating or stimulating dissimilar points on the retina of each eye"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8di-sp(\u0259-)r\u0259t",
      "di-\u02c8sper-\u0259t",
      "-\u02c8spa-r\u0259t",
      "dis-\u02c8par-\u0259t",
      "\u02c8dis-p(\u0259-)r\u0259t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "different",
      "dissimilar",
      "distant",
      "distinct",
      "distinctive",
      "distinguishable",
      "diverse",
      "nonidentical",
      "other",
      "unalike",
      "unlike"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "alike",
      "identical",
      "indistinguishable",
      "kin",
      "kindred",
      "like",
      "parallel",
      "same",
      "similar"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Neither of those two examples, Marcus says, brought us closer to artificial general intelligence (AGI)\u2014the kind of A.I. software that can perform a variety of disparate tasks as well or better than a human. \u2014 Jeremy Kahn, Fortune , 14 June 2022",
      "In response to outcry over the disparate weight room facilities provided to players during the 2021 NCAA men\u2019s and women\u2019s basketball tournaments, the NCAA commissions an independent investigation and shares the findings. \u2014 USA Today , 13 June 2022",
      "Her only clues are the 2,000 rubber ducks that were on the ship and have now been popping up in the most disparate places around the world, from the Gobi Desert to the Coral Sea. \u2014 Emilio Mayorga, Variety , 12 June 2022",
      "The stylistically disparate singers first attempted additional recordings in 2009 but quickly decided to retreat to their own corners. \u2014 Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune , 8 June 2022",
      "Some experts have said an event gathering together a large and disparate collection of countries for whom only general geography is shared is no longer workable. \u2014 Tracy Wilkinsonstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 6 June 2022",
      "Because dancers have performed disparate steps according to their gender for centuries, this way of approaching grand allegro endings is an act of resistance. \u2014 oregonlive , 4 June 2022",
      "But for someone knowledgeable about the disparate circumstances underlying Mass and Anti-Mass, the distinction couldn\u2019t be more pronounced. \u2014 Jonathon Keats, Forbes , 20 May 2022",
      "And disparate circumstances mean the comparison only goes so far. \u2014 Carrie Mckean, The Week , 23 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Latin dispar\u0101tus \"separate, distinct,\" from past participle of dispar\u0101re \"to divide, separate off, make different,\" from dis-  dis- + par\u0101re \"to supply, provide, make ready\" (influenced in sense by association with dispar-, disp\u0101r \"unequal, different\") \u2014 more at pare ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1566, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-201308"
  },
  "disparity":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a noticeable and usually significant difference or dissimilarity":[
        "economic/income disparities",
        "The fact is that America's colleges \u2026 have lately been exacerbating more than ameliorating the widening disparity of wealth and opportunity in American society.",
        "\u2014 Andrew Delbanco",
        "\u2026 in no other composer is the disparity between the man and his work so immense. Bach's life is considered stupefyingly ordinary, but his music is divine \u2026",
        "\u2014 Edward Rothstein"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8spa-r\u0259-",
      "dis-\u02c8par-\u0259t-\u0113",
      "di-\u02c8sper-\u0259-t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from Middle French & Late Latin; Middle French disparit\u00e9, borrowed from Late Latin disparit\u0101t-, disparit\u0101s, from Latin dispar-, disp\u0101r \"unequal, different\" (from dis- dis- + par-, p\u0101r \"matching, equal,\" of uncertain origin) + -it\u0101t-, -it\u0101s -ity":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1571, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-033442"
  },
  "dispensable":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": capable of being dispensed with":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8spen(t)-s\u0259-b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "gratuitous",
      "inessential",
      "needless",
      "nonessential",
      "uncalled-for",
      "unessential",
      "unnecessary",
      "unwarranted"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "essential",
      "indispensable",
      "necessary",
      "needed",
      "needful",
      "required"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Computers have made typewriters dispensable .",
      "Do you consider any of the staff to be dispensable ?",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The violence inherent in extractive capitalism and the particular logic that allows for some lives to be rendered utterly dispensable is intimated rather than stated. \u2014 Anelise Chen, The Atlantic , 17 May 2022",
      "Unlike the fast-growing Chinese market, Russia\u2019s is dispensable for Western aviation. \u2014 Jon Sindreu, WSJ , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "Asian immigrants initially were portrayed as cheap, dispensable labor. \u2014 NBC News , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "Both regimes relied on propaganda and terror; both treated their populations as dispensable . \u2014 Masha Gessen, The New Yorker , 13 Dec. 2021",
      "Growing up in a family that didn\u2019t have much dispensable income, when our pets got sick, a trip to the vet wasn\u2019t an automatic response. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Aug. 2021",
      "This investment in employee support is a necessity that helps counter the feeling of being dispensable held by many frontline workers. \u2014 Jordan Ekers, Forbes , 31 Aug. 2021",
      "This dreamy oil is solid up to a temperature of 88 degrees Farenheit and comes in an easily dispensable and (recyclable) aluminum tube. \u2014 Bea Mcmonagle, Forbes , 28 June 2021",
      "If these companies are meeting their financial targets, I&D goals become negotiable and dispensable . \u2014 Kumar Parakala, Forbes , 17 June 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1649, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063518"
  },
  "dispersal":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "dis-\u02c8p\u0259r-s\u0259l",
      "di-\u02c8sp\u0259r-s\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "disbandment",
      "dispersion",
      "dissipation",
      "scattering"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "the dispersal of plant seeds in the forests through natural means",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Third was the foundation endowed with $1.2 billion by the late Ralph Wilson Jr., who like Erb family heirs decided his nest egg should have a time-limit for dispersal . \u2014 Bill Laitner, Detroit Free Press , 18 May 2022",
      "Its flip design allows for batter dispersal without a spatula and encourages more even cooking; plus, it can be stored vertically, which requires less room than most of its Belgian-style competitors. \u2014 Nicole Papantoniou, Good Housekeeping , 13 May 2022",
      "However, Varso said department policy forbids the use of such devices for crowd dispersal , and instead uses the device as a public address system to communicate with a crowd. \u2014 Joe Tash, San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 May 2022",
      "He was bought by WinStar Farm in a dispersal sale and moved to Baffert\u2019s barn. \u2014 John Cherwaspecial Contributor, Los Angeles Times , 5 May 2022",
      "This look at the SEC\u2019s draft numbers includes only players picked in the regular NFL Draft -- no special supplemental, expansion, non-NFL or separate dispersal drafts are included in the tabulations. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Civil rights groups behind the case highlighted specific aspects from the settlement in a news release, including dispersal requirements that the Park Police facilitate a safe pathway to exit and provide audible warnings. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Such seed dispersal has created a genetic melting pot that could bring forth new varieties with unique flavors and traits. \u2014 Jacob Roberts, Smithsonian Magazine , 25 Feb. 2022",
      "The police deployed crowd- dispersal spray against demonstrators, and officers on horseback were forcing the crowd back, leading to a rush of people trying to flee in a flood of panic. \u2014 New York Times , 18 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1821, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064911"
  },
  "disperse":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to cause to break up (see break up sense 1a )":[
        "police dispersed the crowd"
      ],
      ": to cause to become spread widely":[
        "disperse the troops"
      ],
      ": to cause to evaporate or vanish":[
        "sunlight dispersing the mist"
      ],
      ": to spread or distribute from a fixed or constant source: such as":[],
      ": disseminate":[
        "disperse the news"
      ],
      ": to subject to dispersion (see dispersion sense 4 )":[
        "disperse light"
      ],
      ": to distribute (something, such as fine particles) more or less evenly throughout a medium":[],
      ": to break up in random fashion":[
        "the crowd dispersed on request"
      ],
      ": to become dispersed":[
        "the particles dispersed throughout the mixture"
      ],
      ": dissipate , vanish":[
        "the fog dispersed toward morning"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "dis-\u02c8p\u0259rs",
      "di-\u02c8sp\u0259rs"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "disassemble",
      "dissipate",
      "dissolve",
      "scatter"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for disperse scatter , disperse , dissipate , dispel mean to cause to separate or break up. scatter implies a force that drives parts or units irregularly in many directions. the bowling ball scattered the pins disperse implies a wider separation and a complete breaking up of a mass or group. police dispersed the crowd dissipate stresses complete disintegration or dissolution and final disappearance. the fog was dissipated by the morning sun dispel stresses a driving away or getting rid of as if by scattering. an authoritative statement that dispelled all doubt",
    "examples":[
      "Police ordered the crowd to disperse .",
      "the crowd dispersed once the show ended",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In Kashmir's main city of Srinagar, police fired tear gas and pellets to disperse stone-pelting protesters outside Malik's residence. \u2014 Reuters, CNN , 25 May 2022",
      "Some clashed with law enforcement officers, who in one instance fired shots to disperse a crowd that had attacked a senior police official. \u2014 Hafeel Farisz, Niha Masih And Gerry Shih, Anchorage Daily News , 10 May 2022",
      "Some clashed with law enforcement officers, who in one instance fired shots to disperse a crowd that had attacked a senior police official. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 May 2022",
      "Protests over electricity price hikes broke out across Turkey this week, including some where police fired tear gas to disperse crowds. \u2014 The Christian Science Monitor , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "Police fired water cannons and thick clouds of tear gas Sunday in Brussels to disperse people protesting COVID-19 vaccinations and government restrictions that aim to curb the fast-spreading omicron variant. \u2014 Rita Beamish, San Francisco Chronicle , 24 Jan. 2022",
      "Security forces fired tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannons to disperse the crowds. \u2014 Aresu Eqbali, WSJ , 10 Dec. 2021",
      "The development comes after security forces fired live ammunition and tear gas Saturday to disperse protesters denouncing the military's tightening grip on the country. \u2014 The Associated. Press, Arkansas Online , 15 Nov. 2021",
      "The development comes after security forces fired live ammunition and tear gas Saturday to disperse protesters denouncing the military\u2019s tightening grip on the country. \u2014 Fay Abuelgasim, ajc , 14 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Latin dispersus , past participle of dispergere to scatter, from dis- + spargere to scatter \u2014 more at spark":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064340"
  },
  "dispirit":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to deprive of morale or enthusiasm":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8spi-r\u0259t",
      "(\u02cc)di-\u02c8spir-\u0259t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "chill",
      "daunt",
      "demoralize",
      "discourage",
      "dishearten",
      "dismay",
      "frustrate",
      "unman",
      "unnerve"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "embolden",
      "encourage",
      "hearten",
      "nerve",
      "steel"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "dispirited by the overwhelming amount of information needed to write the report",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Those deeply engaged with their mosques are dispirited by the loss of physical congregations. \u2014 Anna Piela, The Conversation , 22 May 2020",
      "The movie\u2019s internalized emotions and elliptical style can allow small things to make large points \u2014 as when Kris rides, without comment, in the back seat of Abe\u2019s truck rather than shotgun \u2014 but the overall mood rarely rises above dispiriting . \u2014 Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times , 30 Apr. 2020",
      "That\u2019s dispiriting given a massive government fiscal relief effort and Federal Reserve actions aimed at shoring up the financial system, as health experts urge social distancing to combat the spread of the disease. \u2014 Vince Golle And Sarina Yoo / Bloomberg, Time , 10 Apr. 2020",
      "Testimony Ignored Particularly dispiriting for State Department officials during Trump\u2019s Senate trial was the degree to which their testimony was ignored. \u2014 Nick Wadhams, Bloomberg.com , 29 Apr. 2020",
      "Those who find this dispiriting should assuage their disappointment with how the Democratic primary turned out byinvolving themselves in other political efforts. Engage with a race somewhere down-ballot. \u2014 Osita Nwanevu, The New Republic , 15 Apr. 2020",
      "And just like last year, this five-game snapshot features a three-game winning streak sandwiched between a dispiriting Week 1 loss to the Packers and a three-point probably-shoulda-won upset loss on the road. \u2014 Dan Wiederer, chicagotribune.com , 12 Oct. 2019",
      "The Wolverines split their two home games this week, with a dispiriting last-minute loss to Ohio State on Wednesday before a crucial nine-point win against Michigan State on Saturday. \u2014 Orion Sang, Detroit Free Press , 10 Feb. 2020",
      "His job proves exhausting and dispiriting over the years, but his kindly boss comes through with a retirement pension. \u2014 Sarah Ruden, National Review , 23 Jan. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dis- + spirit":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1647, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-215936"
  },
  "dispiritedness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to deprive of morale or enthusiasm"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)di-\u02c8spir-\u0259t",
      "-\u02c8spi-r\u0259t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "chill",
      "daunt",
      "demoralize",
      "discourage",
      "dishearten",
      "dismay",
      "frustrate",
      "unman",
      "unnerve"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "embolden",
      "encourage",
      "hearten",
      "nerve",
      "steel"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "dispirited by the overwhelming amount of information needed to write the report",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Those deeply engaged with their mosques are dispirited by the loss of physical congregations. \u2014 Anna Piela, The Conversation , 22 May 2020",
      "The movie\u2019s internalized emotions and elliptical style can allow small things to make large points \u2014 as when Kris rides, without comment, in the back seat of Abe\u2019s truck rather than shotgun \u2014 but the overall mood rarely rises above dispiriting . \u2014 Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times , 30 Apr. 2020",
      "That\u2019s dispiriting given a massive government fiscal relief effort and Federal Reserve actions aimed at shoring up the financial system, as health experts urge social distancing to combat the spread of the disease. \u2014 Vince Golle And Sarina Yoo / Bloomberg, Time , 10 Apr. 2020",
      "Testimony Ignored Particularly dispiriting for State Department officials during Trump\u2019s Senate trial was the degree to which their testimony was ignored. \u2014 Nick Wadhams, Bloomberg.com , 29 Apr. 2020",
      "Those who find this dispiriting should assuage their disappointment with how the Democratic primary turned out byinvolving themselves in other political efforts. Engage with a race somewhere down-ballot. \u2014 Osita Nwanevu, The New Republic , 15 Apr. 2020",
      "And just like last year, this five-game snapshot features a three-game winning streak sandwiched between a dispiriting Week 1 loss to the Packers and a three-point probably-shoulda-won upset loss on the road. \u2014 Dan Wiederer, chicagotribune.com , 12 Oct. 2019",
      "The Wolverines split their two home games this week, with a dispiriting last-minute loss to Ohio State on Wednesday before a crucial nine-point win against Michigan State on Saturday. \u2014 Orion Sang, Detroit Free Press , 10 Feb. 2020",
      "His job proves exhausting and dispiriting over the years, but his kindly boss comes through with a retirement pension. \u2014 Sarah Ruden, National Review , 23 Jan. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" dis- + spirit ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1647, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191622"
  },
  "displace":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to remove from an office, status, or job":[],
      ": to drive out : banish":[],
      ": to move physically out of position":[
        "a floating object displaces water"
      ],
      ": to take the place of (as in a chemical reaction) : supplant":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8pl\u0101s",
      "(\u02c8)dis-\u02c8pl\u0101s",
      "dis-\u02c8pl\u0101s",
      "di-\u02c8spl\u0101s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "budge",
      "dislocate",
      "disturb",
      "move",
      "relocate",
      "remove",
      "reposition",
      "shift",
      "transfer",
      "transpose"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for displace replace , displace , supplant , supersede mean to put out of a usual or proper place or into the place of another. replace implies a filling of a place once occupied by something lost, destroyed, or no longer usable or adequate. replaced the broken window displace implies an ousting or dislodging. war had displaced thousands supplant implies either a dispossessing or usurping of another's place, possessions, or privileges or an uprooting of something and its replacement with something else. was abruptly supplanted in her affections by another supersede implies replacing a person or thing that has become superannuated, obsolete, or otherwise inferior. the new edition supersedes all previous ones",
    "examples":[
      "The war has displaced thousands of people.",
      "The hurricane displaced most of the town's residents.",
      "The closing of the factory has displaced many workers.",
      "farming practices that displace large amounts of soil",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Despite the urgent global need to displace supplies of Russian oil and gas, encouraging domestic production of these fuels isn\u2019t part of the administration\u2019s response to Vladimir Putin\u2019s aggression in Ukraine. \u2014 Thomas J. Duesterberg, WSJ , 12 June 2022",
      "Grandiose strategic ambition and promises never displace business fundamentals. \u2014 Noah Barsky, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
      "The freeways displace tens of thousands of people and destroy hundreds of businesses. \u2014 Erin Caughey, jsonline.com , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "Traditional handheld models use two curved blades to manually cut, scoop, and lift out dirt, while automatic\u2014either electric or gas-powered\u2014versions use a rotating auger to displace and pull dirt out of the hole. \u2014 Alex Rennie, Popular Mechanics , 25 May 2022",
      "By working with the PRC\u2019s national champion YMTC, whose goal is to disrupt and displace U.S. leadership in semiconductors, Apple can price squeeze its chip suppliers in democratic nations. \u2014 Roslyn Layton, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "At the time of the invasion, Westinghouse supplied fuel to six of the 15 nuclear reactors and could displace the Russians in all of them. \u2014 Jeffrey S. Merrifield, WSJ , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "That wasn\u2019t going to displace coders any more than autocomplete in Microsoft Word displaces novelists. \u2014 Jeremy Kahn, Fortune , 8 Feb. 2022",
      "The idea can be summarized like this: if a butterfly flaps its wings in one location, that could displace enough air to cause a tornado or some other large scale atmospheric storm elsewhere. \u2014 Emily Schwing, Scientific American , 19 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "probably from Middle French desplacer , from des- dis- + place place":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1549, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230602"
  },
  "displant":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": displace , remove":[],
      ": supplant":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8splant"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cut out",
      "displace",
      "relieve",
      "replace",
      "substitute",
      "supersede",
      "supplant"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "long ago displanted by the automobile, the horse and buggy have become icons of a slower, gentler time"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle French desplanter , from des- dis- + planter to plant, from Late Latin plantare":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-035543"
  },
  "displeased":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to incur the disapproval or dislike of especially by annoying":[
        "their gossip displeases her"
      ],
      ": to be offensive to":[
        "abstract art displeases him"
      ],
      ": to give displeasure":[
        "behavior calculated to displease"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "dis-\u02c8pl\u0113z",
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8pl\u0113z"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "disaffect",
      "discontent",
      "disgruntle",
      "dissatisfy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "content",
      "gratify",
      "please",
      "satisfy"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "her coworkers' tendency to pry displeased her",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The news will likely displease several in the industry planning to head to the 2023 Berlinale, due to take place Feb. 16-23. \u2014 Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter , 8 June 2022",
      "DeWine has also been careful not to do anything during the past year that would further displease the Republican base. \u2014 Jeremy Pelzer, cleveland , 4 May 2022",
      "Since the war began, Beijing has tried to displease neither Russia nor the international coalition opposing President Vladimir Putin \u2014 a position that is increasingly untenable. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "Either approach can work, even if the adaptations that veer from the books inevitably displease some loyal readers. \u2014 Washington Post , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "The iPhone-maker is also aggressively and proactively censoring apps and other content that might displease Chinese regulators in the Chinese version of its App Store. \u2014 Robert Hackett, Fortune , 18 May 2021",
      "But the host of HBO\u2019s Friday-night mainstay Real Time with Bill Maher is the only one of the left-of-center comics who occasionally says things that might displease his audience. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 19 Apr. 2021",
      "Take a dip in the wrong South American river or displease the wrong Bond villain, and some poor sap disappears in a froth of roiling water, blood and screams. \u2014 Jim Kiest, San Antonio Express-News , 15 Apr. 2021",
      "As the day after Election Day dawns, the immediate task for Tuesday\u2019s victor is likely to be more mundane and less ideological \u2014 and guaranteed to displease most Americans. \u2014 Tyler Cowen Bloomberg Opinion, Star Tribune , 3 Nov. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English displesen , from Anglo-French despleisir, desplere , from des- dis- + pleisir to please \u2014 more at please":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004501"
  },
  "displeasure":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the feeling of one that is displeased : disfavor":[],
      ": discomfort , unhappiness":[],
      ": offense , injury":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "dis-\u02c8ple-zh\u0259r",
      "-\u02c8pl\u0101-",
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8ple-zh\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "deprecation",
      "disapprobation",
      "disapproval",
      "discountenance",
      "disesteem",
      "disfavor",
      "dislike"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "approbation",
      "approval",
      "favor"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "The meeting will give people who object to the policy a chance to voice their displeasure .",
      "Fans showed their displeasure at the umpire's call by booing loudly.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "On one occasion during the trial, Carter expressed his displeasure to lawyers for both sides after being told by a US marshal that Santillan and Ciccone had been seen chatting at a Starbucks near the courthouse. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 5 June 2022",
      "On one occasion during the trial, Judge Carter expressed his displeasure to lawyers for both sides after being told by a U.S. Marshal that Mr. Santillan and Mr. Ciccone had been seen chatting at a Starbucks near the courthouse. \u2014 New York Times , 5 June 2022",
      "After the strikeout, Cabrera expressed his displeasure with home plate umpire Charlie Ramos. \u2014 Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press , 25 May 2022",
      "In internal discussions viewed by Bloomberg, which haven\u2019t been previously reported, employees at several PlayStation studios expressed their displeasure at the tone of the email. \u2014 Jason Schreier, Fortune , 13 May 2022",
      "Miller expressed his displeasure with the turnovers and other mistakes the Sun made throughout the evening, but also saw potential of what\u2019s to come. \u2014 Lila Bromberg, Hartford Courant , 8 May 2022",
      "Louisville ended the season with a disappointing loss to Air Force in the First Responder's Bowl and the fans voiced their displeasure on Twitter. \u2014 Cameron Teague Robinson, The Courier-Journal , 28 Jan. 2022",
      "Dunlap has voiced his displeasure on social media multiple times this month. \u2014 Tyler Dragon, The Enquirer , 26 Oct. 2020",
      "Thamel also reported that Pittsburgh coach Pat Narduzzi called USC\u2019s Lincoln Riley to express displeasure about rumors regarding Addison and the Trojans. \u2014 Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al , 3 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222645"
  },
  "dispose":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to give a tendency to : incline":[
        "faulty diet disposes one to sickness"
      ],
      ": to put in place : set in readiness : arrange":[
        "disposing troops for withdrawal"
      ],
      ": bestow":[],
      ": regulate":[],
      ": to settle a matter finally":[],
      ": to come to terms":[],
      ": to get rid of":[
        "how to dispose of toxic waste"
      ],
      ": to deal with conclusively":[
        "disposed of the matter efficiently"
      ],
      ": to transfer to the control of another":[
        "disposing of personal property to a total stranger"
      ],
      ": to place, distribute, or arrange especially in an orderly way":[
        "disposing of the weapons in the new fort"
      ],
      ": disposal":[],
      ": disposition":[],
      ": demeanor":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8sp\u014dz",
      "dis-\u02c8p\u014dz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "depose",
      "deposit",
      "emplace",
      "fix",
      "lay",
      "place",
      "position",
      "put",
      "set",
      "set up",
      "situate",
      "stick"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for dispose Verb incline , bias , dispose , predispose mean to influence one to have or take an attitude toward something. incline implies a tendency to favor one of two or more actions or conclusions. I incline to agree bias suggests a settled and predictable leaning in one direction and connotes unfair prejudice. the experience biased him against foreigners dispose suggests an affecting of one's mood or temper so as to incline one toward something. her nature disposes her to trust others predispose implies the operation of a disposing influence well in advance of the opportunity to manifest itself. does fictional violence predispose them to accept real violence?",
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "looking for the perfect spot to dispose the new knickknack",
      "disposed the surgical instruments in the exact order in which they would be needed",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The military routinely used open burn pits set ablaze with jet fuel to dispose of tires, batteries, medical waste and other materials during operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 17 June 2022",
      "The military routinely used open burn pits set ablaze with jet fuel to dispose of tires, batteries, medical waste and other materials during operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. \u2014 Kevin Freking, ajc , 16 June 2022",
      "The remaining six were screened for abnormalities, on the understanding that the lab would dispose of any embryos found to be chromosomally abnormal. \u2014 Laura Beers, CNN , 27 May 2022",
      "Carroll County residents will have an opportunity to dispose of scrap tires free of charge during a drop-off day event this year, supported by state funds. \u2014 Madison Bateman, Baltimore Sun , 1 May 2022",
      "The city of Miramar is once again offering the opportunity to dispose of unwanted guns through its buyback program during April. \u2014 Brett Shweky, sun-sentinel.com , 25 Mar. 2021",
      "Plano residents can dispose of unwanted prescription drugs during the upcoming drug take back day being organized by the Plano Police Department. \u2014 Teri Webster, Dallas News , 15 Mar. 2021",
      "The company expects to utilize markdowns in the months ahead to dispose of excess inventory, but expects to maintain profit margins in line with 2019 levels. \u2014 Kristin Broughton And Mark Maurer, WSJ , 8 June 2022",
      "On May 3, an Eldorado Trail resident came to the police station to dispose of bullets. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 17 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French desposer , from Latin disponere to arrange (perfect indicative disposui ), from dis- + ponere to put \u2014 more at position":"Verb and Noun"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
      "1590, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-213712"
  },
  "disposed":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to give a tendency to : incline":[
        "faulty diet disposes one to sickness"
      ],
      ": to put in place : set in readiness : arrange":[
        "disposing troops for withdrawal"
      ],
      ": bestow":[],
      ": regulate":[],
      ": to settle a matter finally":[],
      ": to come to terms":[],
      ": to get rid of":[
        "how to dispose of toxic waste"
      ],
      ": to deal with conclusively":[
        "disposed of the matter efficiently"
      ],
      ": to transfer to the control of another":[
        "disposing of personal property to a total stranger"
      ],
      ": to place, distribute, or arrange especially in an orderly way":[
        "disposing of the weapons in the new fort"
      ],
      ": disposal":[],
      ": disposition":[],
      ": demeanor":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8sp\u014dz",
      "dis-\u02c8p\u014dz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "depose",
      "deposit",
      "emplace",
      "fix",
      "lay",
      "place",
      "position",
      "put",
      "set",
      "set up",
      "situate",
      "stick"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for dispose Verb incline , bias , dispose , predispose mean to influence one to have or take an attitude toward something. incline implies a tendency to favor one of two or more actions or conclusions. I incline to agree bias suggests a settled and predictable leaning in one direction and connotes unfair prejudice. the experience biased him against foreigners dispose suggests an affecting of one's mood or temper so as to incline one toward something. her nature disposes her to trust others predispose implies the operation of a disposing influence well in advance of the opportunity to manifest itself. does fictional violence predispose them to accept real violence?",
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "looking for the perfect spot to dispose the new knickknack",
      "disposed the surgical instruments in the exact order in which they would be needed",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The military routinely used open burn pits set ablaze with jet fuel to dispose of tires, batteries, medical waste and other materials during operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 17 June 2022",
      "The military routinely used open burn pits set ablaze with jet fuel to dispose of tires, batteries, medical waste and other materials during operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. \u2014 Kevin Freking, ajc , 16 June 2022",
      "The remaining six were screened for abnormalities, on the understanding that the lab would dispose of any embryos found to be chromosomally abnormal. \u2014 Laura Beers, CNN , 27 May 2022",
      "Carroll County residents will have an opportunity to dispose of scrap tires free of charge during a drop-off day event this year, supported by state funds. \u2014 Madison Bateman, Baltimore Sun , 1 May 2022",
      "The city of Miramar is once again offering the opportunity to dispose of unwanted guns through its buyback program during April. \u2014 Brett Shweky, sun-sentinel.com , 25 Mar. 2021",
      "Plano residents can dispose of unwanted prescription drugs during the upcoming drug take back day being organized by the Plano Police Department. \u2014 Teri Webster, Dallas News , 15 Mar. 2021",
      "The company expects to utilize markdowns in the months ahead to dispose of excess inventory, but expects to maintain profit margins in line with 2019 levels. \u2014 Kristin Broughton And Mark Maurer, WSJ , 8 June 2022",
      "On May 3, an Eldorado Trail resident came to the police station to dispose of bullets. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 17 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French desposer , from Latin disponere to arrange (perfect indicative disposui ), from dis- + ponere to put \u2014 more at position":"Verb and Noun"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
      "1590, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-204658"
  },
  "disposition":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": prevailing tendency, mood, or inclination",
      ": temperamental makeup",
      ": the tendency of something to act in a certain manner under given circumstances",
      ": the act or the power of disposing or the state of being disposed: such as",
      ": administration , control",
      ": final arrangement : settlement",
      ": transfer to the care or possession of another",
      ": the power of such transferal",
      ": orderly arrangement",
      ": a person's usual attitude or mood",
      ": tendency sense 1 , liking",
      ": arrangement sense 1",
      ": the final determination of a matter (as a case or motion) by a court or quasi-judicial tribunal",
      "\u2014 compare decision , holding , judgment , opinion , ruling , verdict",
      ": the sentence given to a convicted criminal defendant",
      ": the sentence given to or treatment prescribed for a juvenile offender",
      ": transfer to the care, possession, or ownership of another",
      ": the power of such transferral",
      ": the state or condition of being predisposed : predisposition"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdi-sp\u0259-\u02c8zi-sh\u0259n",
      "\u02ccdis-p\u0259-\u02c8zi-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "grain",
      "nature",
      "temper",
      "temperament"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The spokesperson added that Garcia-Amado is in ICE custody pending the disposition of his immigration case. \u2014 Adam Shaw, Fox News , 26 May 2022",
      "Noble was released from custody while awaiting disposition of the New York arrest and was later charged in the federal burglary conspiracy. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 2 May 2022",
      "In other words, though some behaviors are more likely to pop up in some breeds, breed alone cannot predict the disposition of a particular dog. \u2014 Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Grossman\u2019s sweet and engaging disposition also is a necessary balance for the skeptic\u2019s first cup of kava \u2014 an odd sensation of drinking a mud puddle mixed with dish soap and mouthwash, but not hating it. \u2014 Ben Crandell, sun-sentinel.com , 21 Apr. 2021",
      "That disposition was a junction between Sunja and me. \u2014 Caitlin Brody, Glamour , 18 May 2022",
      "Such a disposition can be antithetical to a quick-service segment that moves at a frenzied pace, but for Penegor this style is a bit personal. \u2014 Alicia Kelso, Forbes , 21 Dec. 2021",
      "Garrett\u2019s disposition and physique are similar to former Heat prospects Patrick Beverley and Briante Weber, defensive pests who annoyed their way into NBA jerseys. \u2014 Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com , 10 Aug. 2021",
      "The disposition of these legal claims was just one more way in which any real reckoning with the past and its victims was suppressed. \u2014 New York Times , 25 May 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin disposition-, dispositio , from disponere \u2014 see dispose  entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-204507"
  },
  "dispraise":{
    "type":[
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to comment on with disapproval or censure":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8pr\u0101z"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "blame",
      "censure",
      "condemn",
      "criticize",
      "denounce",
      "dis",
      "diss",
      "fault",
      "knock",
      "pan",
      "reprehend",
      "slag"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "extol",
      "extoll",
      "laud",
      "praise"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "the movie is an old-fashioned romance, and in calling it that, I don't mean to dispraise it at all"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English dispraisen , from Anglo-French despreiser, despriser , from des- dis- + preiser to praise":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-221820"
  },
  "disproof":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the action of disproving":[],
      ": evidence that disproves":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8pr\u00fcf"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "confutation",
      "disconfirmation",
      "rebuttal",
      "refutation"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "proof"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "the DNA evidence was all the disproof needed to overturn the wrongful conviction",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Born 18 years earlier than Chesterton, Shaw outlived him by another 16, his life encompassing both world wars, unprecedented destruction, and the fundamental disproof of his early progressivism and cosmopolitanism. \u2014 M. D. Aeschliman, National Review , 5 Dec. 2020",
      "What about the disproof \u2014the later findings that the bubbles linger in the knuckle after the crack? \u2014 Jeffrey Kluger, Time , 29 Mar. 2018",
      "But the insight is right on: A grandiose sense of victimhood, inflamed by epic fantasies and impervious to rational disproof , is one of the best tools there is for victimizing others. \u2014 Will Heinrich, Roberta Smith And Martha Schwendener, New York Times , 18 May 2017"
    ],
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      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041646"
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      "verb"
    ],
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      ": to prove to be false or wrong : refute",
      ": to show to be false or wrong"
    ],
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      "dis-\u02c8pr\u00fcv"
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      "discredit",
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      "shoot down"
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      "establish",
      "prove",
      "validate",
      "verify"
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    "examples":[
      "Magellan's circumnavigation of the globe disproved any lingering notions that the earth is flat.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "While Lanez\u2019s side continues to do everything in their power to disprove Megan\u2019s case in the court of public opinion, Megan is looking forward to seeing how things play out before a judge and jury when the trial begins in September. \u2014 Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Musk has produced no evidence to disprove Twitter's statement that fewer than 5 percent of monetizable daily active users (mDAUs) are spam or fake. \u2014 Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica , 26 May 2022",
      "Contemporary extrapolations based on what the Soviets did or did not do will always be impossible to fully prove or disprove . \u2014 Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Inspired by a 1909 exhibition led to disprove U.S. claims to northeastern Greenland, the film sees Cole as Iver P. Iversen, an inexperienced mechanic who joins Danish explorer Ejnar Mikkelsen (Coster-Waldau) on his journey. \u2014 Marta Balaga, Variety , 16 Feb. 2022",
      "For most other defenses, the burden is on the prosecutor to disprove them, Raybin said. \u2014 chicagotribune.com , 26 Jan. 2022",
      "The devices, meant to ensure that officers were meeting department standards, at times also helped police disprove false claims. \u2014 Steve Marble, Los Angeles Times , 20 Sep. 2021",
      "The president, Jackson boasted, had aced a cognitive assessment meant to disprove claims that his mental health was deteriorating. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 June 2021",
      "These records disprove claims by Clinton administration officials and others (including Gorbachev himself) that the topic wasn\u2019t discussed, or discussed only in reference to a reunified Germany. \u2014 Jordan Michael Smith, The New Republic , 28 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Anglo-French desprover , from des- dis- + prover to prove",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195215"
  },
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      "noun"
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      ": the action of disputing : verbal controversy":[
        "continuous disputation between them",
        "ideological disputations"
      ],
      ": an academic exercise in oral defense of a thesis by formal logic":[]
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      "\u02ccdi-spy\u0259-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
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      "contestation",
      "controversy",
      "debate",
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      "disagreement",
      "dispute",
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      "dissention",
      "dissensus",
      "firestorm",
      "nonconcurrence"
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      "accord",
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      "consensus",
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      "unanimity"
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    "examples":[
      "years of debate and disputation",
      "a heated disputation over the true authorship of the poem popularly known as \u201cThe Night Before Christmas\u201d",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Seven decades later, this culture of disputation emerged as a central theme in Timothy Garton Ash\u2019s The Magic Lantern, his eyewitness report on the Eastern European revolutions of 1989. \u2014 Susie Linfield, The New York Review of Books , 11 May 2022",
      "Only death could remove Hoover from office, and his departure eventually did lead to significant reforms, but the notoriety of the FBI has endured\u2014thanks often to fiascos of its own making\u2014as has contentious disputation about it. \u2014 Robert G. Kaiser, The New York Review of Books , 27 Feb. 2020",
      "Only death could remove Hoover from office, and his departure eventually did lead to significant reforms, but the notoriety of the FBI has endured\u2014thanks often to fiascos of its own making\u2014as has contentious disputation about it. \u2014 Robert G. Kaiser, The New York Review of Books , 27 Feb. 2020",
      "Only death could remove Hoover from office, and his departure eventually did lead to significant reforms, but the notoriety of the FBI has endured\u2014thanks often to fiascos of its own making\u2014as has contentious disputation about it. \u2014 Robert G. Kaiser, The New York Review of Books , 27 Feb. 2020",
      "Only death could remove Hoover from office, and his departure eventually did lead to significant reforms, but the notoriety of the FBI has endured\u2014thanks often to fiascos of its own making\u2014as has contentious disputation about it. \u2014 Robert G. Kaiser, The New York Review of Books , 27 Feb. 2020",
      "By taking steps to remember that politics always involves disputation , even among those who vote for the same candidates and affiliate with the same party, Americans may begin to rediscover the ability to respectfully disagree with opponents. \u2014 Robert B. Talisse, The Conversation , 3 Jan. 2022",
      "Only death could remove Hoover from office, and his departure eventually did lead to significant reforms, but the notoriety of the FBI has endured\u2014thanks often to fiascos of its own making\u2014as has contentious disputation about it. \u2014 Robert G. Kaiser, The New York Review of Books , 27 Feb. 2020",
      "In 1486 a young philosopher named Giovanni Pico della Mirandola (1463\u20131494), famed for his memory, his polyglot learning, and his daring, decided to hold a public disputation in Rome. \u2014 Anthony Grafton, The New York Review of Books , 5 Nov. 2020"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-011835"
  },
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      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
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      ": to deprive of a power, right, or privilege":[],
      ": to make ineligible for a prize or for further competition because of violations of the rules":[]
    },
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      "dis-\u02c8kw\u00e4-l\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b",
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8kw\u00e4-l\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b"
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    "examples":[
      "His poor eyesight disqualified him from becoming a pilot.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Defense lawyers asked Broward Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer to disqualify herself from the case against school shooter Nikolas Cruz on Monday after the judge ordered jury selection to resume even though the defense is missing one of its attorneys. \u2014 al , 7 June 2022",
      "Mike Hubbard, Alabama's former House speaker, will not lose his radio broadcast license, the Federal Communications Commission ruled, saying his conviction and 28-month prison sentence on ethics charges did not automatically disqualify him. \u2014 Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 29 May 2022",
      "Greene remained on the primary ballot Tuesday in Georgia's 14th Congressional District after a failed effort to disqualify her by opposing voters. \u2014 Russ Bynum, ajc , 24 May 2022",
      "More recently, another group sought to disqualify him from running for Congress using a provision of the 14th Amendment to block those who participated in an insurrection. \u2014 Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic , 12 May 2022",
      "In fact, disability payments do not preclude CTC eligibility and claiming the tax credit does not disqualify someone from disability benefits. \u2014 Elaine Maag, Forbes , 15 Sep. 2021",
      "Assets dispensed to a person with special needs could disqualify them from government benefits. \u2014 Joseph Milano, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
      "The program does not disqualify potential clients based on criminal history. \u2014 Kate Morrissey, San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "The legislation also would disqualify a person from running an election if they've been convicted of an election offense or of treason, insurrection, sedition or conspiracy to overthrow the government. \u2014 Kelly Mena, CNN , 22 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1701, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010659"
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      "verb"
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    "definitions":[
      ": to reduce in rank : demote"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8r\u0101t"
    ],
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      "break",
      "bust",
      "degrade",
      "demote",
      "downgrade",
      "reduce"
    ],
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      "advance",
      "elevate",
      "promote",
      "raise"
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      "several noncommissioned officers had been disrated"
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    "first_known_use":[
      "1751, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-205145"
  },
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    "type":[
      "verb"
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    "definitions":{
      ": to reduce in rank : demote":[]
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      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8r\u0101t"
    ],
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      "break",
      "bust",
      "degrade",
      "demote",
      "downgrade",
      "reduce"
    ],
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      "elevate",
      "promote",
      "raise"
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    "examples":[
      "several noncommissioned officers had been disrated"
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1751, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020158"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
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      ": to find unpalatable or distasteful":[],
      ": lack of relish : distaste , dislike":[]
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      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8re-lish"
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      "mislike"
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    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "I disrelish the thought of sitting through endless meetings on the matter.",
      "Noun",
      "she showed a clear disrelish for the task of cleaning the fish that her husband had caught"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1604, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
      "circa 1625, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182911"
  },
  "disremember":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": forget"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
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      "flash back (to)",
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      "recall",
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      "remember",
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      "think (of)"
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    "examples":[
      "with advancing age I seem to disremember quite a lot of things"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1703, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-212811"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": not reputable":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "dis-\u02c8re-py\u0259-t\u0259-b\u0259l",
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8re-py\u0259-t\u0259-b\u0259l"
    ],
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      "discreditable",
      "disgraceful",
      "dishonorable",
      "ignominious",
      "infamous",
      "louche",
      "notorious",
      "opprobrious",
      "shady",
      "shameful",
      "shoddy",
      "shy",
      "unrespectable"
    ],
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      "honorable",
      "reputable",
      "respectable"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "a disreputable Internet retailer that had a record of hundreds of complaints for shoddy merchandise and slow refunds",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "O\u2019Toole is on the board of the Charles Martel Society, which publishes a racist pseudo-academic journal with articles questioning the Holocaust and promoting disreputable theories about the genetic intelligence of Black people. \u2014 al , 1 May 2022",
      "The business of democracy once again seemed toxic, sludgy, and disreputable . \u2014 Joel Mathis, The Week , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "These barriers did not exist for the Jewish studio founders in the emerging film industry at the time, in part because the industry was considered by some as disreputable . \u2014 Jonathan Greenblatt, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "What\u2019s most apt about Bullough\u2019s butler analogy is the appearance of gray-flannel propriety, which can impart an aura of respectability to even the most disreputable fortune. \u2014 Patrick Radden Keefe, The New Yorker , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "But despite the faintly disreputable aura that clings to dream research, the phenomenon is inescapable for scientists seeking to understand the mind. \u2014 Michael W. Clune, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "Energy Prices President Biden has written a ham-handed and transparently politically letter to the Federal Trade Commission, attempting to shift blame for rising energy prices to the disreputable Big Oil cabal. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 21 Nov. 2021",
      "This means that the majority of our robocall pie chart is dominated by scammers and disreputable sales tactics. \u2014 Chris Nicoli, Forbes , 21 Oct. 2021",
      "It\u2019s not unreasonable for Stripe to want to protect customers from scam artists or disreputable sellers. \u2014 Meg Jones Wall, Wired , 29 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1726, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-225929"
  },
  "disrepute":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": lack or decline of good reputation : a state of being held in low esteem",
      ": a state of not being respected or trusted by most people"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-ri-\u02c8py\u00fct",
      "\u02ccdis-ri-\u02c8py\u00fct"
    ],
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      "discredit",
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      "disgrace",
      "dishonor",
      "ignominy",
      "infamy",
      "obloquy",
      "odium",
      "opprobrium",
      "reproach",
      "shame"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "esteem",
      "honor",
      "respect"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The theory has been in disrepute for years.",
      "a once proud name fallen into disrepute",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But in recent years, this puritanical approach to managing the ups and downs of the economy had fallen into disrepute . \u2014 Steven Pearlstein, Washington Post , 27 May 2022",
      "But at some point these approaches came into disrepute , at least in their most overt manifestations. \u2014 New York Times , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Russia has been banned from competing in this year's Eurovision Song Contest after the European Broadcasting Union ruled that their inclusion would bring the competition into disrepute . \u2014 Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY , 10 Apr. 2022",
      "But the practice had fallen into disrepute , especially among conservatives, as a symbol of wasteful spending that was steered by cronyism rather than actual need. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 12 Mar. 2022",
      "The decision reflects concern that, in light of the unprecedented crisis in Ukraine, the inclusion of a Russian entry in this year\u2019s Contest would bring the competition into disrepute . \u2014 K.j. Yossman, Variety , 25 Feb. 2022",
      "Here, six ways to rescue the random spaces under a home\u2019s eaves from disrepute . \u2014 Nina Molina, WSJ , 27 Jan. 2022",
      "The effect has been to bring science into disrepute . \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 18 Jan. 2022",
      "By the end of the Obama years, the entire concept of for-profit higher education had sunk into disrepute . \u2014 James Lardner, The New Yorker , 27 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1637, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-205459"
  },
  "disrespect":{
    "type":"verb",
    "definitions":[
      "to lack special regard or respect for to have disrespect (see disrespect entry 2 ) for",
      "to show or express disrespect or contempt for insult , dis",
      "low regard or esteem for someone or something lack of respect",
      "lack of respect discourtesy"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02ccdis-ri-\u02c8spekt",
    "synonyms":[
      "affront",
      "dis",
      "diss",
      "insult",
      "offend",
      "outrage",
      "slap",
      "slight",
      "wound"
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      "discourteousness",
      "discourtesy",
      "disrespectfulness",
      "impertinence",
      "impertinency",
      "impoliteness",
      "impudence",
      "incivility",
      "inconsiderateness",
      "inconsideration",
      "insolence",
      "rudeness",
      "ungraciousness"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "a comedian who shuns jokes that disrespect people because of their race or ethnicity",
      "the player once again disrespected fans by refusing to sign autographs",
      "Noun",
      "The student treated the teacher with disrespect .",
      "I'm sorry. I meant no disrespect .",
      "He showed a shocking disrespect for authority.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
      "To fans who wear a shoulder chip like a secondary logo, this screams disrespect . \u2014 The Enquirer , 2 June 2022",
      "There is no place for imagery or references that disrespect any culture, but to drop mention of a culture so prominent in Massachusetts history may be even worse. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 25 May 2022",
      "But Collins\u2019s persistence, even in the face of distrust and disrespect , felt like a lesson\u2014not about medicine or science, but about listening to and engaging with people who, for one reason or another, remain unconvinced. \u2014 Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "The kidnapping and murder of Tushar Atre Did push-ups and disrespect lead to murder? \u2014 CBS News , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "Hate, disrespect , and prejudice of any kind are not welcome in this community. \u2014 Rania Aniftos, Billboard , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "The problem was not necessarily one specific party or another but the general deceit, hypocrisy, and disrespect that his rule-breaking seemed to symbolize. \u2014 Tom Mctague, The Atlantic , 16 Apr. 2022",
      "Some black artists who gain admittance into the mainstream disrespect their current license. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "And thanks to Smith, disrespect flourishes all the more. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
      "For her, no slight or disrespect can go publicly unanswered, and de-escalation is usually a last resort. \u2014 Joshua Alston, Variety , 5 June 2022",
      "The @BrooklynDiocese is announcing the #NYPD is investigating a brazen crime of disrespect and hate, which desecrated the most Holy Eucharist and altar at @StAugustineRC located in Park Slope. \u2014 David K. Li, NBC News , 31 May 2022",
      "Teachers say disrespect and defiance have increased. \u2014 Jocelyn Gecker And Heather Hollingsworth, Anchorage Daily News , 22 May 2022",
      "And with absolutely no disrespect intended, the founder of the company, Bachar Elzein, appears to have started the company after working as a research assistant at Polytechnique Montr\u00e9al. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 6 May 2022",
      "Effective leaders recognize the havoc disrespect wreaks. \u2014 Alain Hunkins, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Kamela - in the ultimate sign of disrespect - used a Terrible Towel to choke Baker. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Head coach Kirby Wilson spoke about how the franchise had zero tolerance for unprofessionalism and disrespect . \u2014 Andrew Joseph, Detroit Free Press , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "Sadly, a lot of that is rooted in mistreatment and disrespect and obstetric violence in health care setting. \u2014 Rayna Reid, Essence , 17 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":null,
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "1614, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1621, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
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      ": to lack special regard or respect for : to have disrespect (see disrespect entry 2 ) for",
      ": to show or express disrespect or contempt for : insult , dis",
      ": low regard or esteem for someone or something : lack of respect",
      ": lack of respect : discourtesy"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-ri-\u02c8spekt",
      "\u02ccdis-ri-\u02c8spekt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "affront",
      "dis",
      "diss",
      "insult",
      "offend",
      "outrage",
      "slap",
      "slight",
      "wound"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "dis",
      "diss",
      "discourteousness",
      "discourtesy",
      "disrespectfulness",
      "impertinence",
      "impertinency",
      "impoliteness",
      "impudence",
      "incivility",
      "inconsiderateness",
      "inconsideration",
      "insolence",
      "rudeness",
      "ungraciousness"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "a comedian who shuns jokes that disrespect people because of their race or ethnicity",
      "the player once again disrespected fans by refusing to sign autographs",
      "Noun",
      "The student treated the teacher with disrespect .",
      "I'm sorry. I meant no disrespect .",
      "He showed a shocking disrespect for authority.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "To fans who wear a shoulder chip like a secondary logo, this screams disrespect . \u2014 The Enquirer , 2 June 2022",
      "There is no place for imagery or references that disrespect any culture, but to drop mention of a culture so prominent in Massachusetts history may be even worse. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 25 May 2022",
      "But Collins\u2019s persistence, even in the face of distrust and disrespect , felt like a lesson\u2014not about medicine or science, but about listening to and engaging with people who, for one reason or another, remain unconvinced. \u2014 Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "The kidnapping and murder of Tushar Atre Did push-ups and disrespect lead to murder? \u2014 CBS News , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "Hate, disrespect , and prejudice of any kind are not welcome in this community. \u2014 Rania Aniftos, Billboard , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "The problem was not necessarily one specific party or another but the general deceit, hypocrisy, and disrespect that his rule-breaking seemed to symbolize. \u2014 Tom Mctague, The Atlantic , 16 Apr. 2022",
      "Some black artists who gain admittance into the mainstream disrespect their current license. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "And thanks to Smith, disrespect flourishes all the more. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "For her, no slight or disrespect can go publicly unanswered, and de-escalation is usually a last resort. \u2014 Joshua Alston, Variety , 5 June 2022",
      "The @BrooklynDiocese is announcing the #NYPD is investigating a brazen crime of disrespect and hate, which desecrated the most Holy Eucharist and altar at @StAugustineRC located in Park Slope. \u2014 David K. Li, NBC News , 31 May 2022",
      "Teachers say disrespect and defiance have increased. \u2014 Jocelyn Gecker And Heather Hollingsworth, Anchorage Daily News , 22 May 2022",
      "And with absolutely no disrespect intended, the founder of the company, Bachar Elzein, appears to have started the company after working as a research assistant at Polytechnique Montr\u00e9al. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 6 May 2022",
      "Effective leaders recognize the havoc disrespect wreaks. \u2014 Alain Hunkins, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Kamela - in the ultimate sign of disrespect - used a Terrible Towel to choke Baker. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Head coach Kirby Wilson spoke about how the franchise had zero tolerance for unprofessionalism and disrespect . \u2014 Andrew Joseph, Detroit Free Press , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "Sadly, a lot of that is rooted in mistreatment and disrespect and obstetric violence in health care setting. \u2014 Rayna Reid, Essence , 17 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "1614, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1621, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191946"
  },
  "disrespectfulness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to lack special regard or respect for : to have disrespect (see disrespect entry 2 ) for":[
        "disrespects authority"
      ],
      ": to show or express disrespect or contempt for : insult , dis":[
        "disrespected the officer"
      ],
      ": low regard or esteem for someone or something : lack of respect":[
        "treating a teacher with disrespect",
        "meant no disrespect to you"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-ri-\u02c8spekt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "affront",
      "dis",
      "diss",
      "insult",
      "offend",
      "outrage",
      "slap",
      "slight",
      "wound"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "dis",
      "diss",
      "discourteousness",
      "discourtesy",
      "disrespectfulness",
      "impertinence",
      "impertinency",
      "impoliteness",
      "impudence",
      "incivility",
      "inconsiderateness",
      "inconsideration",
      "insolence",
      "rudeness",
      "ungraciousness"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "a comedian who shuns jokes that disrespect people because of their race or ethnicity",
      "the player once again disrespected fans by refusing to sign autographs",
      "Noun",
      "The student treated the teacher with disrespect .",
      "I'm sorry. I meant no disrespect .",
      "He showed a shocking disrespect for authority.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "To fans who wear a shoulder chip like a secondary logo, this screams disrespect . \u2014 The Enquirer , 2 June 2022",
      "There is no place for imagery or references that disrespect any culture, but to drop mention of a culture so prominent in Massachusetts history may be even worse. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 25 May 2022",
      "But Collins\u2019s persistence, even in the face of distrust and disrespect , felt like a lesson\u2014not about medicine or science, but about listening to and engaging with people who, for one reason or another, remain unconvinced. \u2014 Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "The kidnapping and murder of Tushar Atre Did push-ups and disrespect lead to murder? \u2014 CBS News , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "Hate, disrespect , and prejudice of any kind are not welcome in this community. \u2014 Rania Aniftos, Billboard , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "The problem was not necessarily one specific party or another but the general deceit, hypocrisy, and disrespect that his rule-breaking seemed to symbolize. \u2014 Tom Mctague, The Atlantic , 16 Apr. 2022",
      "Some black artists who gain admittance into the mainstream disrespect their current license. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "And thanks to Smith, disrespect flourishes all the more. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "For her, no slight or disrespect can go publicly unanswered, and de-escalation is usually a last resort. \u2014 Joshua Alston, Variety , 5 June 2022",
      "The @BrooklynDiocese is announcing the #NYPD is investigating a brazen crime of disrespect and hate, which desecrated the most Holy Eucharist and altar at @StAugustineRC located in Park Slope. \u2014 David K. Li, NBC News , 31 May 2022",
      "Teachers say disrespect and defiance have increased. \u2014 Jocelyn Gecker And Heather Hollingsworth, Anchorage Daily News , 22 May 2022",
      "And with absolutely no disrespect intended, the founder of the company, Bachar Elzein, appears to have started the company after working as a research assistant at Polytechnique Montr\u00e9al. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 6 May 2022",
      "Effective leaders recognize the havoc disrespect wreaks. \u2014 Alain Hunkins, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Kamela - in the ultimate sign of disrespect - used a Terrible Towel to choke Baker. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Head coach Kirby Wilson spoke about how the franchise had zero tolerance for unprofessionalism and disrespect . \u2014 Andrew Joseph, Detroit Free Press , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "Sadly, a lot of that is rooted in mistreatment and disrespect and obstetric violence in health care setting. \u2014 Rayna Reid, Essence , 17 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1614, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
      "1621, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190835"
  },
  "disrupt":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to break apart : rupture":[
        "three periods of faulting disrupted the rocks",
        "\u2014 University of Arizona Record"
      ],
      ": to throw into disorder":[
        "demonstrators trying to disrupt the meeting"
      ],
      ": to interrupt the normal course or unity of":[
        "\u2026 disrupted a bridge game by permanently hiding up the ace of spades \u2026",
        "\u2014 Scott Fitzgerald"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "dis-\u02c8r\u0259pt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "break",
      "break up",
      "bust",
      "disintegrate",
      "dismember",
      "fracture",
      "fragment",
      "rive"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "The barking dogs disrupted my sleep.",
      "The weather disrupted our travel plans.",
      "a chemical that disrupts cell function",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "These pharmaceuticals also disrupt and impair reproduction in amphibians. \u2014 Anuradha Varanasi, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
      "For studios looking to use their blockbuster titles to build worldwide streaming businesses, the French restrictions can disrupt global rollout and marketing plans. \u2014 Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 June 2022",
      "Adams could disrupt running plays and put pressure on a quarterback with an explosive first step. \u2014 Mike Preston, Baltimore Sun , 22 June 2022",
      "For towns that are dependent on summer tourism revenue, the fires can also disrupt the cash flow from local taxes going to fund the firefighting effort. \u2014 AZCentral.com , 22 June 2022",
      "Solar flares can disrupt radio communications and power grids on Earth. \u2014 Christine Fernando, USA TODAY , 21 June 2022",
      "In March, efforts to disrupt the websites of Russian companies jumped, according to a cybersecurity firm, Reuters reports. \u2014 Caitlin O'kane, CBS News , 9 June 2022",
      "The report concluded that RT had been a central player in Russia\u2019s efforts to disrupt the 2016 U.S. presidential election. \u2014 Keach Hagey, WSJ , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "Collin Morikawa was scornful on the lack of concrete specifics, hinting at a Keystone Cops incompetence that has been a hallmark of Norman's recurring efforts to disrupt the PGA Tour. \u2014 Eamon Lynch, The Arizona Republic , 22 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin disruptus , past participle of disrumpere , from dis- + rumpere to break \u2014 more at reave":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1663, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182652"
  },
  "disruption":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act or process of disrupting something : a break or interruption in the normal course or continuation of some activity, process, etc.",
      ": the act or process of breaking apart or rupturing"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "dis-\u02c8r\u0259p-sh\u0259n",
      "dis-\u02c8r\u0259p-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "derangement",
      "dislocation",
      "disturbance",
      "upset"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1622, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-210143"
  },
  "diss":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to treat with disrespect or contempt : insult":[
        "dissed her former co-star in the interview",
        "was dissed and ignored at the party"
      ],
      ": to find fault with : criticize":[
        "dissed her wardrobe"
      ],
      ": an insulting expression of disrespect or criticism":[
        "\u2026 a much loved and much hated album; earning some equally passionate critical raves and disses .",
        "\u2014 Brett Milano",
        "Even the ultimate pop-culture endorsement\u2014a bunch of reality-TV shows like \"Dig Wars\" based on their hobby\u2014are seen as a diss . \"They make us look bad,\" Mr. Thompson said.",
        "\u2014 Abigail Pesta",
        "On March 25, in a major public diss to Windsor fund manager Charles Freeman, Vanguard announced that effective June 1, it will turn over some of Windsor's stock portfolio to another firm.",
        "\u2014 Allan Sloan"
      ],
      "dissertation":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dis"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1987, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054333"
  },
  "dissatisfaction":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the quality or state of being dissatisfied : discontent":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)di(s)-\u02ccsa-t\u0259s-\u02c8fak-sh\u0259n",
      "di-\u02ccsa-t\u0259s-\u02c8fak-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "discontent",
      "discontentedness",
      "discontentment",
      "disgruntlement",
      "displeasure"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "contentedness",
      "contentment",
      "pleasure",
      "satisfaction"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "There was widespread dissatisfaction with the President and his administration.",
      "a vague dissatisfaction with the state of their marriage, which seemed a little stale",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Frustration with flight delays and service recovery were cited as causes for dissatisfaction , but Gollan thinks the changing policies of flight providers has been the main driver. \u2014 Michael Verdon, Robb Report , 24 Feb. 2022",
      "For example, as service levels fall, client dissatisfaction increases, causing client attrition and the loss of a referrable experience. \u2014 John Pierce, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
      "That\u2019s the highest dissatisfaction level since NORC\u2014one of the largest independent research organizations in the U.S.\u2014began conducting the poll in 1972. \u2014 Andrew Marquardt, Fortune , 6 June 2022",
      "The survey found Americans in a sour mood and registering some of the highest levels of economic dissatisfaction in years. \u2014 Janet Adamy, WSJ , 6 June 2022",
      "One thing worth noting about this election, and this moment in L.A. history, is that dissatisfaction runs through every neighborhood and every income level. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 June 2022",
      "In addition to an economy hammered by lockdowns, the government will also have to deal with rising dissatisfaction from residents, who say zero-covid is ruining their lives. \u2014 Jane Li, Quartz , 1 June 2022",
      "So far, the results indicate some dissatisfaction on the job front. \u2014 Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 May 2022",
      "Inflation has been at its highest in decades, contributing to pay dissatisfaction . \u2014 Samuel Axon, Ars Technica , 26 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1610, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231946"
  },
  "dissatisfactory":{
    "type":"adjective",
    "definitions":[
      "causing dissatisfaction"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"(\u02cc)di(s)-\u02ccsa-t\u0259s-\u02c8fak-t(\u0259-)r\u0113",
    "synonyms":[
      "bad",
      "bastard",
      "bush",
      "bush-league",
      "crummy",
      "crumby",
      "deficient",
      "ill",
      "inferior",
      "lame",
      "lousy",
      "off",
      "paltry",
      "poor",
      "punk",
      "sour",
      "suboptimal",
      "subpar",
      "substandard",
      "unacceptable",
      "unsatisfactory",
      "wack",
      "wanting",
      "wretched",
      "wrong"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "acceptable",
      "adequate",
      "all right",
      "decent",
      "fine",
      "OK",
      "okay",
      "passable",
      "respectable",
      "satisfactory",
      "standard",
      "tolerable"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "this report is completely dissatisfactory on several counts"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1610, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-162440"
  },
  "dissatisfied":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": expressing or showing lack of satisfaction : not pleased or satisfied":[
        "dissatisfied customers",
        "dissatisfied with his response"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)di(s)-\u02c8sa-t\u0259s-\u02ccf\u012bd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "aggrieved",
      "discontent",
      "discontented",
      "disgruntled",
      "displeased",
      "malcontent"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "content",
      "contented",
      "gratified",
      "pleased",
      "satisfied"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "the store prides itself on never allowing a customer to walk away dissatisfied",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Americans long have been distrustful of and dissatisfied with the government in Washington. \u2014 Michael Smolenscolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 June 2022",
      "This choice overload paralyzes and overwhelms us, often leaving us dissatisfied with our decisions. \u2014 Iese Business School, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
      "Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin raised his voice when asked at a regular briefing about Mr. Biden\u2019s remarks and said Beijing was strongly dissatisfied by them. \u2014 Andrew Restuccia, WSJ , 23 May 2022",
      "Australians, normally among the most optimistic people on the planet, have grown increasingly dissatisfied with their lives and concerned about their future, recent polling shows. \u2014 Michael E. Miller, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
      "Polls nationally, in Oregon and in the Portland metro area have found voters in a sour mood and hugely dissatisfied with government leaders. \u2014 oregonlive , 14 May 2022",
      "In the wake of Russian President Vladimir Putin\u2019s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, the FBI stepped up its recruiting efforts in the US, hoping to attract Russians who are dissatisfied or disillusioned with the war. \u2014 Tim De Chant, Ars Technica , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "The show brought in an outside composer to work with Clausen, but the producers remained dissatisfied with the final product. \u2014 Gene Maddaus, Variety , 25 Jan. 2022",
      "Fearing lawsuits from dissatisfied patients, the doctors were quick to exclude patients for reasons of mental stability. \u2014 New York Times , 15 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1630, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015332"
  },
  "dissembling":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to hide under a false appearance":[
        "dissembling the facts"
      ],
      ": to put on the appearance of : simulate":[
        "She lay down and dissembled sleep."
      ],
      ": to put on a false appearance : conceal facts, intentions, or feelings under some pretense":[
        "He had dissembled about the risks involved."
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8sem-b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "act",
      "affect",
      "assume",
      "bluff",
      "counterfeit",
      "fake",
      "feign",
      "pass (for)",
      "pretend",
      "profess",
      "put on",
      "sham",
      "simulate"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "he dissembled happiness at the news that his old girlfriend was getting married\u2014to someone else",
      "children learn to dissemble at a surprisingly early age",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This facility will soon mandate that all visitors be vaccinated, but my relative plans to dissemble in order to evade the requirement. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Aug. 2021",
      "That drew a memorable riposte from Martin Indyk, a former U.S. ambassador to Israel, who slyly suggested that the former vice president, with his long Senate experience, was no naif about Netanyahu\u2019s ability to dissemble . \u2014 Noga Tarnopolsky, Los Angeles Times , 19 Nov. 2020",
      "The doctors attending him are public servants and shouldn\u2019t dissemble or strategize when answering questions that citizens are entitled to ask. \u2014 Star Tribune , 7 Oct. 2020",
      "The Ebay team allegedly continued to dissemble , both to law enforcement and to Ebay\u2019s own lawyers, who by August 26 had begun to conduct their own interviews about the matter. \u2014 Brian Barrett, Wired , 15 June 2020",
      "And when Denise becomes Georges\u2019 eager collaborator and chief financier, Haenel\u2019s flinty-eyed intelligence becomes a vital counterpoint to Dujardin\u2019s dissembling idiocy. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 30 Apr. 2020",
      "Everything so far has been dissembling , denial, pointing the finger somewhere else. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Oct. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English dissymblen , alteration of dissimulen , from Middle French dissimuler , from Latin dissimulare \u2014 more at dissimulate":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-214058"
  },
  "disseminate":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to spread abroad as though sowing seed",
      ": to disperse throughout"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8se-m\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "broadcast",
      "circulate",
      "propagate",
      "spread"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Russian law often prohibited direct participation in these sales, but Moscow routinely encouraged the transactions as a way to disseminate its products. \u2014 Brett Forrest, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
      "NetChoice says the law, which took effect earlier this month, would effectively force social media platforms to disseminate dangerous content, including propaganda, hate speech and threats of violence, in violation of their First Amendment rights. \u2014 Devin Dwyer, ABC News , 31 May 2022",
      "In some cases, the campaigns relied on Russian state media or fake social media accounts to disseminate the disinformation. \u2014 David Klepper, ajc , 19 May 2022",
      "Civil society groups and humanitarian organizations based inside and outside of Ukraine have also played a vital role in amplifying voices, turning into a sort of activist army to verify and disseminate information. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "Civil society groups and humanitarian organizations based inside and outside of Ukraine have also played a vital role in amplifying voices, turning into a sort of activist army to verify and disseminate information. \u2014 Megan Specia, BostonGlobe.com , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "Weill devotes much of the book to the various forms of media throughout history that have allowed conspiracists to disseminate their message, from newspapers in Rowbotham\u2019s day to today\u2019s social media and sites like YouTube. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "The council also created a newspaper that served as a central organ to disseminate information about new Nazi regulations, from the surrender of businesses and property to the prohibition on using swimming pools and sports facilities. \u2014 Ruth Franklin, The New York Review of Books , 11 May 2022",
      "Other scammers have used Facebook and Instagram advertisements to disseminate their malicious links. \u2014 Jacob Stern, The Atlantic , 3 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin disseminatus , past participle of disseminare , from dis- + seminare to sow, from semin-, semen seed \u2014 more at semen ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1566, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-194402"
  },
  "dissension":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8sen(t)-sh\u0259n",
      "di-\u02c8sen-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "conflict",
      "disaccord",
      "discord",
      "discordance",
      "discordancy",
      "disharmony",
      "dissent",
      "dissidence",
      "dissonance",
      "disunion",
      "disunity",
      "division",
      "friction",
      "infighting",
      "inharmony",
      "schism",
      "strife",
      "variance",
      "war",
      "warfare"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "accord",
      "agreement",
      "concord",
      "concordance",
      "harmony",
      "peace"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for dissension discord , strife , conflict , contention , dissension , variance mean a state or condition marked by a lack of agreement or harmony. discord implies an intrinsic or essential lack of harmony producing quarreling, factiousness, or antagonism. a political party long racked by discord strife emphasizes a struggle for superiority rather than the incongruity or incompatibility of the persons or things involved. during his brief reign the empire was never free of civil strife conflict usually stresses the action of forces in opposition but in static applications implies an irreconcilability as of duties or desires. the conflict of freedom and responsibility contention applies to strife or competition that shows itself in quarreling, disputing, or controversy. several points of contention about the new zoning law dissension implies strife or discord and stresses a division into factions. religious dissension threatened to split the colony variance implies a clash between persons or things owing to a difference in nature, opinion, or interest. cultural variances that work against a national identity",
    "examples":[
      "The incident has caused a lot of dissension within the police department.",
      "Religious dissension threatened to split the colony.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan voiced skepticism Friday about Sweden and Finland potentially joining the NATO defense alliance, a sign of dissension in efforts to revamp Europe\u2019s security architecture following Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 13 May 2022",
      "Some expressed outrage over the disclosure of the document, calling it a gross breach of protocol at the court and an attempt to sow dissension within it. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 May 2022",
      "Young people have been disproportionately engaged in protesting against the Ukraine war, and the state is actively engaged in trying to suppress dissension among youth. \u2014 Loren Thompson, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Democrats now find themselves in the awkward position of having a firm sense of their political liabilities but broad dissension about what should be done about them. \u2014 Byrick Klein,averi Harper, ABC News , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "In a statement, Anthony thanked Nessel's office for their work and condemned persistently violent dissension . \u2014 Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "Finally, if Putin\u2019s gambit was intended to sow dissension within the ranks of NATO members, that hasn\u2019t worked, either. \u2014 Michael A. Cohen, The New Republic , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "Known for dissension in the past, the Police Commission has become more unified under Cohen, Elias said. \u2014 Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle , 9 Feb. 2022",
      "Experiencing locker room dissension about Coleman's role with the club, the Suns returned home to lose again, 47-6, to eventual league champions, Tucson. \u2014 Douglas C. Towne, The Arizona Republic , 29 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French discension , from Latin dissension-, dissensio , from dissentire \u2014 see dissent entry 1":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050931"
  },
  "dissensus":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": difference of opinion"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)di(s)-\u02c8sen(t)-s\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "contestation",
      "controversy",
      "debate",
      "difference",
      "difficulty",
      "disagreement",
      "disputation",
      "dispute",
      "dissension",
      "dissention",
      "firestorm",
      "nonconcurrence"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "accord",
      "agreement",
      "consensus",
      "harmony",
      "unanimity"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a democracy relies on dissensus as much as on consensus"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" dis- + con sensus ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1962, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-224948"
  },
  "dissent":{
    "type":[
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to withhold assent or approval",
      ": to differ in opinion",
      ": difference of opinion",
      ": such as",
      ": religious nonconformity",
      ": a justice's nonconcurrence with a decision of the majority",
      ": political opposition to a government or its policies",
      ": disagree sense 1",
      ": difference of opinion",
      ": to withhold assent or approval",
      "\u2014 see also appraisal",
      ": to differ in opinion",
      ": to disagree with a majority opinion",
      "\u2014 compare concur",
      ": difference of opinion",
      ": a judge's disagreement with the decision of the majority",
      ": dissenting opinion at opinion",
      ": the judge or group of judges that dissent \u2014 compare majority"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8sent",
      "di-\u02c8sent",
      "di-\u02c8sent"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "differ",
      "disagree",
      "nonconcur"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "conflict",
      "disaccord",
      "discord",
      "discordance",
      "discordancy",
      "disharmony",
      "dissension",
      "dissention",
      "dissidence",
      "dissonance",
      "disunion",
      "disunity",
      "division",
      "friction",
      "infighting",
      "inharmony",
      "schism",
      "strife",
      "variance",
      "war",
      "warfare"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The liberal justices, Stephen Breyer, Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor, are expected to dissent from either outcome. \u2014 Mark Sherman And Jessica Gresko, Chicago Tribune , 11 May 2022",
      "He is joined by various contributing editors, columnists, and authors with ties to the antiliberal left who also tend to dissent from core progressive pieties of the moment (including a focus on identity politics and intersectionality). \u2014 Damon Linker, The Week , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "Yet because it is known that some justices choose to dissent only behind closed doors, only the nine know for certain what happened. \u2014 Joan Biskupic, CNN , 21 Jan. 2022",
      "There is no doubt, however, that Trump will be apoplectic that his three Supreme Court nominees, Justices Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett, did not publicly dissent from denying his bid to keep his West Wing records secret. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 20 Jan. 2022",
      "Lawyers for a coalition of civic groups challenging the law said in court papers Friday that the professors were told by the university that their expert testimony would dissent from the DeSantis administration, creating a conflict for the school. \u2014 Mike Schneider, USA TODAY , 30 Oct. 2021",
      "The price of sovereignty rests on the backs of those who dissent . \u2014 New York Times , 17 Sep. 2021",
      "Lay people who dissent from the scientific consensus may strike you as woefully credulous but often pride themselves on being independent-minded. \u2014 New York Times , 13 July 2021",
      "To underscore their commitment to the lie, Republicans who dissent from these lies are now pushed out of leadership roles. \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 20 May 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "All three senators are of Cuban descent and support a hardline U.S. policy toward the Communist island, where political dissent is not tolerated. \u2014 Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY , 9 June 2022",
      "Authorities banned the vigil in 2020 and 2021 citing coronavirus health restrictions -- though many Hongkongers believe that was just an excuse to clamp down on shows of public dissent following pro-democracy protests that swept the city in 2019. \u2014 Jessie Yeung, CNN , 3 June 2022",
      "The walkout was a rare instance of political dissent in the United Kingdom over the jubilee commemorations, which have seen an outpouring of support for the monarch and extensive, and largely laudatory, media coverage. \u2014 Claire Parker, Washington Post , 2 June 2022",
      "By the mid-90s, the city of Eugene had become an incubator of political dissent and a gathering place for radical and militant environmentalists. \u2014 New York Times , 26 May 2022",
      "Residents short of groceries, medical care and patience have have publicly aired their grievances in rare displays of dissent against the Communist Party. \u2014 Bloomberg.com , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "The plan to hit the road comes after a week of some internal dissent that started when many convoy members grew frustrated with circling the Beltway and wanted to go downtown, an idea that was quashed by organizers. \u2014 ABC News , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "The fresh sentence comes as Russian authorities seek to put down any dissent against Mr. Putin\u2019s war against Ukraine. \u2014 WSJ , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "There is also growing evidence of some dissent within Russia, but Putin\u2019s government and the country\u2019s security services appear to be attempting to quash it. \u2014 NBC News , 2 Mar. 2022"
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      "1585, in the meaning defined above"
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      "adjective",
      "noun"
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      ": expressing dissent":[]
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      "di-\u02c8sen(t)-sh(\u0113-)\u0259nt"
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      "unconventional",
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      "orthodox"
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      "the communist party did not look favorably on dissentient opinions"
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      "Latin dissentient-, dissentiens , present participle of dissentire":""
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      "1651, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "discord",
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      "variance",
      "war",
      "warfare"
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      "harmony",
      "peace"
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      "The incident has caused a lot of dissension within the police department.",
      "Religious dissension threatened to split the colony.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Some expressed outrage over the disclosure of the document, calling it a gross breach of protocol at the court and an attempt to sow dissension within it. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 May 2022",
      "Young people have been disproportionately engaged in protesting against the Ukraine war, and the state is actively engaged in trying to suppress dissension among youth. \u2014 Loren Thompson, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Democrats now find themselves in the awkward position of having a firm sense of their political liabilities but broad dissension about what should be done about them. \u2014 Byrick Klein,averi Harper, ABC News , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "In a statement, Anthony thanked Nessel's office for their work and condemned persistently violent dissension . \u2014 Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "Finally, if Putin\u2019s gambit was intended to sow dissension within the ranks of NATO members, that hasn\u2019t worked, either. \u2014 Michael A. Cohen, The New Republic , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "Known for dissension in the past, the Police Commission has become more unified under Cohen, Elias said. \u2014 Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle , 9 Feb. 2022",
      "Experiencing locker room dissension about Coleman's role with the club, the Suns returned home to lose again, 47-6, to eventual league champions, Tucson. \u2014 Douglas C. Towne, The Arizona Republic , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "British intelligence indicated last week that there is dissension in the ranks as the Russians contend with depleted forces, poor tactical coordination, a lack of unit-level skills and inconsistent air support. \u2014 Phil Mccausland, NBC News , 6 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Anglo-French discension , from Latin dissension-, dissensio , from dissentire \u2014 see dissent  entry 1 ",
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      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": dissent , disagreement"
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      "conflict",
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      "dissent",
      "dissonance",
      "disunion",
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      "division",
      "friction",
      "infighting",
      "inharmony",
      "schism",
      "strife",
      "variance",
      "war",
      "warfare"
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      "accord",
      "agreement",
      "concord",
      "concordance",
      "harmony",
      "peace"
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      "political dissidence had plagued the country for years",
      "after abstract art became established, its proponents became just as intolerant of dissidence as earlier schools of art had been",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Ossandon notes that there are also more docs exploring gender dissidence and identity. \u2014 Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety , 17 May 2022",
      "But Li emphasizes that this is not a sign of dissidence . \u2014 Peter Hessler, The New Yorker , 9 May 2022",
      "In fact, most such spies agreed to cooperate based on ideological dissidence with their illegitimate governments. \u2014 Douglas London, CNN , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "Sri Lanka has had a chronic ethnic Tamil dissidence problem, which in the past has received moral and material support from sections of the Indian population. \u2014 Mimansa Verma, Quartz , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "Listeners determined to uncover evidence of Shostakovich\u2019s musical dissidence will find it in the Ninth Symphony. \u2014 Christian Hertzog, San Diego Union-Tribune , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "Even this was considered to be dissidence and was punished accordingly. \u2014 Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker , 27 Sep. 2021",
      "At the heart of the issue is a question of power, and not just Guzm\u00e1n\u2019s policymaking power, but Alberto\u2019s capacity to lead his administration in the face of dissidence from within. \u2014 Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes , 28 June 2021",
      "Americans for Peace Now, one of the earliest hubs of American Jewish dissidence on Israeli militarism, took both its name and inspiration from the Israeli organization founded in reaction to the Lebanon war. \u2014 Samuel G. Freedman, CNN , 18 May 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1656, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191545"
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
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      ": not the same or similar : different or unalike":[
        "people with dissimilar backgrounds",
        "dissimilar materials",
        "The responsibilities of the resident were not dissimilar to those of the intern \u2026",
        "\u2014 James D. Hardy"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)di(s)-\u02c8si-m\u0259-l\u0259r",
      "di-\u02c8si-m\u0259-l\u0259r",
      "-\u02c8sim-l\u0259r"
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      "different",
      "disparate",
      "distant",
      "distinct",
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      "distinguishable",
      "diverse",
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      "unlike"
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      "alike",
      "identical",
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      "like",
      "parallel",
      "same",
      "similar"
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      "The two movies are very dissimilar .",
      "The writers have dissimilar backgrounds.",
      "The question is not dissimilar to one asked earlier.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Instead, Season Three takes a more grounded and low-key approach to redefining Viktor, in a manner not dissimilar to how a legal procedural or workplace comedy might have addressed the issue. \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 23 June 2022",
      "In Alameda County across the bay, Yesenia Sanchez is poised to win her race for sheriff without facing a runoff, despite espousing progressive reforms not dissimilar from Boudin\u2019s. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022",
      "The event itself, a curious mix of team and individual competitions, drew a crowd not dissimilar to other golf events, with many spectators dressed in golf attire and largely middle-aged or retired. \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022",
      "The vascular malformation pushed against a nerve, not dissimilar to sciatica. \u2014 Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune , 3 June 2022",
      "After some hesitation and more calls with Cruise, Powell accepted the part Of Hangman, a foil turned friend not dissimilar to Val Kilmer\u2019s Iceman in the 1986 original. \u2014 Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 May 2022",
      "Not entirely dissimilar to mindfulness, the power of active listening cannot be ignored. \u2014 Dylan Taylor, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
      "In the process, Team Biden has carved out a line on China that\u2019s not altogether dissimilar from Trump\u2019s, positioning manufacturing and industrial innovation as a zero-sum contest. \u2014 Kate Aronoff, The New Republic , 10 May 2022",
      "Not dissimilar to the flair of Puerto Rico\u2019s Ricky Martin, Iglesias, who turns 47 today, cultivated a look during the decade that was all about leather pants, silky button-up shirts, and tight tees with sternum-baring deep Vs. \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 8 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1599, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165336"
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    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to hide under a false appearance":[
        "smiled to dissimulate her urgency",
        "\u2014 Alice Glenday"
      ],
      ": dissemble":[
        "a politician's ability to dissimulate"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)di-\u02c8sim-y\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101t"
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    "synonyms":[
      "dissemble",
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "as an actress she had been trained to dissimulate , so she had no trouble hiding her true feelings offstage as well"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Latin dissimulatus , past participle of dissimulare , from dis- + simulare to simulate":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015133"
  },
  "dissimulating":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
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    "definitions":{
      ": to hide under a false appearance":[
        "smiled to dissimulate her urgency",
        "\u2014 Alice Glenday"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)di-\u02c8sim-y\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101t"
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    "synonyms":[
      "dissemble",
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      "pretend"
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    "examples":[
      "as an actress she had been trained to dissimulate , so she had no trouble hiding her true feelings offstage as well"
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Latin dissimulatus , past participle of dissimulare , from dis- + simulare to simulate":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170154"
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    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
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      ": to hide under a false appearance":[
        "smiled to dissimulate her urgency",
        "\u2014 Alice Glenday"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)di-\u02c8sim-y\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101t"
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      "as an actress she had been trained to dissimulate , so she had no trouble hiding her true feelings offstage as well"
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Latin dissimulatus , past participle of dissimulare , from dis- + simulare to simulate":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063522"
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    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
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      ": to break up and drive off",
      ": to cause to spread thin or scatter and gradually vanish",
      ": to lose (heat, electricity, etc.) irrecoverably",
      ": to spend or use up wastefully or foolishly",
      ": to break up and scatter or vanish",
      ": to be extravagant or dissolute in the pursuit of pleasure",
      ": to drink to excess",
      ": to cause to break up and disappear : disperse",
      ": to scatter or waste foolishly : squander",
      ": to use (marital assets) for one's own benefit and to the exclusion of one's spouse for a purpose unrelated to the marriage at a time when the marriage is undergoing an irretrievable breakdown"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8di-s\u0259-\u02ccp\u0101t",
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      "clear out",
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      "squander"
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      "cluster",
      "collect",
      "concentrate",
      "congregate",
      "gather",
      "ingather"
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    "examples":[
      "The morning sun dissipated the fog.",
      "The fog should dissipate soon.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The fragrance may quickly dissipate on your morning commute. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 6 June 2022",
      "In short, the figures immediately after mass shooting events suggest a real change in attitudes on gun issues and real momentum for gun control advocates, but those attitudes dissipate fairly quickly. \u2014 Dante Chinni, NBC News , 29 May 2022",
      "Puffy afternoon clouds this afternoon will dissipate overnight, leaving us with a sunny and hot holiday. \u2014 Greg Porter, Washington Post , 29 May 2022",
      "Any fog that develops is expected to dissipate shortly after sunrise. \u2014 Joe Mario Pedersen, orlandosentinel.com , 24 Feb. 2022",
      "These factors aren't expected to dissipate any time soon. \u2014 Julia Horowitz, CNN , 9 Feb. 2022",
      "The storm continued throughout the day, but was expected to dissipate before Tuesday. \u2014 Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times , 17 Jan. 2022",
      "The fog is expected to dissipate through the morning hours, according to the weather service. \u2014 Leigh Morgan, al , 17 Dec. 2021",
      "In the North Bay valleys, residents on Monday morning woke up to patchy fog, which was expected to dissipate by mid-afternoon. \u2014 Jessica Flores, San Francisco Chronicle , 29 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin dissipatus , past participle of dissipare, dissupare , from dis- + supare to throw",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211350"
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": given to or marked by dissipation : dissolute",
      ": indulging in bad, foolish, or harmful activities"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8di-s\u0259-\u02ccp\u0101-t\u0259d",
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      "debauched",
      "decadent",
      "degenerate",
      "degraded",
      "demoralized",
      "depraved",
      "dissolute",
      "jackleg",
      "libertine",
      "loose",
      "perverse",
      "perverted",
      "rakehell",
      "rakehelly",
      "rakish",
      "reprobate",
      "sick",
      "unclean",
      "unwholesome",
      "warped"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "pure",
      "uncorrupt",
      "uncorrupted"
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    "examples":[
      "the dissipated and drunken son of the wealthiest man in the county"
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    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1744, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-181849"
  },
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    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to separate from association or union with another":[
        "attempts to dissociate herself from her past"
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      ": to undergo dissociation":[],
      ": to mutate especially reversibly":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)dis-\u02c8\u014d-s(h)\u0113-\u02cc\u0101t",
      "(\u02cc)di-\u02c8s\u014d-sh\u0113-\u02cc\u0101t",
      "-s\u0113-"
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    "synonyms":[
      "break up",
      "decouple",
      "disassociate",
      "disconnect",
      "disjoin",
      "disjoint",
      "dissever",
      "disunite",
      "divide",
      "divorce",
      "part",
      "ramify",
      "resolve",
      "separate",
      "sever",
      "split",
      "sunder",
      "uncouple",
      "unlink",
      "unyoke"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "join",
      "link",
      "unify",
      "unite"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "The director has tried to dissociate himself from his earlier films.",
      "Why is the organization choosing to dissociate itself from its founder?",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In other words, the static magnetic field of a magnetar is strong enough to simply... dissociate you. \u2014 Paul Sutter, Ars Technica , 17 June 2022",
      "However, their natural disposition to zone out and dissociate can feel isolating for them and everyone around them. \u2014 Glamour , 31 May 2022",
      "This is often easier said than done, depending on your ability to dissociate fiction from reality, even if that reality is disputed. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "Deeper into the magnetar, the atomic nuclei eventually dissociate in a sea of neutrons. \u2014 Paul Sutter, Ars Technica , 17 June 2022",
      "This is often easier said than done, depending on your ability to dissociate fiction from reality, even if that reality is disputed. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "Candace has that ability to compartmentalize and sort of dissociate from the things that are bothering her. \u2014 Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2022",
      "This is often easier said than done, depending on your ability to dissociate fiction from reality, even if that reality is disputed. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "This is often easier said than done, depending on your ability to dissociate fiction from reality, even if that reality is disputed. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 10 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin dissociatus , past participle of dissociare , from dis- + sociare to join, from socius companion \u2014 more at social":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1582, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-183354"
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
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      ": the act or process of dissociating : the state of being dissociated: such as":[],
      ": the separation of whole segments of the personality (as in dissociative identity disorder) or of discrete mental processes (as in schizophrenia) from the mainstream of consciousness or of behavior":[]
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      "(\u02cc)di-\u02ccs\u014d-s\u0113-\u02c8\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02cc\u014d-s\u0113-\u02c8\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "-sh\u0113-"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Twitter experience on Chirp to reduce dissociation . \u2014 Daisy Yuhas, Scientific American , 20 June 2022",
      "No apology for beating me into dissociation as a child. \u2014 Terry Pluto, cleveland , 4 June 2022",
      "Are these problems caused by the dissociation of social media? \u2014 WSJ , 10 May 2022",
      "On a collective level this can look like a dissolution of borders, a national struggle, a dissociation from systems that support authorities that no longer serve the people who give them power. \u2014 Gala Mukomolova, refinery29.com , 16 Feb. 2022",
      "Mechanic agreed, describing dissociation as a coping mechanism. \u2014 NBC News , 10 Apr. 2022",
      "Some argued that phones helped alleviate issues like social anxiety and dissociation amid big crowds. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "Fortunately, for the vast majority of people, feelings of detachment or dissociation will pass, just as the pandemic will eventually end. \u2014 Moya Crockett, refinery29.com , 29 Dec. 2021",
      "The internet, by contrast, replicates \u2014 and also, of course, consumes \u2014 waking consciousness, fragmenting experience into shards of distraction, dissociation and randomness. \u2014 New York Times , 7 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1597, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050628"
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": lacking restraint",
      ": marked by indulgence in things (such as drink or promiscuous sex) deemed vices (see vice entry 1 sense 1 )"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8di-s\u0259-\u02ccl\u00fct",
      "-l\u0259t"
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    "synonyms":[
      "corrupt",
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      "decadent",
      "degenerate",
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      "demoralized",
      "depraved",
      "dissipated",
      "jackleg",
      "libertine",
      "loose",
      "perverse",
      "perverted",
      "rakehell",
      "rakehelly",
      "rakish",
      "reprobate",
      "sick",
      "unclean",
      "unwholesome",
      "warped"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "pure",
      "uncorrupt",
      "uncorrupted"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "literature dealing with the dissolute and degrading aspects of human experience",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Her mother, Cora, a travelling nurse with an artistic streak, divorced her children\u2019s dissolute father in 1901. \u2014 Maggie Doherty, The New Yorker , 9 May 2022",
      "And Queen Victoria was just 18, a fresh girl-queen and a fresh start after a generation of dissolute royal men who spent like wastrels and fathered more illegitimate children than legitimate ones. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 Feb. 2022",
      "The Argentine Jesuit is the first-ever pope to have named himself after the 13th century friar, who renounced a wealthy, dissolute lifestyle to embrace a life of poverty and simplicity. \u2014 Fox News , 12 Nov. 2021",
      "Through friends, Shakira hears stories of dissolute cities filled with broken marriages and prostitution. \u2014 Anand Gopal, The New Yorker , 6 Sep. 2021",
      "Tom Holland, the author of wide-lens books about ancient and medieval history, spoke about Caligula and other dissolute Roman leaders. \u2014 Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker , 23 Aug. 2021",
      "Singer Angelo Moore narrates a Christmas Eve close encounter with a drunk, dissolute Santa Claus, belting soulfully over a spartan arrangement of organ and handclaps. \u2014 Jody Rosen, Los Angeles Times , 14 Dec. 2020",
      "One, Candy, is a dissolute superstar who abuses co-workers, shows up on set plastered and moans about how awful her privileged life is. \u2014 Chris Hewitt, Star Tribune , 10 Dec. 2020",
      "Francis is the first pope to name himself after the mendicant friar, who renounced a wealthy, dissolute lifestyle to embrace a life of poverty and service to the poor. \u2014 CBS News , 5 Oct. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Latin dissolutus , from past participle of dissolvere to loosen, dissolve",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-222411"
  },
  "dissolution":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the act or process of dissolving : such as":[],
      ": separation into component parts":[],
      ": decay , disintegration":[],
      ": death":[
        "grew convinced of his friend's approaching dissolution",
        "\u2014 Elinor Wylie"
      ],
      ": termination or destruction by breaking down, disrupting, or dispersing":[
        "the dissolution of the republic",
        "their marriage's dissolution"
      ],
      ": the dissolving of an assembly or organization":[
        "the dissolution of the legislature"
      ],
      ": liquefaction":[
        "the dissolution of ice"
      ],
      ": a dissolute or indulgent act or practice":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-\u0259-\u02c8l\u00fc-sh\u0259n",
      "\u02ccdi-s\u0259-\u02c8l\u00fc-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bifurcation",
      "breakup",
      "cleavage",
      "disunion",
      "division",
      "fractionalization",
      "fractionation",
      "partition",
      "schism",
      "scission",
      "separation",
      "split",
      "sundering"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "unification",
      "union"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "the dissolution of the marriage",
      "the dissolution of old beliefs",
      "The treatment is used for the dissolution of kidney stones.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Until the dissolution bill passes, there is still a chance that someone else -- Netanyahu, for example -- could instead form an alternative government in the current Knesset. \u2014 Hadas Gold, CNN , 22 June 2022",
      "The former Law & Order star's wife filed for divorce for the second time on March 25, citing irreconcilable differences as the reason behind her request for dissolution . \u2014 Breanna Bell, PEOPLE.com , 9 June 2022",
      "Her return to the coalition has probably averted a vote that was being planned for Wednesday for the dissolution of Parliament, since the opposition would now be unlikely to muster a majority. \u2014 New York Times , 22 May 2022",
      "Critics of the dissolution bill caution that neighboring counties may wind up bearing some $1 billion in debt for the district, but DeSantis has dismissed those concerns. \u2014 Kate Gibson, CBS News , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Fitch explained that its rating criteria factors in respect for property rights and bondholder security when assessing local governments\u2014an expectation that the Reedy Creek dissolution bill ignores. \u2014 Colin Lodewick, Fortune , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Some called for dissolution of the small town itself, or its police department. \u2014 John Archibald | Jarchibald@al.com, al , 1 Feb. 2022",
      "Some Republicans are calling for the dissolution of the bipartisan Wisconsin Elections Commission, which the Legislature voted to create in 2015. \u2014 Scott Bauer, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 9 Jan. 2022",
      "Former opposition envoy Julio Borges, facing camera at a New York meeting in 2019, called in December for the dissolution of the interim government. \u2014 Kejal Vyas, WSJ , 4 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "see dissolute":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021013"
  },
  "dissolve":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "noun or adjective",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to cause to disperse or disappear : destroy":[
        "do not dissolve and deface the laws of charity",
        "\u2014 Francis Bacon"
      ],
      ": to separate into component parts : disintegrate":[
        "dissolved the company into smaller units"
      ],
      ": to bring to an end : terminate":[
        "the king's power to dissolve parliament",
        "their partnership was dissolved"
      ],
      ": annul":[
        "dissolve an injunction",
        "the marriage was dissolved"
      ],
      ": to cause to pass into solution (see solution sense 2b )":[
        "dissolve sugar in water",
        "dissolve a chlorine tablet"
      ],
      ": melt , liquefy":[
        "The heat will dissolve the chocolate."
      ],
      ": to cause to be emotionally moved (see move entry 1 sense transitive 5a )":[
        "She was dissolved in tears."
      ],
      ": to cause to fade in or out in a dissolve (see dissolve entry 2 )":[],
      ": detach , loosen":[],
      ": to clear up : to find a solution, explanation, or answer for":[
        "dissolve a problem"
      ],
      ": to become dissipated (see dissipate sense 1 ) or decomposed":[
        "the mist \u2026 dissolved as it touched the valleys",
        "\u2014 Han Suyin"
      ],
      ": break up , disperse":[
        "The temporary committee will be made to dissolve ."
      ],
      ": to fade away":[
        "His strength had dissolved ."
      ],
      ": to become fluid : melt":[
        "glaciers dissolving into the sea"
      ],
      ": to pass into solution":[
        "Salt dissolves in water."
      ],
      ": to be overcome emotionally":[
        "He dissolved into tears."
      ],
      ": to resolve itself as if by dissolution":[
        "hate dissolved into fear"
      ],
      ": to change by a dissolve":[
        "The scene dissolves to a Victorian parlor."
      ],
      ": a gradual superimposing of one motion-picture or television shot upon another on a screen":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "also -\u02c8z\u00e4v",
      "or -\u02c8z\u022fv",
      "di-\u02c8z\u00e4lv",
      "-\u02c8z\u022flv",
      "-\u02c8\u022flv",
      "diz-\u02c8\u00e4lv"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "dematerialize",
      "disappear",
      "evanesce",
      "evaporate",
      "fade",
      "flee",
      "fly",
      "melt",
      "sink",
      "vanish"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "appear",
      "materialize"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "Dissolve the tablet in water.",
      "Hopes for peace dissolved in renewed violence.",
      "His kind words dissolved her sadness.",
      "The treatment is used to dissolve kidney stones.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Our job as souls in a masculine body is to heal lineages and generations of atrocity and war by removing the armor and helping dissolve the battlefield of difference. \u2014 Rod Berger, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
      "Rub the shampoo bar directly onto your wet hair, then massage the shampoo through your roots to lather it and dissolve oil and dirt. \u2014 Chiara Butler, Good Housekeeping , 29 June 2022",
      "Bennett and his main coalition partner, Yair Lapid, decided to present a vote to dissolve parliament in the coming days, Bennett's office said. \u2014 Fox News , 24 June 2022",
      "Antaeus\u2019s strength came from contact with the earth; sever him from it, Heracles realized, and his power would dissolve . \u2014 Lily Houston Smith, The Atlantic , 23 June 2022",
      "Bennett and his main coalition partner, Yair Lapid, decided to present a vote to dissolve parliament in the coming days, Bennett\u2019s office said. \u2014 Ilan Ben Zion, Anchorage Daily News , 20 June 2022",
      "Bennett and Lapid will now present a bill to dissolve parliament in the coming days. \u2014 Ilan Ben Zion, Chicago Tribune , 20 June 2022",
      "Bennett and Lapid will now present a bill to dissolve parliament in the coming days. \u2014 Josef Federman, The Christian Science Monitor , 20 June 2022",
      "DeSantis signed a law on April 22 that will dissolve the Reedy Creek Improvement District, a roughly 40-square-mile area in Florida's Orange and Osceola counties that houses Disney World and has been governed by Disney since 1967. \u2014 Peter Weber, The Week , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Acting as a mind enhancer, the book is a dive into the deepest part of ourselves, where contradictions dissolve and polarities merge. \u2014 Rica Cerbarano, Vogue , 22 June 2022",
      "Clean & Clear's face scrub formulation is specifically made to target blackheads and dissolve impurities with 2% salicylic acid. \u2014 April Franzino, Good Housekeeping , 6 June 2022",
      "Pomegranate enzymes and sunflower seed oil dissolve any buildup. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 May 2022",
      "Here, five thoughtful pieces start as fragments and accumulate into concrete forms, only to change shape or dissolve , much like clouds against a blue sky over time. \u2014 Larry Blumenfeld, WSJ , 17 May 2022",
      "Set the saucepan over low heat and continue to stir gently until the sugars dissolve (avoid sloshing the sides of the pan). \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Now, as glaciers dissolve and sea levels rise, the poles may, in effect, journey to us, swamping our shores. \u2014 Jody Rosen, New York Times , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "The chocolate de metate dessert is inspired by the round Ibarra-brand chocolate powder tablets that Mexicans have dissolve in milk or water to make hot cocoa for generations. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "Whisk in hot water and continue whisking until all lumps dissolve , 1-2 minutes. \u2014 Kitty Greenwald, WSJ , 9 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Latin dissolvere , from dis- + solvere to loosen \u2014 more at solve":"Verb and Noun"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
      "1916, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230620"
  },
  "dissonance":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an instance of such inconsistency or disagreement":[
        "the mingling of bitter comedy and stark tragedy produces sharp dissonances",
        "\u2014 F. B. Millett"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dis-\u0259-n\u0259n(t)s",
      "\u02c8di-s\u0259-n\u0259n(t)s",
      "\u02c8di-s\u0259-n\u0259ns"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "conflict",
      "disaccord",
      "discord",
      "discordance",
      "discordancy",
      "disharmony",
      "dissension",
      "dissention",
      "dissent",
      "dissidence",
      "disunion",
      "disunity",
      "division",
      "friction",
      "infighting",
      "inharmony",
      "schism",
      "strife",
      "variance",
      "war",
      "warfare"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "accord",
      "agreement",
      "concord",
      "concordance",
      "harmony",
      "peace"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "the dissonance between what we are told and what we see with our own eyes",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "It\u2019s a dissonance echoed in another of my favorite turns this season. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 June 2022",
      "Except, her early years of faith were marred by a strong dissonance . \u2014 Aj Willingham, CNN , 9 June 2022",
      "The dissonance comes as voters prepare to go to the polls Tuesday for a primary election in which the races for mayor and other offices have been dominated by issues of public safety and homelessness. \u2014 Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times , 6 June 2022",
      "Guston\u2019s hood paintings conjure the discomfort and dissonance of this reality. \u2014 Lily Meyer, The Atlantic , 24 May 2022",
      "The track is a dance-punk masterclass, flourishing in the space between melody and dissonance , without sacrificing the all-important groove. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 19 May 2022",
      "The result is a deeply unsettling descent into musical madness centered on themes of impermanence and dissonance . \u2014 Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic , 1 May 2022",
      "The dissonance increased as all three instruments climbed to their highest registers. \u2014 Christian Hertzog, San Diego Union-Tribune , 1 May 2022",
      "Through his copious projects, Mr. Schulze\u2019s music maintained a sense of timing: when to meditate, when to build, when to ease back, when to leap ahead, how to balance suspense and repose, dissonance and consonance. \u2014 Jon Pareles, BostonGlobe.com , 30 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "see dissonant":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070224"
  },
  "dissonant":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": marked by dissonance : discordant",
      ": incongruous",
      ": harmonically unresolved"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8di-s\u0259-n\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cacophonous",
      "discordant",
      "inharmonious",
      "unmelodious",
      "unmusical",
      "unvocal"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "harmonious",
      "harmonizing",
      "melodious",
      "musical"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a dissonant chorus of noises arose from the busy construction site",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Is juggling such wildly different stories a dissonant act? \u2014 Lauren Puckett-pope, ELLE , 2 June 2022",
      "Crack Up, the band\u2019s first album in six years, in which band leader Robin Pecknold introduced dark, dissonant elements to the bands\u2019 previously pleasant, uplifting sound. \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 8 Oct. 2020",
      "Certainly, designers cranked the visual volume, with a graphically dissonant face that lacks the conservative certainty of a Telluride. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 14 May 2022",
      "During a fight scene with Evelyn, Jobu wears an outfit that is pure chaos, mashing up the character\u2019s many dissonant styles to an alarming effect. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "At the end of the second movement, falling glissandos in the strings provoked a dissonant buildup, which gave way to a lush melody. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "The audience didn\u2019t know what to make of the strange, dissonant sounds coming from the four musicians onstage at New York\u2019s United Palace on April 16. \u2014 Simon Vozick-levinson, Rolling Stone , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "Later, both motifs sound against a pileup of dissonant chords, which is like a wall through which neither can pass. \u2014 Alex Ross, The New Yorker , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "The glitching, drill-like beat, accompanied by some dissonant chords, further complicate the story of the song, perfectly painting a picture of being caught between a rock and a hard place. \u2014 Stephen Daw, Billboard , 25 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English dissonaunte , from Latin dissonant-, dissonans , present participle of dissonare to be discordant, from dis- + sonare to sound \u2014 more at sound entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-220623"
  },
  "distasteful":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": objectionable because offensive to one's personal taste : unpleasant , disagreeable":[
        "found the job distasteful",
        "a shady, distasteful character"
      ],
      ": objectionable because in poor taste, inappropriate, or unethical":[
        "a harmless stroking \u2026 but it seems oddly distasteful in retrospect",
        "\u2014 Richard Sandza et al."
      ],
      ": unpleasant to the taste":[
        "distasteful unripe fruit"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8t\u0101st-f\u0259l",
      "dis-\u02c8t\u0101st-f\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "brackish",
      "unappetizing",
      "unpalatable",
      "unsavory",
      "yucky",
      "yukky"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "appetizing",
      "delectable",
      "delicious",
      "delish",
      "palatable",
      "savory",
      "savoury",
      "tasty",
      "toothsome",
      "yummy"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "The work was distasteful , but it was the best I could find at the time.",
      "It was a distasteful subject to him.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Textures, colors, styles and shapes clashed and contrasted in a collection that was able to be fun and playful -- without ever falling into distasteful pastiche. \u2014 Thomas Adamson, ajc , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "Manville\u2019s performance is the distasteful dynamo powering much of the film\u2019s drama, but Leigh is always careful not to castigate or villainize, keeping the audience\u2019s sympathies balanced through each character\u2019s ups and downs. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 26 Feb. 2022",
      "So is this a distasteful , not to mention wasteful, stunt, or a lucrative art project cum pot of gold? \u2014 Demetrius Simms, Robb Report , 25 Feb. 2022",
      "In the end, the Johnny Depp superfans captivated by the trial\u2014and who have been rightfully lambasted for creating a barrage of distasteful TikToks expressing their sordid version of fandom\u2014might end up with the facts on their side. \u2014 Natalie Shure, The New Republic , 16 May 2022",
      "Violent imagery can also be off-putting, distasteful or triggering to certain readers. \u2014 Yael Klass, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Isolating or removing books because of subjective or personal opinions - finding the content offensive or distasteful , for example - could open up a library to a First Amendment challenge, experts said. \u2014 Annie Gowen, Anchorage Daily News , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Isolating or removing books because of subjective or personal opinions \u2014 finding the content offensive or distasteful , for example \u2014 could open up a library to a First Amendment challenge, experts said. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Apr. 2022",
      "The slap was wrong \u2014 but Rock\u2019s joke was distasteful . \u2014 Michael Schneider, Variety , 29 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1607, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232555"
  },
  "distemperature":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a disordered condition"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8stem-p(\u0259-)r\u0259-\u02ccchu\u0307r",
      "-p\u0259r-",
      "-p\u0259-",
      "-ch\u0259r",
      "chiefly Southern"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "affection",
      "ail",
      "ailment",
      "bug",
      "complaint",
      "complication",
      "condition",
      "disease",
      "disorder",
      "distemper",
      "fever",
      "ill",
      "illness",
      "infirmity",
      "malady",
      "sickness",
      "trouble"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "health",
      "wellness"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a guinea pig with some sort of distemperature"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1531, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-171704"
  },
  "distil":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate entry 1 sense 3b ) in drops or in a wet mist",
      ": to purify or transform (a liquid) by successive evaporation and condensation : to subject to or transform by distillation",
      ": to obtain by or as if by distillation",
      ": to extract the essence of : concentrate",
      ": to fall or materialize in drops or in a fine moisture",
      ": to appear slowly or in small quantities at a time",
      ": to undergo distillation",
      ": to perform distillation",
      ": to make (a liquid) pure by heating it until it becomes a gas and then cooling it until it becomes a liquid",
      ": to subject to or transform by distillation",
      ": to obtain by or as if by distillation",
      ": to obtain an extract from (as a plant) by infusion and distillation",
      ": to undergo distillation",
      ": to condense or drop from a still after distillation"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8stil"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "dribble",
      "drip",
      "drop",
      "trickle"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "They distill the whiskey from malted barley.",
      "He has perfectly distilled the meaning of the holiday into a poem.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Shorter, more digestible and more compact records, with only a half-dozen tracks each, distill their essence in shorter bursts. \u2014 David Browne, Rolling Stone , 8 June 2022",
      "Some believe the native peoples of Mexico learned how to distill agave plants into mezcal using clay stills before the arrival of the Spanish. \u2014 Daniel Gonzalez, AZCentral.com , 22 Feb. 2022",
      "Chrome browser will distill a shortlist of interests based on a user\u2019s recent browsing history, the company said. \u2014 Sam Schechner, WSJ , 25 Jan. 2022",
      "The commutation application submitted last week by Jones\u2019s defense is packed with affidavits, testimonies and exhibits that aim to distill 20 years of information that will buttress Jones\u2019s claim of innocence. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Sep. 2021",
      "But those efforts, like so many film adaptations before them, distill essentially only the basic ingredients of their stage sources \u2014 plot, character, music \u2014 and as a result feel more imitative than transformative. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "My hopes for Mammoth, at least in terms of recording, is sort of the figure out the best way to distill the recording process into a more manageable time frame. \u2014 Gary Graff, cleveland , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "In a new adaptation by Martin Crimp, the production strips the story down, using rap, rhyme, and poetry to distill the tale of passion into something rapturous in its simplicity. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "The objective was to distill lessons from the Global Financial Crisis and to provide a space to debate and critique emerging economic policies. \u2014 Frank Van Gansbeke, Forbes , 8 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English distillen , from Anglo-French distiller , from Late Latin distillare , alteration of Latin destillare , from de- + stillare to drip, from stilla drop",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-221137"
  },
  "distinct":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": distinguishable to the eye or mind as being discrete (see discrete sense 1 ) or not the same : separate":[
        "a distinct cultural group",
        "teaching as distinct from research"
      ],
      ": presenting a clear unmistakable impression":[
        "a neat distinct handwriting"
      ],
      ": notably decorated":[],
      ": notable":[
        "a distinct contribution to scholarship"
      ],
      ": readily and unmistakably apprehended (see apprehend sense 2a )":[
        "a distinct possibility of snow",
        "a distinct British accent",
        "the distinct odor of sulfur"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8sti\u014bkt",
      "di-\u02c8sti\u014b(k)t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "different",
      "disparate",
      "dissimilar",
      "distant",
      "distinctive",
      "distinguishable",
      "diverse",
      "nonidentical",
      "other",
      "unalike",
      "unlike"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "alike",
      "identical",
      "indistinguishable",
      "kin",
      "kindred",
      "like",
      "parallel",
      "same",
      "similar"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for distinct distinct , separate , discrete mean not being each and every one the same. distinct indicates that something is distinguished by the mind or eye as being apart or different from others. two distinct versions separate often stresses lack of connection or a difference in identity between two things. separate rooms discrete strongly emphasizes individuality and lack of connection. broke the job down into discrete stages synonyms see in addition evident",
    "examples":[
      "There are three distinct categories.",
      "Each herb has its own distinct flavor.",
      "The phrase has three distinct meanings.",
      "There was the distinct smell of something burning.",
      "The outline became less and less distinct as the light faded.",
      "We had the distinct impression that they were lying.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Martin, in turn, managed to create three distinct spaces that perfectly reflect the lives and personalities of their inhabitants. \u2014 Abigail Stone, The Hollywood Reporter , 25 June 2022",
      "But what QDance was doing on Wednesday was even more representative of what makes PS21 distinct . \u2014 New York Times , 2 June 2022",
      "Barra argues that all this production infrastructure gives Detroit a distinct advantage over other cities in the electrification race. \u2014 Jaclyn Trop, Fortune , 1 June 2022",
      "Even then, large chains like Cumberland Farms or 7-Eleven have a distinct advantage over many smaller players, thanks to their marketing muscle and economies of scale. \u2014 Larry Edelman, BostonGlobe.com , 19 May 2022",
      "The district\u2019s 6% registration edge for Democrats gives Salinas a distinct advantage in November. \u2014 oregonlive , 17 May 2022",
      "There are reasons both football (a team that plays in prime time at home has a distinct advantage in recovery for the next week, avoiding the red-eye flight), and financial (big prime-time games produce a lot of excitement and revenue). \u2014 Joel A. Erickson, The Indianapolis Star , 13 May 2022",
      "The modern Monuments Officers have a distinct advantage over their predecessors, however: the ability to communicate around the globe via satellite. \u2014 Outside Online , 12 May 2022",
      "Roach, having played the game 24 times at that point, had a distinct advantage with the buzzer. \u2014 Rodney Ho, ajc , 10 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Latin distinctus , from past participle of distinguere \u2014 see distinguish":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043411"
  },
  "distinction":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": something that distinguishes":[
        "regional distinctions"
      ],
      ": the quality or state of being distinguishable":[
        "no distinction of facial features in the twins"
      ],
      ": the quality or state of being excellent or superior : the quality or state of being distinguished or worthy":[
        "a politician of some distinction"
      ],
      ": special honor or recognition":[
        "took a law degree with distinction",
        "won many distinctions"
      ],
      ": an accomplishment that sets one apart":[
        "holds the distinction of being the only American to win the prize"
      ],
      ": class sense 4":[
        "Mr. Hemingway's \u2026 prose is of the first distinction .",
        "\u2014 Edmund Wilson"
      ],
      ": division":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8sti\u014bk-sh\u0259n",
      "di-\u02c8sti\u014b(k)-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "choiceness",
      "excellence",
      "excellency",
      "first-rateness",
      "greatness",
      "perfection",
      "preeminence",
      "primeness",
      "superbness",
      "superiority",
      "supremacy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "There are no obvious distinctions between the two designs.",
      "She made a distinction between the words \u201cless\u201d and \u201cfewer.\u201d",
      "He was raised in a small town of no great distinction .",
      "Her talents gave distinction to the work.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "And while such volunteers could be serving as medics or trainers, as opposed to infantry soldiers, opposing forces aren't likely to recognize that distinction without hard evidence, Fritz said. \u2014 Chris Kenning, USA TODAY , 26 June 2022",
      "Therein lies a key distinction that TikTok capitalized on. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 26 June 2022",
      "Such public commitments from high-profile party figures would help Bass draw a sharp distinction with Caruso, who only recently registered as a Democrat and is new to electoral politics. \u2014 Julia Wickstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 25 June 2022",
      "But they can be found in many a malt that doesn\u2019t warrant world-class distinction . \u2014 Brad Japhe, Forbes , 25 June 2022",
      "There\u2019s nuance and distinction between genres like house, ballroom and dance that should be respected as new music fans step into this space. \u2014 Niki Mcgloster, refinery29.com , 23 June 2022",
      "The park lives up to the distinction with nearly 29,000 acres of dense rainforest inhabited by geckos, mongoose, bats, and 97 bird species. \u2014 Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure , 21 June 2022",
      "Henriette\u2019s great distinction \u2014besides her breeding and her finesse, in every way superior to his\u2014was to have dumped him. \u2014 Judith Thurman, The New Yorker , 20 June 2022",
      "The line between our language and the language of the machines is blurring, and our capacity to understand the distinction is dissolving inside the blur. \u2014 Stephen Marche, The Atlantic , 19 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "see distinct":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 5b":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220312"
  },
  "distinctive":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": marking as separate or different : serving to distinguish",
      ": having or giving an uncommon and appealing quality : having or giving style or distinction",
      ": capable of making a segment of utterance different in meaning as well as in sound from an otherwise identical utterance",
      ": clearly marking a person or a thing as different from others",
      ": having or giving a special look or way"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8sti\u014b(k)-tiv",
      "di-\u02c8sti\u014bk-tiv"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "different",
      "disparate",
      "dissimilar",
      "distant",
      "distinct",
      "distinguishable",
      "diverse",
      "nonidentical",
      "other",
      "unalike",
      "unlike"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "alike",
      "identical",
      "indistinguishable",
      "kin",
      "kindred",
      "like",
      "parallel",
      "same",
      "similar"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "He had a very distinctive walk.",
      "This wine has a more distinctive flavor than that one.",
      "The store sells only the most distinctive chocolates.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "However, its distinctive and exaggerated short muzzle, protruding lower jaw and stocky body shape has been linked with several serious health and welfare issues, including breathing problems, skin and ear diseases and eye disorders. \u2014 Lianne Kolirin, CNN , 15 June 2022",
      "These qualities, constants of Marshall\u2019s style over his entire career, made his voice one of the most personal and distinctive of any composer in recent memory. \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022",
      "Meghan is a passionate creative executive with a strong track record in developing premium and distinctive drama, alongside a depth of experience and relationships across the U.S. and Europe. \u2014 Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter , 8 June 2022",
      "But few restaurants have a true wine identity \u2014 an approach that\u2019s distinctive and can be clearly defined. \u2014 Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle , 2 June 2022",
      "The tenor of his voice was so distinctive \u2014 soothing and dangerous, like a blunt lullaby. \u2014 Derek Cianfrance, Variety , 1 June 2022",
      "She is also known for her smart and distinctive dress sense. \u2014 Sally Percy, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
      "On every page, Robinson celebrates the mountain range, conveying in his intimate and distinctive fashion his abiding love of the place. \u2014 Michael Berry, The Christian Science Monitor , 25 May 2022",
      "Its replacement has been rising next door, not as tall or distinctive but with greater depth, breadth, and contemporary tech and comforts. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 25 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see distinct ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-204416"
  },
  "distinctiveness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": marking as separate or different : serving to distinguish":[
        "the distinctive flight of the crane"
      ],
      ": having or giving an uncommon and appealing quality : having or giving style or distinction":[
        "a distinctive table setting",
        "a writer with a distinctive prose style"
      ],
      ": capable of making a segment of utterance different in meaning as well as in sound from an otherwise identical utterance":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8sti\u014bk-tiv",
      "di-\u02c8sti\u014b(k)-tiv"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "different",
      "disparate",
      "dissimilar",
      "distant",
      "distinct",
      "distinguishable",
      "diverse",
      "nonidentical",
      "other",
      "unalike",
      "unlike"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "alike",
      "identical",
      "indistinguishable",
      "kin",
      "kindred",
      "like",
      "parallel",
      "same",
      "similar"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for distinctive characteristic , individual , peculiar , distinctive mean indicating a special quality or identity. characteristic applies to something that distinguishes or identifies a person or thing or class. responded with her characteristic wit individual stresses qualities that distinguish one from all other members of the same kind or class. a highly individual writing style peculiar applies to qualities possessed only by a particular individual or class or kind and stresses rarity or uniqueness. an eccentricity that is peculiar to the British distinctive indicates qualities distinguishing and uncommon and often superior or praiseworthy. a distinctive aura of grace and elegance",
    "examples":[
      "He had a very distinctive walk.",
      "This wine has a more distinctive flavor than that one.",
      "The store sells only the most distinctive chocolates.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The cosmic object is distinctive when compared with other detections of radio bursts in recent years, according to new research. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 8 June 2022",
      "The sweet and grape taste of Grape Ape is distinctive . \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 8 June 2022",
      "Putting together an entire nation\u2019s distinctive dishes is a daunting process for anyone. \u2014 Mark Kennedy, San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 Dec. 2021",
      "However, its distinctive and exaggerated short muzzle, protruding lower jaw and stocky body shape has been linked with several serious health and welfare issues, including breathing problems, skin and ear diseases and eye disorders. \u2014 Lianne Kolirin, CNN , 15 June 2022",
      "These qualities, constants of Marshall\u2019s style over his entire career, made his voice one of the most personal and distinctive of any composer in recent memory. \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022",
      "Meghan is a passionate creative executive with a strong track record in developing premium and distinctive drama, alongside a depth of experience and relationships across the U.S. and Europe. \u2014 Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter , 8 June 2022",
      "But few restaurants have a true wine identity \u2014 an approach that\u2019s distinctive and can be clearly defined. \u2014 Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle , 2 June 2022",
      "The tenor of his voice was so distinctive \u2014 soothing and dangerous, like a blunt lullaby. \u2014 Derek Cianfrance, Variety , 1 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "see distinct":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-203030"
  },
  "distinguish":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to perceive a difference in : mentally separate":[
        "so alike they could not be distinguished"
      ],
      ": to mark as separate or different":[
        "a policy that distinguishes him from other candidates"
      ],
      ": to separate into kinds, classes, or categories":[
        "distinguish words by their part of speech"
      ],
      ": to make noteworthy or remarkable : to give prominence or distinction (see distinction sense 4 ) to":[
        "distinguished themselves as pioneers of hip-hop"
      ],
      ": characterize":[
        "recipes distinguished by simplicity"
      ],
      ": discern":[
        "distinguished a light in the distance",
        "could barely distinguish them in the fog"
      ],
      ": to single out : take special notice of":[],
      ": to perceive a difference":[
        "distinguish between right and wrong"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8sti\u014b-(g)wish",
      "di-\u02c8sti\u014b-gwish"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "difference",
      "differentiate",
      "discern",
      "discriminate",
      "secern",
      "separate"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "confuse",
      "mistake",
      "mix (up)"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "You're old enough to distinguish between fact and fantasy.",
      "I have trouble distinguishing between the two of them.",
      "I have trouble distinguishing the difference between the two of them.",
      "You should be able to distinguish fact from fantasy.",
      "The only thing that distinguishes the dogs is their bark.",
      "The singer's voice is what distinguishes the band.",
      "You can't distinguish the detail from this distance.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Mounted on a tower, the x-band sensor would provide high-fidelity tracking of all air traffic, as well as electronic identification to distinguish between incoming missiles and routine objects such as civilian planes. \u2014 Jason Sherman, Scientific American , 2 June 2022",
      "And in discussing healthy diet and lifestyle choices with both my ER patients and friends alike, the common thread is the failure to distinguish between salt and sodium. \u2014 Dr. Michael Daignault, USA TODAY , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "The Russians will batter these cities with bombs, missiles and artillery, making no effort to distinguish between military targets and civilians. \u2014 William A. Galston, WSJ , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "These will be combined into a single metric to distinguish between low-, medium-, and high-risk scenarios. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 25 Feb. 2022",
      "Later, to evaluate the subject's ability to distinguish motion, six circles of dots appear, each a sparkling universe of chaos, electrons bouncing against the walls. \u2014 Amanda Chicago Lewis, Wired , 15 Feb. 2022",
      "Since then, even the most ardent music lovers have often had to put in that extra effort to distinguish between the two voices. \u2014 Harish Pullanoor, Quartz , 13 Feb. 2022",
      "The New Mexico Cattle Growers\u2019 Association is concerned about the ability of the wildlife agents to distinguish branded from unbranded livestock. \u2014 Fox News , 8 Feb. 2022",
      "But the script never makes an effort to distinguish between their saris and Carrie\u2019s lehenga, an oversight that disappointed some viewers who were otherwise heartened to see Indian culture and fashion enjoy prime real estate on a mainstream TV show. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "alteration of Middle English distinguen , from Anglo-French distinguer , from Latin distinguere , literally, to separate by pricking, from dis- + -stinguere (akin to Latin in stigare to urge on) \u2014 more at stick":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-012030"
  },
  "distinguishable":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to perceive a difference in : mentally separate":[
        "so alike they could not be distinguished"
      ],
      ": to mark as separate or different":[
        "a policy that distinguishes him from other candidates"
      ],
      ": to separate into kinds, classes, or categories":[
        "distinguish words by their part of speech"
      ],
      ": to make noteworthy or remarkable : to give prominence or distinction (see distinction sense 4 ) to":[
        "distinguished themselves as pioneers of hip-hop"
      ],
      ": characterize":[
        "recipes distinguished by simplicity"
      ],
      ": discern":[
        "distinguished a light in the distance",
        "could barely distinguish them in the fog"
      ],
      ": to single out : take special notice of":[],
      ": to perceive a difference":[
        "distinguish between right and wrong"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8sti\u014b-(g)wish",
      "di-\u02c8sti\u014b-gwish"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "difference",
      "differentiate",
      "discern",
      "discriminate",
      "secern",
      "separate"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "confuse",
      "mistake",
      "mix (up)"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "You're old enough to distinguish between fact and fantasy.",
      "I have trouble distinguishing between the two of them.",
      "I have trouble distinguishing the difference between the two of them.",
      "You should be able to distinguish fact from fantasy.",
      "The only thing that distinguishes the dogs is their bark.",
      "The singer's voice is what distinguishes the band.",
      "You can't distinguish the detail from this distance.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Mounted on a tower, the x-band sensor would provide high-fidelity tracking of all air traffic, as well as electronic identification to distinguish between incoming missiles and routine objects such as civilian planes. \u2014 Jason Sherman, Scientific American , 2 June 2022",
      "And in discussing healthy diet and lifestyle choices with both my ER patients and friends alike, the common thread is the failure to distinguish between salt and sodium. \u2014 Dr. Michael Daignault, USA TODAY , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "The Russians will batter these cities with bombs, missiles and artillery, making no effort to distinguish between military targets and civilians. \u2014 William A. Galston, WSJ , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "These will be combined into a single metric to distinguish between low-, medium-, and high-risk scenarios. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 25 Feb. 2022",
      "Later, to evaluate the subject's ability to distinguish motion, six circles of dots appear, each a sparkling universe of chaos, electrons bouncing against the walls. \u2014 Amanda Chicago Lewis, Wired , 15 Feb. 2022",
      "Since then, even the most ardent music lovers have often had to put in that extra effort to distinguish between the two voices. \u2014 Harish Pullanoor, Quartz , 13 Feb. 2022",
      "The New Mexico Cattle Growers\u2019 Association is concerned about the ability of the wildlife agents to distinguish branded from unbranded livestock. \u2014 Fox News , 8 Feb. 2022",
      "But the script never makes an effort to distinguish between their saris and Carrie\u2019s lehenga, an oversight that disappointed some viewers who were otherwise heartened to see Indian culture and fashion enjoy prime real estate on a mainstream TV show. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "alteration of Middle English distinguen , from Anglo-French distinguer , from Latin distinguere , literally, to separate by pricking, from dis- + -stinguere (akin to Latin in stigare to urge on) \u2014 more at stick":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002045"
  },
  "distinguished":{
    "type":"adjective",
    "definitions":[
      "marked by eminence , distinction (see distinction sense 4 ), or excellence",
      "befitting an eminent person",
      "widely known and admired"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"di-\u02c8sti\u014b-(g)wisht",
    "synonyms":[
      "august",
      "dignified",
      "distingu\u00e9",
      "imposing",
      "portly",
      "solemn",
      "staid",
      "stately"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "flighty",
      "frivolous",
      "giddy",
      "goofy",
      "silly",
      "undignified"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "She is distinguished for her achievements in genetic research.",
      "heads turned as the well-dressed, distinguished couple strode through the hotel lobby",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Otis Brawley, a Bloomberg distinguished professor at Johns Hopkins University, said the results, when combined with previous research, mean that at least for people who have a high body mass index, bariatric surgery has a clear benefit. \u2014 Matthew Herper, STAT , 8 June 2022",
      "The star outfielders have opposed each other in eight games in their distinguished MLB careers, during a three-game series at Washington in 2014, a two-game series in Anaheim in 2017 and this past weekend\u2019s series. \u2014 Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times , 6 June 2022",
      "From Plato to David Petraeus, distinguished writers have tried to uncover the essential principles and behaviors of successful leaders. \u2014 Jeremi Suri, Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
      "The early start time gives guests ample time to document their black-tie looks in front of the distinguished hotel, which was built as a writer's haven in 1869 by France's Le Figaro newspaper, Hippolyte de Villemessant. \u2014 Lilah Ramzi, Vogue , 1 June 2022",
      "Bucklew was later awarded the Navy Cross for extraordinary heroism and distinguished service as a Scout Boat Officer on July 10, 1943. \u2014 cincinnati.com , 26 May 2022",
      "Tiriac ranks his newest pupil at the top of that distinguished class in drive, raw talent, charisma, and, maybe, eccentricity. \u2014 Angela Gaudioso, SPIN , 22 May 2022",
      "This is a perfect scent for men who are distinguished but have a strong passionate fire burning inside them that drives them to be bold and unexpected at every step on the stairway to success. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 20 May 2022",
      "These playful architectural ornaments, many by distinguished sculptors, have enlivened Parkchester ever since the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company built the middle-income housing complex starting in 1938. \u2014 New York Times , 20 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see distinguish ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1714, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "distingu\u00e9":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": distinguished especially in manner or bearing":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccd\u0113s-\u02ccta\u014b-\u02c8g\u0101",
      "(\u02cc)dis-",
      "di-\u02c8sta\u014b-\u02ccg\u0101"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "august",
      "dignified",
      "distinguished",
      "imposing",
      "portly",
      "solemn",
      "staid",
      "stately"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "flighty",
      "frivolous",
      "giddy",
      "goofy",
      "silly",
      "undignified"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "had the distingu\u00e9 air of a senior diplomat"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French, from past participle of distinguer":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1813, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175428"
  },
  "distort":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to twist (see twist entry 1 sense 3b ) out of the true meaning or proportion : to alter to give a false or unnatural picture or account":[
        "distorted the facts"
      ],
      ": pervert":[
        "distort justice"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8st\u022frt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bend",
      "color",
      "cook",
      "falsify",
      "fudge",
      "garble",
      "misinterpret",
      "misrelate",
      "misrepresent",
      "misstate",
      "pervert",
      "slant",
      "twist",
      "warp"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for distort deform , distort , contort , warp means to mar or spoil by or as if by twisting. deform may imply a change of shape through stress, injury, or accident of growth. a face deformed by hatred distort and contort both imply a wrenching from the natural or normal, but contort suggests a more involved twisting and a more grotesque and painful result. the odd camera angle distorts the figure disease had contorted her body warp indicates an uneven shrinking that bends or twists out of a flat plane. warped floorboards",
    "examples":[
      "Her face was distorted by pain.",
      "The odd camera angle distorted her figure in the photograph.",
      "The sound of the guitar was distorted .",
      "Heat caused the plastic to distort .",
      "She felt he was distorting the facts.",
      "The story was distorted by the press.",
      "The loss of both her parents at an early age distorted her outlook on life.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "As your fintech digital product development moves forward, customers, the technical team and other stakeholders can assert their needs and distort the plan\u2014pulling it off track. \u2014 Jorge Garcia, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
      "Starquakes distort the appearance of stars in a specific way, not just inflating them evenly in a spherical shape. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 16 June 2022",
      "The effort to console and empathize can just as easily distort and conceal. \u2014 Keeanga-yamahtta Taylor, The New Yorker , 9 June 2022",
      "Right, the argument would be that rent control will distort the market and cause people not to want to build apartments and rent them out, and then one solution to that is to not subject new units to rent control. \u2014 The Politics Of Everything, The New Republic , 1 June 2022",
      "Now Pittsburgh is following Portland\u2019s folly, and families will pay for how politicians distort the housing market. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 3 May 2022",
      "Doing more than that could damage the institution\u2019s credibility or unintentionally distort to the allocation of capital. \u2014 Christian Lundblad, Fortune , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Tucker Carlson, the Fox News host who has gone out of his way to downplay and distort the terrible events of that day, was less than pleased. \u2014 Julian Zelizer, CNN , 7 Jan. 2022",
      "Ben Roy Mottelson, an American Danish theoretical physicist who shared a Nobel Prize for revealing how the motion of protons and neutrons could distort the shape of the nuclei of atoms, died May 13. \u2014 Dylan Loeb Mcclain, BostonGlobe.com , 19 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin distortus , past participle of distorqu\u0113re , from dis- + torqu\u0113re to twist \u2014 more at torture entry 1":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1567, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-221440"
  },
  "distorted":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": altered from a true, natural, or normal state, shape, or condition":[
        "a distorted image",
        "a distorted view/understanding of the situation",
        "a distorted account of what happened",
        "The public is, I believe, dimly aware of this aspect of ethnography, perhaps in romantically distorted ways, but aware nonetheless.",
        "\u2014 Roy A. Rappaport",
        "What happens is that you realize people in other countries tend to reach distorted conclusions about the U.S., and you feel obligated to provide what you believe is a full and balanced appraisal.",
        "\u2014 Norman Cousins"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8st\u022fr-t\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "deformed",
      "malformed",
      "misshapen",
      "monstrous",
      "shapeless"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "undeformed"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1579, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010301"
  },
  "distract":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time":[
        "was distracted by a sudden noise"
      ],
      ": to turn aside : divert":[
        "refused to be distracted from her purpose"
      ],
      ": to stir up or confuse with conflicting emotions or motives":[],
      ": insane , mad":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8strakt",
      "\u02c8dis-\u02cctrakt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "abstract",
      "call off",
      "detract",
      "divert",
      "throw off"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for distract Verb puzzle , perplex , bewilder , distract , nonplus , confound , dumbfound mean to baffle and disturb mentally. puzzle implies existence of a problem difficult to solve. the persistent fever puzzled the doctor perplex adds a suggestion of worry and uncertainty especially about making a necessary decision. a behavior that perplexed her friends bewilder stresses a confusion of mind that hampers clear and decisive thinking. a bewildering number of possibilities distract implies agitation or uncertainty induced by conflicting preoccupations or interests. distracted by personal problems nonplus implies a bafflement that makes orderly planning or deciding impossible. the remark left us utterly nonplussed confound implies temporary mental paralysis caused by astonishment or profound abasement. the tragic news confounded us all dumbfound suggests intense but momentary confounding; often the idea of astonishment is so stressed that it becomes a near synonym of astound . was at first too dumbfounded to reply",
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "You sneak into his room while I distract him.",
      "He was distracted from his studies.",
      "The students are easily distracted , especially when they're tired.",
      "I was distracted by a loud noise.",
      "The local story distracted attention from news of the war overseas.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Video on YouTube shows park visitors trying to distract the gorilla by whistling and calling his name, Franklin. \u2014 Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 June 2022",
      "In response, Clark said in an email that LaRose is trying to distract from the failures of the Ohio Redistricting Commission, of which LaRose is a member. \u2014 Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland , 20 May 2022",
      "Opposition politicians accused the government of trying to distract attention from a scandal over government parties that breached pandemic lockdown rules. \u2014 Jill Lawless, The Christian Science Monitor , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Adri P\u00e8rez, policy and advocacy strategist for LGBTQ equality at the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas, said Paxton is trying to distract from the problems plaguing his campaign. \u2014 NBC News , 23 Feb. 2022",
      "But tied up with the move to call time on the pandemic are accusations that Johnson is trying to distract from a scandal about rule-breaking lockdown parties that\u2019s threatening his future as leader. \u2014 Fergal O'brien, Tim Loh And James Paton, Anchorage Daily News , 13 Feb. 2022",
      "Once that\u2019s established, The Cow continues jigsawing around in what increasingly feels like a futile bid to distract from the fact that there\u2019s no there there. \u2014 Jon Frosch, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 Mar. 2022",
      "Keep an eye out for some awesome windfalls in that vein, but don't let money distract you from your emotions. \u2014 Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com , 6 Mar. 2022",
      "Love Is Blind places emphasis on an emotional connection with no physical appearances to distract from the most important thing: how two people actually align. \u2014 Kelly Wynne, PEOPLE.com , 23 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Latin distractus , past participle of distrahere , literally, to draw apart, from dis- + trahere to draw":"Verb"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1b":"Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055531"
  },
  "distraction":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": something that distracts : an object that directs one's attention away from something else",
      ": amusement",
      ": the act of distracting or the state of being distracted",
      ": mental confusion",
      ": something that makes it hard to pay attention",
      ": the act of having thoughts or attention drawn away : the state of drawing thoughts or attention away",
      ": confusion of thoughts or feelings",
      ": something that amuses or entertains",
      ": diversion of the attention",
      ": mental confusion",
      ": excessive separation (as from improper traction) of fracture fragments"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8strak-sh\u0259n",
      "di-\u02c8strak-sh\u0259n",
      "dis-\u02c8trak-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bafflement",
      "bamboozlement",
      "befuddlement",
      "bemusement",
      "bewilderedness",
      "bewilderment",
      "confusedness",
      "confusion",
      "discombobulation",
      "fog",
      "head-scratching",
      "maze",
      "muddle",
      "mystification",
      "perplexity",
      "puzzlement",
      "tangle",
      "whirl"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "It was hard to work with so many distractions .",
      "One of them created a distraction while the other grabbed the money.",
      "A weekend at the beach was a good distraction from her troubles.",
      "Their endless chatter drove her to distraction .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Some leaders said the Texas governor's mention of shootings in the nation's three biggest cities was a distraction from introducing real solutions to gun violence in Texas. \u2014 Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN , 26 May 2022",
      "Colby Goettelman, who traveled from Boston to attend the ceremony for her sister who graduated from U-M, said the demonstrations outside the stadium were a distraction from the accomplishments of the graduates being celebrated inside. \u2014 David Jesse, Detroit Free Press , 7 May 2022",
      "The fantasy of biotech meat is a dangerous distraction from the entrenched politics that made conventional meat production so ubiquitous in the first place, writes Michele Simon. \u2014 Chloe Sorvino, Forbes , 6 May 2022",
      "As a recovering drug addict, activity and noise were a useful distraction from his demons, but Ruben must face the possibility of living a quieter life. \u2014 Sophie Hanson, Harper's BAZAAR , 5 May 2022",
      "Yes, it's been a fun distraction from the international upheaval, but it's also been so much more. \u2014 Emily Mcgowin, The Week , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Those considerations aside, the Disney+ series presents subscribers what feels like a wonderful distraction , no Jedi mind tricks required. \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 27 May 2022",
      "Calling the vote a distraction was minimizing the concerns of officers, Folderauer added. \u2014 Darcy Costello, Baltimore Sun , 24 May 2022",
      "Here are the five biggest threats\u2014beyond executive distraction \u2014that the Twitter takeover drama poses to Tesla\u2019s future. \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 23 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see distract  entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-200415"
  },
  "distraught":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": agitated with doubt or mental conflict or pain":[
        "distraught mourners"
      ],
      ": mentally deranged : crazed":[
        "as if thou wert distraught and mad with terror",
        "\u2014 William Shakespeare"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8str\u022ft"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "agitated",
      "delirious",
      "distracted",
      "distrait",
      "frantic",
      "frenzied",
      "hysterical",
      "hysteric"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "collected",
      "composed",
      "recollected",
      "self-collected",
      "self-composed",
      "self-possessed",
      "unhysterical"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Of particular concern are phony contractors, who knock on the doors of distraught homeowners and offer to repair damaged roofs or remove fallen trees. \u2014 Natalie Rodriguez , This Old House , March 2006",
      "The night before the story broke, West sat down for a two-hour interview with the Spokane-Review and left so distraught that its editor, Steven Smith, asked the police chief to check on him. \u2014 Unmesh Kher , Time , 23 May 2005",
      "Captured by news photographers under the direction of his manager Colonel Tom Parker, Elvis's turn in the barber's chair was a public ceremony: a symbolic shearing, not only of Elvis\u2014who would return from the service a meek semblance of himself, a mama's boy without a mama (his distraught mother, Gladys, died while he was stationed at Fort Hood, soon to depart for Germany)\u2014but of rock 'n' roll itself. \u2014 James Wolcott , Vanity Fair , November 2000",
      "Distraught relatives are waiting for news of the missing children.",
      "She was distraught over the death of her partner.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Women are incredibly distraught \u2026They're worried about their relationships suffering as a result. \u2014 Alexa Mikhail, Fortune , 15 June 2022",
      "Once on the way home from school, Ms. Mobley saw officers detain a visibly distraught classmate and push the student into the back of a police vehicle. \u2014 Annie Ma, The Christian Science Monitor , 7 June 2022",
      "When the story ended with Pinocchio hanging from a tree, kids were distraught . \u2014 Antonia Mufarech, Smithsonian Magazine , 24 May 2022",
      "Though clearly distraught and frustrated, McConaughey did not specifically mention guns, gun control legislation, or the second amendment in his statement. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 25 May 2022",
      "The video taken Sunday shows a white officer holding the clearly distraught youth from behind by his elbows, leading him from a sidewalk to the back seat of a police vehicle. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Huang, who has run restaurants in the area for 28 years, was distraught when his staff told him what happened. \u2014 Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "Upon release, documents state that Hayes later learned his wife was dating someone else and became distraught . \u2014 Paighten Harkins, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "Back in Alaska, some of the people who were waiting for the bees to arrive were distraught to find out what happened. \u2014 Abby Bustin And Caroline Kucera, CNN , 29 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, modification of Latin distractus \u2014 see distract entry 1":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210156"
  },
  "distribute":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to divide among several or many : apportion":[
        "distribute expenses",
        "distributes toys to needy children"
      ],
      ": to spread out so as to cover something : scatter":[
        "evenly distribute the seeds"
      ],
      ": to give out or deliver especially to members of a group":[
        "distribute newspapers",
        "distribute leaflets",
        "distribute a TV show to local stations"
      ],
      ": to place or position so as to be properly apportioned over or throughout an area":[
        "200 pounds distributed on a 6-foot frame",
        "distribute the frosting around the top and sides of the cake"
      ],
      ": to use (a term) so as to convey information about every member of the class named":[
        "The proposition \"all men are mortal\" distributes \"man\" but not \"mortal.\""
      ],
      ": to divide or separate especially into kinds":[
        "distributing specimens into their proper classes"
      ],
      ": to return the units of (something, such as typeset matter) to storage":[],
      ": to use in or as an operation so as to be mathematically distributive (see distributive sense 3a )":[
        "Addition is not distributed over multiplication."
      ],
      ": to be mathematically distributive":[
        "multiplication distributes over addition"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "also -by\u0259t",
      "British also \u02c8di-stri-\u02ccby\u00fct",
      "di-\u02c8stri-by\u00fct",
      "-by\u0259t",
      "di-\u02c8stri-\u02ccby\u00fct"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "assort",
      "break down",
      "categorize",
      "class",
      "classify",
      "codify",
      "compartment",
      "compartmentalize",
      "digest",
      "distinguish",
      "grade",
      "group",
      "peg",
      "place",
      "range",
      "rank",
      "relegate",
      "separate",
      "sort",
      "type"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for distribute distribute , dispense , divide , deal , dole out mean to give out, usually in shares, to each member of a group. distribute implies an apportioning by separation of something into parts, units, or amounts. distributed food to the needy dispense suggests the giving of a carefully weighed or measured portion to each of a group according to due or need. dispensed wisdom to the students divide stresses the separation of a whole into parts and implies that the parts are equal. three charitable groups divided the proceeds deal emphasizes the allotment of something piece by piece. deal out equipment and supplies dole out implies a carefully measured portion of something that is often in short supply. doled out what little food there was",
    "examples":[
      "distribute the assignments according to seniority",
      "committed to distributing the school's limited scholarship money so that it benefits more students",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Protections for refusing to distribute emergency contraception, including morning-after pills, soon followed. \u2014 Wyatte Grantham-philips, USA TODAY , 24 June 2022",
      "After a June 6 meeting with UH Parma Medical Center leaders, city council adopted a resolution to distribute funds. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 22 June 2022",
      "Century Springs and Walmart worked with the city and volunteers to distribute the free bottled water. \u2014 Erik S. Hanley, Journal Sentinel , 22 June 2022",
      "Add the bananas to batter; briefly stir to distribute evenly. \u2014 Elijah Rawls, Men's Health , 22 June 2022",
      "Niles Park District Director Tom Elenz said servers will have more than 5,000 hot dogs plus soda pop to distribute at no charge. \u2014 George Castle, Chicago Tribune , 19 June 2022",
      "Thompson said Feeding Kentucky has also been trying to distribute its staples, including flour, rice and beans. \u2014 Abby Miller, The Enquirer , 15 June 2022",
      "Feldman recommends using a glove or a mitt to distribute the product evenly. \u2014 Jasmine Washington, Seventeen , 13 June 2022",
      "Indiana established the Next Level trust to distribute the new funds. \u2014 Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star , 13 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Latin distributus , past participle of distribuere , from dis- + tribuere to allot \u2014 more at tribute":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-014503"
  },
  "distrust":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the lack or absence of trust":[],
      ": to have no trust or confidence in":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8tr\u0259st",
      "dis-\u02c8tr\u0259st"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "distrustfulness",
      "doubt",
      "dubiety",
      "dubitation",
      "incertitude",
      "misdoubt",
      "misgiving",
      "mistrust",
      "mistrustfulness",
      "query",
      "reservation",
      "skepticism",
      "suspicion",
      "uncertainty"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "doubt",
      "misdoubt",
      "mistrust",
      "question",
      "suspect"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "He has a distrust of doctors.",
      "the psychic's bold claims were greeted with distrust and outright scorn",
      "Verb",
      "She's always distrusted their promises.",
      "we instinctively distrust those phone calls that tell us we have won a free vacation or car",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Ginni Thomas\u2019 actions have helped contribute to a broader distrust among the American public in the Supreme Court, as polling shows trust in the institution has dropped to a new low. \u2014 Alison Durkee, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
      "In his wake, Zucker leaves a media landscape more fractured than ever, with public distrust of journalists at an all-time high. \u2014 Tatiana Siegel, Rolling Stone , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "The shots were developed at record speed, arriving just over a year after a mysterious pneumonia surfaced in China, while so much else \u2014 political feuds, public distrust and botched government planning \u2014 went wrong. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Jan. 2022",
      "At the same time, though, the national security law has exacerbated public distrust of the government, and that discontent is jeopardizing Hong Kong\u2019s status as an international hub\u2014the very thing the law was supposed to safeguard. \u2014 Eamon Barrett, Fortune , 30 June 2021",
      "Because a leathery little scamp like E.T. is lovable only in the uninhibited mind of a child; fear, distrust , and paranoia are born of experience and disappointment. \u2014 Randall Colburn, EW.com , 16 May 2022",
      "Prostitution and drug dealing are part of the daily grind, and Melchor paints a hellscape of distrust , venality, private aggressions, and general grimness. \u2014 The New Yorker , 2 May 2022",
      "There was too much animosity, distrust , and sheer hatred between the two sides, with outside influences sabotaging momentum towards a deal. \u2014 Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "Adding to an already perilous situation, the pandemic exposed and accelerated preexisting trends in our society, such as growing distrust of institutions, including of science. \u2014 Wendy E. Parmet, Scientific American , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Rae Duckworth, the leader of Black Lives Matter Utah, said police shootings going uninvestigated internally \u2014 and apparent attempts to conceal investigations that do occur \u2014 only serves to increase community distrust in police. \u2014 Sam Stecklow, The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Lee said that Asian American women already confront a number of existing barriers to health care, including language and distrust in their providers. \u2014 Kimmy Yam, NBC News , 9 May 2022",
      "Their approach to a job that\u2019s supposed to be apolitical is bringing them possible political ruin, staff revolts \u2014 and distrust from a public that just wants district attorneys to make life safer for everyone. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 Feb. 2022",
      "But long before then, many Americans had learned to distrust Big Pharma, and many have tragically declined this life-saving intervention. \u2014 Paul Fenyves, STAT , 19 May 2022",
      "Many of them have since come to distrust the commission, which consists of three Republicans and three Democrats. \u2014 Patrick Marley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 9 May 2022",
      "But the exhilaration of new friendship soon gives way to distrust , with potentially deadly consequences. \u2014 Keely Weiss, Harper's BAZAAR , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "However, in the long run, the toxicities that result from these experiences tend to lead employees to distrust each other and leadership. \u2014 Lynda Silsbee, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Now, the centers of power in Washington are telling audiences to distrust the posture from the other side. \u2014 Philip Elliott, Time , 30 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1513, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "1548, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065342"
  },
  "disturb":{
    "type":[
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to interfere with : interrupt",
      ": to alter the position or arrangement of",
      ": to upset the natural and especially the ecological balance or relations of",
      ": to destroy the tranquility or composure of",
      ": to throw into disorder",
      ": alarm",
      ": to put to inconvenience",
      ": to cause disturbance",
      ": to interfere with : interrupt",
      ": to change the position or arrangement of",
      ": upset entry 1 sense 1 , worry",
      ": to make confused or disordered",
      ": to destroy the tranquility or composure of",
      ": to throw into disorder",
      ": to cause disturbance",
      ": to cause a disturbance"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8st\u0259rb",
      "di-\u02c8st\u0259rb"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "agitate",
      "ail",
      "alarm",
      "alarum",
      "bother",
      "concern",
      "derail",
      "discomfort",
      "discompose",
      "dismay",
      "disquiet",
      "distemper",
      "distract",
      "distress",
      "exercise",
      "flurry",
      "frazzle",
      "freak (out)",
      "fuss",
      "hagride",
      "perturb",
      "undo",
      "unhinge",
      "unsettle",
      "upset",
      "weird out",
      "worry"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "calm",
      "compose",
      "quiet",
      "settle",
      "soothe",
      "tranquilize",
      "tranquillize"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "I'm sorry to disturb you at such a late hour.",
      "She doesn't want to be disturbed while she's working.",
      "Don't disturb the baby when he's sleeping.",
      "The noise disturbed my concentration.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The five layers are designed to minimize motion transfer so restless sleepers won't disturb each other. \u2014 Allen Foster, chicagotribune.com , 11 Mar. 2021",
      "There are still do not disturb signs, menus, folders of guest information, time sheets, crockery, and all sorts of other things among the debris. \u2014 Kent Russell, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
      "With fewer visitors to disturb their habitats, the rhinos were able to flourish, Nepali conservationists said at the conclusion of Nepal's rhino survey. \u2014 Zoe Sottile, CNN , 22 May 2022",
      "No drinking, smoking or drugs are allowed, and they are asked not to disturb nearby residents. \u2014 cleveland , 17 May 2022",
      "Whatever confinement is devised, there is always the potential that a human might disturb or undercut the confinement and allow the AI to escape. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
      "Self-serve snacking that won't disturb others watching the film. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "From there, the scientists detail the best date and time to send such a message, including the angle of the sun that will least disturb the broadcast as well as the best time for Earth\u2019s atmosphere. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "Boating: Boats make waves that disturb the marsh habitat where birds nest. \u2014 Shanti Lerner, The Arizona Republic , 1 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English disturben, destourben , from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French destorber , from Latin disturbare , from dis- + turbare to throw into disorder, from turba disorder \u2014 more at turbid ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-204932"
  },
  "disturbance":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act of disturbing someone or something : the state of being disturbed: such as",
      ": an interruption of a state of peace, quiet, or calm",
      ": an interference with or alteration in a planned, ordered, or usual procedure, state, or habit",
      ": a moving out of place",
      ": a departure from a norm or standard : a deviation, disruption, or impairment in form, function, or activity",
      ": noisy or violent activity : commotion",
      ": a local variation from the average or normal wind conditions",
      ": the act of interrupting, changing the arrangement of, or upsetting : the state of being interrupted, changed in arrangement, or upset",
      ": disorder entry 2 sense 2 , commotion",
      ": a deviation, disruption, or impairment in form, function, or activity",
      ": an interruption of peace or order",
      ": an interruption of the quiet enjoyment of one's property"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8st\u0259r-b\u0259n(t)s",
      "di-\u02c8st\u0259r-b\u0259ns",
      "dis-\u02c8t\u0259r-b\u0259n(t)s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "ado",
      "alarums and excursions",
      "ballyhoo",
      "blather",
      "bluster",
      "bobbery",
      "bother",
      "bustle",
      "clatter",
      "clutter",
      "coil",
      "commotion",
      "corroboree",
      "do",
      "foofaraw",
      "fun",
      "furor",
      "furore",
      "fuss",
      "helter-skelter",
      "hoo-ha",
      "hoo-hah",
      "hoopla",
      "hubble-bubble",
      "hubbub",
      "hullabaloo",
      "hurly",
      "hurly-burly",
      "hurricane",
      "hurry",
      "hurry-scurry",
      "hurry-skurry",
      "kerfuffle",
      "moil",
      "pandemonium",
      "pother",
      "row",
      "ruckus",
      "ruction",
      "rumpus",
      "shindy",
      "splore",
      "squall",
      "stew",
      "stir",
      "storm",
      "to-do",
      "tumult",
      "turmoil",
      "uproar",
      "welter",
      "whirl",
      "williwaw",
      "zoo"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The National Hurricane Center is monitoring a small disturbance in the southwest portion of the Caribbean Sea, just south of the Yucat\u00e1n Peninsula. \u2014 Jay R. Jordan, Chron , 13 June 2022",
      "But, at midday comes a disturbance in this pastoral scene \u2014 the notes of a marching band warming up. \u2014 Freep.com , 10 June 2022",
      "Joseph was involved in a disturbance March 18 outside a bar in the 3600 block of Greenville Avenue, at Martel Avenue, the same night that Cameron Ray, 20, was fatally shot there, according to multiple sources. \u2014 K.d. Drummond, The Courier-Journal , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Minimize spring yard disturbance with a bee-sensitive cleanup. \u2014 Jennifer Rude Klett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Participation is voluntary for those treated, who are usually accused of creating a disturbance , trespassing or other disruptive behaviors, law enforcement officials said. \u2014 Tom Sissom, Arkansas Online , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "There\u2019s a casualness to these images, suggestions that Kwon was a part of the scene, not a disturbance . \u2014 Hua Hsu, The New Yorker , 5 Feb. 2022",
      "On May 8, police were dispatched to a Pearl Road address where a woman was reportedly making threats and causing a disturbance . \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 1 June 2022",
      "Records showed he had been arrested for causing a disturbance about two hours before the shootings, taken to the old Town Hall police station at Halsted and Addison streets and released more than an hour after the crime was committed. \u2014 John Byrne, Chicago Tribune , 19 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191356"
  },
  "disturbed":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": experiencing or exhibiting emotional disturbance or agitation : having a mental disability or illness":[
        "\u2026 the San Francisco police department, for example, handles 18,000 calls involving emotionally disturbed citizens every year.",
        "\u2014 Newsweek"
      ],
      ": characterized or affected by interference, alteration, or disruption":[
        "restoration of disturbed habitats",
        "disturbed sleep"
      ],
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      "He seems very disturbed about his work lately.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Robertz said another common thread among shooters is the connection between a disturbed adolescence and escapes into a fantasy world. \u2014 Tim Meko, Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
      "Robertz said another common thread among shooters is the connection between a disturbed adolescence and escapes into a fantasy world. \u2014 Ariana Eunjung Cha, Meghan Hoyer And Tim Meko, Anchorage Daily News , 3 June 2022",
      "The disturbed area of storms is near the Yucatan Peninsula and in the Southeastern Gulf of Mexico. \u2014 Joe Mario Pedersen, Orlando Sentinel , 2 June 2022",
      "The area of disturbed weather, which is draping storms across nearly the entirety of the Caribbean Sea that lies west of Jamaica, has a 70% chance of becoming a tropical depression in the next 48 hours, according to the National Hurricane Center. \u2014 Nicholas Reimann, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
      "This has the attention of forecasters across South Florida, as this area of disturbed weather moves in that direction. \u2014 Jennifer Gray, CNN , 1 June 2022",
      "In May 1988, Andrew was 20 and at home in Winnetka after a disturbed woman entered Winnetka\u2019s Hubbard Woods Elementary School killing one child and wounding five others. \u2014 Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune , 31 May 2022",
      "The number is a term for a mentally disturbed person under Section 5150 of the California Welfare and Institutions Code. \u2014 Beth Decarbo, WSJ , 12 Dec. 2021",
      "Homestead National Historical Park rangers and volunteers have helped harvest seeds in the region\u2019s tallgrass prairie to be used to restore disturbed areas of the prairie and increase species diversity. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 27 Oct. 2021"
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      "adverb"
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      "1594, in the meaning defined above"
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      "in the 19th century the volatile issue of slavery resulted in the disunion of several Protestant denominations",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Already, a sense that the government cannot safeguard ordinary people\u2019s interests is feeding the country\u2019s disunion . \u2014 Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic , 17 Nov. 2021",
      "The pollsters went looking for common ground, only to find it in the 41 percent of Biden voters and 51 percent of Trump voters favoring some form of secession and disunion . \u2014 Matthew Continetti, National Review , 9 Oct. 2021",
      "But that union was fragile, and the threat of disunion was constant. \u2014 Gordon S. Wood, WSJ , 28 May 2021",
      "Yet hear me clearly, disagreement must not lead to disunion . \u2014 Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY , 20 Jan. 2021",
      "Yet hear me clearly: Disagreement must not lead to disunion . \u2014 New York Times , 20 Jan. 2021",
      "Yet hear me clearly: Disagreement must not lead to disunion . \u2014 Naomi Lim, Washington Examiner , 20 Jan. 2021",
      "In that way, the pictures of 1968 feel particularly \u2014 and achingly \u2014 familiar, given 2020\u2019s collective level of rage, violence, destruction, political disunion and wariness of our neighbors. \u2014 John Mcdonnell, Washington Post , 1 Dec. 2020",
      "In an emergency such as the secession crisis, the four-month interval between the election and inauguration of a new president had delayed a decisive response to disunion . \u2014 Donald Nieman, The Conversation , 20 Oct. 2020"
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      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-180457"
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      "attempted to disunite the members of the club by vicious gossip",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Liberals, Lilla laments, have : lost themselves in the thickets of identity politics and developed a resentful, disuniting rhetoric of difference to match it. \u2014 David Frum, The Atlantic , 18 Sep. 2017",
      "Post-Trump, the Republican party will likely be disunited . \u2014 Elliot Kaufman, National Review , 13 July 2017"
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1598, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182605"
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      "noun"
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      "troubling signs of disunity within the normally peaceful organization",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Today, a sense of national unease and unhappiness, disunity and trouble hangs in the air alongside the very opposite feelings that were on display during the jubilee. \u2014 Tom Mctague, The Atlantic , 6 June 2022",
      "But there was a rare sign of disunity in that effort Tuesday. \u2014 NBC News , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "Multiple sources traced the seeds of the present disunity back even further when theological liberalism that questioned the Bible's authority swept into U.S. seminaries from Europe during the 19th century. \u2014 Jon Brown, Fox News , 9 June 2022",
      "Its run-up was accompanied by the usual disunity within both NATO and the EU, but both NATO and the EU have closed ranks, and taken far stronger action than many (including me) had anticipated, particularly perhaps in Germany. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "But just as crucial to the talks, according to officials and experts, is resolving suggestions of disunity between Washington and its European allies on how to approach the Kremlin. \u2014 Alexander Smith, NBC News , 3 Jan. 2022",
      "Trump as president was helping Putin achieve his goals\u2014NATO disunity , a United States disrespected on the world stage and losing influence\u2014quite nicely. \u2014 Michael Tomasky, The New Republic , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "In a rare sign of disunity among NATO allies, the Defense Department on Tuesday rejected an unexpected offer by Poland to have the U.S. take custody of Soviet-era fighter jets that would be transferred to Ukraine in its fight against Russia. \u2014 NBC News , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "The Kremlin, which has sought to leverage any signs of disunity in Europe, announced Friday that Putin would hold a joint news conference Tuesday with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Jan. 2022"
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1632, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064454"
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      "1603, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
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      "Noun",
      "He drove the car into the ditch .",
      "after skidding on the ice, our car went right into the ditch",
      "Verb",
      "The thief ditched the purse in an alley.",
      "They ditched the car in a vacant lot.",
      "They ditched me at the concert.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The driver was ejected from his vehicle during the crash and was laying in a nearby ditch when the scout provided him first aid and attempted to stabilize him. \u2014 Fox News , 28 June 2022",
      "The committee has heard testimony about how Eastman put forward a last- ditch , unorthodox proposal challenging the workings of the 130-year-old Electoral Count Act, which governs the process for tallying the election results in Congress. \u2014 Eric Tucker, Anchorage Daily News , 28 June 2022",
      "Eli attempted first aid on the man, who was ejected from his vehicle upon the collision and found by the scout in a nearby ditch . \u2014 Abigail Adams, PEOPLE.com , 28 June 2022",
      "The committee has heard testimony about how Eastman put forward a last- ditch , unorthodox proposal challenging the workings of the 130-year-old Electoral Count Act, which governs the process for tallying the election results in Congress. \u2014 Eric Tucker, Chicago Tribune , 27 June 2022",
      "Officials have previously said that the Justice Department and FBI were examining the issue of false electors, who Trump and others hoped might be approved by state legislators in a last- ditch bid to keep Trump in the White House. \u2014 Devlin Barrett, Washington Post , 22 June 2022",
      "Officials have previously said that the Justice Department and FBI were examining the issue of false electors, who Trump and others hoped might be approved by state legislators in a last- ditch bid to keep Trump in the White House. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 22 June 2022",
      "According to a GoFundMe page set up by friends, Pegues\u2019 car left the roadway, hit a ditch and struck a utility pole. \u2014 William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al , 20 June 2022",
      "In and around the agricultural community of Fromberg, the Clarks Fork River flooded almost 100 homes and badly damaged a major irrigation ditch that serves many farms. \u2014 Matthew Brown And Amy Beth Hanson, The Christian Science Monitor , 20 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The spacecraft's eventual 280-million-mile voyage to its namesake asteroid will ditch traditional rocket fuel in favor of a gradual buildup of speed using ion propulsion. \u2014 Stephanie Mlot, PCMAG , 28 June 2022",
      "Between now and the end of June, Netflix will ditch dozens of movies. \u2014 Travis Bean, Forbes , 25 June 2022",
      "Do Kwon on May 18 would among other things ditch the stablecoin UST and solely use UST\u2019s sister cryptocurrency, Luna, for applications and projects based on the new blockchain. \u2014 Fortune , 25 May 2022",
      "When strawberries are in season, ditch the bag of frozen berries and make strawberry margaritas. \u2014 Casey Barber, CNN , 9 May 2022",
      "Sonos will immediately ditch its current voice assistants, which would be wise considering the popularity of the AI. \u2014 Scharon Harding, Ars Technica , 4 May 2022",
      "Why didn\u2019t the bearded, hooded Obi-Wan Kenobi ditch the robes and hide his face in a Stormtrooper uniform??? \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
      "The new Extended Range versions, which replace the non-Extended Range versions as of mid-2022, ditch the supercharger and upgrade to a 143-hp rear motor that makes up for the missing blower's assistance at low rpm. \u2014 Eric Stafford, Car and Driver , 7 June 2022",
      "According to several credible reports, Apple\u2019s iPhone 14 Pro models will ditch the famed notch entirely. \u2014 Yoni Heisler, BGR , 25 May 2022"
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English dich , from Old English d\u012bc dike, ditch; akin to Middle High German t\u012bch pond, dike":"Noun and Verb"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054311"
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": shiver , tremble",
      ": to act nervously or indecisively : vacillate",
      ": a highly nervous, excited, or agitated state : excitement , confusion",
      ": a very nervous or excited state"
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      "shilly-shally",
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      "wobble",
      "wabble"
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      "huff",
      "lather",
      "pother",
      "stew",
      "sweat",
      "swelter",
      "swivet",
      "tizzy",
      "twitter"
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    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "We don't have time to dither .",
      "She did not dither about what to do next.",
      "Noun",
      "Grandma usually gets in a dither if I don't make my weekly call.",
      "we were all in a dither while we waited for the test results",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The country is facing a humanitarian crisis, and countless allies remain trapped there, but Congress and the White House continue to dither . \u2014 Grace Segers, The New Republic , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "Republican bad behavior on voting against an increase in the debt ceiling gets short shrift while the Democrats dither on the budget. \u2014 Gloria Borger, CNN , 23 Sep. 2021",
      "While that doesn\u2019t guarantee that the agency will ultimately give the green light to an eventual merger, KCS\u2019s shareholders can still get paid while the bureaucrats dither . \u2014 Spencer Jakab, WSJ , 31 Aug. 2021",
      "In the current climate, regrettably, a union leader who doesn\u2019t dither about the need for vaccine mandates in the workplace is showing real gumption. \u2014 Jason Linkins, The New Republic , 7 Aug. 2021",
      "Even when engineers find dangerous damage, condo associations can dither for years. \u2014 Lisa J. Huriash, sun-sentinel.com , 11 July 2021",
      "And while news organizations dither , the Big Lie continues to spread. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 5 May 2021",
      "The propulsion system was less efficient than expected, but the Coast Guard refused to dither . \u2014 Craig Hooper, Forbes , 4 Mar. 2021",
      "That review window moves: Whenever lawmakers dither in D.C., the CRA review period for their successors gets later on the calendar. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 25 Dec. 2020",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Delay or dither and things get disproportionately worse. \u2014 Helio Fred Garcia, Forbes , 19 Oct. 2021",
      "Fishing might well represent a tiny fragment of the U.K. economy, but did that mean it should not have been protected, even at the cost of dither and delay and, even, perhaps, the freedom of other industries? \u2014 Tom Mctague, The Atlantic , 24 Dec. 2020",
      "Those with intercollegiate athletic programs are in a dither figuring out what will happen to NCAA games, especially football, which is key to the identify of many universities and finances other sports at the largest schools. \u2014 Dennis Wagner, USA TODAY , 5 July 2020",
      "As Washington dithers and fights, Bexar County commissioners are taking swift action, creating a $5 million loan and grant program to help small businesses hurt by the coronavirus. \u2014 Melissa Fletcher Stoeltje, ExpressNews.com , 24 Mar. 2020",
      "While the Trump administration dithers and argues with Congress and trips over its own feet, the Federal Reserve has moved decisively to counteract the economic impacts of the coronavirus. \u2014 Jeff Spross, TheWeek , 12 Mar. 2020",
      "In a city short on space and high on need for homeless services, there\u2019s no more time to dither . \u2014 Heather Knight, SFChronicle.com , 24 Jan. 2020",
      "As global warming becomes direr \u2013 and nations dither about decreasing emissions \u2013 could these controversial technological fixes known as geoengineering buy us time to move away from burning fossil fuels? \u2014 USA Today , 24 Dec. 2019",
      "Mr Johnson himself argued forcefully against any further dither or delay. \u2014 The Economist , 3 Oct. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
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      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1819, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-224631"
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
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      ": shiver , tremble",
      ": to act nervously or indecisively : vacillate",
      ": a highly nervous, excited, or agitated state : excitement , confusion",
      ": a very nervous or excited state"
    ],
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      "\u02c8di-t\u035fh\u0259r",
      "\u02c8di-t\u035fh\u0259r"
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      "balance",
      "falter",
      "halt",
      "hang back",
      "hesitate",
      "scruple",
      "shilly-shally",
      "stagger",
      "teeter",
      "vacillate",
      "waver",
      "wobble",
      "wabble"
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      "fuss",
      "huff",
      "lather",
      "pother",
      "stew",
      "sweat",
      "swelter",
      "swivet",
      "tizzy",
      "twitter"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "We don't have time to dither .",
      "She did not dither about what to do next.",
      "Noun",
      "Grandma usually gets in a dither if I don't make my weekly call.",
      "we were all in a dither while we waited for the test results",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The country is facing a humanitarian crisis, and countless allies remain trapped there, but Congress and the White House continue to dither . \u2014 Grace Segers, The New Republic , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "Republican bad behavior on voting against an increase in the debt ceiling gets short shrift while the Democrats dither on the budget. \u2014 Gloria Borger, CNN , 23 Sep. 2021",
      "While that doesn\u2019t guarantee that the agency will ultimately give the green light to an eventual merger, KCS\u2019s shareholders can still get paid while the bureaucrats dither . \u2014 Spencer Jakab, WSJ , 31 Aug. 2021",
      "In the current climate, regrettably, a union leader who doesn\u2019t dither about the need for vaccine mandates in the workplace is showing real gumption. \u2014 Jason Linkins, The New Republic , 7 Aug. 2021",
      "Even when engineers find dangerous damage, condo associations can dither for years. \u2014 Lisa J. Huriash, sun-sentinel.com , 11 July 2021",
      "And while news organizations dither , the Big Lie continues to spread. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 5 May 2021",
      "The propulsion system was less efficient than expected, but the Coast Guard refused to dither . \u2014 Craig Hooper, Forbes , 4 Mar. 2021",
      "That review window moves: Whenever lawmakers dither in D.C., the CRA review period for their successors gets later on the calendar. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 25 Dec. 2020",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Delay or dither and things get disproportionately worse. \u2014 Helio Fred Garcia, Forbes , 19 Oct. 2021",
      "Fishing might well represent a tiny fragment of the U.K. economy, but did that mean it should not have been protected, even at the cost of dither and delay and, even, perhaps, the freedom of other industries? \u2014 Tom Mctague, The Atlantic , 24 Dec. 2020",
      "Those with intercollegiate athletic programs are in a dither figuring out what will happen to NCAA games, especially football, which is key to the identify of many universities and finances other sports at the largest schools. \u2014 Dennis Wagner, USA TODAY , 5 July 2020",
      "As Washington dithers and fights, Bexar County commissioners are taking swift action, creating a $5 million loan and grant program to help small businesses hurt by the coronavirus. \u2014 Melissa Fletcher Stoeltje, ExpressNews.com , 24 Mar. 2020",
      "While the Trump administration dithers and argues with Congress and trips over its own feet, the Federal Reserve has moved decisively to counteract the economic impacts of the coronavirus. \u2014 Jeff Spross, TheWeek , 12 Mar. 2020",
      "In a city short on space and high on need for homeless services, there\u2019s no more time to dither . \u2014 Heather Knight, SFChronicle.com , 24 Jan. 2020",
      "As global warming becomes direr \u2013 and nations dither about decreasing emissions \u2013 could these controversial technological fixes known as geoengineering buy us time to move away from burning fossil fuels? \u2014 USA Today , 24 Dec. 2019",
      "Mr Johnson himself argued forcefully against any further dither or delay. \u2014 The Economist , 3 Oct. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
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      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1819, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-210625"
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      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
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      ": a usually short poem in an inspired wild irregular strain":[],
      ": a statement or writing in an exalted or enthusiastic vein":[]
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      "eulogium",
      "eulogy",
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      "paean",
      "panegyric",
      "salutation",
      "tribute"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "a tongue-in-cheek dithyramb in honor of the chocolate chip cookie"
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Greek dithyrambos":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1647, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171507"
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": eccentrically silly, giddy, or inane : dizzy":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
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      "birdbrained",
      "dizzy",
      "featherbrained",
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      "frivolous",
      "frothy",
      "futile",
      "giddy",
      "goofy",
      "harebrained",
      "light-headed",
      "light-minded",
      "puerile",
      "scatterbrained",
      "silly",
      "yeasty"
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    "examples":[
      "tried to have a serious conversation with her, but she kept saying ditzy things like \u201cOoh, you're so cute!\u201d",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Taking on the voice of their ditzy characters, the two began presenting. \u2014 Dan Heching, PEOPLE.com , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "Taking on the voice of their ditzy characters, the two began presenting. \u2014 Dan Heching, PEOPLE.com , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "Taking on the voice of their ditzy characters, the two began presenting. \u2014 Dan Heching, PEOPLE.com , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "From delicate ditzy motifs befitting spring to botanical blooms for a destination wedding, floral prints run the gamut. \u2014 Laura Lajiness Kaupke, Vogue , 20 Mar. 2022",
      "Taking on the voice of their ditzy characters, the two began presenting. \u2014 Dan Heching, PEOPLE.com , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "Taking on the voice of their ditzy characters, the two began presenting. \u2014 Dan Heching, PEOPLE.com , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "Taking on the voice of their ditzy characters, the two began presenting. \u2014 Dan Heching, PEOPLE.com , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "Taking on the voice of their ditzy characters, the two began presenting. \u2014 Dan Heching, PEOPLE.com , 21 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "origin unknown":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1974, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070617"
  },
  "ditto":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": as before or aforesaid : in the same manner":[
        "\u2014 used to indicate that a previous statement also applies to something or someone else \"I'm ready for a break.\" \" Ditto .\" [=so am I] The skate park was nearly empty; ditto the dance club. \u2014 Caity Weaver et al. \u2026 wins on the basketball court, ditto at dominoes \u2026 \u2014 Rolling Stone \u2026 everyone in Group A will square off against each other. Ditto for Group B. \u2014 Igor Mello Breakfast buffet. No problem. Reasonable rates. Ditto . \u2014 advertisement in U.S. News"
      ],
      ": to copy (something, such as printed matter) on a duplicator":[
        "ditto a quiz",
        "She handed out dittoed sheets of arithmetic problems.",
        "\u2014 Katherine Paterson"
      ],
      ": a thing mentioned previously or above":[
        "\u2014 used to avoid repeating a word Mr. Thomas Potter, then, was a clerk in the city, and Mr. Robert Smithers was a ditto in the same \u2026 \u2014 Charles Dickens \u2014 often symbolized by inverted commas or apostrophes"
      ],
      ": someone or something that is the same as or very similar to another":[
        "\"I like him, just because he isn't a ditto to every man one meets \u2026 .\"",
        "\u2014 Anthony Trollope",
        "Very early on, one begins to suspect that this new creature [a child] isn't just a ditto of ourselves \u2026",
        "\u2014 Adrienne Jacoby",
        "\u2026 his apartment, a mirror ditto of ours without the furnishings \u2026",
        "\u2014 Dagoberto Gilb"
      ],
      ": the inverted commas or apostrophes used to symbolize a ditto":[],
      ": having the same characteristics : similar":[
        "It's a ditto day \u2026, with no change in the numbers of confirmed, probable, active or recovered cases \u2026",
        "\u2014 thespinoff.co.nz"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8di-(\u02cc)t\u014d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "alike",
      "also",
      "correspondingly",
      "likewise",
      "similarly",
      "so"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "echo",
      "parrot",
      "quote",
      "reecho",
      "repeat"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Adverb",
      "I worry that I don't have whatever synapses you need to anticipate fun. Although I often enjoy parties, I don't look forward to them. Ditto travel, romantic dinners, even shopping. \u2014 O, The Oprah Magazine , January 2007",
      "Work your way up through the faculty ranks, they said. Don't get pigeonholed by focusing on affirmative action or African-American studies. Ditto for women's issues. Good advice, maybe, but Simmons, 56, the new president of Brown University, never paid much attention to it. \u2014 Barbara Kantrowitz , Newsweek , 31 Dec. 2001",
      "She sinks to her knees and seizes a package, eagerly looking at the tag. It will be from her, or to her, and she will recognize her own name. But the card is blank. Ditto the next package; ditto the third. They are all blank. \u2014 Mary Tannen , New York Times Magazine , 20 Dec. 1998",
      "Until recently most of us believed that such regimens, which usually require a personal trainer, were available only to women whose bodies are their fortune (think Madonna), or who have nothing better to do with their time ( ditto ). \u2014 Jennifer Newman , Elle , June 1993",
      "Flexner is especially good at showing how misguided attempts to repair furniture can cause more problems than they solve. Using a nail instead of glue to tighten a loose leg on an old chair (as I myself have done) will often destroy the chair, by splitting the wood and ruining the joint ( ditto ). \u2014 David Owen , Atlantic , September 1989",
      "David is not exactly a crank who writes to writers, although he is probably a bit of that too. I don't know how he gets his living, or whether his letters romanticize either his poverty (he reports only a hunger for books) or his passion ( ditto ); still, David is a free intellect, a free imagination. \u2014 Cynthia Ozick , New York Times Book Review , 25 Mar. 1984",
      "Tuesday was spent working all day, and Wednesday was spent ditto .",
      "Verb",
      "My favorite was \"Sports Collector's News\" (the exact pluralization and positioning of the apostrophe I can't quite remember), a dittoed journal produced in some Wisconsin backwater by a man with a Ukrainian surname. \u2014 Alexander Wolff , Sports Illustrated , 15 Sept. 1986",
      "since you've said what I wanted to say\u2014only better\u2014I will just ditto your comments in my final report",
      "Adjective",
      "another mega mall filled with chain stores selling ditto merchandise",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "The seeds did improve yield compared with the local Obatanpa variety, but Ghanaians couldn\u2019t afford to purchase more for the following year\u2019s crop; ditto the chemical inputs (pesticides, herbicides, synthetic fertilizers) that ensured success. \u2014 Sarah Mccoll, Smithsonian , 26 July 2017",
      "The offensive line is decent, ditto the defensive line and the young corners. \u2014 Gary Gramling, SI.com , 8 Oct. 2017",
      "Ditto his ability to transcend even so-so songs through the sheer force of his musical skills and personality. \u2014 George Varga, sandiegouniontribune.com , 6 Aug. 2017",
      "Yes, chairs on wheels whiz in and out, ditto a desk, people run around in circles and bob up and down at will. \u2014 Joanne Engelhardt, The Mercury News , 31 May 2017",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The restaurants are open on limited days and hours; ditto the winery tasting rooms. \u2014 Lettie Teague, WSJ , 12 May 2022",
      "Nadia\u2019s tics and mannerisms are her author\u2019s tics and mannerisms; ditto her heritage, mommy issues, former problems with addiction, and personal style. \u2014 Philippa Snow, The New Republic , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Fox did not reveal whether host Cat Deeley is back, or if there will be a new emcee at the helm; ditto any information on the show\u2019s judges. \u2014 Michael Schneider, Variety , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "All that is a distant memory for Donald and ditto the 49ers\u2019 dominance of the Rams in sweeping the season-series for three straight years. \u2014 Jay Paris, Forbes , 28 Jan. 2022",
      "The system of rapidly-twitching, red blood cell-size mirrors that make home projectors possible are also MEMS; ditto the nozzles on inkjet printers. \u2014 Christopher Mims, WSJ , 22 Jan. 2022",
      "There\u2019s a natural, conversational untidiness to Tomovi\u0107\u2019s screenplay, co-written with Tanja Sljivar, that keeps the film buoyant and convincing; ditto the giddy, easy chemistry between its expanding, uniformly fine ensemble. \u2014 Guy Lodge, Variety , 22 Aug. 2021",
      "The Mall of America is technically in Bloomington, a different city entirely; ditto the Minnesota State Fair, which takes place in Falcon Heights. \u2014 Ashlea Halpern, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 27 Apr. 2021",
      "Don\u2019t miss: The menu doesn\u2019t veer too far from the Wendy\u2019s-McDonald\u2019s-Burger King orbit, but the burgers are a cut above their Golden Arches brethren; ditto the fried chicken sandwich, with its crisp, peppery coating and juicy, abundant meat. \u2014 Rick Nelson, Star Tribune , 29 July 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "derivative of ditto entry 3":"Adjective",
      "derivative of ditto entry 3 ; (sense 2) from the duplicator machines using alcohol-based inks manufactured by the Ditto Corporation of Chicago, Illinois":"Verb",
      "earlier, \"the aforesaid, the same,\" borrowed from Italian ditto, detto \"said, aforesaid,\" from past participle of dire \"to say,\" going back to Latin d\u012bcere \"to talk, speak, say\" \u2014 more at diction":"Noun"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1706, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb",
      "1725, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
      "circa 1678, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
      "1668, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015131"
  },
  "ditz":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a ditzy person":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dits"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "birdbrain",
      "cuckoo",
      "featherbrain",
      "featherhead",
      "flibbertigibbet",
      "nitwit",
      "rattlebrain",
      "scatterbrain",
      "softhead"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This time the ditz is Muriel Tate, a New Jersey woman who comes to the Plaza to see, for the first time in nearly 17 years, her high school boyfriend, Jesse Kiplinger. \u2014 Jesse Green, New York Times , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "The look might be a tad chic and sophisticated for unworldly ditz Muriel, but the star looks so sensational, who\u2019s quibbling? \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "Nason and Furst also witnessed first-hand the dynamic between the couple, in which DeAnne acts like the ditz to Mark\u2019s daddy. \u2014 Kate Aurthur, Variety , 30 Aug. 2021",
      "Marie Wilson played Irma, a ditz who fit the dizzy blonde stereotype. \u2014 Hal Boedeker, OrlandoSentinel.com , 5 Sep. 2017",
      "None of these characters is particularly well drawn, and Sarandon veers dangerously close to parody, coming off more like a Dubuque ditz than a Brooklyn bohemian. \u2014 David Lewis, star-telegram.com , 10 May 2017",
      "Revolving around a succession of romantic misadventures, the film was written by Madelyn, whose mostly witty dialogue and assured performance as an aimless college grad updates the archetype of the smart ditz with a modern sexual frankness. \u2014 Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 June 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1978, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170144"
  },
  "ditzy":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": eccentrically silly, giddy, or inane : dizzy":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dit-s\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "birdbrained",
      "dizzy",
      "featherbrained",
      "flighty",
      "frivolous",
      "frothy",
      "futile",
      "giddy",
      "goofy",
      "harebrained",
      "light-headed",
      "light-minded",
      "puerile",
      "scatterbrained",
      "silly",
      "yeasty"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "earnest",
      "serious",
      "serious-minded",
      "sober",
      "unfrivolous"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "tried to have a serious conversation with her, but she kept saying ditzy things like \u201cOoh, you're so cute!\u201d",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Taking on the voice of their ditzy characters, the two began presenting. \u2014 Dan Heching, PEOPLE.com , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "Taking on the voice of their ditzy characters, the two began presenting. \u2014 Dan Heching, PEOPLE.com , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "Taking on the voice of their ditzy characters, the two began presenting. \u2014 Dan Heching, PEOPLE.com , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "From delicate ditzy motifs befitting spring to botanical blooms for a destination wedding, floral prints run the gamut. \u2014 Laura Lajiness Kaupke, Vogue , 20 Mar. 2022",
      "Taking on the voice of their ditzy characters, the two began presenting. \u2014 Dan Heching, PEOPLE.com , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "Taking on the voice of their ditzy characters, the two began presenting. \u2014 Dan Heching, PEOPLE.com , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "Taking on the voice of their ditzy characters, the two began presenting. \u2014 Dan Heching, PEOPLE.com , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "Taking on the voice of their ditzy characters, the two began presenting. \u2014 Dan Heching, PEOPLE.com , 21 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "origin unknown":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1974, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173538"
  },
  "divagation":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to wander or stray from a course or subject : diverge , digress"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u012b-v\u0259-\u02ccg\u0101t",
      "\u02c8di-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Late Latin divagatus , past participle of divagari , from Latin dis- + vagari to wander \u2014 more at vagary ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1599, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-224730"
  },
  "diverge":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to move or extend in different directions from a common point : draw apart",
      ": to become or be different in character or form",
      ": differ in opinion",
      ": to turn aside from a path or course : deviate",
      ": to be divergent (see divergent sense 2 )",
      ": deflect"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u0259-\u02c8v\u0259rj",
      "d\u012b-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "detour",
      "deviate",
      "sheer",
      "swerve",
      "swing",
      "turn",
      "turn off",
      "veer",
      "wheel"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "A prism causes rays of light to diverge .",
      "They were close friends in college, but after graduation, their lives diverged .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "President Joe Biden hopes to create more jobs, ease supply chain strains and reduce the reliance on China and other nations with interests that diverge from America\u2019s. \u2014 Josh Boak, chicagotribune.com , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "President Joe Biden hopes to create more jobs, ease supply chain strains and reduce the reliance on China and other nations with interests that diverge from America's. \u2014 Josh Boak, ajc , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Cruz, Cornyn, in lockstep on gun votes, diverge on tone after Texas school massacre \u2014 1:50 p.m. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 27 May 2022",
      "All parties agree on the broad outlines of the story but diverge on key facts. \u2014 Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "Americans across the political spectrum express broad support for Ukraine, though opinions diverge on what that means and how far the U.S. response should go. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "The writers diverged on Bonds because people diverge on Bonds. \u2014 Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times , 25 Jan. 2022",
      "But Navarro, who San Diegans remember as a once-frequent local candidate, seems to diverge from reality on a number of fronts here. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 9 Jan. 2022",
      "And Israel\u2019s new governing coalition, which took power last month and holds only a slim majority, consists of an eclectic mix of parties that span the political spectrum \u2014 and diverge on LGBTQ issues. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 July 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Latin d\u012bvergere \"to proceed in different directions,\" from d\u012b-, variant before voiced sounds of dis-  dis- + vergere \"to move downward, slope downward, sink\" \u2014 more at verge entry 3 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1665, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-182803"
  },
  "diverse":{
    "type":"adjective",
    "definitions":[
      "differing from one another unlike",
      "composed of distinct or unlike elements or qualities",
      "different from each other unlike",
      "made up of people or things that are different from each other",
      "differing from one another",
      "differing in citizenship from another party to an action",
      "\u2014 see also diversity jurisdiction at jurisdiction \u2014 compare nondiverse"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"d\u012b-\u02c8v\u0259rs",
    "synonyms":[
      "different",
      "disparate",
      "dissimilar",
      "distant",
      "distinct",
      "distinctive",
      "distinguishable",
      "nonidentical",
      "other",
      "unalike",
      "unlike"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "alike",
      "identical",
      "indistinguishable",
      "kin",
      "kindred",
      "like",
      "parallel",
      "same",
      "similar"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Talk about your skills, talents, personality and unique background that will contribute to building a diverse and innovative company culture. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
      "This year marks the first time the parade has been held since L.A. Pride split from West Hollywood and moved its festivities to Hollywood, hoping for a more diverse and inclusive event. \u2014 Jaimie Ding, Los Angeles Times , 5 June 2022",
      "People look at these huge tracts of seemingly unusable landscape and quickly turn to more diverse and interesting locales. \u2014 John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News , 4 June 2022",
      "The startups getting funneled that money comprise a diverse and extremely intelligent collection of white hats. \u2014 Jeffrey M. O'brien, Fortune , 2 June 2022",
      "Those words turned out to be prophetic, since a key reason for the revival is that pop punk is a language that pop girls have claimed to express themselves, making the music more diverse and inclusive than ever. \u2014 Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone , 31 May 2022",
      "Our Complete Probiotic is particularly made to assist you in maintaining a diverse and balanced gut flora. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 May 2022",
      "Though Lebanon\u2019s chronic crises have caused deep despondency, analysts say, that did not translate into much support for change candidates, who were diverse and divided. \u2014 Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor , 24 May 2022",
      "Create an accessible training program for both new and experienced showrunners and co-executive producers that includes guidance on how to run a diverse and inclusive writers room. \u2014 Rebecca Sun, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English divers, diverse \"differing, distinct, of various kinds, several,\" borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French divers, diverse, deverce, borrowed from Latin d\u012bversus \"turned in different directions, situated apart, differing,\" from past participle of d\u012bvertere \"to separate oneself (from), be different, diverge\" \u2014 more at divert ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "divertissement":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a dance sequence or short ballet usually used as an interlude",
      ": divertimento sense 1",
      ": diversion , entertainment"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8v\u0259r-t\u0259-sm\u0259nt",
      "-t\u0259z-",
      "French"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "delight",
      "distraction",
      "diversion",
      "entertainment",
      "fun",
      "pleasure",
      "recreation"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bore",
      "bummer",
      "downer",
      "drag"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "for visitors seeking more cerebral divertissement , the city boasts a fine performing arts center",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "And the Mother Ginger divertissement had to be omitted altogether, since there was no way to fit eight older Polichinelles under her skirt. \u2014 Jeffrey Gantz, BostonGlobe.com , 27 Nov. 2021",
      "This season, the Act 2 pas de quatre, a speedy and demanding divertissement for three women and one man, was cut to help streamline the ballet. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Feb. 2020",
      "Historical revisionism as an academic divertissement is corrupting, muddling the intellects of generations. \u2014 Jakub Grygiel, National Review , 8 Nov. 2019",
      "Festive music is suddenly heard as the people celebrate Th\u00e9s\u00e9e\u2019s safe return in an ironic divertissement . \u2014 George Loomis, New York Times , 13 Apr. 2018",
      "Whole numbers were excised, though Prokofiev was able to salvage some of the divertissements elsewhere in the score. \u2014 Joshua Barone, New York Times , 23 Jan. 2018",
      "With the young Queen Victoria often in the audience, the world\u2019s foremost ballerinas appeared there, sometimes in duets, trios, and quartets, with Perrot making creative breakthroughs in terms of both narrative ballet and pure-dance divertissements . \u2014 Alastair Macaulay, BostonGlobe.com , 11 Apr. 2018",
      "With the young Queen Victoria often in the audience, the world\u2019s foremost ballerinas appeared there, sometimes in duets, trios and quartets, with Perrot making creative breakthroughs in terms of both narrative ballet and pure-dance divertissements . \u2014 Alastair Macaulay, New York Times , 9 Apr. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"French, literally, diversion, from divertiss- (stem of divertir )",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1728, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193534"
  },
  "divider":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that divides",
      ": an instrument for measuring or marking (as in dividing lines)",
      ": something serving as a partition between separate spaces or areas",
      ": the second incisor tooth of a horse situated between the center and corner incisors on each side \u2014 compare nipper sense 2"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u0259-\u02c8v\u012b-d\u0259r",
      "d\u0259-\u02c8v\u012bd-\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "division",
      "partition",
      "separation",
      "separator"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Concrete barriers are used as highway dividers .",
      "She has proven to be a divider of people.",
      "He says that he's a uniter, not a divider .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "First responders found the van with severe front damage after hitting a concrete divider . \u2014 Emmett Jones, Fox News , 7 June 2022",
      "Kids will love to recline under the three-sided canvas canopy with mesh windows, and to keep their drinks and snacks close by on the divider between loungers. \u2014 Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics , 16 May 2022",
      "The hard shell exterior is lightweight but durable and the interior zippered divider panels make organizing a snap. \u2014 Lois Alter Mark, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
      "Meantime, other drivers who had stopped to help were trying to maintain control of the suspect by bending him backward on the concrete center divider . \u2014 Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "The bag also has several interior organization features, including an external power bank pocket, multiple accessory pockets, two zippered divider panels, and a water-resistant pocket that's perfect for storing toiletries. \u2014 Travel + Leisure , 17 May 2021",
      "By far our favorite feature of these duffels, though, is the divider panels on the inside. \u2014 Kai Burkhardt, CNN Underscored , 31 Mar. 2021",
      "The unidentified victim apparently had run from the right shoulder toward the center divider before being struck, the CHP said. \u2014 City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 Aug. 2021",
      "During the accident, which occurred on the border of Rolling Hills Estates and Rancho Palos Verdes in Southern California, Woods' car struck a sign in the center divider and cut through a tree before landing on the side of the road. \u2014 Natasha Dado, PEOPLE.com , 22 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1534, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191400"
  },
  "divine":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": of, relating to, or proceeding directly from God (see god entry 1 sense 1 ) or a god (see god entry 1 sense 2 )":[
        "divine inspiration",
        "divine love",
        "praying for divine intervention"
      ],
      ": being a deity":[
        "the divine Savior",
        "a divine ruler"
      ],
      ": directed to a deity":[
        "divine worship"
      ],
      ": supremely good : superb":[
        "The meal was just divine ."
      ],
      ": heavenly , godlike":[],
      ": clergyman":[
        "a Puritan divine"
      ],
      ": theologian":[],
      ": to discover by intuition or insight : infer":[
        "divine the truth"
      ],
      ": to discover or locate (something, such as underground water or minerals) usually by means of a divining rod":[],
      ": to seek to predict future events or discover hidden knowledge usually by the interpretation of omens or by the aid of supernatural powers : to practice divination : prophesy":[],
      ": to perceive intuitively":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u0259-\u02c8v\u012bn"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "A-OK",
      "A1",
      "awesome",
      "bang-up",
      "banner",
      "beautiful",
      "blue-chip",
      "blue-ribbon",
      "boffo",
      "bonny",
      "bonnie",
      "boss",
      "brag",
      "brave",
      "bully",
      "bumper",
      "capital",
      "choice",
      "classic",
      "cool",
      "corking",
      "crackerjack",
      "cracking",
      "dandy",
      "dope",
      "down",
      "dynamite",
      "excellent",
      "fab",
      "fabulous",
      "famous",
      "fantabulous",
      "fantastic",
      "fine",
      "first-class",
      "first-rate",
      "first-string",
      "five-star",
      "four-star",
      "frontline",
      "gangbusters",
      "gangbuster",
      "gilt-edged",
      "gilt-edge",
      "gone",
      "grand",
      "great",
      "groovy",
      "heavenly",
      "high-class",
      "hot",
      "hype",
      "immense",
      "jim-dandy",
      "keen",
      "lovely",
      "marvelous",
      "marvellous",
      "mean",
      "neat",
      "nifty",
      "noble",
      "number one",
      "No. 1",
      "numero uno",
      "out-of-sight",
      "par excellence",
      "peachy",
      "peachy keen",
      "phat",
      "prime",
      "primo",
      "prize",
      "prizewinning",
      "quality",
      "radical",
      "righteous",
      "sensational",
      "slick",
      "splendid",
      "stellar",
      "sterling",
      "superb",
      "superior",
      "superlative",
      "supernal",
      "swell",
      "terrific",
      "tip-top",
      "top",
      "top-notch",
      "top-of-the-line",
      "top-shelf",
      "topflight",
      "topping",
      "unsurpassed",
      "wizard",
      "wonderful"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "clergyperson",
      "cleric",
      "clerical",
      "clerk",
      "deacon",
      "dominie",
      "ecclesiastic",
      "minister",
      "preacher",
      "priest",
      "reverend"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for divine Verb foresee , foreknow , divine , anticipate mean to know beforehand. foresee implies nothing about how the knowledge is derived and may apply to ordinary reasoning and experience. economists should have foreseen the recession foreknow usually implies supernatural assistance, as through revelation. if only we could foreknow our own destinies divine adds to foresee the suggestion of exceptional wisdom or discernment. was able to divine Europe's rapid recovery from the war anticipate implies taking action about or responding emotionally to something before it happens. the waiter anticipated our every need",
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "They prayed for divine intervention.",
      "how about a piece of the most divine apple pie I've ever tasted!",
      "Noun",
      "the great influence exerted by the Puritan divines in the Massachusetts Bay Colony",
      "Verb",
      "divine the answer to a question",
      "it was easy to divine his intention of asking his girlfriend to marry him",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "If divine truth is single and universal, then multiplicity and relativism are the signatures of evil. \u2014 Hari Kunzru, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
      "Human beings try to divine reasons for the market movement, which make for interesting stories but not necessarily accurate ones. \u2014 Allan Sloan, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
      "Hynes had a potent, almost divine ally in his fund-raising mission. \u2014 Bill Pennington, New York Times , 14 June 2022",
      "Like other religious groups, Pagans are in awe of the incredible strength of the sun and the divine powers that create life. \u2014 Layla Mcmurtrie, Detroit Free Press , 14 June 2022",
      "In 2015, the museum returned to Cambodia a 10th-century sculpture of the semi- divine Hindu monkey general, Hanuman. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 14 June 2022",
      "Many five-star reviews note the divine fragrance of the wipes. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry And Samantha Lawyer, Woman's Day , 13 June 2022",
      "There are monarchs, royal families, and divine dynasties around the globe, but only one queen rules the world: RuPaul. \u2014 Joey Nolfi, EW.com , 10 June 2022",
      "While all of this sounds divine , there are few things passengers may want to skip. \u2014 Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure , 10 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The right formula, based on all of the best neuroscience, clinical, [and] social scientific research, is simply: Use things, love people, and worship the divine . \u2014 Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "The intruder, in this case, was the government of Auroville, an idealistic community founded in 1968 with the goal of realizing human unity by putting the divine at the center of all things. \u2014 New York Times , 5 Mar. 2022",
      "People visit the abbey\u2019s Benedictine monks in search of reflection, tranquility and a deeper connection with the divine . \u2014 oregonlive , 14 May 2022",
      "There\u2019s more, much more: in one of the multiverses, humans have wriggly hotdogs for fingers; an extended gag involving butt plugs wears out its welcome; a divine but not benevolent entity named Jobu Tupaki wreaks havoc at every turn. \u2014 Stephanie Zacharek, Time , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "The varied program explores love in many aspects, from earthly to divine . \u2014 oregonlive , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "The McFarlands say the place does, indeed, seem a little closer to the divine . \u2014 Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 Apr. 2022",
      "So our ability to commune with the divine , to commune with God, is related to our ability to commune with each other. \u2014 New York Times , 9 Apr. 2022",
      "The Morgan Library\u2019s divine , and its exhibitions are always designed to perfection. \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "These are merely some of the variables at play as businesses try to divine the future. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Feb. 2022",
      "In 1692, a group of young girls, including Parris\u2019 own daughter, Betty, and his niece, Abigail, began to bark like dogs and contort their bodies after allegedly attempting to divine their future. \u2014 Brooklyn White, Essence , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Look to these six states to divine the future of free elections in America. \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Triangle Productions\u2019 founder Don Horn directs the master class that attempts to divine the real from the fake. \u2014 oregonlive , 12 Jan. 2022",
      "Hultquist says those intentions are difficult to divine without knowing the hackers' specific targeting. \u2014 Andy Greenberg, Wired , 16 Jan. 2022",
      "Helene Elliott was joined by Times staffers Curtis Zupke, Jim Barrero and Nick Leyva to divine what the new year holds for the local teams, and the sport more broadly. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 Jan. 2022",
      "There\u2019s little sense in trying to divine the perfect public-health policy from one country over a short period of time. \u2014 Benjamin Mazer, The Atlantic , 7 Dec. 2021",
      "But that lack of certainty did not stop these experts from trying to divine what may happen in 2022 as the supply chain crisis continues. \u2014 Edward Segal, Forbes , 7 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English divin , from Anglo-French, from Latin divinus , from divus god \u2014 more at deity":"Adjective",
      "Middle English, from Medieval Latin divinus , from Latin, soothsayer, from divinus , adjective \u2014 see divine entry 1":"Noun",
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French deviner , from Latin divinare , from divinus , noun \u2014 see divine entry 1":"Verb"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-060543"
  },
  "diviner":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a person who practices divination : soothsayer":[],
      ": a person who divines the location of water or minerals":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u0259-\u02c8v\u012b-n\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "augur",
      "forecaster",
      "foreseer",
      "foreteller",
      "fortune-teller",
      "futurist",
      "prognosticator",
      "prophesier",
      "prophet",
      "seer",
      "soothsayer",
      "visionary"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Diviners foretold of the event.",
      "somehow the diviner failed to foresee her own misfortunes with the law",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But then, Poppy has long been a diviner of the zeitgeist. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 23 Sep. 2021",
      "In conjunction with other divine instruments such as Iroke Ifa ( diviner tapper), Ikin Ifa (sacred palm or kola nuts) and opele Ifa (divination chain), the tray is used to determine the verses associated with patron\u2019s particular predicament. \u2014 NOLA.com , 1 Sep. 2020",
      "But like any good traveling diviner , this healer punched up his story to convince what must have been a pair of incredibly skeptical parents. \u2014 Cody Cassidy, Wired , 8 June 2020",
      "But the most skilled diviners of feline feelings were people with professional experience involving cats, including veterinarians. \u2014 Karin Brulliard, chicagotribune.com , 4 Dec. 2019",
      "Poole cemented himself as a much-sought-after diviner of internet culture, mixing with tech\u2019s biggest names at the industry\u2019s highest-profile gatherings\u2014including giving a keynote speech at South by Southwest in 2011. \u2014 Timothy Mclaughlin, WIRED , 6 Aug. 2019",
      "When a diviner from Korea informs the emperor that his son would be a bad ruler, Genji is demoted to the status of a commoner. \u2014 Emily Ferguson, WSJ , 22 Feb. 2019",
      "The harvest rain\u2019s principal contribution to the origins of religion was to spawn a priestly class\u2014 diviners and shamans\u2014to forecast or summon it. \u2014 Andrew Stark, WSJ , 16 Nov. 2018",
      "And summoning Paimon in particular might be an especially difficult process, according Dr. Alexander Cummins, a historian and diviner . \u2014 Madeleine Aggeler, The Cut , 15 June 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-212639"
  },
  "divinity":{
    "type":"noun",
    "definitions":[
      "theology",
      "the quality or state of being divine",
      "a divine being such as",
      "god sense 1",
      "god sense 2",
      "goddess",
      "fudge made of whipped egg whites, sugar, and nuts",
      "the quality or state of being God or a god",
      "a god or goddess",
      "the study of religion"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"d\u0259-\u02c8vi-n\u0259-t\u0113",
    "synonyms":[
      "deity",
      "godhead",
      "godhood"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Christians believe in the divinity of Jesus Christ.",
      "the divinities of ancient Greece",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Poke at the divinity , and see the human beings on the inside. \u2014 Selome Hailu, Variety , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Some 1,600 women were enrolled in Southern Baptist divinity programs, many of them likely seeking ordination. \u2014 Avital Chizhik-goldschmidt, The Atlantic , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Self-doubt is not in either man\u2019s vocabulary \u2014 in Davey\u2019s case because of the foundation of his faith in God, in Darren\u2019s because of his belief in himself as an untouchable divinity . \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "The two actors are locked in a battle for the future of Earth in which both call on the powers of ancient divinity \u2014 and the intrigue comes from the fact that Isaac\u2019s characters are only fitfully aware of the rules of the game. \u2014 Daniel D'addario, Variety , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "The mattress sale\u2019s fleeting nature is, arguably, the source of its divinity . \u2014 Mary Gulino, The New Yorker , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "In this intimate autobiographical narrative Francis questions her identity until discerning that healing comes from radical self-acceptance and connection to her own divinity . \u2014 Sharine Taylor, Variety , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "Shamans induce, like Jesus Christ, an alchemy of people awakening and accepting their own two things their own divinity and their own light. \u2014 Yasmine Shemesh, Billboard , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "The earliest of Subin\u2019s man-god case studies arrives fourteen centuries later, announcing his own divinity . \u2014 Casey Cep, The New Yorker , 6 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-162732"
  },
  "division":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the act or process of dividing : the state of being divided":[],
      ": the act, process, or an instance of distributing among a number : distribution":[],
      ": one of the parts or groupings into which a whole is divided or is divisible":[],
      ": the condition or an instance of being divided in opinion or interest : disagreement , disunity":[
        "exploited the divisions between the two countries"
      ],
      ": something that divides , separates, or marks off":[],
      ": the act, process, or an instance of separating or keeping apart : separation":[],
      ": the mathematical operation of dividing something":[],
      ": a self-contained major military unit capable of independent action":[],
      ": a tactical military unit composed of headquarters and usually three to five brigades":[],
      ": the basic naval administrative unit":[],
      ": a tactical subdivision of a squadron of ships":[],
      ": a unit of the U.S. Air Force higher than a wing and lower than an air force":[],
      ": a portion of a territorial unit marked off for a particular purpose (such as administrative or judicial functions)":[],
      ": an administrative or operating unit of a governmental, business, or educational organization":[],
      ": the physical separation into different lobbies of the members of a parliamentary body voting for and against a question":[],
      ": plant propagation by dividing parts and planting segments capable of producing roots and shoots":[],
      ": a competitive class or category (as in boxing or wrestling)":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u0259-\u02c8vizh-\u0259n",
      "d\u0259-\u02c8vi-zh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "divider",
      "partition",
      "separation",
      "separator"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for division part , portion , piece , member , division , section , segment , fragment mean something less than the whole. part is a general term appropriate when indefiniteness is required. they ran only part of the way portion implies an assigned or allotted part. cut the pie into six portions piece applies to a separate or detached part of a whole. a puzzle with 500 pieces member suggests one of the functional units composing a body. a structural member division applies to a large or diversified part. the manufacturing division of the company section applies to a relatively small or uniform part. the entertainment section of the newspaper segment applies to a part separated or marked out by or as if by natural lines of cleavage. the retired segment of the population fragment applies to a part produced by or as if by breaking off. only a fragment of the play still exists",
    "examples":[
      "the process of cell division",
      "a division of profits into equal shares",
      "After learning multiplication, the students were taught division .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Hartford had won the first two of the six-game series between the division \u2019s top two teams, who now are both 42-24. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 24 June 2022",
      "The Miami Valley Conference\u2019s Scarlet division ran through CHCA over the past three seasons (2019, 2021, 2022), with Payne being a big reason why. \u2014 Alex Harrison, The Enquirer , 24 June 2022",
      "Still, concerns over inequities remain \u2013 most notably for that third division champ that doesn\u2019t receive a bye. \u2014 Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY , 23 June 2022",
      "Christopher Hartz, who was in charge of quality control at Shaw\u2019s nuclear division , said many of the workers at the plant had no experience in nuclear welding and struggled to meet the industry\u2019s exacting standards. \u2014 Matthew Dalton, WSJ , 23 June 2022",
      "Brad Boxberger, Devin Williams and Josh Hader combined to record 10 outs while protecting a one-run lead to draw the Brewers even with the Cardinals atop the division . \u2014 Curt Hogg, Journal Sentinel , 23 June 2022",
      "High-end bourbon is particularly booming, especially among millennials, according to the market research division of the online alcohol retailer Drizly. \u2014 Jon Marcus, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
      "Fenumiai said the division would remove Gross\u2019 name from the special election ballot. \u2014 Becky Bohrer, Anchorage Daily News , 23 June 2022",
      "Perry is a captain who supervises Van Buren's Police Department's patrol division . \u2014 Monica Brich, Arkansas Online , 23 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French devision , from Latin division-, divisio , from dividere to divide":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-053533"
  },
  "divorce":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the action or an instance of legally dissolving (see dissolve entry 1 sense 1d ) a marriage",
      ": separation , severance",
      ": to legally dissolve one's marriage with : to end marriage with (one's spouse) by divorce (see divorce entry 1 sense 1 )",
      ": to dissolve the marriage contract between",
      ": to make or keep separate : separate",
      ": to obtain a divorce",
      ": a divorced man",
      ": a legal ending of a marriage",
      ": to end a marriage legally : get a divorce",
      ": the dissolution of a valid marriage granted especially on specified statutory grounds (as adultery) arising after the marriage \u2014 compare annulment",
      ": a divorce that completely and permanently dissolves the marital relationship and terminates marital rights (as property rights) and obligations (as fidelity)",
      ": a separation governed by a court order : legal separation",
      ": absolute divorce in this entry",
      ": an intentional cessation of cohabitation between spouses : separation",
      ": an absolute divorce that is not based on either spouse's fault and that is granted usually on the grounds of an irretrievable breakdown or when the spouses have lived apart for a statutorily specified period of time",
      ": to dissolve the marriage of (a spouse) by judgment or decree of divorce",
      ": to sever the marital relationship with (a spouse) by means of a judgment or decree of divorce",
      ": to obtain a divorce"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u0259-\u02c8v\u022frs",
      "also",
      "d\u0259-\u02ccv\u022fr-\u02c8s\u0101",
      "-\u02c8s\u0113",
      "-\u02c8v\u022fr-\u02ccs\u0101",
      "d\u0259-\u02c8v\u022frs"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "break up",
      "decouple",
      "disassociate",
      "disconnect",
      "disjoin",
      "disjoint",
      "dissever",
      "dissociate",
      "disunite",
      "divide",
      "part",
      "ramify",
      "resolve",
      "separate",
      "sever",
      "split",
      "sunder",
      "uncouple",
      "unlink",
      "unyoke"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "join",
      "link",
      "unify",
      "unite"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1) and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1877, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185435"
  },
  "dizzy":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": foolish , silly":[],
      ": having a whirling sensation in the head with a tendency to fall":[],
      ": mentally confused":[],
      ": causing giddiness or mental confusion":[
        "dizzy heights"
      ],
      ": caused by or marked by giddiness":[],
      ": extremely rapid":[
        "prices climbing at a dizzy rate"
      ],
      ": to make dizzy or giddy":[],
      ": bewilder":[
        "disasters that dizzy the mind"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8diz-\u0113",
      "\u02c8di-z\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "aswoon",
      "giddy",
      "light-headed",
      "reeling",
      "swimmy",
      "vertiginous",
      "whirling",
      "woozy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "The children were dizzy after spinning in circles.",
      "I'm feeling a bit weak and dizzy . I think I'm having a dizzy spell .",
      "Complex math problems make me dizzy .",
      "looking down from dizzy heights",
      "Prices rose at a dizzy rate.",
      "the dizzy pace of our lives",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Desnos, also 18, passed out the next day, and felt dizzy and had hot flashes while at a fast food restaurant. \u2014 Fox News , 2 June 2022",
      "Some patients may feel dizzy or nauseated, some may vomit, have diarrhea, or have temporary mild fever or chills. \u2014 Abby Dupes, Seventeen , 19 May 2022",
      "Other concerning symptoms include being dehydrated, dizzy or unable to keep any food down. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 May 2022",
      "Alongside the mesmerizing cinematography, the sound design in The Northman will leave you dizzy . \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Due to the scarcity of water, some ticket-holders said they were dehydrated and dizzy . \u2014 Carmela Chirinos, Fortune , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "On the initial call by a friend at 12:06 p.m. on Feb. 16, Fulton County 911 operators were told Phinnizee was dizzy and his legs were numb. \u2014 Ariel Hart, ajc , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Parr used to divert her gaze from crashes on the road; the mere thought of it made her dizzy . \u2014 oregonlive , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "Peering over the edge where Toni fell, Shott felt dizzy . \u2014 Rachel Monroe, Outside Online , 16 Oct. 2018",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Bricks began to lift and dizzy around the cylindrical walls. \u2014 Karen Russell, The New Yorker , 4 Oct. 2021",
      "Hours later, Prasad found Bun, dizzy with fever and lying on a bench outside the Salesforce Transit Center in SoMa. \u2014 Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle , 21 Sep. 2021",
      "The speedy Schenectady locomotives made record-keepers dizzy by breaking one record after another. \u2014 Wayne Whittaker, Popular Mechanics , 26 Aug. 2021",
      "This seems like common sense, but occasionally someone decides to pick up their laptop or phone and roam around their home or office while talking \u2014 making everyone else dizzy . \u2014 Ethan Rasiel, Forbes , 13 May 2021",
      "Nothing else witty to say just dizzy with gratitude that GOLD DIGGERS found its way to a team that believes in it! \u2014 NBC News , 9 Apr. 2021",
      "Cueto\u2019s final pitch of the seventh inning, a triple shimmy if there ever was one, might have made fans dizzy , not to mention C.J. Cron. \u2014 John Shea, San Francisco Chronicle , 9 Apr. 2021",
      "Place your laptop on a table to keep it from moving around to dizzy others. \u2014 Annie Lane, oregonlive , 22 Jan. 2021",
      "Place your laptop on a table to keep it from moving around to dizzy others. \u2014 Annie Lane, oregonlive , 22 Jan. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English disy , from Old English dysig stupid; akin to Old High German tusig stupid":"Adjective"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
      "1501, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-023407"
  },
  "disharmonious":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": lacking in harmony":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-(\u02cc)h\u00e4r-\u02c8m\u014d-n\u0113-\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Correspondent David Pogue looks at how music copyrights have become an increasingly disharmonious area of litigation. \u2014 CBS News , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "Here is a transcript of relevant passages from her speech: Change, especially change that requires legislative solutions, will not occur easily given our vast, inherently disharmonious , and increasingly polarized country. \u2014 Conor Friedersdorf, The Atlantic , 29 May 2018",
      "In the meantime, our Mr. Mooney slithers into the pub, bringing the disharmonious vibe of a swinging, sexed-up London into this frozen outpost of the middle-class 1950s. \u2014 Ben Brantley, New York Times , 5 Feb. 2018",
      "But upstart vanguardists like Charles Ives and Henry Cowell instead took an idiosyncratic and disharmonious approach that shirked European models. \u2014 William Robin, New York Times , 13 Oct. 2017",
      "At Williams, led by a disharmonious board that includes two activist hedge fund managers bent on selling the company and a longtime chief executive determined to keep it independent, the deal was hated by many from the start. \u2014 Leslie Picker And Julie Creswell, New York Times , 25 Feb. 2016"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1659, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015341"
  },
  "dispassionate":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": not influenced by strong feeling",
      ": not affected by personal or emotional involvement",
      ": not influenced by strong feeling or personal involvement : calm , impartial"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8pa-sh(\u0259-)n\u0259t",
      "dis-\u02c8pa-sh\u0259-n\u0259t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "candid",
      "disinterested",
      "equal",
      "equitable",
      "evenhanded",
      "fair",
      "impartial",
      "indifferent",
      "just",
      "nonpartisan",
      "objective",
      "square",
      "unbiased",
      "unprejudiced"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "biased",
      "ex parte",
      "inequitable",
      "nonobjective",
      "one-sided",
      "partial",
      "parti pris",
      "partisan",
      "prejudiced",
      "unjust"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Journalists aim to be dispassionate observers.",
      "He spoke in a dispassionate tone about the accident.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Instead, as translated by my colleague Jeong Park, voice actors repeat in a dispassionate tone, nearly line for line, his English-language ads addressing crime, homelessness and his general coolness. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 5 May 2022",
      "Its middle section features a dispassionate narrator reciting facts about Romanian history. \u2014 Rachel Syme, The New Yorker , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "Jasiri X said having honest, dispassionate conversations can help. \u2014 David D. Haynes, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "Virtue can be superficial, and the film adaptation sharpens the point by adding that the money that\u2019s solidified the Van Allens\u2019 place in society comes from drone warfare, where homicide is both utterly dispassionate and totally legal. \u2014 Amy Nicholson, WSJ , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Taylor circles these characters with a probing, dispassionate eye, and her account of aging suggests that literature may, in fact, be a more crucial form for the old than for the young. \u2014 Charlie Tyson, The New Yorker , 2 Feb. 2022",
      "Andersson paints her as an unusually rational and dispassionate person. \u2014 Agnes Callard, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 16 Feb. 2022",
      "The future of leadership isn\u2019t dispassionate calculation. \u2014 Gautam Mukunda, Forbes , 21 Dec. 2021",
      "Far from a dispassionate legal analysis, the document from Barnhill reads like a preview of the arguments that the trio\u2019s criminal-defense attorneys would raise at the murder trial. \u2014 Tim Dickinson, Rolling Stone , 7 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1594, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-125756"
  },
  "diagnosis":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the art or act of identifying a disease from its signs and symptoms":[],
      ": the decision reached by diagnosis":[
        "the doctor's diagnosis"
      ],
      ": investigation or analysis of the cause or nature of a condition, situation, or problem":[
        "diagnosis of engine trouble"
      ],
      ": a statement or conclusion from such an analysis":[],
      ": a concise technical description of a taxon":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccd\u012b-ig-\u02c8n\u014d-s\u0259s, -\u0259g-",
      "\u02ccd\u012b-\u0259g-\u02c8n\u014d-s\u0259s",
      "\u02ccd\u012b-ig-\u02c8n\u014d-s\u0259s",
      "-\u0259g-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "award",
      "call",
      "conclusion",
      "decision",
      "deliverance",
      "determination",
      "judgment",
      "judgement",
      "opinion",
      "resolution",
      "verdict"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "The unusual combination of symptoms made accurate diagnosis difficult.",
      "She is an expert in the diagnosis and treatment of eye diseases.",
      "The diagnosis was a mild concussion.",
      "His doctor made an initial diagnosis of pneumonia.",
      "The committee published its diagnosis of the problems affecting urban schools.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Life expectancy after diagnosis has inched upward, from 10 to 17 months to almost three years. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 26 June 2022",
      "Through early detection and diagnosis of disease, people can now use NGS to assess individual risk of disease and inform disease-management strategies. \u2014 Demaris Mills, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
      "On top of that, a second doctor is required to corroborate the first specialist's diagnosis . \u2014 Jay R. Jordan, Chron , 23 June 2022",
      "An accurate diagnosis of what is affecting the labor market requires careful attention to chronic and acute problems. \u2014 Rachel Greszler, WSJ , 21 June 2022",
      "Tambuzi continued his advocacy work to improve the lives of southeastern San Diegans despite lung cancer diagnosis Through years of fighting for equity for San Diego\u2019s Black residents, Robert Tambuzi didn\u2019t let anything stop him \u2014 not even cancer. \u2014 Emily Alvarenga, San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 June 2022",
      "According to the hip-hop mogul, whose real name is Percy Miller, his son did not receive proper medical attention after suffering the hip injury, and an improper diagnosis nearly led to the end of his playing career. \u2014 Brooks Holton, The Courier-Journal , 21 June 2022",
      "Manager Dave Roberts mentioned Betts\u2019 diagnosis after a 7-1 victory over the Cleveland Guardians. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 June 2022",
      "The chance of a positive COVID-19 test result or diagnosis within nine months after full vaccination, though low, was 28% higher among people with HIV. \u2014 cleveland , 17 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Greek diagn\u014dsis , from diagign\u014dskein to distinguish, from dia- + gign\u014dskein to know \u2014 more at know":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1634, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031450"
  },
  "dim-wittedness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": not intelligent : stupid":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dim-\u02c8wi-t\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "airheaded",
      "birdbrained",
      "bonehead",
      "boneheaded",
      "brain-dead",
      "brainless",
      "bubbleheaded",
      "chuckleheaded",
      "dense",
      "dim",
      "doltish",
      "dopey",
      "dopy",
      "dorky",
      "dull",
      "dumb",
      "dunderheaded",
      "empty-headed",
      "fatuous",
      "gormless",
      "half-witted",
      "knuckleheaded",
      "lamebrain",
      "lamebrained",
      "lunkheaded",
      "mindless",
      "oafish",
      "obtuse",
      "opaque",
      "pinheaded",
      "senseless",
      "simple",
      "slow",
      "slow-witted",
      "soft",
      "softheaded",
      "stupid",
      "thick",
      "thick-witted",
      "thickheaded",
      "unintelligent",
      "unsmart",
      "vacuous",
      "weak-minded",
      "witless"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "apt",
      "brainy",
      "bright",
      "brilliant",
      "clever",
      "fast",
      "hyperintelligent",
      "intelligent",
      "keen",
      "nimble",
      "quick",
      "quick-witted",
      "sharp",
      "sharp-witted",
      "smart",
      "supersmart",
      "ultrasmart"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1934, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061934"
  },
  "diagonally":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": in a diagonal manner":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u012b-\u02c8a-g\u0259-n\u0259-l\u0113",
      "-\u02c8ag-n\u0259-l\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "athwart",
      "bias",
      "cornerways",
      "cornerwise",
      "crossways",
      "crosswise",
      "kitty-corner",
      "catty-corner",
      "catercorner",
      "kitty-cornered",
      "catty-cornered",
      "catercornered",
      "obliquely",
      "transversely"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "placed two strips of pimiento diagonally on each deviled egg",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Top with the remaining toast slices and cut in half diagonally . \u2014 Michael A. Gardiner, San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 June 2022",
      "Then cut diagonally from each corner toward (but not through) the center, and hot-glue alternating points to the center. \u2014 Charlyne Mattox, Country Living , 6 June 2022",
      "The crossword puzzle on Thursday incorrectly omitted circles from the nine spaces starting with the space numbered 19 and descending diagonally down to the right. \u2014 WSJ , 24 Feb. 2022",
      "Poles extend up diagonally from the base to provide a hanging hook for the hammock at each end of the stand. \u2014 Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens , 17 May 2022",
      "Despite being smaller diagonally than the P17's 17.3-inch screen, the P16's 16:10 display is the same height. \u2014 Scharon Harding, Ars Technica , 17 May 2022",
      "An unusual aspect to the panel in this model is that the main display measures 14.5 inches diagonally . \u2014 Matthew Buzzi, PCMAG , 9 May 2022",
      "Today, O'Hare has eight runways -- six parallel to each other and two that run diagonally . \u2014 Jacopo Prisco, CNN , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Beginning April 20, 2022, Jupiter, Venus, Mars, and Saturn will line up diagonally across the early morning sky, during which time Venus and Jupiter, the sky\u2019s two brightest planets, will appear to inch closer toward each other, according to NASA. \u2014 J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine , 21 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1541, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163307"
  },
  "displease":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to incur the disapproval or dislike of especially by annoying":[
        "their gossip displeases her"
      ],
      ": to be offensive to":[
        "abstract art displeases him"
      ],
      ": to give displeasure":[
        "behavior calculated to displease"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "dis-\u02c8pl\u0113z",
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8pl\u0113z"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "disaffect",
      "discontent",
      "disgruntle",
      "dissatisfy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "content",
      "gratify",
      "please",
      "satisfy"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "her coworkers' tendency to pry displeased her",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The news will likely displease several in the industry planning to head to the 2023 Berlinale, due to take place Feb. 16-23. \u2014 Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter , 8 June 2022",
      "DeWine has also been careful not to do anything during the past year that would further displease the Republican base. \u2014 Jeremy Pelzer, cleveland , 4 May 2022",
      "Since the war began, Beijing has tried to displease neither Russia nor the international coalition opposing President Vladimir Putin \u2014 a position that is increasingly untenable. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "Either approach can work, even if the adaptations that veer from the books inevitably displease some loyal readers. \u2014 Washington Post , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "The iPhone-maker is also aggressively and proactively censoring apps and other content that might displease Chinese regulators in the Chinese version of its App Store. \u2014 Robert Hackett, Fortune , 18 May 2021",
      "But the host of HBO\u2019s Friday-night mainstay Real Time with Bill Maher is the only one of the left-of-center comics who occasionally says things that might displease his audience. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 19 Apr. 2021",
      "Take a dip in the wrong South American river or displease the wrong Bond villain, and some poor sap disappears in a froth of roiling water, blood and screams. \u2014 Jim Kiest, San Antonio Express-News , 15 Apr. 2021",
      "As the day after Election Day dawns, the immediate task for Tuesday\u2019s victor is likely to be more mundane and less ideological \u2014 and guaranteed to displease most Americans. \u2014 Tyler Cowen Bloomberg Opinion, Star Tribune , 3 Nov. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English displesen , from Anglo-French despleisir, desplere , from des- dis- + pleisir to please \u2014 more at please":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064628"
  },
  "disconcertment":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to throw into confusion":[
        "disconcerting their plans"
      ],
      ": to disturb the composure of":[
        "were disconcerted by his tone of voice"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0259rt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "abash",
      "confound",
      "confuse",
      "discomfit",
      "discountenance",
      "embarrass",
      "faze",
      "fluster",
      "mortify",
      "nonplus",
      "rattle"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for disconcert embarrass , discomfit , abash , disconcert , rattle mean to distress by confusing or confounding. embarrass implies some influence that impedes thought, speech, or action. the question embarrassed her so much she couldn't answer discomfit implies a hampering or frustrating accompanied by confusion. hecklers discomfited the speaker abash presupposes some initial self-confidence that receives a sudden check, producing shyness, shame, or a feeling of inferiority. abashed by her swift and cutting retort disconcert implies an upsetting of equanimity or assurance producing uncertainty or hesitancy. disconcerted by finding so many in attendance rattle implies an agitation that impairs thought and judgment. rattled by all the television cameras",
    "examples":[
      "News of his criminal past has disconcerted even his admirers.",
      "we were disconcerted by the unexpected changes to the program",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Its ending is notoriously strange \u2014 disconcerting even \u2014 and the subject of considerable scholarly debate. \u2014 Bonnie Kristian, TheWeek , 12 Apr. 2020",
      "The reasons for these paper profits are disconcerting . \u2014 Jeff Sommer, New York Times , 28 Feb. 2020",
      "Parents have watched changes in their teens that have been disconcerting . \u2014 Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor , 17 Apr. 2020",
      "In Moscow, the lack of snow has been disconcerting . \u2014 Patrick Reevell, ABC News , 28 Feb. 2020",
      "Of course, there are odd moments, hard moments, disconcerting moments. \u2014 Nell Frizzell, refinery29.com , 23 Feb. 2020",
      "The line needs to play better and more physical, and its performance through five games has to be disconcerting for Nagy and offensive line coach Harry Hiestand. \u2014 Brad Biggs, chicagotribune.com , 10 Oct. 2019",
      "The silence of most of the bishops in the Catholic Church on this embarrassing but destructive mixture of progressivism, reflexive activism, and casual dismissal of the deepest wisdom of the Church is disconcerting . \u2014 Daniel J. Mahoney, National Review , 6 Feb. 2020",
      "To be eliminated before that round even began made watching the weekend\u2019s games disconcerting , as if the Patriots were some sort of football ghost limb, still there in our minds and emotions but absent in all reality. \u2014 Chad Finn, BostonGlobe.com , 13 Jan. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "obsolete French disconcerter , alteration of Middle French desconcerter , from des- dis- + concerter to concert":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1632, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184428"
  },
  "dirtiness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": not clean or pure":[
        "dirty clothes",
        "dirty fingernails"
      ],
      ": likely to befoul or defile with a soiling substance (such as mud, dust, or grime)":[
        "dirty jobs"
      ],
      ": contaminated with infecting organisms":[
        "dirty wounds"
      ],
      ": containing impurities":[
        "dirty coal"
      ],
      ": morally unclean or corrupt: such as":[],
      ": indecent , vulgar":[
        "dirty jokes",
        "a dirty movie"
      ],
      ": dishonorable , base":[
        "a dirty trick"
      ],
      ": unsportsmanlike":[
        "dirty players"
      ],
      ": acquired by disreputable or illegal means : ill-gotten":[
        "dirty money"
      ],
      ": disagreeable, distasteful, or objectionable but usually necessary (as in achieving a desired result)":[
        "hired a thug to do their dirty work"
      ],
      ": abominable , hateful":[
        "war is a dirty business"
      ],
      ": highly regrettable":[
        "a dirty shame"
      ],
      ": likely to cause disgrace or scandal":[
        "dirty little secrets"
      ],
      ": foggy , stormy":[
        "dirty weather"
      ],
      ": not clear and bright : dullish":[
        "dirty blond"
      ],
      ": characterized by a husky , rasping, or raw tonal quality":[
        "dirty trumpet tones"
      ],
      ": conveying ill-natured resentment":[
        "gave him a dirty look"
      ],
      ": in a dirty (see dirty entry 1 ) manner: such as":[],
      ": deceptively , underhandedly":[
        "fight dirty"
      ],
      ": indecently":[
        "talk dirty"
      ],
      ": to soil with a substance (such as mud or grime) : to make dirty (see dirty entry 1 )":[
        "dirtied my new shoes"
      ],
      ": to stain with dishonor : sully":[
        "tried to dirty his reputation"
      ],
      ": to debase by distorting the real nature of":[
        "\u2026 their religion took most of the rural whites' pleasures away from them, dirtying sex and the human body until it was a nasty thing \u2026",
        "\u2014 Lillian Smith"
      ],
      ": to become soiled":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u0259r-t\u0113",
      "\u02c8d\u0259rt-\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bedraggled",
      "befouled",
      "begrimed",
      "bemired",
      "besmirched",
      "black",
      "blackened",
      "cruddy",
      "dingy",
      "draggled",
      "dusty",
      "filthy",
      "foul",
      "grimy",
      "grotty",
      "grubby",
      "grungy",
      "mucky",
      "muddy",
      "nasty",
      "smudged",
      "smutty",
      "soiled",
      "sordid",
      "stained",
      "sullied",
      "unclean",
      "uncleanly"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "befoul",
      "begrime",
      "bemire",
      "besmirch",
      "blacken",
      "daub",
      "distain",
      "foul",
      "gaum",
      "grime",
      "mire",
      "muck",
      "muddy",
      "smirch",
      "smudge",
      "soil",
      "stain",
      "sully"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for dirty Adjective dirty , filthy , foul , nasty , squalid mean conspicuously unclean or impure. dirty emphasizes the presence of dirt more than an emotional reaction to it. a dirty littered street filthy carries a strong suggestion of offensiveness and typically of gradually accumulated dirt that begrimes and besmears. a stained greasy floor, utterly filthy foul implies extreme offensiveness and an accumulation of what is rotten or stinking. a foul -smelling open sewer nasty applies to what is actually foul or is repugnant to one expecting freshness, cleanliness, or sweetness. it's a nasty job to clean up after a sick cat In practice, nasty is often weakened to the point of being no more than a synonym of unpleasant or disagreeable . had a nasty fall his answer gave her a nasty shock squalid adds to the idea of dirtiness and filth that of slovenly neglect. squalid slums All these terms are also applicable to moral uncleanness or baseness or obscenity. dirty then stresses meanness or despicableness don't ask me to do your dirty work , while filthy and foul describe disgusting obscenity or loathsome behavior filthy street language a foul story of lust and greed , and nasty implies a peculiarly offensive unpleasantness. a stand-up comedian known for nasty humor Distinctively, squalid implies sordidness as well as baseness and dirtiness. engaged in a series of squalid affairs",
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "All my socks are dirty .",
      "Try not to get your clothes dirty .",
      "I can't breathe this dirty city air.",
      "The baby has a dirty diaper.",
      "I hate listening to his dirty jokes.",
      "Adverb",
      "Watch out for her. She plays dirty .",
      "He usually wins because he fights dirty .",
      "Verb",
      "Take off your shoes to keep from dirtying the floor.",
      "Her fingers were dirtied with ink.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The Illinois Department of Natural Resources has tried in the past to rinse away the fish\u2019s reputation as a dirty kitchen-reject. \u2014 John Flesher, Chicago Tribune , 22 June 2022",
      "It\u2019s not long before he\u2019s been kidnapped and stuck in the Grabber\u2019s dungeon \u2014 a concrete bunker, soundproof and empty except for a dirty mattress, with corroded walls marked by a rusty horizontal crack that looks like a wound. \u2014 Owen Gleiberman, Variety , 18 June 2022",
      "Analysts say poor sorting infrastructure, dirty material and a lack of buyers mean little food packaging actually gets recycled into new packaging in the U.K., the U.S., and the rest of the world. \u2014 Saabira Chaudhuri, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
      "Co-washes: Sometimes referred to as cleansing conditioners, these 2-in-1 shampoo and conditioner formulas with higher ratios of conditioning ingredients are great for refreshing curls when your hair doesn't really feel dirty . \u2014 Andrea Jordan, Good Housekeeping , 17 June 2022",
      "That\u2019s excellent, but that requires more energy, which means those nations are looking to dirty sources to fill energy demand. \u2014 Quora, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
      "But without maintenance, brick starts to look worn and dirty , and can even become loose or uneven. \u2014 Kristina Mcguirk, Better Homes & Gardens , 16 June 2022",
      "All along, she's been seeking revenge on Vader from the inside, kind of like a cross between Matt Damon's dirty cop character in The Departed and Zo\u00eb Kravitz's Catwoman in The Batman. \u2014 Evan Romano, Men's Health , 15 June 2022",
      "For almost 20 years, in an old downtown movie theater, Myron\u2019s has held court as the fanciest restaurant in New Braunfels, with white tablecloths, dirty martinis, a wine list more than 150 labels deep and a sommelier to back it up. \u2014 Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News , 15 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "Carburetors were so crude and gasoline so dirty back in the day, that the small passages inside the carburetor could get blocked up with dirt. \u2014 Ray Magliozz, San Diego Union-Tribune , 25 Oct. 2020",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Jones includes a recipe for baked pasta that requires you to dirty exactly one pan \u2014 a casserole dish \u2014 and a small mixing bowl for the topping. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Jan. 2022",
      "Dislikes: Anything that will dirty her pristine white coat. \u2014 Scottie Andrew, CNN , 25 Nov. 2021",
      "Refinery emissions dirty the air from the harbor area to the Inland Empire, and regulators have taken too long to get serious about curbing them. \u2014 Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times , 5 Nov. 2021",
      "Why not dirty them up with the clink of steak knives, Mason jars (holding beer) and some live music at Pappy & Harriet\u2019s in Pioneertown? 21. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 Nov. 2021",
      "Because oil does not need to be melted and then cooled, or creamed for 5 minutes until fluffy, and is instead added straight-up to the recipe\u2019s wet ingredients, assembly is faster and there is no need to dirty a saucepan or pull out your mixer. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 June 2021",
      "Another student complained the boy\u2019s skin would dirty up the crayons. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 7 July 2021",
      "Protesters have been seen taking off their shoes before standing on public benches, not wanting to dirty them. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Sep. 2020",
      "Democrats say this focus is an effort to dirty up Trump\u2019s 2020 rival. \u2014 Jerry Dunleavy, Washington Examiner , 10 Aug. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "see dirt":"Verb"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
      "circa 1931, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb",
      "1591, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010821"
  },
  "dispute":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to make the subject of verbal controversy or disputation":[
        "Legislators hotly disputed the bill."
      ],
      ": to call into question or cast doubt upon":[
        "Her honesty was never disputed .",
        "The witness disputed the defendant's claim."
      ],
      ": to struggle against : oppose":[
        "disputed the advance of the invaders"
      ],
      ": to contend over":[
        "disputing ownership of the land"
      ],
      ": verbal controversy : debate":[
        "a dispute about what to do with the surplus",
        "a landlord-tenant dispute",
        "legal disputes",
        "The matter is still in dispute ."
      ],
      ": quarrel":[
        "Police were called to a domestic dispute ."
      ],
      ": physical combat":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8di-\u02ccspy\u00fct",
      "di-\u02c8spy\u00fct"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "challenge",
      "contest",
      "impeach",
      "oppugn",
      "query",
      "question"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "contestation",
      "controversy",
      "debate",
      "difference",
      "difficulty",
      "disagreement",
      "disputation",
      "dissension",
      "dissention",
      "dissensus",
      "firestorm",
      "nonconcurrence"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "You can dispute your bill if you believe it is inaccurate.",
      "These estimates are hotly disputed by scientists.",
      "No one ever disputed that it was the right decision.",
      "The source of the text has been disputed for centuries.",
      "a part of the city where two drug gangs are disputing territory",
      "Noun",
      "They could not settle their dispute .",
      "There is a labor dispute between workers and management.",
      "The two farmers are involved in a land dispute .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The platform offers no way for users to dispute the restriction. \u2014 Amanda Seitz, BostonGlobe.com , 28 June 2022",
      "That is no longer the case, an unfortunate truth the Diamondbacks did little to dispute in the final innings of a 6-3 loss to the Detroit Tigers. \u2014 Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic , 25 June 2022",
      "The firm is disputing that the trades were designed primarily to save money on taxes, and in 2020 sued the IRS in federal court to dispute its tax bill. \u2014 Justin Elliott, ProPublica , 23 June 2022",
      "Bolsonaro has added to the tension, saying his concerns about the election\u2019s integrity may lead him to dispute the outcome. \u2014 Jack Nicas, BostonGlobe.com , 12 June 2022",
      "Trump has authorized allies to dispute claims about him regarding the insurrection. \u2014 David Jackson, USA TODAY , 9 June 2022",
      "But Musk continues to dispute that figure, creating the ongoing impasse. \u2014 Rob Wile, NBC News , 6 June 2022",
      "Chase, Citi, and Regions Bank give their customers the ability to dispute credit card transactions directly from the mobile app. \u2014 Ron Shevlin, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
      "The plan was adopted in 2016 to resolve the costly fights that casinos waged with Atlantic City to dispute their property assessments, battles that nearly bankrupted the city. \u2014 Alison Burdo, ProPublica , 2 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The dispute was similar to one the Supreme Court considered in 2020. \u2014 John Fritze, USA TODAY , 21 June 2022",
      "At issue was a dispute over whether girls could be required to wear dresses. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2022",
      "The constitutional dispute is not necessarily political, because Chevron deference applies to agency actions in both Republican and Democratic administrations. \u2014 New York Times , 19 June 2022",
      "The dispute at the docks is part of a continuing debate over the growing use of automation in U.S. industrial facilities, including goods-picking robots in warehouses, and self-driving vehicles and drones in parcel delivery. \u2014 Paul Berger, WSJ , 9 June 2022",
      "The dispute is one of many in which Hindus claim mosque sites are their property. \u2014 Sheikh Saaliq And Krutika Pathi, The Christian Science Monitor , 26 May 2022",
      "The Aerojet dispute is the latest illustration of Boeing\u2019s struggles with Starliner, a program costing the company $595 million in charges since 2019. \u2014 Reuters, CNN , 11 May 2022",
      "Charter Spectrum, in response to Journal Sentinel questions, said the dispute was a misunderstanding about competitors using their wires. \u2014 Rick Barrett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 5 May 2022",
      "The dispute is unusual because team-versus-team issues are normally handled within Major League Baseball \u2014 not in the courts. \u2014 Jeff Barker, Baltimore Sun , 27 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French desputer , from Latin disputare to discuss, from dis- + putare to think":"Verb and Noun"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb",
      "1555, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-212634"
  },
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    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
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      ": to fail to agree":[
        "the two accounts disagree"
      ],
      ": to differ in opinion":[
        "he disagreed with me on every topic"
      ],
      ": to cause discomfort or distress":[
        "fried foods disagree with me"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdi-s\u0259-\u02c8gr\u0113",
      "\u02ccdis-\u0259-\u02c8gr\u0113"
    ],
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      "dissent",
      "nonconcur"
    ],
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      "agree",
      "assent",
      "concur"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "I think that I should sell my car, but he disagrees .",
      "the leader thought we were still headed north on the trail, but I disagreed",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But many climate advocates strongly disagree with efforts to create new plants that capture carbon from factories or directly from the air. \u2014 Pranshu Verma, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
      "But economists disagree about how quickly price increases will moderate. \u2014 Editors, USA TODAY , 10 June 2022",
      "But area residents disagree and filed suit, seeking a legal ruling that would force the Eagle River state House districts together. \u2014 James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News , 13 May 2022",
      "But some economists disagree , noting the European Union recorded 7.5% inflation in March\u2014not far behind the U.S.\u2014without issuing American-size stimulus checks. \u2014 Nicholas Gordon, Fortune , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "But legal scholars and former DHHL officials disagree with the state agency\u2019s view. \u2014 Rob Perez, ProPublica , 6 Mar. 2022",
      "Experts disagree on the scale of this problem, but universally say that patients should not face sudden dosage drops or discontinuations \u2014 positions echoed by federal health authorities. \u2014 Andrew Joseph, STAT , 13 Feb. 2022",
      "But cognitive psychologists disagree about whether actual reasoning can occur below the level of awareness. \u2014 Emily Laber-warren, Scientific American , 26 Jan. 2022",
      "But economists disagree about how much of the market downturn so far this year has come in anticipation of further hikes from the Fed. \u2014 Max Zahn, ABC News , 16 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, to refuse assent, from Anglo-French desagreer , from des- dis- + agreer to agree":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1513, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-161824"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
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      ": to depreciate (see depreciate sense 1 ) by indirect means (such as invidious comparison) : speak slightingly about",
      ": to lower in rank or reputation : degrade",
      ": to speak of as unimportant or bad : belittle"
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      "di-\u02c8sper-ij"
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      "derogate",
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      "dis",
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      "discount",
      "dismiss",
      "kiss off",
      "minimize",
      "play down",
      "poor-mouth",
      "put down",
      "run down",
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      "trash",
      "trash-talk",
      "vilipend",
      "write off"
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      "exalt",
      "extol",
      "extoll",
      "glorify",
      "laud",
      "magnify",
      "praise"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Voters don't like political advertisements in which opponents disparage one another.",
      "It's a mistake to disparage their achievements.",
      "The article disparaged polo as a game for the wealthy.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Showing respect for various solutions establishes the expectation that team members can debate ideas but not disparage them. \u2014 Womensmedia, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
      "Some will disparage disclosures of entanglements with slavery and insist that attempts to remedy past wrongs are unnecessary. \u2014 Adam Sabes, Fox News , 1 May 2022",
      "In the days after Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine, Aleksandr Zaldostanov, the leader of a pro-Putin biker club gang, the Night Wolves, turned to Facebook to disparage the Ukrainian president and push falsehoods about the war. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "And Russia has played a role, exploiting social media to disparage the use of natural gas and fossil fuels. \u2014 John Fund, National Review , 27 Feb. 2022",
      "As the days and the big wins went on, Schneider became a fixture in the nanasphere (grandma\u2019s kitchen TV, the activity room at the senior center), charming even the demographic that might be prompted to disparage people like her. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Jan. 2022",
      "Jamie referred to the #FreeBritney movement as conspiracy theories for years, and continued to disparage his daughter and her team after agreeing to step down. \u2014 Marisa Dellatto, Forbes , 29 Sep. 2021",
      "Meanwhile, the professional community continued to disparage the site. \u2014 Gina Ferazzi, Los Angeles Times , 14 July 2021",
      "Mitchell said the effort is not to disparage the Maryland medical examiner\u2019s office or its work. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, to degrade by marriage below one's class, disparage, from Anglo-French desparager to marry below one's class, from des- dis- + parage equality, lineage, from per peer",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-202557"
  },
  "divided":{
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      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": separated into parts or pieces":[],
      ": cut into distinct parts by incisions extending to the base or to the midrib":[],
      ": having a barrier (such as a guardrail) to separate lanes of traffic going in opposite directions":[
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      ],
      ": disagreeing with each other : disunited":[],
      ": directed or moved toward conflicting interests, states, or objects":[
        "divided loyalties"
      ],
      ": separated by distance":[
        "familiar objects from which she had never dreamed of being divided",
        "\u2014 James Joyce"
      ]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u0259-\u02c8v\u012b-d\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "disunited",
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    "antonyms":[
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Experts are sharply divided on the issue.",
      "The issue has created a deeply divided nation.",
      "She feels like she only gets her mother's divided attention.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "On the City of Noblesville Facebook page, where the news release was posted, the response was more divided , with some commenters saying the city had the right to maintain its own property. \u2014 John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star , 13 May 2022",
      "But within Ukrainian society, even as cities continue to be pummeled by Russian bombs, the sentiments are more divided . \u2014 New York Times , 10 Apr. 2022",
      "Although traditionally pro-Russian political parties have condemned Mr. Putin\u2019s war, public opinion polls suggest loyalties are more divided . \u2014 Katrina Kepule, WSJ , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "In the coming months, countries in Europe and Asia will start enforcing laws that mirror those stuck in the meat grinder of Congress, where political leaders\u2019 attention is much more divided . \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "Young believes the nation is more divided today than in the 1960s, said Gaurav Kumar, president of the Andrew J. Young Foundation. \u2014 Sudhin Thanawala, ajc , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "Today\u2019s world seems more divided than ever on political solutions to seemingly intractable problems, and some such rifts have seeped into The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 Feb. 2022",
      "But it's not necessarily shared by voters, who are much more divided about the benefits of formal education. \u2014 Samuel Goldman, The Week , 10 Dec. 2021",
      "Johnson, who debuts his new show, Now Tonight with Joshua Johnson, tonight on NBC\u2019s streaming platform NBC News Now, still believes that\u2014even as the country seems more divided than ever\u2014there\u2019s still room for respectful conversation. \u2014 Mark Joyella, Forbes , 6 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-195810"
  },
  "diagram":{
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      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
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      ": a line drawing made for mathematical or scientific purposes":[],
      ": to represent by or put into the form of a diagram":[
        "diagram a sentence",
        "diagram a football play"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u012b-\u0259-\u02ccgram"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "figure",
      "graphic",
      "illustration",
      "plate",
      "visual"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "a diagram of the nervous system",
      "This diagram shows how the clock operates.",
      "Verb",
      "The coach diagrammed the new play on the blackboard.",
      "The students were required to diagram a sentence.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Using a diagram of Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steve McCraw testifies at a Texas Senate hearing at the state capitol, Tuesday, June 21, 2022, in Austin, Texas. \u2014 CBS News , 22 June 2022",
      "Close points to a diagram to show how his work is affected by gun violence. \u2014 Melissa Chan, NBC News , 14 June 2022",
      "However, a diagram included with the FCC filing clearly shows a device positioned behind a TV with a USB cable providing power and a remote controller. \u2014 Matthew Humphries, PCMAG , 8 June 2022",
      "Within his reimagined floor diagram on Delta\u2019s wall piece, Quevedo superimposed constellations of stars applied in layers of gold and silver leaf. \u2014 New York Times , 1 June 2022",
      "The Period Crunch cereal box includes conversation prompts, as well as a diagram of the internal reproductive system so people can identify where the uterus is located in the body. \u2014 Essence , 1 June 2022",
      "The message also includes a simple representation of a world map and a diagram about how Earth's gravity works. \u2014 Ariana Garcia, Chron , 6 May 2022",
      "Students prepared verbal presentations to go along with their inventions, some of which included a demonstration or diagram . \u2014 Lauren Wethington, Detroit Free Press , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "Wilson is a student of the game and should do well when teams ask him to talk football and diagram plays in interviews. \u2014 Doug Lesmerises, cleveland , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "This meant that production sound mixer David Wyman had to diagram a number of different communication techniques to record the dialogue and allow the actors to hear any off-camera lines no matter where they were performed on set. \u2014 Daron James, Los Angeles Times , 31 Mar. 2021",
      "Better than that, the coaches have the ability to place an inset on the screen diagramming plays Deer Park will want to employ next season. \u2014 Robert Avery, Houston Chronicle , 16 Apr. 2020",
      "His stiff-necked sense of authenticity and his self-confidence in his salesman\u2019s ability to close the deal make his every burst of oratory a daunting challenge to those who diagram sentences. \u2014 Walter Shapiro, The New Republic , 6 Jan. 2020",
      "Drawings at the time, produced as part of the city\u2019s environmental review process, diagramed the heart of the Western Yard as a greensward with a lawn passing beneath the High Line and spilling to 12th Avenue at West 30th Street. \u2014 Michael Kimmelman, New York Times , 10 Jan. 2020",
      "Even after squandering a 15-point lead and allowing the Pistons to surge in front Tuesday night, the brief review allowed the Cavs to diagram a play. \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 8 Jan. 2020",
      "And don\u2019t worry, the set comes complete with a handy how-to diagram for any facial tool newcomers. \u2014 Tanisha Pina, NBC News , 7 Dec. 2019",
      "Position groups did their own things, with safeties coach Joe Harasymiak asking players to diagram Xs and Os on the white big board. \u2014 Andy Greder, Twin Cities , 29 Nov. 2019",
      "Each layer of the neural network makes multiple, parallel connections between certain words while ignoring others \u2014 akin to a student diagramming a sentence in elementary school. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 17 Oct. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Greek diagramma , from diagraphein to mark out by lines, from dia- + graphein to write \u2014 more at carve":"Noun"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1619, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "1785, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065818"
  },
  "dive (in)":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to start doing something with enthusiasm":[
        "They sat down at the dinner table and dove (right) in .",
        "We have a lot of things to discuss, so let's dive right in ."
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-225108"
  },
  "dialogue":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a written composition in which two or more characters are represented as conversing":[],
      ": an exchange of ideas and opinions":[
        "organized a series of dialogues on human rights"
      ],
      ": a discussion between representatives of parties to a conflict that is aimed at resolution":[
        "a constructive dialogue between loggers and environmentalists"
      ],
      ": the conversational element of literary or dramatic composition":[
        "very little dialogue in this film",
        "writes realistic dialogue"
      ],
      ": a musical composition for two or more parts suggestive of a conversation":[],
      ": to express in dialogue":[
        "\u2026 and dialogued for him what he would say \u2026",
        "\u2014 Shakespeare"
      ],
      ": to take part in a dialogue":[
        "managers dialoguing with employees"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u012b-\u0259-\u02ccl\u022fg",
      "-\u02ccl\u00e4g"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "argument",
      "argumentation",
      "argy-bargy",
      "back-and-forth",
      "colloquy",
      "confab",
      "confabulation",
      "conference",
      "consult",
      "consultation",
      "council",
      "counsel",
      "debate",
      "deliberation",
      "discussion",
      "give-and-take",
      "palaver",
      "parley",
      "talk"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "He is an expert at writing dialogue .",
      "There's very little dialogue in the film.",
      "The best part of the book is the clever dialogue .",
      "Students were asked to read dialogues from the play.",
      "The two sides involved in the labor dispute are trying to establish a dialogue .",
      "The two parties have been in constant dialogue with each other.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Lawyer Tania Koen said in a text message that Pistorius and Barry Steenkamp met face-to-face on June 22 as part of what's known in South Africa as a victim-offender dialogue . \u2014 Gerald Imray, ajc , 1 July 2022",
      "Lawyer Tania Koen said in a text message that Pistorius and Barry Steenkamp met face-to-face on June 22 as part of what\u2019s known in South Africa as a victim-offender dialogue . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 1 July 2022",
      "Anne Massie, owner and operator of Grounded Earth Farm with her husband Ben, provided tours of the property growing space, led a dialogue with guests and helped field questions. \u2014 Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune , 1 July 2022",
      "Aim to establish an ongoing dialogue in short spurts rather than one long, formal conversation. \u2014 New York Times , 29 June 2022",
      "The two Prescott books together are welcome additions to a dialogue about place, heritage and the identity of people closely connected to seasons and the cycles of all life, who move between worlds. \u2014 Nancy Lord, Anchorage Daily News , 11 June 2022",
      "But Merriwether encourages people who don\u2019t drink for any reason to confidently make their choice clear; doing so may give other non-drinkers a confidence boost, or lead to a dialogue among company leaders. \u2014 Jane Thier, Fortune , 6 June 2022",
      "Then, civil unrest gave rise to greater dialogue around diversity, equity and inclusion. \u2014 Manulife Contributor, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
      "And the last South Korean president, Moon Jae-in, remained committed to dialogue with Kim to the end of his term despite being repeatedly rebuffed by the North. \u2014 CBS News , 22 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Visitors are encouraged to dialogue with artists whose works-in-progress are on view June 4 through June 25. \u2014 Matt Cooperlistings Coordinator, Los Angeles Times , 1 June 2022",
      "How might our politics look different if sincerity claims were an invitation to dialogue rather than a conversation-stopper? \u2014 Charles Mccrary, The New Republic , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "Be sure to regularly dialogue with your employees about stress management and burnout, formally through surveys and informally through check-ins. \u2014 Naz Beheshti, Forbes , 5 Jan. 2022",
      "In behind-the-scenes footage shared to her Story, El Moussa and Richards lip synched along to dialogue from her Netflix show. \u2014 Greta Bjornson, PEOPLE.com , 4 Feb. 2022",
      "There will be time at the end of the program for audience members to dialogue with the performers. \u2014 Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 Oct. 2021",
      "Typically done after a project is completed, snapshots enable managers to dialogue with employees about their performance while the project is still top of mind. \u2014 Lisa Bodell, Forbes , 29 Sep. 2021",
      "Who knows, had Korach and his group agreed to seriously dialogue with Moses, Moses might have calmed them down. \u2014 Rabbi Avi Weiss, sun-sentinel.com , 7 June 2021",
      "Korach\u2019s cohorts also refused to dialogue with Moses (16:12). \u2014 Rabbi Avi Weiss, sun-sentinel.com , 7 June 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English dialoge , from Anglo-French dialogue , from Latin dialogus , from Greek dialogos , from dialegesthai to converse, from dia- + legein to speak \u2014 more at legend":"Noun and Verb"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "1566, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194559"
  },
  "discrepancy":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the quality or state of disagreeing or being at variance",
      ": an instance of disagreeing or being at variance",
      ": a difference between things that are expected to be the same"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8skre-p\u0259n-s\u0113",
      "di-\u02c8skre-p\u0259n-s\u0113"
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    "synonyms":[
      "contrast",
      "difference",
      "disagreement",
      "disparateness",
      "disparity",
      "dissimilarity",
      "dissimilitude",
      "distance",
      "distinction",
      "distinctiveness",
      "distinctness",
      "diverseness",
      "diversity",
      "otherness",
      "unlikeness"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "alikeness",
      "analogousness",
      "analogy",
      "community",
      "likeness",
      "resemblance",
      "sameness",
      "similarity"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "However, in order to achieve this scenario to a fuller extent, there will be less discrepancy between the physical and digital worlds. \u2014 Yanie Durocher, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
      "Is there some discrepancy between your claims of higher sensitivity and your tendency to push people around? \u2014 Peggy Noonan, WSJ , 12 May 2022",
      "The really interesting thing was the discrepancy between critical response for Hillbilly Elegy and audience feedback. \u2014 Beatrice Verhoeven, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 May 2022",
      "Still, there was a startling discrepancy between his performance at home and on the road, shooting 46.5 percent from 3 on the road that season and just 33.2 percent at home. \u2014 Matt Young, Chron , 15 July 2021",
      "Retired Admiral Michael Franken has spent $1.7 million on ads so far, per AdImpact, compared to $330,000 from Finkenauer \u2014 a big discrepancy that adds some intrigue to the race. \u2014 Ben Kamisar, NBC News , 7 June 2022",
      "Other African researchers have also noted the discrepancy . \u2014 Pratik Pawar, Smithsonian Magazine , 2 June 2022",
      "The similarities between the teams isn\u2019t complete, with the biggest discrepancy being experience. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 2 June 2022",
      "The similarities between the teams isn\u2019t complete, with the biggest discrepancy being experience. \u2014 Tim Bielik, cleveland , 2 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"earlier discrep ance in same sense (borrowed from Latin discrepantia, derivative of discrepant-, discrepans, present participle of discrep\u0101re \"to differ in sound, be out of tune, be inconsistent\") + -ancy \u2014 more at discrepant ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1579, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-000858"
  },
  "disconfirmation":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to deny or refute the validity of":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-k\u0259n-\u02c8f\u0259rm"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "contradict",
      "deny",
      "disaffirm",
      "disallow",
      "disavow",
      "disclaim",
      "disown",
      "gainsay",
      "negate",
      "negative",
      "refute",
      "reject",
      "repudiate"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "acknowledge",
      "admit",
      "allow",
      "avow",
      "concede",
      "confirm",
      "own"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "later updates on the news story disconfirmed many details of the initial report",
      "contends that we will never be able to confirm or disconfirm the existence of God",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This contrasts with product-irrelevant sponsors that may disconfirm the brand can deliver on its promises. \u2014 Kirk Wakefield, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2021",
      "Bring skeptics into the room to validate your believers or disconfirm your own beliefs. \u2014 Sebastian Herrera, WSJ , 27 Sep. 2020",
      "So the ' disconfirming ' information can be thrown aside. \u2014 CBS News , 4 Sep. 2019",
      "Alas, no amount of disconfirming evidence can shake the consummate centrist Democrat\u2019s belief in his worldview. \u2014 Eric Levitz, Daily Intelligencer , 19 Oct. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1827, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172108"
  },
  "distill":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate entry 1 sense 3b ) in drops or in a wet mist":[
        "some caves are dry, others distill water from invisible rifts",
        "\u2014 Norman Douglas"
      ],
      ": to purify or transform (a liquid) by successive evaporation and condensation : to subject to or transform by distillation":[
        "distill molasses into rum"
      ],
      ": to obtain by or as if by distillation":[
        "distill whiskey",
        "able to distill humor from personal loss"
      ],
      ": to extract the essence of : concentrate":[
        "distill the experience into a poem"
      ],
      ": to fall or materialize in drops or in a fine moisture":[],
      ": to appear slowly or in small quantities at a time":[],
      ": to undergo distillation":[],
      ": to perform distillation":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8stil"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "dribble",
      "drip",
      "drop",
      "trickle"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "They distill the whiskey from malted barley.",
      "He has perfectly distilled the meaning of the holiday into a poem.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "His ability to distill gesture, color, and contrasting cultures into single, beguiling frames results in evocative images that convey a sense of enigma, irony, and humor. \u2014 Vogue , 19 June 2022",
      "The committee has had to distill a mountain of evidence into a narrative that can keep public attention for weeks. \u2014 Sarah D. Wire, Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
      "In pictures that distill natural objects to graphic archetypes, the unadorned wooden surfaces are a remnant of the real thing. \u2014 Mark Jenkins, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
      "There are about a dozen major decision points and several dozen minor decision points in the Tequila production process \u2013 from what agave to use, to how to cook it, crush it, ferment and distill it, among others. \u2014 Joseph V Micallef, Forbes , 23 Apr. 2022",
      "First-time Academy Award nominee Kodi Smit-McPhee, 25, has a style that is difficult to neatly distill , and that\u2019s by design. \u2014 Evan Nicole Brown, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "Shorter, more digestible and more compact records, with only a half-dozen tracks each, distill their essence in shorter bursts. \u2014 David Browne, Rolling Stone , 8 June 2022",
      "Some believe the native peoples of Mexico learned how to distill agave plants into mezcal using clay stills before the arrival of the Spanish. \u2014 Daniel Gonzalez, AZCentral.com , 22 Feb. 2022",
      "Chrome browser will distill a shortlist of interests based on a user\u2019s recent browsing history, the company said. \u2014 Sam Schechner, WSJ , 25 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English distillen , from Anglo-French distiller , from Late Latin distillare , alteration of Latin destillare , from de- + stillare to drip, from stilla drop":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-212227"
  },
  "disoblige":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to go counter to the wishes of":[],
      ": inconvenience":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-\u0259-\u02c8bl\u012bj"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "discommode",
      "disturb",
      "incommode",
      "inconvenience",
      "put out",
      "trouble"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "accommodate",
      "favor",
      "oblige"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "didn't want to disoblige her relatives by spending the night at their place"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French d\u00e9sobliger , from Middle French, from des- dis- + obliger to oblige":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1632, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184123"
  },
  "disinterestedness":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the quality or state of being objective or impartial":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-t\u0259-r\u0259-",
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8in-tr\u0259-st\u0259d-n\u0259s",
      "-t\u0259r-",
      "-\u02c8in-\u02cctre-",
      "-\u02c8in-t\u0259-\u02ccre-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "detachment",
      "disinterest",
      "equity",
      "evenhandedness",
      "fair-mindedness",
      "fairness",
      "impartiality",
      "justice",
      "neutralism",
      "neutrality",
      "nonpartisanship",
      "objectiveness",
      "objectivity"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bias",
      "favor",
      "favoritism",
      "nonobjectivity",
      "one-sidedness",
      "partiality",
      "partisanship",
      "prejudice"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "the disinterestedness with which the newspaper reports stories earns it the respect and trust of the community",
      "a fair measure of the level of disinterestedness in the proceedings was the near-constant yawning by both participants and observers",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "These functions are all masked by the academic ideology of disinterestedness . \u2014 Louis Menand, The New Yorker , 15 Mar. 2021",
      "Both knew the artistic value of reserve, of disinterestedness . \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Nov. 2019",
      "But Robert Brookings\u2019s early model of political disinterestedness and scientific objectivity began to erode soon afterward. \u2014 John B. Judis, New Republic , 15 Sep. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1682, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021108"
  },
  "disable":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to make ineffective or inoperative",
      ": to impair physically or mentally : to cause disability in",
      ": to deprive of legal right, qualification, or capacity",
      ": to cause (something) to be unable to work in the normal way",
      ": to impair physically or mentally : to cause disability in",
      ": to impair physically or mentally : to cause disability in",
      ": to deprive of legal right, qualification, or capacity",
      ": to make incapable or ineffective",
      ": to cause to have a disability"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "dis-\u02c8\u0101-b\u0259l",
      "diz-\u02c8\u0101-",
      "dis-\u02c8\u0101-b\u0259l",
      "dis-\u02c8\u0101-b\u0259l, diz-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cripple",
      "incapacitate",
      "lame",
      "maim",
      "mutilate"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a promising athlete who was severely disabled in a plane crash",
      "disabled the controls for unauthorized users",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "One of the biggest changes coming will disable the use of Android\u2019s Accessibility API for remote call recording. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "That can disable the system, which uses a computer to individually brake wheels to help drivers keep control. \u2014 Maria Jimenez Moya, USA TODAY , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "That can disable the system, which uses a computer to individually brake wheels to help drivers keep control. \u2014 NBC News , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "One of the most important pandemic breakthroughs was the discovery that 15% to 20% of patients over 70 who die of covid have rogue antibodies that disable a key part of the immune system. \u2014 Liz Szabo, CNN , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "What\u2019s needed is leadership at the FDA that can disable the increasingly cushy relationship between the pharmaceutical industry and those charged to check its influence. \u2014 Haider J. Warraich, STAT , 20 Sep. 2021",
      "Officers are taught to enter quickly in small formations \u2014 or even enter with only one or two officers \u2014 to disable any gunman. \u2014 New York Times , 27 May 2022",
      "Officers are now trained to disable a gunman as quickly as possible, without waiting for a tactical team or special equipment to arrive and before rescuing victims. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 27 May 2022",
      "Authorities also said Chou secured the church doors with chains and attempted to disable the building\u2019s locks with superglue before opening fire. \u2014 Kalie Drago, Forbes , 16 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English disablen \"to deprive of legal rights\" (in past participle disabled ), borrowed from Anglo-French desabler, from des-  dis- + able  able , or from abler \"to permit, make able to inherit,\" derivative of able  able ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-011512"
  },
  "diggings":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a place of excavating especially for ore, metals, or precious stones":[],
      ": material dug out":[],
      ": quarters , premises":[],
      ": lodgings for a student":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8di-gi\u014bz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "abode",
      "domicile",
      "dwelling",
      "fireside",
      "habitation",
      "hearth",
      "hearthstone",
      "home",
      "house",
      "lodging",
      "pad",
      "place",
      "quarters",
      "residence",
      "roof"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Stricker\u2019s mention of Long Beach was a reference to Washington\u2019s richest razor diggings , which also have yielded unusually large clams. \u2014 Bill Monroe, oregonlive , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "As tear gas and bullets fly, students from the affluent suburbs of Yangon and Mandalay, the country\u2019s two biggest cities, are being joined on the barricades by fresh-faced office and factory workers and young miners from the jade diggings of Kachin. \u2014 Brian Wong, Time , 5 Mar. 2021",
      "But her family letters from a century ago told of gatherings, as well as grave diggings . \u2014 Jacey Fortin New York Times, Star Tribune , 9 Dec. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1538, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233541"
  },
  "distemper":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to throw out of order":[],
      ": derange , unsettle":[],
      ": bad humor or temper":[],
      ": a disordered or abnormal bodily state especially of quadruped mammals: such as":[],
      ": a highly contagious virus disease of canines and especially of dogs that is caused by a morbillivirus (species Canine morbillivirus ) and is marked by fever, leukopenia, and respiratory, gastrointestinal, and neurological symptoms":[],
      ": strangles":[],
      ": panleukopenia":[],
      ": ailment , disorder":[
        "vice and folly are situated not in human nature \u2026 but in distempers of intellect",
        "\u2014 George Stade"
      ],
      ": a process of painting in which the pigments are mixed with an emulsion of egg yolk, with size, or with white of egg as a vehicle and which is used for painting scenery and murals":[],
      ": the paint or the prepared ground used in the distemper process":[],
      ": a painting done in distemper":[],
      ": any of various water-based paints":[],
      ": to paint in or with distemper":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "dis-\u02c8tem-p\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "agitate",
      "ail",
      "alarm",
      "alarum",
      "bother",
      "concern",
      "derail",
      "discomfort",
      "discompose",
      "dismay",
      "disquiet",
      "distract",
      "distress",
      "disturb",
      "exercise",
      "flurry",
      "frazzle",
      "freak (out)",
      "fuss",
      "hagride",
      "perturb",
      "undo",
      "unhinge",
      "unsettle",
      "upset",
      "weird out",
      "worry"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "affection",
      "ail",
      "ailment",
      "bug",
      "complaint",
      "complication",
      "condition",
      "disease",
      "disorder",
      "distemperature",
      "fever",
      "ill",
      "illness",
      "infirmity",
      "malady",
      "sickness",
      "trouble"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English distempren, distemperen \"(in medieval physiology) to upset the proper balance of the humors, (of the body) be upset by improper balance of the humors, be diseased, (of a person) be indisposed, anger, (in medicine) to blend (two ingredients), dissolve, dilute, moisten,\" borrowed from Anglo-French & Medieval Latin; Anglo-French destemprer, destemperer, destremper \"to mix together (ingredients, colors), prepare (a potion), moisten, cleanse\" (also continental Old & Middle French, \"to soften, dilute\"), borrowed from Medieval Latin distemper\u0101re \"to affect (climate, the body) by disproportionate mixture, mix, soak,\" going back to Late Latin, \"to mix (with another liquid), temper, mix badly,\" from Latin dis- dis- + temper\u0101re \"to bring to a proper strength by mixing\" \u2014 more at temper entry 2":"Verb",
      "probably in part noun derivative of distemper entry 1 , in part from dis- + temper entry 1":"Noun",
      "probably borrowed (with conformation to distemper entry 2 ) from Middle French destrempre \"pigment prepared by the distemper process,\" noun derivative of destremper \"to soften, dilute, prepare by mixing or diluting (a drink, mortar),\" going back to Old French destemprer \u2014 more at distemper entry 1":"Noun",
      "derivative of distemper entry 3":"Verb"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
      "1546, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "1632, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "circa 1873, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190514"
  },
  "disease":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a condition of the living animal or plant body or of one of its parts that impairs normal functioning and is typically manifested by distinguishing signs and symptoms : sickness , malady":[
        "infectious diseases",
        "a rare genetic disease",
        "heart disease"
      ],
      ": a harmful development (as in a social institution)":[
        "sees the city's crime as a disease"
      ],
      ": trouble":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8z\u0113z",
      "diz-\u02c8\u0113z"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "affection",
      "ail",
      "ailment",
      "bug",
      "complaint",
      "complication",
      "condition",
      "disorder",
      "distemper",
      "distemperature",
      "fever",
      "ill",
      "illness",
      "infirmity",
      "malady",
      "sickness",
      "trouble"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "health",
      "wellness"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "He suffers from a rare genetic disease .",
      "a disease of the mind",
      "Thousands die of heart disease each year.",
      "They are working to stop the spread of disease in rural areas.",
      "The article cites intolerance as one of the most dangerous of society's diseases .",
      "He sees crime as a disease that too often plagues the poor and disadvantaged.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The disease is passed on through direct contact with people who are infected with active lesions. \u2014 Tori B. Powell, CBS News , 30 June 2022",
      "State officials reported one additional death, raising the state's official death toll from the disease to 11,581. \u2014 Will Langhorne, Arkansas Online , 30 June 2022",
      "Exercise and physical activity are encouraged for people with the disease , according to the Mayo Clinic, especially children. \u2014 Anthony Maluso, Baltimore Sun , 29 June 2022",
      "But for those who are pregnant, children and people with weak immune systems, the disease can lead to medical complications, including death, according to the World Health Organization. \u2014 Lena H. Sun, Dan Diamond And Fenit Nirappil, Anchorage Daily News , 29 June 2022",
      "Additionally, the study explains that while the majority of the benefit from vaccines came from direct protection \u2014 individuals are less likely to be infected or die from the disease after vaccination \u2014 there is also a degree of indirect protection. \u2014 Akila Muthukumar, STAT , 28 June 2022",
      "The park was shuttered on March 21, 2022, as city authorities tried to contain the fast-spreading omicron variant of the COVID-19 disease . \u2014 Patrick Frater, Variety , 28 June 2022",
      "Pfizer vaccine is effective against COVID-19 Numerous peer review studies and real-world examples have shown the effectiveness of the Pfizer vaccine, according to Dr. Amesh Adalja, infectious disease specialist at Johns Hopkins University. \u2014 Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY , 10 June 2022",
      "David Boulware, an infectious disease specialist at the University of Minnesota, helped lead four of those trials. \u2014 Allysia Finley, WSJ , 30 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English disese , from Anglo-French desease, desaise , from des- dis- + eise ease":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-225320"
  },
  "displeasing":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to incur the disapproval or dislike of especially by annoying",
      ": to be offensive to",
      ": to give displeasure",
      ": to cause to feel unhappy or unsatisfied"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8pl\u0113z",
      "dis-\u02c8pl\u0113z"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "disaffect",
      "discontent",
      "disgruntle",
      "dissatisfy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "content",
      "gratify",
      "please",
      "satisfy"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "her coworkers' tendency to pry displeased her",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The news will likely displease several in the industry planning to head to the 2023 Berlinale, due to take place Feb. 16-23. \u2014 Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter , 8 June 2022",
      "DeWine has also been careful not to do anything during the past year that would further displease the Republican base. \u2014 Jeremy Pelzer, cleveland , 4 May 2022",
      "Since the war began, Beijing has tried to displease neither Russia nor the international coalition opposing President Vladimir Putin \u2014 a position that is increasingly untenable. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "Either approach can work, even if the adaptations that veer from the books inevitably displease some loyal readers. \u2014 Washington Post , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "The iPhone-maker is also aggressively and proactively censoring apps and other content that might displease Chinese regulators in the Chinese version of its App Store. \u2014 Robert Hackett, Fortune , 18 May 2021",
      "But the host of HBO\u2019s Friday-night mainstay Real Time with Bill Maher is the only one of the left-of-center comics who occasionally says things that might displease his audience. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 19 Apr. 2021",
      "Take a dip in the wrong South American river or displease the wrong Bond villain, and some poor sap disappears in a froth of roiling water, blood and screams. \u2014 Jim Kiest, San Antonio Express-News , 15 Apr. 2021",
      "As the day after Election Day dawns, the immediate task for Tuesday\u2019s victor is likely to be more mundane and less ideological \u2014 and guaranteed to displease most Americans. \u2014 Tyler Cowen Bloomberg Opinion, Star Tribune , 3 Nov. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English displesen , from Anglo-French despleisir, desplere , from des- dis- + pleisir to please \u2014 more at please ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-123932"
  },
  "dinning":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a situation or condition resembling a din":[],
      ": to make a loud noise":[],
      ": to assail with loud continued noise":[
        "dinned his ears"
      ],
      ": to impress (see impress entry 1 sense 2c ) by insistent repetition":[
        "\u2014 often used with into lessons dinned into us as children"
      ],
      "dinar":[],
      "German Industrial Standards":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8din"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "babel",
      "blare",
      "bluster",
      "bowwow",
      "brawl",
      "bruit",
      "cacophony",
      "chatter",
      "clamor",
      "clangor",
      "decibel(s)",
      "discordance",
      "katzenjammer",
      "noise",
      "racket",
      "rattle",
      "roar"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "chime",
      "iterate",
      "rehearse",
      "reiterate",
      "repeat"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "It was hard to hear anything above the din in the restaurant.",
      "there's always a great din from the cafeteria during lunch",
      "Verb",
      "safety lessons dinned into us over and over",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "In a din of overlapping voices, Amy approached a peppy woman from the Assembly speaker\u2019s office and began her pitch. \u2014 Danyoung Kim, The New Yorker , 2 June 2022",
      "There's a key distinction that can be lost in the din of a dispute. \u2014 Joshua Bowling, The Arizona Republic , 7 Nov. 2021",
      "Gunfire might not be heard above the din of traffic. \u2014 Tim Stelloh, NBC News , 3 June 2022",
      "Even as a young press operator at The Washington Post, working amid the din of printing presses rolling at deadline, Royce Miles stood out from the crowd. \u2014 Bill Glauber, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "In Brighton Beach, these immigrants shop together at the Brighton Bazaar and Tashkent supermarkets amid the din of trains overhead. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 Mar. 2022",
      "Instead, a little more than 100 counterprotesters descended down the wide lawn in front of the mountain\u2019s gigantic bas relief carving of Confederate leaders, shouting and jeering, forcing the SCV speakers to struggle to be heard over the din . \u2014 al , 1 May 2022",
      "From Nathan Fenno: As the mob jostled with two dozen police officers in helmets and gas masks blocking a hallway to the Senate chamber in the U.S. Capitol, a voice boomed above the din . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 5 Jan. 2022",
      "For the second straight night, Julius yelled over the din of a clamorous crowd of Toksook Bay fans as the No. 6 seed Islanders pulled off an upset. \u2014 Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News , 20 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Old English dyne ; akin to Old Norse dynr din, Sanskrit dhvanati it roars":"Noun and Verb",
      "German Deutsche Industrie-Normen":"Abbreviation"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015710"
  },
  "distain":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": stain",
      ": dishonor"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "dis-\u02c8t\u0101n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "befoul",
      "begrime",
      "bemire",
      "besmirch",
      "blacken",
      "daub",
      "dirty",
      "foul",
      "gaum",
      "grime",
      "mire",
      "muck",
      "muddy",
      "smirch",
      "smudge",
      "soil",
      "stain",
      "sully"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "clean",
      "cleanse"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "weary soldiers with hands distained with blood"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English disteynen , from Anglo-French desteindre to take away the color of, from de - + teindre to dye, from Latin tingere to wet, dye \u2014 more at tinge ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-134535"
  },
  "disarm":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to deprive of means, reason, or disposition to be hostile",
      ": to win over",
      ": to divest of arms",
      ": to deprive of a means of attack or defense",
      ": to make harmless",
      ": to lay aside arms",
      ": to give up or reduce armed forces",
      ": to take weapons from",
      ": to reduce the size and strength of the armed forces of a country",
      ": to make harmless",
      ": to end dislike or mistrust : win over"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "dis-\u02c8\u00e4rm",
      "diz-",
      "\u02c8dis-\u02cc\u00e4rm",
      "dis-\u02c8\u00e4rm"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "demilitarize"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "arm",
      "militarize"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The government has been unsuccessful at disarming the rebels.",
      "The terrorists have refused to disarm .",
      "It took more than an hour to disarm the bomb.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Cheng, 52, charged the suspect and tried to disarm him allowing others to jump in, Barnes said. \u2014 Byjulia Jacobo, ABC News , 17 May 2022",
      "The victim killed in the attack, Dr. John Cheng, 53, of Laguna Niguel, charged at Chou and tried to disarm him, which led to his being fatally shot, Barnes said. \u2014 Antonio Planas, NBC News , 17 May 2022",
      "The experts said police could have used better tactics to defuse the situation and disarm one or both of the men without firing their weapons. \u2014 Megan Cassidy, San Francisco Chronicle , 2 June 2022",
      "His actions, which allowed other parishioners to subdue and disarm the shooter, likely saved many lives, authorities said. \u2014 Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times , 21 May 2022",
      "In the meantime, as the United States Supreme Court deliberates over whether to support or disarm the 1973 ruling, the nation watches and waits. \u2014 Linda Coffee, The New Republic , 4 May 2022",
      "Athletic director Chris Hixon saw Cruz in a hallway and ran toward him in an apparent attempt to disarm him. \u2014 Brittany Wallman, sun-sentinel.com , 3 Apr. 2022",
      "Despite decrying the process and pushing reform in Congress, Democrats did not unilaterally disarm . \u2014 Dan Mclaughlin, National Review , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "For the moment, the vigilantes appeared willing to respond to a pledge by Gov. Alfredo Ramirez Bedolla to disarm the state's various \u2018self defense\u2019 groups. \u2014 Armando Sol\u00cds, ajc , 27 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English desarmen , literally, to divest of arms, from Anglo-French desarmer , from des- dis- + armer to arm",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-142909"
  },
  "discombobulate":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to cause to be in a state of confusion : upset , disorient":[
        "\u2026 inventing cool new ways to discombobulate the old order.",
        "\u2014 Kurt Andersen",
        "Executives of other NHL clubs are hopping mad at St. Louis president Jack Quinn and general manager Ron Caron for once again discombobulating the NHL's salary structure.",
        "\u2014 Austin Murphy",
        "\u2026 his determination to discombobulate the bourgeoise was not regarded as a joke.",
        "\u2014 George Levine"
      ],
      "\u2014 see also discombobulated":[
        "\u2026 inventing cool new ways to discombobulate the old order.",
        "\u2014 Kurt Andersen",
        "Executives of other NHL clubs are hopping mad at St. Louis president Jack Quinn and general manager Ron Caron for once again discombobulating the NHL's salary structure.",
        "\u2014 Austin Murphy",
        "\u2026 his determination to discombobulate the bourgeoise was not regarded as a joke.",
        "\u2014 George Levine"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-k\u0259m-\u02c8b\u00e4-b(y)\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "addle",
      "baffle",
      "bamboozle",
      "beat",
      "befog",
      "befuddle",
      "bemuse",
      "bewilder",
      "buffalo",
      "confound",
      "confuse",
      "disorient",
      "flummox",
      "fox",
      "fuddle",
      "get",
      "gravel",
      "maze",
      "muddle",
      "muddy",
      "mystify",
      "perplex",
      "pose",
      "puzzle",
      "vex"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "our grandmother seems a bit discombobulated by all of this birthday fuss",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Scientists have known for years about bony fish, sharks, worms, jellies, corals, and other marine creatures that light up to attract mates, lure prey, or discombobulate predators. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 24 Aug. 2021",
      "These molecular tests search the genomic manuscript with about as much precision as the Ctrl+F function on a computer, which means that even single-letter typos\u2014that is, simple RNA mutations\u2014can discombobulate them. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 7 June 2021",
      "The caf\u00e9 owner known only as Fleabag attends a family dinner at which a wedding is discussed, alcoholism is confronted, and pregnancies are miscarried\u2014all in the space of a few discombobulating minutes. \u2014 Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic , 4 May 2020",
      "Still, the margin was narrow until Oregon, whose speedy offense had discombobulated Wisconsin, blended a series of free throws with some jumpers to build a comfortable lead. \u2014 Alan Blinder, New York Times , 19 Mar. 2020",
      "Now is, of course, a discombobulating moment to be writing about marathons. \u2014 Gretchen Reynolds, New York Times , 18 Mar. 2020",
      "Excess price, excess luxury, excess power, and excess, i.e. mind-boggling, organ- discombobulating acceleration. \u2014 Connor Hoffman, Car and Driver , 5 Mar. 2020",
      "And so the Embassy was discombobulated , disrupted, uncertain. \u2014 Robin Wright, The New Yorker , 8 Feb. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "probably alteration of discompose":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1879, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-040725"
  },
  "dive (into)":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to start doing (something) with enthusiasm":[
        "They dove into their work.",
        "I'm just not ready to dive (right) into another romantic relationship."
      ],
      ": to quickly reach into (a bag, pocket, etc.)":[
        "She dove into her purse to find some change."
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-003022"
  },
  "diversity":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an instance of being composed of differing elements or qualities : an instance of being diverse":[
        "a diversity of opinion"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u0259-\u02c8v\u0259r-s\u0259-t\u0113",
      "d\u0259-\u02c8v\u0259r-s\u0259-t\u0113, d\u012b-",
      "d\u012b-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "assortment",
      "diverseness",
      "heterogeneity",
      "heterogeneousness",
      "manifoldness",
      "miscellaneousness",
      "multifariousness",
      "multiplicity",
      "variety",
      "variousness"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Another factor in Burns' rise has been the strength and depth of Xerox's commitment to diversity . One-third of Xerox's 3,819 executives are women and 22% are minorities. \u2014 Nanette Byrnes et al. , Business Week , 8 June 2009",
      "Jim, a lanky, bearded 35-year-old, knows a lot about heirloom fruits and vegetables. He works with the Southern Seed Legacy in Athens, Georgia, an organization devoted to preserving the seeds of heirloom plants in order to restore some of the genetic diversity that industrial agriculture has eroded over the years. \u2014 Gary Paul Nabhan , Saveur , October 2009",
      "Even more eccentric is the treatment of the British Empire. Stretching over three centuries and six continents, you might have expected that its extent, duration, and diversity would have made it immune to facile interpretation. \u2014 David Gilmour , New York Review , 2 Nov. 2006",
      "The media flood the nation's editorial markets with testimonies to the piebald character of the American democracy jumbled together from a wonderful diversity of colors, creeds, and cultural dispensations, which is a swell story, but in the United States Senate not one visible to the naked eye. \u2014 Lewis H. Lapham , Harper's , March 2005",
      "The handsome creatures have hooked the interest of evolutionists and ecologists because of their dazzling diversity of shapes, behaviors, and feeding habits, which include nibbling the fins and scales of other fish. \u2014 Science , 26 Nov. 2004",
      "The island has more diversity in plant life than other islands nearby.",
      "The city is known for its cultural diversity .",
      "The school aims for diversity in its student population.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Founder of Consciously Unbiased, an organization helping companies meet their diversity and inclusion goals. \u2014 Ashish Kaushal, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
      "While the Canadian pubcaster has had no specific obligations to support indigenous and diverse programming, the CBC has put a focus in recent years on increasing its content diversity . \u2014 Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 June 2022",
      "The day is about freedom, gratitude, and the power in our diversity . \u2014 Kiana Murden, Vogue , 17 June 2022",
      "Femi said Connecticut is fertile ground for its multicultural bank strategy, given its racial and ethnic diversity . \u2014 Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant , 12 June 2022",
      "The beauty and the challenge of friendship is its diversity . \u2014 Julie Beck, The Atlantic , 10 June 2022",
      "Allegations that Wells Fargo misrepresented its efforts to increase its hiring diversity by interviewing more women and people of color for jobs that were no longer available has drawn the attention of federal prosecutors. \u2014 Rob Wile, NBC News , 10 June 2022",
      "But its diversity does allow the show to explore a wide array of storylines from a multitude of perspectives. \u2014 Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter , 8 June 2022",
      "Wells Fargo, the nation's third-largest bank, adopted the policy two years ago in an effort to increase its workplace diversity . \u2014 Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News , 8 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English dyversite \"difference, separateness, variety,\" borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French diverset\u00e9, diversit\u00e9, borrowed from Latin d\u012bversit\u0101t-, d\u012bversit\u0101s \"separateness, condition of being different, difference of opinion,\" from d\u012bversus \"turned in different directions, situated apart, differing\" + -it\u0101t-, -it\u0101s -ity \u2014 more at diverse":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205344"
  },
  "dissimilitude":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": lack of resemblance":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02ccty\u00fcd",
      "\u02ccdi(s)-s\u0259-\u02c8mi-l\u0259-\u02cct\u00fcd"
    ],
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      "contrast",
      "difference",
      "disagreement",
      "discrepancy",
      "disparateness",
      "disparity",
      "dissimilarity",
      "distance",
      "distinction",
      "distinctiveness",
      "distinctness",
      "diverseness",
      "diversity",
      "otherness",
      "unlikeness"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "alikeness",
      "analogousness",
      "analogy",
      "community",
      "likeness",
      "resemblance",
      "sameness",
      "similarity"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "there's a real dissimilitude between literature and film, and a critic shouldn't evaluate one in terms of the other",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The original Barbie seemed to share Bild Lilli\u2019s makeup and her alien proportions, which Handler was supposedly attracted to exactly for their dissimilitude to real human features, per the Hulu documentary Tiny Shoulders. \u2014 Brennan Kilbane, Allure , 2 May 2019",
      "This dissimilitude in revenues and protections sometimes sets up an antagonistic situation between the recording side (artists, labels, producers, musicians, singers) and the publishing side (publishers and songwriters). \u2014 Richard James Burgess, Billboard , 16 Apr. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Latin dissimilitudo , from dissimilis unlike, from dis- + similis like \u2014 more at same":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045827"
  },
  "discomfiture":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the act of discomfiting : the state of being discomfited":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "dis-\u02c8k\u0259m(p)-f\u0259-\u02ccchu\u0307r",
      "-ch\u0259r",
      "especially Southern -\u02cct(y)u\u0307r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "abashment",
      "confusion",
      "disconcertment",
      "embarrassment",
      "fluster",
      "mortification"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "blushed and lowered her eyes in evident discomfiture",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Sohel\u2019s father, an aristo to his fingertips, would have been amused to think of a Dunyapur peasant having an opinion on the matter at all, and might have called him over to enjoy his discomfiture in the presence of the Begum Sahiba\u2019s bikini. \u2014 Daniyal Mueenuddin, The New Yorker , 31 Aug. 2021",
      "Marsac\u2019s discomfiture nevertheless leads to something utterly unexpected. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Sep. 2021",
      "When the aliens did not appear, some members of the group became disillusioned and immediately departed, but others dealt with their discomfiture by doubling down on their conviction. \u2014 Zo\u00eb Heller, The New Yorker , 5 July 2021",
      "Kedar is sung after eight o\u2019clock in the evening, and to sing it at twilight, at six o\u2019clock, would create slight discomfiture . \u2014 Amit Chaudhuri, Harper's Magazine , 16 Mar. 2021",
      "The Chinese government has certainly sought to profit from American discomfiture over COVID-19, trumpeting its own record in confronting the pandemic. \u2014 Peter Ford, The Christian Science Monitor , 26 June 2020",
      "This kind of discomfiture was what Pride Circle had attempted to resolve before the job fair with online registrations. \u2014 Manavi Kapur, Quartz India , 27 Feb. 2020",
      "So begins the play-within-the play, the tale of an old man, Alonso Quijano, who to the discomfiture of his family becomes Don Quixote de La Mancha, a knight errant who lives for chivalry, justice and love. \u2014 David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 Sep. 2019",
      "But Zeldin\u2019s discomfiture stands out because his party has made him a standard-bearer for its pro-Israel stance. \u2014 Ron Kampeas, sun-sentinel.com , 27 Aug. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-003621"
  },
  "dido":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a mischievous or capricious act : prank , antic":[
        "\u2014 often used in the phrase cut didoes"
      ],
      ": something that is frivolous or showy":[],
      ": a legendary queen of Carthage in Virgil's Aeneid who kills herself when Aeneas leaves her":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u012b-(\u02cc)d\u014d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "antic",
      "caper",
      "capriccio",
      "escapade",
      "frolic",
      "gag",
      "jest",
      "knavery",
      "monkeyshine(s)",
      "practical joke",
      "prank",
      "rag",
      "roguery",
      "shavie",
      "shine(s)",
      "trick",
      "waggery"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "known for cutting didoes at the holiday party held each year at the office"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "origin unknown":"Noun",
      "Latin, from Greek Did\u014d":"Noun"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1807, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070824"
  },
  "dig (into)":{
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to mix (something) into (soil) by digging":[
        "dig the compost into the soil"
      ],
      ": to begin eating (something)":[
        "The family was digging into a delicious meal.",
        "They dug into their steaks."
      ],
      ": to try to learn or uncover information by studying (something)":[
        "The detectives dug into his past and learned that he had once lived in another country."
      ],
      ": to push against (a body part) in a sharp and painful way":[
        "The bed's springs are digging into my back.",
        "Her fingernails dug into my hand."
      ],
      ": to push (something) into (a body part) in a sharp and painful way":[
        "She dug her fingernails into my hand.",
        "He dug his elbow into my ribs."
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172101"
  },
  "dispel":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate",
      ": to make go away"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8spel",
      "di-\u02c8spel"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "clear out",
      "disband",
      "disperse",
      "dissipate",
      "scatter",
      "squander"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "assemble",
      "cluster",
      "collect",
      "concentrate",
      "congregate",
      "gather",
      "ingather"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "This report should dispel any doubts you have about the plan.",
      "She made an official statement to dispel any rumors about her retirement.",
      "The experience dispelled some of our fears about the process.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Time to dispel a myth: Sports staffers do not accept free tickets to games. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 14 June 2022",
      "Sandberg helped dispel that myth and encouraged other women to discuss their experiences. \u2014 The Week Staff, The Week , 11 June 2022",
      "Andrews wants to dispel the notion of gators as aggressive, ravenous menaces on the move. \u2014 Forrest Brown, CNN , 7 May 2022",
      "Addressing supporters on Saturday, Macron sought to dispel that notion. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Apr. 2022",
      "Thomas, who runs a political consulting firm, defended her work in politics to the Free Beacon and sought to dispel any concerns about her husband's work on the court. \u2014 Melissa Quinn, CBS News , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "The Biden administration is also keen to dispel the notion that had been taking hold last week that the measures the Western powers were imposing would only have a medium-term impact and thus be easily dismissed by Mr. Putin. \u2014 Howard Lafranchi, The Christian Science Monitor , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "However, a senior Justice Department official is seeking to dispel the notion that prosecutors have taken their foot off the pedal. \u2014 Dylan Tokar, WSJ , 27 Jan. 2022",
      "Yet the feel-good sentimentality that ultimately, of course, triumphs can\u2019t dispel the threats of failure, even tragedy, that shadow the action. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 8 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Latin dispellere , from dis- + pellere to drive, beat \u2014 more at felt ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-180539"
  },
  "diminution":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease":[
        "a diminution in value"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "also -\u02c8ny\u00fc-",
      "\u02ccdi-m\u0259-\u02c8n\u00fc-sh\u0259n",
      "\u02ccdi-m\u0259-\u02c8n\u00fc-sh\u0259n, -\u02c8ny\u00fc-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "abatement",
      "decline",
      "decrease",
      "decrement",
      "dent",
      "depletion",
      "depression",
      "diminishment",
      "drop",
      "drop-off",
      "fall",
      "falloff",
      "loss",
      "reduction",
      "shrinkage",
      "step-down"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "boost",
      "enlargement",
      "gain",
      "increase",
      "increment",
      "raise",
      "rise",
      "step-up",
      "uptick"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "a diminution of 60 percent over the course of the month",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Granted that the race was closer and Biden won the popular vote by about 4.5 points, but a diminution of the Democratic vote is hard to ignore. \u2014 NBC News , 1 May 2022",
      "Maybe there\u2019s more to the later poetry than a finger-wagging sort of disenchantment, a diminution , unbelievable little rhetorical engines. \u2014 Alan Jacobs, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Their ascension signaled a diminution in the power of political parties. \u2014 Chris Cillizza, CNN , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "This is the first time such diminution has occurred since the Oscars ceremony had its initial television transmission in 1953. \u2014 Paul Grein, Billboard , 24 Feb. 2022",
      "All of this translates into fewer resources pouring into the Russian space program and a further diminution of its activities. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 25 Feb. 2022",
      "This change is largely symbolic, the statistics show, rather than some seismic shift tied to the impact of inexpensive Asian imports and a concurrent diminution of U.S. manufacturing. \u2014 Ken Roberts, Forbes , 28 Jan. 2022",
      "The diminution of chemotherapy treatment is happening for some other cancers, too, including lung cancer, the most common cause of cancer deaths in the United States, killing more than 69,000 Americans each year. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Sep. 2021",
      "The flip-side of increasing representation in one area is diminution of electoral power in another. \u2014 Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News , 13 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English diminucioun , from Anglo-French diminutiun , from Medieval Latin diminution-, diminutio , alteration of Latin deminution-, deminutio , from deminuere \"to lessen\" \u2014 more at diminish":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220631"
  },
  "disesteem":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to regard with disfavor":[],
      ": disfavor , disrepute":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-\u0259-\u02c8st\u0113m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "deprecate",
      "disapprove (of)",
      "discountenance",
      "disfavor",
      "dislike",
      "frown (on ",
      "mislike",
      "reprove",
      "tsk-tsk",
      "tut (over ",
      "tut-tut (over "
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "deprecation",
      "disapprobation",
      "disapproval",
      "discountenance",
      "disfavor",
      "dislike",
      "displeasure"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "a survey showing that both candidates are disesteemed by the majority of eligible voters",
      "Noun",
      "made clear his disesteem of her decision to pursue an acting career",
      "the medical researcher had fallen into great disesteem after having been caught faking her lab results"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1594, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
      "1603, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194917"
  },
  "disaffiliation":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": disassociate":[],
      ": to terminate an affiliation":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-\u0259-\u02c8fi-l\u0113-\u02cc\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The North Georgia Conference voted last Thursday to allow the churches, most of which were in rural areas, to disaffiliate from the UMC. \u2014 Jon Brown, Fox News , 5 June 2022",
      "Some remaining church members have chosen to disaffiliate with the denomination under guidelines for separation adopted by the United Methodist General Conference in 2019. \u2014 al , 8 June 2021",
      "Hoag has made the choice to disaffiliate from Providence. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 24 Feb. 2021",
      "The community deserves a full picture of why Hoag wants to disaffiliate from Providence and how Providence continues to interfere in its services. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 24 Feb. 2021",
      "The congregation voted to disaffiliate in September 2019, with 309 members voting in favor and seven members voting in opposition, according to information from Asbury Memorial Church. \u2014 Will Peebles, USA TODAY , 4 Sep. 2020",
      "The South Georgia Conference of The United Methodist Church voted to allow Asbury to disaffiliate from the UMC in a virtual meeting on Aug. 15. \u2014 Will Peebles, USA TODAY , 4 Sep. 2020",
      "Stien sent an email Sunday night announcing the decision to disaffiliate , falling back on those Christian values. \u2014 Michael Mccleary, The Indianapolis Star , 9 June 2020",
      "To go co-ed, sororities and fraternities must disaffiliate from the National Greek Organization, thereby losing their funding, national benefits, and international network. \u2014 Marisa Salatino, Town & Country , 31 Aug. 2016"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1863, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171032"
  },
  "disunited":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": divide , separate":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "dish-",
      "-y\u0259-",
      "(\u02cc)dis-y\u00fc-\u02c8n\u012bt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "break up",
      "decouple",
      "disassociate",
      "disconnect",
      "disjoin",
      "disjoint",
      "dissever",
      "dissociate",
      "divide",
      "divorce",
      "part",
      "ramify",
      "resolve",
      "separate",
      "sever",
      "split",
      "sunder",
      "uncouple",
      "unlink",
      "unyoke"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "join",
      "link",
      "unify",
      "unite"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "attempted to disunite the members of the club by vicious gossip",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Liberals, Lilla laments, have : lost themselves in the thickets of identity politics and developed a resentful, disuniting rhetoric of difference to match it. \u2014 David Frum, The Atlantic , 18 Sep. 2017",
      "Post-Trump, the Republican party will likely be disunited . \u2014 Elliot Kaufman, National Review , 13 July 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1598, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-035033"
  },
  "dicker":{
    "type":[
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the number or quantity of 10 especially of hides or skins":[],
      ": bargain":[
        "dickered over the price"
      ],
      ": barter":[],
      ": an act or session of bargaining":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8di-k\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bargain",
      "chaffer",
      "deal",
      "haggle",
      "horse-trade",
      "negotiate",
      "palter"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "back-and-forth",
      "barter",
      "commutation",
      "exchange",
      "quid pro quo",
      "swap",
      "trade",
      "trade-off",
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      "Verb",
      "I tried to dicker for a discounted price.",
      "they dickered over the price of the car for a few minutes"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English dyker , from Latin decuria quantity of ten, from decem ten \u2014 more at ten":"Noun",
      "origin unknown":"Verb"
    },
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      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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      "1818, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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      "noun"
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      ": one who accepts and assists in spreading the doctrines of another: such as",
      ": one of the twelve in the inner circle of Christ's followers according to the Gospel accounts",
      ": a convinced adherent of a school or individual",
      ": a member of the Disciples of Christ founded in the U.S. in 1809 that holds the Bible alone to be the rule of faith and practice, usually baptizes by immersion , and has a congregational (see congregational sense 3 ) polity",
      ": a person who accepts and helps to spread the teachings of another",
      ": apostle"
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      "di-\u02c8s\u012b-p\u0259l",
      "di-\u02c8s\u012b-p\u0259l"
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      "a disciple of Sigmund Freud",
      "a circle of dedicated disciples who conscientiously wrote down everything the prophet said",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Pellegrino Artusi is known as Italy's culinary godfather, and Tucci turned to Artusi disciple Barbara Asioli to learn how to make his version of Bolognese ragu. \u2014 CNN , 21 Mar. 2021",
      "The young Braves see the stoic Snitker as a grandfather type and disciple of Hall of Fame manager Bobby Cox. \u2014 Dan Schlossberg, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
      "Irving Fisher led the charge in the first half of the the past century, followed by his disciple Friedman, whom this writer met as a MBA student at the University of Chicago in the 1970s and frequently interviewed as a journalist. \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Coach Chris Jans, a Wichita State disciple , gets the most of this team on defense and if this team can force turnovers and control the tempo vs. a tough UConn squad apt for falling into scoring lulls, there's room for NMSU to come away victorious. \u2014 Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "Irving Fisher led the charge in the first half of the the past century, followed by his disciple Friedman, whom this writer met as a MBA student at the University of Chicago in the 1970s and frequently interviewed as a journalist. \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 14 Feb. 2022",
      "Testifying to flexible convictions, the Morgan show includes a rondel painting by Holbein, circa 1532, of Erasmus\u2019s thin-faced, pointy-nosed mien, and also a small portrayal, circa 1535, of Luther\u2019s most efficacious disciple , Philipp Melanchthon. \u2014 Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker , 21 Feb. 2022",
      "Another Leach disciple , Nichol and Riley coached together as student assistants in the early days of the Air Raid at Texas Tech. \u2014 Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times , 8 Jan. 2022",
      "Kerr, a Gregg Popovich disciple , knows that such tenets were a driving force behind the Spurs\u2019 sustained success. \u2014 Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle , 1 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, \"follower of Jesus, one of the apostles, pupil,\" in part going back to Old English discipul, in part borrowed from Anglo-French disciple, both borrowed from Late Latin discipulus \"follower of Christ, apostle\" (translation of Greek math\u0113t\u1e17s ), going back to Latin, \"pupil, learner,\" of uncertain origin",
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-191242"
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  "disinterest":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
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      ": to cause to regard something with no interest or concern":[],
      ": disinterestedness":[],
      ": lack of interest : indifference":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8in-tr\u0259st",
      "-t\u0259-r\u0259st",
      "-t\u0259rst",
      "-\u02c8in-t\u0259-\u02ccrest",
      "-\u02c8in-\u02cctrest"
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      "detachment",
      "disinterestedness",
      "equity",
      "evenhandedness",
      "fair-mindedness",
      "fairness",
      "impartiality",
      "justice",
      "neutralism",
      "neutrality",
      "nonpartisanship",
      "objectiveness",
      "objectivity"
    ],
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      "bias",
      "favor",
      "favoritism",
      "nonobjectivity",
      "one-sidedness",
      "partiality",
      "partisanship",
      "prejudice"
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    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "His proposal was met with complete disinterest .",
      "since the coach has a son on the team, his disinterest in the selection of a team captain cannot be assumed",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Like the lack of support given to Black and brown communities early in the pandemic, which eventually contributes to disinterest in or distrust of the vaccines. \u2014 Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "He has been widely described as a maverick researcher disinterested in personal recognition who simply wanted to give babies to those who couldn\u2019t make them on their own. \u2014 Osagie K. Obasogie, Scientific American , 4 Oct. 2013",
      "In that October 2015 Benghazi hearing, Congressman Pompeo depicted Clinton as an aloof partisan, disinterested in the welfare of State Department employees. \u2014 Garrett M. Graff, Wired , 21 May 2020",
      "Jeff Okudah is either disinterested or didn\u2019t want much to do with Bryant. \u2014 Ellis L. Williams, cleveland , 6 May 2020",
      "Friendship with them\u2014 disinterested or otherwise\u2014seemed impossible. \u2014 B. Pietras, Longreads , 27 Apr. 2020",
      "Once the aliens arrive like a summer storm in bolts of lightning, the tension never lets up as divorced and disinterested dad Tom Cruise rises to the occasion to keep his kids alive. \u2014 Jim Kiest, ExpressNews.com , 12 May 2020",
      "The fear that customers have over the coronavirus and the large number of people that are getting sick has made them slightly disinterested in celebrating Holi. \u2014 Fox News , 11 Mar. 2020",
      "Cats are noted for their unique ability to be disinterested under all kinds of circumstances, a fun fact that was on full unabashed display for Kevin the cat who went for a hilarious ride of his life on a leash. \u2014 Ashley Hoffman, Time , 2 Mar. 2020",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "This could be misread as a case for moral disinterest \u2014for rejecting not just the idea of countries as moral agents, but indeed the attempt of government to do good. \u2014 Parker Richards, The New Republic , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Gone are the lavish parties as agencies scale down on travel to the East Coast event in a response to the increasing disinterest in broadcast and in a bid to rein in spending. \u2014 Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 19 May 2022",
      "It's made from the perspective of Miliukova, who's shown as ardently devoted to the composer despite his complete disinterest in her. \u2014 Jake Coyle, ajc , 18 May 2022",
      "This is partly due to classic higher education inattention, disinterest , and inertia. \u2014 Ryan Craig, Forbes , 1 Oct. 2021",
      "Considering factors outside of work allows the employer to make meaningful, productive decisions about the employee instead of simply assuming laziness or disinterest on the employee\u2019s behalf. \u2014 Dylan Taylor, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
      "In both France and the U.S., younger generations express feelings of disinterest in and neglect by mainstream political institutions. \u2014 Camille G\u00e9lix, The Conversation , 3 May 2022",
      "And yet, several citizen reporters said in interviews that creaking bureaucracy, loopholes, waivers and a seeming disinterest in issuing increasing numbers of fines has left untold penalties uncollected. \u2014 New York Times , 19 Mar. 2022",
      "This is also addressed in the book: that the audience will most probably be female, that there's a disinterest from men in women\u2019s stories. \u2014 ELLE , 15 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1612, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
      "1658, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055536"
  },
  "differently":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": in a different manner":[],
      ": otherwise":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8di-f\u0259rnt-",
      "\u02c8di-f(\u0259-)r\u0259nt-l\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "else",
      "other (than)",
      "otherwise"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "likewise"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "we do things differently around here",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Put a little differently , Judge\u2019s massive improvement in this area puts him where Alvarez was - before his own massive improvement this season. \u2014 Tony Blengino, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
      "What are the findings from the data that suggest players should do something differently ? \u2014 Teddy Amenabar, Washington Post , 28 June 2022",
      "Or, put slightly differently , the assumption is that believing is the real core of what being religious is. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 June 2022",
      "Put differently , a bump to 512GB might also help Samsung justify a price increase for the new Fold 4. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 22 June 2022",
      "All of that changed in 2018 when the Trump administration tried to do things differently . \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 20 June 2022",
      "Anyway, in life but especially in cooking, there are no true universal essentials: Every house, every restaurant, every cook does things a little differently . \u2014 New York Times , 13 June 2022",
      "This is an opportunity for local innovators to do things differently , said Mr. Melo, who has fought in court for over a decade to protect whistleblowers\u2019 data despite the government repeatedly demanding JamiiForums hand it over. \u2014 Kim Harrisberg And Menna A. Farouk, The Christian Science Monitor , 2 June 2022",
      "Well, life coach Lakeisha Dixon Jones recently got married and decided to do things differently . \u2014 Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence , 1 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English differentliche, differently, from different different entry 1 + -liche, -ly -ly entry 2":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200500"
  },
  "diseconomy":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a lack of economy",
      ": a factor responsible for an increase in cost"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-i-\u02c8k\u00e4-n\u0259-m\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1937, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-191631"
  },
  "disheartening":{
    "type":[
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to cause to lose hope, enthusiasm, or courage : to cause to lose spirit or morale":[
        "were disheartened by the news"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "dis-\u02c8h\u00e4r-t\u1d4an",
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8h\u00e4r-t\u1d4an"
    ],
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      "chill",
      "daunt",
      "demoralize",
      "discourage",
      "dismay",
      "dispirit",
      "frustrate",
      "unman",
      "unnerve"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "embolden",
      "encourage",
      "hearten",
      "nerve",
      "steel"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "The conflict between their families disheartened them.",
      "we were disheartened by the news that our grandmother was seriously ill",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Like Black parents all over the globe, they are broken and disheartened by the killings of innocent Black people, and hope for a brighter future for their little ones. \u2014 Jasmine Grant, Essence , 2 June 2020",
      "For anyone who\u2019s ever had to sign up for food stamps or jobless benefits in the U.S., the onerous enrollment procedures and frequent ID verification checks are a well-known, and often, disheartening reality. \u2014 Brandon Kochkodin, Bloomberg.com , 10 May 2020",
      "Squashing once-jubilant plans is certainly disheartening , but staying at home doesn\u2019t mean that these events should skid by without a little fanfare. \u2014 Alia Akkam, House Beautiful , 4 May 2020",
      "Some business owners like Lupe Rose found the process disheartening . \u2014 David Mclaughlin, Fortune , 20 Apr. 2020",
      "Immigration was among the issues added to son-in-law and top aide Jared Kushner\u2019s portfolio, disheartening Trump backers who had hoped for lower immigration levels. \u2014 W. James Antle Iii, Washington Examiner , 23 Apr. 2020",
      "Even more so, I am disheartened for all student-athletes, contest officials, their coaches, families, student bodies, fans, communities, and especially our seniors. \u2014 Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com, al , 27 Mar. 2020",
      "Deputy Auditor General Laura Goodspeed said Tuesday the office was disheartened by the administration's response to their audit. \u2014 Kat Stafford, Detroit Free Press , 12 Nov. 2019",
      "The controversy had disheartened many researchers who just 1 year ago were celebrating a successful push to create Colombia\u2019s first science ministry. \u2014 Rodrigo P\u00e9rez Ortega, Science | AAAS , 3 Feb. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1590, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004818"
  },
  "disorderliness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": in a disorderly manner":[],
      ": engaged in conduct offensive to public order":[
        "charged with being drunk and disorderly"
      ],
      ": characterized by disorder":[
        "a disorderly pile of clothes"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)diz-",
      "dis-\u02c8\u022fr-d\u0259r-l\u0113",
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8\u022frd-\u0259r-l\u0113"
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      "anarchic",
      "anarchical",
      "lawbreaking",
      "lawless",
      "unruly"
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    "antonyms":[
      "law-abiding",
      "orderly"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "She was charged with being drunk and disorderly .",
      "He was found guilty of disorderly conduct .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Those in violation of the curfew could be charged with a disorderly person\u2019s offense and subject to penalties imposed by the Toms River Municipal Court. \u2014 Julia Musto, Fox News , 16 June 2022",
      "The commission found that employees at Floods Urban Seafood Lounge allowed disorderly activities on Dec. 14. \u2014 Laura Hancock, cleveland , 26 Feb. 2021",
      "Friday was phase one of the trial period and Coalition members, with support from multiple car clubs from across San Diego County, stressed the importance of abiding by traffic laws, keeping streets clean and avoiding disorderly behavior. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 9 May 2022",
      "Miller noted that Cabana's membership had been revoked for two separate incidents of disorderly behavior at the museum in recent days. \u2014 David Aaro, Fox News , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "Cops were responding to a disorderly crowd when Williams approached a white vehicle and put his hands in his pockets, police said, according to the New York Post. \u2014 Landon Mion, Fox News , 21 May 2022",
      "Writing for the court, Hagedorn said Wisconsin's law lists several ways someone can be disorderly . \u2014 Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 20 May 2022",
      "This could involve widespread refusals to enter the fight, absences without leave or disorderly retreats. \u2014 Stephen Fidler, WSJ , 19 May 2022",
      "The drunk man became disorderly and police escorted him and his friend from the premises. \u2014 cleveland , 12 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1560, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb",
      "1555, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-022735"
  },
  "disclaim":{
    "type":[
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to make a disclaimer":[],
      ": to disavow all part or share":[],
      ": to utter denial":[],
      ": to renounce a legal claim to":[],
      ": deny , disavow":[
        "disclaimed any knowledge of the contents of the letter"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "dis-\u02c8kl\u0101m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "deny",
      "disavow",
      "disown",
      "repudiate"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "acknowledge",
      "avow",
      "claim",
      "own",
      "recognize"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "the prisoner disclaimed any part in the prank",
      "her spokesperson flatly disclaimed the marriage rumor circulating in the press",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Thus, like Vermeule, Smith\u2019s argument must be that the natural law requires that the people retain the ability to manifest their constitution-making power through custom and forbids them to disclaim that ability in the context of a specific society. \u2014 J. Joel Alicea, National Review , 3 May 2022",
      "Billboard and Platform disclaim all liability arising from or relating to the Digital Collectible. \u2014 T.m. Brown, Billboard , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "While it may have been intended to serve as a warning, Euphoria often feels more like an instructional tutorial or a roadmap, one that sensationalizes its subject matter while neglecting to fully disclaim its risks and hazards. \u2014 Samuel Getachew, Vogue , 7 Jan. 2022",
      "That way, if there is a retroactive reduction the trustee or beneficiaries can disclaim the gift down the reduce exemption level and avoid a tax. \u2014 Martin Shenkman, Forbes , 23 June 2021",
      "Background Players Scotty Bowers Though Murphy disclaims any interest in Bowers, Dylan McDermott\u2019s Ernie runs a service station that doubles as an anything-goes bordello. \u2014 Alexis Soloski, New York Times , 1 May 2020",
      "But it should be disclaimed that some quotes have their own journey; at times their origin gets historically murky and the provenance dubious. \u2014 David G. Allan, CNN , 26 Mar. 2020",
      "These were quite stunning recollections, given that the deputy director had previously disclaimed any knowledge about the source of the leak. \u2014 Andrew C. Mccarthy, National Review , 15 Feb. 2020",
      "When workers try to sue a brand owner for labor law violations by its franchisee, the larger company invariably disclaims any responsibility, arguing that the dispute is purely between the worker and the local business owner. \u2014 Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica , 2 Mar. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French disclaimer , from dis- + claimer to claim":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-012053"
  },
  "distrustful":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": having or showing distrust":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8tr\u0259s(t)-f\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "disbelieving",
      "doubting",
      "incredulous",
      "mistrustful",
      "negativistic",
      "questioning",
      "show-me",
      "skeptical",
      "suspecting",
      "suspicious",
      "unbelieving"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "credulous",
      "gullible",
      "gullable",
      "trustful",
      "trusting",
      "uncritical",
      "unquestioning"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "she was distrustful of her boyfriend's claim of having saved the kitten from a raging fire",
      "naturally distrustful of politicians who claim to have all the answers",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The Kings County District Attorney\u2019s office had attempted buybacks before, but people were distrustful . \u2014 Adam Iscoe, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
      "Many remain concerned about safety, liability and cybersecurity and, overall, a variety of studies have found that consumers are still distrustful of the technology. \u2014 Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine , 6 June 2022",
      "Claiming to represent the common man, Jackson was distrustful of experts and elites and held on to a fading agrarian vision of America. \u2014 Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor , 2 June 2022",
      "Americans are distrustful of big business, unions, public schools and organized religion. \u2014 Steven P. Dinkin, San Diego Union-Tribune , 22 May 2022",
      "Republicans in this battleground state are generally distrustful of the outcome of the last presidential election and energized to vote in this year's midterms, according to recent polling by the Marquette University Law School. \u2014 Molly Beck, Journal Sentinel , 20 May 2022",
      "The episode shows that Amazon\u2019s road to dominance in India runs through a hostile regulatory environment that is increasingly distrustful of American tech giants and a legal system that can sometimes make enforcing contracts difficult. \u2014 Megha Mandavia, WSJ , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "The bad news is that this far into the pandemic, communication is still floundering in the face of a public that is increasingly distrustful of scientists and federal health agencies. \u2014 Caroline Chen, ProPublica , 6 Mar. 2022",
      "But this movement is also generally distrustful of all kinds of \u00e9lites. \u2014 Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker , 15 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1589, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-051355"
  },
  "disinterment":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to take out of the grave or tomb",
      ": to bring back into awareness or prominence",
      ": to bring to light : unearth",
      ": to take out of the grave or tomb"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-in-\u02c8t\u0259r",
      "\u02ccdis-\u1d4an-\u02c8t\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "exhume",
      "unearth"
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    "antonyms":[
      "bury",
      "entomb",
      "inhume",
      "inter",
      "tomb"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The body was disinterred for further study.",
      "the Egyptian mummy was carefully disinterred in hopes that it would yield secrets about the Old Kingdom",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The military is now using new DNA-identification techniques to disinter and test unidentified remains from the Korean War, and some due to be examined in late 2022 or early 2023 come from the same region where Jimmy Cribben went missing in 1953. \u2014 Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune , 18 Sep. 2021",
      "If the money did not come, the cemetery disinterred the remains. \u2014 The Economist , 28 May 2020",
      "In recent years, some of these human remains have reappeared aboveground: Erosion of the Hart Island shoreline has caused bones to be disinterred and scattered along the beachfront. \u2014 Jody Rosen, New York Times , 29 Apr. 2020",
      "Her father\u2019s body was one of seven disinterred last year and taken to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware for a forensic autopsy generally performed in cases of violent or suspicious deaths. \u2014 Matt Zapotosky, BostonGlobe.com , 30 Jan. 2020",
      "In 2009, a detective, hoping to use new DNA analysis methods to find a new lead, arranged for the body to be disinterred , according to court documents. \u2014 NBC News , 15 Mar. 2020",
      "In 1986, developers disinterred the remains of 72 people near Nacogdoches Road and Loop 1604 without the family\u2019s consent. \u2014 Vincent T. Davis, ExpressNews.com , 12 Jan. 2020",
      "The coffin had been donated by Till\u2019s mother after the 14-year-old lynching victim was disinterred and reburied. \u2014 National Geographic , 11 Nov. 2019",
      "Cry of the undead As illustrated by the story of Arnold Paole, popular belief held that to kill a vampire, the corpse had to be disinterred and pierced with a stake. \u2014 Oscar Urbiola, National Geographic , 29 Oct. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-193647"
  },
  "disconcert":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to throw into confusion",
      ": to disturb the composure of",
      ": to make confused and a little upset"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0259rt",
      "\u02ccdis-k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0259rt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "abash",
      "confound",
      "confuse",
      "discomfit",
      "discountenance",
      "embarrass",
      "faze",
      "fluster",
      "mortify",
      "nonplus",
      "rattle"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "News of his criminal past has disconcerted even his admirers.",
      "we were disconcerted by the unexpected changes to the program",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Its ending is notoriously strange \u2014 disconcerting even \u2014 and the subject of considerable scholarly debate. \u2014 Bonnie Kristian, TheWeek , 12 Apr. 2020",
      "The reasons for these paper profits are disconcerting . \u2014 Jeff Sommer, New York Times , 28 Feb. 2020",
      "Parents have watched changes in their teens that have been disconcerting . \u2014 Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor , 17 Apr. 2020",
      "In Moscow, the lack of snow has been disconcerting . \u2014 Patrick Reevell, ABC News , 28 Feb. 2020",
      "Of course, there are odd moments, hard moments, disconcerting moments. \u2014 Nell Frizzell, refinery29.com , 23 Feb. 2020",
      "The line needs to play better and more physical, and its performance through five games has to be disconcerting for Nagy and offensive line coach Harry Hiestand. \u2014 Brad Biggs, chicagotribune.com , 10 Oct. 2019",
      "The silence of most of the bishops in the Catholic Church on this embarrassing but destructive mixture of progressivism, reflexive activism, and casual dismissal of the deepest wisdom of the Church is disconcerting . \u2014 Daniel J. Mahoney, National Review , 6 Feb. 2020",
      "To be eliminated before that round even began made watching the weekend\u2019s games disconcerting , as if the Patriots were some sort of football ghost limb, still there in our minds and emotions but absent in all reality. \u2014 Chad Finn, BostonGlobe.com , 13 Jan. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"obsolete French disconcerter , alteration of Middle French desconcerter , from des- dis- + concerter to concert",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1632, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-193716"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": dreadful":[
        "direful war began again",
        "\u2014 Charles Dickens"
      ],
      ": ominous":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u012b(-\u0259)r-f\u0259l"
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      "baleful",
      "dire",
      "doomy",
      "foreboding",
      "ill",
      "ill-boding",
      "inauspicious",
      "menacing",
      "minatory",
      "ominous",
      "portentous",
      "sinister",
      "threatening"
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      "unthreatening"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "the stock market crash was the first direful indication of the dark days to come",
      "heard the direful howling of the wolves during the night"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1565, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065720"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
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      ": meant to belittle the value or importance of someone or something : serving or intended to disparage someone or something":[
        "a disparaging term/word",
        "\u2026 disparaging comments from ordinarily sane and sympathetic critics \u2026",
        "\u2014 Isaiah Berlin",
        "Legally, I also can't say anything about the company that could be construed as disparaging .",
        "\u2014 Chuck Klosterman"
      ]
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      "-\u02c8spa-ri-",
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      "depreciative",
      "depreciatory",
      "derisory",
      "derogative",
      "derogatory",
      "detractive",
      "disdainful",
      "pejorative",
      "scornful",
      "slighting",
      "uncomplimentary"
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      "commendatory",
      "complimentary",
      "laudative",
      "laudatory"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1596, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190933"
  },
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      "noun",
      "verb"
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      ": sport , pastime":[],
      ": divert , amuse":[],
      ": display":[],
      ": to amuse oneself in light or lively fashion : frolic":[]
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      "di-\u02c8sp\u022frt"
    ],
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      "amuse",
      "divert",
      "entertain",
      "regale",
      "solace"
    ],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "disported themselves with silly games while they waited in the airport",
      "a full-service resort where vacationers may disport at a variety of indoor and outdoor activities",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Zeman has disported himself as one of Putin\u2019s most outspoken allies inside the European Union, in particular as an opponent of the sanctions imposed on Russia after the invasion of Ukraine in 2014. \u2014 David Frum, The Atlantic , 23 Oct. 2017",
      "Today, in the face of widespread public revulsion, some of the marchers discover that being identified disporting themselves has unpleasant consequences. \u2014 John E. Mcintyre, baltimoresun.com , 14 Aug. 2017",
      "They\u2019re seen disporting in matching white bathrobes, doing Tai Chi or playing croquet or doing crossword puzzles or playing cards, seemingly living in slow motion on the manicured lawn and marbled patio of an enormous courtyard. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 16 Feb. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French desporter , to carry away, comfort, entertain, from des- dis- + porter to carry, from Latin portare \u2014 more at fare":"Verb"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-011256"
  },
  "dividend":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
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      ": an individual share of something distributed: such as":[],
      ": a share in a pro rata distribution (as of profits) to stockholders":[
        "Profits are distributed to shareholders as dividends ."
      ],
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      ": a resultant return or reward":[
        "our efforts are finally paying dividends"
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      ": bonus":[],
      ": a number to be divided":[],
      ": a sum or fund to be divided and distributed":[]
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      "extra",
      "gratuity",
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      "gravy train",
      "lagniappe",
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      "perquisite",
      "throw-in",
      "tip"
    ],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Profits are distributed to shareholders as dividends .",
      "the reward money was an unexpected dividend for our good deed",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The company has increased its dividend nine years in a row. \u2014 John Dorfman, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
      "FedEx is boosting its dividend and adding board members under pressure from activist D.E. Shaw, moves that come shortly after Fred Smith stepped aside as CEO. \u2014 WSJ , 15 June 2022",
      "Applied Materials boosted its dividend by 9% in April. \u2014 Kevin Kelleher, Fortune , 1 June 2022",
      "The Senate plan called for a dividend of about $4,200 from Alaska\u2019s oil wealth fund, an amount in line with a long-standing formula last used in 2015. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 17 May 2022",
      "Meanwhile the dissolution of Pinewood Malaysia Limited in the same month saw PSG receive a final dividend of \u00a34 million ($5.2 million). \u2014 K.j. Yossman, Variety , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "Dunleavy proposed a Permanent Fund dividend of about $2,600, plus an additional supplemental payment of $1,250. \u2014 James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News , 10 Apr. 2022",
      "Obtain state approval if Anthem wishes to issue an ordinary dividend of $100 million or more. \u2014 Ariel Hart, ajc , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "Investors are paid a dividend of $.20/share for an annualized yield of .60%. \u2014 John Navin, Forbes , 13 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English divident , from Latin dividendus , gerundive of dividere \u2014 see divide entry 1":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045641"
  },
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      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
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      ": seizure and detention of the goods of another as pledge (see pledge entry 1 sense 1 ) or to obtain satisfaction of a claim by the sale of the goods seized":[],
      ": something that is distrained":[],
      ": pain or suffering affecting the body, a bodily part, or the mind : trouble":[
        "gastric distress",
        "The patient showed no obvious signs of distress .",
        "severe emotional distress",
        "voiced their distress over the delays"
      ],
      ": a painful situation : misfortune":[],
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      ],
      ": to subject to great strain or difficulties":[
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      ],
      ": to force or overcome by inflicting pain":[],
      ": to cause to worry or be troubled : upset":[
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      ],
      ": to mar (something, such as clothing or wood) deliberately to give an effect of age":[
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        "distressed jeans"
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      ": offered for sale at a loss":[
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      ],
      ": involving distress goods":[
        "a distress sale"
      ]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8stres",
      "dis-\u02c8tres"
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      "affliction",
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      "hurt",
      "misery",
      "pain",
      "rack",
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      "torment",
      "torture",
      "travail",
      "tribulation",
      "woe"
    ],
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      "agitate",
      "ail",
      "alarm",
      "alarum",
      "bother",
      "concern",
      "derail",
      "discomfort",
      "discompose",
      "dismay",
      "disquiet",
      "distemper",
      "distract",
      "disturb",
      "exercise",
      "flurry",
      "frazzle",
      "freak (out)",
      "fuss",
      "hagride",
      "perturb",
      "undo",
      "unhinge",
      "unsettle",
      "upset",
      "weird out",
      "worry"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for distress Noun distress , suffering , misery , agony mean the state of being in great trouble. distress implies an external and usually temporary cause of great physical or mental strain and stress. the hurricane put everyone in great distress suffering implies conscious endurance of pain or distress. the suffering of famine victims misery stresses the unhappiness attending especially sickness, poverty, or loss. the homeless live with misery every day agony suggests pain too intense to be borne. in agony over the death of their child",
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "Citizens voiced their distress over delays in fixing the problem.",
      "The patient showed no obvious signs of distress .",
      "He suffered severe emotional distress as a result of the accident.",
      "Verb",
      "don't let all the bad news distress you",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Also known as eco-anxiety or climate distress , these terms identify anxiety related to global climate change and potential environmental disasters. \u2014 Colleen De Bellefonds, SELF , 27 June 2022",
      "Therapists have used this technique on patients to help trauma, fear, distress , and insecurities. \u2014 Carmela Chirinos, Fortune , 22 June 2022",
      "Everything about it is aggressive and intended to cause distress and harm. \u2014 Jessica Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune , 21 June 2022",
      "That\u2019s important to think about, how connected to the traumatic event might someone be because that may determine the level of distress or differences in kinds of reactions. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 June 2022",
      "Thomas Weidman, a township trustee, filed a complaint against Christopher Hildebrant, a real estate developer, for defamation, intentional infliction of emotional distress and false light invasion of privacy. \u2014 Jack Greiner, The Enquirer , 8 June 2022",
      "According to the Department of Justice, Bommarito has suffered monetary damages, humiliation, emotional distress , and loss of enjoyment of life as a result of the actions of Mohr and Harrison town officials. \u2014 Brian Vitagliano, CNN , 8 June 2022",
      "The lawsuit requests compensatory and punitive damages for mental anguish and severe emotional distress the boy suffered as a result of the assault, invasion of privacy, negligence, and recklessness. \u2014 Trisha Powell Crain | Tcrain@al.com, al , 7 June 2022",
      "Prices continue to increase across the state, much to the anger and distress of drivers. \u2014 Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times , 6 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Fireworks can distress and cause problems for animals, people at home, and those with post-traumatic stress disorder, said Brockton City Council President John Lally. \u2014 Matt Yan, BostonGlobe.com , 14 June 2022",
      "In their zeal to prepare for a shooting emergency on their campuses, school districts across the nation have gravitated toward hyperreal simulations like these, despite some experts\u2019 concerns that the realism may distress or traumatize kids. \u2014 Laura Newberrystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "The rapidly aging population and shrinking workforce could severely distress China's economic and social stability. \u2014 Nectar Gan And Steve George, CNN , 1 Dec. 2021",
      "In 2017, a ship from the aid group Sea-Watch responded to distress calls from a sinking migrant boat. \u2014 Ian Urbina, The New Yorker , 28 Nov. 2021",
      "Within the last 12 months, to what extent did the following issue(s) cause you distress ? \u2014 Genny Beemyn, The Conversation , 5 Aug. 2021",
      "But Brightline trains, many contended, would reduce property values, pose a safety risk from derailments, distress the mental health of students at schools near the tracks and threaten wildlife and wetlands in and near the community. \u2014 Kevin Spear, orlandosentinel.com , 20 July 2021",
      "His back legs kept giving out, too, which appeared to distress him. \u2014 Cathy M. Rosenthal, San Antonio Express-News , 27 May 2021",
      "Rebecca Hofmann conveys distress more naturalistically, with a drawing of a person whose limbs are pulled together in a sort of knot. \u2014 Mark Jenkins, Washington Post , 4 Dec. 2020",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "But the policy itself, which requires all patients who test positive to be isolated, including young children and babies, has caused significant levels distress among parents. \u2014 Simone Mccarthy And Yong Xiong, CNN , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "The post- distress investing segment is particularly attractive right now. \u2014 George Schultze, Forbes , 26 Oct. 2021",
      "The attractiveness of investing in both public and private post- distress equities in this part of the cycle will likely remain very interesting for the medium-term. \u2014 George Schultze, Forbes , 26 Oct. 2021",
      "Both of these post- distress firms still look attractive on an after-tax cash flow basis versus their peers. \u2014 George Schultze, Forbes , 16 Apr. 2021",
      "Going forward, many more firms emerging from the COVID crisis will have large NOLs that can benefit their post- distress shareholders. \u2014 George Schultze, Forbes , 16 Apr. 2021",
      "Thys didn\u2019t hang any of the flags upside down, but these are clearly distress symbols. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Oct. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English destresse , from Anglo-French destresce , from Vulgar Latin *districtia , from Latin districtus , past participle of distringere \u2014 see distrain":"Noun, Verb, and Adjective"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
      "1926, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205941"
  },
  "disarming":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": allaying criticism or hostility : ingratiating"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "dis-\u02c8\u00e4r-mi\u014b",
      "diz-",
      "\u02c8dis-\u02cc\u00e4r-"
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      "lovable",
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      "precious",
      "sweet",
      "winning",
      "winsome"
    ],
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      "abhorrent",
      "abominable",
      "detestable",
      "hateful",
      "loathsome",
      "odious",
      "unlovable"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "We were all charmed by his disarming openness and modesty.",
      "a thoroughly disarming little rascal who can talk his way out of any trouble",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Clumsy, swaggering, disarming , stupid, cowardly or naive; ill-intentioned, unaware, incapable or uncaring. \u2014 Anna Zanardi Cappon, Forbes , 28 Dec. 2021",
      "What follows instead is a pivotal listen that conveys trauma in an assured yet disarming way. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 8 Dec. 2021",
      "Then check out the work of Danielle Perez, who delivers jokes about the heaviest of subjects with a breezy openness that\u2019s totally disarming . \u2014 Jesse David Fox, Vulture , 1 Nov. 2021",
      "Sara a rare mix of timidity and courage that\u2019s unwaveringly disarming . \u2014 Manuel Betancourt, Variety , 22 Nov. 2021",
      "Garments can be gorgeous, disarming , and take your breath away. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 15 Oct. 2021",
      "Then there are the green track suits with their utilitarian, dehumanizing number badges; there\u2019s the shot of Gong Yoo, calm and disarming , holding up the two red and blue ddakji envelopes. \u2014 Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture , 8 Oct. 2021",
      "By contrast, Stephen Fry\u2019s narration on video was charming and disarming . \u2014 Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2021",
      "These are the results when officers choose to draw their most disarming weapon: compassion. \u2014 Steve Hartman, CBS News , 6 June 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"from present participle of disarm ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1839, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-200251"
  },
  "disbelieving":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to hold not worthy of belief : not believe":[],
      ": to withhold or reject belief":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-b\u0259-\u02c8l\u0113v"
    ],
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      "discredit",
      "negate"
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      "accept",
      "believe",
      "credit",
      "swallow"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Several jurors disbelieved the witness's testimony.",
      "many disbelieved the medium's claims that she could communicate with the spirits of the dead",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Visited upon multiple characters, the mounting misfortune that ensues stems from the timely subject of society\u2019s patriarchal tendency to disbelieve women, or to grant certain female archetypes more credibility than others. \u2014 Guy Lodge, Variety , 19 May 2022",
      "Not surprisingly, fellow-travelers on the left criticized Conquest either from a wish to disbelieve the Soviet horrors or from an ideological sympathy that compelled extenuation of them. \u2014 Peter J. Travers, National Review , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "Last September, at his first, brief family visit, Torres seemed healthy, so much so that his relatives tended to disbelieve the other prisoners\u2019 reports of mistreatment. \u2014 Alma Guillermoprieto, The New Yorker , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "Tens of millions of voters were willing to disbelieve the media. \u2014 WSJ , 7 Jan. 2022",
      "Rarely in history has a president so efficiently trained the public to disbelieve him as a matter of course. \u2014 Lili Loofbourow, The Week , 13 Nov. 2017",
      "Unfortunately, both physicians and nurses disbelieve the patients based on the results of a normal blood pressure reading. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 25 Nov. 2021",
      "Strangulation is often a sign that an abuser is working his way up to killing his victim; its effects also include the mental fog and discombobulated accounts that can make people disbelieve women. \u2014 Helen Shaw, Vulture , 17 Oct. 2021",
      "The courts were almost twice as likely to disbelieve the mothers\u2019 claims of abuse in those scenarios. \u2014 Megan O\u2019matz, ProPublica , 16 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1644, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172353"
  },
  "die-hardism":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u012b-\u02cch\u00e4rd"
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      "archconservative",
      "brassbound",
      "button-down",
      "buttoned-down",
      "conservative",
      "hidebound",
      "mossbacked",
      "old-fashioned",
      "old-line",
      "old-school",
      "orthodox",
      "paleoconservative",
      "reactionary",
      "standpat",
      "traditional",
      "traditionalistic",
      "ultraconservative",
      "unprogressive"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "broad-minded",
      "large-minded",
      "liberal",
      "nonconservative",
      "nonconventional",
      "nonorthodox",
      "nontraditional",
      "open-minded",
      "progressive",
      "unconventional",
      "unorthodox"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1922, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-221520"
  },
  "disconnection":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to sever the connection of or between":[],
      ": dissociate sense 1":[
        "are disconnected from meaningful relationships"
      ],
      ": to terminate a connection":[],
      ": to become detached or withdrawn":[
        "disconnects into dark moods"
      ],
      ": a lack of or a break in connection, consistency, or agreement":[
        "a huge disconnect \u2026 between the nation's capital and the rest of the country",
        "\u2014 R. J. Samuelson"
      ]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-k\u0259-\u02c8nekt"
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      "break up",
      "decouple",
      "disassociate",
      "disjoin",
      "disjoint",
      "dissever",
      "dissociate",
      "disunite",
      "divide",
      "divorce",
      "part",
      "ramify",
      "resolve",
      "separate",
      "sever",
      "split",
      "sunder",
      "uncouple",
      "unlink",
      "unyoke"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "join",
      "link",
      "unify",
      "unite"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "The hose and faucet had been disconnected .",
      "Disconnect the old printer and connect the new one.",
      "The alarm system had been disconnected .",
      "Before starting, be sure to disconnect the power supply.",
      "Our landlord threatened to disconnect our electricity.",
      "We were talking on the phone but suddenly we got disconnected .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Here, disconnect and stay in spacious deluxe villas or lakefront cabins that offer modern amenities. \u2014 Kimberly Lyn, Travel + Leisure , 19 June 2022",
      "People also like to disconnect from their environment while working, and what better way to do this than to plug in your earbuds, and listen to something\u2026 anything, but your environment. \u2014 Toby Grey, BGR , 9 May 2022",
      "Russia\u2019s Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media said on Monday there are no plans to disconnect the country from the global Internet. \u2014 Alan Murray, Fortune , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "In the aftermath of the invasion, European leaders seemed to set economic concerns aside, agreeing to disconnect seven Russian banks from SWIFT, the world\u2019s most important payment mechanism. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "On Saturday, the Biden administration joined a raft of European allies in agreeing to disconnect a number of Russian banks from SWIFT, the messaging system used by financial institutions for facilitating transactions worldwide. \u2014 Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times , 27 Feb. 2022",
      "Biden's comment underscored a reality that convinced US officials weeks ago that the European will to disconnect Russia from the SWIFT financial system was unlikely to coalesce. \u2014 Jeremy Herb, CNN , 24 Feb. 2022",
      "His perspective provides useful insight for parents who are concerned about their kids, people desperate to disconnect from a life of crime and policy influencers looking to improve the juvenile justice system. \u2014 Saige Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune , 14 Jan. 2022",
      "The sound of the water clock slowly filling up and then suddenly emptying brings a subtle sense of temporality that is at the same time an invitation to disconnect from time. \u2014 Felicity Carter, Forbes , 21 Dec. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "To date there's been a big disconnect between what employers want and what their employees want. \u2014 Jeanne Sahadi, CNN , 28 June 2022",
      "Sheryl Daija, founder and CEO of Bridge, a group of marketing and diversity, equity and inclusion executives, noted there's a disconnect between the seriousness of the holiday and the merchandise on display. \u2014 Anne D'innocenzio, Chron , 17 June 2022",
      "Much of that disconnect , in Hayward\u2019s experience, relates to training, logistics and tolerance for creative DIY solutions. \u2014 Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News , 7 May 2022",
      "Garrett and Baker Mayfield weren\u2019t always necessarily on the same page last season, which may have led to some of the disconnect . \u2014 cleveland , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "There\u2019s a level of disconnect in people that allows us as a society to not take care of our surroundings, our environment. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Unfortunately, workers are aware of this disconnect . \u2014 Michael Mcfall, Forbes , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "There seems to be a bit of a disconnect in their views of money in general. \u2014 Keith Dewar And Kristine Killingsworth, PEOPLE.com , 23 Feb. 2022",
      "Part of the disconnect is that Canada simply didn\u2019t recognize itself in the angry convoy rolling across the country. \u2014 Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor , 10 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1751, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
      "1982, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021716"
  },
  "dilate (on":{
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to talk about (a subject) for a long time":[
        "We spent a long evening listening to him dilate on the need for tax relief."
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-201601"
  },
  "dichotomy":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": something with seemingly contradictory qualities":[
        "it's a dichotomy , this opulent Ritz-style luxury in a place that fronts on a boat harbor",
        "\u2014 Jean T. Barrett"
      ],
      ": the phase of the moon or an inferior planet in which half its disk appears illuminated":[],
      ": a system of branching in which the main axis forks repeatedly into two branches":[],
      ": branching of an ancestral line into two equal diverging branches":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u012b-\u02c8k\u00e4t-\u0259-m\u0113 also d\u0259-",
      "also d\u0259-",
      "d\u012b-\u02c8k\u00e4-t\u0259-m\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "contradiction",
      "incongruity",
      "paradox"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "The amusing spectacle of the recent presidential vote in Florida should remind us of the persistence of the federal-state dichotomy . \u2014 Eugene Genovese , Atlantic , March 2001",
      "At the close of this millennium, the favored dichotomy features a supposed battle called \"the science wars.\" \u2014 Stephen Jay Gould , Science , 14 Jan. 2000",
      "\u2026 to insist on its being either symbol or fact is to dwell needlessly on a false dichotomy . \u2014 Simon Schama , The Embarrassment of Riches , 1988",
      "\u2026 the Inuit concept of their environment was centred around the dichotomy between land and sea. \u2014 Ian Hodder , Reading the Past , 1986",
      "Her essay discusses the dichotomy between good and evil in the author's novels.",
      "her outfit is a sartorial dichotomy : an elegant gown and ratty old tennis shoes",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The dichotomy between the futurist and the test pilot gets to a real issue facing any plane with a battery: Who will fly them? \u2014 New York Times , 16 Apr. 2022",
      "Plenty of sci-fi stories have dealt with the dichotomy between two sides of the same character. \u2014 Eric Ravenscraft, Wired , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Does the world always have to end up being placed into such a dichotomy ? \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 4 June 2022",
      "The closing arguments represented a strange dichotomy that has existed throughout the trial, in which Heard and Depp and their witnesses seem to recount the same events in completely different lights. \u2014 Emily Yahr, Washington Post , 27 May 2022",
      "Those questions from the other characters also reveal an interesting dichotomy with the male characters. \u2014 Selome Hailu, Variety , 23 May 2022",
      "This dichotomy , balancing cultural expectations while pursuing personal passions, rang true for many young women. \u2014 Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "This dichotomy may bleed into the Good American founder's past relationships, which include athletes Lamar Odom and Tristan Thompson. \u2014 Topher Gauk-roger, PEOPLE.com , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "That makes sense, structuring this story around two characters who have this dichotomy . \u2014 Devan Coggan, EW.com , 6 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from New Latin dichotomia, borrowed from Greek dichotom\u00eda \"division into two parts (of the moon, in logic), bisection,\" from dich\u00f3tomos \"cut in half, dichotomous \" + -ia -ia entry 1":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1610, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-014938"
  },
  "discomposed":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to destroy the composure of":[],
      ": to disturb the order of":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-k\u0259m-\u02c8p\u014dz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "agitate",
      "ail",
      "alarm",
      "alarum",
      "bother",
      "concern",
      "derail",
      "discomfort",
      "dismay",
      "disquiet",
      "distemper",
      "distract",
      "distress",
      "disturb",
      "exercise",
      "flurry",
      "frazzle",
      "freak (out)",
      "fuss",
      "hagride",
      "perturb",
      "undo",
      "unhinge",
      "unsettle",
      "upset",
      "weird out",
      "worry"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "calm",
      "compose",
      "quiet",
      "settle",
      "soothe",
      "tranquilize",
      "tranquillize"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for discompose discompose , disquiet , disturb , perturb , agitate , upset , fluster mean to destroy capacity for collected thought or decisive action. discompose implies some degree of loss of self-control or self-confidence especially through emotional stress. discomposed by the loss of his beloved wife disquiet suggests loss of sense of security or peace of mind. the disquieting news of factories closing disturb implies interference with one's mental processes caused by worry, perplexity, or interruption. the discrepancy in accounts disturbed me perturb implies deep disturbance of mind and emotions. perturbed by her husband's strange behavior agitate suggests obvious external signs of nervous or emotional excitement. in his agitated state we could see he was unable to work upset implies the disturbance of normal or habitual functioning by disappointment, distress, or grief. the family's constant bickering upsets the youngest child fluster suggests bewildered agitation. his declaration of love completely flustered her",
    "examples":[
      "discomposed by the tone of the message left on his answering machine",
      "the wind ruffled her hair and discomposed her carefully arranged papers"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1645, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-051618"
  },
  "dilapidated":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": decayed , deteriorated , or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse":[
        "a dilapidated old house"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u0259-\u02c8la-p\u0259-\u02ccd\u0101-t\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "beat-up",
      "bombed-out",
      "dog-eared",
      "down-at-the-heels",
      "down-at-heel",
      "down-at-the-heel",
      "down-at-heels",
      "dumpy",
      "grungy",
      "mangy",
      "mean",
      "miserable",
      "moth-eaten",
      "neglected",
      "ratty",
      "run-down",
      "scrubby",
      "scruffy",
      "seedy",
      "shabby",
      "sleazy",
      "tacky",
      "tatterdemalion",
      "tatty",
      "threadbare",
      "timeworn",
      "tumbledown"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "a dilapidated car that had seen better days",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Italy has in recent years sold off hundreds of dilapidated homes for next to nothing, thanks to schemes to attract new residents triggering a wave of regeneration for rural communities. \u2014 Silvia Marchetti, CNN , 8 June 2022",
      "Some complain the agency hasn't done enough to maintain the dilapidated homes in its portfolio. \u2014 Christine Macdonald, Detroit Free Press , 14 Jan. 2022",
      "The dilapidated homes of Astor Row were rejuvenated beginning in 1992, after Brooke Astor happened upon them during a tour. \u2014 New York Times , 5 Nov. 2021",
      "In the eastern Coachella Valley community of Thermal, Latino farmhands and service workers struggle not to overheat in dilapidated mobile homes while the ultra-wealthy speed racecars in luxury. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 Aug. 2021",
      "City leaders are looking the redevelopment of the old Showcase Cinemas site to spur a revival of the dilapidated Silver Lane corridor. \u2014 Don Stacom, Hartford Courant , 8 June 2022",
      "Over the next 50 years, the already dilapidated hamlet fell further into decay -- jungle-like vegetation creeping over walls and doors. \u2014 Silvia Marchetti, CNN , 8 June 2022",
      "The house, built in 1850, is living history, once the headquarters for a 1,300-acre tobacco plantation and a dilapidated outbuilding which turns out to be one of the best preserve quarters for enslaved people still standing. \u2014 Ellen Mcgirt, Fortune , 7 June 2022",
      "Milwaukee's boat house \u2014 one of the city's quirkiest landmarks \u2014 will have its dilapidated lighthouse removed and replaced with a new one. \u2014 Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel , 7 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "see dilapidate":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1565, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164105"
  },
  "dissipation":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the action or process of dissipating : the state of being dissipated:":[],
      ": dispersion , diffusion":[
        "the dissipation of the smoke",
        "the dissipation of enemy forces"
      ],
      ": dissolution , disintegration":[],
      ": wasteful expenditure":[
        "the dissipation of the family's fortune"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdi-s\u0259-\u02c8p\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "abjection",
      "corruption",
      "corruptness",
      "debasement",
      "debauchery",
      "decadence",
      "decadency",
      "degeneracy",
      "degenerateness",
      "degeneration",
      "degradation",
      "demoralization",
      "depravity",
      "dissipatedness",
      "dissoluteness",
      "libertinage",
      "libertinism",
      "perversion",
      "pervertedness",
      "rakishness",
      "turpitude"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Insulation helps prevent the dissipation of heat from houses in the winter.",
      "a movie about the dissipation of a famous heir's fortune",
      "He lived a life of dissipation .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Some models simulate a mere hovering over the western Gulf and eventual dissipation . \u2014 Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
      "The unravelling of Sri Lanka\u2019s economy\u2014Chinese loans had little to do with this, popular notions aside\u2014has, however, led to an abrupt and inexplicable dissipation of Chinese backing. \u2014 Raknish Wijewardene, Quartz , 16 May 2022",
      "It is equipped with a heat sink, and its aluminum base also facilitates heat dissipation . \u2014 Tony Hoffman, PCMAG , 9 May 2022",
      "Gen 1 is with extra memory and better heat dissipation . \u2014 Patrick Moorhead, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "But OnePlus has taken things a step further for this particular phone, with a new heat dissipation system that relies on a customized vapor chamber on both sides of the motherboard. \u2014 Maren Estrada, BGR , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "In case of a complete power outage, there is a risk of disabling the safety of important systems and equipment, in particular: ventilation, heat dissipation , technological, and radiation control systems. \u2014 Time , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "The bump has just evaporated, presumably thanks to heat dissipation restrictions. \u2014 Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "While there are other dielectric resins available in AM, Radix has a much better dissipation factor than existing materials so that less power is lost as electricity transmits through a circuit. \u2014 Michael Molitch-hou, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "see dissipate":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-011616"
  },
  "disputable":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to engage in argument : debate",
      ": to argue irritably or with irritating persistence",
      ": to make the subject of verbal controversy or disputation",
      ": to call into question or cast doubt upon",
      ": to struggle against : oppose",
      ": to contend over",
      ": verbal controversy : debate",
      ": quarrel",
      ": physical combat",
      ": to question or deny the truth or rightness of",
      ": argue sense 1",
      ": to fight over",
      ": debate entry 1 sense 3",
      ": quarrel entry 1 sense 1",
      ": to engage in a dispute",
      ": to engage in a dispute over",
      ": to oppose by argument or assertion",
      ": an assertion of opposing views or claims : a disagreement as to rights",
      ": one that is the subject of proceedings for resolution (as arbitration)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8spy\u00fct",
      "di-\u02c8spy\u00fct",
      "\u02c8di-\u02ccspy\u00fct",
      "di-\u02c8spy\u00fct",
      "di-\u02c8spy\u00fct"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "challenge",
      "contest",
      "impeach",
      "oppugn",
      "query",
      "question"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "contestation",
      "controversy",
      "debate",
      "difference",
      "difficulty",
      "disagreement",
      "disputation",
      "dissension",
      "dissention",
      "dissensus",
      "firestorm",
      "nonconcurrence"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Bolsonaro has added to the tension, saying his concerns about the election\u2019s integrity may lead him to dispute the outcome. \u2014 Jack Nicas, BostonGlobe.com , 12 June 2022",
      "Trump has authorized allies to dispute claims about him regarding the insurrection. \u2014 David Jackson, USA TODAY , 9 June 2022",
      "But Musk continues to dispute that figure, creating the ongoing impasse. \u2014 Rob Wile, NBC News , 6 June 2022",
      "Chase, Citi, and Regions Bank give their customers the ability to dispute credit card transactions directly from the mobile app. \u2014 Ron Shevlin, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
      "The plan was adopted in 2016 to resolve the costly fights that casinos waged with Atlantic City to dispute their property assessments, battles that nearly bankrupted the city. \u2014 Alison Burdo, ProPublica , 2 June 2022",
      "The White House was quick to dispute claims of a lack of advancement among its Black staffers, telling Politico that 15 percent of that cohort were promoted in the last year. \u2014 Kevin L. Clark, Essence , 1 June 2022",
      "The change of dates has led Mr. Cosby\u2019s team to further dispute her account. \u2014 New York Times , 22 May 2022",
      "There, the women had requested an appearance at the county property appraiser\u2019s office to dispute a tax charge. \u2014 Lisa J. Huriash, Sun Sentinel , 16 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The World Trade Organization, created in 1995 as a successor to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, has seen a slow unraveling \u2014 often because U.S. objections have largely hamstrung its dispute -resolution system. \u2014 Jamey Keaten, ajc , 12 June 2022",
      "Canada\u2019s men refused to play their World Cup warmup match against Panama on Sunday because of a labor dispute with the nation\u2019s governing body that includes a demand that the women\u2019s national team gets equal pay. \u2014 San Francisco Chronicle , 5 June 2022",
      "But the league and the CFL Players Association got the labor dispute settled quickly without causing any delays to the schedule. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 22 May 2022",
      "Because the labor dispute in baseball cut the length of 2022 spring training in half, M.L.B. and the players\u2019 union agreed to expand rosters to 28 for the first month of the season in hopes of preventing injuries. \u2014 James Wagner, New York Times , 2 May 2022",
      "An article in April 20 editions on a labor dispute misstated those two components of the offer. \u2014 oregonlive , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Those games, which will be played May 17 and Sept. 20, will take the place of those that were lost from the first week of the season due to the labor dispute . \u2014 Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "The musicians have been on strike since Sept. 27 as part of a labor dispute with the Symphony Society of San Antonio, the nonprofit board that runs the orchestra. \u2014 Deborah Martin, San Antonio Express-News , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "But the labor dispute did potentially deprive fans everywhere the chance to witness history. \u2014 Jared Diamond, WSJ , 13 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense",
      "Noun",
      "1555, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-001739"
  },
  "discretionary":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": left to individual choice or judgment : exercised at one's own discretion",
      ": available for discretionary use",
      ": left to discretion : exercised at one's own discretion",
      ": relating to the policy-making function of a public official \u2014 see also Federal Tort Claims Act \u2014 compare ministerial"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8skre-sh\u0259-\u02ccner-\u0113",
      "dis-\u02c8kre-sh\u0259-\u02ccner-\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "elective",
      "optional",
      "voluntary"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "compulsory",
      "mandatory",
      "nonelective",
      "nonvoluntary",
      "obligatory",
      "required"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "discretionary spending on luxuries dropped dramatically last year",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "And just one weapon system \u2014 the troubled F-35 combat aircraft program \u2014 is slated to get as much as the discretionary budget for the Centers for Disease Control. \u2014 William Hartung, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
      "The announcement was the latest sign that many big retailers are struggling to match supply with demand, as inflation squeezes shoppers and more discretionary spending shifts to travel and entertainment. \u2014 Josh Ulick And Suzanne Kapner, WSJ , 9 June 2022",
      "The infrastructure package handed the Department of Transportation new discretionary grant programs and increased the size of other programs, which the administration has tied to goals like combating climate change and promoting racial justice. \u2014 Ian Duncan, Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
      "The top three sectors in April and May were consumer discretionary (nonessential goods and services, like cars and entertainment), information technology, and consumer staples (essential products, like food and beverages). \u2014 Sheryl Estrada, Fortune , 2 June 2022",
      "Companies looking to offset inflation today are largely focused on implementing existing plans for longer-term efficiency improvements, or scaling back discretionary expenses such as travel or software, Mr. Foldesy said. \u2014 Kristin Broughton, WSJ , 30 May 2022",
      "The law, the court concluded, intended greater latitude for discretionary decisions made by emergency responders. \u2014 Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant , 27 May 2022",
      "Brutalized nearly as badly were consumer discretionary stocks in the XLY XLY tumbling 7.8%. \u2014 John Dobosz, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
      "Consumer discretionary spending's slowing due to inflation, which could lead to fewer jobs and inventory gluts. \u2014 Medora Lee, USA TODAY , 23 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" discretion + -ary entry 2 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1698, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-002319"
  },
  "disability":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a physical, mental, cognitive, or developmental condition that impairs, interferes with, or limits a person's ability to engage in certain tasks or actions or participate in typical daily activities and interactions",
      ": impaired function or ability",
      "\u2014 see also intellectual disability , learning disability",
      ": an impairment (such as a chronic medical condition or injury) that prevents someone from engaging in gainful employment",
      ": an impairment (such as spina bifida) that results in serious functional limitations for a minor",
      ": a program providing financial support to a person affected by disability",
      ": the financial support provided by such a program",
      ": a disqualification, restriction, or disadvantage",
      ": lack of legal qualification to do something",
      ": a condition (as one present at birth or caused by injury) that interferes with or limits a person's ability to engage in certain physical or mental tasks or actions",
      ": a physical, mental, cognitive, or developmental condition that impairs, interferes with, or limits a person's ability to engage in certain tasks or actions or participate in typical daily activities and interactions",
      ": impaired function or ability",
      "\u2014 see also intellectual disability , learning disability",
      ": an impairment (as a chronic medical condition or injury) that prevents someone from engaging in gainful employment",
      ": an impairment (as spina bifida) that results in serious functional limitations for a minor",
      ": a program providing financial support to a person affected by disability",
      ": inability to pursue an occupation because of a physical or mental impairment",
      ": inability to engage in any substantial gainful activity because of a medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or to be of long continued or indefinite duration in accordance with the Social Security Act \u2014 see also benefit , Americans with Disabilities Act \u2014 compare incapacity , occupational disease",
      ": lack of legal qualification to do something"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-\u0259-\u02c8bi-l\u0259-t\u0113",
      "\u02ccdi-s\u0259-\u02c8bi-l\u0259-t\u0113",
      "\u02ccdis-\u0259-\u02c8bil-\u0259t-\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "She has learned to keep a positive attitude about her disability .",
      "disabilities such as blindness and deafness",
      "a program for children with disabilities",
      "It's a serious disease that can cause disability or death.",
      "After he injured his back he had to quit his job and go on disability .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The landmark piece of legislation, enacted in 1990, is more or less the disability community\u2019s equivalent to the Civil Rights Act. \u2014 Steven Aquino, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
      "To be eligible, a voter must be away from their home on Election Day; have a disability that prevents them from voting at their polling place; or have a religious belief that prevents them from voting at their polling place on Election Day. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 8 June 2022",
      "Jane Varghese Williams, 27, has felt guilt over not breastfeeding her son, who has a feeding disability , since he was born last November. \u2014 New York Times , 16 May 2022",
      "Fest, an event at the nation's first barrier-free park in Phoenix that showcases inclusive recreational activities and services for the disability community. \u2014 Brieanna J. Frank, The Arizona Republic , 6 Feb. 2022",
      "The legislation also restructures Amtrak\u2019s board of directors, requiring the panel to meet annually in an open setting with members of the disability community, the public and Amtrak\u2019s workforce. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Nov. 2021",
      "Advocates in the disability community are pleased to see support from Congress. \u2014 Sara Luterman, USA TODAY , 3 Nov. 2021",
      "Such a task includes partnering with the disability community to create accessible and innovative experiences. \u2014 Trilby Beresford, The Hollywood Reporter , 31 May 2022",
      "Indeed, embracing the disability community is of the utmost importance the other 364 days of the year too. \u2014 Steven Aquino, Forbes , 19 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" dis- + ability , after disable ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1545, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-003026"
  },
  "disorderedness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": morally reprehensible":[],
      ": unruly":[],
      ": marked by disorder":[
        "a disordered room"
      ],
      ": not functioning in a normal orderly healthy way":[
        "a disordered mind"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8\u022fr-d\u0259rd",
      "(\u02cc)diz-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "chaotic",
      "cluttered",
      "confused",
      "disarranged",
      "disarrayed",
      "disheveled",
      "dishevelled",
      "disorderly",
      "higgledy-piggledy",
      "hugger-mugger",
      "jumbled",
      "littered",
      "messed",
      "messy",
      "muddled",
      "mussed",
      "mussy",
      "pell-mell",
      "rumpled",
      "sloppy",
      "topsy-turvy",
      "tousled",
      "tumbled",
      "unkempt",
      "untidy",
      "upside-down"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bandbox",
      "crisp",
      "kempt",
      "neat",
      "neatened",
      "ordered",
      "orderly",
      "organized",
      "shipshape",
      "snug",
      "tidied",
      "tidy",
      "trim",
      "uncluttered",
      "well-ordered"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "The project was in a disordered state.",
      "The file was completely disordered .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This was the disordered and unruly world Lincoln experienced. \u2014 Gordon S. Wood, WSJ , 25 Sep. 2020",
      "The impact the former has on self-esteem can affect everything from disordered eating to personal ambition. \u2014 Kate Harding, Teen Vogue , 26 Aug. 2019",
      "In the United States, at least 30 million people suffer from disordered eating, according to the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders (ANAD). \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 22 Feb. 2020",
      "Stress may also create or exacerbate disordered eating \u2014 which can lead to irregular or absent periods. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Apr. 2020",
      "The 45-year-old has spoken publicly about her history with trauma, disordered eating, and therapy. \u2014 Bethany Heitman, Health.com , 7 Apr. 2020",
      "My experiences of disordered eating were, relatively speaking, brief and mild. \u2014 Zan Romanoff, Bon App\u00e9tit , 1 Apr. 2020",
      "Crystallization is a dramatic switch from the liquid phase, in which molecules are disordered and free flowing, to the crystal phase, in which molecules are locked in a regular, repeating pattern. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 11 Mar. 2020",
      "The campaign in Nevada is as disordered as anything else in the Democratic race, according to people closely watching the contest there. \u2014 Alexander Burns, New York Times , 12 Feb. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1505, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045109"
  },
  "discontinuation":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to break the continuity of : cease to operate, administer, use, produce, or take",
      ": to abandon or terminate by a legal discontinuance",
      ": to come to an end",
      ": to bring to an end : stop"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-k\u0259n-\u02c8tin-(\u02cc)y\u00fc",
      "\u02ccdis-k\u0259n-\u02c8tin-y\u00fc"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "break",
      "break off",
      "break up",
      "can",
      "cease",
      "cut off",
      "cut out",
      "desist (from)",
      "drop",
      "end",
      "give over",
      "halt",
      "knock off",
      "lay off",
      "leave off",
      "pack (up ",
      "quit",
      "shut off",
      "stop"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "He discontinued his visits to the psychiatrist.",
      "She chose to discontinue her studies.",
      "The company has announced that the current model will be discontinued next year.",
      "They are planning to discontinue bus service between the two towns.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The decrease stems in part from pressure on international airlines and tour groups to discontinue the immigrant pipeline to Belarus. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Scott Hall\u2019s family planned to discontinue his life support according to longtime tag team partner and best friend Kevin Nash. \u2014 Alfred Konuwa, Forbes , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "Wrestler Kevin Nash announced Sunday his family planned to discontinue life support. \u2014 Brendan Morrow, The Week , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "But such effects prompted 6 percent of high-dose recipients to discontinue . \u2014 New York Times , 7 June 2021",
      "Hyundai will reportedly discontinue the Sonata mid-size sedan after the current generation runs its course. \u2014 Joey Capparella, Car and Driver , 23 May 2022",
      "Apple plans to discontinue the iPod Touch, marking the end of an era for the iconic musical device launched more than 20 years ago. \u2014 Brett Molina, USA TODAY , 10 May 2022",
      "Had the rumor, rife among the brand\u2019s global army of online pundits, that the famously secretive manufacturer would discontinue or update the Air King proved correct? \u2014 Nick Scott, Robb Report , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "Utah County will discontinue its dashboard and refer people to the state\u2019s website. \u2014 Paighten Harkins, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Anglo-French discontinuer , from Medieval Latin discontinuare , from Latin dis- + continuare to continue",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-011747"
  },
  "discommode":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to cause inconvenience to : trouble":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-k\u0259-\u02c8m\u014dd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "disoblige",
      "disturb",
      "incommode",
      "inconvenience",
      "put out",
      "trouble"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "accommodate",
      "favor",
      "oblige"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "the breakdown of her car didn't discommode her seriously",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and former Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen were similarly discommoded at mealtime in public settings. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 13 Sep. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French discommoder , from dis- + commode convenient \u2014 more at commode":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1657, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-211508"
  },
  "divulge":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to make known (something, such as a confidence or secret)":[
        "refused to divulge the name of her informant",
        "divulge the company's sales figures"
      ],
      ": to make public : proclaim":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u012b-",
      "d\u0259-\u02c8v\u0259lj"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bare",
      "disclose",
      "discover",
      "expose",
      "let on (about)",
      "reveal",
      "spill",
      "tell",
      "unbosom",
      "uncloak",
      "uncover",
      "unmask",
      "unveil"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "cloak",
      "conceal",
      "cover (up)",
      "enshroud",
      "hide",
      "mask",
      "shroud",
      "veil"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for divulge reveal , disclose , divulge , tell , betray mean to make known what has been or should be concealed. reveal may apply to supernatural or inspired revelation of truths beyond the range of ordinary human vision or reason. divine will as revealed in sacred writings disclose may imply a discovering but more often an imparting of information previously kept secret. candidates must disclose their financial assets divulge implies a disclosure involving some impropriety or breach of confidence. refused to divulge an anonymous source tell implies an imparting of necessary or useful information. told them what he had overheard betray implies a divulging that represents a breach of faith or an involuntary or unconscious disclosure. a blush that betrayed her embarrassment",
    "examples":[
      "The company will not divulge its sales figures.",
      "we tried to make him divulge the name of the winner, but he wouldn't budge",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Johnson would not divulge specific search areas and said investigators now have Carli\u2019s vehicle in their custody. \u2014 Stephanie Pagones, Fox News , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "The report does not divulge anything about the price of the iPhone 14, or if consumers should expect higher prices as a result. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 23 May 2022",
      "Deus didn\u2019t divulge any details regarding the electric motors, but said the Vayanne will be fitted with an 85 kWh battery that should provide approximately 300 miles of range. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 10 May 2022",
      "Hocker declined to divulge training secrets but said one element is that Oregon runners always took one day, Sunday, completely off. \u2014 David Woods, The Indianapolis Star , 7 Aug. 2021",
      "He was tested for the virus, but the theater declined to divulge the results, citing privacy. \u2014 Sarah Bahr, New York Times , 24 May 2021",
      "Walsh declined to divulge the purchase price and would not confirm or deny the $30 million sum. \u2014 oregonlive , 7 May 2021",
      "Michigan officials are not currently required to divulge any of this information, joining Idaho as the only two states where this is the case. \u2014 Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press , 10 May 2022",
      "Like most streamers, Peacock doesn\u2019t divulge viewing data for its series. \u2014 Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Latin divulgare , from dis- + vulgare to make known, from vulgus mob":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224055"
  },
  "diffidence":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8di-f\u0259-d\u0259n(t)s",
      "-f\u0259-\u02ccden(t)s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "After some initial diffidence , Biden seems to have helped lead the West into a response to Russia's aggression that neither validates assaults on a weaker neighbor's sovereignty nor unleashes World War III. \u2014 W. James Antle Iii, The Week , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "By the time the final act rolls around, Lamb approaches the idea that there\u2019s a price that must be paid with a shrugging diffidence rather than impending doom. \u2014 Alison Willmore, Vulture , 9 Oct. 2021",
      "By the time the final act rolls around, \u2018Lamb\u2019 approaches the idea that there\u2019s a price that must be paid with a shrugging diffidence rather than impending doom. \u2014 Mark Olsen Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 8 Oct. 2021",
      "The asymmetry between the strategic single focus of the Christian right and the secular majority\u2019s diffidence in confronting claims to religious privilege explains a good deal: political victory goes to those who try harder. \u2014 Linda Greenhouse, The New York Review of Books , 1 July 2021",
      "And the former President's quasi-endorsement of Abrams reveals the diffidence among party leaders about how to proceed. \u2014 Michael Warren, CNN , 28 Sep. 2021",
      "The asymmetry between the strategic single focus of the Christian right and the secular majority\u2019s diffidence in confronting claims to religious privilege explains a good deal: political victory goes to those who try harder. \u2014 Linda Greenhouse, The New York Review of Books , 1 July 2021",
      "The asymmetry between the strategic single focus of the Christian right and the secular majority\u2019s diffidence in confronting claims to religious privilege explains a good deal: political victory goes to those who try harder. \u2014 Linda Greenhouse, The New York Review of Books , 1 July 2021",
      "Rowdy because of the ebullience of the two Black women\u2014Loreen, originally from Jamaica, and Wanda, from Liberia\u2014and fitful because of Artung, who is Chinese, and Lucing and Flavia, both Filipina and with a diffidence that is almost familial. \u2014 Han Ong, The New Yorker , 6 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English dyffidence, borrowed from Latin diff\u012bdentia, from diff\u012bdent-, diff\u012bdens \"distrustful, diffident \" + -ia  -ia entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-014306"
  },
  "dirtbag":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a dirty , unkempt, or contemptible person":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u0259rt-\u02ccbag"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bastard",
      "beast",
      "bleeder",
      "blighter",
      "boor",
      "bounder",
      "bugger",
      "buzzard",
      "cad",
      "chuff",
      "churl",
      "clown",
      "creep",
      "cretin",
      "crud",
      "crumb",
      "cur",
      "dog",
      "fink",
      "heel",
      "hound",
      "jerk",
      "joker",
      "louse",
      "lout",
      "pill",
      "rat",
      "rat fink",
      "reptile",
      "rotter",
      "schmuck",
      "scum",
      "scumbag",
      "scuzzball",
      "skunk",
      "sleaze",
      "sleazebag",
      "sleazeball",
      "slime",
      "slimeball",
      "slob",
      "snake",
      "so-and-so",
      "sod",
      "stinkard",
      "stinker",
      "swine",
      "toad",
      "varmint",
      "vermin"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "forgetting my birthday was the final straw\u2014I had to dump the dirtbag",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The Mannheim, Germany label knows a delightful dirtbag garage punk band better than anyone, so why not listen to 46 of some of the best in one place? \u2014 SPIN , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "In 1998, Annie Larsen was a recovering dirtbag climber, Park Service employee, and mom of a (cough) delightful three-year-old. \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 16 Apr. 2020",
      "Back in the 1990s, Jimmy Chin was living the dirtbag dream. \u2014 Outside Online , 11 May 2021",
      "But her videos play less like gossip vlogs and more like the work of an NPR pundit crossed with a true-crime enthusiast and a dirtbag podcaster. \u2014 Jenny Singer, Glamour , 25 Jan. 2022",
      "Past the halfway mark, Dibiasky sits around a parking lot as lovable dirtbag townies, including Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet, swap theories as to why the planet-killer is still hurtling toward them. \u2014 Kate Aronoff, The New Republic , 13 Dec. 2021",
      "The best of these images, with their untrammeled dirtbag energy and their middle-aged melancholy, are expressive in a way that borders on the absurd. \u2014 Alison Willmore, Vulture , 14 Oct. 2021",
      "Carnage is for the most part, in ways that count, another dirtbag delight. \u2014 K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone , 30 Sep. 2021",
      "In service of this goal, Singh had dirtbag chef extraordinaire Matty Matheson on to play some air hockey. \u2014 Bethy Squires, Vulture , 21 May 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1967, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-203708"
  },
  "diverseness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": differing from one another : unlike",
      ": composed of distinct or unlike elements or qualities",
      ": different from each other : unlike",
      ": made up of people or things that are different from each other",
      ": differing from one another",
      ": differing in citizenship from another party to an action",
      "\u2014 see also diversity jurisdiction at jurisdiction \u2014 compare nondiverse"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u012b-\u02c8v\u0259rs",
      "d\u0259-\u02c8v\u0259rs",
      "\u02c8d\u012b-\u02ccv\u0259rs",
      "d\u012b-\u02c8v\u0259rs",
      "d\u0259-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "different",
      "disparate",
      "dissimilar",
      "distant",
      "distinct",
      "distinctive",
      "distinguishable",
      "nonidentical",
      "other",
      "unalike",
      "unlike"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "alike",
      "identical",
      "indistinguishable",
      "kin",
      "kindred",
      "like",
      "parallel",
      "same",
      "similar"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Increasingly, companies and government agencies are considering more diverse pools of candidates, along with those who don\u2019t have traditional four-year degrees in engineering or computer science. \u2014 James Rundle, WSJ , 21 June 2022",
      "But as every election cycle passes and Orange County becomes more diverse , the old-school O.C. conservative becomes more and more a relic of yesteryear. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 June 2022",
      "Several festivalgoers remarked that the crowd seemed more diverse than in years past, possibly because Juneteenth gained wider recognition when President Joe Biden named it a federal holiday in 2021. \u2014 Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel , 19 June 2022",
      "One of the lessons learned four decades ago was coalition building, both within diverse Asian American communities sometimes divided by nationality and with other groups such as African Americans. \u2014 Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press , 16 June 2022",
      "Thus, living in more diverse communities compared to their parents. \u2014 Kian Bakhtiari, Forbes , 5 June 2022",
      "Both entities aim to promote amicable relations among the city\u2019s diverse racial and cultural communities. \u2014 Courtney Astolfi, cleveland , 1 June 2022",
      "Promises are made but rarely unfold in these historically diverse communities that were among those that took Katrina\u2019s brunt. \u2014 Xander Peters, The Christian Science Monitor , 31 May 2022",
      "Here, in one of India\u2019s most ancient cities, mosque and temple stand side-by-side \u2014 monuments to diverse communities that have coexisted for centuries. \u2014 Niha Masih, Washington Post , 25 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English divers, diverse \"differing, distinct, of various kinds, several,\" borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French divers, diverse, deverce, borrowed from Latin d\u012bversus \"turned in different directions, situated apart, differing,\" from past participle of d\u012bvertere \"to separate oneself (from), be different, diverge\" \u2014 more at divert ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-024550"
  },
  "distrait":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": apprehensively divided or withdrawn in attention : distracted"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8str\u0101"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "agitated",
      "delirious",
      "distracted",
      "distraught",
      "frantic",
      "frenzied",
      "hysterical",
      "hysteric"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "collected",
      "composed",
      "recollected",
      "self-collected",
      "self-composed",
      "self-possessed",
      "unhysterical"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "he grew more and more distrait as hours passed without confirmation that there were survivors of the plane crash"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Anglo-French destreit , from Latin distractus ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-051548"
  },
  "discover":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to make known or visible : expose",
      ": display",
      ": to obtain sight or knowledge of for the first time : find",
      ": find out",
      ": to make a discovery",
      ": to find out, see, or learn of especially for the first time : find",
      ": to find out about, recognize, or realize for the first time",
      "\u2014 see also discovery rule",
      ": to make the subject of discovery",
      ": to learn of or obtain (information) through discovery"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8sk\u0259-v\u0259r",
      "di-\u02c8sk\u0259-v\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "ascertain",
      "catch on (to)",
      "find out",
      "get on (to)",
      "hear",
      "learn",
      "realize",
      "see",
      "wise (up)"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Several new species of plants have recently been discovered .",
      "It took her several weeks to discover the solution.",
      "The tests have discovered problems in the current design.",
      "She soon discovered what had been going on.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Questlove has partnered with the publication for a campaign aimed at helping people discover unusual interests like his. \u2014 Marianne Garvey, CNN , 13 June 2022",
      "That is, unless drug companies can discover the next generation of treatments. \u2014 Robert Pearl, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
      "There were nervy thought experiments, like an episode in which Diane woke up to discover that Hillary Clinton was elected\u2014and that, as a side effect, #MeToo never happened and Harvey Weinstein was Diane\u2019s client. \u2014 Emily Nussbaum, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
      "Along with her oldest friend June, her first love Nick and her brother Ryan, Laurie sets out to find and reclaim the duck to discover its true meaning and value. \u2014 Mary Cadden, USA TODAY , 13 June 2022",
      "Redman, too, is working to discover more about how obesity starts even before birth. \u2014 Erika Edwards, NBC News , 12 June 2022",
      "Many wanted to have a child and were heartbroken to discover well into their second trimesters that their fetuses had serious defects. \u2014 New York Times , 12 June 2022",
      "As researchers race to discover exactly what Long COVID is, some point out that sequelae\u2014or consequences of a disease or injury\u2014are by no means unique to COVID. \u2014 Erin Prater, Fortune , 11 June 2022",
      "To discover weapons or other illicit materials, some schools deploy metal detectors. \u2014 Max Zahn, ABC News , 11 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Anglo-French descoverir, descovrir , from Late Latin discooperire , from Latin dis- + cooperire to cover \u2014 more at cover ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-062024"
  },
  "disincentive":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": deterrent":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-in-\u02c8sen-tiv"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "We considered volunteering, but the complicated application process was a disincentive .",
      "The complicated application process was a disincentive to volunteering our time.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "One location coordinator told Variety that removing the disincentive that the acting tax represents would be cheaper than increasing the existing location incentives. \u2014 Patrick Frater, Variety , 27 June 2022",
      "High effective marginal tax rates mean that some workers have a financial disincentive to invest in their own human capital and advance from lower-wage work to jobs that lead to economic self-sufficiency. \u2014 Erik Sherman, Forbes , 7 May 2022",
      "Assured destruction is a powerful disincentive to using even just one nuclear weapon, let alone using hundreds in an apocalyptic attack. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "Even if someone takes a zero percent position willingly, the union sees it as a disincentive for the university to create more secure positions. \u2014 New York Times , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "The surcharge would generate $131 million per year in an annual budget of $24.2 billion, but Lamont has consistently opposed the surcharge as a disincentive that would prompt some rich residents to leave the state. \u2014 Christopher Keating, courant.com , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "The goal is to create a disincentive for equity investors, freeing up homes to people buying for personal use. \u2014 Deborah Sullivan Brennan, San Diego Union-Tribune , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "Potential military costs, in the form of Russian losses on the battlefield, remain as the only viable disincentive that could stop Putin from invading Ukraine again. \u2014 Matthew Schmidt, CNN , 20 Feb. 2022",
      "The tab for using over-the-counter rapid tests effectively, with tests over many days, can stretch past $100, creating a disincentive for people to test, public-health and policy experts say. \u2014 Andrew Restuccia And Brianna Abbott, WSJ , 6 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1946, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031921"
  },
  "dish":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a more or less concave vessel from which food is served":[],
      ": the contents of a dish":[
        "a dish of strawberries"
      ],
      ": all the things (such as plates, utensils, glasses, and pots) that are used to prepare, serve, or eat a meal":[
        "dishes piled in the sink",
        "We washed the dinner dishes ."
      ],
      ": food prepared in a particular way":[],
      ": something one particularly enjoys : cup of tea":[],
      ": the state of being concave or the degree of concavity":[],
      ": something that is favored":[
        "entertainment that is just his dish"
      ],
      ": an attractive or sexy person":[],
      ": gossip sense 2a":[
        "the latest dish"
      ],
      ": to put (something, such as food for serving) into a dish":[
        "\u2014 often used with up"
      ],
      ": present":[
        "\u2014 usually used with up"
      ],
      ": to make concave like a dish":[],
      ": to disclose or discuss especially publicly":[
        "dish the dirt"
      ],
      ": to pass (a basketball) to a teammate":[
        "\u2014 often used with off"
      ],
      ": to pass a basketball to a teammate":[
        "\u2014 often used with off"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dish"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "vessel"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "blab",
      "gossip",
      "talk",
      "tattle",
      "wag"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "a small dish of ice cream",
      "Each person made a dish for the potluck supper.",
      "The restaurant serves some of my favorite dishes .",
      "We piled all the dishes in the sink after dinner.",
      "Will you wash the breakfast dishes , please?",
      "a sink full of dirty dishes",
      "Verb",
      "The two of them are always dishing about their coworkers.",
      "for someone who claims to mind her own business, she sure knows how to dish",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Within each appetizing dish , Conflict Kitchen served the ingredients of peaceful co-existence. \u2014 Jonathon Keats, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
      "Facebook, Instagram, Reddit and Twitter users reported symptoms including nausea, vomiting and liver damage after eating the dish . \u2014 Kate Gibson, CBS News , 26 June 2022",
      "Copycat restaurants popped up, cutting into Mr. Taher\u2019s profits, even as traditionalists accused him of debasing the national dish and eroding the cultural foundations of the nation itself. \u2014 New York Times , 26 June 2022",
      "The recall of the product comes about after consumers reported sickness \u2014 including nausea, vomiting and liver damage \u2014 on social media sites such as Reddit, Twitter and Instagram as a result of eating the dish , per NPR. \u2014 Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com , 23 June 2022",
      "Sending a note or gifting a customer\u2019s favorite dish requires thought and care, but such moves are also good for business. \u2014 Ali Francis, Bon App\u00e9tit , 23 June 2022",
      "Daily Harvest is offering a $10 credit to customers who purchased the dish . \u2014 Jayme Deerwester, USA TODAY , 22 June 2022",
      "The dish is loaded with flavor from a tomato sofrito, a concentrated base that makes the briny shrimp and earthy beans stand out. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 21 June 2022",
      "My host laid out a decadent spread filled with signature English dishes including Coronation Chicken\u2014the dish created to commemorate Queen Elizabeth II\u2019s ascension to the throne\u2014Cornish pasties, scotch eggs, and a gorgeous set of cheeses. \u2014 Isiah Magsino, Vogue , 20 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Joc Pederson knows that San Francisco Giants fans can dish it out to opposing left fielders. \u2014 Susan Slusser, San Francisco Chronicle , 23 June 2022",
      "The brand introduced the French Lentil and Leek Crumbles dish to its line in April 2022 as a solo meal or as an addition to other dishes or products. \u2014 Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com , 23 June 2022",
      "There's also political journalist Katrine F\u00f8nsmark, played by Birgitte Hjort S\u00f8rensen, who will stop at nothing to dish the dirt of the political going-ons. \u2014 Ali Pantony, Glamour , 12 June 2022",
      "Fans will also have the opportunity to dish on Gauff\u2019s on-court style and vote on her outfit for an upcoming tournament this summer. \u2014 Andy Frye, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
      "On Friday night in the cage at Humphreys by the Bay, the Mixed Martial Arts fighter will be looking to dish some out. \u2014 Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 June 2022",
      "The Chicks stopped by The Kelly Clarkson Show on Monday (June 6) to dish about their upcoming tour and bonding over divorce. \u2014 Glenn Rowley, Billboard , 6 June 2022",
      "From there, the action cuts back to the party, where Scott was still attempting to get Kim to dish on the new dude in her life. \u2014 Kristen Baldwin, EW.com , 12 May 2022",
      "The Meta Meme Moment Kim and Khloe go for a hike to dish on their love lives and discuss what the future holds. \u2014 Vogue , 5 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English dyssh, disch, going back to Old English disc, borrowed from Latin discus \"discus, kind of plate, gong\" borrowed from Greek d\u00edskos \"discus,\" in Late Greek also \"dish, round mirror, the sun's disk, gong\" \u2014 more at discus":"Noun",
      "Middle English disshen, verbal derivative of dyssh dish entry 1":"Verb"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020926"
  },
  "displacement":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act or process of displacing : the state of being displaced",
      ": the volume or weight of a fluid (such as water) displaced (see displace sense 2a ) by a floating body (such as a ship) of equal weight",
      ": the difference between the initial position of something (such as a body or geometric figure) and any later position",
      ": the volume displaced by a piston (as in a pump or an engine) in a single stroke",
      ": the total volume so displaced by all the pistons in an internal combustion engine",
      ": the redirection of an emotion or impulse from its original object (such as an idea or person) to another",
      ": the substitution of another form of behavior for what is usual or expected especially when the usual response is nonadaptive or socially inappropriate",
      ": the act or process of removing something from its usual or proper place or the state resulting from this : dislocation",
      ": percolation sense 3",
      ": the quantity in which or the degree to which something is displaced",
      ": the redirection of an emotion or impulse from its original object (as an idea or person) to something that is more acceptable",
      ": sublimation sense 2",
      ": the substitution of another form of behavior for what is usual or expected especially when the usual response is nonadaptive"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8pl\u0101-sm\u0259nt",
      "di-\u02c8spl\u0101-",
      "-\u02c8pl\u0101-sm\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "banishment",
      "deportation",
      "exile",
      "expatriation",
      "expulsion",
      "relegation"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The war has caused the displacement of thousands of people.",
      "displacements in the Earth's crust",
      "soil displacement caused by farming",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "If adopted, the policy could protect existing residents from displacement as property values increased. \u2014 Bailey Loosemore, The Courier-Journal , 9 June 2022",
      "The departures and displacement provoke strong emotions, as people who have lived their whole lives in one place are finally, sometimes grudgingly, persuaded to leave. \u2014 New York Times , 8 June 2022",
      "The country that will likely see the greatest gains from Russia\u2019s displacement as a major arms supplier is China. \u2014 Terrence Guay, The Conversation , 7 June 2022",
      "At the same time, the war and mass displacement are devastating livelihoods and economic opportunities, leaving many families without sufficient income to meet basic needs and unable to provide adequate support for their children. \u2014 Maryanne Murray Buechner, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
      "Poverty, scarce economic opportunities, displacement caused by natural disasters or a desire to reunite with family are not grounds for asylum under U.S. law. \u2014 Camilo Montoya-galvez, CBS News , 2 June 2022",
      "Whereas a conventional speedboat\u2019s displacement hull creates small waves that can causes erosion to shorelines, beaches or reefs, the Voyager will barely leave a trace on the water\u2019s surface, according to the company. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 31 May 2022",
      "The overall displacement has represented the fastest-growing refugee crisis since World War II. \u2014 Alex Hogan, Fox News , 24 May 2022",
      "Though the cooperative aims to fight displacement , its lens is focused on helping artists and longtime immigrant Pilsen families, such as the Leon family. \u2014 Laura Rodr\u00edguez Presa, Chicago Tribune , 24 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see displace ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-163657"
  },
  "ding-a-ling":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": nitwit , kook"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8di\u014b-\u0259-\u02ccli\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "berk",
      "booby",
      "charlie",
      "charley",
      "cuckoo",
      "ding-dong",
      "dingbat",
      "dipstick",
      "doofus",
      "featherhead",
      "fool",
      "git",
      "goose",
      "half-wit",
      "jackass",
      "lunatic",
      "mooncalf",
      "nincompoop",
      "ninny",
      "ninnyhammer",
      "nit",
      "nitwit",
      "nut",
      "nutcase",
      "simp",
      "simpleton",
      "turkey",
      "yo-yo"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"reduplication of ding entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1935, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-214701"
  },
  "disputatiousness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": inclined to dispute":[],
      ": marked by disputation":[],
      ": provoking debate : controversial":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdi-spy\u0259-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "aggressive",
      "agonistic",
      "argumentative",
      "assaultive",
      "bellicose",
      "belligerent",
      "brawly",
      "chippy",
      "combative",
      "confrontational",
      "contentious",
      "discordant",
      "feisty",
      "gladiatorial",
      "militant",
      "pugnacious",
      "quarrelsome",
      "scrappy",
      "truculent",
      "warlike"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "nonaggressive",
      "nonbelligerent",
      "pacific",
      "peaceable",
      "peaceful",
      "unbelligerent",
      "uncombative",
      "uncontentious"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "a long history of little wars waged by the disputatious countries occupying that European peninsula",
      "a disputatious professor who could give you an argument on just about anything",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Its lament resonates for art once seen as a disputatious civic forum, now overrun by the hard coin of investment markets. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 Nov. 2021",
      "In his interviews, Harris adopts a drowsy monotone that seems pitched to signal his commitment to the dispassionate promotion of disputatious ideas. \u2014 Gideon Lewis-kraus, The New Yorker , 6 Sep. 2021",
      "In the first, 100 brothers, of the same parents, gather in their family\u2019s dilapidated library for a splendidly disputatious meal. \u2014 New York Times , 19 Apr. 2021",
      "That sense of weighty expectation feels heightened this year, as a fragile, disputatious America prepares for an enormous mobilization to manufacture and distribute hundreds of millions of vaccine doses to finally bring the pandemic under control. \u2014 Michael Luo, The New Yorker , 20 Dec. 2020",
      "Manet\u2019s buddy Charles Baudelaire, the disputatious journalist, poet and art critic, described artists\u2019 emerging role as being painters of modern life, and urbanity seeped into many private nooks and crannies. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 22 Oct. 2019",
      "Giving meaningful shape to monuments and memorials in this disputatious era is no easy task. \u2014 Julie V. Iovine., WSJ , 24 Oct. 2018",
      "But the lifestyle of this most disputatious group took its toll on Welch, who felt estranged from the McVies. \u2014 Morgan Enos, Billboard , 10 Apr. 2018",
      "Trump has remained disputatious on this point, even up until last week, when U.S. intelligence services had been working for him for nearly six months. \u2014 Jeet Heer, New Republic , 14 July 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1660, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165240"
  },
  "disfigure":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries":[
        "a face disfigured by smallpox"
      ],
      ": disguise":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "especially British -\u02c8fi-g\u0259",
      "dis-\u02c8fi-gy\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "blemish",
      "bloody",
      "break",
      "compromise",
      "crab",
      "cripple",
      "cross (up)",
      "damage",
      "deface",
      "endamage",
      "flaw",
      "harm",
      "hurt",
      "impair",
      "injure",
      "mar",
      "spoil",
      "vitiate"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "doctor",
      "fix",
      "mend",
      "patch",
      "rebuild",
      "recondition",
      "reconstruct",
      "renovate",
      "repair",
      "revamp"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "His face was disfigured by a scar.",
      "the statue was seriously disfigured by falling rubble during the earthquake",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In an unrelated case, court records indicate Boswell is charged with first-degree assault with intent to disfigure in a Sept. 11, 2019, incident in which he is accused of beating a man causing brain damage to him. \u2014 Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Perez faces three felony charges, including a charge of assault with intent to disfigure and dismember and a charge of assault with intent to seriously injure someone with a weapon. \u2014 Amir Vera And Liam Reilly, CNN , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "Yet the addition of modern touches threatens to disfigure the cathedral, according to dozens of cultural figures and intellectuals who have stood up against the proposals. \u2014 New York Times , 10 Dec. 2021",
      "For example, newer cultivars of flowering crabapple trees are usually resistant to apple scab and fire blight, diseases that disfigure many older trees. \u2014 Beth Botts, chicagotribune.com , 19 Sep. 2021",
      "From April 1992 until the summer of 1995, the newly independent republic of Bosnia endured the darkest violence to disfigure Europe since World War II. \u2014 Steve Coll, The New York Review of Books , 28 May 2020",
      "The perpetrators don't usually intend to kill but to disfigure their victims' faces. \u2014 Rakesh Kumar, CNN , 12 July 2021",
      "RespectAbility, an organization that advocates for individuals with disabilities, said Hollywood\u2019s tendency to disfigure evil characters, even unintentionally, can cause people to be afraid of those who don\u2019t look like them. \u2014 Rebecca Rubin, chicagotribune.com , 5 Nov. 2020",
      "Those lies include social media memes stating the vaccine will leave an invisible digital, trackable tattoo; that Dr. Anthony Fauci, a leader in the vaccine effort, is actually Satan; and that the vaccine will hideously disfigure your face. \u2014 Elizabeth Cohen, CNN , 12 Aug. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French desfigurer , from des- dis- + figure figure":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-051838"
  },
  "diatribe":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a bitter and abusive speech or piece of writing":[],
      ": ironic or satirical criticism":[],
      ": a prolonged discourse":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u012b-\u0259-\u02cctr\u012bb"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "harangue",
      "jeremiad",
      "philippic",
      "rant",
      "tirade"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "\u2026 his apparent inability to keep his pen from drifting from the main objective of his words into diatribe must have taken away from the sound and otherwise convincing arguments that he advanced. \u2014 Henry Petroski , Engineers of Dreams , 1995",
      "I looked \u2026 and listened to her ahistorical and apolitical diatribe . Her comments were a more extreme form of the kind of Black bashing I've often heard \u2026 \u2014 Itabari Njeri , \"Sushi and Grits,\" in Lure and Loathing , 1993",
      "\u2026 gradually I realize the headman's diatribe has begun to feature a new term I was unfamiliar with at the time\u2014the word for caterpillar, as it turns out, in the Iban dialect. \u2014 T. Coraghessan Boyle , Harper's , April 1993",
      "The article is a diatribe against mainstream media.",
      "a bitter diatribe about how unfair the tax system is",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Overwhelmingly, these discussions describe the diatribe as relying on pseudoscience or discredited science and co-opting or misreading mainstream science. \u2014 Emily Klancher Merchant, STAT , 23 June 2022",
      "Kid Rock is standing by his drunken 2019 diatribe against Oprah on Tuesday (June 7) in a new interview with Tucker Carlson. \u2014 Glenn Rowley, Billboard , 7 June 2022",
      "Nor is this story a diatribe about privileged parenting in America. \u2014 Elizabeth Macbride, Forbes , 4 June 2022",
      "Authorities believe the Buffalo shooting suspect published a 180-page diatribe before the massacre, detailing his plans to kill Black people and describing himself as a white supremacist and a terrorist. \u2014 Emily Guskin, Washington Post , 21 May 2022",
      "And like in El Paso, the racist suspect left behind a long diatribe explaining that his actions were rooted in the belief that nonwhite people are taking over the country. \u2014 Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times , 18 May 2022",
      "In a 180-page diatribe , the 18-year-old White suspect allegedly details how he had been radicalized and describes the attack as terrorism and himself as a White supremacist. \u2014 Adrienne Vogt, CNN , 17 May 2022",
      "Russo delivered a typical diatribe of being fed up with athletes talking instead of playing the game. \u2014 Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY , 4 May 2022",
      "The right-wing Fox pundit's Thursday-night diatribe was in fact just the latest articulation of a conspiracy theory that's been doing the rounds in recent weeks, particularly among those who were already opposed to COVID lockdown measures. \u2014 David Meyer, Fortune , 20 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin diatriba , from Greek diatrib\u0113 pastime, discourse, from diatribein to spend (time), wear away, from dia- + tribein to rub \u2014 more at throw entry 1":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1581, in the meaning defined at sense 3":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220411"
  },
  "dictate":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to utter words to be transcribed : to give dictation":[
        "dictate for the stenographer"
      ],
      ": to speak or act domineeringly : prescribe":[
        "resents being dictated to"
      ],
      ": to speak or read for a person to transcribe or for a machine to record":[
        "dictating a letter to her secretary"
      ],
      ": to issue as an order":[],
      ": to impose, pronounce, or specify authoritatively":[
        "dictate the terms of surrender",
        "\u2026 the league will dictate policy for all teams \u2026",
        "\u2014 Alex Yannis"
      ],
      ": to require or determine necessarily":[
        "injuries dictated the choice of players",
        "The weather will dictate how long we stay."
      ],
      ": an authoritative rule, prescription, or injunction":[
        "the dictates of the party"
      ],
      ": a ruling principle":[
        "according to the dictates of your conscience"
      ],
      ": a command by one in authority":[
        "papal dictates"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dik-\u02cct\u0101t",
      "dik-\u02c8t\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "call",
      "command",
      "decree",
      "direct",
      "mandate",
      "ordain",
      "order"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "behest",
      "charge",
      "command",
      "commandment",
      "decree",
      "direction",
      "directive",
      "do",
      "edict",
      "imperative",
      "injunction",
      "instruction",
      "order",
      "word"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "She's dictating a letter to her secretary.",
      "They insisted on being able to dictate the terms of surrender.",
      "Tradition dictates that the youngest member should go first.",
      "The basket's function dictates its size and shape.",
      "Noun",
      "a starchily worded dictate from on high concerning the company's dress code",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "As such, Chinese domestic politics dictated its implementation and will dictate its end. \u2014 Ariel Cohen, Forbes , 20 June 2022",
      "Both players were productive for the Pistons, and their comfort level as shooters will dictate how successful their partnership will be moving forward. \u2014 Omari Sankofa Ii, Detroit Free Press , 27 Mar. 2022",
      "McCarthy acknowledged that Foley and other Peloton insiders, who combine to hold a majority stake in the company, will dictate whether the company remains independent. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 14 Feb. 2022",
      "There will be more than 10 people in the room for those activities but the room size will dictate how many can attend. \u2014 Steve Sadin, chicagotribune.com , 10 Aug. 2021",
      "So the film will be set during that war, and then the film itself will dictate what happens next. \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 12 June 2022",
      "Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy, said on Monday demand and available inventory of gasoline will also dictate future prices. \u2014 Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY , 17 May 2022",
      "In Iowa, on this day in particular, that's not entirely his framing to dictate . \u2014 Byrick Klein,averi Harper, ABC News , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Can the Huskies force some turnovers, get going in transition and dictate the pace to their liking? \u2014 Alexa Philippou, courant.com , 12 Feb. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Clear rights regarding interference protection can provide incentives for innovation and collaboration among spectrum users in a way that avoids regulatory dictate . \u2014 Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "In terms of Hodges\u2019s dictate for full restoration, precedent plays a key role in acts of curatorial omission or commission. \u2014 Randal Doane, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 7 Dec. 2021",
      "The principal went on to note that ahead of the school year, the Illinois superintendent of schools sent a letter to each district threatening schools that did not enforce compliance with the dictate . \u2014 Breck Dumas, Fox News , 11 Sep. 2021",
      "Their litany of error serves as a reminder of the risks of letting horse-race political coverage dictate coverage of the pandemic. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 10 Aug. 2021",
      "Their work has exposed not only how deep our lines of dependence are but how the inequities of class, race, and industry dictate who may stay inside and who might have no choice but to venture outdoors. \u2014 Fran\u00e7oise Mouly, The New Yorker , 9 Aug. 2021",
      "Her mandate was sounding less like the inspiration of a concerned partner, and more like the dictate of a prison guard. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 Aug. 2021",
      "Supply and demand dictate airfare -- airlines can't always raise fares to cover costs. \u2014 Chris Isidore, CNN , 27 July 2021",
      "But one dictate received special attention from commentators: the continuation of a Trump-era shift toward facilitating large-scale drug importation from Canada, with Biden instructing the FDA to work with states to implement appropriate plans. \u2014 Natalie Shure, The New Republic , 19 July 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from Latin dict\u0101tus, past participle of dict\u0101re \"to say repeatedly, speak aloud words to be transcribed by another, issue as an order,\" frequentative of d\u012bcere \"to talk, speak, say, utter\" \u2014 more at diction":"Verb",
      "borrowed from Medieval Latin dict\u0101tum \"something commanded\" (Latin, in plural dict\u0101ta \"lessons to be transcribed\"), noun derivative from neuter of Latin dict\u0101tus, past participle of dict\u0101re \"to say repeatedly, say aloud words to be transcribed by another, issue as an order\" \u2014 more at dictate entry 1":"Noun"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1577, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
      "1582, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-183501"
  },
  "digit":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": any of the Arabic numerals 1 to 9 and usually the symbol 0":[],
      ": one of the elements that combine to form numbers in a system other than the decimal system":[],
      ": the digits of a telephone number":[
        "At the end of the meal, the pair discussed wanting to see the Dupont Underground art exhibit, and that's when Scott smoothly asked for her digits and said they should go.",
        "\u2014 Vijai Nathan"
      ],
      ": a unit of length based on the breadth of a finger and equal in English measure to 3/4 inch":[],
      ": any of the divisions in which the limbs of most vertebrates terminate, which are typically five in number but may be reduced (as in the horse), and which typically have a series of phalanges bearing a nail, claw, or hoof at the tip \u2014 compare finger sense 1 , toe sense 1a":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dij-\u0259t",
      "\u02c8di-j\u0259t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "figure",
      "integer",
      "number",
      "numeral",
      "numeric",
      "whole number"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "a three- digit number like 507",
      "She suffered several broken digits .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "After spending this series stumbling through third quarters, the Celtics fought back Monday night, flipping a double- digit deficit into a five-point lead and creating some uneasy moments at the Chase Center. \u2014 Nicole Yang, BostonGlobe.com , 14 June 2022",
      "Coming back from a double- digit deficit in Game 2, Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors now hold a commanding 2-0 series lead over Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks in this 2022 NBA Playoffs Western Conference Finals matchup. \u2014 oregonlive , 22 May 2022",
      "Brandon Clarke added 17 points and 11 rebounds off the bench for the Grizzlies, who withstood another quiet night by star Ja Morant and another double- digit deficit entering the fourth quarter. \u2014 Dave Campbell, ajc , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "Remaining undefeated, Nova Southeastern (31-0) overcame an early double- digit deficit, taking the lead with 2:52 remaining before sealing the victory. \u2014 Brett Shweky, sun-sentinel.com , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "Throughout the second half, Fleming and Penn sunk tough shot after tough shot to keep the Dolphins stuck with a double- digit deficit. \u2014 J.l. Kirven, The Courier-Journal , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "In both losses to the Spartans, the Terps fell into a double- digit deficit in the first half. \u2014 Ryan Mcfadden, baltimoresun.com , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "From there, Lakota East was forced to scramble and press and struggled to get the game back to a single- digit deficit. \u2014 Scott Springer, The Enquirer , 26 Feb. 2022",
      "The Hoosiers had battled back from a double- digit deficit to lead in the closing minutes. \u2014 Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star , 23 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Latin digitus finger, toe; perhaps akin to Greek deiknynai to show \u2014 more at diction":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045708"
  },
  "disquietude":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": anxiety , agitation":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8kw\u012b-\u0259-\u02cct(y)\u00fcd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "agita",
      "agitation",
      "anxiety",
      "anxiousness",
      "apprehension",
      "apprehensiveness",
      "care",
      "concern",
      "concernment",
      "disquiet",
      "fear",
      "nervosity",
      "nervousness",
      "perturbation",
      "solicitude",
      "sweat",
      "unease",
      "uneasiness",
      "worry"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "unconcern"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "as updates of the devastation caused by the earthquake poured in, our disquietude only increased",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Last February, in the throes of early-pandemic disquietude , Ms. Jimenez was inspired to emulate that retreat\u2019s comfort, if not its aesthetic. \u2014 Rachel Wolfe, WSJ , 27 Aug. 2020",
      "Among Oregon artists today, the coronavirus pandemic evokes language ringing with cold disquietude : Anxious. \u2014 oregonlive , 25 Mar. 2020",
      "The novel shifts into a minor key of doomy disquietude as events unfold. \u2014 Katharine Weber, New York Times , 1 June 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1682, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162406"
  },
  "disrobed":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to take off one's clothing",
      ": to strip of clothing or covering"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8r\u014db"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "strip",
      "unclothe",
      "undress"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "dress",
      "gown",
      "robe"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "She disrobed and stepped into the bathtub.",
      "the doctor instructed the patient to disrobe himself before the examination",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "At one point, one of the men told her to go into the bathroom and told her to disrobe to search her, then threatened to rape her, charges allege. \u2014 Meredith Colias-pete, chicagotribune.com , 17 Jan. 2022",
      "In another, an audience of 11-to-13-year-olds asks probing questions about the bodies of adults who disrobe before them. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 26 Feb. 2021",
      "According to the suit, that crew members would not permit Spears to close the lavatory door, so she was forced to disrobe in full view of passengers sitting in the first-class cabin. \u2014 Author: Lori Aratani, Anchorage Daily News , 18 June 2020",
      "One evening, at a dancy gay bar in Houston, sometime after eleven but almost certainly before one, the crowd reached that point in the evening where people start disrobing , loosening ties and opening buttons and wrapping hoodies around their waists. \u2014 Bryan Washington, The New Yorker , 1 June 2020",
      "When she was done speaking, the policemen ordered her to disrobe and raped her, one after the other, in front of everyone. \u2014 David Stavrou, Harper's Magazine , 30 Mar. 2020",
      "When she was done speaking, the policemen ordered her to disrobe and raped her, one after the other, in front of everyone. \u2014 David Stavrou, Harper's Magazine , 30 Mar. 2020",
      "When she was done speaking, the policemen ordered her to disrobe and raped her, one after the other, in front of everyone. \u2014 David Stavrou, Harper's Magazine , 30 Mar. 2020",
      "When they weren\u2019t stuck in school (or disrobing by the pool), the teens in Fast Times at Ridgemont High spent most of their time at the Sherman Oaks Galleria. \u2014 Tyler Coates, Wired , 8 Apr. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle French desrober , from des- dis- + robe garment, from Old French",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1581, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-111854"
  },
  "digs":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to break up, turn, or loosen (earth) with an implement":[
        "digging dirt with a shovel",
        "machines digging up the road"
      ],
      ": to prepare the soil of":[
        "dig a garden"
      ],
      ": to bring to the surface by digging : unearth":[
        "dig potatoes"
      ],
      ": to bring to light or out of hiding":[
        "dig up facts"
      ],
      ": to hollow out or form by removing earth : excavate":[
        "dig a hole",
        "dig a tunnel"
      ],
      ": to drive down so as to penetrate : thrust":[
        "dug her toes into the sand",
        "The hawk dug its claws into its prey."
      ],
      ": poke , prod":[
        "dug me in the ribs with his elbow"
      ],
      ": to pay attention to : notice":[
        "dig that fancy hat"
      ],
      ": understand , appreciate":[
        "couldn't dig the medical jargon"
      ],
      ": like , admire":[
        "High school students dig short poetry.",
        "\u2014 David Burmester"
      ],
      ": to turn up, loosen, or remove earth":[
        "digging in the garden",
        "dig for buried treasure"
      ],
      ": to work hard or laboriously":[],
      ": to advance by or as if by removing or pushing aside material":[
        "digging into the history of the company"
      ],
      ": thrust , poke":[
        "a dig in the ribs"
      ],
      ": a cutting remark":[
        "a subtle dig at their lack of preparedness"
      ],
      ": accommodations (see accommodation sense 1a ) for living or working":[
        "buying furniture for his new digs"
      ],
      ": lodging sense 2b":[],
      "digest":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dig"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "excavate",
      "shovel"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "dab",
      "jab",
      "lunge",
      "poke"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "Some animal has been digging in the garden.",
      "They dug into the sand with their hands.",
      "He dug down about 10 feet before he hit water.",
      "Dig a hole three feet deep.",
      "The first step in building a house is to dig the foundation.",
      "The prisoners escaped by digging a tunnel under the fence.",
      "digging clams on the beach",
      "These detectives won't stop digging until they find out what happened.",
      "Noun",
      "She gave me a dig in the ribs to get my attention.",
      "She participated in a dig last summer.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Taliban fighters circulated in vehicles in the area, but only a few were seen helping dig through rubble. \u2014 Ebrahim Noroozi, ajc , 23 June 2022",
      "And some people don\u2019t have the physical strength to dig , plant, water and weed a garden\u2014even a small one. \u2014 Linda Gandee, cleveland , 20 June 2022",
      "That\u2019s the signal to dig and divide or move them to another location. \u2014 Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune , 19 June 2022",
      "The plan would require a background check for these purchasers, including a pause if more time is needed for investigators to dig through records. \u2014 Nolan D. Mccaskill And Jennifer Haberkorn, Anchorage Daily News , 12 June 2022",
      "But dig deeper into the 257-page report and the news is grim for the future of Medicare and its 64 million beneficiaries. \u2014 Howard Gleckman, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
      "The title stands for both Raitt\u2019s and Finn\u2019s own efforts to dig deeply into the musical sources and lived experiences that motivate their music. \u2014 Robert Knox, BostonGlobe.com , 25 May 2022",
      "In the footage, which was edited and compiled by HPD, another officer had to unzip the bag and dig through it for a moment before locating the firearm inside. \u2014 Jay R. Jordan, Chron , 25 May 2022",
      "With Sengupta gone, Google is left to dig through the wreckage. \u2014 Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica , 23 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The Vindolanda site now has 13 phallic carvings, more than have been discovered at any other dig site along Hadrian's Wall. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 15 June 2022",
      "The episode begins with a sequence detailing Lalo\u2019s elaborate yet invisible method for spying on the laundry atop the Super Lab dig site. \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 24 May 2022",
      "Some items under review for return include pottery in the National Museum of Natural History that was sourced from a dig site in Turkey and dates back to the ancient city of Troy. \u2014 Melissa Noel, Essence , 11 May 2022",
      "Lavina Nethers, 85, lives a short drive from the dig site. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 May 2022",
      "Marc unsuccessfully tried to save the people at the dig site and was left for dead as punishment. \u2014 Tracy Brownstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "But Rock has not escaped scrutiny, as the joke that triggered Smith\u2019s slap was perceived by Pinkett Smith as a dig at her alopecia, a condition that causes hair loss. \u2014 Jen Yamato, Los Angeles Times , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "Before Davidson deleted his page, Entertainment Tonight reported that the comedian shared a post on his Instagram Story, which many fans saw as a dig at Kanye West, the estranged husband of his girlfriend, Kim Kardashian. \u2014 Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com , 24 Feb. 2022",
      "No doubt the Global Times comment was meant as a dig at America's chaotic COVID response. \u2014 Yvonne Lau, Fortune , 7 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English diggen":"Verb and Noun"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
      "1797, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-003452"
  },
  "directive":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": serving or intended to guide, govern, or influence":[
        "a directive method"
      ],
      ": of or relating to psychotherapy or counseling in which the counselor introduces information, content, or attitudes not previously expressed by the client":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u012b-",
      "d\u0259-\u02c8rek-tiv, d\u012b-",
      "d\u0259-\u02c8rek-tiv"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "behest",
      "charge",
      "command",
      "commandment",
      "decree",
      "dictate",
      "direction",
      "do",
      "edict",
      "imperative",
      "injunction",
      "instruction",
      "order",
      "word"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "They received a written directive instructing them to develop new security measures.",
      "the company president regularly issues directives intended for all staff members",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "After the state rested its case Monday inside the Irwin County courthouse, defense attorney Ashleigh Merchant asked the judge to issue a directive verdict or dismissal of the case. \u2014 Alexis Stevens, ajc , 16 May 2022",
      "In 2019, the Trump administration introduced a rule change that barred providers participating in Title X from engaging in what\u2019s known as non- directive pregnancy counseling. \u2014 Jennifer Gerson, USA TODAY , 9 Oct. 2021",
      "The City Council passed the directive 6-1 on Friday evening, with Vice Mayor Nikki Lee dissenting. \u2014 Miguel Torres, The Arizona Republic , 14 Aug. 2021",
      "In his book Quiet Leadership, David Rock talks a lot about how a coaching role is more effective than a directive management role. \u2014 Antonia Bowring, Forbes , 1 June 2021",
      "The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the league did not make the directive public. \u2014 Barry Wilner, Star Tribune , 7 May 2021",
      "The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the league did not make the directive public. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 7 May 2021",
      "Yet in many organizations, traditional directive male leadership has been predominant, and their leaders do not necessarily have the skills to lead collaboratively, nurture culture change, and turn around businesses. \u2014 Joe Ferreira, Forbes , 7 Apr. 2021",
      "What followed was a flurry of directive fingers from shoppers helping guide officers to the location of all three fleeing perps. \u2014 Kim Fu, The Mercury News , 10 July 2019",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The European Union has had an EPR for packaging directive in place for years. \u2014 Christopher Marquis, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
      "And across the country a wave of young trans chefs have taken Mu\u00f1oz\u2019s directive . \u2014 Isle Mcelroy, Bon App\u00e9tit , 22 June 2022",
      "Over Memorial Day weekend, a bison in Yellowstone gored an Ohio woman who had stood within 10 feet of the animal, significantly short of the park\u2019s directive to stay at least 25 yards (or 75 feet) away. \u2014 Andrea Sachs, Washington Post , 22 June 2022",
      "Walker Kessler explicitly dismissed his dad\u2019s directive . \u2014 Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al , 21 June 2022",
      "Adopting the European Commission\u2019s minimum-tax directive now would be a profound mistake. \u2014 Bal\u00e1zs Orb\u00e1n, WSJ , 21 June 2022",
      "In the agency\u2019s directive , the FTA said the MBTA had 48 hours to submit a detailed staffing plan for subway dispatchers that ensures the workers get enough rest between shifts. \u2014 Laura Crimaldi, BostonGlobe.com , 17 June 2022",
      "Tipton himself halted an 100-day moratorium on deportations during Mr. Biden's first month in office, as well as an earlier directive that limited immigration arrests. \u2014 Camilo Montoya-galvez, CBS News , 10 June 2022",
      "This directive will utilize two new science instrument suites, one of which will explore the mysterious Gruithuisen Domes for the first time. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 7 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "see direct entry 1":"Noun"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
      "1902, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050437"
  },
  "discombobulation":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to cause to be in a state of confusion : upset , disorient":[
        "\u2026 inventing cool new ways to discombobulate the old order.",
        "\u2014 Kurt Andersen",
        "Executives of other NHL clubs are hopping mad at St. Louis president Jack Quinn and general manager Ron Caron for once again discombobulating the NHL's salary structure.",
        "\u2014 Austin Murphy",
        "\u2026 his determination to discombobulate the bourgeoise was not regarded as a joke.",
        "\u2014 George Levine"
      ],
      "\u2014 see also discombobulated":[
        "\u2026 inventing cool new ways to discombobulate the old order.",
        "\u2014 Kurt Andersen",
        "Executives of other NHL clubs are hopping mad at St. Louis president Jack Quinn and general manager Ron Caron for once again discombobulating the NHL's salary structure.",
        "\u2014 Austin Murphy",
        "\u2026 his determination to discombobulate the bourgeoise was not regarded as a joke.",
        "\u2014 George Levine"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-k\u0259m-\u02c8b\u00e4-b(y)\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "addle",
      "baffle",
      "bamboozle",
      "beat",
      "befog",
      "befuddle",
      "bemuse",
      "bewilder",
      "buffalo",
      "confound",
      "confuse",
      "disorient",
      "flummox",
      "fox",
      "fuddle",
      "get",
      "gravel",
      "maze",
      "muddle",
      "muddy",
      "mystify",
      "perplex",
      "pose",
      "puzzle",
      "vex"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "our grandmother seems a bit discombobulated by all of this birthday fuss",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Scientists have known for years about bony fish, sharks, worms, jellies, corals, and other marine creatures that light up to attract mates, lure prey, or discombobulate predators. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 24 Aug. 2021",
      "These molecular tests search the genomic manuscript with about as much precision as the Ctrl+F function on a computer, which means that even single-letter typos\u2014that is, simple RNA mutations\u2014can discombobulate them. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 7 June 2021",
      "The caf\u00e9 owner known only as Fleabag attends a family dinner at which a wedding is discussed, alcoholism is confronted, and pregnancies are miscarried\u2014all in the space of a few discombobulating minutes. \u2014 Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic , 4 May 2020",
      "Still, the margin was narrow until Oregon, whose speedy offense had discombobulated Wisconsin, blended a series of free throws with some jumpers to build a comfortable lead. \u2014 Alan Blinder, New York Times , 19 Mar. 2020",
      "Now is, of course, a discombobulating moment to be writing about marathons. \u2014 Gretchen Reynolds, New York Times , 18 Mar. 2020",
      "Excess price, excess luxury, excess power, and excess, i.e. mind-boggling, organ- discombobulating acceleration. \u2014 Connor Hoffman, Car and Driver , 5 Mar. 2020",
      "And so the Embassy was discombobulated , disrupted, uncertain. \u2014 Robin Wright, The New Yorker , 8 Feb. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "probably alteration of discompose":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1879, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063330"
  },
  "diffident":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": hesitant in acting or speaking through lack of self-confidence":[],
      ": reserved , unassertive":[],
      ": distrustful":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8di-f\u0259-d\u0259nt",
      "-\u02ccdent"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "backward",
      "bashful",
      "coy",
      "demure",
      "introverted",
      "modest",
      "recessive",
      "retiring",
      "self-effacing",
      "sheepish",
      "shy",
      "withdrawn"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "extroverted",
      "extraverted",
      "immodest",
      "outgoing"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for diffident shy , bashful , diffident , modest , coy mean not inclined to be forward. shy implies a timid reserve and a shrinking from familiarity or contact with others. shy with strangers bashful implies a frightened or hesitant shyness characteristic of childhood and adolescence. a bashful boy out on his first date diffident stresses a distrust of one's own ability or opinion that causes hesitation in acting or speaking. felt diffident about raising an objection modest suggests absence of undue confidence or conceit. modest about her success coy implies a pretended shyness. put off by her coy manner",
    "examples":[
      "Being suspicious of conventions, demotic equals were often at a loss in their daily encounters: shall one act diffident or clamant of one's rights? \u2014 Jacques Barzun , From Dawn to Decadence , 2000",
      "Whatever made him diffident at the prospect of having a military strike ordered in his defense, he kept it to himself. \u2014 George Stephanopoulos , Newsweek , 15 Mar. 1999",
      "\"It's Indianapolis 500,\" Andrew said with a polite smile, pleasing me with his diffident correction. \u2014 Camille Minichino , The Lithium Murder , 1999",
      "\u2026 a boy of 8 or 13, gazing foursquare at the camera, diffident but showing off, petulant but vulnerable \u2026 \u2014 Walker Percy , New York Times Book Review , 11 Oct. 1987",
      "She was diffident about stating her opinion.",
      "for someone who makes a living performing for other people, the actress is remarkably diffident in real life",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Earl is quiet and diffident , except to express surprisingly right-wing politics. \u2014 Mark Athitakis, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2022",
      "But others will see a diffident official response to the attack and will want their children defended by people who know and care about them: their teachers, neighbors, families, and themselves. \u2014 W. James Antle Iii, The Week , 27 May 2022",
      "Critics marveled at the intimacy this apparently diffident figure could create. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Klosterman\u2019s appraisal of the \u201990s\u2019 legacy, while limited in some ways (there could have been more about hip-hop, for example, which Klosterman admits), is an engaging, nuanced and literate take on the alternately dynamic and diffident decade. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "Chancellor Olaf Scholz, a Social Democrat, has been a diffident figure so far. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Jan. 2022",
      "Laura Linney and Cynthia Nixon trade off the lead female roles, playing the ambitious Regina and her diffident sister-in-law, Birdie. \u2014 Alexis Soloski, New York Times , 29 June 2017",
      "Laura Linney and Cynthia Nixon trade off the lead female roles, playing the ambitious Regina and her diffident sister-in-law, Birdie. \u2014 Alexis Soloski, New York Times , 29 June 2017",
      "Laura Linney and Cynthia Nixon trade off the lead female roles, playing the ambitious Regina and her diffident sister-in-law, Birdie. \u2014 Alexis Soloski, New York Times , 29 June 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, borrowed from Latin diff\u012bdent-, diff\u012bdens \"distrustful, lacking in confidence,\" from present participle of diff\u012bdere \"to lack confidence (in), have no trust (in),\" from dif-, assimilated form of dis- dis- + f\u012bdere \"to trust, have confidence (in),\" going back to Indo-European *b h ei\u032fd h - \"trust, entrust\" \u2014 more at faith entry 1":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025052"
  },
  "dinner":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the principal meal of the day":[
        "having dinner at five o'clock"
      ],
      ": a formal feast or banquet":[
        "held a dinner in her honor"
      ],
      ": table d'h\u00f4te sense 2":[],
      ": the food prepared for a dinner":[
        "eat your dinner"
      ],
      ": a packaged meal usually for quick preparation":[
        "warmed up a frozen dinner"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8di-n\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "banquet",
      "feast",
      "feed",
      "regale",
      "spread"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "We had many pleasant dinners together.",
      "We're planning to ask them to dinner soon.",
      "Two hundred people attended his retirement dinner .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The 28-year-old artist gave fans a little more insight into his and his bandmates\u2019 mindsets during an hour-long FESTA dinner . \u2014 Lars Brandle, Billboard , 15 June 2022",
      "Then, relish in the rich history that led to the captivating show during an amazing West Indian dinner at Bananas restaurant. \u2014 Terri Huggins Hart, Woman's Day , 14 June 2022",
      "Whip up an incredible multi-course dinner for your family that both kids and adults will enjoy. \u2014 Leigh Crandall, Country Living , 14 June 2022",
      "Aside from dinner , the only activity offered after dark is making s\u2019mores. \u2014 New York Times , 11 June 2022",
      "The intimate reception featured an outdoor Italian dinner complete with a show-stopping cake. \u2014 Antonia Debianchi, PEOPLE.com , 7 June 2022",
      "Back at the marina, after an early dinner , the purpose of the day was brought into focus. \u2014 Monte Burke, Forbes , 5 June 2022",
      "No one wants to kick off the weekend cleaning a bunch of dirty dishes from dinner . \u2014 Southern Kitchen, USA TODAY , 3 June 2022",
      "Hey Michelle, Imbiber Dave has an eight-course dinner . \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 2 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English diner , from Anglo-French disner, diner meal, from disner to dine":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054900"
  },
  "dimwit":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a stupid or mentally slow person":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dim-\u02ccwit"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "airhead",
      "birdbrain",
      "blockhead",
      "bonehead",
      "bubblehead",
      "chowderhead",
      "chucklehead",
      "clodpoll",
      "clodpole",
      "clot",
      "cluck",
      "clunk",
      "cretin",
      "cuddy",
      "cuddie",
      "deadhead",
      "dim bulb",
      "dip",
      "dodo",
      "dolt",
      "donkey",
      "doofus",
      "dope",
      "dork",
      "dullard",
      "dum-dum",
      "dumbbell",
      "dumbhead",
      "dummkopf",
      "dummy",
      "dunce",
      "dunderhead",
      "fathead",
      "gander",
      "golem",
      "goof",
      "goon",
      "half-wit",
      "hammerhead",
      "hardhead",
      "idiot",
      "ignoramus",
      "imbecile",
      "jackass",
      "know-nothing",
      "knucklehead",
      "lamebrain",
      "loggerhead",
      "loon",
      "lump",
      "lunkhead",
      "meathead",
      "mome",
      "moron",
      "mug",
      "mutt",
      "natural",
      "nimrod",
      "nincompoop",
      "ninny",
      "ninnyhammer",
      "nit",
      "nitwit",
      "noddy",
      "noodle",
      "numskull",
      "numbskull",
      "oaf",
      "pinhead",
      "prat",
      "ratbag",
      "saphead",
      "schlub",
      "shlub",
      "schnook",
      "simpleton",
      "stock",
      "stupe",
      "stupid",
      "thickhead",
      "turkey",
      "woodenhead",
      "yahoo",
      "yo-yo"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "brain",
      "genius"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "you're a dimwit if you think I'll sell my house for that price",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The forty-third president set the stage for a world-historical dimwit to run the nation into the ground. \u2014 Bruce Bartlett, The New Republic , 23 Nov. 2020",
      "Jason is no less on her level than any other dimwit human. \u2014 Laura Bradley, HWD , 4 June 2018",
      "Last night, NBC New York's Chopper 4 was among several aircraft accosted by a laser-wielding dimwit . \u2014 Eric Limer, Popular Mechanics , 12 Nov. 2015",
      "On the other hand, if the test subjects were convinced that only dimwits performed well on such stupid tasks, their performance tanked precipitously. \u2014 Steve Ayan, Scientific American , 15 May 2018",
      "Home Alone Macaulay Culkin is forgotten by his family and forced to battle a couple of dimwit thieves (Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern) around Christmas in this enduring children's adventure from director Chris Columbus and writer John Hughes. \u2014 Esquire Editors, Esquire , 7 Aug. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1921, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-161710"
  },
  "district":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a territorial division (as for administrative or electoral purposes)":[],
      ": the basic administrative unit for local government in Northern Ireland":[],
      ": an area, region, or section with a distinguishing character":[
        "a shopping district"
      ],
      ": to divide or organize into districts":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8di-(\u02cc)strikt",
      "\u02c8di-\u02ccstrikt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "nabe",
      "neighborhood",
      "quarter",
      "section"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "Six police officers are in charge of the district .",
      "She represents the eighth congressional district .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "In the letter, Armstrong pledged to set aside a portion of the capital budget for her district this fiscal year to find other methods of multimodal infrastructure in the Highlands area. \u2014 Caleb Stultz, The Courier-Journal , 1 July 2022",
      "Edoff said his district often had to dip into general education funds to cover special education expenses. \u2014 Lily Altavena, Detroit Free Press , 1 July 2022",
      "Davis, who for a decade has represented the neighboring 13th District, ran against Miller for the new, heavily red seat in the central part of the state, which contains large swaths of his current district . \u2014 Paul Steinhauser, Fox News , 29 June 2022",
      "State officials recommend all voters confirm their current district and polling place information online before Election Day by using the state\u2019s voter lookup tool here or by calling or visiting their local board of elections. \u2014 Emily Opilo, Baltimore Sun , 28 June 2022",
      "Florida ultimately voted to strip Disney of its special tax district , though the ultimate outcome of that bill remains unclear. \u2014 Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 June 2022",
      "Most recently, the family of Nigel Shelby, a Black, openly gay freshman at Huntsville High School, sued their district after Shelby died by suicide in 2019. \u2014 al , 23 June 2022",
      "His district became more Republican as a result of redistricting. \u2014 Haley Talbot, NBC News , 22 June 2022",
      "Before entering the Senate, his House district included Newtown, Connecticut, where 20 children and six staff members perished in a 2012 mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. \u2014 Alan Fram, Anchorage Daily News , 22 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The short-term goals would be to court businesses and other employers to come to Baltimore and expressly district 45 to hire its citizens. \u2014 George Johnson, Baltimore Sun , 18 May 2022",
      "The state courts announced all courthouses in Barnstable County will remain closed Thursday due to lack of power as will district courts in Stoughton and Wareham. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 28 Oct. 2021",
      "In August, the board voted 5-0 to give Magyar authority to make quick policy changes, based on ever-changing COVID-19 infection numbers, to district COVID-19 policy without prior board approval. \u2014 Bob Sandrick, cleveland , 12 Oct. 2021",
      "Brunswick One of the teams that St. Edward beat in the Division I district and then finished behind in the regional is Brunswick. \u2014 Joe Magill, cleveland , 16 Aug. 2021",
      "The parks district annual budget is $34 million, so $5 million a year would account for 14%. \u2014 Scott Wartman, The Enquirer , 17 June 2021",
      "The result \u2014 a patchwork of different policies depending on what state Americans live in, or even down to which district their kids are enrolled in \u2014 comes on the heels of a chaotic school year that\u2019s finally coming to a close. \u2014 Cheyenne Haslett, ABC News , 8 June 2021",
      "His Wildcats are guaranteed to be at home for the next two weeks, as the top seed in their Division I district bracket that connects to a western region of the state. \u2014 Matt Goul, cleveland , 20 Feb. 2021",
      "Meanwhile, two Canyons district high schools have remained open for classes despite exceeding 15 cases. \u2014 Erin Alberty, The Salt Lake Tribune , 22 Sep. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French, from Medieval Latin districtus jurisdiction, district, from distringere to distrain \u2014 more at distrain":"Noun"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
      "1792, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172748"
  },
  "disobliging":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to go counter to the wishes of":[],
      ": inconvenience":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-\u0259-\u02c8bl\u012bj"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "discommode",
      "disturb",
      "incommode",
      "inconvenience",
      "put out",
      "trouble"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "accommodate",
      "favor",
      "oblige"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "didn't want to disoblige her relatives by spending the night at their place"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French d\u00e9sobliger , from Middle French, from des- dis- + obliger to oblige":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1632, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165948"
  },
  "dissident":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": disagreeing especially with an established religious or political system, organization, or belief":[
        "dissident elements in the armed forces"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8di-s\u0259-d\u0259nt"
    ],
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      "dissentient",
      "dissenting",
      "heretical",
      "heretic",
      "heterodox",
      "iconoclastic",
      "maverick",
      "nonconformist",
      "nonorthodox",
      "out-there",
      "unconventional",
      "unorthodox"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "conforming",
      "conformist",
      "conventional",
      "orthodox"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "dissident elements within the Catholic Church",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "His first novel, The Queue, came out in France in 1985 with Sintaksis, the press of dissident writer Andrei Sinyavksy. \u2014 Jennifer Wilson, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
      "Several summit events started Monday, including exhibitions with dissident Cuban artists and interviews with mayors from the region. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 June 2022",
      "Spain expelled another deserter, Mohamed Abdellah, a dissident gendarme, to Algeria last August. \u2014 Elaine Ganley, ajc , 28 May 2022",
      "There has been an uproar over the festival\u2019s inclusion of Tchaikovsky\u2019s Wife, a film by Russian dissident director Kirill Serebrennikov and in part financed by Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich, in the competition. \u2014 Dana Thomas, Vogue , 26 May 2022",
      "The Navalny Foundation admits that Putin has sufficiently coopted, isolated, or repressed any dissident forces that could conceivably cause his downfall. \u2014 Jordan Michael Smith, The New Republic , 24 May 2022",
      "The Senate Appropriations Committee aimed for something similar in 1984, naming the part of 16th Street in front of the Soviet Union\u2019s Embassy for dissident scientist Andrei Sakharov. \u2014 Petula Dvorak, Washington Post , 23 May 2022",
      "Russian dissident director Kirill Serebrennikov used the press conference for his competition film, Tchaikovsky\u2019s Wife, as an opportunity to call for the lifting of sanctions on Roman Abramovich, a Russian oligarch who finances his art house films. \u2014 Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 May 2022",
      "The report comes a week before a key shareholders meeting in which the company management faces an aggressive challenge from dissident shareholders Macellum Capital Management which has nominated its own board slate. \u2014 Ricardo Torres, Journal Sentinel , 3 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin dissident-, dissidens , present participle of dissid\u0113re to sit apart, disagree, from dis- + sed\u0113re to sit \u2014 more at sit":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1769, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174833"
  },
  "diabolical":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": of, relating to, or characteristic of the devil : devilish":[
        "a diabolical plot"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccd\u012b-\u0259-\u02c8b\u00e4-li-k\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cacodemonic",
      "demoniac",
      "demoniacal",
      "demonian",
      "demonic",
      "demonical",
      "devilish",
      "fiendish",
      "Luciferian",
      "satanic"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "angelic",
      "angelical"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "the police quickly mobilized to track down the diabolical serial killer",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Pretty much being diabolical in every step of the way to get here. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 27 May 2022",
      "Jared Leto plays suspect Albert Sparma with diabolical cunningness that is both unnerving to a detective and irresistibly intriguing to a viewer. \u2014 Keith Nelson, Men's Health , 30 May 2022",
      "Wouldn\u2019t the real diabolical trick be to convince my captive audience that the cautionary tales are, in fact, bunk? \u2014 Kent Russell, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
      "Like Klein\u2019s cast of diabolical neoliberals, Bremmer sees an opening in otherwise dispiriting circumstances. \u2014 Andre Pagliarini, The New Republic , 17 May 2022",
      "This brutal crime set off a chain of events that would expose a diabolical scheme deeply involving Pam Hupp. \u2014 Jennifer Maas, Variety , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "Universal also showed footage of Jordan Peele\u2019s Nope, from Blumhouse and Atomic Monster, and M3GAN, about a diabolical robotic doll. \u2014 Carolyn Giardina, The Hollywood Reporter , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "That was all there was: a six-year-old image of splintering glass, the blob of milk spreading over the dingy tiles like a diabolical hand. \u2014 Elif Batuman, The New Yorker , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Throw in the fact that the entire Clone War had been a savvy manipulation by a Sith lord, and that Jedi (and Varactyl!) were simultaneously killed all over the galaxy thanks to the diabolical Order 66, and times were tough\u2026 to put it mildly. \u2014 Dalton Ross, EW.com , 12 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "diabolical from diabolic + -ical ; diabolic going back to Middle English deabolik, borrowed from Middle French & Late Latin; Middle French dyabolique, borrowed from Late Latin diabolicus, borrowed from Late Greek diabolik\u00f3s, going back to Greek, \"slanderous,\" from di\u00e1bolos \"accuser, backbiter, slanderer\" + -ikos -ic entry 1 \u2014 more at devil entry 1":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045900"
  },
  "disallow":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to deny the force, truth, or validity of":[],
      ": to refuse to allow":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-\u0259-\u02c8lau\u0307",
      "\u02ccdi-s\u0259-\u02c8lau\u0307"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "contradict",
      "deny",
      "disaffirm",
      "disavow",
      "disclaim",
      "disconfirm",
      "disown",
      "gainsay",
      "negate",
      "negative",
      "refute",
      "reject",
      "repudiate"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "acknowledge",
      "admit",
      "allow",
      "avow",
      "concede",
      "confirm",
      "own"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "The touchdown was disallowed because of a penalty.",
      "disallowing the philosophical concept of free will",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The biggest challenge facing social media companies today is doing exactly what HB 20 seems to disallow : removing misinformation and hate speech. \u2014 Kara Alaimo For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN , 25 May 2022",
      "Spiked ledges that disallow sitting \u2014 for humans and for birds \u2014 and elevated bridges that allow tenants to cross the street without having to go out on the sidewalk mark the residence as more of a fortress. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 June 2022",
      "My position has been, and still is, that the circuits which disallow Anti-SLAPP motions have it wrong. \u2014 Jay Adkisson, Forbes , 27 May 2022",
      "In February, a New York judge ruled Trump and two of his children \u2014 Ivanka and Donald Jr. \u2014 would have to testify in the civil fraud investigation, summarily rejecting the former president's request to disallow subpoenas. \u2014 Ella Lee, USA TODAY , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "In regular session, the council heard and denied an appeal of the Planning Commission to disallow the conversion of a Jack-in-the-Box restaurant at 1967 San Elijo Ave. \u2014 Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 Feb. 2022",
      "The rules disallow a foreign tax credit or deduction for foreign income taxes that are attributable to income that is section 245A(d) income or noninclusion income of the recipient domestic corporation or the paying foreign corporation. \u2014 Carrie Brandon Elliott, Forbes , 31 Jan. 2022",
      "While awards shows continue to disallow Wallen to attend ceremonies, country radio has welcomed Wallen back to their playlists after briefly banning his music from rotation. \u2014 Jessica Nicholson, Billboard , 28 Oct. 2021",
      "Only if they are audited will that decision be questioned, and to disallow any iffy deductions, the IRS must engage in a complex act of mind-reading. \u2014 Paul Kiel, ProPublica , 8 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000036"
  },
  "disembarrass":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to free (someone, such as oneself) from something troublesome or superfluous":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-\u0259m-\u02c8ber-\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "clear",
      "disengage",
      "disentangle",
      "extricate",
      "free",
      "liberate",
      "release",
      "untangle"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "embroil",
      "entangle"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for disembarrass extricate , disentangle , untangle , disencumber , disembarrass mean to free from what binds or holds back. extricate implies the use of care or ingenuity in freeing from a difficult position or situation. extricated himself from financial difficulties disentangle and untangle suggest painstaking separation of a thing from other things. disentangling fact from fiction untangle a web of deceit disencumber implies a release from something that clogs or weighs down. an article disencumbered of jargon disembarrass suggests a release from something that impedes or hinders. disembarrassed herself of her advisers",
    "examples":[
      "still struggling to disembarrass herself of the emotional baggage of a failed relationship"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1726, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055410"
  },
  "divan":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the privy council of the Ottoman Empire":[],
      ": council":[],
      ": a council chamber":[],
      ": a large couch usually without back or arms often designed for use as a bed":[],
      ": a collection of poems in Persian or Arabic usually by one author":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u012b-\u02ccvan",
      "di-\u02c8van",
      "especially in senses 1, 2, and 4 also di-\u02c8v\u00e4n",
      "d\u012b-\u02c8van"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "chesterfield",
      "couch",
      "davenport",
      "lounge",
      "settee",
      "sofa",
      "squab"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "whenever I stayed over at their house I usually slept on the divan in the living room",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Across the room, reclining nudes are arranged along a wall, including a 1990 male nude made of glass by Richard Jolley and an 1892 oil by Frank Duveneck of a woman stretched across what appears to be a divan . \u2014 Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star , 28 Jan. 2022",
      "Passenger seating was 2 fouroccupant divans , one facing forward, the other rearward. \u2014 New York Times , 7 Feb. 2020",
      "But a few hours later, while Maleficent dozed on a divan , wings folded as tightly against her back as a bird\u2019s, Aurora was still wide-awake. \u2014 David Canfield, EW.com , 7 Aug. 2019",
      "One hotel manager began walking outside to get from one end of the building to the other, to avoid passing through the lobby, where persnickety widows would invariably be positioned on the divans , ready to greet him with a barrage of complaints. \u2014 Julie Satow, New York Times , 7 June 2019",
      "Ask your spouse to please address you as a divan potato. 16. \u2014 WSJ , 26 Oct. 2018",
      "The job interview happened in a hotel lobby, in front of dozens of strangers, on a couple of chairs, near some tasteful divans . \u2014 Dan Steinberg, chicagotribune.com , 8 Mar. 2018",
      "The bi-level establishment houses both a restaurant and craft cocktail bar, with a hidden whiskey divan behind a discreet door. \u2014 Christina Liao, Vogue , 10 Feb. 2018",
      "Indoor palm trees, eclectically upholstered divans , warm lighting and close-quarter seating make for a lush, intimate and sophisticated space. \u2014 Carlos Fr\u00edas, miamiherald , 23 Aug. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Turkish, from Persian d\u012bv\u0101n account book":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1586, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-201529"
  },
  "diurnal":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": active chiefly in the daytime":[
        "diurnal animals"
      ],
      ": of, relating to, or occurring in the daytime":[
        "the city's diurnal noises"
      ],
      ": opening during the day and closing at night":[
        "diurnal flowers"
      ],
      ": recurring every day":[
        "diurnal tasks"
      ],
      ": having a daily cycle":[
        "diurnal tides"
      ],
      ": journal sense 1a":[],
      ": diary , daybook":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u012b-\u02c8\u0259r-n\u1d4al",
      "d\u012b-\u02c8\u0259rn-\u1d4al"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "daily",
      "day-to-day",
      "quotidian"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "book",
      "bulletin",
      "gazette",
      "journal",
      "mag",
      "magazine",
      "newspaper",
      "organ",
      "paper",
      "periodical",
      "rag",
      "review",
      "serial",
      "zine"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "a love as constant and certain as the diurnal tides",
      "Noun",
      "a microfilm containing a collection of diurnals published by 19th-century American abolitionists",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Given the diurnal minimum of heating early in the day, any storms will struggle against that. \u2014 Ian Livingston, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
      "Numerous diverse mesoclimates and soils give vineyards distinct personalities, but in general, summers are warm and dry, with cool evenings and a diurnal temperature range that helps preserve acidity and freshness in the grapes. \u2014 Lana Bortolot, Forbes , 27 May 2022",
      "Scientists saw that the eye size and shape were similar to those of modern diurnal owls. \u2014 Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "In the Dundee study, researchers found that this diurnal decrease is absent, or at least relatively absent, in a deprived population who do not have regular access to and use of green spaces in their urban environment. \u2014 Shane O'mara, Outside Online , 13 May 2020",
      "But a few owls are diurnal \u2014or active during the day. \u2014 Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "The microclimate is characterized by significant diurnal range, warm summers and cold winters. \u2014 John Mariani, Forbes , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "This runs counter to a significant piece of California-wine conventional wisdom, which holds that larger diurnal shifts always lead to better wines. \u2014 Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle , 2 Feb. 2022",
      "Ambient temperature, humidity, diurnal and seasonal climate variations all play a factor. \u2014 Joseph V Micallef, Forbes , 7 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Latin diurnalis \u2014 more at journal":"Adjective",
      "derivative of diurnal entry 1":"Noun"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a":"Adjective",
      "1600, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-040206"
  },
  "divergence":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a drawing apart (as of lines extending from a common center)":[],
      ": difference , disagreement":[],
      ": the development of dissimilar traits or features (as of body structure or behavior) in closely related populations, species, or lineages of common ancestry that typically occupy dissimilar environments or ecological niches : divergent evolution":[],
      ": a deviation from a course or standard":[],
      ": the condition of being mathematically divergent":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u012b-",
      "d\u0259-\u02c8v\u0259r-j\u0259n(t)s, d\u012b-",
      "d\u0259-\u02c8v\u0259r-j\u0259n(t)s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bifurcation",
      "divarication",
      "divergency",
      "separation"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "convergence"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "a growing divergence of opinion about that U.S. president's place in history",
      "any divergence from the community's strict moral code was met with social ostracism",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Analysts expect that divergence between headline and core measures to widen in the coming months. \u2014 Matthew Boesler, Fortune , 26 June 2022",
      "What is missing in the approach and why is there such a divergence ? \u2014 Frank Van Gansbeke, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "While there is consensus that lower-income consumers are getting pressured, there is divergence among analysts on what that means for dollar stores. \u2014 Jinjoo Lee, WSJ , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "But then, if Conley\u2019s performance was a significant divergence from events of late, the Jazz surrendering another double-digit lead en route to a defeat \u2014 on this occasion, 117-111 at the hands of the Bucks \u2014 was all too familiar. \u2014 Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "The divergence between real history and our alternate history just grows broader as, as the show goes on. \u2014 Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country , 10 June 2022",
      "The current divergence between the wealthiest Americans and the lower 90 percent of earners began in the late 1970s, after a post-World War II era of rising wages and not-outlandish differences in pay between workers and management. \u2014 Peter Weber, The Week , 9 June 2022",
      "One reason for the divergence : Home Depot\u2019s greater reliance on professionals such as contractors and electricians, which make up around half of total revenue. \u2014 Dean Seal, WSJ , 18 May 2022",
      "As the night continued with dizzying performances and head-scratching gimmicks, the divergence between the digital and the physical became difficult to discern. \u2014 Ian Malone, Vogue , 12 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from New Latin d\u012bvergentia, noun derivative of Latin d\u012bvergent-, d\u012bvergens divergent":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1656, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200405"
  },
  "dissection":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the act or process of dissecting : the state of being dissected":[],
      ": an anatomical specimen prepared by dissecting":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "dis-\u02c8ek-sh\u0259n; d\u012b-\u02c8sek-",
      "di-\u02c8sek-sh\u0259n",
      "d\u012b-\u02c8sek-sh\u0259n",
      "\u02c8d\u012b-\u02cc",
      "also di-",
      "\u02c8d\u012b-\u02ccsek-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "analysis",
      "anatomizing",
      "anatomy",
      "assay",
      "breakdown",
      "deconstruction"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "the book's dissection of the problem of obesity in this country",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Earlier this month, Uhrman rushed her mother to the emergency room where she was treated for an aortic dissection , an often-fatal split in the inner and middle layers of the body\u2019s largest artery. \u2014 Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "The family of a deceased Louisiana man found out that his body ended up in a ticketed live human dissection as part of a traveling expo. \u2014 Peter Aitken, Fox News , 7 Nov. 2021",
      "After Ritter's untimely death in 2003 from an aortic dissection , his family started the John Ritter Foundation for Aortic Health. \u2014 Good Housekeeping Editors, Good Housekeeping , 9 May 2022",
      "The problem was, the typical bird- dissection technique focused almost entirely on the male. \u2014 Rachel E. Gross, Smithsonian Magazine , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "The Demaines began this puzzle-font experiganza around the turn of the century with a dissection puzzle \u2014 a puzzle whereby one shape, or polygon, is sliced up and reassembled into other geometric shapes. \u2014 Siobhan Roberts, New York Times , 25 June 2021",
      "In 2014, an anatomy student was horrified to discover the cadaver on his dissection table was a friend who disappeared two weeks earlier. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 June 2021",
      "Three broad openings puncture this cubic block, and rather abruptly (suggesting a dissection rather than a natural aperture). \u2014 Michael J. Lewis, WSJ , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "The scene immediately brings to mind AOC\u2019s similar semiotics-savvy dissection of her opponent\u2019s campaign pamphlet in House. \u2014 Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1578, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-215052"
  },
  "disenfranchisement":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to deprive of a franchise , of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity",
      ": to deprive of the right to vote",
      ": to deprive of the right to vote",
      ": disfranchise"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-in-\u02c8fran-\u02ccch\u012bz",
      "\u02ccdi-s\u1d4an-\u02c8fran-\u02ccch\u012bz",
      "\u02ccdis-\u1d4an-\u02c8fran-\u02ccch\u012bz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "They disenfranchised poor people by making property ownership a requirement for registering to vote.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "McConnell tried to rebuff concerns among Democrats that GOP state lawmakers across the country are trying to disenfranchise minority voters by pointing to record-high turnout for all voters in the 2020 election. \u2014 Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, chicagotribune.com , 22 Jan. 2022",
      "The proposal also would disenfranchise his district\u2019s Armenian community, warned Krekorian, the council\u2019s first Armenian-American. \u2014 David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times , 30 Sep. 2021",
      "Brnovich is presently defending two Arizona election laws, which an appeals court this year found tended to disproportionately disenfranchise minority voters, before the Supreme Court. \u2014 Ian Macdougall, ProPublica , 3 Nov. 2020",
      "Republicans said that the point of new legislation is not to disenfranchise Black people and that federal legislation would usurp state's rights. \u2014 Meg Cunningham, ABC News , 20 Apr. 2021",
      "Republicans insist voter reform is essential to prevent future fraud, while Democrats claim the new laws disenfranchise disabled people, black people, and other minorities. \u2014 Rob Crilly, Washington Examiner , 15 Apr. 2021",
      "Is an election restriction that disproportionately affects Black people unconstitutional if it was adopted not to disenfranchise Black people, but to hurt Democrats? \u2014 Noah Feldman, Star Tribune , 4 Mar. 2021",
      "Those include state laws and local practices that disenfranchise Indigenous voters, unequal access to early voting and reliance on a mail system that is unreliable, the report stated. \u2014 Felicia Fonseca, ajc , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "Vicious gerrymandering and laws that continue to disenfranchise millions are at least as consequential as a handful of private outbursts. \u2014 Becca Rothfeld, The New Yorker , 21 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1664, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-145017"
  },
  "disembark":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to remove to shore from a ship",
      ": to go ashore out of a ship",
      ": to get out of a vehicle or craft",
      ": to leave or remove from a ship or airplane"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-\u0259m-\u02c8b\u00e4rk",
      "\u02ccdi-s\u0259m-\u02c8b\u00e4rk"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "debark",
      "land"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "embark"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The plane's crew members were the last ones to disembark .",
      "the cruise passengers disembarked as soon as they got to the terminal in Miami",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In Miami, passengers disembark downtown, with nearby access to the Metromover, a free local train service connecting all of downtown and the lively Brickell neighborhood. \u2014 Travel + Leisure , 15 June 2022",
      "Visitors could disembark at a train station between the large meadow and lake Clara Meer. \u2014 Pete Corson, ajc , 16 May 2016",
      "Guests were asked to disembark in Mexico and were provided with a full credit for a future cruise and other financial reimbursement, Ms. Stellhorn says. \u2014 Jacob Passy, WSJ , 24 May 2022",
      "More than 3,000 cruise ship passengers and staff were allowed to disembark in Hong Kong after being tested for Covid-19, a representative for the vessel's owners, Royal Caribbean, told CNN. \u2014 Jessie Yeung, CNN , 6 Jan. 2022",
      "Massive numbers of cruise guests are expected to disembark at Seward and Whittier this season \u2014 the first cruise stops in Southcentral Alaska in two years \u2014 and make their way to Anchorage. \u2014 Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News , 15 May 2022",
      "Panama\u2019s Pacific coast for more than two months, unable to disembark . \u2014 Konrad Putzier, WSJ , 3 May 2022",
      "Passengers were provided with a general plan to disembark and head back to the U.S. on charter flights from Puerto Plata. \u2014 Morgan Hines, USA TODAY , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "The Pride of Hull told him that at least 72 crew members were refusing to disembark . \u2014 Anna Cooban, CNN , 17 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle French desembarquer , from des- dis- + embarquer to embark",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1582, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-151756"
  },
  "dimension(s)":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": measure in one direction",
      ": one of three coordinates (see coordinate entry 3 sense 1a ) determining a position in space or four coordinates determining a position in space and time",
      ": one of a group of properties whose number is necessary and sufficient to determine uniquely each element of a system of usually mathematical entities (such as an aggregate of points in real or abstract space)",
      ": a parameter (see parameter sense 1 ) or coordinate variable assigned to such a property",
      ": the number of elements in a basis (see basis sense 5 ) of a vector space",
      ": the quality of spatial extension : magnitude , size",
      ": a lifelike or realistic quality",
      ": the range over which or the degree to which something extends : scope",
      ": one of the elements or factors making up a complete personality or entity : aspect",
      ": bodily form or proportions",
      ": any of the fundamental units (as of mass, length, or time) on which a derived unit is based",
      ": the power of such a unit",
      ": wood or stone cut to pieces of specified size",
      ": a level of existence or consciousness",
      ": to form to the required dimensions (see dimension entry 1 sense 1a(1) )",
      ": to indicate the dimensions of (as on a drawing)",
      ": the length, width, or height of something",
      ": measure in one direction",
      ": one of three or four coordinates determining a position in space or space and time"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u0259-\u02c8men(t)-sh\u0259n",
      "also",
      "d\u0259-\u02c8men-sh\u0259n",
      "d\u0259-\u02c8men-ch\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bulk",
      "extent",
      "magnitude",
      "measure",
      "measurement",
      "proportion",
      "size"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "She carefully measured each dimension of the room.",
      "The social dimensions of the problem must also be taken into account.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "There has also been a racial dimension to the stigma. \u2014 Vinay Kampalath, STAT , 8 June 2022",
      "According to Wang, instrumentality is a dimension of objectification. \u2014 Mark Travers, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
      "Language is just one dimension of the powerful nurturing interactions between children and caregivers. \u2014 Lydia Denworth, Scientific American , 1 June 2022",
      "There is an ideological dimension too: that of the legitimacy of U.S. power. \u2014 David Rieff, The New Republic , 24 May 2022",
      "There could also be a political dimension to the results. \u2014 New York Times , 19 May 2022",
      "He's been very thoughtful in his approach and there's a new dimension to Lalo now. \u2014 Dan Snierson, EW.com , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "And then there is a political dimension to it as well. \u2014 Brooke Singman, Fox News , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "There's also a political dimension at play because Republicans have been hammering Biden and other Democrats on climbing gas prices for months. \u2014 Ellie Kaufman And Ali Zaslav, CNN , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Aaron Judge, New York Yankees: Another huge man with huge power playing in the same Little League- dimensioned ballpark as Stanton. \u2014 Ted Berg, For The Win , 23 Feb. 2018",
      "Each barn is covered top to bottom in oversized shingles dimensioned to make the volume look smaller. \u2014 Joseph Giovannini, ELLE Decor , 2 July 2015"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "1754, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-153354"
  },
  "disconsolateness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": cheerless":[
        "a clutch of disconsolate houses",
        "\u2014 D. H. Lawrence"
      ],
      ": dejected , downcast":[
        "the team returned disconsolate from three losses"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "dis-\u02c8k\u00e4n(t)-s\u0259-l\u0259t",
      "dis-\u02c8k\u00e4n-s\u0259-l\u0259t"
    ],
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      "black",
      "bleak",
      "cheerless",
      "chill",
      "Cimmerian",
      "cloudy",
      "cold",
      "comfortless",
      "dark",
      "darkening",
      "depressing",
      "depressive",
      "desolate",
      "dire",
      "dismal",
      "drear",
      "dreary",
      "dreich",
      "elegiac",
      "elegiacal",
      "forlorn",
      "funereal",
      "gloomy",
      "glum",
      "godforsaken",
      "gray",
      "grey",
      "lonely",
      "lonesome",
      "lugubrious",
      "miserable",
      "morbid",
      "morose",
      "murky",
      "plutonian",
      "saturnine",
      "sepulchral",
      "solemn",
      "somber",
      "sombre",
      "sullen",
      "sunless",
      "tenebrific",
      "tenebrous",
      "wretched"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bright",
      "cheerful",
      "cheering",
      "cheery",
      "comforting",
      "cordial",
      "festive",
      "friendly",
      "gay",
      "heartwarming",
      "sunshiny"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Campaign workers grew increasingly disconsolate as the results came in.",
      "spent her last years in the disconsolate environs of a cheap boarding house",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "That\u2019s why some Democrats have been so disconsolate despite their presidential victory. \u2014 Doyle Mcmanus Washington Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 8 Nov. 2020",
      "Rachael spent all day alone with a fussy baby, and Justin inevitably returned from work at his daughter\u2019s most disconsolate hour. \u2014 Anndee Hochman, Philly.com , 27 June 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Medieval Latin disconsolatus , from Latin dis- + consolatus , past participle of consolari to console":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162537"
  },
  "divide":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to separate into two or more parts, areas, or groups",
      ": to separate into classes, categories, or divisions",
      ": cleave , part",
      ": to separate into portions and give out in shares : distribute",
      ": to possess, enjoy, or make use of in common",
      ": apportion",
      ": to cause to be separate, distinct, or apart from one another",
      ": to separate into opposing sides or parties",
      ": to cause (a parliamentary body) to vote by division",
      ": to subject (a number or quantity) to the operation of finding how many times it contains another number or quantity",
      ": to be used as a divisor with respect to (a dividend )",
      ": to use as a divisor",
      ": to perform mathematical division",
      ": to undergo replication, multiplication, fission, or separation into parts",
      ": to branch out",
      ": to become separated or disunited especially in opinion or interest",
      ": an act of dividing",
      ": a dividing ridge between drainage areas",
      ": a point or line of division or disagreement",
      ": to separate into two or more parts or pieces",
      ": to give out in shares",
      ": to be or make different in opinion or interest",
      ": to subject to or perform mathematical division",
      ": to branch off : fork",
      ": to separate into two or more parts",
      ": to undergo replication, multiplication, fission, or separation into parts"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u0259-\u02c8v\u012bd",
      "d\u0259-\u02c8v\u012bd",
      "d\u0259-\u02c8v\u012bd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "break up",
      "decouple",
      "disassociate",
      "disconnect",
      "disjoin",
      "disjoint",
      "dissever",
      "dissociate",
      "disunite",
      "divorce",
      "part",
      "ramify",
      "resolve",
      "separate",
      "sever",
      "split",
      "sunder",
      "uncouple",
      "unlink",
      "unyoke"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "join",
      "link",
      "unify",
      "unite"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "She divided the pie into eight pieces.",
      "The equator divides the Earth into two hemispheres.",
      "The river divides after the bridge.",
      "A tall fence divides the two yards.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Evenly divide the tuna salad on two pieces of the pumpernickel toast. \u2014 Michael A. Gardiner, San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 June 2022",
      "In living organisms, cells divide in multiple rounds, one to two to four to eight. \u2014 Joseph Osmundson, The Atlantic , 8 June 2022",
      "But asked about other factors, the two parties divide : 77% of Democrats blame gun manufacturers and the National Rifle Association, more than double the 28% of Republicans who feel that way. \u2014 Susan Page, USA TODAY , 7 June 2022",
      "Double doors divide the main living room, which can be converted into two spaces. \u2014 Ruth Bloomfield, WSJ , 7 June 2022",
      "Repeat with the remaining crabs, if needed. Give the haricots verts a stir, then evenly divide them and the crabs between two plates. \u2014 Ann Maloney, Washington Post , 7 June 2022",
      "Then, divide that number by your initial investment and multiply it by 100. \u2014 Erin Weaver, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
      "These imaginary metrics of Latinidad only divide us further. \u2014 Jacqueline Delgadillo, refinery29.com , 23 May 2022",
      "Over evolutionary time, insect farmers divide up the chores of raising crops, and work together to produce a communal food source that in turn benefits all. \u2014 Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine , 17 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "But on Capitol Hill, the partisan divide is sharp and bitter. \u2014 ABC News , 5 June 2022",
      "The usual divide on guns in this country is deep and, like many other issues, falls sharply along partisan lines. \u2014 Dante Chinni, NBC News , 29 May 2022",
      "The divide is also wide between people who own guns and people who do not. \u2014 Michael D. Shear, BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022",
      "And the divide is also wide between people who own guns and people who do not. \u2014 New York Times , 28 May 2022",
      "Further research found that the genetic divide was not limited to large carnivores but included smaller animals, such as a bird called the wrentit and the western-fence lizard. \u2014 Emily Witt, The New Yorker , 17 May 2022",
      "Whether that means the divide is healing is anybody\u2019s guess, and certainly there\u2019s always a chance of yet another crushing wave making its way to the Sierra Nevada. \u2014 Ryan Kost, San Francisco Chronicle , 8 May 2022",
      "The most interesting divide in the world between mood and fact is today\u2019s Chinese stock market. \u2014 Rich Karlgaard, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "The divide between the haves and have-nots is as gaping as in any modern city, and, as in any city, there\u2019s connective tissue between them too. \u2014 Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter , 19 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "1642, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-161926"
  },
  "disrepair":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the state of being in need of repair":[
        "a building fallen into disrepair"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-ri-\u02c8per"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "desolation",
      "dilapidation",
      "neglect",
      "seediness"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "keeping",
      "repair"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "The lighthouse was in disrepair until the volunteers cleaned it up.",
      "After years of neglect, the house fell into disrepair .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The city had plans to raze many of its late-19th century buildings, which had fallen into disrepair . \u2014 Susan Glaser, cleveland , 30 June 2022",
      "But several remained vacant and, over the decades, fell into disrepair . \u2014 Doug Smithsenior Writer, Los Angeles Times , 26 June 2022",
      "That same year, the property saw the removal of the original Kile house, which had fallen into disrepair . \u2014 Ryan Martin, The Indianapolis Star , 22 June 2022",
      "But Rex, the giant T. rex, has slipped into disrepair . \u2014 Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune , 21 June 2022",
      "As crime mounted, the aging buildings fell into disrepair , even as the neighborhood thrived with new home construction and renovations. \u2014 Alan Judd, ajc , 19 June 2022",
      "Brutalism began to be criticized for seeming too severe, grim, and abstract, while brutalist structures fell into disrepair as dirty, graffitied eyesores. \u2014 Kristin Tablang, House Beautiful , 13 June 2022",
      "DeGeeter showed a presentation during the committee meeting with photos of the old Ridgewood clubhouse, depicting crumbling ceilings, flooded floors and other disrepair . \u2014 Lucas Daprile, cleveland , 27 June 2022",
      "The prison\u2019s disrepair also hinders efforts to introduce rehabilitation programs, the report found. \u2014 Alexander Thompson, BostonGlobe.com , 26 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1798, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050725"
  },
  "distaste":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to feel aversion to",
      ": offend , displease",
      ": to have an offensive taste",
      ": dislike of food or drink",
      ": aversion , disinclination",
      ": annoyance , discomfort",
      ": dislike entry 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8t\u0101st",
      "dis-\u02c8t\u0101st"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "aversion",
      "disgust",
      "horror",
      "loathing",
      "nausea",
      "repugnance",
      "repulsion",
      "revulsion"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "\u201cI see you still smoke,\u201d she said with distaste .",
      "usually views abstract paintings with distaste",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Starbucks customers outside the store at the Arizona Center, Third and Van Buren Streets in downtown Phoenix, offered mixed reviews Tuesday on the company\u2019s decision, ranging from agreement to distaste for the afternoon closure. \u2014 Kimberly Rapanut, azcentral , 29 May 2018",
      "The Republican crossover votes in Alabama could largely be attributable to distaste for Moore. \u2014 Eric Bradner, CNN , 14 Dec. 2017",
      "As China looks ahead to a new American administration, opinions on the front-running Mrs. Clinton veer from admiration, mostly among women and civil libertarians, to distaste , mostly among male policy makers and an often nationalistic public. \u2014 Didi Kirsten Tatlow, New York Times , 10 July 2016",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Ulin wrote, mentioning his distaste for other nicknames such as La La Land and Berzerkeley. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 June 2022",
      "By contrast, Alabama Senator Tommy Tuberville has expressed his distaste for a Bessemer union\u2014and the out-of-town Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union. \u2014 The New Yorker , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "Progressives have already indicated their distaste for the bipartisan proposal. \u2014 Grace Segers, CBS News , 15 June 2021",
      "Another email showed Fann expressing her distaste for the process. \u2014 Meg Cunningham, ABC News , 8 June 2021",
      "Frequent Perusers of This Space will note my absolute distaste for selfish inconsideration. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 2 June 2021",
      "One viewer, in particular, has expressed distaste for the portrayal: the real-life de Lestrade. \u2014 Doreen St. F\u00e9lix, The New Yorker , 9 June 2022",
      "For this property in West Hollywood, Konig was guided by her affinity for Southern California\u2019s sun and color palette as much as by her distaste for cookie-cutter hospitality rooms. \u2014 The Editors Of Elle Decor, ELLE Decor , 1 June 2022",
      "Miss Manners shares your distaste for wedding rituals that involve lifting (garments, not chairs), stuffing or donating. \u2014 Jacobina Martin, Washington Post , 27 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "1592, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1584, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-175703"
  },
  "divarication":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the action, process, or fact of divaricating":[],
      ": a divergence of opinion":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02ccva-r\u0259-",
      "d\u0259-",
      "(\u02cc)d\u012b-\u02ccver-\u0259-\u02c8k\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bifurcation",
      "divergence",
      "divergency",
      "separation"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "convergence"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "the divarication of the various dialects of Latin that occurred with the decline of the Roman Empire"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1578, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-235421"
  },
  "didactic":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": designed or intended to teach":[],
      ": intended to convey instruction and information as well as pleasure and entertainment":[
        "didactic poetry"
      ],
      ": making moral observations":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u0259-",
      "d\u012b-\u02c8dak-tik, d\u0259-",
      "d\u012b-\u02c8dak-tik"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "homiletic",
      "homiletical",
      "moralistic",
      "moralizing",
      "preachy",
      "sententious",
      "sermonic"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Slaves related human as well as animal trickster tales; they told Bible stories, explanatory tales, moralistic and didactic tales, supernatural tales and legends. \u2014 Lawrence W. Levine , The Unpredictable Past , 1993",
      "For two decades, many Americans, including some early advocates of the Vietnam intervention, have been relentlessly didactic , extracting cautionary lessons from Vietnam. \u2014 George F. Will , Newsweek , 22 May 1989",
      "\u2014the trappings, one might say\u2014of a didactic and resolutely pious Victorian sensibility in the service of an anarchic imagination. \u2014 Joyce Carol Oates , The Profane Art , 1983",
      "the poet's works became increasingly didactic after his religious conversion",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Ben and Violet did a fantastic job because the film is not didactic . \u2014 Jennie Punter, Variety , 4 May 2022",
      "In fact, these discussions often feel explicitly targeted at the audience, more didactic and less intimate than the check-ins Guralnik has with Goldner in earlier episodes. \u2014 Lidija Haas, The New Republic , 10 June 2022",
      "Perhaps the most didactic and poignant vignette was conceived by Dash (Daughters of Dust), who made history as the first African American woman to direct a feature film shown in wide release. \u2014 Anne Quito, Quartz , 10 May 2022",
      "Barbara Kruger is one of the most influential living artists, having developed an intentionally didactic and cuttingly acute linguistic, graphic, and visual style that has been endlessly copied and commodified. \u2014 Brett Berk, Car and Driver , 3 Apr. 2022",
      "Both directors use the animal to comment on human nature, though Skolimowski is more didactic , including shots of deforestation and a massive manmade dam, whereas Bresson invited a certain ambiguity. \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 19 May 2022",
      "The boys \u2014 there are no women in the film except for a young mother who becomes a key plot element later on \u2014 sleep on bunk beds in crammed dorm rooms and spend their days listening to didactic lectures in the mosque\u2019s picturesque courtyard. \u2014 Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 May 2022",
      "But the exhibition has now been recontextualized both to show that Guston was not an inadvertent racist and to provide a didactic cushion for those who might be offended or seriously discomfited by Guston\u2019s late-career imagery of Ku Klux Klansmen. \u2014 Peter Plagens, WSJ , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "Since Subramaniam was named president three years ago, the succession process has been more one of osmosis than didactic dinner meetings. \u2014 Jena Mcgregor, Forbes , 2 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from New Latin didacticus, borrowed from Greek didaktik\u00f3s \"apt at teaching,\" from didakt\u00f3s \"taught, learned\" (verbal adjective of did\u00e1skein , aorist ed\u00eddaxa \"to teach, instruct,\" factitive derivative of da\u00eanai \"to learn\") + -ikos -ic entry 1 ; da\u00eanai going back to Indo-European *dens-, *dn\u0325s- \"become knowledgeable or skillful,\" whence also Avestan d\u012bdai\u014b\u0301h\u0113 \"(I) learn, experience\" and, in nominal derivatives, Sanskrit d\u00e1\u1e43sa\u1e25 \"marvelous power,\" dasr\u00e1\u1e25 \"accomplishing wonderful deeds,\" and perhaps Greek d\u1e17nea \"plans, intentions\"":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1658, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232351"
  },
  "disliking":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a feeling of aversion or disapproval":[],
      ": discord":[],
      ": something that a person habitually does not like or enjoy":[
        "talking about his likes and dislikes"
      ],
      ": to regard with dislike : disapprove":[],
      ": displease":[],
      ": to show aversion to":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dis-\u02ccl\u012bk",
      "dis-\u02c8l\u012bk",
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8l\u012bk"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "allergy",
      "averseness",
      "aversion",
      "disfavor",
      "disinclination",
      "disliking",
      "disrelish",
      "down",
      "mislike"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "disfavor",
      "disrelish",
      "mislike"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "we have a strong dislike for olives and wouldn't eat them even if we were paid",
      "the public's general dislike of negative campaign ads",
      "Verb",
      "I dislike basketball, but I enjoy baseball.",
      "Most people dislike it when they are told what to do.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "While boundaries are important, there\u2019s a difference between a dislike and a true deal breaker. \u2014 Kasandra Brabaw, SELF , 26 Jan. 2022",
      "In the 1950s, people expressed dislike for the Yankees by comparing them to U.S. Steel. \u2014 Alex Veytsel, Fortune , 25 Feb. 2022",
      "One of the guards was a Uyghur woman, a party loyalist who had taken a particular dislike to the pregnant young inmate. \u2014 Nury Turkel, The Week , 10 May 2022",
      "In a blog post, TikTok explains that only the person who registered a dislike will be able to see the reaction, while the commenter and other users remain none the wiser. \u2014 Stephanie Mlot, PCMAG , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton told Fox News that the Biden administration's recent lawsuits against the state showed a dislike for Texans and an increase in control from the federal government. \u2014 Sam Dorman, Fox News , 8 Dec. 2021",
      "This was not exactly surprising, after years of rampant rumors about a mutual dislike between Parker and Cattrall. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Oct. 2021",
      "Like Reddit and YouTube before it, Twitter is getting its own dislike button for replies or comments in response to original tweets. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Feb. 2022",
      "And then some of her delay came from seemingly small barriers \u2014 her dislike of needles, her hectic day-to-day life as a fast food restaurant manager. \u2014 Rashika Jaipuriar, The Indianapolis Star , 10 Sep. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "There's really not much to dislike about this option, which seems to have it all\u2014including a stand. \u2014 Editors Of Men's Health, Men's Health , 16 May 2022",
      "And for his implication that rational people are not allowed to dislike Don't Look Up. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 7 Jan. 2022",
      "To be sure, Native people don\u2019t dislike greenery; most of the green parts of the desert were taken from them, along with the water rights. \u2014 Outside Online , 1 Sep. 2021",
      "In other words, instead of talking about what Millennials collectively like and dislike , ask individuals to talk about their preferences. \u2014 Sheila Callaham, Forbes , 27 June 2021",
      "Eucalyptus can be a polemical aspect in California wines \u2014 many dislike its cooling green flavors \u2014 but Thackrey was never one to interfere with its expression. \u2014 Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle , 31 May 2022",
      "Voters dislike chaos and object to the appearance that the laws are not being applied fairly. \u2014 Samuel Goldman, The Week , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "The markets dislike combining a utility and a construction unit under the same umbrella. \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "Employees generally dislike admitting that there is not enough work to fill the time. \u2014 Peter Stewart, Forbes , 28 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1567, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174608"
  },
  "disputatious":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": inclined to dispute":[],
      ": marked by disputation":[],
      ": provoking debate : controversial":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdi-spy\u0259-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "aggressive",
      "agonistic",
      "argumentative",
      "assaultive",
      "bellicose",
      "belligerent",
      "brawly",
      "chippy",
      "combative",
      "confrontational",
      "contentious",
      "discordant",
      "feisty",
      "gladiatorial",
      "militant",
      "pugnacious",
      "quarrelsome",
      "scrappy",
      "truculent",
      "warlike"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "nonaggressive",
      "nonbelligerent",
      "pacific",
      "peaceable",
      "peaceful",
      "unbelligerent",
      "uncombative",
      "uncontentious"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "a long history of little wars waged by the disputatious countries occupying that European peninsula",
      "a disputatious professor who could give you an argument on just about anything",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Its lament resonates for art once seen as a disputatious civic forum, now overrun by the hard coin of investment markets. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 Nov. 2021",
      "In his interviews, Harris adopts a drowsy monotone that seems pitched to signal his commitment to the dispassionate promotion of disputatious ideas. \u2014 Gideon Lewis-kraus, The New Yorker , 6 Sep. 2021",
      "In the first, 100 brothers, of the same parents, gather in their family\u2019s dilapidated library for a splendidly disputatious meal. \u2014 New York Times , 19 Apr. 2021",
      "That sense of weighty expectation feels heightened this year, as a fragile, disputatious America prepares for an enormous mobilization to manufacture and distribute hundreds of millions of vaccine doses to finally bring the pandemic under control. \u2014 Michael Luo, The New Yorker , 20 Dec. 2020",
      "Manet\u2019s buddy Charles Baudelaire, the disputatious journalist, poet and art critic, described artists\u2019 emerging role as being painters of modern life, and urbanity seeped into many private nooks and crannies. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 22 Oct. 2019",
      "Giving meaningful shape to monuments and memorials in this disputatious era is no easy task. \u2014 Julie V. Iovine., WSJ , 24 Oct. 2018",
      "But the lifestyle of this most disputatious group took its toll on Welch, who felt estranged from the McVies. \u2014 Morgan Enos, Billboard , 10 Apr. 2018",
      "Trump has remained disputatious on this point, even up until last week, when U.S. intelligence services had been working for him for nearly six months. \u2014 Jeet Heer, New Republic , 14 July 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1660, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-022602"
  },
  "dissect":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to separate into pieces : expose the several parts of (something, such as an animal) for scientific examination":[
        "dissect an earthworm",
        "dissecting flowers"
      ],
      ": to analyze and interpret minutely":[
        "dissect a problem"
      ],
      ": to make a dissection":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "dis-\u02c8ekt; d\u012b-\u02c8sekt",
      "\u02c8d\u012b-\u02ccsekt",
      "di-\u02c8sekt",
      "\u02c8d\u012b-\u02cc",
      "also di-",
      "d\u012b-\u02c8sekt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "analyze",
      "anatomize",
      "assay",
      "break down",
      "cut",
      "deconstruct"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for dissect analyze , dissect , break down mean to divide a complex whole into its parts or elements. analyze suggests separating or distinguishing the component parts of something (such as a substance, a process, a situation) so as to discover its true nature or inner relationships. analyzed the collected data dissect suggests a searching analysis by laying bare parts or pieces for individual scrutiny. commentators dissected every word of the speech break down implies a reducing to simpler parts or divisions. break down the budget",
    "examples":[
      "We dissected a frog in science class.",
      "She dissected each point of his argument.",
      "We dissected the poem in class.",
      "The city is dissected by a network of highways.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Bio-Medical Mania participants donned gloves, gowns and masks to dissect and study the organs inside frogs and rats on the final day of camp. \u2014 Beth Mlady, cleveland , 1 July 2022",
      "The indictment\u2019s level of detail is akin to a YSL subreddit where fans dissect every move from their favorite rapper. \u2014 Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone , 16 May 2022",
      "Ultimately, that's what Follow the Thread seeks to dissect and unpack for viewers, while providing visual evidence in the form of over 70 featured films. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 16 May 2022",
      "When the Atlanta Braves clinched the Major League Baseball (MLB) 2021 World Series on Nov. 2, pundits were quick to dissect the unlikely win. \u2014 Dan Gamota, Forbes , 29 Dec. 2021",
      "When a team has a few bad stretches during a specific quarter, there is a tendency to dissect apparent issues that arise during those segments. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 20 June 2022",
      "Starting in 1932, government medical workers in rural Alabama withheld treatment from unsuspecting Black men infected with syphilis so doctors could track the disease and dissect their bodies afterward. \u2014 al , 11 June 2022",
      "The future Hall of Famer will find enough holes in this soft defense and will surgically dissect the weak points once exposed. \u2014 Alex Kay, Forbes , 9 Sep. 2021",
      "With super-producer Rick Rubin sharing the room, the series delves deeply into the immense catalog of The Beatles, Wings and McCartney\u2019s solo work as the pair discuss and dissect numerous songs. \u2014 Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY , 16 July 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin dissectus , past participle of dissecare to cut apart, from dis- + secare to cut \u2014 more at saw":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1598, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-012658"
  },
  "diabolic":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": of, relating to, or characteristic of the devil : devilish":[
        "a diabolical plot"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccd\u012b-\u0259-\u02c8b\u00e4-li-k\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cacodemonic",
      "demoniac",
      "demoniacal",
      "demonian",
      "demonic",
      "demonical",
      "devilish",
      "fiendish",
      "Luciferian",
      "satanic"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "angelic",
      "angelical"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "the police quickly mobilized to track down the diabolical serial killer",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Pretty much being diabolical in every step of the way to get here. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 27 May 2022",
      "Jared Leto plays suspect Albert Sparma with diabolical cunningness that is both unnerving to a detective and irresistibly intriguing to a viewer. \u2014 Keith Nelson, Men's Health , 30 May 2022",
      "Wouldn\u2019t the real diabolical trick be to convince my captive audience that the cautionary tales are, in fact, bunk? \u2014 Kent Russell, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
      "Like Klein\u2019s cast of diabolical neoliberals, Bremmer sees an opening in otherwise dispiriting circumstances. \u2014 Andre Pagliarini, The New Republic , 17 May 2022",
      "This brutal crime set off a chain of events that would expose a diabolical scheme deeply involving Pam Hupp. \u2014 Jennifer Maas, Variety , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "Universal also showed footage of Jordan Peele\u2019s Nope, from Blumhouse and Atomic Monster, and M3GAN, about a diabolical robotic doll. \u2014 Carolyn Giardina, The Hollywood Reporter , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "That was all there was: a six-year-old image of splintering glass, the blob of milk spreading over the dingy tiles like a diabolical hand. \u2014 Elif Batuman, The New Yorker , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Throw in the fact that the entire Clone War had been a savvy manipulation by a Sith lord, and that Jedi (and Varactyl!) were simultaneously killed all over the galaxy thanks to the diabolical Order 66, and times were tough\u2026 to put it mildly. \u2014 Dalton Ross, EW.com , 12 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "diabolical from diabolic + -ical ; diabolic going back to Middle English deabolik, borrowed from Middle French & Late Latin; Middle French dyabolique, borrowed from Late Latin diabolicus, borrowed from Late Greek diabolik\u00f3s, going back to Greek, \"slanderous,\" from di\u00e1bolos \"accuser, backbiter, slanderer\" + -ikos -ic entry 1 \u2014 more at devil entry 1":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010653"
  },
  "dissolute":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": lacking restraint",
      ": marked by indulgence in things (such as drink or promiscuous sex) deemed vices (see vice entry 1 sense 1 )"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8di-s\u0259-\u02ccl\u00fct",
      "-l\u0259t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "corrupt",
      "debased",
      "debauched",
      "decadent",
      "degenerate",
      "degraded",
      "demoralized",
      "depraved",
      "dissipated",
      "jackleg",
      "libertine",
      "loose",
      "perverse",
      "perverted",
      "rakehell",
      "rakehelly",
      "rakish",
      "reprobate",
      "sick",
      "unclean",
      "unwholesome",
      "warped"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "pure",
      "uncorrupt",
      "uncorrupted"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "literature dealing with the dissolute and degrading aspects of human experience",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Her mother, Cora, a travelling nurse with an artistic streak, divorced her children\u2019s dissolute father in 1901. \u2014 Maggie Doherty, The New Yorker , 9 May 2022",
      "And Queen Victoria was just 18, a fresh girl-queen and a fresh start after a generation of dissolute royal men who spent like wastrels and fathered more illegitimate children than legitimate ones. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 Feb. 2022",
      "The Argentine Jesuit is the first-ever pope to have named himself after the 13th century friar, who renounced a wealthy, dissolute lifestyle to embrace a life of poverty and simplicity. \u2014 Fox News , 12 Nov. 2021",
      "Through friends, Shakira hears stories of dissolute cities filled with broken marriages and prostitution. \u2014 Anand Gopal, The New Yorker , 6 Sep. 2021",
      "Tom Holland, the author of wide-lens books about ancient and medieval history, spoke about Caligula and other dissolute Roman leaders. \u2014 Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker , 23 Aug. 2021",
      "Singer Angelo Moore narrates a Christmas Eve close encounter with a drunk, dissolute Santa Claus, belting soulfully over a spartan arrangement of organ and handclaps. \u2014 Jody Rosen, Los Angeles Times , 14 Dec. 2020",
      "One, Candy, is a dissolute superstar who abuses co-workers, shows up on set plastered and moans about how awful her privileged life is. \u2014 Chris Hewitt, Star Tribune , 10 Dec. 2020",
      "Francis is the first pope to name himself after the mendicant friar, who renounced a wealthy, dissolute lifestyle to embrace a life of poverty and service to the poor. \u2014 CBS News , 5 Oct. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Latin dissolutus , from past participle of dissolvere to loosen, dissolve",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-202641"
  },
  "dissimilarity":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the quality or state of being dissimilar : difference in appearance or nature":[
        "\u2026 a recurrent trope in Hanks's stories is stressing the dissimilarity of life to cinema: lovers worry that they have become \"like characters in a movie\"; siblings close in age refuse to dress \"like twins in some movie\".",
        "\u2014 Mark Lawson",
        "Whatever their dissimilarities , neither Stalin nor Khrushchev nor Brezhnev wanted a war with the United States.",
        "\u2014 John Lewis Gaddis",
        "The exhibition looks past any superficial dissimilarities between the two and instead focus on what makes each a great photographer: the willingness to follow the story and get the right shot.",
        "\u2014 The Huffington Post"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)di(s)-\u02ccsi-m\u0259-\u02c8ler-\u0259-t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "contrast",
      "difference",
      "disagreement",
      "discrepancy",
      "disparateness",
      "disparity",
      "dissimilitude",
      "distance",
      "distinction",
      "distinctiveness",
      "distinctness",
      "diverseness",
      "diversity",
      "otherness",
      "unlikeness"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "alikeness",
      "analogousness",
      "analogy",
      "community",
      "likeness",
      "resemblance",
      "sameness",
      "similarity"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1650, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-014847"
  },
  "diversion":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the act or an instance of diverting or straying from a course, activity, or use : deviation":[
        "Bad weather forced the diversion of several flights."
      ],
      ": something that diverts or amuses : pastime":[
        "Hiking is one of her favorite diversions .",
        "a welcome diversion from the pressures of the job"
      ],
      ": an attack or feint that draws the attention and force of an enemy from the point of the principal operation":[
        "You create a diversion while I sneak inside the building."
      ],
      ": a temporary traffic detour":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u012b-",
      "-sh\u0259n",
      "d\u0259-\u02c8v\u0259r-zh\u0259n",
      "d\u0259-\u02c8v\u0259r-zh\u0259n, d\u012b-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "delight",
      "distraction",
      "divertissement",
      "entertainment",
      "fun",
      "pleasure",
      "recreation"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bore",
      "bummer",
      "downer",
      "drag"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "small diversions of river water for irrigation",
      "Hiking is one of my favorite diversions .",
      "Our town offers few diversions .",
      "Sports provide him with a welcome diversion from the pressures of his job.",
      "He created a diversion while his partner stole her pocketbook.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Killeen officers arrived to assist the FBI with traffic diversion just after 7:30 a.m., according to officials. \u2014 Alexandra Koch, USA TODAY , 24 June 2022",
      "Cook pleaded innocent, entered a pretrial diversion agreement and the misdemeanor charge was ultimately dismissed, according to the complaint. \u2014 Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online , 11 June 2022",
      "An important component of banking access would be the tracking of all cannabis business transactions, helping to ensure that companies play by state rules and don\u2019t engage in money laundering or product diversion . \u2014 Kris Krane, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
      "The incident is under review by the juvenile diversion officer. \u2014 cleveland , 9 June 2022",
      "The Tower Commission produced a report in 1987 that criticized NSC staff for diverting funds to the Contras, while depicting Reagan as someone whose lack of sufficient oversight had enabled this diversion . \u2014 Julian Zelizer, CNN , 7 June 2022",
      "On the other will be those who respond by employing the habits of deception, diversion and dissembling which led to the attack. \u2014 John Dickerson, CBS News , 5 June 2022",
      "In the end, diversion can hopefully lessen future hospital and jail costs. \u2014 Jim Vargas, San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 June 2022",
      "Campbell pleaded no contest to the charges of destruction of government records and neglect, and will complete probation through judicial diversion to dismiss the charges, according to the Daily News Journal. \u2014 Adam Sabes, Fox News , 28 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English dyversioun \"process of diverting superfluous humors,\" borrowed from Late Latin d\u012bversi\u014dn-, d\u012bversi\u014d \"turning away,\" from Latin d\u012bvertere \"to separate oneself (from), be different\" and d\u0113vertere \"to turn away, divert\" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, suffix of verbal action \u2014 more at divert":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1600, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-060949"
  },
  "diagnostic":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": of, relating to, or used in diagnosis":[
        "a diagnostic tool"
      ],
      ": using the methods of or yielding a diagnosis":[
        "diagnostic tests"
      ],
      ": serving to distinguish or identify":[
        "a diagnostic feature"
      ],
      ": the art or practice of diagnosis":[
        "\u2014 often used in plural"
      ],
      ": a distinguishing mark":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8n\u00e4s-tik",
      "\u02ccd\u012b-ig-\u02c8n\u00e4-stik",
      "-\u0259g-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "characteristic",
      "classic",
      "discriminating",
      "distinct",
      "distinctive",
      "distinguishing",
      "identifying",
      "individual",
      "peculiar",
      "proper",
      "symptomatic",
      "typical"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "affection",
      "attribute",
      "attribution",
      "character",
      "characteristic",
      "criterion",
      "differentia",
      "feature",
      "fingerprint",
      "hallmark",
      "mark",
      "marker",
      "note",
      "particularity",
      "peculiarity",
      "point",
      "property",
      "quality",
      "specific",
      "stamp",
      "touch",
      "trait"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "Ultrasound is now widely used as a diagnostic tool.",
      "One important diagnostic feature of this condition is a mild rash.",
      "Noun",
      "the thesis that moral decline is the infallible diagnostic of a decadent society",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Experts currently think monkeypox, like smallpox, will always cause at least some of these symptoms, but that belief is based on pre-1980 science, before there were more sophisticated diagnostic tests. \u2014 Dr. Celine Gounder, CBS News , 28 June 2022",
      "Over the last week, the positivity rate for diagnostic tests is 12.5%, with 13,245 of 105,683 tests positive. \u2014 Arjun Thakkar, Detroit Free Press , 28 June 2022",
      "Laboratories had completed 19,892,664 total diagnostic tests for COVID-19 as of June 18, 12.2% of which have come back positive. \u2014 Alison Steinbach, The Arizona Republic , 22 June 2022",
      "Laboratories had completed 19,804,859 total diagnostic tests for COVID-19 as of June 11, 12.2% of which have come back positive. \u2014 Alison Steinbach, The Arizona Republic , 15 June 2022",
      "The international body has also offered medical supplies, including WHO cholera kits with rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs), Harris said. \u2014 Somayeh Malekian, ABC News , 9 June 2022",
      "More than 2,000 participants have joined the ROSE study (including women with diagnosed endometriosis, healthy controls and those waiting for diagnostic results). \u2014 Christine N. Metz, Scientific American , 13 May 2022",
      "Michigan had a test positivity rate of 5.3% on Thursday, reporting that 864 of 17,142 diagnostic test results were positive. \u2014 Lauren Wethington, Detroit Free Press , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "The school\u2019s recent diagnostic test results showed there were more fourth-graders behind grade-level reading expectations than students in any other grade. \u2014 Yoree Koh, WSJ , 9 Oct. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The current gold-standard diagnostic for Lyme disease misses up to 60 percent of early-stage cases, according to the Bay Area Lyme Foundation. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "The time lag between taking a COVID test and getting the result is a critical factor in evaluating any diagnostic . \u2014 Anthony Warmack, Scientific American , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "Tests such as the Abbott BinaxNOW, for example, were first studied as a rapid diagnostic that people could take shortly after their symptoms first appeared. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 23 Nov. 2021",
      "One approach is ChangeShaper, Dare\u2019s proprietary diagnostic and their partner, GCM\u2019s \u2018who is your business\u2019 framework. \u2014 Benjamin Laker, Forbes , 6 Oct. 2021",
      "Silent, asymptomatic breakthroughs\u2014those that are effectively invisible in the absence of a virus-hunting diagnostic \u2014are simply not in the same league. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 13 July 2021",
      "Turner stands by his company\u2019s test and attributes Curative\u2019s rapid growth to its ability to develop a simple diagnostic , build a robust supply chain and process millions of tests as other labs were overwhelmed. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 24 Mar. 2021",
      "Accurate Knowledge Of The Team\u2019s Issues Team-building activities should only be undertaken after a thorough diagnostic that surfaces the issues the team is facing. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 9 Mar. 2021",
      "Doctors use a clinical diagnostic like a strep test to tell whether a patient is sick with a disease that can be treated with particular medicines. \u2014 Caroline Chen, ProPublica , 1 Sep. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1625, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
      "1625, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041931"
  },
  "discontentedness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": dissatisfied , malcontent":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-k\u0259n-\u02c8ten-t\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "aggrieved",
      "discontent",
      "disgruntled",
      "displeased",
      "dissatisfied",
      "malcontent"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "content",
      "contented",
      "gratified",
      "pleased",
      "satisfied"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "he was becoming increasingly discontented with his dead-end job and his dead-end life",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "And now, in the winter of Harford County\u2019s discontented year, its largest hospital was the first in the state to self-declare a disaster. \u2014 Jason Fontelieu, baltimoresun.com , 30 Dec. 2021",
      "Ayorinde plays Lucky Emory, a perplexing and discontented housewife. \u2014 Kovie Biakolo, Essence , 20 Apr. 2021",
      "Uncertainty \u2014 skepticism's discontented twin \u2014 can be very hard to live with. \u2014 Damon Linker, TheWeek , 23 Mar. 2020",
      "England is in turmoil, and as Cromwell oversees the dissolution of the kingdom\u2019s monasteries, the discontented Catholics in the north rebel. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 Mar. 2020",
      "Meanwhile, governmental expenditures have surged as Iran\u2019s ayatollahs struggle to keep a lid on an increasingly impoverished, and discontented , population. \u2014 Ilan Berman, National Review , 20 Jan. 2020",
      "Everything seemed to be falling apart for the Bucks, including one glass railing panel struck and fractured by a discontented fan. \u2014 Matt Velazquez, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 16 Jan. 2020",
      "But the macro issue of mishandling the wideout inventory to put him in this discontented position is the more relevant discussion. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 15 Oct. 2019",
      "Viewers on social media point out that both Gotham and Hong Kong are home to groups of discontented people who feel abandoned by their government and a rich elite. \u2014 Jessie Yeung, CNN , 29 Oct. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1525, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173717"
  },
  "diablerie":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": black magic : sorcery":[],
      ": a representation in words or pictures of black magic or of dealings with the devil":[],
      ": demon lore":[],
      ": mischievous conduct or manner":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8a-bl\u0259-",
      "d\u0113-\u02c8\u00e4-bl\u0259-(\u02cc)r\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "devilishness",
      "devilment",
      "devilry",
      "deviltry",
      "espi\u00e8glerie",
      "hob",
      "impishness",
      "knavery",
      "mischief",
      "mischievousness",
      "rascality",
      "roguery",
      "roguishness",
      "shenanigan(s)",
      "waggery",
      "waggishness",
      "wickedness"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "the boy, who was once filled with diablerie , grew up to be a staid and rather dull man",
      "since the common folk had an unshakable belief in a personal devil, a charge of diablerie was taken seriously"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from French, going back to Old French, from diable \"devil, the Devil\" (borrowed from Late Latin diabolus ) + -erie -ery \u2014 more at devil entry 1":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1726, in the meaning defined at sense 2a":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020931"
  },
  "dignity":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": formal reserve or seriousness of manner, appearance, or language":[],
      ": the quality or state of being worthy , honored, or esteemed":[],
      ": high rank, office, or position":[],
      ": a legal title of nobility or honor":[],
      ": dignitary":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dig-n\u0259-t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "class",
      "fashion",
      "quality",
      "rank",
      "standing",
      "state"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Jenny Daggers links feminist critiques and interreligious dialogue, arguing that our failure to treat people of other traditions with dignity matches in deed and rhetoric our inability to see that women are full and equal members of the community. \u2014 Francis X. Clooney , Commonweal , 11 Sept. 2009",
      "When King spoke about the racist past, he gloried in black people beating the odds to win equal rights by arming \"ourselves with dignity and self-respect.\" \u2014 Juan Williams , Wall Street Journal , 4 Apr. 2008",
      "The period just after the Revolutionary War (1780-1820) was a time to project hard-won dignity , not show off. Federal interiors featured muted wall colors \u2026 and delicately carved or inlaid decoration. \u2014 Kelly Beamon , This Old House , March 2008",
      "Roger was beaming. His creased fat face literally shone with pleasure, which, for the sake of dignity , he struggled to contain. \u2014 Alice Adams , The Story and Its Writer , 1987",
      "Every speaker tries to create a love affair with his or her audience. But when the phenomenon called Maya Angelou takes the lectern at Pensacola (Florida) Junior College, she does not so much speak to the audience as \"embrace\" it. She sings, reads verse, thunders oratorically, even dances. Standing a majestic six feet tall and gifted with a resonant voice and \u2026 dignity , she is a poet, preacher, performer extraordinaire. \u2014 Cheryl McCall , People , 8 Mar. 1982",
      "She showed dignity in defeat.",
      "The ceremony was conducted with great dignity .",
      "Theirs is a country that cherishes freedom and human dignity .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Players call penalties on themselves, the argument goes, and compete with dignity and respect for their opponent. \u2014 Ron Kroichick, San Francisco Chronicle , 8 June 2022",
      "Patients can sense the lack of dignity and respect in providers\u2019 attitudes and, in turn, may choose not to interact with the system that degrades them. \u2014 Ashley Andreou, Scientific American , 26 May 2022",
      "That\u2019s a women of color framework on it; to be able to raise your kids in sustainable communities with dignity and safety and to not have to fear that your child is going to die or be taken from you. \u2014 Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune , 26 May 2022",
      "This doesn't mean being obsequious, currying favor with the boss\u2014 just act nice and kind, treating everyone with dignity and respect. \u2014 Jack Kelly, Forbes , 14 May 2022",
      "If a flag is damaged or worn out, it should be disposed of with dignity . \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 14 June 2022",
      "If a flag is damaged or worn out, it should be disposed of with dignity . \u2014 Leada Gore, Anchorage Daily News , 14 June 2022",
      "Her pictures echo those from Parks\u2019s 1968 Life magazine story on Harlem\u2019s Fontenelles, another family that struggled mightily to live with dignity even as they were exhausted by a social safety net that offered little security. \u2014 Robin Givhan, Washington Post , 9 June 2022",
      "Britain realized after World War II that the empire was no longer sustainable or affordable, and withdrawal with dignity was the best path. \u2014 Frank Lavin, Forbes , 7 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English dignete , from Anglo-French dignet\u00e9 , from Latin dignitat-, dignitas , from dignus":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234445"
  },
  "disbursement":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act of paying out money especially from a fund : the act of disbursing",
      ": funds paid out"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "dis-\u02c8b\u0259rs-m\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "charge",
      "cost",
      "expenditure",
      "expense",
      "outgo",
      "outlay"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "substantial disbursements for research and development",
      "the disbursement of the foundation's funds to several cancer research centers",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Account for and control the disbursement of all state funds. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 31 May 2022",
      "In response, Brussels has linked disbursement of EU funds to the rule of law. \u2014 Ian Lovett, WSJ , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "That the state department\u2019s trafficking and persons office didn\u2019t actually scrutinize the funds disbursement of the money to the subcontractors. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "The bill would require the finance department to promulgate rules to implement the disbursement of the grants to the pregnancy resource centers. \u2014 Michael R. Wickline, Arkansas Online , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "The bloc\u2019s top court is set to rule next week on the validity of a new rule that links disbursement of all E.U. money to respect for the rule of law, which could hit Poland particularly hard. \u2014 New York Times , 8 Feb. 2022",
      "With an endowment, an organization has a perpetual source of income by spending only the yearly interest or other disbursement and not touching the fund\u2019s principal. \u2014 Matthew J. Palm, orlandosentinel.com , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Fouts also was ordered to stop any further disbursement of unappropriated funds. \u2014 Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press , 16 May 2022",
      "Don\u2019t think of this as a ceremonial lowering of expectations or a disbursement of free passes. \u2014 Chris Richards, Washington Post , 16 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" disburse + -ment , perhaps after Middle French desboursement ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1599, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-092704"
  },
  "dip":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation",
      "abbreviation ()",
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to plunge or immerse momentarily or partially under the surface (as of a liquid) so as to moisten, cool, or coat",
      ": to thrust in a way to suggest immersion",
      ": to immerse (an animal, such as a sheep or dog) in an antiseptic or parasiticidal solution",
      ": to lift a portion of by reaching below the surface with something shaped to hold liquid : ladle",
      ": to take a portion of (snuff)",
      ": involve",
      ": mortgage",
      ": to lower and then raise again",
      ": dim sense 1",
      ": to place a pinch of (tobacco) between the lip or cheek and gum",
      ": to plunge into a liquid and quickly emerge",
      ": to immerse something into a processing liquid or finishing material",
      ": to suddenly drop down or out of sight",
      ": to drop suddenly before climbing",
      ": to decline or decrease moderately and usually temporarily",
      ": to lower the body momentarily especially as part of an athletic or dancing motion",
      ": to withdraw a part of the contents of something by or as if by reaching down inside it",
      ": to examine or read something casually or superficially",
      ": to incline downward from the plane of the horizon",
      ": to use dipping tobacco : to place a pinch of tobacco between the lip or cheek and gum",
      ": an act of dipping",
      ": a brief plunge into the water for sport or exercise",
      ": inclination downward:",
      ": pitch",
      ": a sharp downward course : drop",
      ": the angle that a stratum or similar geologic feature makes with a horizontal plane",
      ": the angle formed with the horizon by a magnetic needle free to rotate in the vertical plane",
      ": hollow , depression",
      ": something obtained by or used in dipping",
      ": a sauce or soft mixture into which food may be dipped",
      ": a liquid preparation for the dipping of something",
      ": an insecticide or parasiticide for the dipping of animals",
      ": pickpocket",
      ": a stupid or unsophisticated person",
      "diploma",
      "dual in-line package; dual in-line packaging",
      ": to lower or push briefly into a liquid to wet or coat",
      ": to take out or serve with or as if with a ladle",
      ": to lower and quickly raise again : drop or sink and quickly rise again",
      ": to sink out of sight",
      ": to slope downward",
      ": a short swim",
      ": something obtained by or as if by a ladle",
      ": a sauce into which solid food may be dipped",
      ": a downward slope",
      ": a brief decrease",
      ": to immerse (as a sheep or hog) in an antiseptic or parasiticidal solution",
      ": a liquid preparation of an insecticide, parasiticide, or fungicide which is applied to animals by immersing them in it",
      ": a vat or tank in which dip is used",
      "distal interphalangeal"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dip",
      "\u02c8dip",
      "\u02c8dip"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "douse",
      "dowse",
      "duck",
      "dunk",
      "immerse",
      "souse",
      "sop",
      "submerge",
      "submerse"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "airhead",
      "birdbrain",
      "blockhead",
      "bonehead",
      "bubblehead",
      "chowderhead",
      "chucklehead",
      "clodpoll",
      "clodpole",
      "clot",
      "cluck",
      "clunk",
      "cretin",
      "cuddy",
      "cuddie",
      "deadhead",
      "dim bulb",
      "dimwit",
      "dodo",
      "dolt",
      "donkey",
      "doofus",
      "dope",
      "dork",
      "dullard",
      "dum-dum",
      "dumbbell",
      "dumbhead",
      "dummkopf",
      "dummy",
      "dunce",
      "dunderhead",
      "fathead",
      "gander",
      "golem",
      "goof",
      "goon",
      "half-wit",
      "hammerhead",
      "hardhead",
      "idiot",
      "ignoramus",
      "imbecile",
      "jackass",
      "know-nothing",
      "knucklehead",
      "lamebrain",
      "loggerhead",
      "loon",
      "lump",
      "lunkhead",
      "meathead",
      "mome",
      "moron",
      "mug",
      "mutt",
      "natural",
      "nimrod",
      "nincompoop",
      "ninny",
      "ninnyhammer",
      "nit",
      "nitwit",
      "noddy",
      "noodle",
      "numskull",
      "numbskull",
      "oaf",
      "pinhead",
      "prat",
      "ratbag",
      "saphead",
      "schlub",
      "shlub",
      "schnook",
      "simpleton",
      "stock",
      "stupe",
      "stupid",
      "thickhead",
      "turkey",
      "woodenhead",
      "yahoo",
      "yo-yo"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "Use a ladle to dip some water out of the pot.",
      "dipping water from a well",
      "The sun dipped below the horizon.",
      "The road dips over the hill.",
      "I saw his head dip below the surface of the water."
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a",
      "Noun (1)",
      "1599, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1932, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-093427"
  },
  "disinclined":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": unwilling because of mild dislike or disapproval":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-in-\u02c8kl\u012bnd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cagey",
      "cagy",
      "dubious",
      "hesitant",
      "indisposed",
      "loath",
      "loth",
      "loathe",
      "reluctant",
      "reticent"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "disposed",
      "inclined"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for disinclined disinclined , hesitant , reluctant , loath , averse mean lacking the will or desire to do something indicated. disinclined implies lack of taste for or inclination. disinclined to move again disinclined for reading hesitant implies a holding back especially through fear or uncertainty. hesitant about asking for a date reluctant implies a holding back through unwillingness. a reluctant witness loath implies hesitancy because of conflict with one's opinions, predilections, or liking. seems loath to trust anyone averse implies a holding back from or avoiding because of distaste or repugnance. averse to hard work not averse to an occasional drink",
    "examples":[
      "disinclined to pay his friends a visit without calling first",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Why are modern fathers so quick to anger, and so disinclined to talk about it? \u2014 Daniel Engber, The Atlantic , 7 June 2022",
      "But the state\u2019s Republican officials seemed disinclined to tighten gun laws. \u2014 Shawn Hubler, BostonGlobe.com , 29 May 2022",
      "Several justices seemed disinclined to enjoin judges or clerks from simply doing their jobs, which are not inherently adversarial. \u2014 Devin Dwyer, ABC News , 1 Nov. 2021",
      "And even desperate job-seekers who are burned out and disillusioned by bad deals at their earlier jobs are justifiably disinclined to make new deals that promise more of the same. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Oct. 2021",
      "Policymakers seem disinclined to reliably safeguard even the Constitution\u2019s explicit limitations on federal power, let alone its implied ones. \u2014 Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes , 13 Oct. 2021",
      "The financing is critical to lawmakers from both parties on Capitol Hill, some of whom seem disinclined to support a bill that adds to the federal deficit. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Aug. 2021",
      "And some Republicans indeed seem disinclined to fight to protect the low effective tax rates of those megafirms. \u2014 Howard Gleckman, Forbes , 20 Apr. 2021",
      "But the pipeline is more than ninety-per-cent complete, and the Biden team seems disinclined to blow up relations with Germany over a project that is likely to be completed anyway. \u2014 Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker , 8 Apr. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1647, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-161856"
  },
  "ditty":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an especially simple and unaffected song":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8di-t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "ballad",
      "jingle",
      "lay",
      "lyric",
      "song",
      "vocal"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Play us a little ditty .",
      "sung a little ditty in a minor key",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "An upbeat ditty out of Brazil advertised a smorgasbord of Mazdas by repeating a single word for 30 seconds. \u2014 Jonathon Ramsey, Car and Driver , 24 June 2022",
      "That all changed one night in 2019, all because of a ditty from a Disney movie. \u2014 Dawn Ennis, Forbes , 27 Jan. 2022",
      "Time and cultural changes wrecked the once-glorious wittiness of the dirty ditty . \u2014 Gregg Opelka, WSJ , 20 Dec. 2021",
      "People are questioning whether to reconsider their plans while the White House combats vaccine hesitancy by recruiting the a cappella group Pentatonix to perform a punny ditty about boosters. \u2014 Shirley Li, The Atlantic , 19 Dec. 2021",
      "To demonstrate the concept, Atout and Hodges, musicians who live in Chattanooga, performed an acoustic ditty that name-checked every potential investor on the panel. \u2014 Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al , 20 Oct. 2021",
      "The bluegrass ditty spins tales of good-natured trouble-making against a fingerpicking frenzy. \u2014 Cindy Watts, PEOPLE.com , 20 Oct. 2021",
      "Pete Davidson and host Rami Malek turned Squid Game into a country-pop ditty on the latest episode of Saturday Night Live. \u2014 Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone , 17 Oct. 2021",
      "This adorable ditty from All Stars 5 stands out among the rest for presenting a unique challenge for the competitors on Drag Race \u2014 instead of singing or rapping about themselves, the queens were tasked with fawning over their celebrity crush. \u2014 Stephen Daw, Billboard , 2 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English ditee , from Anglo-French dit\u00e9 story, song, from past participle of diter to compose, from Latin dictare to dictate, compose":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-060350"
  },
  "dispersion":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": diaspora sense 1b":[],
      ": the act or process of dispersing : the state of being dispersed":[
        "crowd dispersion"
      ],
      ": the scattering of the values of a frequency distribution from an average":[],
      ": a dispersed (see disperse sense 2c ) substance":[],
      ": a system (see system sense 1a(2) ) consisting of a dispersed substance and the medium in which it is dispersed : colloid sense 2b":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8sp\u0259r-zh\u0259n",
      "-sh\u0259n",
      "dis-\u02c8p\u0259r-zh\u0259n, -sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "disbandment",
      "dispersal",
      "dissipation",
      "scattering"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "the dispersion of energy from a source",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Another counterbalance to the virtualization and dispersion trends are shared workspaces that provide in-person teams with access to expensive equipment: places like MassRobotics, Greentown Labs, and The Engine. \u2014 Scott Kirsner, BostonGlobe.com , 16 May 2022",
      "Standard deviation is a measure of the dispersion of a set of data from its mean. \u2014 Frank Holmes, Forbes , 25 Oct. 2021",
      "And though its importance has long been overlooked, understanding dispersion is critical for developing effective infection prevention strategies. \u2014 Megan Molteni, STAT , 4 May 2022",
      "And the dispersion of Russians and Ukrainians throughout the ballet community is especially wide, given ballet\u2019s deep roots in both countries. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "The resulting velocity of information dispersion means enforcement systems can't intervene on time. \u2014 Tom Siegel, Fortune , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "This extreme dispersion of the opposition has served Macron well. \u2014 Arthur Goldhammer, The New Republic , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "The dispersion in returns between the top performers in the 90th percentile and the bottom performers in the 10th percentile remained wide but was narrowed from the previous year. \u2014 Jacob Wolinsky, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "The five schools were selected with appropriate geographic dispersion . \u2014 Steve Sadin, chicagotribune.com , 1 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "see disperse":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050603"
  },
  "disbelieve":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to hold not worthy of belief : not believe":[],
      ": to withhold or reject belief":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-b\u0259-\u02c8l\u0113v"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "discredit",
      "negate"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "accept",
      "believe",
      "credit",
      "swallow"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Several jurors disbelieved the witness's testimony.",
      "many disbelieved the medium's claims that she could communicate with the spirits of the dead",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Visited upon multiple characters, the mounting misfortune that ensues stems from the timely subject of society\u2019s patriarchal tendency to disbelieve women, or to grant certain female archetypes more credibility than others. \u2014 Guy Lodge, Variety , 19 May 2022",
      "Not surprisingly, fellow-travelers on the left criticized Conquest either from a wish to disbelieve the Soviet horrors or from an ideological sympathy that compelled extenuation of them. \u2014 Peter J. Travers, National Review , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "Last September, at his first, brief family visit, Torres seemed healthy, so much so that his relatives tended to disbelieve the other prisoners\u2019 reports of mistreatment. \u2014 Alma Guillermoprieto, The New Yorker , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "Tens of millions of voters were willing to disbelieve the media. \u2014 WSJ , 7 Jan. 2022",
      "Rarely in history has a president so efficiently trained the public to disbelieve him as a matter of course. \u2014 Lili Loofbourow, The Week , 13 Nov. 2017",
      "Unfortunately, both physicians and nurses disbelieve the patients based on the results of a normal blood pressure reading. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 25 Nov. 2021",
      "Strangulation is often a sign that an abuser is working his way up to killing his victim; its effects also include the mental fog and discombobulated accounts that can make people disbelieve women. \u2014 Helen Shaw, Vulture , 17 Oct. 2021",
      "The courts were almost twice as likely to disbelieve the mothers\u2019 claims of abuse in those scenarios. \u2014 Megan O\u2019matz, ProPublica , 16 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1644, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230436"
  },
  "discussion":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": consideration of a question in open and usually informal debate":[
        "a heated political discussion"
      ],
      ": a formal treatment of a topic in speech or writing":[
        "A discussion on the topic is included in the first chapter."
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8sk\u0259-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "argument",
      "argumentation",
      "argy-bargy",
      "back-and-forth",
      "colloquy",
      "confab",
      "confabulation",
      "conference",
      "consult",
      "consultation",
      "council",
      "counsel",
      "debate",
      "deliberation",
      "dialogue",
      "dialog",
      "give-and-take",
      "palaver",
      "parley",
      "talk"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "The class was involved in a heated discussion about politics.",
      "I hope to have a discussion with them about the matter soon.",
      "After much discussion of the plan, the idea was rejected entirely.",
      "During the period under discussion , the town grew in size.",
      "The smoking ban is a major topic of discussion these days.",
      "The article is an in-depth discussion of his theories.",
      "The first chapter includes a discussion of childcare issues.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Also, China, whose yuan is central to any discussion of exchange rates, isn\u2019t even at the G7 table in the days ahead. \u2014 William Pesek, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
      "It was praised for Swift's discussion of mental health, and for finding her voice in politics. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 23 June 2022",
      "A week of science with either random news stories or a discussion of partisan arguing made things drop even more quickly. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 22 June 2022",
      "Though the system still constrained public discourse, within the halls of power, this broader framework allowed for greater discussion of policy and an infusion of expertise. \u2014 Michael Schuman, The Atlantic , 21 June 2022",
      "The board meeting highlight, which was expected to be discussion and passage of a budget ordinance, never got off the ground because preliminary differences had not yet been worked out among trustees. \u2014 Gary Gibula, Chicago Tribune , 20 June 2022",
      "Pride, alongside an ongoing discussion of what more intersectional events advocating for more marginalized groups could look like. \u2014 Maria Eilersen, Travel + Leisure , 17 June 2022",
      "According to the author, any discussion of Fire Island must also include its storied hamlets: the historic, party-centric Cherry Grove and the more subdued, affluent Pines. \u2014 Elaina Patton, NBC News , 17 June 2022",
      "Take part in a monthly discussion of seasonal topics. \u2014 oregonlive , 17 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "see discuss":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1546, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-001805"
  },
  "dispatch":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to kill with quick efficiency":[
        "dispatched the deer with one shot"
      ],
      ": deprive":[],
      ": to dispose of (something, such as a task) rapidly or efficiently":[
        "anxious to dispatch the matter",
        "\u2026 household business could not be dispatched hastily by Mrs. Tulliver.",
        "\u2014 George Eliot"
      ],
      ": defeat sense 1":[
        "easily dispatching each team they played"
      ],
      ": to make haste : hurry":[],
      ": a news item filed (see file entry 4 sense 2b ) by a correspondent":[
        "dispatches from the war zone"
      ],
      ": the act of dispatching: such as":[],
      ": dismissal":[],
      ": the act of killing":[],
      ": prompt settlement (as of an item of business)":[
        "Tom Pinch and his sister having to part, for the dispatch of the morning's business \u2026, had no opportunity of discussing the subject at that time.",
        "\u2014 Charles Dickens"
      ],
      ": quick riddance":[],
      ": a sending off : shipment":[
        "the immediate dispatch of supplies to the front"
      ],
      ": promptness and efficiency in performance or transmission":[
        "done with dispatch"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8spach",
      "\u02c8di-\u02ccspach"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "consign",
      "pack (off)",
      "send",
      "ship",
      "shoot",
      "transfer",
      "transmit",
      "transport"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "epistle",
      "letter",
      "memo",
      "memorandum",
      "missive",
      "note"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for dispatch Verb kill , slay , murder , assassinate , dispatch , execute mean to deprive of life. kill merely states the fact of death caused by an agency in any manner. killed in an accident frost killed the plants slay is a chiefly literary term implying deliberateness and violence but not necessarily motive. slew thousands of the Philistines murder specifically implies stealth and motive and premeditation and therefore full moral responsibility. convicted of murdering a rival assassinate applies to deliberate killing openly or secretly often for political motives. terrorists assassinated the Senator dispatch stresses quickness and directness in putting to death. dispatched the sentry with one bullet execute stresses putting to death as a legal penalty. executed by lethal gas Noun haste , hurry , speed , expedition , dispatch mean quickness in movement or action. haste applies to personal action and implies urgency and precipitancy and often rashness. marry in haste hurry often has a strong suggestion of agitated bustle or confusion. in the hurry of departure she forgot her toothbrush speed suggests swift efficiency in movement or action. exercises to increase your reading speed expedition and dispatch both imply speed and efficiency in handling affairs but expedition stresses ease or efficiency of performance and dispatch stresses promptness in concluding matters. the case came to trial with expedition paid bills with dispatch",
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "Rescue workers were immediately dispatched to the area.",
      "The hotel dispatched a limo to pick us up from the airport.",
      "He dispatched the guard with one bullet.",
      "Noun",
      "The general sent a dispatch to headquarters.",
      "He requested the immediate dispatch of supplies.",
      "The reporter sent many dispatches from the war zone.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "From there, Winc will dispatch bottles specific to your palate. \u2014 Kate Dingwall, PEOPLE.com , 30 June 2022",
      "Obliging her request, the producers immediately dispatch a neighbor \u2014 also an actor \u2014 to show up at Truman\u2019s front door, deus-ex-machina\u2013style, and defuse the situation. \u2014 Charles C. W. Cooke, National Review , 28 June 2022",
      "Many directors would dispatch his arrival in brief transition shots. \u2014 Pablo Sandoval, Variety , 27 June 2022",
      "Swiatek needed just 64 minutes to dispatch Daria Kasatkina earlier Thursday, 6-2, 6-1, who was no match for the variety, pace, and power of the Pole\u2019s unrelenting game. \u2014 Liz Clarke, BostonGlobe.com , 2 June 2022",
      "Desperate, the colonists dispatch a young woman (Boutella) with a mysterious past to seek out warriors from neighboring planets to help them make a stand. \u2014 Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "To report such findings, call 801-538-4700, and the wildlife division will dispatch and collect them for testing. \u2014 Daedan Olander, The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 June 2022",
      "Shortly after Russia invaded Ukraine in February, the Ukranian vice prime minister Mykhailo Fedorov asked Musk to dispatch more Starlink satellites to the country, to safeguard the country\u2019s communication networks. \u2014 Eamon Barrett, Fortune , 26 May 2022",
      "And then there\u2019s the full-block void in the middle that long held a Recology storage yard, was then slated for housing \u2014 and now could hold a three-story box that would dispatch delivery vans to all corners of the city, 365 days a year. \u2014 John King, San Francisco Chronicle , 14 Nov. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "ShotSpotter is still active on these nights, but the analysts who are trained to tell gunfire apart from fireworks or other noises before sending the reports on to police dispatch have to be more discerning, Barnes said. \u2014 Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online , 2 July 2022",
      "If anyone has any information about this crime, contact the Florence Police Department at: 256.760.6583, dispatch at 256.760.6610, text a tip to 274637 using keyword FPDTIP plus your message or Crime Stoppers at 256.386.8685. \u2014 Paul Gattis | Pgattis@al.com, al , 1 July 2022",
      "Melissa Moses was at park headquarters in Luray when the emergency message from dispatch sounded on her radio. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 June 2022",
      "The officer can then be seen calling dispatch for an ambulance to meet them at the detention center. \u2014 CNN , 29 June 2022",
      "In May, Grady restructured its dispatch protocols to ensure paramedics and advanced emergency medical technicians (EMTs) only get dispatched to life-threatening emergencies. \u2014 Dylan Jackson, ajc , 29 June 2022",
      "Fairbanks dispatch , troopers in Dillingham, the village of Kokhanok and local lodges coordinated to mount a response, according to troopers. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 27 June 2022",
      "The person was rescued and taken to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, dispatch confirms. \u2014 Jennifer Edwards Baker, The Enquirer , 15 June 2022",
      "Assault, Royalton Road: On May 23, police were dispatch to a Royalton Road address regarding an assault. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 14 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Spanish despachar or Italian dispacciare , from Occitan despachar to get rid of, from Middle French despechier to set free, from Old French, from des- dis- + -pechier (as in enpechier to ensnare) \u2014 more at impeach":"Verb and Noun"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1517, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
      "1537, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-030448"
  },
  "discouraging":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to deprive of courage or confidence : dishearten":[
        "was discouraged by repeated failure"
      ],
      ": to hinder by disfavoring":[
        "trying to discourage absenteeism"
      ],
      ": to dissuade or attempt to dissuade from doing something":[
        "tried to discourage her from going"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8sk\u0259-rij",
      "dis-\u02c8k\u0259r-ij",
      "di-\u02c8sk\u0259r-ij"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "chill",
      "daunt",
      "demoralize",
      "dishearten",
      "dismay",
      "dispirit",
      "frustrate",
      "unman",
      "unnerve"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "embolden",
      "encourage",
      "hearten",
      "nerve",
      "steel"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Try not to let losing discourage you.",
      "The area's dry climate discourages agriculture.",
      "He claims the new regulations will discourage investment.",
      "That type of behavior ought to be discouraged .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Uncertain rules and potentially costly litigation will discourage investment in, and development and adoption of, AI systems. \u2014 George Maliha, Scientific American , 29 June 2022",
      "That didn\u2019t discourage Klein from becoming one of the most vital and definitively modern contributors to U.S. and French Vogue during the following decade. \u2014 Vince Aletti, The New Yorker , 18 June 2022",
      "Yet, that did not discourage those Phoenicians who sought a place to cool off that summer. \u2014 Donna Reiner, The Arizona Republic , 17 June 2022",
      "Hiking corporate taxes would discourage investment in new productive capacity, a perverse move at a time of mismatched supply and demand. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 13 June 2022",
      "The levy will discourage investment in domestic production, meaning the U.S. will need to import more oil and gas. \u2014 Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 June 2022",
      "All that said, the possibility of rebound symptoms should not discourage anyone from taking Paxlovid if their doctor recommends it, Dr. Russo says. \u2014 Maggie O'neill, SELF , 1 June 2022",
      "This will help discourage overly-speculative investing as borrowing becomes more expensive \u2013 helping to stave off the possibility of a bubble. \u2014 Mike Maher, Forbes , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "Except for seasonal cuts in service as summer vacation season ends, which will automatically reduce tourist numbers, there is no evidence yet that airlines are heeding the governor's call to help discourage travel to Hawaii. \u2014 Dawn Gilbertson, USA TODAY , 24 Aug. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English discoragen , from Middle French descorager , from Old French descoragier , from des- dis- + corage courage":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-212816"
  },
  "dingus":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an often small article whose common name is unknown or forgotten : gadget , doodad sense 2":[
        "In his [Dashiell Hammett's] writings of the period from 1924 to 1952, \" dingus \" signifies, variously, a magician's prop, a typewriter, a short story, a novel, and an elusive artifact, a black bird better known as the Maltese Falcon.",
        "\u2014 Mark McGurl",
        "\u2026 the boy was decked out in a fancy uniform with silver buttons and a cap with a dingus on the top.",
        "\u2014 Sholem Aleichem"
      ],
      ": a dim-witted, silly, or foolish person":[
        "\u2014 often used in a joking or friendly way By most accounts, [Hunter] Strickland is actually a sweet feller. Respected by his teammates, nice to the fans, et cetera. But he sure is a dingus on the mound sometimes. \u2014 Grant Brisbee Think back to when you were 17 and how much of a dingus you could be \u2026 \u2014 Pacific Takes"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8di\u014b-(g)\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "doodad",
      "doohickey",
      "hickey",
      "thingamabob",
      "thingamajig",
      "thingumajig",
      "thingummy",
      "whatchamacallit",
      "whatnot",
      "whatsit",
      "whatsis",
      "what-is-it"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "it seems to be missing some little dingus that holds everything in place"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Dutch or German; Dutch dinges , probably from German Dings , from genitive of Ding thing, from Old High German \u2014 more at thing":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1873, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044305"
  },
  "distracted":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": having one's thoughts or attention drawn away : unable to concentrate or give attention to something":[
        "a distracted driver",
        "\u2026 everyone else \u2026 is too distracted to see how lost and yearning she has become \u2026",
        "\u2014 Richard Schickel",
        "\u2026 used to get so distracted by cellphone conversations overheard on the bus that she couldn't focus on reading.",
        "\u2014 Roni Caryn Rabin"
      ],
      ": harassed, confused, or deranged especially by strong feelings":[
        "a mind distracted by grief",
        "\u2026 putting that poor gentleman through a course of questions that nearly drove him distracted .",
        "\u2014 Louisa May Alcott"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8strak-t\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "agitated",
      "delirious",
      "distrait",
      "distraught",
      "frantic",
      "frenzied",
      "hysterical",
      "hysteric"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "collected",
      "composed",
      "recollected",
      "self-collected",
      "self-composed",
      "self-possessed",
      "unhysterical"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for distracted abstracted , preoccupied , absent , absentminded , distracted mean inattentive to what claims or demands consideration. abstracted implies absorption of the mind in something other than one's surroundings, and often suggests reflection on weighty matters. walking about with an abstracted air preoccupied often implies having one's attention so taken up by thoughts as to neglect others. too preoccupied with her debts to enjoy the meal absent stresses inability to fix the mind on present concerns due more to mental wandering than to concentration on other matters. an absent stare absentminded implies that the mind is fixed elsewhere and often refers to a habit of abstractedness. so absentminded , he's been known to wear mismatched shoes distracted may suggest an inability to concentrate caused by worry, sorrow, or anxiety. was too distracted by grief to continue working",
    "examples":[
      "If you're feeling distracted , take a break.",
      "she's been distracted about her son ever since he left on that polar expedition",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Instructors can teach you about the aspects of meditation that aren't intuitive or obvious, such as that having thoughts or a distracted mind is OK, Waldinger said. \u2014 Kristen Rogers, CNN , 13 June 2022",
      "Yet America is too preoccupied, too distracted , too overwhelmed to act accordingly. \u2014 Matthew Continetti, National Review , 11 June 2022",
      "The analysis focused on the dangerous driving behaviors that are among the greatest contributors to fatal crashes: not buckling up; speeding; and drunk, distracted and aggressive driving. \u2014 Tanya Mohn, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
      "But these touches, not to mention the many needle drops from the era\u2019s perkiest pop and soul, seem hardly necessary when Rylance\u2019s shuffling, quirky brand of distracted optimism is its own engine of folksy positivity. \u2014 Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022",
      "There\u2019s some final-act business back in London that ruminates for a distracted second on the uses of enchantment in a modern world in which hate prevails and just about every wish can be instantly gratified by technology. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 May 2022",
      "The woman walking past was Twitter, the disapproving other woman was Tesla, and the distracted man was of course Elon Musk. \u2014 Sophie Mellor, Fortune , 20 May 2022",
      "Safety advocates blame speeding, distracted or impaired driving and not wearing seat belts. \u2014 Fox News , 19 May 2022",
      "The same cannot be said for Willis, whose distracted and empty performance as the main heavy is hard to watch after the news of his Aphasia diagnosis. \u2014 Rene Rodriguez, Variety , 17 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1576, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-022124"
  },
  "discourse":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": formal and orderly and usually extended expression of thought on a subject":[],
      ": connected speech or writing":[],
      ": a linguistic unit (such as a conversation or a story) larger than a sentence":[],
      ": a mode of organizing knowledge, ideas, or experience that is rooted in language and its concrete contexts (such as history or institutions)":[
        "critical discourse"
      ],
      ": the capacity of orderly thought or procedure : rationality":[],
      ": social familiarity":[],
      ": to express oneself especially in oral discourse":[],
      ": talk , converse":[],
      ": to give forth : utter":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8sk\u022frs",
      "\u02c8di-\u02ccsk\u022frs",
      "\u02c8dis-\u02cck\u022frs",
      "dis-\u02c8k\u022frs"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "chat",
      "colloquy",
      "conversation",
      "converse",
      "dialogue",
      "dialog",
      "discussion",
      "exchange"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "declaim",
      "descant",
      "expatiate",
      "harangue",
      "lecture",
      "orate",
      "speak",
      "talk"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "Hans Selye, a Czech physician and biochemist at the University of Montreal, took these ideas further, introducing the term \"stress\" (borrowed from metallurgy) to describe the way trauma caused overactivity of the adrenal gland, and with it a disruption of bodily equilibrium. In the most extreme case, Selye argued, stress could wear down the body's adaptation mechanisms, resulting in death. His narrative fit well into the cultural discourse of the cold-war era, where, Harrington writes, many saw themselves as \"broken by modern life.\" \u2014 Jerome Groopman , New York Times Book Review , 27 Jan. 2008",
      "Such is the exquisite refinement of American political discourse in the early 21st century. \u2014 Brad Friedman , Mother Jones , January & February 2006",
      "Literature records itself, shows how its records might be broken, and how the assumptions of a given discourse or culture might thereby be challenged. Shakespeare is, again, the great example. \u2014 Richard Poirier , Raritan Reading , 1990",
      "He likes to engage in lively discourse with his visitors.",
      "She delivered an entertaining discourse on the current state of the film industry.",
      "Verb",
      "The most energetic ingredients in a Ken Burns documentary are the intervals of commentary, the talking heads of historians, sociologists, and critics coming at us in living color and discoursing volubly. \u2014 Richard Alleva , Commonweal , 22 Feb. 2002",
      "Clarke had discoursed knowledgeably on the implications of temperature for apples; it was too cool here for \u2026 Winesaps, or Granny Smiths, none of which mature promptly enough to beat autumn's first freeze. \u2014 David Guterson , Harper's , October 1999",
      "\u2026 Bill Clinton was up in the sky-box suites, giving interviews. So The Baltimore Sun's guy on the job was Carl Cannon and he took notes while Clinton discoursed on the importance of Ripken's streak, the value of hard work, the lessons communicated to our youth in a nation troubled by blah blah blah. \u2014 Richard Ben Cramer , Newsweek , 22 Mar. 1999",
      "She could discourse for hours on almost any subject.",
      "the guest lecturer discoursed at some length on the long-term results of the war",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Today, too few researchers and critically less clinicians can stand up and give any serious discourse on what happens when viral infection begins and precisely how SARS-CoV2 damage is caused in the body. \u2014 Steve Brozak, Forbes , 2 July 2022",
      "And this was met with discourse from Louisville and Kentucky fanbases. \u2014 Jeremiah Holloway, The Courier-Journal , 29 June 2022",
      "Having absorbed these chapters, most readers will have a fair enough grasp of the Socratic method to look forward to some real-life examples of how these elements can play a constructive role in today\u2019s fractious discourse . \u2014 Martha Bayles, WSJ , 24 June 2022",
      "The exchange will also feature guest speakers, a luncheon, and plenty of honest discourse about the pros, cons, and challenges of living, working, and investing in Liberia. \u2014 Jessica Poitevien, Travel + Leisure , 8 June 2022",
      "Goose has been the subject of some pretty heated discourse , especially in comparison to Phish. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 6 June 2022",
      "Try not to think of this song as a hype morsel, or a discourse starter, or an aesthetic foreshadowing. \u2014 Chris Richards, Washington Post , 21 June 2022",
      "Across social media, the album quickly ignited discourse about the genre of house music, with many people expressing astonishment that a rapper would gamble on a genre not typically associated with hip-hop or Black audiences. \u2014 Stefan Sykes, NBC News , 19 June 2022",
      "That discourse , Asian American leaders said, emboldened some people to act out hatefully, echoing the climate at the time of Mr. Chin\u2019s killing. \u2014 New York Times , 16 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "But like art made in other arenas, prison art exists in relation to economies, power structures governing resources and access, and discourses that legitimate certain works as art and others as craft, material object, historical artifact, or trash. \u2014 Nicole R. Fleetwood, The New York Review of Books , 28 Apr. 2020",
      "Backed by a five-piece band, Janelle McDermoth discourses on life, death and the arguable usefulness of art. \u2014 Alexis Soloski, New York Times , 20 Feb. 2020",
      "In a 2016 article, Krauze discoursed on populism: The term has different meanings, or at least overtones, in different regions of the world and in different political traditions. \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 6 Mar. 2020",
      "In the audience plump dignitaries in bright orange turbans sat comfortably on white leather armchairs, discoursing on the spectacle. \u2014 The Economist , 25 Oct. 2019",
      "Knights, serfs, monks, men-at-arms, artisans, and shopkeepers traveled these pungent ways, discoursing loudly in decayed Latic and foreign tongues ranging from English to Syrian. \u2014 Bruce Dale, National Geographic , 17 Apr. 2019",
      "That book opens with a group of Cambridge youths discoursing prettily on the existence of a cow on a riverbank. \u2014 Josephine Livingstone, The New Republic , 30 Mar. 2018",
      "On the way there, Ed discoursed on Hebrew dialects in the Biblical era, which led to a lively discussion of some arcane points of Catholic Church governance. \u2014 Fred Schwarz, National Review , 10 Feb. 2018",
      "Similar themes are discernable in US discourses occurring after and in reaction to the first Chinese, Indian, and Pakistani nuclear tests. \u2014 Terrell Jermaine Starr, The Root , 2 Oct. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English discours \"capacity for reasoning,\" borrowed (with assimilation to cours course entry 1 and other derivatives) from Medieval Latin discursus, going back to Late Latin, \"exchange of ideas,\" going back to Latin, \"action of running in different directions,\" from discurrere \"to run off in different directions, (of the mind or a speaker) branch out, range,\" from dis- dis- + currere \"to run\" \u2014 more at current entry 1":"Noun",
      "derivative of discourse entry 1 , in part after Middle French discourir \"to treat, deal with,\" descourir \"to converse\"":"Verb"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4":"Noun",
      "1547, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164051"
  },
  "disharmonic":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": lacking in harmony":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-(\u02cc)h\u00e4r-\u02c8m\u014d-n\u0113-\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Correspondent David Pogue looks at how music copyrights have become an increasingly disharmonious area of litigation. \u2014 CBS News , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "Here is a transcript of relevant passages from her speech: Change, especially change that requires legislative solutions, will not occur easily given our vast, inherently disharmonious , and increasingly polarized country. \u2014 Conor Friedersdorf, The Atlantic , 29 May 2018",
      "In the meantime, our Mr. Mooney slithers into the pub, bringing the disharmonious vibe of a swinging, sexed-up London into this frozen outpost of the middle-class 1950s. \u2014 Ben Brantley, New York Times , 5 Feb. 2018",
      "But upstart vanguardists like Charles Ives and Henry Cowell instead took an idiosyncratic and disharmonious approach that shirked European models. \u2014 William Robin, New York Times , 13 Oct. 2017",
      "At Williams, led by a disharmonious board that includes two activist hedge fund managers bent on selling the company and a longtime chief executive determined to keep it independent, the deal was hated by many from the start. \u2014 Leslie Picker And Julie Creswell, New York Times , 25 Feb. 2016"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1659, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025318"
  },
  "disquisition":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a formal inquiry into or discussion of a subject : discourse":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdi-skw\u0259-\u02c8zi-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "delving",
      "examen",
      "examination",
      "exploration",
      "inquest",
      "inquiry",
      "inquisition",
      "investigation",
      "probation",
      "probe",
      "probing",
      "research",
      "study"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "a lengthy disquisition on foreign policy",
      "Adam Smith's celebrated disquisition on the factors contributing to the wealth of nations.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "That the Russian president delivered a disquisition on Western public discourse on Friday may seem odd at a time when Russia is fighting what some analysts believe to be its bloodiest war since the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in the 1980s. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "Dune is a space opera, an allegory for ecological disaster, a disquisition on power\u2014and an unending source of inspiration for all manner of extraliterary pursuits. \u2014 The Editors, Wired , 28 Sep. 2021",
      "Both the British allergy to hyperbolic disquisition and the American taste for getting right down to cases\u2014not quite the same thing\u2014were alien to him. \u2014 Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker , 12 Aug. 2021",
      "This coincidence is fantastic because Casanova, Last Love is pointedly set in a lavishly romantic period where Montesquieu\u2019s disquisition would have been popular among its aristocratic characters \u2014 at least as filmmakers like to imagine that class. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 16 July 2021",
      "Here was a feminist disquisition of old-school proportions: a big fat analysis of how profit and patriarchy conspire to make women feel bad about ourselves, joined with a call to action. \u2014 Liza Featherstone, The New Republic , 10 June 2021",
      "Sheila\u2019s criticism of Molly Ringwald in Pretty in Pink ranks with Whit Stillman\u2019s Lady and the Tramp disquisition in The Last Days of Disco. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 26 Mar. 2021",
      "In his disquisition , Bannon compared himself to John Adams, then invoked once more the Strauss and Howe schema of historical transformation. \u2014 Adele M. Stan, The New Republic , 10 Mar. 2021",
      "Chowdhury envisioned the scene\u2014a disquisition of US interests by Wisecarver, followed by a range of options (or lack thereof) presented by the Joint Chiefs, and then formal nuclear authorizations being granted by the president herself. \u2014 Elliot Ackerman, Wired , 2 Mar. 2021"
    ],
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      "Latin disquisition-, disquisitio , from disquirere to investigate, from dis- + quaerere to seek":""
    },
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      "1640, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "adverb",
      "noun"
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      "half-witted",
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      "lamebrain",
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      "lunkheaded",
      "mindless",
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      "obtuse",
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      "slow-witted",
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      "softheaded",
      "stupid",
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      "thickheaded",
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      "witless"
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      "brilliant",
      "clever",
      "fast",
      "hyperintelligent",
      "intelligent",
      "keen",
      "nimble",
      "quick",
      "quick-witted",
      "sharp",
      "sharp-witted",
      "smart",
      "supersmart",
      "ultrasmart"
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    "examples":[],
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      "1934, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
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        "discountenanced all bellicose statements"
      ],
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      "di-\u02c8skau\u0307n-t\u0259-n\u0259n(t)s",
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      "disfavor",
      "dislike",
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      "mislike",
      "reprove",
      "tsk-tsk",
      "tut (over ",
      "tut-tut (over "
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      "deprecation",
      "disapprobation",
      "disapproval",
      "disesteem",
      "disfavor",
      "dislike",
      "displeasure"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "a social philosopher who discountenanced all programs for helping the needy, claiming that society should encourage survival of the fittest",
      "the political party was discountenanced by the actions of a few of its overly zealous members",
      "Noun",
      "made known his long-standing discountenance of any form of religious belief"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1584, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
      "1579, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-003921"
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      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
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        "dismiss the visitors",
        "Class is dismissed ."
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      ": to remove from position or service : discharge":[
        "dismissed the thievish servant"
      ],
      ": to reject serious consideration of":[
        "dismissed the thought"
      ],
      ": to put out of judicial consideration : refuse to hear or hear further in court":[
        "dismiss all charges",
        "This case is dismissed ."
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      ": to put out (a batsman) in cricket":[]
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      "dis-\u02c8mis"
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      "ax",
      "axe",
      "bounce",
      "can",
      "cashier",
      "discharge",
      "fire",
      "muster out",
      "pink-slip",
      "release",
      "remove",
      "retire",
      "sack",
      "terminate",
      "turn off"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "employ",
      "engage",
      "hire",
      "retain",
      "sign (up ",
      "take on"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "I don't think we should dismiss the matter lightly.",
      "The students were dismissed early because of the snowstorm.",
      "Several employees were recently dismissed .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The other, former chief White House strategist Stephen Bannon, is set to face trial July 18 after a judge on Wednesday refused to dismiss his indictment. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 17 June 2022",
      "The other, former chief White House strategist Stephen K. Bannon, is set to face trial July 18 after a judge on Wednesday refused to dismiss his indictment. \u2014 Spencer S. Hsu, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
      "In December, a federal judge refused to dismiss an earlier indictment charging four alleged leaders of the far-right Proud Boys with conspiracy. \u2014 Michael Kunzelman, Chicago Tribune , 6 June 2022",
      "In December, a federal judge refused to dismiss an earlier indictment charging four alleged leaders of the far-right Proud Boys with conspiracy. \u2014 Michael Kunzelman, chicagotribune.com , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "In December, a federal judge refused to dismiss an earlier indictment charging four alleged leaders of the far-right Proud Boys with conspiracy. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "In December, a federal judge refused to dismiss an earlier indictment charging four alleged leaders of the far-right Proud Boys with conspiracy. \u2014 Michael Kunzelman, sun-sentinel.com , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "Another federal judge also refused to dismiss charges this week against four men accused of leading the Proud Boys, including Joseph Biggs, an Ormond Beach organizer of the far-right nationalist group. \u2014 Monivette Cordeiro, orlandosentinel.com , 3 Jan. 2022",
      "Misdemeanor charges against Denver Broncos wide receiver Jerry Jeudy were dropped Tuesday after a judge granted a motion to dismiss from the Arapahoe County District Attorney's office. \u2014 Parker Gabriel, USA TODAY , 31 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, modification of Latin dimissus , past participle of dimittere , from dis- + mittere to send":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-060441"
  },
  "disagreeably":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": causing discomfort : unpleasant , offensive",
      ": marked by ill temper : peevish",
      ": unpleasant",
      ": difficult to get along with"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-\u0259-\u02c8gr\u0113-\u0259-b\u0259l",
      "\u02ccdi-s\u0259-\u02c8gr\u0113-\u0259-b\u0259l"
    ],
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      "acid",
      "bearish",
      "bilious",
      "bloody-minded",
      "cantankerous",
      "dyspeptic",
      "ill-humored",
      "ill-natured",
      "ill-tempered",
      "ornery",
      "splenetic",
      "surly"
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    "antonyms":[
      "amiable",
      "good-humored",
      "good-natured",
      "good-tempered"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The medicine had a disagreeable taste.",
      "the disagreeable odor of the garbage",
      "I've never known her to be so disagreeable .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But the First Amendment does not guarantee freedom from religion or freedom from disagreeable speech. \u2014 WSJ , 15 May 2022",
      "The sessions will help people to break down barriers and learn how to disagree without being disagreeable . \u2014 Hartford Courant , 10 May 2022",
      "Best of luck to our athletes, who are sentenced to performing in whichever country the endlessly disagreeable International Olympic Committee chooses. \u2014 Daniel Henninger, WSJ , 9 Feb. 2022",
      "These are just a couple of the many studies that have shown polyols can be disagreeable to the gut if 20 grams or more are eaten in a single sitting. \u2014 Patrick Wilson, Outside Online , 7 Aug. 2020",
      "But be prepared for the disagreeable process of replacing early-stage employees with those who are more comfortable with, and qualified for, your new scale. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 6 Dec. 2021",
      "Their refusal Tuesday to remove him from office brings to an end a dramatic and disagreeable chapter in the state\u2019s political history, though the clashes sparked by the recall election will surely persist into next year and beyond. \u2014 John Myers, Los Angeles Times , 15 Sep. 2021",
      "Accepting the sometimes unpleasant or disagreeable facts of a situation is a struggle requiring patience, determination and emotional intelligence. \u2014 Svetlana Whitener, Forbes , 14 Sep. 2021",
      "The wreck probably harbors a sponge that looks like snot and smells disagreeable but almost certainly contains a previously untapped reservoir of chemical molecules. \u2014 Peter Andrey Smith, STAT , 10 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-182353"
  },
  "dissimilarly":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": not the same or similar : different or unalike":[
        "people with dissimilar backgrounds",
        "dissimilar materials",
        "The responsibilities of the resident were not dissimilar to those of the intern \u2026",
        "\u2014 James D. Hardy"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)di(s)-\u02c8si-m\u0259-l\u0259r",
      "di-\u02c8si-m\u0259-l\u0259r",
      "-\u02c8sim-l\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "different",
      "disparate",
      "distant",
      "distinct",
      "distinctive",
      "distinguishable",
      "diverse",
      "nonidentical",
      "other",
      "unalike",
      "unlike"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "alike",
      "identical",
      "indistinguishable",
      "kin",
      "kindred",
      "like",
      "parallel",
      "same",
      "similar"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "The two movies are very dissimilar .",
      "The writers have dissimilar backgrounds.",
      "The question is not dissimilar to one asked earlier.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Instead, Season Three takes a more grounded and low-key approach to redefining Viktor, in a manner not dissimilar to how a legal procedural or workplace comedy might have addressed the issue. \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 23 June 2022",
      "In Alameda County across the bay, Yesenia Sanchez is poised to win her race for sheriff without facing a runoff, despite espousing progressive reforms not dissimilar from Boudin\u2019s. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022",
      "The event itself, a curious mix of team and individual competitions, drew a crowd not dissimilar to other golf events, with many spectators dressed in golf attire and largely middle-aged or retired. \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022",
      "The vascular malformation pushed against a nerve, not dissimilar to sciatica. \u2014 Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune , 3 June 2022",
      "After some hesitation and more calls with Cruise, Powell accepted the part Of Hangman, a foil turned friend not dissimilar to Val Kilmer\u2019s Iceman in the 1986 original. \u2014 Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 May 2022",
      "Not entirely dissimilar to mindfulness, the power of active listening cannot be ignored. \u2014 Dylan Taylor, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
      "In the process, Team Biden has carved out a line on China that\u2019s not altogether dissimilar from Trump\u2019s, positioning manufacturing and industrial innovation as a zero-sum contest. \u2014 Kate Aronoff, The New Republic , 10 May 2022",
      "Not dissimilar to the flair of Puerto Rico\u2019s Ricky Martin, Iglesias, who turns 47 today, cultivated a look during the decade that was all about leather pants, silky button-up shirts, and tight tees with sternum-baring deep Vs. \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 8 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1599, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224148"
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    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
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    "definitions":[
      ": to talk about (a subject) for a long time"
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    "examples":[],
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-190339"
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
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      ": attenuate":[
        "dilute the power of the mayoralty",
        "diluting the quality of the finished product"
      ],
      ": to make thinner or more liquid by admixture":[
        "diluted the bleach with water",
        "diluting juice with water"
      ],
      ": to diminish the strength, flavor, or brilliance of (something) by or as if by admixture":[
        "dilute a color",
        "But spreading the light out also dilutes it \u2026",
        "\u2014 Michael Zeilik and John Gaustad"
      ],
      ": to decrease the per share value of ( common stock ) by increasing the total number of shares":[],
      ": weak , diluted":[
        "a dilute acid solution"
      ]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u012b-\u02c8l\u00fct, d\u0259-",
      "d\u0259-",
      "d\u012b-\u02c8l\u00fct"
    ],
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      "adulterate",
      "cut",
      "extend",
      "lace",
      "sophisticate",
      "thin",
      "water down",
      "weaken"
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      "diluted",
      "thin",
      "thinned",
      "washy",
      "watery",
      "weak",
      "weakened"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "You can dilute the medicine with water.",
      "The hiring of the new CEO diluted the power of the company's president.",
      "diluting the quality of our products",
      "Adjective",
      "a dilute solution of acid",
      "a dilute acid that's safe to handle in the classroom",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "But doing so would dilute the Big Ten\u2019s overall strength and do nothing to move the needle during the league\u2019s current TV rights negotiations. \u2014 Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY , 30 June 2022",
      "Another day of big deals also could further dilute the novelty of the Prime Day event, which is scheduled this year for July 12 and 13. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 28 June 2022",
      "The Virginia purchase did not dilute hope from Maryland lawmakers that the team would remain in Landover. \u2014 Antonio Olivo, Washington Post , 23 May 2022",
      "No matter how short families be on formula, Dr. Navneet Hundal, a pediatric gastroenterology at Mass. General Brigham, do not dilute the mixture by adding more water, or attempt to make your own. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 18 May 2022",
      "Volkswagen\u2019s ownership would dilute Ducati\u2019s passion and purity have proven false. \u2014 Karl Brauer, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
      "Don't dilute your current formula to extend its use For more information about the shortage and officials' response to get more formula on the shelves, go to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services website. \u2014 Miriam Marini, Detroit Free Press , 13 May 2022",
      "The method is essentially the same as the method for Japanese iced coffee; the idea is to make a concentrate of coffee or tea with boiling water, then instantly dilute that concentrate with an equal amount of ice. \u2014 Max Falkowitz, Bon App\u00e9tit , 5 May 2022",
      "Such parts dilute the analytical power of the whole. \u2014 Krithika Varagur, The New Republic , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "For example, Wilson\u2019s team is exploring whether dilute acids speed up weathering. \u2014 Robert F. Service, Science | AAAS , 3 Sep. 2020",
      "The company reported a net loss during the first quarter of $3.9 million, or 11 cents diluted loss per share, compared to a net income of $4.3 million, or 12 cents dilute earnings per share over the same period last year. \u2014 Paul Takahashi, Houston Chronicle , 5 June 2018",
      "Tests pick it up even in dilute wastewater,'' the story reports. \u2014 Bob Warren, NOLA.com , 15 Apr. 2018",
      "Of the plants previously watered with very dilute vinegar, 70 percent survived while almost none of those that were given other acids or only water did. \u2014 Carolyln Wilke, sacbee , 30 June 2017",
      "A dilute sample is when a player drinks so much water, the urine test administered is ineffective because of the excess water consumption. \u2014 Doug Lesmerises, cleveland.com , 16 May 2017",
      "Dallas Cowboys Bob\u2019s pick: Jabril Peppers, DB/LB, Michigan Comment: A dilute sample on a drug test might cause some teams pause about Peppers. \u2014 Jayson Jenks, The Seattle Times , 27 Apr. 2017",
      "Cincinnati: LB Reuben Foster, Alabama (6-0, 229) \u2014 A dilute sample at the combine? \u2014 Jerry Mcdonald, The Mercury News , 26 Apr. 2017",
      "These works contained a very dilute formaldehyde solution that was contained within sealed tanks. \u2014 Christopher D. Shea, New York Times , 21 Apr. 2016"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin dilutus , past participle of diluere to wash away, dilute, from di- + lavere to wash \u2014 more at lye":"Verb and Adjective"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1575, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
      "1605, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205334"
  },
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      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to perceive a difference in : mentally separate":[
        "so alike they could not be distinguished"
      ],
      ": to mark as separate or different":[
        "a policy that distinguishes him from other candidates"
      ],
      ": to separate into kinds, classes, or categories":[
        "distinguish words by their part of speech"
      ],
      ": to make noteworthy or remarkable : to give prominence or distinction (see distinction sense 4 ) to":[
        "distinguished themselves as pioneers of hip-hop"
      ],
      ": characterize":[
        "recipes distinguished by simplicity"
      ],
      ": discern":[
        "distinguished a light in the distance",
        "could barely distinguish them in the fog"
      ],
      ": to single out : take special notice of":[],
      ": to perceive a difference":[
        "distinguish between right and wrong"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8sti\u014b-(g)wish",
      "di-\u02c8sti\u014b-gwish"
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    "synonyms":[
      "difference",
      "differentiate",
      "discern",
      "discriminate",
      "secern",
      "separate"
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    "antonyms":[
      "confuse",
      "mistake",
      "mix (up)"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "You're old enough to distinguish between fact and fantasy.",
      "I have trouble distinguishing between the two of them.",
      "I have trouble distinguishing the difference between the two of them.",
      "You should be able to distinguish fact from fantasy.",
      "The only thing that distinguishes the dogs is their bark.",
      "The singer's voice is what distinguishes the band.",
      "You can't distinguish the detail from this distance.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Mounted on a tower, the x-band sensor would provide high-fidelity tracking of all air traffic, as well as electronic identification to distinguish between incoming missiles and routine objects such as civilian planes. \u2014 Jason Sherman, Scientific American , 2 June 2022",
      "And in discussing healthy diet and lifestyle choices with both my ER patients and friends alike, the common thread is the failure to distinguish between salt and sodium. \u2014 Dr. Michael Daignault, USA TODAY , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "The Russians will batter these cities with bombs, missiles and artillery, making no effort to distinguish between military targets and civilians. \u2014 William A. Galston, WSJ , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "These will be combined into a single metric to distinguish between low-, medium-, and high-risk scenarios. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 25 Feb. 2022",
      "Later, to evaluate the subject's ability to distinguish motion, six circles of dots appear, each a sparkling universe of chaos, electrons bouncing against the walls. \u2014 Amanda Chicago Lewis, Wired , 15 Feb. 2022",
      "Since then, even the most ardent music lovers have often had to put in that extra effort to distinguish between the two voices. \u2014 Harish Pullanoor, Quartz , 13 Feb. 2022",
      "The New Mexico Cattle Growers\u2019 Association is concerned about the ability of the wildlife agents to distinguish branded from unbranded livestock. \u2014 Fox News , 8 Feb. 2022",
      "But the script never makes an effort to distinguish between their saris and Carrie\u2019s lehenga, an oversight that disappointed some viewers who were otherwise heartened to see Indian culture and fashion enjoy prime real estate on a mainstream TV show. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "alteration of Middle English distinguen , from Anglo-French distinguer , from Latin distinguere , literally, to separate by pricking, from dis- + -stinguere (akin to Latin in stigare to urge on) \u2014 more at stick":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230008"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
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      ": making a distinction : distinguishing":[
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      ": marked by discrimination :":[],
      ": discerning , judicious":[
        "discriminating buyers"
      ],
      ": discriminatory":[
        "accused of discriminating practices"
      ]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8skri-m\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101-ti\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "differential",
      "discriminational",
      "discriminative",
      "discriminatory"
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    "antonyms":[
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "accused of discriminating practices in the hiring of employees",
      "a discriminating feature of poison ivy is a compound leaf with three mitten-shaped leaflets",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Sound quality matters less, although my 7-year-old has become more discriminating . \u2014 Wired , 23 Feb. 2022",
      "In terms of larval/caterpillar host plants, butterflies are more discriminating . \u2014 oregonlive , 2 Oct. 2021",
      "The antibodies are therefore more discriminating , less likely to fire in error\u2014to be triggered by a criminal cousin. \u2014 Siddhartha Mukherjee, The New Yorker , 22 Feb. 2021",
      "In a related paper published in the same issue of Nature Fratzl acknowledges the sensor\u2019s impressive level of sensitivity but calls for a more discriminating device that can better distinguish the most important vibrations from distracting noise. \u2014 Joshua A. Krisch, Scientific American , 12 Dec. 2014",
      "Her hauteur was above all else, non- discriminating . \u2014 Callahan Tormey, Town & Country , 28 Nov. 2020",
      "As the discriminator becomes more discriminating , the generative network gets trained to make photos that look more and more realistic. \u2014 Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica , 19 Nov. 2020",
      "Still, if Biden pulls through, voters can expect a much more discriminating debate about the economic impact of his policies than there has been these last four years about Trump\u2019s. \u2014 David Banks, Star Tribune , 30 Oct. 2020",
      "Either Fring knows about Lalo\u2019s super discriminating nostrils or there is a spy in the House of Salamanca. \u2014 David Segal, New York Times , 23 Feb. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1642, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200604"
  },
  "disregard":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to pay no attention to : treat as unworthy of regard or notice":[
        "Please disregard what I said in my last email.",
        "He disregarded her advice."
      ],
      ": the act of treating someone or something as unworthy of regard or notice : the state of being disregarded (see disregard entry 1 ) : neglect":[
        "showed a complete disregard for the rules"
      ]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-ri-\u02c8g\u00e4rd"
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      "despise",
      "flout",
      "scorn"
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    "antonyms":[
      "apathy",
      "casualness",
      "complacence",
      "disinterestedness",
      "incuriosity",
      "incuriousness",
      "indifference",
      "insouciance",
      "nonchalance",
      "torpor",
      "unconcern"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for disregard Verb neglect , disregard , ignore , overlook , slight , forget mean to pass over without giving due attention. neglect implies giving insufficient attention to something that merits one's attention. habitually neglected his studies disregard suggests voluntary inattention. disregarded the wishes of his family ignore implies a failure to regard something obvious. ignored the snide remark overlook suggests disregarding or ignoring through haste or lack of care. in my rush I overlooked a key example slight implies contemptuous or disdainful disregarding or omitting. slighted several major authors in her survey forget may suggest either a willful ignoring or a failure to impress something on one's mind. forget what others say",
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "Please disregard what I said before.",
      "He disregarded his father's advice and left school.",
      "Some students completely disregard the rules of the school.",
      "Noun",
      "They treated the rules with complete disregard .",
      "revelers firing guns in the air with complete disregard for the possible consequences",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "My instinct is to disregard his instructions and throw him under the bus for every minor setback. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "My instinct is to disregard his instructions and throw him under the bus for every minor setback. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "My instinct is to disregard his instructions and throw him under the bus for every minor setback. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, oregonlive , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "My instinct is to disregard his instructions and throw him under the bus for every minor setback. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, BostonGlobe.com , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "And yet there\u2019s some strange form of intellectual schizophrenia at work when some of these same executives blatantly disregard these myths and purchase new workplace surveillance tools masquerading as productivity management platforms. \u2014 Mark Settle, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Africa might seem remote from the current war in Ukraine; worse yet, some may disregard Africa as a strategic priority for the U.S. \u2014 Time , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "She was told to disregard that email, which had a slightly different email address. \u2014 cleveland , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "What White men choose to disregard comes to bear the taint of effluvium. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Nov. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The driver was arrested and charged with OVI, speeding, right of way and willful disregard of safety on streets. \u2014 Cheryl Higley, cleveland , 25 June 2022",
      "The first cognition is pleasant, but is inconsistent with the second, so the path of least resistance, for some people, is simply to disregard or reason away the second. \u2014 Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic , 23 June 2022",
      "The leading explanation is that this is a mixture of a high risk survival strategy by Johnson, coupled with the usual disregard for the consequences of his actions (notably the prime minister\u2019s ethics advisor has just resigned). \u2014 Mike O'sullivan, Forbes , 18 June 2022",
      "The United States strongly condemns the Burmese military regime\u2019s reported plans to execute pro-democracy and opposition leaders, exemplifying the regime's disregard for human rights and the rule of law. \u2014 Rebecca Tan, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
      "Still, the The TaTa Top\u2019s lighthearted disregard for nudity laws would garner attention well on social media, where playfulness is rewarded, Humphreys said. \u2014 Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune , 9 June 2022",
      "The high toll is blamed on wide disregard for traffic laws, unsafe vehicles and inadequate emergency services. \u2014 Nasser Karimi, USA TODAY , 8 June 2022",
      "The first isn\u2019t viewed as an opportunity for advancement, and the latter is often the treated with disregard and discrimination. \u2014 al , 8 June 2022",
      "The high toll is blamed on wide disregard for traffic laws, unsafe vehicles, and inadequate emergency services. \u2014 Time , 8 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1613, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
      "1659, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063101"
  },
  "discommoding":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to cause inconvenience to : trouble":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-k\u0259-\u02c8m\u014dd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "disoblige",
      "disturb",
      "incommode",
      "inconvenience",
      "put out",
      "trouble"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "accommodate",
      "favor",
      "oblige"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "the breakdown of her car didn't discommode her seriously",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and former Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen were similarly discommoded at mealtime in public settings. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 13 Sep. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French discommoder , from dis- + commode convenient \u2014 more at commode":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1657, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182422"
  },
  "discount day":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the weekday when a bank discounts bills":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061132"
  },
  "diagnostical":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": of, relating to, or used in diagnosis":[
        "a diagnostic tool"
      ],
      ": using the methods of or yielding a diagnosis":[
        "diagnostic tests"
      ],
      ": serving to distinguish or identify":[
        "a diagnostic feature"
      ],
      ": the art or practice of diagnosis":[
        "\u2014 often used in plural"
      ],
      ": a distinguishing mark":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8n\u00e4s-tik",
      "\u02ccd\u012b-ig-\u02c8n\u00e4-stik",
      "-\u0259g-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "characteristic",
      "classic",
      "discriminating",
      "distinct",
      "distinctive",
      "distinguishing",
      "identifying",
      "individual",
      "peculiar",
      "proper",
      "symptomatic",
      "typical"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "affection",
      "attribute",
      "attribution",
      "character",
      "characteristic",
      "criterion",
      "differentia",
      "feature",
      "fingerprint",
      "hallmark",
      "mark",
      "marker",
      "note",
      "particularity",
      "peculiarity",
      "point",
      "property",
      "quality",
      "specific",
      "stamp",
      "touch",
      "trait"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "Ultrasound is now widely used as a diagnostic tool.",
      "One important diagnostic feature of this condition is a mild rash.",
      "Noun",
      "the thesis that moral decline is the infallible diagnostic of a decadent society",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Experts currently think monkeypox, like smallpox, will always cause at least some of these symptoms, but that belief is based on pre-1980 science, before there were more sophisticated diagnostic tests. \u2014 Dr. Celine Gounder, CBS News , 28 June 2022",
      "Over the last week, the positivity rate for diagnostic tests is 12.5%, with 13,245 of 105,683 tests positive. \u2014 Arjun Thakkar, Detroit Free Press , 28 June 2022",
      "Laboratories had completed 19,892,664 total diagnostic tests for COVID-19 as of June 18, 12.2% of which have come back positive. \u2014 Alison Steinbach, The Arizona Republic , 22 June 2022",
      "Laboratories had completed 19,804,859 total diagnostic tests for COVID-19 as of June 11, 12.2% of which have come back positive. \u2014 Alison Steinbach, The Arizona Republic , 15 June 2022",
      "The international body has also offered medical supplies, including WHO cholera kits with rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs), Harris said. \u2014 Somayeh Malekian, ABC News , 9 June 2022",
      "More than 2,000 participants have joined the ROSE study (including women with diagnosed endometriosis, healthy controls and those waiting for diagnostic results). \u2014 Christine N. Metz, Scientific American , 13 May 2022",
      "Michigan had a test positivity rate of 5.3% on Thursday, reporting that 864 of 17,142 diagnostic test results were positive. \u2014 Lauren Wethington, Detroit Free Press , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "The school\u2019s recent diagnostic test results showed there were more fourth-graders behind grade-level reading expectations than students in any other grade. \u2014 Yoree Koh, WSJ , 9 Oct. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The current gold-standard diagnostic for Lyme disease misses up to 60 percent of early-stage cases, according to the Bay Area Lyme Foundation. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "The time lag between taking a COVID test and getting the result is a critical factor in evaluating any diagnostic . \u2014 Anthony Warmack, Scientific American , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "Tests such as the Abbott BinaxNOW, for example, were first studied as a rapid diagnostic that people could take shortly after their symptoms first appeared. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 23 Nov. 2021",
      "One approach is ChangeShaper, Dare\u2019s proprietary diagnostic and their partner, GCM\u2019s \u2018who is your business\u2019 framework. \u2014 Benjamin Laker, Forbes , 6 Oct. 2021",
      "Silent, asymptomatic breakthroughs\u2014those that are effectively invisible in the absence of a virus-hunting diagnostic \u2014are simply not in the same league. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 13 July 2021",
      "Turner stands by his company\u2019s test and attributes Curative\u2019s rapid growth to its ability to develop a simple diagnostic , build a robust supply chain and process millions of tests as other labs were overwhelmed. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 24 Mar. 2021",
      "Accurate Knowledge Of The Team\u2019s Issues Team-building activities should only be undertaken after a thorough diagnostic that surfaces the issues the team is facing. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 9 Mar. 2021",
      "Doctors use a clinical diagnostic like a strep test to tell whether a patient is sick with a disease that can be treated with particular medicines. \u2014 Caroline Chen, ProPublica , 1 Sep. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1625, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
      "1625, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205323"
  },
  "disequilibration":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to put out of balance":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-i-\u02c8kwi-l\u0259-\u02ccbr\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1891, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021202"
  },
  "distinctness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": distinguishable to the eye or mind as being discrete (see discrete sense 1 ) or not the same : separate":[
        "a distinct cultural group",
        "teaching as distinct from research"
      ],
      ": presenting a clear unmistakable impression":[
        "a neat distinct handwriting"
      ],
      ": notably decorated":[],
      ": notable":[
        "a distinct contribution to scholarship"
      ],
      ": readily and unmistakably apprehended (see apprehend sense 2a )":[
        "a distinct possibility of snow",
        "a distinct British accent",
        "the distinct odor of sulfur"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8sti\u014bkt",
      "di-\u02c8sti\u014b(k)t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "different",
      "disparate",
      "dissimilar",
      "distant",
      "distinctive",
      "distinguishable",
      "diverse",
      "nonidentical",
      "other",
      "unalike",
      "unlike"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "alike",
      "identical",
      "indistinguishable",
      "kin",
      "kindred",
      "like",
      "parallel",
      "same",
      "similar"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for distinct distinct , separate , discrete mean not being each and every one the same. distinct indicates that something is distinguished by the mind or eye as being apart or different from others. two distinct versions separate often stresses lack of connection or a difference in identity between two things. separate rooms discrete strongly emphasizes individuality and lack of connection. broke the job down into discrete stages synonyms see in addition evident",
    "examples":[
      "There are three distinct categories.",
      "Each herb has its own distinct flavor.",
      "The phrase has three distinct meanings.",
      "There was the distinct smell of something burning.",
      "The outline became less and less distinct as the light faded.",
      "We had the distinct impression that they were lying.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Martin, in turn, managed to create three distinct spaces that perfectly reflect the lives and personalities of their inhabitants. \u2014 Abigail Stone, The Hollywood Reporter , 25 June 2022",
      "But what QDance was doing on Wednesday was even more representative of what makes PS21 distinct . \u2014 New York Times , 2 June 2022",
      "Barra argues that all this production infrastructure gives Detroit a distinct advantage over other cities in the electrification race. \u2014 Jaclyn Trop, Fortune , 1 June 2022",
      "Even then, large chains like Cumberland Farms or 7-Eleven have a distinct advantage over many smaller players, thanks to their marketing muscle and economies of scale. \u2014 Larry Edelman, BostonGlobe.com , 19 May 2022",
      "The district\u2019s 6% registration edge for Democrats gives Salinas a distinct advantage in November. \u2014 oregonlive , 17 May 2022",
      "There are reasons both football (a team that plays in prime time at home has a distinct advantage in recovery for the next week, avoiding the red-eye flight), and financial (big prime-time games produce a lot of excitement and revenue). \u2014 Joel A. Erickson, The Indianapolis Star , 13 May 2022",
      "The modern Monuments Officers have a distinct advantage over their predecessors, however: the ability to communicate around the globe via satellite. \u2014 Outside Online , 12 May 2022",
      "Roach, having played the game 24 times at that point, had a distinct advantage with the buzzer. \u2014 Rodney Ho, ajc , 10 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Latin distinctus , from past participle of distinguere \u2014 see distinguish":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015451"
  },
  "dismantle":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to strip of dress or covering : divest":[],
      ": to strip of furniture and equipment":[
        "dismantled the ship before scrapping it"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8man-t\u1d4al",
      "dis-\u02c8man-t\u1d4al"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "break down",
      "demount",
      "disassemble",
      "dismember",
      "dismount",
      "knock down",
      "strike",
      "take down"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "assemble",
      "construct"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "The mechanic dismantled the engine to repair it.",
      "When will they dismantle the old bridge?",
      "The after-school program was dismantled due to lack of funding.",
      "He accuses them of trying to dismantle the country's legal system.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The Republican subculture that wants to raise income taxes on lower-income people would dismantle one of the very few tax policies that enjoys long-standing bipartisan support: the Earned Income Tax Credit. \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 6 May 2022",
      "But the planning group considered and rejected in a 6-4 vote a resolution requesting the city simply dismantle the slow street. \u2014 David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "Netflix doesn\u2019t want to dismantle password-sharing completely, only to tax the practice. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Liberals fretted that misinformation would spread rampantly if Mr. Musk followed through with his plan to dismantle how the social network monitors content. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Apr. 2022",
      "Members of the city council backed a plan to completely dismantle the Minneapolis Police Department and replace it with unarmed professionals who would respond in situations where police officers are normally called. \u2014 Tyler Olson, Fox News , 10 Dec. 2020",
      "Over the summer, the Supreme Court blocked the Trump administration's plan to dismantle the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. \u2014 Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY , 23 Oct. 2020",
      "Murtaugh specifically cited claims that Trump has embraced white supremacists, called the coronavirus a hoax, and signaled a plan to dismantle Social Security, though the latter two have been fact-checked. \u2014 Mica Soellner, Washington Examiner , 19 Oct. 2020",
      "President Biden\u2019s plan to fight global warming faces legal, legislative and political challenges that could dismantle it entirely. \u2014 Lisa Friedman, New York Times , 2 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle French desmanteler , from des- dis- + mantel mantle":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1579, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-193030"
  },
  "disagreeables":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": disagreeable things":[
        "in spite of my anxiety about Laurence's illness and the disagreeables resulting from it",
        "\u2014 Richard Aldington",
        "ready to put up with a host of disagreeables for the sake of having at her house the original Dr. Johnson",
        "\u2014 Virginia Woolf"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-b\u0259lz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230206"
  },
  "disallowance":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to deny the force, truth, or validity of":[],
      ": to refuse to allow":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-\u0259-\u02c8lau\u0307",
      "\u02ccdi-s\u0259-\u02c8lau\u0307"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "contradict",
      "deny",
      "disaffirm",
      "disavow",
      "disclaim",
      "disconfirm",
      "disown",
      "gainsay",
      "negate",
      "negative",
      "refute",
      "reject",
      "repudiate"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "acknowledge",
      "admit",
      "allow",
      "avow",
      "concede",
      "confirm",
      "own"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "The touchdown was disallowed because of a penalty.",
      "disallowing the philosophical concept of free will",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The biggest challenge facing social media companies today is doing exactly what HB 20 seems to disallow : removing misinformation and hate speech. \u2014 Kara Alaimo For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN , 25 May 2022",
      "Spiked ledges that disallow sitting \u2014 for humans and for birds \u2014 and elevated bridges that allow tenants to cross the street without having to go out on the sidewalk mark the residence as more of a fortress. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 June 2022",
      "My position has been, and still is, that the circuits which disallow Anti-SLAPP motions have it wrong. \u2014 Jay Adkisson, Forbes , 27 May 2022",
      "In February, a New York judge ruled Trump and two of his children \u2014 Ivanka and Donald Jr. \u2014 would have to testify in the civil fraud investigation, summarily rejecting the former president's request to disallow subpoenas. \u2014 Ella Lee, USA TODAY , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "In regular session, the council heard and denied an appeal of the Planning Commission to disallow the conversion of a Jack-in-the-Box restaurant at 1967 San Elijo Ave. \u2014 Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 Feb. 2022",
      "The rules disallow a foreign tax credit or deduction for foreign income taxes that are attributable to income that is section 245A(d) income or noninclusion income of the recipient domestic corporation or the paying foreign corporation. \u2014 Carrie Brandon Elliott, Forbes , 31 Jan. 2022",
      "While awards shows continue to disallow Wallen to attend ceremonies, country radio has welcomed Wallen back to their playlists after briefly banning his music from rotation. \u2014 Jessica Nicholson, Billboard , 28 Oct. 2021",
      "Only if they are audited will that decision be questioned, and to disallow any iffy deductions, the IRS must engage in a complex act of mind-reading. \u2014 Paul Kiel, ProPublica , 8 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220903"
  },
  "divert":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to turn aside : deviate":[
        "studied law but diverted to diplomacy"
      ],
      ": to turn from one course or use to another : deflect":[
        "divert traffic to a side street",
        "diverting funds to other projects"
      ],
      ": distract":[
        "trying to divert her attention"
      ],
      ": to give pleasure to especially by distracting the attention from what burdens or distresses":[
        "children diverting themselves with their toys"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u012b-",
      "d\u0259-\u02c8v\u0259rt",
      "d\u0259-\u02c8v\u0259rt, d\u012b-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "amuse",
      "disport",
      "entertain",
      "regale",
      "solace"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for divert amuse , divert , entertain mean to pass or cause to pass the time pleasantly. amuse suggests that one's attention is engaged lightly. amuse yourselves while I make dinner divert implies distracting attention from worry or routine occupation especially by something funny. a light comedy to divert the tired businessman entertain suggests supplying amusement by specially contrived methods. a magician entertaining children at a party",
    "examples":[
      "Police diverted traffic to a side street.",
      "The stream was diverted toward the farmland.",
      "They were charged with illegally diverting public funds for private use.",
      "He lied to divert attention from the real situation.",
      "They're only proposing the law to divert attention from important issues.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The companies that provide helicopter and plane rides would have to divert many of their flights to other landing areas in the Hamptons. \u2014 James Fanelli, WSJ , 15 May 2022",
      "Russia will have to divert military assets that are currently employed in Ukraine to secure their critical assets and capabilities on Russian soil. \u2014 Peter Bergen, CNN , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "The Cardinal then flew to Miami but had to divert to Fort Myers, Florida, because of fog. \u2014 Doug Feinberg, San Francisco Chronicle , 25 Nov. 2021",
      "The Cardinal then flew to Miami but had to divert to Fort Myers, Florida, because of fog. \u2014 Doug Feinberg, ajc , 25 Nov. 2021",
      "The mine also had to divert resources to the fire, according to Diskin. \u2014 Chelsea Curtis, The Arizona Republic , 28 May 2021",
      "The bureau had to divert officers to the Penumbra Kelly Building on Monday night, requiring officers to delay their responses to non-emergency calls, Jones said. \u2014 oregonlive , 14 Apr. 2021",
      "Because of the additional state allocations to the equity site, the health department will not have to divert doses from its other clinics, including one coming to the Woodbridge Shopping Center in Edgewood, Bishai said. \u2014 James Whitlow, baltimoresun.com , 7 Apr. 2021",
      "In a statement, the union singled out Councilmember Monica Montgomery Steppe, who chairs the Public Safety and Livable Neighborhoods committee, criticizing her in part for wanting to divert funds from the San Diego Police Department. \u2014 David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English diverten \"to turn in a certain direction, turn away, direct one's mind,\" borrowed from Middle French & Medieval Latin; Middle French divertir, borrowed (with conjugation change) from Medieval Latin d\u012bvertere \"to turn aside, deflect, alienate (property), depart,\" continuing both Latin d\u012bvertere \"to separate oneself (from), be different, diverge\" (from d\u012b-, variant before voiced sounds of dis- dis- + vertere \"to cause to revolve, turn, spin\") and d\u0113vertere \"to turn away, divert, make a turn aside/detour,\" from d\u0113- de- + vertere \u2014 more at worth entry 4":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171138"
  },
  "diva":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": prima donna sense 1":[],
      ": prima donna sense 2":[
        "\u2026 if a team asks me to play somewhere else, I'm not going to be a diva about it.",
        "\u2014 Ettore Lattanzio"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u0113-v\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "goddess",
      "princess",
      "queen"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "the reigning diva of daytime television",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Vocalist Alli Logout ties it all together with a masterful performance, raising the verses with a diva \u2019s croon, then razing it all with a pitch-perfect, scream-your-head-off chorus. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 19 May 2022",
      "Okonedo leans gleefully into her purring diva , a cat on a hot tin riverboat, and Branagh's Poirot has the persnickety calm of a man who has never been proved wrong. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 7 Feb. 2022",
      "Who: Pop innovator, dance diva , cultural chameleon, torch singer, movie and TV actress, Oscar winner. \u2014 Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al , 11 June 2022",
      "Happy birthday to someone who is an even bigger diva than me! \u2014 Karla Pope, Good Housekeeping , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "Doja Cat, the rap diva and sometime Twitch streamer, announced the arrival of Planet Her on June 25 along with the 14-song track list. \u2014 Zoe Haylock, Vulture , 10 June 2021",
      "Likewise, when at 50-years-old Celine Dion sought to reinvent herself, Roach spotlighted the diva \u2019s theatrical side and love of couture, shifting perceptions on a celebrity who has been a fixture for the last four decades. \u2014 Janelle Okwodu, Vogue , 10 Nov. 2021",
      "This, says the film, is the boss diva others are too blind to see. \u2014 Amy Nicholson, Variety , 8 Sep. 2021",
      "Naturally the diva finds herself at odds with both the rigid lifestyle. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 28 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Italian, literally, goddess, from Latin, feminine of divus divine, god \u2014 more at deity":""
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      "1883, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
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    "examples":[
      "The phone lines are all disconnected .",
      "Her biography reads like a series of disconnected stories.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Fix emitters that are broken or clogged, tubes that are disconnected , drip lines that have been chewed by puppies, and faucets and hoses that are leaky. \u2014 Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 July 2022",
      "Cell service is minimal and there\u2019s no internet on site, but the experience of calling a cave home for a few days should be more than enough to keep you disconnected . \u2014 J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine , 17 June 2022",
      "A dozen reactors will stay disconnected for corrosion inspections or repairs that could take months or years. \u2014 New York Times , 18 June 2022",
      "However, remote work can have a negative impact on wellbeing, as employees sometimes feel isolated and disconnected when working alone. \u2014 Simon Pole, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
      "The service uses terminals that resemble TV dishes equipped with antennas, which are usually mounted on roofs to access the internet via satellite in rural or disconnected areas. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 20 Mar. 2022",
      "Of course, modern life is like this: random, fragmented, disconnected . \u2014 Chloe Schama, Vogue , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "As with most leaders who are comfortably embedded in their roles at the top of their fields and become disconnected from the rank-and-file, many leaders enact a way of living that most of us cannot even fathom. \u2014 Anthony Silard, Fortune , 10 May 2022",
      "That also includes students who may have become disconnected from school amid COVID disruptions like online learning. \u2014 Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 Apr. 2022"
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      "1751, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "The movie is just a lot of sex, violence, and dirty words .",
      "They regard \u201ctaxes\u201d as a dirty word .",
      "The way he acts, you'd think compassion was a dirty word .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "While the Romans loved their baths, bathing became a dirty word for the next several hundred years. \u2014 Harry Enten, CNN , 14 May 2022",
      "Globalization nowadays may be a dirty word , but having diverse suppliers is an economic strength. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 13 May 2022",
      "Herd immunity in the absence of a vaccine soon became a dirty word . \u2014 David Robertson, STAT , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "But in the past year, SPAC has become a bit of a dirty word \u2014 or acronym \u2014 on Wall Street. \u2014 Paul R. La Monica, CNN , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "Adaptation used to be a dirty word among environmentalists, who viewed the notion as defeatist \u2014 an admission of the failure to cut emissions, or an invitation not to try. \u2014 New York Times , 31 Oct. 2021",
      "Stagflation is the dirty word that describes the confluence of stubborn inflation, high unemployment, and stagnant demand. \u2014 Greg Petro, Forbes , 22 Oct. 2021",
      "Although tax credit is a dirty word in policy making\u2014signaling a love for filing forms in triplicate and unnecessary complexity\u2014these programs have been simplified by lawmakers to directly pay out cash to consumers and businesses. \u2014 Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic , 29 Oct. 2021",
      "That required the new plan to be a compromise, which didn\u2019t use to be a dirty word , especially in politics, nor a sign of failure. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 29 Oct. 2021"
    ],
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      "circa 1774, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-211038"
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      "plural noun"
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      "pretense",
      "pretence",
      "pretension",
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The 1-year deal will mean BBC Studios has first dibs on Hungry Jay\u2019s factual entertainment slate. \u2014 K.j. Yossman, Variety , 25 May 2022",
      "Consumers interested in getting early dibs on the electronics giant's next flagship device can go to Samsung's Reserve Now site to get in line for an exclusive pre-order offer. \u2014 Editors, USA TODAY , 11 Aug. 2021",
      "Icons get first dibs at Nordstrom Anniversary sale picks from now until August 7, when shopping opens to Ambassador-level members. \u2014 Tiffany Dodson, SELF , 5 Aug. 2020",
      "But in the meantime, investors have what amounts to second- dibs on the ships, and the vessels aren\u2019t pledged to any other piece of debt. \u2014 Paula Seligson, Bloomberg.com , 18 May 2020",
      "The French Open audaciously called dibs on late September, moving its event just a week after the U.S. Open concludes. \u2014 Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY , 19 Mar. 2020",
      "Season-ticket holders will get first dibs , but waitlist members will be given access to a priority presale to purchase single-game playoff tickets, with dates of the presale to be announced later via email. \u2014 Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 19 Feb. 2020",
      "One result of that is that the well-connected often get first dibs , Noam Levey wrote. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 Apr. 2020",
      "But if the couple decide to auction it off or something, ABC gets first dibs on buying it back. \u2014 Lindsay Denninger, refinery29.com , 10 Mar. 2020"
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      "short for dibstones jacks, from obsolete dib to dab":""
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      "1812, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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      "noun"
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      ": the least amount : anything at all":[
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        "\u2014 Sam Toperoff"
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      "bupkus",
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      "doodley-squat",
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      "fig",
      "ghost",
      "hoot",
      "iota",
      "jot",
      "lick",
      "modicum",
      "rap",
      "squat",
      "syllable",
      "tittle",
      "whit",
      "whoop"
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      "probably alteration of doodly-squat":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1963, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042919"
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    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
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    "examples":[
      "he dissembled happiness at the news that his old girlfriend was getting married\u2014to someone else",
      "children learn to dissemble at a surprisingly early age",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This facility will soon mandate that all visitors be vaccinated, but my relative plans to dissemble in order to evade the requirement. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Aug. 2021",
      "That drew a memorable riposte from Martin Indyk, a former U.S. ambassador to Israel, who slyly suggested that the former vice president, with his long Senate experience, was no naif about Netanyahu\u2019s ability to dissemble . \u2014 Noga Tarnopolsky, Los Angeles Times , 19 Nov. 2020",
      "The doctors attending him are public servants and shouldn\u2019t dissemble or strategize when answering questions that citizens are entitled to ask. \u2014 Star Tribune , 7 Oct. 2020",
      "The Ebay team allegedly continued to dissemble , both to law enforcement and to Ebay\u2019s own lawyers, who by August 26 had begun to conduct their own interviews about the matter. \u2014 Brian Barrett, Wired , 15 June 2020",
      "And when Denise becomes Georges\u2019 eager collaborator and chief financier, Haenel\u2019s flinty-eyed intelligence becomes a vital counterpoint to Dujardin\u2019s dissembling idiocy. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 30 Apr. 2020",
      "Everything so far has been dissembling , denial, pointing the finger somewhere else. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Oct. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English dissymblen , alteration of dissimulen , from Middle French dissimuler , from Latin dissimulare \u2014 more at dissimulate":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230845"
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      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
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      ": dissatisfied , malcontent":[]
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      "dissatisfied",
      "malcontent"
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      "satisfied"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "he was becoming increasingly discontented with his dead-end job and his dead-end life",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "And now, in the winter of Harford County\u2019s discontented year, its largest hospital was the first in the state to self-declare a disaster. \u2014 Jason Fontelieu, baltimoresun.com , 30 Dec. 2021",
      "Ayorinde plays Lucky Emory, a perplexing and discontented housewife. \u2014 Kovie Biakolo, Essence , 20 Apr. 2021",
      "Uncertainty \u2014 skepticism's discontented twin \u2014 can be very hard to live with. \u2014 Damon Linker, TheWeek , 23 Mar. 2020",
      "England is in turmoil, and as Cromwell oversees the dissolution of the kingdom\u2019s monasteries, the discontented Catholics in the north rebel. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 Mar. 2020",
      "Meanwhile, governmental expenditures have surged as Iran\u2019s ayatollahs struggle to keep a lid on an increasingly impoverished, and discontented , population. \u2014 Ilan Berman, National Review , 20 Jan. 2020",
      "Everything seemed to be falling apart for the Bucks, including one glass railing panel struck and fractured by a discontented fan. \u2014 Matt Velazquez, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 16 Jan. 2020",
      "But the macro issue of mishandling the wideout inventory to put him in this discontented position is the more relevant discussion. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 15 Oct. 2019",
      "Viewers on social media point out that both Gotham and Hong Kong are home to groups of discontented people who feel abandoned by their government and a rich elite. \u2014 Jessie Yeung, CNN , 29 Oct. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1525, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184837"
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      "combining form"
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      ": containing two atoms of bromine",
      "\u2014 compare brom-"
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    "history_and_etymology":"International Scientific Vocabulary, from di- + brom- ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-122031"
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    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
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      "disconnect",
      "disjoin",
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      "resolve",
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      "sever",
      "split",
      "sunder",
      "uncouple",
      "unlink",
      "unyoke"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "placed the dissevered pieces of chicken in the roasting pan",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Inside the fishery, a half dozen cutters in white rubber boots and thick gloves wielded long fillet knives, quickly dissevering tubs of yellowtail. \u2014 Patricia Cohen, New York Times , 6 Mar. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French deseivr- , stem of desevrer , from Late Latin disseparare , from Latin dis- + separare to separate":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194020"
  },
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      "transitive verb"
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      ": to free from an alliance : sever"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-133907"
  },
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      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": blame , censure , reproach , dispraise":[]
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    "examples":[],
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031840"
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      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": having or showing distrust":[]
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      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8tr\u0259s(t)-f\u0259l"
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      "incredulous",
      "mistrustful",
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      "show-me",
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      "suspecting",
      "suspicious",
      "unbelieving"
    ],
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      "trusting",
      "uncritical",
      "unquestioning"
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    "examples":[
      "she was distrustful of her boyfriend's claim of having saved the kitten from a raging fire",
      "naturally distrustful of politicians who claim to have all the answers",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The Kings County District Attorney\u2019s office had attempted buybacks before, but people were distrustful . \u2014 Adam Iscoe, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
      "Many remain concerned about safety, liability and cybersecurity and, overall, a variety of studies have found that consumers are still distrustful of the technology. \u2014 Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine , 6 June 2022",
      "Claiming to represent the common man, Jackson was distrustful of experts and elites and held on to a fading agrarian vision of America. \u2014 Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor , 2 June 2022",
      "Americans are distrustful of big business, unions, public schools and organized religion. \u2014 Steven P. Dinkin, San Diego Union-Tribune , 22 May 2022",
      "Republicans in this battleground state are generally distrustful of the outcome of the last presidential election and energized to vote in this year's midterms, according to recent polling by the Marquette University Law School. \u2014 Molly Beck, Journal Sentinel , 20 May 2022",
      "The episode shows that Amazon\u2019s road to dominance in India runs through a hostile regulatory environment that is increasingly distrustful of American tech giants and a legal system that can sometimes make enforcing contracts difficult. \u2014 Megha Mandavia, WSJ , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "The bad news is that this far into the pandemic, communication is still floundering in the face of a public that is increasingly distrustful of scientists and federal health agencies. \u2014 Caroline Chen, ProPublica , 6 Mar. 2022",
      "But this movement is also generally distrustful of all kinds of \u00e9lites. \u2014 Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker , 15 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1589, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191107"
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      "noun"
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      ": the act of disbelieving : mental rejection of something as untrue":[]
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    "examples":[
      "She stared at him in utter disbelief .",
      "their story explaining their absence was met with frank disbelief",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Eight- and nine-figure pay numbers spark disbelief , envy, and outrage. \u2014 Geoff Colvin, Fortune , 5 May 2022",
      "The film follows survivors who, in attempting to report the crimes committed against them, often face disbelief , victim-blaming, and an unjust erasure of any alleged crime. \u2014 Amy Mackelden, ELLE , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "There\u2019s the anger, the disbelief , the sadness\u2014there\u2019s all these different things happening in different moments. \u2014 Max Gao, Harper's BAZAAR , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "In interviews following the show, at after-parties and on social media, Smith\u2019s colleagues variously expressed sadness, confusion, disbelief , anger and, in some cases, empathy. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "As Rachel watches in utter disbelief , Clayton and Gabby head down the stairs to the exit of whatever this building is. \u2014 Kristen Baldwin, EW.com , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "Thousands of social media users shared the video and hundreds of thousands watched it on the national holiday honoring King, with responses that included disbelief , outrage and derision of Biden. \u2014 Bayliss Wagner, USA TODAY , 21 Jan. 2022",
      "First, disbelief that you could be asked to prove your sexuality. \u2014 Laura Coates, Rolling Stone , 19 Jan. 2022",
      "Her expression is a mask of disbelief , grief and horror. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1672, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185754"
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      "noun"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8di\u014bk"
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      "dork",
      "geek",
      "grind",
      "nerd",
      "swot",
      "weenie",
      "wonk"
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "by shortening & alteration":"Noun",
      "dink to hit with a drop shot, probably of imitative origin":"Noun",
      "perhaps from dink , disparaging name for a Vietnamese":"Noun",
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      "1903, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "1939, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "1974, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "1986, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-195901"
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
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      ": being thrown out of orderly function",
      ": lacking coherence or orderly sequence",
      ": separated at or as if at the joint",
      ": not clear and orderly"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8j\u022fin-t\u0259d",
      "dis-\u02c8j\u022fin-t\u0259d"
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      "choppy",
      "disconnected",
      "incoherent",
      "unconnected"
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      "coherent",
      "connected"
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    "examples":[
      "a disjointed harangue about a hodgepodge of things that are supposedly wrong with our society",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The 18-year-old accused of the carnage in New York left behind a disjointed and childish manifesto that singles out not only Black people, but mixed-race marriages \u2014 and the children of them \u2014 as something to be eliminated. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 May 2022",
      "Even though the world may feel more disjointed than any other time in the past decade, virtual globalization has been encouraged more than ever before. \u2014 Nick Green, Forbes , 13 Oct. 2021",
      "These gaps can lead to disjointed decisions that can negatively affect security, such as a lack of funding for security initiatives. \u2014 Tim Liu, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
      "This kind of disjointed system, Bittner said, raises questions about the coordination between counties when a child goes missing and whether state agencies are appropriately allocating resources to find children. \u2014 Marisa Iati, Washington Post , 23 May 2022",
      "The effect is appealing, but the book\u2019s structure presents a disjointed picture of how the policies of the era\u2019s nine presidencies fit together into a strategic whole. \u2014 A. Wess Mitchell, WSJ , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "The French, under the direction of Jean-Louis Barrault, put on a disjointed 90-minute variety show, not without its moments of charm. \u2014 Vogue , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Done poorly, these engagements lack clarity, efficiency and results, and can lead to disjointed customer experiences. \u2014 Colson Hillier, Forbes , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, the CDC has faced criticism for muddy communication, along with slow and disjointed data coming through an outdated system. \u2014 Deidre Mcphillips, CNN , 19 Apr. 2022"
    ],
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      "circa 1586, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-140249"
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      "noun"
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      "tyranny"
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    "examples":[
      "The country suffered for many years under his dictatorship .",
      "His enemies accused him of establishing a dictatorship .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "He was born in the central province of Villa Clara on Jan. 19, 1960, just a year after the revolution led by Fidel Castro and his brother Raul had toppled the dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista and taken power. \u2014 Andrea Rodr\u00cdguez, BostonGlobe.com , 1 July 2022",
      "Activist groups planned to protest the inauguration in Manila, calling for accountability for alleged crimes committed under the Marcos Sr. dictatorship , CNN Philippines reported. \u2014 Helen Regan, CNN , 30 June 2022",
      "The show\u2019s version of the tastemaking store and brand Supreme, for instance, is a vibe dictatorship called Latrine. \u2014 Nate Rogers, Los Angeles Times , 27 June 2022",
      "Sebastian Meise\u2019s prison drama Great Freedom, which follows a man repeatedly imprisoned under Paragraph 175, which criminalized homosexuality in Germany for decades after the end of the Nazi dictatorship , took the Best Film Lola in Bronze. \u2014 Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 June 2022",
      "Louie Crismo remembers the day almost half a century ago when his brother was grabbed off the street by Filipino security forces and never seen again \u2014 one of more than 3,000 people killed during the dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos Sr. \u2014 Regine Cabato, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
      "Mm-hmm , it\u2019s all, it\u2019s like they\u2019re being drummed out of existence by the Trumpy part of the Republican party, which is holy redefined, that party to be as fringe crazy bent on dictatorship as Laura: possible. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 10 June 2022",
      "Sweden has long been a haven for refugees and dissidents, from Iranians fleeing the Islamic revolution to Chileans escaping dictatorship , helping the country\u2019s reputation as a peacemaker on the world stage. \u2014 Sune Engel Rasmussen, WSJ , 7 June 2022",
      "Its entrance marked a milestone of Spain\u2019s return in the international political order following the end of Gen. Francisco Franco's dictatorship with his death in 1975. \u2014 Joseph Wilson, ajc , 30 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dictator + -ship , as translation of Latin dict\u0101t\u016bra":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1542, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233808"
  },
  "dissettle":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": unsettle":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dis- entry 1 + settle":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185618"
  },
  "disparage":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to depreciate (see depreciate sense 1 ) by indirect means (such as invidious comparison) : speak slightingly about":[
        "religious beliefs disparaged as superstition"
      ],
      ": to lower in rank or reputation : degrade":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8spa-rij",
      "di-\u02c8sper-ij"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bad-mouth",
      "belittle",
      "cry down",
      "decry",
      "denigrate",
      "deprecate",
      "depreciate",
      "derogate",
      "diminish",
      "dis",
      "diss",
      "discount",
      "dismiss",
      "kiss off",
      "minimize",
      "play down",
      "poor-mouth",
      "put down",
      "run down",
      "talk down",
      "trash",
      "trash-talk",
      "vilipend",
      "write off"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "acclaim",
      "applaud",
      "exalt",
      "extol",
      "extoll",
      "glorify",
      "laud",
      "magnify",
      "praise"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for disparage decry , depreciate , disparage , belittle mean to express a low opinion of. decry implies open condemnation with intent to discredit. decried their defeatist attitude depreciate implies a representing as being of less value than commonly believed. critics depreciate his plays for being unabashedly sentimental disparage implies depreciation by indirect means such as slighting or invidious comparison. disparaged polo as a game for the rich belittle usually suggests a contemptuous or envious attitude. belittled the achievements of others",
    "examples":[
      "Voters don't like political advertisements in which opponents disparage one another.",
      "It's a mistake to disparage their achievements.",
      "The article disparaged polo as a game for the wealthy.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Far more difficult than highlighting Roe\u2019s multiple shortcomings is Justice Alito\u2019s similar effort to disparage and overrule the Casey trio\u2019s opinion. \u2014 David J. Garrow, WSJ , 4 May 2022",
      "Showing respect for various solutions establishes the expectation that team members can debate ideas but not disparage them. \u2014 Womensmedia, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
      "Some will disparage disclosures of entanglements with slavery and insist that attempts to remedy past wrongs are unnecessary. \u2014 Adam Sabes, Fox News , 1 May 2022",
      "In the days after Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine, Aleksandr Zaldostanov, the leader of a pro-Putin biker club gang, the Night Wolves, turned to Facebook to disparage the Ukrainian president and push falsehoods about the war. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "And Russia has played a role, exploiting social media to disparage the use of natural gas and fossil fuels. \u2014 John Fund, National Review , 27 Feb. 2022",
      "As the days and the big wins went on, Schneider became a fixture in the nanasphere (grandma\u2019s kitchen TV, the activity room at the senior center), charming even the demographic that might be prompted to disparage people like her. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Jan. 2022",
      "Jamie referred to the #FreeBritney movement as conspiracy theories for years, and continued to disparage his daughter and her team after agreeing to step down. \u2014 Marisa Dellatto, Forbes , 29 Sep. 2021",
      "Meanwhile, the professional community continued to disparage the site. \u2014 Gina Ferazzi, Los Angeles Times , 14 July 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, to degrade by marriage below one's class, disparage, from Anglo-French desparager to marry below one's class, from des- dis- + parage equality, lineage, from per peer":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-211301"
  },
  "disengage":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to release from something that engages or involves":[],
      ": to release or detach oneself : withdraw":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-in-\u02c8g\u0101j"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "clear",
      "disembarrass",
      "disentangle",
      "extricate",
      "free",
      "liberate",
      "release",
      "untangle"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "embroil",
      "entangle"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "The two dancers moved together in a series of quick movements before disengaging and leaping apart.",
      "Put the car in gear, and then slowly disengage the clutch while pressing on the gas pedal.",
      "If there is a malfunction, the gears will automatically disengage .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In fact, such empowerment can lead employees to morally disengage and behave unethically. \u2014 Iese Business School, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
      "Machines constructed this way could disengage their operations from the inputs of electronic sensors and create novel forms of computation that resemble internal cognitive processes. \u2014 Gy\u00f6rgy Buzs\u00e1ki, Scientific American , 14 May 2022",
      "Early in April, Goldman Sachs downgraded the company to a sell from neutral, citing headwinds as investors disengage due to falling markets and waning Covid stimulus checks. \u2014 Nicole Goodkind, CNN , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Freedom to disengage from the demands of technology, and soak up the healing the outdoors has to offer. \u2014 Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News , 20 Mar. 2022",
      "The inability to mentally disengage is why some studies say that working on a traditional vacation, unsurprisingly, reduces its health and well-being benefits. \u2014 Gloria Liu, The Atlantic , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Early in April, Goldman Sachs downgraded the company to a sell from neutral, citing headwinds as investors disengage due to falling markets. \u2014 Nicole Goodkind, CNN , 10 May 2022",
      "Former customers rarely disengage entirely, Burton says. \u2014 Geoff Colvin, Fortune , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "More broadly, Biden\u2019s commitment to Ukraine appears to signal the end of a period of retrenchment in which Presidents Obama and Trump sought to disengage from the military entanglements launched by President George W. Bush. \u2014 Doyle Mcmanuswashington Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 24 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French d\u00e9sengager , from Middle French, from des- dis- + engager to engage":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1611, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-161916"
  },
  "diction":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": vocal expression : enunciation":[],
      ": pronunciation and enunciation of words in singing":[],
      ": choice of words especially with regard to correctness, clearness, or effectiveness":[],
      ": verbal description":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dik-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "articulation",
      "enunciation"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "He has wisely chosen to render almost all the material in what novelists and writers of creative nonfiction like to call \"close third person,\" approximating the diction and consciousness of his characters but retaining the freedom to wander into the bigger picture. \u2014 Thomas Mallon , New York Times Book Review , 22 Feb. 2009",
      "No one is better than Didion at using flatness of affect and formality of diction to convey seething anger and disdain. \u2014 New Yorker , 8 Oct. 2001",
      "When he sang Anatol in the world premiere of Samuel Barber's Vanessa , in 1958, Gedda's performance received high marks for impeccable diction and enunciation\u2014in that mostly American cast, he was the only principal whose English could be understood. \u2014 Patrick J. Smith , Opera News , November 1999",
      "The actor's diction was so poor I could hardly understand what he was saying.",
      "The student's essay was full of careless diction .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This is a play that hurls a lot of biographical information at the audience, but Reiter's diction and delivery are impeccable and nary a word is lost. \u2014 Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 23 May 2022",
      "The ensemble of observers is presented both in various group formations and, through deft shifts in point of view and diction , as distinctive voices. \u2014 The New Yorker , 2 May 2022",
      "Pattern, structure, repetition, rhythm, meter, diction \u2014 these transmute familiar, often banal sentiments about love\u2019s old sweet song or Nature\u2019s wonders into heartbreaking art. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Because candidates' statements are usually vacuous, journalists tend to emphasize superficial qualities of vocal tone, body language, or diction . \u2014 Samuel Goldman, The Week , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "John Relyea, as the Grand Inquisitor, had the requisite range and volume, yet his diction lacked bite, and his stage business was hackneyed. \u2014 Alex Ross, The New Yorker , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "Like an intricate recipe, her paragraphs balance interior and external worlds, elegant diction and workmanlike narrative. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "Biden\u2019s State of the Union address stayed the course of failure, delivered with nothing resembling panache or basic diction . \u2014 Charles C. W. Cooke, National Review , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "The diction is matter-of-fact, the syntax conventional; the imagery is simple and bare-boned. \u2014 Donika Kelly, New York Times , 27 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "earlier, \"word, phrase,\" going back to Middle English dicion \"saying,\" borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French dictyoun \"word,\" borrowed from Latin dicti\u014dn-, dicti\u014d \"act of speaking, speech, (in grammar) word, expression, form,\" from dic-, variant stem of d\u012bcere \"to talk, speak, say, utter\" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, suffix of action nouns; d\u012bcere going back to Indo-European *dei\u032f\u1e31- \"show, point out,\" whence also, with varying ablaut, Germanic *t\u012bh-a- \"point out\" (whence Old English t\u0113on \"to accuse,\" Old Saxon af t\u012bhan \"to deny,\" Old High German z\u012bhan \"to accuse,\" Old Norse tj\u0101, t\u0113a \"to show, report,\" Gothic ga teihan \"to announce, tell\"), Greek de\u00edkn\u0233mi, deikn\u00fdnai \"to show, point out,\" Sanskrit di\u015bati \"(s/he) shows, exhibits\"":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1581, in the meaning defined at sense 3":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000818"
  },
  "dictatorship of the proletariat":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the assumption of political power by the proletariat with concomitant repression of previously controlling or governing classes that in Marxist philosophy is considered an essential preliminary to establishment of the classless state":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1895, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004716"
  },
  "dismantler":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u0259\u0307\u02c8smant(\u1d4a)l\u0259(r)",
      "-maan-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054122"
  },
  "discomposure":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to destroy the composure of":[],
      ": to disturb the order of":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-k\u0259m-\u02c8p\u014dz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "agitate",
      "ail",
      "alarm",
      "alarum",
      "bother",
      "concern",
      "derail",
      "discomfort",
      "dismay",
      "disquiet",
      "distemper",
      "distract",
      "distress",
      "disturb",
      "exercise",
      "flurry",
      "frazzle",
      "freak (out)",
      "fuss",
      "hagride",
      "perturb",
      "undo",
      "unhinge",
      "unsettle",
      "upset",
      "weird out",
      "worry"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "calm",
      "compose",
      "quiet",
      "settle",
      "soothe",
      "tranquilize",
      "tranquillize"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for discompose discompose , disquiet , disturb , perturb , agitate , upset , fluster mean to destroy capacity for collected thought or decisive action. discompose implies some degree of loss of self-control or self-confidence especially through emotional stress. discomposed by the loss of his beloved wife disquiet suggests loss of sense of security or peace of mind. the disquieting news of factories closing disturb implies interference with one's mental processes caused by worry, perplexity, or interruption. the discrepancy in accounts disturbed me perturb implies deep disturbance of mind and emotions. perturbed by her husband's strange behavior agitate suggests obvious external signs of nervous or emotional excitement. in his agitated state we could see he was unable to work upset implies the disturbance of normal or habitual functioning by disappointment, distress, or grief. the family's constant bickering upsets the youngest child fluster suggests bewildered agitation. his declaration of love completely flustered her",
    "examples":[
      "discomposed by the tone of the message left on his answering machine",
      "the wind ruffled her hair and discomposed her carefully arranged papers"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1645, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-235433"
  },
  "dig (away)":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "to devote serious and sustained effort it took days of digging away at the subject, but he understands it thoroughly now"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-152638"
  },
  "discommune":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to exclude from community or association of interests":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dis- entry 1 + commune":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-211524"
  },
  "disenchant":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to free from illusion"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-in-\u02c8chant"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "disabuse",
      "disillusion",
      "undeceive"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "if you thought that you could pass this course without doing any work, let me be the first to disenchant you",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Meanwhile the pushback is being led by the very people who were considered a potential new support base for Modi and are now disenchanted with the lurch toward Hindu nationalism. \u2014 Ronojoy Mazumdar, Bloomberg.com , 5 May 2020",
      "The author is simultaneously desperate to be liked (and respected) by this group and increasingly disenchanted with the would-be FWP (First Woman President). \u2014 EW.com , 10 Apr. 2020",
      "Hurd opened Imagine after becoming disenchanted with his job as an English teacher. \u2014 Madison Iszler, ExpressNews.com , 31 Mar. 2020",
      "As Detroit slogged to a 3-12-1 record last season, there were communication breakdowns on defense while rumors spread about discord among players disenchanted with Patricia\u2019s management. \u2014 Rainer Sabin, Detroit Free Press , 19 Mar. 2020",
      "But despite being seen as one of the Renaissance\u2019s guiding lights, McKay \u2014 Jamaican, bisexual, a Marxist who grew disenchanted with communism before the rest of his cohort \u2014 also brought an outsider\u2019s critical gaze to the movement. \u2014 Talya Zax, New York Times , 11 Feb. 2020",
      "The target audience was white Republican moderates and independents, but the address included an audacious set of claims that a slice of black Americans disenchanted with the Democratic field could possibly find compelling. \u2014 NBC News , 6 Feb. 2020",
      "Rather than disenchanting the world, modernity generated new and even more-brutal sources of solidarity and meaning. \u2014 Samuel Goldman, National Review , 9 Jan. 2020",
      "Perhaps providing the strongest real counterbalance to De Niro's crazy Cady is Juliette Lewis, whose gangly packed performance as the couple's disenchanted 15-year-old daughter shows the most sinewy fiber. \u2014 Duane Byrge, The Hollywood Reporter , 15 Nov. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle French desenchanter , from des- dis- + enchanter to enchant",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1586, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-155529"
  },
  "discovery":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act or process of discovering",
      ": disclosure",
      ": display",
      ": exploration",
      ": something discovered",
      ": the usually pretrial disclosure of pertinent facts or documents by one or both parties to a legal action or proceeding",
      ": an act of finding out or learning of for the first time",
      ": something found or learned of for the first time",
      ": the act or process of discovering",
      ": something discovered",
      ": the methods used by parties to a civil or criminal action to obtain information held by the other party that is relevant to the action \u2014 see also deposition , interrogatory , request for production",
      ": the disclosure of information held by the opposing party in an action",
      "\u2014 see also privilege , work product doctrine"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8sk\u0259-v(\u0259-)r\u0113",
      "di-\u02c8sk\u0259v-\u0259-r\u0113",
      "-\u02c8sk\u0259v-r\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "detection",
      "finding",
      "spotting",
      "unearthing"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Their fears only deepened last year when China announced the discovery of some chemicals in a batch of grouper imported from two Taiwanese farms. \u2014 New York Times , 22 June 2022",
      "Armand and Lorraine Pelletier, the owners of the dog, also spoke about the discovery in the 2014 article. \u2014 Aaron Parsley, PEOPLE.com , 15 June 2022",
      "The search for a missing 3-year-old Massachusetts boy who vanished from his babysitter's backyard ended Wednesday afternoon with the grim discovery of the child's body in a pond, authorities said. \u2014 Bill Hutchinson, ABC News , 15 June 2022",
      "This past April, he was arrested for reportedly violating a pre-trial protective order that prohibited him from contacting Megan or discussing any discovery in the case with outside parties. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 15 June 2022",
      "The Higgs discovery in July 2012 affirmed the Standard Model of Particle Physics, which still holds sway as the best explanation of how matter works. \u2014 Tom Metcalfe, NBC News , 14 June 2022",
      "Revealed to the public this week, the collection includes the largest discovery of bronze statues in the region dating to the fifth century BC. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 4 June 2022",
      "Following the discovery of the eponymous boson in 2012, the question became who among the Gang of Six should share the Nobel Prize, which can only go to a maximum of three joint recipients. \u2014 Andrew Crumey, WSJ , 3 June 2022",
      "The plot turns on a discovery of massive oil reserves in Greenland, which is a territory under Danish control but has its own claims to sovereignty. \u2014 Taylor Antrim, Vogue , 2 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1529, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-155557"
  },
  "disjointly":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": in a disjointed state : separately":[
        "\u2014 opposed to conjointly"
      ],
      ": disconnectedly , incoherently":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)dis\u00a6j-",
      "d\u0259s\u02c8j\u022fintl\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "disjoint entry 1 + -ly":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-155752"
  },
  "disjointure":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": absence of connection : separation":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)dis+",
      "d\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045545"
  },
  "diva blue":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a moderate blue that is redder and duller than average copen and redder and deeper than azurite blue or Dresden blue":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-062611"
  },
  "discommons":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to deprive of the right to commons in an English college":[
        "could not dine in hall, as he was discommonsed for persistent absence from lectures",
        "\u2014 Thomas Hughes"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\"+"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dis- entry 1 + commons":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162030"
  },
  "disclaimer":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a denial or disavowal of legal claim : relinquishment of or formal refusal to accept an interest or estate":[],
      ": a writing that embodies a legal disclaimer":[],
      ": denial , disavowal":[],
      ": repudiation":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "dis-\u02c8kl\u0101-m\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "quitclaim",
      "release",
      "waiver"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "The documentary opens with a disclaimer that many of its scenes are \u201cfictional re-creations\u201d of real events.",
      "one brother filed a disclaimer , allowing all of the estate to go to his poorer siblings",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Yet, that doesn\u2019t stop him from committing the ageist sin, as if his disclaimer exempted him from his sweeping and crude suggestions. \u2014 Sheila Callaham, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
      "Pressing one of these then brings up a legal- disclaimer warning on the dashboard, which needs to be clicked away each time to satisfy the lawyers. \u2014 Mike Duff, Car and Driver , 12 May 2022",
      "Every tweet & the profile should include a *Paid Advertisement disclaimer . \u2014 Lydia Wang, refinery29.com , 10 Mar. 2021",
      "The streaming service included a warning card disclaimer , as the season dropped days after the May 24 shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, which left 21 people dead. \u2014 Amber Dowling, Variety , 31 May 2022",
      "Ahead of the Friday premiere, Netflix added a disclaimer to the Season 3 recap that plays before the first episode of Season 4. \u2014 Edward Segarra, USA TODAY , 27 May 2022",
      "The streamer has added a disclaimer to Friday\u2019s premiere that warns viewers about violent content involving children in the first scene. \u2014 James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 May 2022",
      "The post focuses on a disclaimer that the parasol doesn\u2019t block rain, but instead should be used as shade from the sun and for fashion purposes. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 18 May 2022",
      "But the disclaimer wasn\u2019t enough for some fans who didn\u2019t agree with seeing Laine on the ABC competition series during the ongoing investigation. \u2014 Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping , 3 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1623, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002300"
  },
  "disinhibition":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": loss or reduction of an inhibition (as by the action of interfering stimuli or events)":[
        "disinhibition of a reflex",
        "disinhibition of violent tendencies"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02ccin-(h)\u0259-\u02c8bi-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The drinks provided just enough disinhibition to get conversation flowing. \u2014 Kate Julian, The Atlantic , 1 June 2021",
      "In the role of Jordan Belfort, a super-salesman and super-con-man whose hedonistic will to power is one with his consuming fury, DiCaprio seemed to tap deep into himself, even if in the way of mere fantasy and exuberant disinhibition . \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 6 Mar. 2021",
      "But part of his disinhibition is psychodramatic: playing multiple roles, Murphy unleashes, with a sense of painful revelation, a tangle of rage, cringing fear, furious power, and a sense of perpetual and unresolved outsiderness. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 6 Mar. 2021",
      "The paper describes six factors involved in producing the disinhibition effect\u2014including the sense of anonymity and invisibility\u2014which contribute to some users\u2019 propensity for treating life online as a game in which rules and norms no longer apply. \u2014 Brian Merchant, Harper's magazine , 31 Dec. 2019",
      "Online platforms also trigger disinhibition causing people to act with greater intensity and frequency online than in person. \u2014 Krista Kafer, The Denver Post , 25 July 2019",
      "The disinhibition is part of why many people like alcohol. \u2014 German Lopez, Vox , 27 Sep. 2018",
      "Her social disinhibition is a problem, but loneliness can be destructive, too. \u2014 New York Times , 29 May 2018",
      "Much more rarely \u2014 in between 1 and 4 percent of users \u2014 Ambien has been associated with odd behavioral and psychiatric side effects, including hallucinations, disorientation, and disinhibition . \u2014 Julia Belluz, Vox , 30 May 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1927, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165316"
  },
  "dinosaur":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": any of various large extinct reptiles (such as an ichthyosaur or mosasaur ) other than the true dinosaurs":[],
      ": one that is impractically large, out-of-date, or obsolete":[
        "The factory is now a rusting dinosaur ."
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u012b-n\u0259-\u02ccs\u022fr"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "has-been",
      "relic"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "The old factory is now a rusting dinosaur .",
      "The character she plays is a dinosaur \u2014a former beauty queen who is living in the past.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "It\u2019s one of 10 dinosaur species making their franchise debut alongside returning beasts like the venom-spitting Dilophosaurus. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 9 June 2022",
      "Over the last 120 years, scientists have found 14 different Jurassic dinosaur species, including Brontosaurus and Tyrannosaurus, in this active 3,209-acre fossil area. \u2014 Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine , 3 June 2022",
      "This film takes place four years later, when humans are learning how to live with invasive dinosaur species. \u2014 Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping , 10 May 2022",
      "Wall Drug Store has giant dinosaur statues, ample souvenirs, and, of course, free ice water for the roughly 20,000 people that stop in every day. \u2014 Scott Bay, Travel + Leisure , 7 Sep. 2020",
      "While watching the iconic sequence in which the T-Rex first escapes, the team speculate that the film's relatively sparing use of footage of the dinosaur helps not just in terms of building tension and suspense, but also the look of the film. \u2014 Philip Ellis, Men's Health , 21 May 2022",
      "Hector is a Deinonychus, a type of dinosaur first identified in 1964. \u2014 Joseph Pisani, WSJ , 13 May 2022",
      "In theory, this blockbuster promotional model has long gone the way of the dinosaur , or, well, Blockbuster Video. \u2014 Will Dukes, Rolling Stone , 4 May 2022",
      "Sauropods, a group of long-necked herbivores, were a diverse type of dinosaur that lived from the Jurassic era through the Cretaceous, a period spanning from 201 million years to 66 million years ago. \u2014 Jeanne Timmons, Ars Technica , 13 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from presumed New Latin *dinosaurus, the base of Dinosauria, former reptile taxon, from Greek dein\u00f3s \"inspiring dread or awe\" + -o- -o- + New Latin Sauria, former reptile suborder, from Greek sa\u00faros \"lizard\" + New Latin -ia -ia entry 2 \u2014 more at deinonychus , -saurus":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1841, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061623"
  },
  "die (for)":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "to have an earnest wish to own or enjoy I'd die for some ice cream right now"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-173348"
  },
  "discommon":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to forbid (a tradesman) to deal with undergraduates":[],
      ": to deprive of the right of common (as of pasture)":[],
      ": to deprive of commonable quality (as land by enclosing it)":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u0259\u0307s",
      "(\u02c8)dis+"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English discomenen , from dis- entry 1 + comen, commun common (noun)":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064427"
  },
  "distance":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the quality or state of being distant : such as":[],
      ": spatial remoteness":[
        "quite a distance between the two hospitals"
      ],
      ": difference , disparity":[
        "the distance between the two philosophies"
      ],
      ": an extent of area or an advance (see advance entry 2 sense 1 ) along a route measured in a straight line":[
        "measure the distance between point A and point B",
        "the distance between the Earth and the Sun"
      ],
      ": an extent of space measured other than linearly":[
        "within walking distance"
      ],
      ": separation (see separation sense 2b ) in time":[
        "spanning the distance of several centuries"
      ],
      ": length of a race or contest":[
        "won both the 400 meter and the 800 meter distances"
      ],
      ": the full length (as of a prizefight or ball game)":[],
      ": a long race":[
        "distance training"
      ],
      ": an extent of advance from a beginning":[
        "they carried Puritan severity quite a distance",
        "\u2014 John Gould"
      ],
      ": expanse":[
        "A distance of field, woods, and diluted November sky \u2026",
        "\u2014 Elizabeth Bowen"
      ],
      ": the degree or amount of separation between two points, lines, surfaces, or objects":[],
      ": a distant point or region":[
        "gazed out into the distance"
      ],
      ": capacity to observe dispassionately":[],
      ": aesthetic distance":[],
      ": discord":[],
      ": to complete a course of action":[],
      ": to make or maintain a personal or emotional separation from : to place or keep at a distance":[
        "able to distance themselves from the tragedy",
        "distances herself from her coworkers"
      ],
      ": to leave far behind : outstrip":[
        "easily distanced the other candidates in the race"
      ],
      ": taking place via electronic media linking instructors and students who are not together in a classroom":[
        "distance learning",
        "distance education"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8di-st\u0259n(t)s",
      "\u02c8di-st\u0259ns"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "lead",
      "length",
      "remove",
      "spacing",
      "spread",
      "stretch",
      "way"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "What is the distance between the Earth and the Sun?",
      "The gas station is a short distance away.",
      "Speed is measured in time and distance .",
      "She kept the children a safe distance from the road.",
      "The sign was hard to read from a distance .",
      "We followed them at a distance .",
      "She feels a distance from her brother that wasn't there before.",
      "Although they were once good friends, there was now considerable distance between them.",
      "He wants to put distance between himself and his former boss.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "So as a driver, your distance is covered - and range anxiety is over. \u2014 Bill Roberson, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
      "Sorenson led only a fraction of the final lap of a race that went seven laps beyond its scheduled distance for three attempts to have an at-speed finish. \u2014 Dave Kallmann, Journal Sentinel , 27 June 2022",
      "Starting from the eastern horizon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn will appear across the east-southeast sky in order of their distance from the sun each morning, and a crescent moon joined the lineup on Friday morning, astronomers said. \u2014 Nick Stoico, BostonGlobe.com , 20 June 2022",
      "With Joe Biden in the White House, Democrats with White House ambitions have largely kept their distance from Iowa. \u2014 Thomas Beaumont, ajc , 18 June 2022",
      "But in the wake of Jacob\u2019s DMZ kerfuffle, the customers who gobbled up meat jun and mac salad and numerous banchan start to keep their distance . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2022",
      "The 35-year-old makes up for it by connecting James Harden\u2019s signature step-back jumper move to a woman keeping her distance from him. \u2014 Michael Saponara, Billboard , 17 June 2022",
      "Because the moon follows an elliptical path around the Earth, its closest distance from our planet (known as the perigee) varies throughout the year. \u2014 oregonlive , 7 June 2022",
      "But quite often an apparent mourning process plays out, during which all other critters wisely keep their distance . \u2014 Pete Thomas, USA TODAY , 4 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Squires was to distance running in Massachusetts what Bill Bowerman, a Nike co-founder, was in Oregon. \u2014 John Powers, BostonGlobe.com , 1 July 2022",
      "Most of the imagery associated with lynching had the opposite effect of the Till photograph\u2014serving to further distance the viewer from the victims, rather than humanize them. \u2014 The New Yorker , 4 June 2022",
      "In-person theater will erase the instinct to socially distance and elbow taps will be replaced with warm handshakes. \u2014 Ashley Stahl, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
      "Cawthorn's Republican colleagues have been quick to distance themselves from his comments and have denounced the allegations. \u2014 Benjamin Siegel, ABC News , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "When news of the plan first surfaced last month, Republicans, including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, were quick to distance themselves from it. \u2014 Julian Zelizer, CNN , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "Walton was quick to distance himself from socialism, which has become synonymous with Sanders over the past four decades. \u2014 Drake Bentley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 19 Nov. 2021",
      "The emergence of these clusters of severe hepatitis among children comes after many children have been forced to stay inside and distance themselves from social activities, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. \u2014 Arielle Mitropoulos, ABC News , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Several Russian oligarchs are rushing to distance themselves from Russian President Vladimir Putin, as Western countries threaten to squeeze their assets with an unprecedented sanctions drive. \u2014 Max Colchester, WSJ , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The problem is, every single one of them is either a short- or mid- distance light. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 27 Jan. 2022",
      "Overall, the Escape Pursuit is a seemingly simple shoe that checks all the boxes for short- to mid- distance runs on hilly terrain. \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 7 Nov. 2021",
      "Thirty-six-year-old Anchorage cyclist John Lackey, riding a fat bike, blew through the 2015 Iditarod Trail Invitational human-powered ultra- distance race that began Sunday, breaking two records, reports the Alaska Dispatch News. \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 4 Mar. 2015",
      "Most runners should spend time lifting in this range, as heavy lifting benefits sprinters and ultra- distance runners alike. \u2014 Kyle Norman, Outside Online , 10 Sep. 2020",
      "This summer\u2019s ultra- distance races will be the true test to see if the Flight shakes up the trail scene the way carbon super shoes did for road racing. \u2014 Adam Chase, Outside Online , 11 Feb. 2021",
      "At one point, the former employee said, Johnson called out the employee and a mid- distance runner in front of the team during a training session inside the Moshofsky Center, the school\u2019s indoor practice facility. \u2014 Ken Goe For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 2 Dec. 2021",
      "Most of us want to rejoin our pre-mask, pre- distance lives, to celebrate this new level of freedom that has accompanied the enormous victory for vaccinations and our attentiveness to CDC mandates. \u2014 John Duffy, CNN , 16 May 2021",
      "The Kobuk 440 was Hanke\u2019s third mid- distance race attempt and his second scratch. \u2014 Marc Lester, Anchorage Daily News , 10 Apr. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "see distant":"Adjective"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 5":"Noun",
      "1578, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
      "1972, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050651"
  },
  "disquiet":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to take away the peace or tranquility of : disturb , alarm":[
        "were disquieted by recent events"
      ],
      ": lack of peace or tranquility : anxiety":[
        "great disquiet among shareholders"
      ],
      ": uneasy , disquieted":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "dis-\u02c8kw\u012b-\u0259t",
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8kw\u012b-\u0259t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "agitate",
      "ail",
      "alarm",
      "alarum",
      "bother",
      "concern",
      "derail",
      "discomfort",
      "discompose",
      "dismay",
      "distemper",
      "distract",
      "distress",
      "disturb",
      "exercise",
      "flurry",
      "frazzle",
      "freak (out)",
      "fuss",
      "hagride",
      "perturb",
      "undo",
      "unhinge",
      "unsettle",
      "upset",
      "weird out",
      "worry"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "ferment",
      "fermentation",
      "restiveness",
      "restlessness",
      "Sturm und Drang",
      "turmoil",
      "uneasiness",
      "unquietness",
      "unrest"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for disquiet Verb discompose , disquiet , disturb , perturb , agitate , upset , fluster mean to destroy capacity for collected thought or decisive action. discompose implies some degree of loss of self-control or self-confidence especially through emotional stress. discomposed by the loss of his beloved wife disquiet suggests loss of sense of security or peace of mind. the disquieting news of factories closing disturb implies interference with one's mental processes caused by worry, perplexity, or interruption. the discrepancy in accounts disturbed me perturb implies deep disturbance of mind and emotions. perturbed by her husband's strange behavior agitate suggests obvious external signs of nervous or emotional excitement. in his agitated state we could see he was unable to work upset implies the disturbance of normal or habitual functioning by disappointment, distress, or grief. the family's constant bickering upsets the youngest child fluster suggests bewildered agitation. his declaration of love completely flustered her",
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "we were disquieted by the strange noises we heard outside our tent at night",
      "Noun",
      "There is increasing public disquiet about the number of violent crimes in the city.",
      "a period of disquiet before the results of the close election were confirmed",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The next few days were disquieting for the country, especially after he was transferred to intensive care. \u2014 Adam Rasmi, Quartz , 27 Apr. 2020",
      "In much of the Bay Area, the coronavirus pandemic and strict shelter-in-place rules have kept people in their homes, engulfing whole cities in a sense of disquieting calm. \u2014 Rachel Swan, SFChronicle.com , 25 Apr. 2020",
      "In that light, America\u2019s 20 percent positivity rate is disquieting . \u2014 Alexis C. Madrigal, The Atlantic , 16 Apr. 2020",
      "There are some tells in Allen\u2019s account that are disquieting . \u2014 Peter Biskind, Los Angeles Times , 2 Apr. 2020",
      "Given all that is going on, Cook\u2019s quiet about developers was disquieting . \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Oct. 2019",
      "The first day of the unprecedented shelter-in-place order for six Bay Area counties went smoothly, as few people ventured outside and commercial districts had an air of disquieting calm. \u2014 Lizzie Johnson, SFChronicle.com , 17 Mar. 2020",
      "Public health officials and Democrats responded skeptically, citing false hopes and disquiet over pitting the health of the economy against the health of the people. \u2014 Cassidy Morrison, Washington Examiner , 24 Mar. 2020",
      "Jane Ratcliffe | Longreads | March 2020 | 15 minutes (3,519 words) Lidia Yuknavitch\u2019s disquieting new collection of short stories, Verge, is often bleak, yet also exquisitely hopeful. \u2014 Jane Ratcliffe, Longreads , 14 Mar. 2020",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Several parents of swimmers on the team have also expressed their disquiet over the effect on the sport in anonymous interviews with the press. \u2014 Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "And counterparts elsewhere have made Kirill aware of their disquiet , too. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Nov. 2014",
      "While a sense of disquiet about all this is palpable among both the general population and the country\u2019s strategic affairs community, what\u2019s revealing is that there has been no overt opposition to India gaining leverage. \u2014 Raknish Wijewardene, Quartz , 16 May 2022",
      "The attack will intensify the disquiet among New Yorkers about violence in the nation\u2019s largest city, including an increasing number of shootings and rising crime in the subways, the city\u2019s lifeblood. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "There isn\u2019t a disquiet sharper than the dread of consequence; there are few finalities more final than life or not life. \u2014 Emily Cooke, The New Republic , 6 May 2022",
      "But beyond the conflict, there\u2019s a deeper disquiet in many other countries that were once in the Soviet sphere. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Suka says he's also noticed a decrease in sales over the past month as buyers grapple with the disquiet that the conflict in Ukraine has brought about. \u2014 Tamara Hardingham-gill, CNN , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "But Bergman's dominance this year also reflects a disquiet and malaise in our culture. \u2014 Jeva Lange, The Week , 22 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1530, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
      "1581, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "1582, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-053903"
  },
  "disenvenom":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to free from venom":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6dis+"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dis- entry 1 + envenom":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210528"
  },
  "differential":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of, relating to, or constituting a difference : distinguishing",
      ": making a distinction between individuals or classes",
      ": based on or resulting from a differential",
      ": functioning or proceeding differently or at a different rate",
      ": being, relating to, or involving a differential (see differential entry 2 sense 1 ) or differentiation",
      ": relating to quantitative differences (as of motion or pressure)",
      ": producing effects by reason of quantitative differences",
      ": the product (see product sense 1 ) of the derivative of a function of one variable by the increment of the independent variable",
      ": a sum of products in which each product consists of a partial derivative of a given function of several variables multiplied by the corresponding increment and which contains as many products as there are independent variables in the function",
      ": a difference between comparable individuals or classes",
      ": the amount of such a difference",
      ": a drivetrain gear assembly connecting two collinear shafts or axles (such as those of the rear wheels of an automobile) and permitting one shaft to revolve faster than the other",
      ": a case covering such an assembly",
      ": of, relating to, or constituting a difference",
      ": making a distinction between individuals or classes"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdi-f\u0259-\u02c8ren(t)-sh\u0259l",
      "\u02ccdif-\u0259-\u02c8ren-ch\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "discriminating",
      "discriminational",
      "discriminative",
      "discriminatory"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "nondiscriminatory"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "did away with differential pay scales for men and women doing the same work",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The lesser car's active differential pushes torque to the outside wheel during enthusiastic cornering, producing an entertaining sense of impending oversteer even short of the point at which the rear tires actually run out of grip. \u2014 Mike Duff, Car and Driver , 11 May 2022",
      "While swapping is a crude way of masking data, differential privacy algorithms can be tuned to meet precise confidentiality needs. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "The incentive program says hospitals that commit to ongoing capacity reporting will qualify for differential adjusted payment increases of 0.25%. \u2014 Stephanie Innes, The Arizona Republic , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "And now, as the first refugees from Ukraine arrive, few places more vividly illustrate the differential treatment refugees are receiving. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "The level of admissions selectivity was also associated with differential growth in application volume. \u2014 Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes , 26 Jan. 2022",
      "Thus, the 99 percent figure isn't representative of real-world use as an N95 mask's minimum filtration measurement of 95 percent (which does account for differential pressure, fit, leakage, and more). \u2014 Corey Gaskin, Ars Technica , 18 Dec. 2021",
      "The Supreme Court has upheld the differential treatment of residents of Puerto Rico, ruling that Congress was within its power to exclude them from a benefits program that's available in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. \u2014 Mark Sherman, ajc , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "The Supreme Court has upheld the differential treatment of residents of Puerto Rico, ruling that Congress was within its power to exclude them from a benefits program that\u2019s available in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. \u2014 Mark Sherman, Chicago Tribune , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Like the hatchback, the R wagon has a torque-biasing rear differential intended to sharpen cornering response, and European buyers can even pay extra to add a Drift mode\u2014a compellingly ludicrous option that our car didn't have. \u2014 Mike Duff, Car and Driver , 24 June 2022",
      "Thankfully, these issues were easy to forgive and forget every time that V10 crackled while braking for a turn before the rear differential locked and the V10\u2019s flat torque curve shrieked away from each apex. \u2014 Karl Brauer, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
      "Other standout features include rack and pinion steering, a four-wheel Baer disc brake system and a Shelby/Dana 44 rear differential . \u2014 Tori Latham, Robb Report , 23 May 2022",
      "As a Black African boy in the UK, there are lot more serious problems faced by people than partial differential equations. \u2014 Rayna Reid, Essence , 20 May 2022",
      "The Maverick will not be available with the locking rear differential present on the highest trim level of the Bronco Sport (the Badlands). \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 8 June 2021",
      "Its +25 run differential topped the league and ranked third in all of baseball. \u2014 Joe Noga, cleveland , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Their scoring differential of 12.5 points was the worst in the NFL. \u2014 Kent Somers, The Arizona Republic , 9 Apr. 2022",
      "But really, the trick rear differential that the RS3 shares with the tamer S3 and Volkswagen Golf R is of most benefit on the track, as the stocky sedan's N\u00fcrburgring time of 7:40.8 convincingly suggests. \u2014 James Tate, Car and Driver , 1 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "1615, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "1871, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-182541"
  },
  "dig (through)":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "to look through (as a place) carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something I roughly dug through the closet looking for my shoes"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-183839"
  },
  "discoverture":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the state of being discovert":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u0259\u0307s+"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-060956"
  },
  "distinctio":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a phrase in a Gregorian melody indicated by markings in the text":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u0259\u0307\u02c8sti\u014b(k)t(s)\u0113\u02cc\u014d",
      "-)sh\u0113\u02cc\u014d"
    ],
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Medieval Latin distinction-, distinctio section, division, from Latin":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-030618"
  },
  "disengaged":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": detached sense 2":[
        "a disengaged observer"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-in-\u02c8g\u0101jd"
    ],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The enormous, dynamic field has been battling under the radar of a disengaged electorate for months, raising millions and touting impressive r\u00e9sum\u00e9s but unable to attract attention. \u2014 Ovetta Wiggins, Washington Post , 5 June 2022",
      "So the strategy of gray rocking involves being as disengaged and unresponsive as possible. \u2014 Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY , 27 May 2022",
      "Covid-19 has left health care workers exhausted, traumatized, and increasingly disengaged . \u2014 Andrew Morris-singer And Brian Souza, STAT , 9 May 2022",
      "With average annual wage growth of around 5 percent, a growing number of disengaged workers have already done so. \u2014 NBC News , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "This can cause engaged workers to find different jobs that foster employees in better ways, leaving businesses stuck with disengaged workers who impact revenue and workflow. \u2014 Allison Walsh, Forbes , 28 Jan. 2022",
      "Companies in which women are overburdened with unrewarded work likely will see their employees associate being a team player with negative consequences and become disengaged from the organization\u2019s mission. \u2014 Linda Babcock, WSJ , 19 May 2022",
      "Large-scale workforce surveys show that the challenges of remote work and social isolation, alongside other factors, have over 60% of North American workers feeling disengaged from work. \u2014 Ben Moorsom, Forbes , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Throughout the campaign, Mr. Macron appeared disengaged , taken up with countless telephone calls to Mr. Putin that proved ineffectual. \u2014 New York Times , 10 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1651, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-214752"
  },
  "disserviceably":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": in a disserviceable manner":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\"+"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064050"
  },
  "disavowal":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to deny responsibility for : repudiate":[
        "disavowed the actions of his subordinates"
      ],
      ": to refuse to acknowledge or accept : disclaim":[
        "party leaders disavowed him",
        "\u2026 have publicly disavowed any claim on the Graceland estate.",
        "\u2014 Dan Chu"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-\u0259-\u02c8vau\u0307"
    ],
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      "contradict",
      "deny",
      "disaffirm",
      "disallow",
      "disclaim",
      "disconfirm",
      "disown",
      "gainsay",
      "negate",
      "negative",
      "refute",
      "reject",
      "repudiate"
    ],
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      "acknowledge",
      "admit",
      "allow",
      "avow",
      "concede",
      "confirm",
      "own"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "He disavowed the actions of his subordinates.",
      "She now seems to be trying to disavow her earlier statements.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh both suggested that the court could disavow Lemon v. Kurtzman, an Establishment clause precedent that is no longer used by the Supreme Court but still remains on the books. \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 21 June 2022",
      "Civil rights groups urged the Biden administration in February to publicly condemn the Insular Cases and not rely on them for any future court cases, and a House resolution has been pending since March 2021 that would disavow the rulings. \u2014 Alison Durkee, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "While his supporters overran the Capitol on January 6, Trump ignored desperate pleas from allies to forcefully disavow the attack and has repeatedly praised those who participated in the protest. \u2014 CBS News , 31 Jan. 2022",
      "While his supporters overran the Capitol on Jan. 6, Trump ignored desperate pleas from allies to forcefully disavow the attack and has repeatedly praised those who participated in the protest. \u2014 Jill Colvin, ajc , 30 Jan. 2022",
      "Kennedy\u2019s apology was highly qualified, and did not disavow comparisons of Covid-19 mandates to the Holocaust. \u2014 Zachary Snowdon Smith, Forbes , 25 Jan. 2022",
      "For liberals, Rittenhouse was a symbol of vigilante justice, and then-candidate Joe Biden included his image in a September 2020 video about Donald Trump failing to disavow White supremacists. \u2014 Erik Larson, Fortune , 19 Nov. 2021",
      "Some local administrators were confused and frustrated after Whitmer did not immediately disavow portions of the budget that would withhold funding from county health departments that ordered masks in schools. \u2014 Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press , 28 Sep. 2021",
      "Senators from both sides of the aisle -- and the nominees themselves -- have all tended to directly disavow any relevance of individual faith to qualification to be a justice. \u2014 Devin Dwyer, ABC News , 16 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English desavowen , from Anglo-French desavouer , from des- dis- + avouer to avow":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171242"
  },
  "discriminate":{
    "type":[
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to mark or perceive the distinguishing or peculiar features of",
      ": distinguish , differentiate",
      ": to distinguish by discerning or exposing differences : to recognize or identify as separate and distinct",
      ": to distinguish from another like object",
      ": to make a distinction",
      ": to use good judgment",
      ": to make a difference in treatment or favor on a basis other than individual merit",
      ": to unfairly treat a person or group differently from other people or groups",
      ": to be able to tell the difference between things",
      ": to respond selectively to (a stimulus)",
      ": to respond selectively",
      ": to make a difference in treatment or favor on a basis other than individual merit",
      ": to make a difference in treatment on a basis prohibited by law (as national origin, race, sex, religion, age, or disability) \u2014 see also bona fide occupational qualification , equal protection , reverse discrimination , suspect class , Civil Rights Act of 1964"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8skri-m\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101t",
      "di-\u02c8skri-m\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101t",
      "dis-\u02c8krim-\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101t",
      "dis-\u02c8kri-m\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "difference",
      "differentiate",
      "discern",
      "distinguish",
      "secern",
      "separate"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "confuse",
      "mistake",
      "mix (up)"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The school is not allowed to discriminate .",
      "the human eye can discriminate between very slight gradations of color",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The power to use discretion is also the power to discriminate . \u2014 Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker , 14 June 2022",
      "And on April 14, a congressional committee opened an investigation into a facial recognition identity verification company over concerns about privacy, security, and the technology\u2019s potential to discriminate . \u2014 Dwight A. Weingarten, The Christian Science Monitor , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "The recommendations suggested that school policies that lead to students of color being disciplined more than white students may violated federal civil-rights law, even if the policies were written without any intent to discriminate . \u2014 Jeremy Pelzer, cleveland , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "In reality, in part because politicians simply didn\u2019t put protections in place at the federal level, landlords nationwide routinely discriminate against people attempting to use vouchers to access housing. \u2014 Alex Pareene, The New Republic , 16 May 2022",
      "The court returned an 8-1 vote Thursday that held making Puerto Ricans ineligible for the benefits program available in all 50 states and the District of Columbia did not unconstitutionally discriminate against residents of the U.S. territory. \u2014 Julius Lasin, USA TODAY , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Every organization needs to have answers, as ransomware attacks won't discriminate in 2022. \u2014 Tony Pepper, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "On Thursday, the U.S. Justice Department sent a letter to states warning them against pursuing legislation that would discriminate against transgender youth. \u2014 NBC News , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "So systems that would automatically discriminate are not good. \u2014 CBS News , 21 Apr. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin discriminatus , past participle of discriminare , from discrimin-, discrimen distinction, from discernere to distinguish between \u2014 more at discern ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1615, in the meaning defined at sense 1b"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-192216"
  },
  "disquieten":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": disquiet":[
        "disquietening rumors of war"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\"+"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dis- entry 1 + quieten":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164544"
  },
  "diddy":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": teat":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8didi"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "alteration of titty":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-030558"
  },
  "dilation":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the act or action of enlarging, expanding, or widening : the state of being dilated : such as":[],
      ": the act or process of expanding (such as in extent or volume)":[
        "\u2026 the dilation of palladium grains undergoing hydrogen absorption.",
        "\u2014 Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Favier et al.",
        "The thermometer bulbs are subject to thermal and pressure dilation \u2026",
        "\u2014 Leslie A. Guildner"
      ],
      ": the act or action of stretching, widening, or enlarging an organ or part of the body":[
        "dilation of the pupil with atropine",
        "Faced with threatening situations, the body responds with a sudden dilation of blood vessels.",
        "\u2014 Paul G. Donohue",
        "She has been treated with esophageal dilation , antacids and cimetidine \u2026",
        "\u2014 David B. Adams",
        "This year in the United States, more than 200,000 balloon dilations of the coronary arteries will be done \u2026",
        "\u2014 John Stone"
      ],
      ": the condition of being stretched or enlarged beyond normal dimensions : dilatation sense 1a":[
        "chronic dilation of arterioles",
        "left ventricular dilation",
        "While the physiological cause of migraines is still unclear, researchers suspect that it involves the prolonged dilation of blood vessels in the brain.",
        "\u2014 Andrew Weil"
      ],
      ": an increase in duration of an event due to the effects of special relativity (see relativity sense 3a )":[
        "However, if the Sun kept its same mass and were made smaller in circumference so its surface was closer to its center, then its gravity would be stronger, and correspondingly its gravitational time dilation \u2014its warpage of time\u2014would become larger.",
        "\u2014 Kip S. Thorne",
        "A related \"time dilation \" is caused by gravity: near a large mass, clocks tend to run slow.",
        "\u2014 Martin Rees"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u012b-\u02c8l\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Most of the men and women who reported a response to the illusion also experienced pupil dilation . \u2014 Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics , 13 June 2022",
      "Testing this fuel will require Buzz to fly a series of missions, each one lasting only four minutes for him but, due to some clever time- dilation principles, a few years for those waiting patiently for him back on terra firma. \u2014 Justin Changfilm Critic, Los Angeles Times , 13 June 2022",
      "Nitric oxide is released from the interior of the artery, causing dilation . \u2014 Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal , 12 May 2022",
      "Also, a 2018 law banning a procedure generally used after the 14th week of pregnancy called dilation and evacuation remains subject to a legal challenge. \u2014 Deborah Yetter, The Courier-Journal , 3 May 2022",
      "The autonomic nervous system, which regulates things like heart rate, pupil dilation , body temperature, and digestion, can be split into two categories: the sympathetic nervous system and the parasympathetic nervous system. \u2014 Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "More specifically, Givens raises concerns about how companies could seek to use biometric data gleaned from metaverse users, such as pupil dilation or arm movements. \u2014 Dan Patterson, CBS News , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron sought to defend a 2018 law banning dilation and evacuation abortions after Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear said his administration no longer would. \u2014 John Fritze, USA TODAY , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "Surgery was one way to do that, with a specialized procedure known as a dilation and evacuation. \u2014 Josh Replogle, CNN , 5 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1598, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172551"
  },
  "distributary":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a river branch flowing away from the main stream":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8stri-by\u0259-\u02ccter-\u0113",
      "-\u02ccte-r\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "By the 1950s, scientists noticed the consequences: more water was going down the Atchafalaya River, a distributary of the Mississippi. \u2014 Boyce Upholt, Time , 9 May 2019",
      "Delhi gets its water from the Yamuna river, while Kolkata uses water from the Hooghly river, a distributary of the Ganga. \u2014 Sanjana Venkatesan, Quartz India , 2 July 2019",
      "In 1831, a pathway was dredged between a distributary of the Mississippi and the Red, leading to the formation of the present Atchafalaya river channel. \u2014 Mark Schleifstein, NOLA.com , 12 Dec. 2017",
      "Saline water has long been invading the delta, but because of the drought there is not enough fresh water in the river and its distributaries to dilute the seawater. \u2014 Jane Perlez, New York Times , 28 May 2016"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1863, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-001801"
  },
  "disobedience":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": refusal or neglect to obey":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-\u0259-\u02c8b\u0113-d\u0113-\u0259n(t)s",
      "-\u014d-\u02c8b\u0113-",
      "\u02ccdis-\u0259-\u02c8b\u0113-d\u0113-\u0259ns"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "balkiness",
      "contrariness",
      "contumacy",
      "defiance",
      "frowardness",
      "insubordination",
      "intractability",
      "obstreperousness",
      "rebellion",
      "rebelliousness",
      "recalcitrance",
      "refractoriness",
      "unruliness",
      "waywardness",
      "willfulness"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "compliance",
      "obedience",
      "submission",
      "subordinateness",
      "subordination",
      "tractability",
      "tractableness"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "The student's disobedience shocked the teacher.",
      "The dog was punished for its disobedience .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The consequences for disobedience involve push ups. \u2014 Sabrina Leboeuf, Baltimore Sun , 17 June 2022",
      "But former detainees say they have been sent to the facilities on charges of disobedience or even because of minor disagreements at home. \u2014 Lynzy Billing, ELLE , 7 June 2022",
      "In fact, his impulse toward disobedience created something of a rut for him in the chaotic mid-Nineties under Boris Yeltsin: when everything is permitted, there is nothing to transgress. \u2014 Jennifer Wilson, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
      "Universities have very little tolerance for any act of disobedience . \u2014 New York Times , 24 May 2022",
      "At the dinner table, after her mother asks her to close her mouth while chewing, Roc\u00edo sneers toward her and begins masticating with her mouth wide open, a teen-age-like act of disobedience that feels more silly than rebellious. \u2014 The New Yorker , 11 May 2022",
      "The leniency shown toward maskless officers who are clearly guilty not only leaves their disobedience unpunished but also effectively condones it, Gude said. \u2014 Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times , 10 May 2022",
      "Sharply falling case numbers have allowed more than half of the city\u2019s 25 million residents to step out of their homes\u2014and many are venting a month\u2019s worth of frustration at being isolated with insufficient food via public acts of disobedience . \u2014 Wenxin Fan, WSJ , 2 May 2022",
      "Maybe this is why Mike came close to an act of disobedience that verged on career suicide. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-033929"
  },
  "distant":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": separated in space : away":[
        "a mile distant"
      ],
      ": situated at a great distance (see distance entry 1 sense 2a ) : far-off":[
        "a distant galaxy"
      ],
      ": having a great amount of separation between each other : separated by a great distance from each other : far apart":[
        "visiting distant places",
        "distant campuses"
      ],
      ": far behind":[
        "finished a distant third"
      ],
      ": separated in a relationship other than spatial":[
        "a distant cousin",
        "the distant past"
      ],
      ": different in kind":[
        "from two very distant backgrounds"
      ],
      ": reserved or aloof in personal relationship : cold":[
        "was distant and distracted"
      ],
      ": going a long distance":[
        "distant voyages"
      ],
      ": concerned with remote (see remote entry 1 sense 2 ) things":[
        "distant thoughts"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8di-st\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "away",
      "deep",
      "far",
      "faraway",
      "far-flung",
      "far-off",
      "remote",
      "removed"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "close",
      "near",
      "nearby",
      "nigh"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "In the distant past, dinosaurs roamed the earth.",
      "The day I left home is now a distant memory.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "That history can sometimes feel very present, and sometimes very distant . \u2014 New York Times , 21 June 2022",
      "Those who did vote were seemingly unenthusiastic about by Macron's new government and the fact that a leader long derided for an aloof and distant approach to politics was again accused of going missing at a key moment. \u2014 Patrick Smith, NBC News , 20 June 2022",
      "The Tarantula Nebula\u2014also called 30 Doradus\u2014is about 160,000 light-years distant and a famous target for astrophotography. \u2014 Jamie Carter, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
      "Jill Biden is perfect, gracious yet unknowable, a distant and largely offstage character. \u2014 Karen Heller, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
      "But China seems more and more distant to children and grandchildren of waishengren born on the island. \u2014 Cindy Chang, Los Angeles Times , 30 May 2022",
      "Tilly\u2019s theory might seem distant from the current war in Ukraine. \u2014 WSJ , 27 May 2022",
      "These connect sub-urban settlements, ranging from small settlements closer to the centers to more distant and even smaller sites that may have been used as temporary campsites. \u2014 Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine , 25 May 2022",
      "The art world, which seemed so far away and distant to the Fredericktown, OH native, reached out to him again. \u2014 John Canale, cleveland , 23 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin distant-, distans , present participle of distare to stand apart, be distant, from dis- + stare to stand \u2014 more at stand":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-161840"
  },
  "disendow":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to strip of endowment":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-in-\u02c8dau\u0307"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1861, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061825"
  },
  "discount company":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a company that discounts commercial accounts receivable : commercial credit company":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-204801"
  },
  "disagreeability":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the quality or state of being disagreeable : unpleasantness":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\"+"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-053223"
  },
  "dictiest":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of dictiest superlative of dicty"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-215241"
  },
  "diagnosticate":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": diagnose":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205551"
  },
  "dilation and curettage":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a medical procedure in which the uterine cervix is dilated and a curette is inserted into the uterus to scrape away the endometrium (as for the diagnosis or treatment of abnormal bleeding or for surgical abortion during the early part of the second trimester of pregnancy) : d&c":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "After staunching the bleeding, an obstetrician wanted to perform a procedure called a dilation and curettage \u2014 commonly referred to as a D&C \u2014 to remove the tissue from the uterus. \u2014 Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC News , 6 May 2022",
      "Author\u2019s note: This article includes quotations about miscarriage and information about dilation and curettage procedures. \u2014 Laken Brooks, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
      "When that happens, your doctor may recommend a test called dilation and curettage . \u2014 Jenny Mccoy, Health.com , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "She was readmitted to the hospital, where she was treated for a uterine infection and underwent a dilation and curettage to help clear the blood clots from her uterus. \u2014 Elissa Garay, Good Housekeeping , 7 Oct. 2021",
      "The doctor also submitted bills for 75 other invasive procedures, such as dilation and curettage and laparoscopy, and for 740 office visits by detainees over five years. \u2014 Jeremy Redmon, ajc , 4 Sep. 2021",
      "Plus, our doctor wants to do a D&C ( dilation and curettage , which involves the surgical removal of part of the lining of the uterus) to get rid of the questionable inflammation because antibiotics are not working. \u2014 refinery29.com , 30 Nov. 2020",
      "In the latter case, Bishop says, a pregnant individual may opt to have a procedure called a dilation and curettage (D&C), during which doctors remove the tissue from inside the uterus. \u2014 Ashley Abramson, Allure , 30 Oct. 2020",
      "What followed was a trip to my doctor\u2019s office for a medically necessary, unmedicated dilation and curettage procedure to remove any tissue remaining in my uterus, and a wheelchair carting me back to the car. \u2014 Jessica Zucker, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 9 Sep. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1896, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-212050"
  },
  "disencumberment":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an act of disencumbering or the state of being disencumbered":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\"+"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230116"
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    "type":[
      "idiom"
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      ": a look on someone's face that shows he or she is thinking about something that is not related to what is happening at the present time":[
        "She has a distant look in her eye ."
      ]
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    "examples":[],
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-051706"
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    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
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      ": to establish a single semantic or grammatical interpretation for":[
        "needed to disambiguate the phrase"
      ]
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      "\u02ccdis-am-\u02c8bi-gy\u0259-\u02ccw\u0101t",
      "-gy\u00fc-\u02cc\u0101t"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "All health systems possess master patient indexes to disambiguate patient identities, but few extend that identity into external digital health tools. \u2014 Dwight Raum, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
      "Neurons that initiate eye movement also notify visual sensory areas of the cortex about what is happening and disambiguate whether, say, a flower is moving in the wind or being handled by the person observing it. \u2014 Gy\u00f6rgy Buzs\u00e1ki, Scientific American , 14 May 2022",
      "Being in the eye of the storm, Lee can\u2019t disambiguate its wider effects. \u2014 The New Yorker , 6 Sep. 2021",
      "Kreis anticipates a Democratic Congress may attempt to disambiguate the law by exempting civil rights law from the religious freedom act. \u2014 Julie Moreau, NBC News , 23 June 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1960, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182302"
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  "disillusion":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
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      ": the condition of being disenchanted : the condition of being dissatisfied or defeated in expectation or hope":[
        "suffered romantic disillusions"
      ]
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      "\u02ccdis-\u0259-\u02c8l\u00fc-zh\u0259n"
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      "disabuse",
      "disenchant",
      "undeceive"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "Working at that store for six months was enough to disillusion me about retail work.",
      "we were disillusioned when we saw how the movie star acted in real life",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The artist hasn\u2019t necessarily earned such an extreme rape scene, instead treating it as a device by which to make her point about the way a blissfully naive child learns to confront the dangers and disillusion of the adult world. \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 12 June 2022",
      "It\u2019s also because the U.S. empire itself breeds distrust, anger, and disillusion abroad. \u2014 Andre Pagliarini, The New Republic , 17 May 2022",
      "The amount of hyperbole and disillusion about the metaverse is astounding. \u2014 Nina Xiang, Forbes , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "And as with any religion, this opens up a host of dramatic situations \u2014 of apostasy and betrayal, doubt and disillusion . \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "In 1932 Democrats used national disillusion with big business to create a powerful new political coalition that gave them control of the White House for 20 years and a virtual stranglehold on Congress that lasted more than half a century. \u2014 Arthur Herman, WSJ , 30 Jan. 2022",
      "His style was better suited to conveying disillusion than commitment. \u2014 Elaine Blair, The New York Review of Books , 7 Sep. 2021",
      "The warning is blunt: Concerned voters\u2019 energy will convert to disillusion and demoralization of the conservative base, manifesting first in disaffiliation from the GOP brand and potentially in failing to vote in future elections. \u2014 Jack Fowler, National Review , 2 Aug. 2021",
      "Critics and celebrators have stressed the accuracy of her predictions, her place in Black American letters, and her knack for disillusion . \u2014 Stephanie Burt, The New Republic , 27 May 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The first step, which the new museum does occasionally and imperfectly, is to disillusion people and show them the real, messy, historical truth of the business. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Jan. 2022",
      "But if the affair was all in her imagination, why should distance disillusion her? \u2014 Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 4 Jan. 2022",
      "Taken together, the developments threaten to disillusion African Americans, Latinos, young people and independents, all of whom played a vital role in building a coalition that gave Democrats control of Congress and the White House last year. \u2014 Steve Peoples, Anchorage Daily News , 25 Sep. 2021",
      "Taken together, the developments threaten to disillusion African Americans, Latinos, young people and independents, all of whom played a vital role in building a coalition that gave Democrats control of Congress and the White House last year. \u2014 Steve Peoples, chicagotribune.com , 25 Sep. 2021",
      "Cynicism fed by politicians of both parties may also disillusion would-be voters. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 3 May 2021",
      "The goal is to disillusion us about ourselves, and to build kinship. \u2014 Gaiutra Bahadur, The New Republic , 25 Nov. 2020",
      "Those criticisms only became more acute in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis as many people, disillusioned with capitalism, pointed fingers squarely at banks and other financial institutions whose executives are mainstays at Davos. \u2014 Isabella Steger, Quartz , 3 June 2020",
      "In one of the most cringe-worthy moments of the first two episodes, Krause walks out to receive his championship ring, where a crowd now disillusioned with him reacts as if it were just announced that beer sales would be suspended for the night. \u2014 Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times , 20 Apr. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1591, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "1855, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045844"
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    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
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    "definitions":{
      ": disillusion":[]
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      "\u00a6dis+"
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dis- entry 1 + illude":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-180324"
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  "disquietment":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": disquiet":[]
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231506"
  },
  "dispense":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
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      ": to divide and share out according to a plan : to deal out in portions",
      ": administer",
      ": to exempt from a law or release from a vow, oath, or impediment : to give dispensation (see dispensation sense 2a ) to : exempt",
      ": to prepare and distribute (medication)",
      ": to grant dispensation",
      ": to set aside : discard",
      ": to do without",
      ": to give out in small amounts",
      ": to give out as deserved",
      ": to put up or prepare medicine in a form ready for use",
      ": to do or get along without",
      ": to put up (a prescription or medicine)",
      ": to prepare and distribute (medication)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8spen(t)s",
      "di-\u02c8spens",
      "dis-\u02c8pen(t)s"
    ],
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      "administer",
      "allocate",
      "apportion",
      "deal (out)",
      "distribute",
      "dole out",
      "hand out",
      "mete (out)",
      "parcel (out)",
      "portion",
      "prorate"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "misallocate"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The ATM only dispenses $20 bills.",
      "a newspaper columnist who dispenses advice to millions of readers each week",
      "Pharmacists are certified to dispense medication.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Also, a physician assistant at the practice, William Soyke, then 69, pleaded guilty in 2019 to conspiracy to distribute and dispense oxycodone, fentanyl, methadone and alprazolam, and was sentenced to 37 months in federal prison. \u2014 Lee O. Sanderlin, Baltimore Sun , 16 June 2022",
      "Recently she's used her TikTok as a platform to dispense the insider beauty tips and tricks she's built up over her career in the entertainment industry. \u2014 Elle Turner, Glamour , 12 June 2022",
      "States oversee pharmacy laws, leaving ample room for legislatures to allow pharmacies to refuse to dispense emergency contraception. \u2014 Sarah Varney, ajc , 10 June 2022",
      "States oversee pharmacy laws, leaving ample room for legislatures to allow pharmacies to refuse to dispense emergency contraception. \u2014 Sarah Varney, Scientific American , 8 June 2022",
      "The Biden administration\u2019s embattled plan to dispense COVID-19 booster shots to most Americans faced its first major hurdle Friday as a government advisory panel vigorously debated whether to endorse extra doses of the Pfizer vaccine. \u2014 Matthew Perrone, Lauran Neergaard, Anchorage Daily News , 17 Sep. 2021",
      "Florida, the longtime retirement haven with one of the biggest concentrations of elderly people in the country, is using Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens to dispense shots. \u2014 Lisa Marie Pane, Star Tribune , 11 Jan. 2021",
      "The virus could dispense humanity a small genetic favor today and take it back tomorrow. \u2014 Melissa Healy, Los Angeles Times , 17 Dec. 2021",
      "This aims to verify patients\u2019 recent proof of normal neutrophil counts before pharmacies can dispense clozapine, meaning patients must visit a lab for blood draws as frequently as once a week. \u2014 Brian Barnett, STAT , 9 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Medieval Latin & Latin; Medieval Latin dispensare to exempt, from Latin, to distribute, from dis- + pensare to weigh, frequentative of pendere to weigh, pay out \u2014 more at spin ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-231555"
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  "dialect":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
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      ": a regional variety of language distinguished by features of vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation from other regional varieties and constituting together with them a single language":[
        "the Doric dialect of ancient Greek",
        "a dialect of Chinese spoken in Hong Kong"
      ],
      ": one of two or more cognate (see cognate entry 1 sense 3a ) languages":[
        "French and Italian are Romance dialects"
      ],
      ": a variety of a language used by the members of a group":[
        "such dialects as politics and advertising",
        "\u2014 Philip Howard"
      ],
      ": a variety of language whose identity is fixed by a factor other than geography (such as social class)":[
        "spoke a rough peasant dialect"
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      ": register sense 4c":[],
      ": a version of a computer programming language":[],
      ": manner or means of expressing oneself : phraseology":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u012b-\u0259-\u02cclekt"
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      "argot",
      "cant",
      "jargon",
      "jive",
      "language",
      "lingo",
      "patois",
      "patter",
      "shop",
      "shoptalk",
      "slang",
      "terminology",
      "vocabulary"
    ],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "They speak a southern dialect of French.",
      "The author uses dialect in his writing.",
      "The play was hard to understand when the characters spoke in dialect .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Singer, who has also worked on Mulan, The Survivor and Cabinet of Curiosities, was serving as the dialect coach while Carmichael (Pacific Rim: Uprising) was there visiting the set. \u2014 Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter , 29 June 2022",
      "LaVoy, who directs the production with outgoing Theater J artistic director Adam Immerwahr, inhabits an array of shifting personas through some dexterous dialect work and Pamela Rodr\u00edguez-Montero\u2019s savvy costume tweaks. \u2014 Thomas Floyd, Washington Post , 21 June 2022",
      "No number of italics or apostrophes can substitute the richness of listening to stories told in the regional dialect and original voice of the storyteller. \u2014 Santi Elijah Holley, Washington Post , 23 May 2022",
      "Another issue raised by Darany and others is which type or dialect of Arabic will be used. \u2014 Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "The regional dialect , akin to a strong Boston accent in the U.S., stuck. \u2014 Sam Wright, Los Angeles Times , 31 May 2022",
      "Even though none of us speak Italian, or the distinctive Sicilian dialect , this island kingdom in the middle of the Mediterranean is a little less foreign \u2014 and a little more like home. \u2014 Scott Mcmurren, Anchorage Daily News , 29 May 2022",
      "Defined by Brittanica as a process of shifting from one language to another, Black Americans existing in white spaces don\u2019t necessarily have to shift from English to another country\u2019s dialect . \u2014 Jasmine Browley, Essence , 28 May 2022",
      "The flat, flaky bread was laced with lard, which is called saim in Mallorqui, a Catalan dialect . \u2014 Dorothy Hernandez, CNN , 25 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle French dialecte , from Latin dialectus , from Greek dialektos conversation, dialect, from dialegesthai to converse \u2014 more at dialogue":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1566, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042119"
  },
  "disproportion":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to make out of proportion : mismatch":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-pr\u0259-\u02c8p\u022fr-sh\u0259n",
      "\u02ccdis-pr\u0259-\u02c8p\u014dr-sh\u0259n, -\u02c8p\u022fr-"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "His salary is in disproportion to what people who have similar jobs earn.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "That doesn\u2019t mean selling exceptional museum art to rectify the disproportion makes sense. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 May 2022",
      "That this feeling of disproportion is fainter in the Broadway production than in 2018 may provide a clue to the answer. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Another example would be that almost 60% of corporate CEOs are over six-foot-tall; a large disproportion compared to the fact that less than 15% of American men are over this height. \u2014 Holly Corbett, Forbes , 31 Jan. 2022",
      "The slowing growth of the global population, the disproportion in different industries\u2019 performance and the redistribution of wealth have created a new reality for financial assets. \u2014 Timur Turlov, Forbes , 29 Oct. 2021",
      "This sense of scale -- or rather, disproportion -- underpins the whole film, and becomes the case in Diana's defense. \u2014 Holly Thomas, CNN , 9 Nov. 2021",
      "This is another factor of the ongoing disproportion in revenues. \u2014 Timur Turlov, Forbes , 29 Oct. 2021",
      "Which is the other side of stupidity\u2019s disproportion : when someone\u2019s power is less than what her intelligence or civic status would merit. \u2014 Garret Keizer, Harper's Magazine , 17 Aug. 2021",
      "And yet Chicago police continue to use force against and arrest people of color \u2014 particularly Black people \u2014 in wild disproportion to white people. \u2014 Dan Hinkel, chicagotribune.com , 17 June 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1555, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "1593, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031805"
  },
  "disharmonize":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to make disharmonious":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8h\u00e4r-m\u0259-\u02ccn\u012bz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1801, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194708"
  },
  "discovert":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": not covert : not under coverture":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)dis+",
      "d\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dis- entry 1 + covert":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162642"
  },
  "disastrous":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": attended by or causing suffering or disaster : calamitous",
      ": terrible , horrendous",
      ": causing great suffering or loss",
      ": very bad"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8za-str\u0259s",
      "also",
      "diz-\u02c8as-tr\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "calamitous",
      "cataclysmal",
      "cataclysmic",
      "catastrophic",
      "damning",
      "destructive",
      "fatal",
      "fateful",
      "ruinous",
      "unfortunate"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Half the city was destroyed by a disastrous fire.",
      "The bad weather could have a disastrous effect on the area's tourism industry.",
      "His failure to back up the computer files had disastrous consequences.",
      "The strike was economically disastrous .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "His first two trials were disastrous , according to his longtime lawyer Don Knight. \u2014 Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone , 15 June 2022",
      "To lose three-quarters of them would be disastrous . \u2014 Ed Yong, The Atlantic , 13 June 2022",
      "When surgery is handled by an inexperienced or incompetent surgeon, the outcome can be disastrous . \u2014 Mailee Osten-tan, Longreads , 8 June 2022",
      "That could be disastrous ; fortunately, Shapiro is an overwhelming favorite to win. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 May 2022",
      "In that case, the results might have been disastrous . \u2014 Sergio Alvarez, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
      "Those legends made what was disastrous seem quotidian, unremarkable. \u2014 New York Times , 12 May 2022",
      "Russia\u2019s war had repercussions far beyond Ukraine and was exacerbating a food crisis that would be disastrous for poor people across the globe. \u2014 The Christian Science Monitor , 1 May 2022",
      "Russia\u2019s war had repercussions far beyond Ukraine and was exacerbating a food crisis that would be disastrous for poor people across the globe. \u2014 Vanessa Gera, Chron , 1 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1594, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-001330"
  },
  "dictier":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of dictier comparative of dicty"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-001548"
  },
  "dinosaur kale":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": tuscan kale":[
        "The salmon was tasty, but the pork, served with slow-roasted cavolo nero (sometimes called Tuscan or dinosaur kale ), was juicy and deeply flavorful \u2026",
        "\u2014 M. Kathleen Pratt , Chicago Tribune , 15 Oct. 2008",
        "Dinosaur kale is also known as \u2026 Tuscan kale and is characterized by its dimpled, firm leaves, which hold up to long cooking times and hearty flavors.",
        "\u2014 Karoline Boehm Goodnick , Boston Globe , 16 Nov. 2011"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "so called from the fancied resemblance of its leaves to the skin of a dinosaur":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1996, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063425"
  },
  "disenable":{
    "type":[
      "noun,",
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": disqualify , incapacitate":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6dis+"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dis- entry 1 + enable":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-183635"
  },
  "disequilibrate":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to put out of balance"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-i-\u02c8kwi-l\u0259-\u02ccbr\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1891, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-005832"
  },
  "dismal science":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": political economy , economics":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065004"
  },
  "disgorge":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to discharge by the throat and mouth : vomit":[
        "Like llamas, which disgorge stomach juices to show pique or displeasure, many animals spew fluids from their mouths, and for a variety of reasons.",
        "\u2014 Noel Vietmeyer"
      ],
      ": to discharge or let go of rapidly or forcefully":[
        "The train disgorged its passengers.",
        "Low-flying planes disgorged wave after wave of para-troopers.",
        "\u2014 Michael Dobbs",
        "Customers arrive in human waves, sometimes disgorged fifty at a time from their tour buses \u2026",
        "\u2014 Barbara Ehrenreich"
      ],
      ": to give up or reveal (something) on request or under pressure":[
        "The Times was threatened with its $5,000-a-day fine if it failed to obey a court order in New Jersey to disgorge the name of one of its news sources \u2026",
        "\u2014 The New York Sun",
        "\u2026 the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Sept. 5 ordered a \u2026 salesman to disgorge about $468,000 he had earned by defrauding Iowa banks that were his customers.",
        "\u2014 The National Law Journal"
      ],
      ": to remove (sediment) from (a bottle of sparkling wine) after secondary fermentation in the bottle is complete":[
        "The bottles are gently turned daily for about six weeks until they are almost upside down in the rack. Then the sediment, concentrated in the neck of the bottle, is disgorged .",
        "\u2014 Leslie Martin"
      ],
      ": to discharge contents":[
        "where the river disgorges into the sea"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8g\u022frj",
      "dis-\u02c8g\u022frj"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "belch",
      "eject",
      "eruct",
      "erupt",
      "expel",
      "jet",
      "spew",
      "spout",
      "spurt"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "We watched the airplane disgorging its passengers at the gate.",
      "The damaged ship disgorged thousands of gallons of oil into the bay.",
      "The river disgorges into the ocean just south of the city.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The prospect of an increasingly militarized Europe\u2014even a future one not actively at war\u2014is the prospect of a continent that will disgorge ever more greenhouse gasses to maintain those swelling forces. \u2014 Matt Simon, Wired , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "After nearly three hours of fighting, the Russian helicopters began to land and disgorge airborne troops, who fanned out and began firing. \u2014 James Marson, WSJ , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "The buyer will then decide when to disgorge (between 3 and 10 years after the harvest) and how much dosage (sugar) should be added. \u2014 Per And Britt Karlsson, Forbes , 27 Dec. 2021",
      "Buses disgorge children in school uniforms on class trips. \u2014 New York Times , 18 Dec. 2021",
      "Red blood cells burst and disgorge their hemoglobin, an iron-rich molecule that wreaks havoc in the lungs, like a grenade mistakenly dropped in the trenches. \u2014 Brendan Borrell, Rolling Stone , 8 Dec. 2021",
      "On Wednesday, as preparations continued for the start of the Olympic judo competition on Saturday, buses arrived at regular intervals to disgorge groups of competitors in front of a set of unremarkable doors. \u2014 New York Times , 22 July 2021",
      "Detroit is asking the judge to disgorge any money that lawyers have collected through a post-election fundraising campaign. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 13 July 2021",
      "The tip of each one could disgorge three separate warheads, each with a yield ten times higher than that of the bomb dropped on Hiroshima, on three different targets. \u2014 The Economist , 22 Feb. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle French desgorger , from des- dis- + gorge gorge":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042152"
  },
  "dissilient":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": springing apart",
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "A day after Crawford said Konstantinov was a master of dirty tricks and deserved a penalty on every shift, Konstantinov kept smiling and laughing. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 21 May 2022",
      "This snazzy but pandering miniseries takes a recognizably post-Trump approach to the Nixon administration's dirty tricks . \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Chamisa, a 40-year-old lawyer running on an anti-corruption, pro-employment platform, is obviously the people\u2019s candidate, but can his team buck the dirty tricks and ballot-stuffing of his adversary? \u2014 Thr Staff, The Hollywood Reporter , 7 Jan. 2022",
      "Experts say campaigns and their supporters are right on time for starting the intense and emotional negativity \u2014 early voting began Tuesday, and with it the electorate should expect to start seeing more dirty tricks . \u2014 Ben Brasch, ajc , 12 Oct. 2021",
      "While the Durham indictment details alleged dirty tricks by the Clinton campaign, there's also a big part of the 2016 story that's missing from it. \u2014 Evan Perez, CNN , 30 Sep. 2021",
      "More recently, Creamer and others tied to Democracy Partners got caught in 2016 on undercover video in Wisconsin talking about hiring agitators to create havoc at campaign rallies for then-GOP candidate Donald Trump and other political dirty tricks . \u2014 Daniel Bice, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 16 Nov. 2021",
      "Because despite the state's tight controls over parties and the dirty tricks of the ruling United Russia, voting can make a difference. \u2014 Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor , 17 Sep. 2021",
      "The former Wall Street banker turned firebrand populist podcaster relished his moment in the spotlight, embracing victimhood in the name of Trumpism just like political dirty tricks master and Trump fan Roger Stone. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 16 Nov. 2021"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004623"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-052727"
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      "noun"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-051924"
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      "dissenting views were ruthlessly suppressed under the dictatorship",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The new gun law was passed by New Zealand\u2019s parliament near-unanimously, with only a single dissenting vote. \u2014 Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter , 25 May 2022",
      "Los Angeles City Councilwoman Nithya Raman was the sole dissenting vote. \u2014 Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "No Russian official who spoke gave a dissenting view. \u2014 Nomaan Merchant And Vladimir Isachenkov, Anchorage Daily News , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "But others said no harm would be done by allowing the restaurant owner to express a dissenting view. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 Nov. 2021",
      "The House approved its map, 158-1, last week, with Representative Lenny Mirra, a Georgetown Republican, providing the lone dissenting vote. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 27 Oct. 2021",
      "Keith Carson, president of the Board of Supervisors, was the lone dissenting vote on the resolution, sayng the county needs to spend its money on hospitals and social service programs. \u2014 Sarah Ravani, San Francisco Chronicle , 26 Oct. 2021",
      "Councilman Mario Bravo abstained from voting on the budget and property tax rate, and Councilman Clayton Perry supported the budget but cast a single dissenting vote against keeping the tax rate at 55.8 cents per $100 of valuation. \u2014 Scott Huddleston, San Antonio Express-News , 16 Sep. 2021",
      "Councilmember Chris Cate was the sole dissenting vote. \u2014 Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 Sep. 2021"
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1644, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-181517"
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      "noun"
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      "The group collects food and clothing for distribution to needy families.",
      "The distribution of paychecks will happen every other Friday.",
      "The university does not permit distribution of leaflets on campus.",
      "She was responsible for product distribution .",
      "The company handles the distribution of goods to stores nationwide.",
      "He complained that the distribution of work was unfair.",
      "He studies the distributions of wildcats in North America.",
      "The new design provides better weight distribution .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "AMO Pictures, a production and distribution company that mostly focuses on content for online platforms, came onto the film as a co-producer which allowed the dream of making a feature film in Ukraine in 2022 a reality. \u2014 Morayo Ogunbayo, ajc , 27 June 2022",
      "Many kayak manufacturers are still experiencing delays in production and distribution due to the COVID-19 pandemic. \u2014 Chantae Reden, Popular Mechanics , 21 June 2022",
      "Production and distribution of new product would likely be delayed for several weeks \u2013 but there is currently enough supply to meet demand until production begins again, Abbott said. \u2014 Wyatte Grantham-philips, USA TODAY , 16 June 2022",
      "The natural gas distribution company has about 133,000 customers in Canada. \u2014 Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News , 27 May 2022",
      "In this view, looser monetary policy that helps lift wages at the bottom of the income distribution may be worth the risks that high inflation brings. \u2014 Simon Montlake, The Christian Science Monitor , 25 May 2022",
      "Since the 1920s the site south of East Washington Street has hosted a variety of businesses, including a coal distribution company, a gas station, a building materials manufacturer and a polishing and plating company. \u2014 Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star , 24 May 2022",
      "Hydro One, Ontario\u2019s biggest electricity distribution company, said in a tweet on Sunday that crews were responding to significant damage. \u2014 Reuters, NBC News , 23 May 2022",
      "This increase will give a boost to those at the low end of the income distribution , who particularly need it due to the sharp increase in housing prices and rents that the state has experienced. \u2014 Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 May 2022"
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234739"
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      "adjective",
      "noun"
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      ": a particular arrangement or provision especially of providence or nature":[
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      ": an exemption from a law or from an impediment, vow, or oath":[
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        "\u2014 T. E. Cooney"
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      "issuance"
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    "examples":[
      "The priest asked for dispensation from his vows.",
      "The state gave the town a special dispensation , allowing it to ignore the law in this case.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "No plot summary can do justice to a story woven this carefully, whose strength lies in its deliberate pacing and sharp dispensation of detail. \u2014 New York Times , 16 May 2022",
      "The cream of the current crop of young Indian documentary filmmakers were on fire during the annual Doc Day at the Cannes Film Market, discussing ways of expressing dissent within India\u2019s current political dispensation . \u2014 Naman Ramachandran, Variety , 24 May 2022",
      "In the new dispensation , rituals and law would largely be replaced by faith, and a people\u2019s spiritual history supplanted for the sake of a purportedly more sweeping vision. \u2014 Edward Rothstein, WSJ , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "The real distinction is between these new right groups, on the one hand, and those who remain loyal to the old Reaganite dispensation , which is best understood as right-leaning liberalism, on the other. \u2014 Damon Linker, The Week , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "Bullock hoped that after meeting Williams in person, the school would allow some dispensation from the policy, but the school's administration just referred them back to the student handbook for the dress code policy. \u2014 Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "The war started as the season of lent started, Kushnir said, though the church gives a dispensation for lent, a time of fasting, during times of war. \u2014 Alexandra Kukulka, chicagotribune.com , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "Cast and crew resumed work in July after British authorities gave the production special dispensation to skip a mandatory 14-day quarantine. \u2014 Kim Masters, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "Guests at Valentino had to present a special dispensation card to simply get in to the area. \u2014 Thomas Adamson, ajc , 7 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "see dispense":""
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      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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    "type":[
      "adverb"
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-204330"
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      "Definition of distills present tense third person singular of distill"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-041318"
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      "noun"
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      ": one who makes a business of discounting commercial paper usually as an agent":[]
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1799, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-035628"
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "pronoun, plural in construction"
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      ": various sense 1":[],
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        "with divers of the leaves torn and stitched across",
        "\u2014 Charles Dickens"
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      "\u02c8d\u012b-v\u0259rz"
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      "manifold",
      "multifarious",
      "myriad"
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      "Adjective",
      "the state fair offers divers amusements for the whole family"
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English divers, diverse diverse":"Adjective",
      "from pronominal use of divers entry 1":"Pronoun, plural in construction"
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      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
      "1528, in the meaning defined above":"Pronoun, plural in construction"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175523"
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      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1602, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-212505"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": distillation":[]
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191238"
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      "noun"
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      ": a man noted for depressing pessimistic predictions and frame of mind":[]
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "from Jimmy, Jemmy , nickname for James":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031012"
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      "adjective",
      "adverb"
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    "definitions":{
      ": discriminative sense 1":[],
      ": applying or favoring discrimination in treatment":[]
    },
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      "di-\u02c8skrim-\u0259-n\u0259-\u02cct\u022fr-\u0113",
      "di-\u02c8skri-m\u0259-n\u0259-\u02cct\u022fr-\u0113",
      "dis-\u02c8kri-m\u0259-n\u0259-\u02cct\u014dr-\u0113",
      "-\u02c8skrim-n\u0259-"
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      "discriminative"
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    "examples":[
      "The law prohibits discriminatory hiring practices.",
      "a company that was fined for its discriminatory practices in the hiring of women",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Milligan argued in court papers that the city had valid, reasonable and non- discriminatory grounds for Hollins\u2019 demotion. \u2014 oregonlive , 20 May 2022",
      "The complaint, detailed in Hochul's press release, calls for Amazon to adopt non- discriminatory policies regarding requests for reasonable accommodations, to train employees on the Human Rights Law, and pay civil fines to the state of New York. \u2014 Stephanie Mlot, PCMAG , 19 May 2022",
      "These efforts include making sure all of our departments, operations, and practices - especially hiring practices - are inclusive and non- discriminatory . \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 17 May 2022",
      "The judge found there were non- discriminatory explanations for the series of events that followed the incident at a prison Christmas party. \u2014 Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Once the employee makes out a prima facie, the burden shifts to the employer to articulate a non- discriminatory reason for its actions. \u2014 Eric Bachman, Forbes , 10 Dec. 2021",
      "Instead, Tong told Stefanowski, who has previously asked the attorney general to investigate whether the firing of a Black commissioner was discriminatory , to stop using calls for an investigation as a political punchline. \u2014 Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant , 8 June 2022",
      "The Supreme Court has refused to shield three Republican lawmakers from being questioned under oath in lawsuits by the Biden administration and civil rights groups that claim new voting maps in Texas are racially discriminatory . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 31 May 2022",
      "Your landlord could decide to end it at any time \u2014 with proper notice \u2014 as long as his actions are not discriminatory . \u2014 Ronda Kaysen, New York Times , 14 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1745, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-225917"
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
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      ": prejudiced or prejudicial outlook, action, or treatment":[
        "racial discrimination"
      ],
      ": the act, practice, or an instance of discriminating categorically rather than individually":[],
      ": the quality or power of finely distinguishing":[
        "the film viewed by those with discrimination"
      ],
      ": the act of making or perceiving a difference : the act of discriminating":[
        "a bloodhound's scent discrimination"
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      ": the process by which two stimuli differing in some aspect are responded to differently":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "dis-\u02cckrim-\u0259-\u02c8n\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "di-\u02ccskri-m\u0259-\u02c8n\u0101-sh\u0259n"
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    "synonyms":[
      "demarcation",
      "discreteness",
      "distinction",
      "separation"
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    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for discrimination discernment , discrimination , perception , penetration , insight , acumen mean a power to see what is not evident to the average mind. discernment stresses accuracy (as in reading character or motives or appreciating art). the discernment to know true friends discrimination stresses the power to distinguish and select what is true or appropriate or excellent. the discrimination that develops through listening to a lot of great music perception implies quick and often sympathetic discernment (as of shades of feeling). a novelist of keen perception into human motives penetration implies a searching mind that goes beyond what is obvious or superficial. lacks the penetration to see the scorn beneath their friendly smiles insight suggests depth of discernment coupled with understanding sympathy. a documentary providing insight into the plight of the homeless acumen implies characteristic penetration combined with keen practical judgment. a director of reliable box-office acumen",
    "examples":[
      "The law prohibits discrimination in hiring.",
      "He sued the company for age discrimination .",
      "the animal's impressive scent discrimination",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Would a Muslim school who chose not to employ a male kindergarten teacher expressing himself as a female be disqualified for discrimination ? \u2014 Fox News , 30 June 2022",
      "The North Little Rock School District has agreed to settle with former Superintendent Bobby Acklin, who had sued the district for racial discrimination after he was fired in 2020. \u2014 Neal Earley, Arkansas Online , 27 June 2022",
      "Many at the university were unaware of the employee policy until last year, when gay adjunct nursing professor J\u00e9aux Rinedahl sued the university for discrimination after he was denied a full-time position. \u2014 Samantha Chery, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
      "The difficulty in lowering that error rate, along with the possibility for discrimination , would inform IBM\u2019s decision to discontinue its facial recognition software two years later. \u2014 Faustine Ngila, Quartz , 10 June 2022",
      "The two cases involved three men who sued the military for discrimination based on their HIV statuses. \u2014 Zachary Schermele, NBC News , 8 June 2022",
      "One Black doctor sued Wells Fargo for discrimination after he was turned down for a mortgage despite meeting all the criteria. \u2014 Antoine Sallis, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
      "Enter Flores, the hard-nosed, disciplined coach who came on board this offseason after he was fired by the Dolphins (and is suing the Dolphins and the NFL for racial discrimination ) despite compiling a 19-14 record the last two seasons. \u2014 Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com , 4 June 2022",
      "The residents victimized by this behavior have their own rights against the harasser, including complaining to the DFEH and even filing their own claim for discrimination . \u2014 Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "see discriminate":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1621, in the meaning defined at sense 3a":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170236"
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  "disenfranchised":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-in-\u02c8fran-\u02ccch\u012bzd"
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1818, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170503"
  },
  "disseveration":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": disseverance":[]
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      "\"+"
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dissever + -ation":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-202556"
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      "noun"
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-211302"
  },
  "disconnecting switch":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a switch that isolates a circuit or one or more pieces of electrical apparatus after the current has been interrupted by other means":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031610"
  },
  "dive":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": submerge":[
        "the submarine dived"
      ],
      ": to come or drop down precipitously : plunge":[
        "the temperature is diving"
      ],
      ": to plunge one's hand into something":[
        "dived into his pocket"
      ],
      ": to descend in a dive":[],
      ": to plunge into some matter or activity":[
        "she dove into her studies"
      ],
      ": to thrust into something":[
        "diving one's hands into the icy water"
      ],
      ": to cause to dive":[
        "dive a submarine"
      ],
      ": the act or an instance of diving: such as":[],
      ": a plunge into water executed in a prescribed manner":[
        "practicing her dives"
      ],
      ": a submerging of a submarine":[],
      ": a steep descent of an airplane at greater than the maximum speed of horizontal flight":[],
      ": a sharp decline":[
        "Stocks took a dive ."
      ],
      ": a shabby and disreputable establishment (such as a bar or nightclub)":[],
      ": a faked knockout":[
        "\u2014 usually used in the phrase take a dive a boxer accused of taking a dive"
      ],
      ": an offensive (see offensive entry 1 sense 1c ) play in which the ballcarrier plunges into the line (see line entry 1 sense 7f(2) ) for short yardage":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u012bv"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "pitch",
      "plunge",
      "sound"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "pitch",
      "plunge"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "She dove into the swimming pool.",
      "The children like to dive off the boat.",
      "The competitors will be diving from the highest platform.",
      "Many people enjoy diving on the island's coral reefs.",
      "You can't dive in this water without a wet suit.",
      "The submarine can dive to 3,000 feet.",
      "The whale dove down to deeper water.",
      "Noun",
      "She practiced her dives for the competition.",
      "This will be my first dive on a coral reef.",
      "She has done dives all around the world.",
      "The crew of the submarine prepared for a dive .",
      "The jet rolled into a dive .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "NBC News\u2019 Allan Smith and Alex Seitz-Wald dive deep into Ginni Thomas\u2019 anti-cult activism in the 1980s and 1990s and examine how Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas\u2019 wife could have been drawn into the Qanon conspiracy. \u2014 Mark Murray, NBC News , 15 June 2022",
      "According to Glassdoor, 86% of job seekers dive into company reviews and ratings to decide where to apply for a job. \u2014 Alexander Zheltov, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
      "Shoppers and tourists dive into the circling Charlotte Tilbury Union Jack taxis\u2014done in her signature muted palette\u2014that are circling Sloane Square. \u2014 Vogue , 2 June 2022",
      "Raw, clean ingredients like coconut, shea butter and protein-bonding sugars dive deep into the hair to repair damage, restore shine and give your head a sultry scent for your night out. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 2 June 2022",
      "Nancy, Robin, and Eddie dive in after him, saving him from monsters and making their way to that dimension's version of Nancy's house. \u2014 Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR , 29 May 2022",
      "These insightful, often transgressive essays dive into topics from beauty to pop culture, money to media using both personal accounts and political analysis. \u2014 Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping , 20 May 2022",
      "This summer, dive into the joy of tinkering with artworks, contraptions, exhibits, and experiences for all ages. \u2014 San Francisco Chronicle , 11 May 2022",
      "The filmmakers dive into the precarious ease of remaining ignorant to the suffering of others. \u2014 Holly Jones, Variety , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Or recall the dot-com bust of 2000, when the Nasdaq took a heart-stopping 78% dive . \u2014 Kevin Kelleher, Fortune , 22 June 2022",
      "But a deeper dive into the Amazon Prime business model reveals why the Act will stifle the benefits of innovation, decrease competitiveness, and increase costs for consumers and merchants. \u2014 Rajshree Agarwal, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
      "The Carnegie Mellon student says that being close in age to Belly helped her dive deeper into the character. \u2014 Julia Moore, PEOPLE.com , 17 June 2022",
      "On Tuesday, The New York Times published a deep dive about the success in Houston, where the homeless population has been reduced by nearly two-thirds since 2011. \u2014 Michael Smolenscolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 June 2022",
      "The Magnificent Mile for a short time will be home to a new immersive exhibit that promises a deep dive into the life and legacy of Prince. \u2014 Kayla Samoy, Chicago Tribune , 15 June 2022",
      "State Police spokesman Dave Procopio said the State Police dive team was mobilized to search some wetlands near the home. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 14 June 2022",
      "He was assisted by strong defensive plays from Brandon Nimmo in center field \u2013 including a horizontal dive on a liner to thwart a double \u2013 and was only in trouble once, when the Brewers had runners at the corners with one out in the sixth inning. \u2014 Stefan Bondy, Hartford Courant , 14 June 2022",
      "It is believed as few as 1,200 dive watches were given to Royal Navy personnel as part of their standard-issue equipment between \u201971 and \u201979. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 14 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English diven, duven , from Old English d\u0233fan to dip & d\u016bfan to dive; akin to Old English dyppan to dip \u2014 more at dip":"Verb",
      "derivative of dive entry 1":"Noun"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a":"Verb",
      "1700, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190006"
  },
  "disregardant":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": disregardful":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6dis+"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "disregard entry 1 + -ant (as in regardant )":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200828"
  },
  "div":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      "divided":[],
      "dividend":[],
      "division":[],
      "divorced":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-040616"
  },
  "diminishment":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to make less or cause to appear less",
      ": to lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of : belittle",
      ": to cause to taper (see taper entry 1 sense 1 )",
      ": to become gradually less (as in size or importance) : dwindle",
      ": taper",
      ": to make less or cause to seem less",
      ": belittle",
      ": to become gradually less or smaller"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u0259-\u02c8mi-nish",
      "d\u0259-\u02c8mi-nish"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bad-mouth",
      "belittle",
      "cry down",
      "decry",
      "denigrate",
      "deprecate",
      "depreciate",
      "derogate",
      "dis",
      "diss",
      "discount",
      "dismiss",
      "disparage",
      "kiss off",
      "minimize",
      "play down",
      "poor-mouth",
      "put down",
      "run down",
      "talk down",
      "trash",
      "trash-talk",
      "vilipend",
      "write off"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "acclaim",
      "applaud",
      "exalt",
      "extol",
      "extoll",
      "glorify",
      "laud",
      "magnify",
      "praise"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The strength of the army was greatly diminished by outbreaks of disease.",
      "The drug's side effects should diminish over time.",
      "Nothing could diminish the importance of his contributions.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Students struggle to pay attention and make good decisions, and their prospects diminish . \u2014 Quartz , 16 June 2022",
      "This unique formula includes dill seed extract to help diminish the look of lines and wrinkles. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 June 2022",
      "The second is the judiciary branch, which can severely curtail the White House\u2019s executive authority\u2014and could soon diminish it significantly in West Virginia v. EPA, a case that the Supreme Court is due to rule on in days. \u2014 Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic , 8 June 2022",
      "This Best of Beauty winner includes soothing ceramides, niacinamide, and glycerin to hydrate and diminish dark spots over time. \u2014 Angela Trakoshis, Allure , 23 May 2022",
      "The price of those offsets is linked to users\u2019 carbon footprints, declining as their footprints diminish and operating as a reward, Pal says. \u2014 Katherine Dunn, Fortune , 2 May 2022",
      "The treaty was designed in part to set aside conflicts over sovereignty by clarifying that nothing that occurs once the treaty is in force will enhance or diminish previous territorial claims. \u2014 David Nikel, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Hey, Mary Kay: If Greg Newsome plays more in the slot this season, will that diminish his role on the outside? \u2014 Ben Jones, Macon, Ga. \u2014 cleveland , 19 June 2022",
      "Like a cell phone\u2019s battery, power capacity will diminish over time. \u2014 Olivia Lipski, Good Housekeeping , 15 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English deminishen , alteration of diminuen , from Anglo-French diminuer , from Late Latin diminuere , alteration of Latin deminuere , from de- + minuere to lessen \u2014 more at minor ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-085553"
  },
  "discarding":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to get rid of especially as useless or unwanted":[
        "a pile of discarded tires",
        "They quickly discarded the idea."
      ],
      ": to remove (a playing card) from one's hand (see hand entry 1 sense 7a(1) )":[
        "discarded an ace"
      ],
      ": to play (any card except a trump ) from a suit different from the one led":[],
      ": to discard a playing card":[
        "discard at the end of your turn"
      ],
      ": the act of removing a playing card from one's hand : the act of discarding (see discard entry 1 sense 2a )":[],
      ": a card discarded":[
        "collected the discards"
      ],
      ": one that is cast off or rejected":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8di-\u02ccsk\u00e4rd",
      "dis-\u02c8k\u00e4rd",
      "di-\u02c8sk\u00e4rd",
      "\u02c8dis-\u02cck\u00e4rd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cashier",
      "cast (off)",
      "chuck",
      "deep-six",
      "ditch",
      "dump",
      "eighty-six",
      "86",
      "exorcise",
      "exorcize",
      "fling (off ",
      "jettison",
      "junk",
      "lay by",
      "lose",
      "pitch",
      "reject",
      "scrap",
      "shed",
      "shuck (off)",
      "slough (off)",
      "sluff (off)",
      "throw away",
      "throw out",
      "toss",
      "unload"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "cull",
      "reject",
      "rejection",
      "second"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for discard Verb discard , cast , shed , slough , scrap , junk mean to get rid of. discard implies the letting go or throwing away of something that has become useless or superfluous though often not intrinsically valueless. discard old clothes cast , especially when used with off, away , or out , implies a forceful rejection or repudiation. cast off her friends shed and slough imply a throwing off of something both useless and encumbering and often suggest a consequent renewal of vitality or luster. shed a bad habit finally sloughed off the depression scrap and junk imply throwing away or breaking up as worthless in existent form. scrap all the old ways would junk our educational system",
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "Remove and discard the stems.",
      "a pile of discarded tires",
      "She discarded the six of hearts.",
      "Noun",
      "toss all of your discards in the garbage",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Several had to take off their uniforms and discard them, because they were soaked in blood. \u2014 Nick Miroff, Jamie Thompson And Silvia Foster-frau, Anchorage Daily News , 11 June 2022",
      "The agency urged buyers who might have frozen or otherwise preserved stock from the two retailers to discard it immediately. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 6 June 2022",
      "America has always viewed us as a problem \u2014 what to do with us, where to place us, where to discard us. \u2014 Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times , 12 May 2022",
      "The other option, if the state does not meet revenue goals, could be to discard them, Wingfield said. \u2014 Jeff Amy, ajc , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Reduce the heat to medium and pour off all but about 2 tablespoons of the fat in the pan (if the fat burned, discard it and add 2 tablespoons of oil). \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Police say officers saw Fields remove a gun from his waistband and discard it on the sidewalk, the statement said. \u2014 Nick Stoico, BostonGlobe.com , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "Farnham still had the weapon in his hand after he was shot and ignored officers\u2019 commands to discard it, which prevented officers from approaching him safely, according to a police statement included in the video. \u2014 David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "Consumers who have the hand sanitizers should stop using them and discard them immediately. \u2014 Brett Molina, USA TODAY , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "How to recycle: Remove the pump and spray attachment and discard . \u2014 Megan Decker, refinery29.com , 12 May 2022",
      "Apart from these, the hyper-magnification of consumerism in the last few decades has fostered a use-and- discard culture across the world. \u2014 Naveen Joshi, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
      "Beginning in 2017, discard rates started a steady rise. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "To take full advantage of the compute resources at the edge, enterprises must be able to locally store, use and, most importantly, aggregate data, meaning discard any unnecessary data and send only what\u2019s necessary from the edge to the data center. \u2014 David Flower, Forbes , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "The Jaguars discard , who found his sea legs in the postseason for the Bucs last year, was Brady\u2019s most reliable weapon Sunday night. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 4 Oct. 2021",
      "Remove the vanilla bean and discard , or rinse, dry well and add to granulated sugar to make vanilla sugar. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Dec. 2020",
      "Use a spider skimmer to remove the meat and other solids and discard . \u2014 Audrey Bruno, SELF , 26 Feb. 2022",
      "Strain through a fine wire- mesh strainer, mashing mixture to release liquid; discard solids and chill. \u2014 Christopher Michel, Country Living , 4 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1578, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
      "1719, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224536"
  },
  "dive (right) in/into (something)":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to start doing (something) with enthusiasm":[
        "They dove into their work.",
        "I'm just not ready to dive (right) into another romantic relationship."
      ],
      ": to quickly reach into (a bag, pocket, etc.)":[
        "She dove into her purse to find some change."
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173609"
  },
  "dishevelled":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to throw into disorder or disarray":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8shev-\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "confuse",
      "derange",
      "disarrange",
      "disarray",
      "discompose",
      "disjoint",
      "dislocate",
      "disorder",
      "disorganize",
      "disrupt",
      "disturb",
      "hash",
      "jumble",
      "mess (up)",
      "mix (up)",
      "muddle",
      "muss",
      "rumple",
      "scramble",
      "shuffle",
      "tousle",
      "tumble",
      "upset"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "arrange",
      "array",
      "dispose",
      "draw up",
      "marshal",
      "marshall",
      "order",
      "organize",
      "range",
      "regulate",
      "straighten (up)",
      "tidy"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "decorations for the garden wedding that had been disheveled by the wind",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The unit was disheveled with furniture moved about and items on the floor. \u2014 cleveland , 18 Apr. 2020",
      "His light-gray suit is dishevelled , his tie undone. \u2014 Anthony Veasna So, The New Yorker , 3 Feb. 2020",
      "That\u2019s the burden carried by Bachmann, played by Hoffman as a dissolute, disheveled , crushed soul who still gives his all to his exacting, dangerous work. \u2014 Stephanie Zacharek, Time , 14 Nov. 2019",
      "Police observed the girl to have disheveled hair, a red bruise on her side and a patterned injury on her leg. \u2014 Erik S. Hanley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 13 Nov. 2019",
      "The unit was disheveled , with feces, either from the dog or a human, seen throughout the floor. \u2014 cleveland , 28 Sep. 2019",
      "The third trailer had a broken lock and its interior was disheveled . \u2014 cleveland , 25 Oct. 2019",
      "Officers whisked in one person after another to stand before the judge; all of them had been arrested within the past twenty-four hours, and all appeared dishevelled and exhausted. \u2014 Jennifer Gonnerman, The New Yorker , 26 June 2019",
      "There were quite a few slightly disheveled looking folks walking around holding these crazy red or blue drinks that came in what looked like a small fishbowl. \u2014 Tom Reardon, azcentral , 4 Aug. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "back-formation from disheveled":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1598, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070310"
  },
  "difficult":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": hard to do, make, or carry out : arduous":[
        "a difficult climb"
      ],
      ": hard to deal with, manage, or overcome":[
        "a difficult child",
        "having a difficult time coping with her death"
      ],
      ": hard to understand : puzzling":[
        "difficult reading",
        "found calculus too difficult"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8di-fi-(\u02cc)k\u0259lt",
      "\u02c8di-fi-\u02cck\u0259lt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "arduous",
      "Augean",
      "backbreaking",
      "challenging",
      "demanding",
      "effortful",
      "exacting",
      "formidable",
      "grueling",
      "gruelling",
      "hard",
      "heavy",
      "hellacious",
      "herculean",
      "killer",
      "laborious",
      "moiling",
      "murderous",
      "pick-and-shovel",
      "rigorous",
      "rough",
      "rugged",
      "severe",
      "stiff",
      "strenuous",
      "sweaty",
      "tall",
      "testing",
      "toilsome",
      "tough",
      "uphill"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "cheap",
      "easy",
      "effortless",
      "facile",
      "light",
      "mindless",
      "simple",
      "soft",
      "undemanding"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for difficult hard , difficult , arduous mean demanding great exertion or effort. hard implies the opposite of all that is easy. farming is hard work difficult implies the presence of obstacles to be surmounted or puzzles to be resolved and suggests the need of skill or courage. the difficult ascent of the mountain arduous stresses the need of laborious and persevering exertion. the arduous task of rebuilding",
    "examples":[
      "We were asked lots of difficult questions.",
      "I had to make a very difficult decision.",
      "We'll be hiking over difficult terrain.",
      "It's more difficult than it sounds.",
      "I found myself in a difficult position.",
      "Some difficult days lie ahead of us.",
      "These changes will make life difficult for everyone involved.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "With Thursday morning\u2019s news that the Trojans and Bruins are leaving the Pac-12 for the Big Ten Conference, travel and working with athletes\u2019 class schedules may prove more difficult on road trips given the Big Ten\u2019s location. \u2014 Luca Evans, Los Angeles Times , 30 June 2022",
      "However, the last few miles of moving applications to the cloud prove much more difficult and expensive than in the early days of the cloud, and moving is much more risky now. \u2014 Peter Bendor-samuel, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
      "Older adults with limited incomes may need to make difficult choices about what expenses to cover and may choose to prioritize health care expenses over food expenses. \u2014 Debra Brucker, The Conversation , 27 June 2022",
      "Rising prices for food, fuel and rent are making life increasingly difficult for many New Zealanders, and an explosion of gang violence has shocked suburbanites not used to worrying much about their safety. \u2014 New York Times , 27 June 2022",
      "Cost of materials and supply chain issues have made the rebuild difficult , but the couple is determined to return, hopefully in the next month. \u2014 Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic , 26 June 2022",
      "That may prove difficult given the situation landlocked Afghanistan finds itself in today. \u2014 Fazel Rahman Faizi, Chicago Tribune , 22 June 2022",
      "That may prove difficult given the situation Afghanistan finds itself in today. \u2014 Fazel Rahman Faizi, The Christian Science Monitor , 22 June 2022",
      "The issue has been a point of contention between Democrats, who are reluctant to preempt potentially stronger state measures, and Republicans, who worry about a patchwork of laws nationwide making compliance difficult for businesses. \u2014 Cristiano Lima, Washington Post , 22 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, probably back-formation from difficulte difficulty":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-223545"
  },
  "dilation and extraction":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a surgical abortion that is typically performed during the third trimester or later part of the second trimester of pregnancy and in which the death of the fetus is induced after it has passed partway through the dilated cervix":[
        "A central question is whether the Court will accept the law's definition of \"partial-birth\" abortion, a term used by antiabortion forces to describe intact dilation and extraction (D&X).",
        "\u2014 Alexi A. Wright and Ingrid T. Katz"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In 2000, the Guttmacher Institute estimated that dilation and extraction accounted for 0.17 percent of the abortions in the United States. \u2014 Alex Thomas, The New Republic , 16 May 2022",
      "The law uses a non-medical phrase to describe a late-term procedure that involves dilation and extraction of the fetus. \u2014 Cnn Editorial Research, CNN , 20 May 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1992, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065701"
  },
  "dialectalism":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a characteristic feature of a dialect":[
        "beginning to impose Castilian dialectalisms on eastern Le\u00f3n",
        "\u2014 W. J. Entwistle"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054827"
  },
  "dinker":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": one that cuts various shapes from cloth, leather, or other material by means of a dinking die":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8di\u014bk\u0259(r)"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dink entry 4 + -er":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043727"
  },
  "disaster strikes":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": something very bad happens":[
        "When disaster strikes , we will be prepared."
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000632"
  },
  "discomycete":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a fungus of the group Discomycetes":[]
    },
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      "-\u02ccm\u012b\u02c8s\u0113t",
      "\u02ccdisk\u014d\u02c8m\u012b\u02ccs\u0113t"
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    "examples":[],
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      "New Latin Discomycetes":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234229"
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    "type":[
      "adjective"
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      ": capable of being distributed":[
        "income distributable to a beneficiary",
        "\u2014 Benjamin Harrow"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u0259\u0307\u02c8striby\u0259t\u0259b\u0259l",
      "-y\u0259t\u0259-"
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    "examples":[],
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231611"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
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      ": a small locomotive":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8di\u014b-k\u0113"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "probably from dinky":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1874, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-003956"
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      "noun"
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      ": one that discriminates",
      ": a circuit that can be adjusted to accept or reject signals of different characteristics (such as amplitude or frequency)"
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      "di-\u02c8skri-m\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101-t\u0259r"
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The generator learns the channel distribution jointly with a discriminator that teaches the generator to capture the most relevant wireless features in the model. \u2014 Karl Freund, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
      "Ultimately, the discriminator was unable to distinguish a real face from a fake one. \u2014 Emily Willingham, Scientific American , 14 Feb. 2022",
      "This could be a critical discriminator for the Army, because Oshkosh is so highly regarded for its technical and manufacturing capability. \u2014 Loren Thompson, Forbes , 4 May 2021",
      "Another system, the discriminator , determines if the data passes as real or fake. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 9 Mar. 2021",
      "In some cases, the training algorithm provides the same input information to both the generator and the discriminator . \u2014 Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica , 19 Nov. 2020",
      "The discriminator 's answers are used to train the generator. \u2014 Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica , 19 Nov. 2020",
      "This turned out to be a very reliable discriminator for both authors\u2019 styles. \u2014 Theresa Machemer, Smithsonian , 28 Nov. 2019",
      "Every time the discriminator wins the battle, the generator is forced to examine its own internal logic, creating and hopefully refining into a better system. \u2014 David Grossman, Popular Mechanics , 17 June 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1828, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-111945"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
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      ": a flag held at a distance pole in a racecourse"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-112739"
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  "disquietness":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": uneasiness":[]
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    "examples":[],
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230152"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": a place where medicine or medical or dental treatment is dispensed":[]
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      "dis-\u02c8pen(t)s-(\u0259-)r\u0113",
      "di-\u02c8spen(t)s-(\u0259-)r\u0113"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Maurice Morton had to close his Motor City Kush medical dispensary . \u2014 Erin Einhorn, NBC News , 14 May 2022",
      "There is, however, a price to pay for becoming your own Good Ice dispensary . \u2014 Anthony Karcz, Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "Hoboken is set to open its first dispensary this spring, but that location did not apply for an expansion to offer recreational sales, according to the Cannabis Regulatory Commission. \u2014 Gina Cherelus, New York Times , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "The dispensary also carries non-edible hemp products like bath bombs and lotions. \u2014 Emma Balter, Chron , 31 May 2022",
      "In addition, some areas in southeastern Ohio only have one dispensary across several counties. \u2014 cleveland , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "And only one dispensary is located in a Black neighborhood. \u2014 Giacomo Bologna, Baltimore Sun , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "This is the latest development following last September\u2019s vote amending the village\u2019s zoning laws allowing for one dispensary . \u2014 chicagotribune.com , 15 Feb. 2022",
      "This is equivalent to a small edible sold at a licensed cannabis dispensary . \u2014 Christina Van Waasbergen, The Arizona Republic , 14 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1699, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-212555"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": a harsh settlement unilaterally imposed (as on a defeated nation)",
      ": decree , order"
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      "dik-\u02c8t\u00e4t"
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      "bull",
      "decree",
      "directive",
      "edict",
      "fiat",
      "rescript",
      "ruling",
      "ukase"
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      "The company president issued a diktat that employees may not wear jeans to work.",
      "a democratic government has to be something wanted by that nation's citizens and not something created by a foreign power's diktat",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In Spain, even though AVMS has not been fully implemented, there is a sense that streamers are relenting on their all-rights diktat . \u2014 Nick Vivarelli, Variety , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "Bowser is far from the first official to apparently flout her own pandemic diktat , and each new story like this invites public revolt. \u2014 Bonnie Kristian, The Week , 2 Aug. 2021",
      "Nothing brings Chinatown together quite like the sense that the city\u2019s leaders are governing by diktat . \u2014 Esther Wang, Curbed , 17 Dec. 2021",
      "This would permit a very direct route to dictatorship: amend it so that any diktat of the President is automatically an amendment. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 26 Nov. 2021",
      "In contrast to Kering's company-wide diktat , its larger rival LVMH is leaving the decision up to each individual brand's creative director. \u2014 Phil Wahba, Fortune , 24 Sep. 2021",
      "The latest evidence is the 5-4 ruling late Friday slapping down another California pandemic diktat on the freedom of worship. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 11 Apr. 2021",
      "Officials from Britain, Germany, Italy, and France have complained that despite Biden\u2019s promises of consultation, there has been more diktat than conversation on Afghanistan. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 23 Aug. 2021",
      "As Daniel Henninger of the Wall Street Journal has noted, the state bans are a reaction to an educational diktat that race be the central topic of class discussions. \u2014 Daniel J. Samet, National Review , 4 July 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"borrowed from German Diktat \"imposition, command,\" borrowed from Medieval Latin dict\u0101tum \u2014 more at dictate entry 2 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1933, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-113548"
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      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
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        "display the flag"
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      ": to make evident":[
        "displayed great skill"
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      ": to exhibit ostentatiously":[
        "liked to display his erudition"
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      ": to make a breeding (see breeding sense 4 ) display":[
        "penguins displayed and copulated"
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      ": a setting or presentation of something in open view":[
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      ": a clear sign or evidence : exhibition":[
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      ": ostentatious show":[
        "worldly display"
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      ": an eye-catching arrangement by which something is exhibited":[
        "a display of artifacts",
        "merchandise in a window display",
        "\u2014 often used with on her early paintings are currently on display"
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      ": type (see type entry 1 sense 2 ), composition, or printing designed to catch the eye":[],
      ": a pattern of behavior exhibited especially by male birds in the breeding season":[]
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      "expose",
      "flash",
      "flaunt",
      "lay out",
      "parade",
      "produce",
      "show",
      "show off",
      "sport",
      "strut",
      "unveil"
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      "exhibit",
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      "expo",
      "exposition",
      "fair",
      "show"
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    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for display Verb show , exhibit , display , expose , parade , flaunt mean to present so as to invite notice or attention. show implies no more than enabling another to see or examine. showed her snapshots to the whole group exhibit stresses putting forward prominently or openly. exhibit paintings at a gallery display emphasizes putting in a position where others may see to advantage. display sale items expose suggests bringing forth from concealment and displaying. sought to expose the hypocrisy of the town fathers parade implies an ostentatious or arrogant displaying. parading their piety for all to see flaunt suggests a shameless, boastful, often offensive parading. nouveaux riches flaunting their wealth",
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "Students displayed their projects at the science fair.",
      "Toys were displayed in the store window.",
      "Her awards are prominently displayed on the mantel.",
      "The museum displays relics found during the excavation of the site.",
      "He displayed no emotion when I told him the news.",
      "I was impressed by the care she displayed in making the flower arrangements.",
      "The rookie player displayed great skill.",
      "The company has displayed exceptional dedication to this community.",
      "Noun",
      "The library's current display features locally made crafts.",
      "Her trophies are in a display case.",
      "The celebration ended with a spectacular fireworks display .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "My egg machine is a squat ovoid in a gleamy mint-green, like something the Jetsons would display proudly in their glassy space house, or like a giggly Pixar character that would be voiced by Jenny Slate. \u2014 Rachel Syme, The New Yorker , 2 June 2022",
      "She\u2019s not the only model to proudly display her book choices. \u2014 Liana Satenstein, Vogue , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "But in humans, similar features are usually associated with tool use such as cleaning teeth with a long, sharp implement or processing animal hides\u2014behaviors that Koshima macaques do not display . \u2014 Joanna Thompson, Scientific American , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "What remains to be seen is whether the M2 will support more ports and display outputs than the M1. \u2014 Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "The company made cosmetic tweaks to security measures, at one point instructing contractors to no longer display the Ericsson logo. \u2014 Greg Miller And Louisa Loveluck, Anchorage Daily News , 27 Feb. 2022",
      "The company made cosmetic tweaks to security measures, at one point instructing contractors to no longer display the Ericsson logo. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Feb. 2022",
      "Observatory curator Michael Umbricht said visitors will find exhibits and display cases of art made by students who come to the observatory. \u2014 Carlos R. Mu\u00f1oz, BostonGlobe.com , 18 Feb. 2022",
      "Martin first imagined his NFTs as tangible wall art that people could proudly display in their home. \u2014 Amiah Taylor, Fortune , 29 Jan. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Visitors to the Studio Tour will be able to step into the greenhouse and stop to pull out a potted Mandrake as part of an interactive display . \u2014 Naman Ramachandran, Variety , 21 June 2022",
      "Apple currently has two styles of display in the MacBook range. \u2014 Ewan Spence, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
      "Perhaps his favorite topic, though, at least for now, is the nuances of artwork display . \u2014 Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter , 18 June 2022",
      "This stripe of display included touch capability, and offered a dynamic replacement for static function keys. \u2014 Brian Westover, PCMAG , 7 June 2022",
      "The rabbit was found at an antique store and used to be part of the display for a Russell Stover candy store. \u2014 Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune , 1 June 2022",
      "At the heart of the display is the Queen's Garden, an ode to her 1953 coronation gown made by Norman Hartnell, and adorned with 12 cast glass forms by glass artist Max Jacquard. \u2014 Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure , 31 May 2022",
      "However, there's no guarantee of a dazzling display even if the sky is clear and dark, NASA stressed. \u2014 Katie Hunt, CNN , 30 May 2022",
      "While the call is active, bring up the notification center by swiping down from the upper right-hand portion of the display . \u2014 Yoni Heisler, BGR , 23 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French desplaier, desploier , literally, to unfold \u2014 more at deploy":"Verb and Noun"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
      "1665, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)":"Noun"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-032041"
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      "biographical name",
      "noun"
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      ": penis":[],
      ": a mean, stupid, or annoying man":[
        "I'll bet I wasn't the only person in the room who felt like a dick nodding over the gravity of this crime.",
        "\u2014 P. J. O'Rourke"
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      ": detective entry 2":[
        "Sam Spade not only became the model for later dicks but also provided Hollywood with the classic private-eye film.",
        "\u2014 Charles Nicol"
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      ": fellow , chap":[
        "He's an odd dick , for sure."
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      ": the least amount : anything at all":[
        "Today, I was thinking, it would win all kinds of prizes at the Whitney Museum, but back in Newark in 1949 nobody knew dick about what real art was \u2026",
        "\u2014 Philip Roth"
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      "Philip K(indred) 1928\u20131982 American sci-fi writer":[]
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      "\u02c8dik"
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      "detective",
      "gumshoe",
      "hawkshaw",
      "investigator",
      "operative",
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      "private eye",
      "private investigator",
      "shamus",
      "sherlock",
      "sleuth",
      "sleuthhound"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "a novel about a hard-boiled dick and the softhearted madam who loves him"
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Dick , nickname for Richard":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1553, in the meaning defined at sense 3":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-155826"
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    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": in a manner that dissembles":[]
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      "-b(\u0259)li\u014bl\u0113"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-052730"
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  "disbalance":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": lack of balance : imbalance":[
        "the disbalance of power between the great and small states",
        "traumatic experiences which threw his personality into disbalance",
        "\u2014 Wenzell Brown"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "|\u00a6spa-",
      "d\u0259|s\u02c8bal\u0259n(t)s",
      "|\u02c8spa-",
      "(\u02c8)di|s\u00a6ba-"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dis- entry 1 + balance":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-012243"
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  "display advertising":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": advertising not under classified headings in a newspaper or magazine",
      ": advertising that utilizes various kinds of display techniques or devices (as large print, colorful makeup, or a large spread)"
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-123114"
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  "disgust":{
    "type":[
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": marked aversion aroused by something highly distasteful : repugnance",
      ": to provoke to loathing, repugnance , or aversion : be offensive to",
      ": to cause (one) to lose an interest or intention",
      ": to cause disgust",
      ": a strong feeling of dislike or annoyance for something considered sickening or bad",
      ": to cause to feel strong dislike or annoyance by being sickening or bad"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8sk\u0259st",
      "dis-\u02c8g\u0259st",
      "also",
      "di-\u02c8sk\u0259st",
      "dis-\u02c8g\u0259st"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "aversion",
      "distaste",
      "horror",
      "loathing",
      "nausea",
      "repugnance",
      "repulsion",
      "revulsion"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "gross out",
      "nauseate",
      "put off",
      "repel",
      "repulse",
      "revolt",
      "sicken",
      "turn off"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The decision apparently changed after the video was posted on Facebook, described in the Globe, and circulated among citizens who erupted in disgust . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 23 May 2022",
      "Often, Wings coach Scotty Bowman shook his head in disgust , especially when Peter Forsberg drew two penalties 32 seconds apart in the first period \u2014 a charge on Slava Kozlov and a trip on Kirk Maltby. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 15 May 2022",
      "Campbell\u2019s vendor then goes to squirt Strange with mustard in disgust , which is when the Master of the Mystic Arts takes control over the condiment-wielding hand. \u2014 Ryan Parker, The Hollywood Reporter , 8 May 2022",
      "My guide, local puma tracker and photographer Miguel Fuentealba, shook his head in disgust . \u2014 Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online , 3 May 2022",
      "The mother, in Veanne Cox\u2019s terrifyingly reptilian performance, can barely contain her disgust long enough to evacuate her son by cover of night. \u2014 New York Times , 8 May 2022",
      "The public has manifested its disgust with the GOP at the polls in recent cycles\u2014the wave election in 2018 and the election of Biden in 2020 were both, in their own way, a rejection of it. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 18 May 2022",
      "His disgust and the sight that triggered it are played for laughs, as Alison screams in epidural-free agony. \u2014 Megan Garber, The Atlantic , 12 May 2022",
      "There is century-straddling cookbook writer Marion Harland heavily relying, after her initial disgust , on canned foods. \u2014 Susan H. Gordon, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Then disgust , because this particular law targeted kids. \u2014 Lindsay Schnell, USA TODAY , 17 June 2022",
      "But when Racle made a disk image of his rare find for preservation purposes, that excitement quickly turned to disgust and distrust. \u2014 Kyle Orland, Ars Technica , 7 June 2022",
      "Respondents reacted more leniently to close others, reporting less anger and disgust toward them, rating them as less unethical, and reporting less of a desire to punish or criticize them compared to strangers. \u2014 Mark Travers, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Being the assumed carrier of that entire weight would disgust me more than the leering. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Mar. 2022",
      "Other companies attributed their moves to disgust over the Kremlin\u2019s attack on a sovereign neighbor. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Feb. 2022",
      "As more industry veterans make visits to the museum for the first time, resentment continues to simmer, with some expressing everything from confusion to downright disgust about the programming. \u2014 Tatiana Siegel, Rolling Stone , 14 Jan. 2022",
      "Strollers, bikers and runners on Ocean Front Walk expressed everything from sadness to disgust to pronounced disinterest in a giant sign along the famous boardwalk that suggests people should disdain vaccines that combat the COVID-19 pandemic. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 Nov. 2021",
      "The relief the consumer feels upon getting their goods back gives way to disgust and sadness over how they were treated. \u2014 Ron Hurtibise, sun-sentinel.com , 22 Aug. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1598, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "1616, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-123345"
  },
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      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the quality or state of being continuous or lasting":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English diuturnite , from Latin diuturnitat-, diuturnitas , from diuturnus + -itat-, -itas -ity":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-060516"
  },
  "dive (right) in":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
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    "definitions":[
      ": to start doing something with enthusiasm"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-125002"
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  "dispensatory":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a medicinal formulary":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8spen(t)-s\u0259-\u02cct\u022fr-\u0113",
      "dis-\u02c8pen(t)-s\u0259-\u02cct\u014dr-\u0113, -\u02cct\u022fr-"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1566, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-030722"
  },
  "distale":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": any of the distal row of carpal or tarsal bones":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u0259\u0307\u02c8sta(\u02cc)l\u0113",
      "-\u0101(\u02cc)l\u0113",
      "-\u00e4(\u02cc)l\u0113"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from dist- + Latin -ale (neuter of -alis -al)":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210746"
  },
  "disapprove (of)":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "to hold an unfavorable opinion of my sister disapproves of my smoking"
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    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-131140"
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  "dilutant":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": diluent":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u012b|\u02c8l\u00fct\u1d4ant",
      "d\u0259\u0307| also |l\u02c8y\u00fc-"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222118"
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  "distrustless":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": having no distrust or suspicion : unsuspecting , innocent":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-l\u0259\u0307s"
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      "We may have to divest assets to raise capital.",
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      "New York State\u2019s pension fund plans to start shedding its fossil fuels holdings, and Maine became the first state last year to require both its Treasury and its public employee pension fund to divest from fossil fuels. \u2014 New York Times , 27 May 2022",
      "Chelsea, a Premier League soccer club in England, sold this week for $3.1 billion \u2014 an international record \u2014 to an American group after Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich was forced by British sanctions to divest the team. \u2014 Tyler J. Davis, Detroit Free Press , 26 May 2022",
      "Divest When a practice is not paying off, successful leaders know when and how to divest from it, Alli said. \u2014 Carmela Chirinos, Fortune , 26 May 2022",
      "That changed this year with The CW\u2019s corporate backers, CBS Studios (a division of Paramount Global) and Warner Bros. Discovery\u2019s Warner Bros. TV, looking to divest the network from their respective portfolios. \u2014 Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 May 2022",
      "During the 2010s, most oil companies failed to turn a profit, validating activists\u2019 demands that institutions should divest of fossil-fuel stock. \u2014 Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic , 11 May 2022",
      "In the strategy document released by Icon, Mr. Hawkins put the likelihood Cfius would force PDSTI to divest at 50%. \u2014 Kate O\u2019keeffe, WSJ , 8 Feb. 2022",
      "Right now, there is a great dichotomy going on as retailers are buying real estate while chains are being urged by activists to divest themselves of properties. \u2014 Walter Loeb, Forbes , 1 Nov. 2021",
      "For example, regulators will almost certainly force Rogers to divest some of Shaw\u2019s wireless assets. \u2014 Kait Bolongaro, Bloomberg.com , 31 Mar. 2021"
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      "Not doing so is doing a disservice to a brand or business. \u2014 Larry Todd, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
      "In rejecting a request by the defense for probation, U.S. District Judge Matthew Kennelly said Tuesday that Massey did a disservice to the legitimate protesters who were trying to call attention to the issue of police misconduct. \u2014 Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune , 10 May 2022",
      "Simply put, voters deserve better than to be at the mercy of a convention system that caters to the worst impulses of politics and does a disservice to our democratic representation. \u2014 Robert Gehrke, The Salt Lake Tribune , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Calling Deadpool 3 a sequel might do the movie a disservice . \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 25 Feb. 2022",
      "Historians say that limiting the World Heritage nomination to the Edo period does a disservice to Japanese cultural memory. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Feb. 2022",
      "The only Democrat on the conference committee, Sen. Donna Soucy, of Manchester, said putting the state\u2019s two largest cities in the same district was a disservice to rural communities. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 18 May 2022",
      "And that would\u2019ve been a disservice to Brenda and Erica Lafferty \u2014 and to the truth. \u2014 Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "To adhere too strictly to any strain of reggae music would be a disservice to her talents and to her audience. \u2014 Carrie Battan, The New Yorker , 21 Mar. 2022"
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      "Even some on the right have become disenchanted with the American project and are prepared to quit on it on grounds that it is already lost or hopelessly corrupted. \u2014 The Signers, National Review , 12 May 2022",
      "The young Auden enchanted and disenchanted , wove some beautiful images while dispelling others. \u2014 Alan Jacobs, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "By then, Patti was still pursuing his art practice as a sculptor, though feeling a little disenchanted with it, while Langley was enrolled in a Mechanical Engineering degree at NYU. \u2014 Mark Holgate, Vogue , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "This type of system doesn\u2019t promote creativity or feedback, leading to disenchanted employees who will most likely seek greener pastures. \u2014 Austin Speck, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "In the past two years, Americans have become disenchanted with work, leading to major strikes and what is being called the Great Resignation. \u2014 Outside Online , 7 Feb. 2022",
      "Heti is calculatedly resacralizing a disenchanted world. \u2014 Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "Yet the brothers' timing aligned in 2002; Robin, growing a bit disenchanted with his own career, failed to qualify for the Salt Lake City Games. \u2014 Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY , 9 Feb. 2022",
      "A decade before the Revolutionary War, when colonial Americans had yet to become disenchanted with British rule, the New York Assembly ordered an equestrian statue of George III from the workshop of London sculptor Joseph Wilton. \u2014 Wendy Bellion, Smithsonian Magazine , 28 Jan. 2022"
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      "1832, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "borrowed from Latin \u2014 more at difference entry 1":""
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      "She disrobed and stepped into the bathtub.",
      "the doctor instructed the patient to disrobe himself before the examination",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "At one point, one of the men told her to go into the bathroom and told her to disrobe to search her, then threatened to rape her, charges allege. \u2014 Meredith Colias-pete, chicagotribune.com , 17 Jan. 2022",
      "In another, an audience of 11-to-13-year-olds asks probing questions about the bodies of adults who disrobe before them. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 26 Feb. 2021",
      "According to the suit, that crew members would not permit Spears to close the lavatory door, so she was forced to disrobe in full view of passengers sitting in the first-class cabin. \u2014 Author: Lori Aratani, Anchorage Daily News , 18 June 2020",
      "One evening, at a dancy gay bar in Houston, sometime after eleven but almost certainly before one, the crowd reached that point in the evening where people start disrobing , loosening ties and opening buttons and wrapping hoodies around their waists. \u2014 Bryan Washington, The New Yorker , 1 June 2020",
      "When she was done speaking, the policemen ordered her to disrobe and raped her, one after the other, in front of everyone. \u2014 David Stavrou, Harper's Magazine , 30 Mar. 2020",
      "When she was done speaking, the policemen ordered her to disrobe and raped her, one after the other, in front of everyone. \u2014 David Stavrou, Harper's Magazine , 30 Mar. 2020",
      "When she was done speaking, the policemen ordered her to disrobe and raped her, one after the other, in front of everyone. \u2014 David Stavrou, Harper's Magazine , 30 Mar. 2020",
      "When they weren\u2019t stuck in school (or disrobing by the pool), the teens in Fast Times at Ridgemont High spent most of their time at the Sherman Oaks Galleria. \u2014 Tyler Coates, Wired , 8 Apr. 2020"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020155"
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    "type":[
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      "verb"
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      "dispirited by the overwhelming amount of information needed to write the report",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Those deeply engaged with their mosques are dispirited by the loss of physical congregations. \u2014 Anna Piela, The Conversation , 22 May 2020",
      "The movie\u2019s internalized emotions and elliptical style can allow small things to make large points \u2014 as when Kris rides, without comment, in the back seat of Abe\u2019s truck rather than shotgun \u2014 but the overall mood rarely rises above dispiriting . \u2014 Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times , 30 Apr. 2020",
      "That\u2019s dispiriting given a massive government fiscal relief effort and Federal Reserve actions aimed at shoring up the financial system, as health experts urge social distancing to combat the spread of the disease. \u2014 Vince Golle And Sarina Yoo / Bloomberg, Time , 10 Apr. 2020",
      "Testimony Ignored Particularly dispiriting for State Department officials during Trump\u2019s Senate trial was the degree to which their testimony was ignored. \u2014 Nick Wadhams, Bloomberg.com , 29 Apr. 2020",
      "Those who find this dispiriting should assuage their disappointment with how the Democratic primary turned out byinvolving themselves in other political efforts. Engage with a race somewhere down-ballot. \u2014 Osita Nwanevu, The New Republic , 15 Apr. 2020",
      "And just like last year, this five-game snapshot features a three-game winning streak sandwiched between a dispiriting Week 1 loss to the Packers and a three-point probably-shoulda-won upset loss on the road. \u2014 Dan Wiederer, chicagotribune.com , 12 Oct. 2019",
      "The Wolverines split their two home games this week, with a dispiriting last-minute loss to Ohio State on Wednesday before a crucial nine-point win against Michigan State on Saturday. \u2014 Orion Sang, Detroit Free Press , 10 Feb. 2020",
      "His job proves exhausting and dispiriting over the years, but his kindly boss comes through with a retirement pension. \u2014 Sarah Ruden, National Review , 23 Jan. 2020"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-192800"
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      "Medieval Latin dispensativus , from Latin dispensatus + -ivus -ive":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021746"
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    "examples":[
      "a society that prized conformity very highly and treated dissenters of any kind very harshly",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Councilman Clayton Perry, of District 10 on the Northeast Side, was the lone dissenter . \u2014 Megan Stringer, San Antonio Express-News , 2 June 2022",
      "Thomas was the lone dissenter from that order, giving no explanation. \u2014 Greg Stohr, Fortune , 14 May 2022",
      "The dissenter , Trump appointee Judge Barbara Lagoa, included in a footnote a mention of the new Omicron variant, which had not been discussed in the case. \u2014 Tierney Sneed, CNN , 10 Dec. 2021",
      "The character of Smith presents Miller\u2019s character John Proctor as a courageous dissenter who stands firm against the hysteria and false accusations of the trials. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 May 2022",
      "Justice Sonia Sotomayor, whose parents were born in Puerto Rico, was the lone dissenter . \u2014 Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, whose parents were born in Puerto Rico, was the lone dissenter . \u2014 Mark Sherman, USA TODAY , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Panic struck with Mobutu\u2019s speech and the appearance of a dissenter in the ranks: Herbert Ganslmayr, the director of the \u00dcbersee-Museum, in Bremen, who vocally championed restitution. \u2014 Julian Lucas, The New Yorker , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Thomas was the lone dissenter when the court cleared the way for some of Trump\u2019s White House papers to be turned over to the congressional panel investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack. \u2014 Greg Stohr, Bloomberg.com , 9 Apr. 2022"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1925, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182053"
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  "disserviceable":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
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    "definitions":{
      ": counterproductive":[]
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      "di(s)-\u02c8s\u0259r-v\u0259-s\u0259-b\u0259l"
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1635, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-195114"
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    "type":[
      "verb"
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      ": to prove to be false or wrong : refute":[
        "disprove a theory"
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      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8pr\u00fcv",
      "dis-\u02c8pr\u00fcv"
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      "belie",
      "confound",
      "confute",
      "debunk",
      "disconfirm",
      "discredit",
      "falsify",
      "rebut",
      "refute",
      "shoot down"
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      "confirm",
      "establish",
      "prove",
      "validate",
      "verify"
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    "examples":[
      "Magellan's circumnavigation of the globe disproved any lingering notions that the earth is flat.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "While Lanez\u2019s side continues to do everything in their power to disprove Megan\u2019s case in the court of public opinion, Megan is looking forward to seeing how things play out before a judge and jury when the trial begins in September. \u2014 Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Musk has produced no evidence to disprove Twitter's statement that fewer than 5 percent of monetizable daily active users (mDAUs) are spam or fake. \u2014 Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica , 26 May 2022",
      "Contemporary extrapolations based on what the Soviets did or did not do will always be impossible to fully prove or disprove . \u2014 Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Inspired by a 1909 exhibition led to disprove U.S. claims to northeastern Greenland, the film sees Cole as Iver P. Iversen, an inexperienced mechanic who joins Danish explorer Ejnar Mikkelsen (Coster-Waldau) on his journey. \u2014 Marta Balaga, Variety , 16 Feb. 2022",
      "For most other defenses, the burden is on the prosecutor to disprove them, Raybin said. \u2014 chicagotribune.com , 26 Jan. 2022",
      "The devices, meant to ensure that officers were meeting department standards, at times also helped police disprove false claims. \u2014 Steve Marble, Los Angeles Times , 20 Sep. 2021",
      "The president, Jackson boasted, had aced a cognitive assessment meant to disprove claims that his mental health was deteriorating. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 June 2021",
      "These records disprove claims by Clinton administration officials and others (including Gorbachev himself) that the topic wasn\u2019t discussed, or discussed only in reference to a reunified Germany. \u2014 Jordan Michael Smith, The New Republic , 28 Jan. 2022"
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      "Middle English, from Anglo-French desprover , from des- dis- + prover to prove":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172152"
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      "adjective"
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      ": of or relating to the Dinornithidae":[]
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      "(\u02c8)d\u012b\u00a6n\u022frn\u0259th\u0259\u0307d"
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    "examples":[],
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      "dinornithid after New Latin Dinornithidae dinornithidae ; dinornithic from New Latin Dinornith-, Dinornis dinornis + -ic entry 1":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-022235"
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  "disconnector":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": disconnecting switch":[]
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      "\"+"
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    "examples":[],
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-180210"
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      "adjective",
      "noun"
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      ": a slow, solemn, and mournful piece of music":[],
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      "\u02c8d\u0259rj"
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      "elegy",
      "lament",
      "requiem",
      "threnody"
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    "examples":[
      "bagpipes played a haunting dirge at the funeral for the fallen leader",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The second movement, processional and severe, is a pavane, not a dirge ; this music needs motion, and Bach Collegium imbued this most famous of the symphony\u2019s movements with a sense of solemn dance lost at a slower tempo. \u2014 Luke Schulze, San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 May 2022",
      "The prisoners\u2019 choral dirge is heated by squeals of brass, smoking underneath; along with Betty\u2019s enigmatically tender aria, this is the most intriguing music of the opera. \u2014 New York Times , 15 May 2022",
      "Standing at the edge, the three clergymen intoned a dirge , in a low, melodious chant. \u2014 Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker , 2 May 2022",
      "Helping pull the whole construct together is Hazma Bouchnak\u2019s original score, which stretches from dirge -like ominousness to more playfully expressive moods. \u2014 Dennis Harvey, Variety , 15 Dec. 2021",
      "This is accompanied by the men of court singing a solemn dirge for seemingly hours on end. \u2014 Alice Burton, Vulture , 23 Nov. 2021",
      "The road sang a dirge , the girls danced in sadness. \u2014 Romeo Oriogun, The New Yorker , 25 Oct. 2021",
      "Tamara Stewart played a mournful dirge on her bagpipe, an honor guard placed a wreath on a truck bearing a bent and rusty beam salvaged from the twin tower wreckage. \u2014 Andrew Wolfson, The Courier-Journal , 12 Sep. 2021",
      "How times change: When Joss Whedon came on to complete this Avengers-style epic, he was viewed as a genius with a golden touch, sure to bring some heart and humor to Snyder\u2019s soggy, dire dirge . \u2014 Tim Grierson, Vulture , 27 May 2021"
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      "Middle English dirige , the Office of the Dead, from the first word of a Late Latin antiphon, from Latin, imperative of dirigere to direct \u2014 more at dress":""
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      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020035"
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    "type":[
      "verb"
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      ": unmask":[]
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      "(\u02c8)dis+",
      "d\u0259s"
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle French desmasquer , from des- dis- entry 1 + masque mask":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045603"
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    "type":[
      "adjective"
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      ": made one half step less than perfect or minor":[
        "a diminished fifth"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1751, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "noun"
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      ": dispenser":[],
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English dispensatour , from Medieval Latin dispensator , from Latin, household manager, treasurer, from dispensatus + -or":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-033459"
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      "noun"
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      ": panelboard sense 3":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021206"
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
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      ": constituting a separate entity : individually distinct":[
        "several discrete sections"
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      ": consisting of distinct or unconnected elements : noncontinuous":[],
      ": taking on or having a finite or countably infinite number of values":[
        "discrete probabilities",
        "a discrete random variable"
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      "\u02c8dis-\u02cc",
      "di-\u02c8skr\u0113t",
      "dis-\u02c8kr\u0113t, \u02c8dis-\u02cc"
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      "detached",
      "disconnected",
      "free",
      "freestanding",
      "separate",
      "single",
      "unattached",
      "unconnected"
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      "attached",
      "connected",
      "joined",
      "linked"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for discrete distinct , separate , discrete mean not being each and every one the same. distinct indicates that something is distinguished by the mind or eye as being apart or different from others. two distinct versions separate often stresses lack of connection or a difference in identity between two things. separate rooms discrete strongly emphasizes individuality and lack of connection. broke the job down into discrete stages",
    "examples":[
      "The idea is to disconnect the memory from the reactions to the memory, so that although the memory of the traumatic event remains, the everyday things that can trigger fear and panic, such as trash blowing across the interstate or a car backfiring \u2026 are restored to insignificance. The trauma thus becomes a discrete event, not a constant, self-replicating, encompassing condition. \u2014 Sue Halpern , New Yorker , 19 May 2008",
      "Eliminating stress entirely is not an option. If there are discrete sources of stress in your life\u2014a relationship, a job, a health problem\u2014you can and should take action to try to mitigate them. But my experience is that we all are subject to a kind of conservation law of stress. If stress recedes in one area, it seems to increase in another. \u2014 Time , 17 Oct. 2005",
      "The newer, digital phones broadcast their communications in discrete bursts of energy, whereas analog devices employ continuous signals. \u2014 Janet Raloff , Science News , 12 Feb. 2000",
      "several discrete sections to this vast medical complex, including a college of pharmacology and a research center",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Prior to the 2015 Obama rule, the EPA had used the provision only a handful of times to regulate pollutants from discrete sources. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 30 June 2022",
      "Four of the other standard bosses have the same three or four discrete phases of clever, confounding attacks, and the expansion pack's final boss is a bit more intense to beat in a single session. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 30 June 2022",
      "For instance, some people could work exclusively with high-value clients and some people could address only claims for certain types of procedures, or loans for discrete types of property. \u2014 Michael Cupps, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
      "From lighting in its Delta collection, a discrete sconce of two moon-like discs, one reflective and the other in eclipse, illuminates the entry. \u2014 New York Times , 30 June 2022",
      "The 10,698-square-foot Mediterranean-style main house is complemented by two small discrete guest houses. \u2014 Demetrius Simms, Robb Report , 18 May 2022",
      "Yet somehow the pages fail to accumulate into something larger than the sum of their discrete selves. \u2014 Vivian Gornick, The Atlantic , 16 May 2022",
      "Pimples contain tiny and discrete bacterial infections. \u2014 Maddie Bender, Scientific American , 1 June 2022",
      "At the same time, a discrete Ukrainian national identity was beginning to emerge. \u2014 Lowell Barrington, The Conversation , 23 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English discrete, discret, discreet \u2014 more at discreet":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-022936"
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": given to or marked by dissipation : dissolute":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8di-s\u0259-\u02ccp\u0101-t\u0259d"
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      "corrupt",
      "debased",
      "debauched",
      "decadent",
      "degenerate",
      "degraded",
      "demoralized",
      "depraved",
      "dissolute",
      "jackleg",
      "libertine",
      "loose",
      "perverse",
      "perverted",
      "rakehell",
      "rakehelly",
      "rakish",
      "reprobate",
      "sick",
      "unclean",
      "unwholesome",
      "warped"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "pure",
      "uncorrupt",
      "uncorrupted"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "the dissipated and drunken son of the wealthiest man in the county",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "White\u2019s dissipated dark side was no secret to his friends. \u2014 Nancy Bilyeau, Town & Country , 1 Feb. 2022",
      "The break is so complete that there was little left to tell, just a few years in which Capote becomes a dissipated caricature of himself on the way to a lonely and pitiful death. \u2014 al , 11 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1744, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231424"
  },
  "dissentience":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the quality or state of being dissentient : disagreement":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u0259\u0307\u02c8sench(\u0113)\u0259|n(t)s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-181656"
  },
  "disappoint":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to fail to meet the expectation or hope of : frustrate":[
        "the team disappointed its fans",
        "He disappointed his parents with his decision."
      ],
      ": to fail to meet a hope or expectation : to cause disappointment":[
        "where the show disappoints most is in the work of the younger generation",
        "\u2014 John Ashbery"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-\u0259-\u02c8p\u022fint",
      "\u02ccdi-s\u0259-\u02c8p\u022fint"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cheat",
      "dissatisfy",
      "fail",
      "let down"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "content",
      "gratify",
      "satisfy"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "The team disappointed its fans.",
      "The show may disappoint some viewers.",
      "The novel disappoints by being predictable and overly long.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Apple's new 13-inch MacBook Pro is a little tough to recommend given the options in Apple's lineup, but that doesn't change the key takeaway: The new second-generation M2 chip doesn't disappoint . \u2014 Samuel Axon, Ars Technica , 23 June 2022",
      "Tim Burton doesn't disappoint with this dark, yet romantic, film. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 22 June 2022",
      "The goosebump-inducing exhibit, complete with a circling Drogon in the background, doesn\u2019t disappoint . \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 19 June 2022",
      "The misadventures of the Channel 4 news team never disappoint . \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 19 June 2022",
      "Even though his team lost to Utah's Corner Canyon 73-59, Williams didn't disappoint . \u2014 Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic , 18 June 2022",
      "Just like the rest of the lavish wedding, the food did not disappoint . \u2014 Antonia Debianchi, PEOPLE.com , 14 June 2022",
      "Fortunately, Noah didn't disappoint , and followers quickly congratulated the country artist on his first career venture away from all the Idol voters. \u2014 Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping , 14 June 2022",
      "For him and his friends, Pop-Up Pride did not disappoint . \u2014 Camille Caldera, BostonGlobe.com , 12 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English disapointen to dispossess, from Middle French desapointer , from des- dis- + appointer to arrange \u2014 more at appoint":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1513, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-223012"
  },
  "disorderly house":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": brothel":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "bagnio",
      "bawdy house",
      "bordello",
      "brothel",
      "cathouse",
      "sporting house",
      "stew",
      "whorehouse"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "the penalty for anyone convicted of running a disorderly house in the city",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The owner of the home was cited for keeping a disorderly house . \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 30 Sep. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "euphemism":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1749, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-204114"
  },
  "disastrousness":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the quality or state of being disastrous"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-172457"
  },
  "disilicate":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a silicate containing two atoms of silicon in the molecule":[
        "sodium disilicate"
      ]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)d\u012b+"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "di- + silicate":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055450"
  },
  "discriminant function":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a function of a set of variables that is evaluated for samples of events or objects and used as an aid in discriminating between or classifying them":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1936, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-181844"
  },
  "diluent":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a diluting agent (such as the vehicle in a medicinal preparation)":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dil-y\u0259-w\u0259nt",
      "-y\u00fc-\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Over-the-counter antigen tests from manufacturers including Abbott Labs and Quidel contain a diluent that users are instructed to mix with a sample collected from a nasal swab. \u2014 Megan Cerullo, CBS News , 4 Jan. 2022",
      "If too little or too much diluent , or reagent, is used, even that can deliver a false negative or positive result. \u2014 Megan Cerullo, CBS News , 4 Jan. 2022",
      "Depending on what formulation Pfizer produces pediatric doses in, that might require adding a different amount of diluent to each injection or using a different vial or syringe. \u2014 Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 8 Oct. 2021",
      "Depending on what formulation Pfizer produces pediatric doses in, that might require adding a different amount of diluent to each injection or using a different vial or syringe. \u2014 Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 8 Oct. 2021",
      "Depending on what formulation Pfizer produces pediatric doses in, that might require adding a different amount of diluent to each injection or using a different vial or syringe. \u2014 Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 8 Oct. 2021",
      "Some formulations of the Pfizer vaccine must be mixed with a solution, or diluent . \u2014 Catherine Ho, San Francisco Chronicle , 16 Nov. 2021",
      "Depending on what formulation Pfizer produces pediatric doses in, that might require adding a different amount of diluent to each injection or using a different vial or syringe. \u2014 Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 8 Oct. 2021",
      "Depending on what formulation Pfizer produces pediatric doses in, that might require adding a different amount of diluent to each injection or using a different vial or syringe. \u2014 Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 8 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin diluent-, diluens , present participle of diluere":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1721, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210642"
  },
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    "type":[
      "idiom"
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    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-211624"
  },
  "disenfranchise":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-\u1d4an-\u02c8fran-\u02ccch\u012bz",
      "\u02ccdi-s\u1d4an-\u02c8fran-\u02ccch\u012bz",
      "\u02ccdis-in-\u02c8fran-\u02ccch\u012bz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "They disenfranchised poor people by making property ownership a requirement for registering to vote.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "While there has been no evidence of fraud, the actions by the commission in rural Otero County had threatened to disenfranchise more than 7,300 voters in the politically conservative area of southern New Mexico. \u2014 Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 19 June 2022",
      "Some Scripps Ranch residents complained that the proposal would disenfranchise them by taking away their ability to vote in the 2022 school board elections. \u2014 Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 Dec. 2021",
      "When World War II ended 10 years earlier, Black soldiers from the South returned home demanding equal rights, leading to a resurgence of Jim Crow laws, ostensibly designed to disenfranchise them. \u2014 Arluther Lee, ajc , 19 Oct. 2020",
      "McConnell tried to rebuff concerns among Democrats that GOP state lawmakers across the country are trying to disenfranchise minority voters by pointing to record-high turnout for all voters in the 2020 election. \u2014 Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, chicagotribune.com , 22 Jan. 2022",
      "The proposal also would disenfranchise his district\u2019s Armenian community, warned Krekorian, the council\u2019s first Armenian-American. \u2014 David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times , 30 Sep. 2021",
      "Brnovich is presently defending two Arizona election laws, which an appeals court this year found tended to disproportionately disenfranchise minority voters, before the Supreme Court. \u2014 Ian Macdougall, ProPublica , 3 Nov. 2020",
      "Republicans said that the point of new legislation is not to disenfranchise Black people and that federal legislation would usurp state's rights. \u2014 Meg Cunningham, ABC News , 20 Apr. 2021",
      "Republicans insist voter reform is essential to prevent future fraud, while Democrats claim the new laws disenfranchise disabled people, black people, and other minorities. \u2014 Rob Crilly, Washington Examiner , 15 Apr. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1664, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205228"
  },
  "discreteness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": constituting a separate entity : individually distinct":[
        "several discrete sections"
      ],
      ": consisting of distinct or unconnected elements : noncontinuous":[],
      ": taking on or having a finite or countably infinite number of values":[
        "discrete probabilities",
        "a discrete random variable"
      ]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dis-\u02cc",
      "di-\u02c8skr\u0113t",
      "dis-\u02c8kr\u0113t, \u02c8dis-\u02cc"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "detached",
      "disconnected",
      "free",
      "freestanding",
      "separate",
      "single",
      "unattached",
      "unconnected"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "attached",
      "connected",
      "joined",
      "linked"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for discrete distinct , separate , discrete mean not being each and every one the same. distinct indicates that something is distinguished by the mind or eye as being apart or different from others. two distinct versions separate often stresses lack of connection or a difference in identity between two things. separate rooms discrete strongly emphasizes individuality and lack of connection. broke the job down into discrete stages",
    "examples":[
      "The idea is to disconnect the memory from the reactions to the memory, so that although the memory of the traumatic event remains, the everyday things that can trigger fear and panic, such as trash blowing across the interstate or a car backfiring \u2026 are restored to insignificance. The trauma thus becomes a discrete event, not a constant, self-replicating, encompassing condition. \u2014 Sue Halpern , New Yorker , 19 May 2008",
      "Eliminating stress entirely is not an option. If there are discrete sources of stress in your life\u2014a relationship, a job, a health problem\u2014you can and should take action to try to mitigate them. But my experience is that we all are subject to a kind of conservation law of stress. If stress recedes in one area, it seems to increase in another. \u2014 Time , 17 Oct. 2005",
      "The newer, digital phones broadcast their communications in discrete bursts of energy, whereas analog devices employ continuous signals. \u2014 Janet Raloff , Science News , 12 Feb. 2000",
      "several discrete sections to this vast medical complex, including a college of pharmacology and a research center",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Prior to the 2015 Obama rule, the EPA had used the provision only a handful of times to regulate pollutants from discrete sources. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 30 June 2022",
      "Four of the other standard bosses have the same three or four discrete phases of clever, confounding attacks, and the expansion pack's final boss is a bit more intense to beat in a single session. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 30 June 2022",
      "For instance, some people could work exclusively with high-value clients and some people could address only claims for certain types of procedures, or loans for discrete types of property. \u2014 Michael Cupps, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
      "From lighting in its Delta collection, a discrete sconce of two moon-like discs, one reflective and the other in eclipse, illuminates the entry. \u2014 New York Times , 30 June 2022",
      "The 10,698-square-foot Mediterranean-style main house is complemented by two small discrete guest houses. \u2014 Demetrius Simms, Robb Report , 18 May 2022",
      "Yet somehow the pages fail to accumulate into something larger than the sum of their discrete selves. \u2014 Vivian Gornick, The Atlantic , 16 May 2022",
      "Pimples contain tiny and discrete bacterial infections. \u2014 Maddie Bender, Scientific American , 1 June 2022",
      "At the same time, a discrete Ukrainian national identity was beginning to emerge. \u2014 Lowell Barrington, The Conversation , 23 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English discrete, discret, discreet \u2014 more at discreet":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-180006"
  },
  "dial bird":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": any of several songbirds of India (such as the magpie robin) related to the European robin":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u012b(\u0259)l-"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "by folk etymology from Hindi dahiy\u0101l":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1738, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-011853"
  },
  "discarnate":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having no physical body : incorporeal"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "dis-\u02c8k\u00e4r-n\u0259t",
      "-\u02ccn\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "dis- + -carnate (as in incarnate )"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1882, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-184514"
  },
  "dimidiation":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a formation of marshaling by joining the dexter half of one heraldic shield with the sinister half of another divided per pale or sometimes per bend":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02ccmid\u0113\u02c8\u0101sh\u0259n"
    ],
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Late Latin dimidiation-, dimidiatio action of halving, from Latin dimidiatus + -ion-, -io -ion":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064411"
  },
  "disaster relief":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": money to help rebuild an area after a disaster":[
        "The state is asking for federal disaster relief ."
      ]
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    "synonyms":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163743"
  },
  "distance signal":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": one of a system of signals in the shape of spheres, cones, or cylinders used for communication at sea (as when conditions of wind prevent use of signal flags)":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200524"
  },
  "dive brake":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a retractable usually hinged flap that may be extended into the airstream to increase the aerodynamic drag and thereby reduce the speed of a diving airplane"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-195606"
  },
  "distance ring":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a ring (as one shrunk on a piston) to separate two other rings"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-200450"
  },
  "discount house":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
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      ": a firm selling branded goods (as consumer durables) at a discount from list prices":[],
      ": bill broker":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-180358"
  },
  "disordinate":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": inordinate , immoderate":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)dis+",
      "d\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English disordinat , from dis- entry 1 + ordinat ordinate":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205949"
  },
  "disposal":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the power or authority to make use of as one chooses : the power or authority to dispose of something":[
        "The car was at my disposal ."
      ],
      ": the act or process of disposing : such as":[],
      ": orderly placement or distribution":[
        "the disposal of troops along the ridge"
      ],
      ": regulation , administration":[],
      ": the act or action of presenting or bestowing (see bestow sense 4 ) something":[
        "disposal of favors",
        "the disposal of property"
      ],
      ": a device used to reduce waste matter (as by grinding)":[
        "putting food scraps down the disposal"
      ]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "dis-\u02c8p\u014d-z\u0259l",
      "di-\u02c8sp\u014d-z\u0259l"
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      "discarding",
      "disposition",
      "dumping",
      "jettison",
      "junking",
      "removal",
      "riddance",
      "scrapping",
      "throwing away"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "the disposal of nuclear waste",
      "trash disposal is on Wednesday in our neighborhood",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "For smaller departments, fewer students taking fewer credit hours means fewer dollars at their disposal . \u2014 David Jesse, Detroit Free Press , 23 June 2022",
      "Thought leadership utilizes the knowledge and skills your business already has at its disposal . \u2014 Jessica Wong, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
      "There are a number of tools at their disposal , but the most effective in this situation is to cool the economy by raising interest rates. \u2014 Nicole Goodkind, CNN , 19 June 2022",
      "Canyon Point, Utah Guests of the luxury, 600-acre Amangiri resort have the unique world of southern Utah recreation at their disposal , including seven different guided via ferrata tours. \u2014 J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine , 15 June 2022",
      "Russian troops have advanced in Ukraine over recent weeks by firing vast amounts of artillery supplied largely by rail from Russia, which has large munition stocks at its disposal . \u2014 Daniel Michaels, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
      "As the trickster god, Loki has magic at his disposal , but only Classic Loki (Richard E. Grant) uses it heavily in the fight. \u2014 Ew Staff, EW.com , 13 June 2022",
      "Tenants have a few tools at their disposal when a landlord or management company turns a blind eye. \u2014 New York Times , 11 June 2022",
      "Caruso seems to have a few bucks at his disposal and loves running TV and social media ads. \u2014 Steve Lopezcolumnist, Los Angeles Times , 11 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1630, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-011753"
  },
  "dispireme":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a supposed late phase in mitotic division characterized by association of each set of daughter chromosomes into a spireme and now usually considered an observational artifact":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "di- + spireme":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063515"
  },
  "dikkop":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": stone curlew":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8di\u02cck\u00e4p"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Afrikaans, from dik thick (from Dutch, from Middle Dutch dicke ) + kop head, from Dutch, from Middle Dutch cop, coppe drinking vessel, skull; akin to Old High German dicki thick":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233730"
  },
  "discount market":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an open market in which negotiable instruments (as acceptances, bills, and notes) are discounted \u2014 compare bank discount":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-160559"
  },
  "dive for":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to suddenly jump toward (something that is on or near the ground)":[
        "He dove for the ball.",
        "When the shooting started, he dove for cover .",
        "\u2014 sometimes used figuratively Her books always have me diving for my dictionary."
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-180859"
  },
  "discriminative":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": making distinctions":[],
      ": discriminatory sense 2":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8skri-m\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101-tiv",
      "-\u02c8skri-m\u0259-n\u0259-"
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    "synonyms":[
      "differential",
      "discriminating",
      "discriminational",
      "discriminatory"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "nondiscriminatory"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "fighting laws which were grossly discriminative",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Asking certain questions can come off as offensive or discriminative (e.g., questions about family orientation, age, physical attributes, etc.). \u2014 Imani Carroll, Forbes , 27 Jan. 2022",
      "While the goal has been to automate tasks critical to containing the spread of Covid-19, many accuse the apps of being intrusive, discriminative , unsafe and ineffective. \u2014 Alexey Shliakhouski, Forbes , 15 Nov. 2021",
      "In 2019, the Chinese government issued a directive banning a wide range of discriminative measures against women in the hiring process, including asking women about their marital and childbearing status. \u2014 Jessie Yeung And Nectar Gan, CNN , 5 June 2021",
      "Health care data science firm Cogitativo analyzed thousands of health insurance claims and local demographics in California to assess the most predictive and discriminative factors leading to poor outcomes following Covid-19 infection. \u2014 Deidre Mcphillips, CNN , 25 Feb. 2021",
      "In New York City, Uber ran a campaign on taxi drivers being discriminative toward people of color, leading to City Hall dropping a bill that would have capped the number of Uber drivers in 2015. \u2014 Michelle Cheng, Quartz , 4 Nov. 2020",
      "Known for their hyper-selective and discriminative taste, hypebeasts search for the freshest trends\u2014especially limited-release lifestyle products. \u2014 Courtney Coffman, The Atlantic , 19 June 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1677, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-214130"
  },
  "disillusioned":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": having lost faith or trust in something formerly regarded as good or valuable":[
        "becoming more and more disillusioned with politics",
        "Overworked, tired, disillusioned , with a shaky marriage, the district attorney finally gets a case that he really wants to prosecute.",
        "\u2014 The New York Times Book Review",
        "The camps grew restive and disillusioned , but refused to give up.",
        "\u2014 Nora Levin",
        "The disillusioned children of troubled marriages suffer from their parents' transgressions long into adulthood.",
        "\u2014 Marianne Gingher"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-\u0259-\u02c8l\u00fc-zh\u0259nd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The public statements of other former employees suggest disillusioned attrition is an agency pattern. \u2014 Tracy Rosenthal, The New Republic , 19 May 2022",
      "Tuesday speech offered little to bring disillusioned swing voters to his side. \u2014 Karl Rove, WSJ , 11 May 2022",
      "The draft opinion may change their calculus in meaningful ways, especially with suburban women and disillusioned base voters, those strategists say. \u2014 New York Times , 3 May 2022",
      "While downtown Los Angeles saw a building boom in the past decade, the region\u2019s disillusioned urban planners will tell you that, to date, such laws have not halted sprawl. \u2014 Emily Witt, The New Yorker , 3 May 2022",
      "Zhang Zihe, a 23-year-old undergraduate medical student in Shanghai, told NBC News that her experience on the front lines had left her disillusioned about China\u2019s pandemic approach. \u2014 NBC News , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "When finishing my studies I was pretty disillusioned with the doomerism about humanity\u2019s future. \u2014 Alex Zhavoronkov, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
      "With each passing year bringing more economic hardship, Mr. Ngwarati says, he slowly became increasingly disillusioned . \u2014 Jeffrey Moyo, The Christian Science Monitor , 13 May 2022",
      "He was frustrated, disillusioned and ultimately didn\u2019t believe his organization was capable of meaningful change. \u2014 Jonathan H. Westover, Forbes , 18 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1858, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-034157"
  },
  "dissatisfy":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to fail to satisfy : displease":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8sa-t\u0259s-\u02ccf\u012b",
      "(\u02cc)di(s)-\u02c8sa-t\u0259s-\u02ccf\u012b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cheat",
      "disappoint",
      "fail",
      "let down"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "content",
      "gratify",
      "satisfy"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "She was dissatisfied by the poor service.",
      "a restaurant serving portions that will not dissatisfy even the heartiest eater",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The balancing act has sometimes left policymakers dissatisfied . \u2014 Joaquin Palomino, SFChronicle.com , 20 May 2020",
      "Joshua Lott for The New York Times Long dissatisfied with the doctor treating his diabetes, Reginald Relf decided to fight through whatever was causing his nagging cough. \u2014 John Eligon, New York Times , 10 May 2020",
      "The survey found 52% of respondents were dissatisfied with the government\u2019s handling of the virus outbreak. \u2014 Isabel Reynolds, Bloomberg.com , 8 May 2020",
      "This small group that was dissatisfied or angry represented just one in 10 Republican primary voters. \u2014 Jennifer De Pinto, CBS News , 13 Feb. 2020",
      "In a few cases, companies unhappy with how their drug was graded or dissatisfied with the price have pulled out of the German market. \u2014 Noam N. Levey, latimes.com , 19 June 2019",
      "Jimmy finds this, all of this, completely dissatisfying . \u2014 EW.com , 14 Apr. 2020",
      "Democrats said that they were dissatisfied with worker protections in the bill, which was written by Republicans, and that the rules on corporate bailouts are too lax. \u2014 NBC News , 23 Mar. 2020",
      "And, as my experience shows, a call that seems successful can later prove dissatisfying \u2014 yet there\u2019s no mechanism to retroactively evaluate the call. \u2014 Sarah Ruth Bates, BostonGlobe.com , 8 Aug. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1656, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-183809"
  },
  "dismast":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to remove or break off the mast of":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8mast"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1747, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004058"
  },
  "disagree (with)":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "to make an assertion that is contrary to one made by (another) she disagreed with me when I said that the jacket was dark blue"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-214020"
  },
  "diketo-":{
    "type":[
      "combining form"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": containing two ketone groups":[
        "\u2014 in names of chemical compounds diketo adipic acid"
      ],
      "\u2014 compare ket-":[
        "\u2014 in names of chemical compounds diketo adipic acid"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "International Scientific Vocabulary di- + ket-":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-203145"
  },
  "disenroll":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6dis+"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dis- entry 1 + enroll":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055811"
  },
  "diketene":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an unsaturated pungent liquid lactone C 4 H 4 O 2 made by spontaneous dimerization of ketene in solution and used chiefly in making derivatives of acetoacetic acid":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)d\u012b+"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "di- + ketene":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-023846"
  },
  "dibs on":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of dibs on US , informal \u2014 used to say one is making a claim (to something) \"I call dibs on the front seat!\""
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-221617"
  },
  "diagnosis related group":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": drg":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1977, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004256"
  },
  "discovered check":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a position in chess in which check has been discovered":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171302"
  },
  "discrepant":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": being at variance : disagreeing":[
        "widely discrepant conclusions"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8skre-p\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "clashing",
      "conflicting",
      "disagreeing",
      "discordant",
      "incompatible",
      "incongruous",
      "inconsistent",
      "inconsonant",
      "inharmonious",
      "mutually exclusive",
      "repugnant"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "accordant",
      "agreeing",
      "compatible",
      "concordant",
      "conformable (to)",
      "congruent",
      "congruous",
      "consistent",
      "consonant",
      "correspondent (with ",
      "harmonious",
      "nonconflicting"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "There had always been a question about what to do with observations (known as \"outliers\") that are wildly discrepant from the mean. Obviously the observer has made a huge mistake somewhere\u2014for example, reversing the digits when transcribing a number\u2014but the fundamental premise of the law of errors is that mistakes should never be thrown out. How are astronomers supposed to distinguish between inaccuracies and sheer blunders? \u2014 Louis Menand , The Metaphysical Club , 2001",
      "Relatively few laboratories could get experimental suppression systems to work, and many experiments proved difficult to reproduce reliably. As discrepant results accumulated, the proposed regulatory networks became \"more and more baroque,\" Germain says. As time passed, investigators began questioning whether suppressor cells existed at all. \u2014 Scientific American , December 1990",
      "The truth perhaps lies somewhere between these two very discrepant views. \u2014 Mark Griffith , Notes and Queries , March 1990",
      "widely discrepant conclusions on the impact the real estate development would have on the local environment",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This year would be a good time to ask, as Silver Oak turns 50, with a look back at the brand\u2019s seemingly discrepant (but in reality, brilliant) consistency in style against a background of constant innovation. \u2014 Sara L. Schneider, Robb Report , 22 May 2022",
      "Their goal is to exploit the slivers of doubt and discrepant results that always exist in science in order to challenge the consensus views of scientific experts. \u2014 Mano Singham, Scientific American , 7 Sep. 2020"
    ],
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      "Middle English discrepante \"contradictory,\" borrowed from Latin discrepant-, discrepans, present participle of discrep\u0101re \"to differ in sound, be out of tune, be inconsistent,\" from dis- dis- + crep\u0101re \"to clatter, rattle\" \u2014 more at crepitate":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191835"
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  "distance learning":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": a method of study where teachers and students do not meet in a classroom but use the Internet, email, mail, etc., to have classes":[]
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163606"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": an unsightly object":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)di(s)+",
      "d\u0259(s)"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dis- entry 1 + sight":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191619"
  },
  "dissentingly":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": in a manner that shows or expresses dissent":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-060944"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
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      ": feeling or showing disgust : disturbed physically or mentally by something distasteful":[
        "He's disgusted by all the attention people give to celebrities.",
        "He had a disgusted expression on his face.",
        "She was disgusted with the decision.",
        "And there it was, all over, and they were engaged as quick as that \u2026 There was nothing romantic about it and I was never so disgusted in my life.",
        "\u2014 Lucy Maud Montgomery"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "dis-\u02c8g\u0259-",
      "also diz-",
      "di-\u02c8sk\u0259-st\u0259d"
    ],
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      "nauseated",
      "repelled",
      "repulsed",
      "revolted",
      "shocked",
      "sick",
      "sickened"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "from past participle of disgust entry 2":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1602, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210820"
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  "different beast":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an entirely different thing":[
        "Reading modern English is one thing, but understanding Shakespeare is an entirely different beast ."
      ]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-181910"
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  "disentwine":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": untwine , disentangle":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6dis+"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dis- entry 1 + entwine":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205047"
  },
  "dictator":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": one holding complete autocratic control : a person with unlimited governmental power":[],
      ": one ruling in an absolute (see absolute sense 2 ) and often oppressive way":[
        "fascist dictators"
      ],
      ": one who says or reads something for a person to transcribe or for a machine to record : one that dictates (see dictate entry 1 sense 1 )":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "dik-\u02c8t\u0101-",
      "\u02c8dik-\u02cct\u0101-t\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "caesar",
      "despot",
      "f\u00fchrer",
      "fuehrer",
      "oppressor",
      "pharaoh",
      "strongman",
      "tyrannizer",
      "tyrant"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "The country was ruled by a military dictator .",
      "the dictator had a fierce stranglehold on the country, keeping its people in poverty and ignorance",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro was quick to congratulate Petro and his running mate. \u2014 Fox News , 20 June 2022",
      "But, in telling this story, the committee made Pence out to be a hero, a kind of last man standing between a near- dictator and American democracy. \u2014 Jill Filipovic, CNN , 16 June 2022",
      "The move empowers Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, a brutal dictator that the Trump administration hit with harsh sanctions to encourage regime change. \u2014 Dan Eberhart, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
      "And last but not least ... The story of the car that the Shah gave to Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu and how it is being remade by artists. \u2014 Carolina A. Mirandacolumnist, Los Angeles Times , 11 June 2022",
      "And, and looking at what happened with a clear view that this was a plot to throw out the votes of Americans and install basically a dictator . \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 10 June 2022",
      "But as Francis wrestles with how forcefully to condemn a dictator , this time Vladimir Putin of Russia, Kertzer has unearthed some frightening evidence about the cost of keeping quiet about mass killings. \u2014 Jason Horowitz, BostonGlobe.com , 27 May 2022",
      "So with a vote share that would make a dictator grin (99.2 percent), John Lee became the fifth person selected to lead the city in the postcolonial era. \u2014 Timothy Mclaughlin, The Atlantic , 25 May 2022",
      "Yet, once again, a dictator in Moscow has replaced progress with devastation. \u2014 The New Yorker , 23 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English dictatour, borrowed from Latin dict\u0101tor, from dict\u0101re \"to say repeatedly, speak aloud words to be transcribed by another, issue as an order\" + -tor, agent suffix \u2014 more at dictate entry 1":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-053444"
  },
  "discrimination":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": prejudiced or prejudicial outlook, action, or treatment",
      ": the act, practice, or an instance of discriminating categorically rather than individually",
      ": the quality or power of finely distinguishing",
      ": the act of making or perceiving a difference : the act of discriminating",
      ": the process by which two stimuli differing in some aspect are responded to differently",
      ": the practice of unfairly treating a person or group differently from other people or groups of people",
      ": the ability to see differences",
      ": the process by which two stimuli differing in some aspect are responded to differently : differentiation"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02ccskri-m\u0259-\u02c8n\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "di-\u02ccskri-m\u0259-\u02c8n\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "dis-\u02cckrim-\u0259-\u02c8n\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "demarcation",
      "discreteness",
      "distinction",
      "separation"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The law prohibits discrimination in hiring.",
      "He sued the company for age discrimination .",
      "the animal's impressive scent discrimination",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Systemic discrimination in housing and lending policies has been a prime engine of social and economic inequality among communities of color. \u2014 CNN , 19 June 2022",
      "In 2016, guardians of three girls attending Charter filed a lawsuit against the school claiming that its dress code prohibiting female students from wearing shorts or pants, was discrimination . \u2014 Sydney Hoover, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
      "In a damning letter Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Education said that treatment from the Utah college was intentional discrimination . \u2014 Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune , 15 June 2022",
      "In the wake of news reports that some Qatari hotels would not accept guests from the LGTBQ community during the upcoming World Cup, football\u2019s global governing body issued a statement June 1 insisting that there would be no discrimination . \u2014 Sarah Dadouch, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
      "But experts said that discrimination against female trees is not a cause. \u2014 Mike Damiano, BostonGlobe.com , 4 June 2022",
      "However, employment discrimination is still high for LGBTQ+ individuals. \u2014 Fortune , 2 June 2022",
      "The discrimination that Black and LGBTQ people have faced in the health care system is what inspired medical student Mikiko Thelwell to find her calling. \u2014 Tat Bellamy-walker, NBC News , 1 June 2022",
      "Vaccination Discrimination \u00b7 63% agree that the rejection of unvaccinated candidates is discrimination . \u00b7 57% said that unvaccinated people at their company are discriminated against. \u2014 Shep Hyken, Forbes , 29 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "see discriminate"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1621, in the meaning defined at sense 3a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-005832"
  },
  "distanceless":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": lacking the effect of distance":[
        "in the clear atmosphere the mountains seemed distanceless"
      ],
      ": not allowing an extended view or visibility":[
        "a foggy distanceless day"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-l\u0259\u0307s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070707"
  },
  "discrepate":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": discriminate , distinguish":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8diskr\u0259\u02ccp\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin discrepatus , past participle of discrepare":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-001747"
  },
  "dikerion":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a two-branched candlestick symbolizing the divine and human natures in Christ used by the bishop for blessing during the service \u2014 compare trikerion":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "t\u035fh\u0113\u02c8k\u0113ry\u022fn"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Greek dik\u0113rion , from Greek di + Late Greek k\u0113rion wax candle, from Greek, honeycomb, from k\u0113ros wax":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041150"
  },
  "disgustful":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": provoking disgust":[],
      ": full of or accompanied by disgust":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8sk\u0259st-f\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1616, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042115"
  },
  "disposal field":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an area of ground under whose surface the overflow from a septic tank is distributed in drain tile to be absorbed in the soil":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-192530"
  },
  "disinherit":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to prevent deliberately from inheriting something (as by making a will)":[],
      ": to deprive of natural or human rights or of previously held special privileges":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8he-r\u0259t",
      "\u02ccdis-\u1d4an-\u02c8her-\u0259t",
      "\u02ccdis-in-\u02c8her-\u0259t",
      "\u02ccdi-s\u1d4an-\u02c8her-\u0259t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "She threatened to disinherit her son and leave him penniless.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But Larry\u2019s third daughter, Caroline, has her doubts\u2014an attitude that infuriates him and leads to his decision to disinherit her. \u2014 Dinitia Smith, WSJ , 6 May 2022",
      "Political differences are also not a reason to disinherit a child. \u2014 Christine Fletcher, Forbes , 28 June 2021",
      "Her life of exile\u2014her father would disinherit her\u2014took her to New York, Europe, Montreal and finally, in a semi-homecoming, North Carolina. \u2014 Sam Sacks, WSJ , 28 May 2021",
      "Crucially, Poe wrote his story in poverty in Baltimore after being disinherited by his wealthy stepfather and while his wife was dying of tuberculosis. \u2014 Megan O\u2019grady, New York Times , 8 Apr. 2020",
      "Some insurers do just that, but most pay the beneficiaries after the first death, disinheriting the surviving spouse, says annuity expert and CFP Michael Kitces of Columbia, Maryland. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Aug. 2019",
      "If Wallace and Klemmer were declared to be in violation and disinherited , their right as beneficiaries would skip them and go to their children. \u2014 Ryan O\u2019halloran, The Denver Post , 13 Sep. 2019",
      "Jane\u2019s son Edward was at best a useless boy-king, and at worst a divisive religious extremist who disinherited his sisters. \u2014 Anne Th\u00e9riault, Longreads , 25 May 2018",
      "According to court documents, Nupson\u2019s mother considered disinheriting her because of her personal problems. \u2014 Bob Fernandez, Philly.com , 26 Feb. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234704"
  },
  "divd":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      "dividend":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-212514"
  },
  "diverging meniscus":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a meniscus lens that is thicker at the edge than in the center":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065642"
  },
  "disposable weight":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": all weights on an aircraft other than the fixed weight":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041545"
  },
  "disinhabit":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": dispeople":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6dis+"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dis- entry 1 + inhabit":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-053055"
  },
  "disserve":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to serve badly or falsely : harm"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)di(s)-\u02c8s\u0259rv"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1629, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-030607"
  },
  "discase":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": undress":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u0259\u0307s",
      "(\u02c8)dis+"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dis- entry 1 + case (noun)":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010223"
  },
  "dike ridge":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a hogback in which the formation resistant to erosion is a dike":[],
      ": a small wall-like ridge on a glacier resulting from differences in the rate of melting":[],
      ": any small wall-like ridge (such as one along a shore) resulting from differences in the rate of erosion":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-181746"
  },
  "dis aliter visum":{
    "type":[
      "Latin phrase"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": it seemed otherwise to the gods : fate had different plans"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccd\u0113s-\u02cc\u00e4-li-\u02ccter-\u02c8w\u0113-\u02ccsu\u0307m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-033530"
  },
  "disproportionable":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": disproportional , disproportionate"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6dis+"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-035108"
  },
  "dialect geographer":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": linguistic geographer":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1932, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070712"
  },
  "disingenuous":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": lacking in candor",
      ": giving a false appearance of simple frankness : calculating"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-in-\u02c8jen-y\u0259-w\u0259s",
      "-y\u00fc-\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "\"It's had nine murders since 1937\u2014about the same as you would get in many small towns.\" This was correct, but a wee disingenuous . The AT [Appalachian Trail] had no murders in its first thirty-six years and nine in the past twenty-two. \u2014 Bill Bryson , A Walk in the Woods , 1999",
      "\u2026 and he egged Badger on, asking a disingenuous question about the antivivisection rally in Cleveland, and as Badger took the thought up and chewed it over, the Doctor made as if to excuse himself. \u2014 T. Coraghessan Boyle , The Road to Wellville , 1993",
      "\u2026 he has a disingenuous way of resorting to slang when he wants to make a big point but is afraid of sounding pretentious. \u2014 Karen Schoemer , New York Times Book Review , 31 Oct. 1993",
      "Unity is at best an ideal, at worst a disingenuous political slogan. \u2014 Salman Rushdie , The Independent on Sunday , 25 Nov. 1990",
      "Her recent expressions of concern are self-serving and disingenuous .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Passion can\u2019t be faked \u2013 so choose wisely There is nothing worse than company campaigns that claim to care about a certain cause or issue, only to be exposed as disingenuous by their own customer base. \u2014 Bianca Barratt, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
      "This is disingenuous considering Oklahoma ranks 40th in the nation for maternal deaths. \u2014 Jenny Singer, Glamour , 26 May 2022",
      "Chris Taylor, a committee spokesman, said efforts by Republicans to court Black voters were disingenuous given the voting records among those in the party on pandemic relief, criminal justice reform and clean air and water legislation. \u2014 New York Times , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "Both the question, and the analysis, are disingenuous . \u2014 Fabio Bertoni, The New Yorker , 13 May 2022",
      "Third, Ramaswamy\u2019s underlying claim about the role of politics in business is disingenuous . \u2014 Tim Mcdonnell, Quartz , 11 May 2022",
      "The politicians screaming the loudest are being disingenuous . \u2014 WSJ , 10 May 2022",
      "And Republican worries about voter fraud have for years been disproportionate, if not disingenuous . \u2014 D.j. Tice, Star Tribune , 24 July 2021",
      "In an age obsessed with the elusive notion of authenticity, restaurants love to say that their menus reflect the spirit of their owners\u2019 own kitchens, a comforting, if often disingenuous , claim. \u2014 New York Times , 10 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1655, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-052104"
  },
  "divagate":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to wander or stray from a course or subject : diverge , digress":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8di-",
      "\u02c8d\u012b-v\u0259-\u02ccg\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Late Latin divagatus , past participle of divagari , from Latin dis- + vagari to wander \u2014 more at vagary":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1599, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-060931"
  },
  "disroof":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": unroof":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)dis+",
      "d\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dis- entry 1 + roof (noun)":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171514"
  },
  "disorderly conduct":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a petty offense chiefly against public order and decency that falls short of an indictable misdemeanor":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "He was arrested and charged with criminal trespass, disorderly conduct -intoxication and failure to disclose personal information. \u2014 Cheryl Higley, cleveland , 25 June 2022",
      "After a trial without a jury, McFadden convicted Griffin in March of entering a restricted area outside the Capitol during the riot on Jan. 6, 2021, but acquitted him of a disorderly conduct charge. \u2014 Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 19 June 2022",
      "Miller was fined $500 for a disorderly conduct charge. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2022",
      "Detroit Police Chief Isaiah McKinnon said there 17 disorderly conduct arrests and three more for other minor offenses. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 9 June 2022",
      "Newman later pleaded guilty to a disorderly conduct charge associated with the incident and resigned from the district, commission documents said. \u2014 Alec Johnson, Journal Sentinel , 8 June 2022",
      "Wisconsin's disorderly conduct law doesn't include a force or deadly weapon component. \u2014 Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 20 May 2022",
      "Willie Smith, 40, faces a charge of disrupting an educational institution and a 15-year-old boy is charged with disorderly conduct -fighting, the Tucson Police Department told Fox News. \u2014 Fox News , 6 May 2022",
      "For disorderly conduct tickets, a school official signs as the complaining witness. \u2014 Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica , 28 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1786, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222721"
  },
  "disavouch":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": disavow":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6dis+"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dis- entry 1 + avouch":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-014628"
  },
  "diffuse":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": being at once verbose and ill-organized":[
        "a diffuse report from the scene of the earthquake"
      ],
      ": not concentrated or localized":[
        "diffuse lighting",
        "diffuse sclerosis"
      ],
      ": to pour out and permit or cause to spread freely":[
        "a drop of blue dye diffused in a glass of water"
      ],
      ": extend , scatter":[
        "diffusing their ideas throughout the continent"
      ],
      ": to spread thinly or wastefully":[
        "a government in which power is diffused"
      ],
      ": to spread out or become transmitted especially by contact":[
        "The civilization diffused westward."
      ],
      ": to undergo diffusion":[
        "heat from the radiator diffusing throughout the room"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8fy\u00fcs",
      "di-\u02c8fy\u00fcz",
      "dif-\u02c8y\u00fcs",
      "dif-\u02c8y\u00fcz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "circuitous",
      "circumlocutory",
      "garrulous",
      "logorrheic",
      "long-winded",
      "pleonastic",
      "prolix",
      "rambling",
      "verbose",
      "windy",
      "wordy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "compact",
      "concise",
      "crisp",
      "pithy",
      "succinct",
      "terse"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for diffuse Adjective wordy , verbose , prolix , diffuse mean using more words than necessary to express thought. wordy may also imply loquaciousness or garrulity. a wordy speech verbose suggests a resulting dullness, obscurity, or lack of incisiveness or precision. the verbose position papers prolix suggests unreasonable and tedious dwelling on details. habitually transformed brief anecdotes into prolix sagas diffuse stresses lack of compactness and pointedness of style. diffuse memoirs that are so many shaggy-dog stories",
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "The forest was filled with a soft, diffuse light.",
      "a diffuse speech that took a great deal of time to make a very small point",
      "Verb",
      "The heat from the radiator diffuses throughout the room.",
      "The heat was diffused throughout the room.",
      "The photographer uses a screen to diffuse the light.",
      "an area of diffused light",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "First, there are two ultra- diffuse galaxies that appear to be satellite members of a massive group dominated by NGC 1052: DF2 and DF4. \u2014 Ethan Siegel, Forbes , 22 June 2021",
      "In Los Angeles County, the impacts of the pandemic have been relatively diffuse , with millions of residents suffering and grieving in isolation across a famously vast sprawl. \u2014 Matthew Bloch, New York Times , 29 Jan. 2021",
      "In large part, that\u2019s because the CO2 in power plant emissions is relatively diffuse . \u2014 Tim Mcdonnell, Quartz , 13 Aug. 2020",
      "Kraftwerk\u2019s studio albums have been sampled liberally (by Jay-Z, Afrika Bambaataa, Coldplay), but its influence feels even more diffuse and profound. \u2014 Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker , 6 May 2020",
      "Like one of the smooth wood sculptures inside, its solid form twists and in some cases fractures, opening up large skylights that bring diffuse illumination into the galleries. \u2014 Sam Lubell, Los Angeles Times , 2 Apr. 2020",
      "In the United States, a younger and more diffuse population means the peak comes a bit later and doesn't rise as high per capita, but the larger population means that over 2 million people end up dead. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 17 Mar. 2020",
      "Artificial light includes both direct lighting, such as street lights and commercial signs, and skyglow, a more diffuse illumination that spreads beyond urban centers and can be brighter than a full moon. \u2014 Katie Hunt, CNN , 3 Feb. 2020",
      "The image captures a wide array of phenomena; some fall under the category of halos, while the more diffuse shadings closer to the moon are from a corona. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Jan. 2020",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "This will help the fridge diffuse heat better and run more efficiently. \u2014 Mimi Montgomery, Washington Post , 28 June 2022",
      "Stay calm, rational and collected by adding the neurochemical oxytocin to diffuse the situation: Take deep breaths with full exhalation to regulate your blood pressure, reduce your fear response and uncover the opportunities. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
      "Head coach Monty Williams tried to diffuse the Suns\u2019 humbling loss, instead attempting to take the blame rather than placing it on the players. \u2014 Dj Siddiqi, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
      "Recently, a handful of galaxies have been identified that are dim and diffuse , and appear to have relatively little dark matter. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 18 May 2022",
      "Andy eventually came backstage in an attempt to diffuse the argument. \u2014 Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com , 10 May 2022",
      "Commonly, a kanoun (brazier) is used to gently diffuse the heat. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Blending with a Beautyblender or your fingers works well too, particularly to diffuse a silky, cream blush. \u2014 Emily Rekstis, Allure , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "These are the warmest areas of the body, which help to diffuse the scent molecules. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, \"dispersed, verbose (of speech or writing),\" borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French diffus, borrowed from Latin diff\u016bsus \"spread over a wide area, (of writing) extensive, verbose,\" from past participle of diffundere \"to pour out over a wide surface, spread, extend, squander\" \u2014 more at diffuse entry 2":"Adjective",
      "Middle English, in past participle diffusid, borrowed from Latin diff\u016bsus, past participle of diffundere \"to pour out over a wide surface, spread out, extend, squander,\" from dif-, assimilated form of dis- dis- + fundere \"to pour, shed\" \u2014 more at found entry 5":"Verb"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1612, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-040035"
  },
  "dispiritingly":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": in a dispiriting manner":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-202321"
  },
  "disprovided":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": unprovided , unsupplied":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6dis+"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dis- entry 1 + provided":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-235323"
  },
  "discount rate":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the interest on an annual basis deducted in advance on a loan":[],
      ": the charge levied by a central bank for advances and rediscounts":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Taiwan's central bank raised its benchmark discount rate by 12.5 basis points to 1.5% and lowered its economic growth outlook for the year. \u2014 Medora Lee, USA TODAY , 16 June 2022",
      "Saba's choice of discount rate was a major point of contention. \u2014 Ryan Finley, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
      "The Cowen analysts used a discount rate of 10% to compute the present value of their free cash flow forecasts for Amazon. \u2014 Hersh Shefrin, Forbes , 31 Aug. 2021",
      "In turn, that hurt tech stocks whose future cash flows are worth less in today\u2019s terms when a higher discount rate is applied. \u2014 Caitlin Mccabe, WSJ , 6 Jan. 2022",
      "Depending on the discount rate of your future earnings, is that probabilistic money better kept as future earnings (yielding nothing), or invested in a solar array in Ghana? \u2014 Matthew Harris, Forbes , 22 Oct. 2021",
      "One approach involves adjusting the discount rate , or weighted average cost of capital. \u2014 Lindsay Patrick, Fortune , 22 Feb. 2022",
      "New York state uses a 2% discount rate to produce its current social cost of carbon of $125 per ton. \u2014 Jim Krane, The Conversation , 12 Feb. 2022",
      "But most of the time there is a tighter focus on the outlook for earnings and the discount rate . \u2014 James Mackintosh, WSJ , 1 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1827, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-204451"
  },
  "divisible":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": capable of being divided":[
        "a number divisible by 3"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u0259-\u02c8vi-z\u0259-b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "separable"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "indivisible",
      "inseparable"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "9 is divisible by 3",
      "easily divisible into enough pieces for everyone",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "All the numbers from 501 to 1,000 \u2014 half of the set \u2014 form a primitive set, as no number is divisible by any other. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 6 June 2022",
      "The building owner is marketing the site as divisible , meaning more than one business may end up occupying the space. \u2014 Sean Mcdonnell, cleveland , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "The Julian calendar creates an extra day every four years, and does not follow the century- divisible -by-400 rule. \u2014 CNN , 15 Feb. 2022",
      "Occurs in every year that is divisible by four and only in century years that are evenly divided by 400. \u2014 CNN , 15 Feb. 2022",
      "If this distance is divisible by 8 inches\u2014the finished width of a piece of siding\u2014you're in luck. \u2014 Merle Henkenius, Popular Mechanics , 12 July 2021",
      "This can be relatively straightforward when the refresh rate is divisible by the frame rate, as the TV can show multiples of the same frame. \u2014 Simon Hill, Wired , 15 Sep. 2021",
      "Mortgages are another form of debt that are divisible in a divorce. \u2014 Dallas News , 13 May 2021",
      "But experiments taught us that atoms were made of nuclei and electrons, and those nuclei are divisible into protons and neutrons. \u2014 Ethan Siegel, Forbes , 18 Mar. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233206"
  },
  "discountable":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": set apart for discounting",
      ": subject to being discounted",
      ": set apart for discounting",
      ": subject to being discounted"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8skau\u0307n-t\u0259-b\u0259l",
      "\u02c8di-\u02ccskau\u0307n-",
      "dis-\u02c8kau\u0307n-t\u0259-b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1771, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-091304"
  },
  "divergency":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": divergence":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u012b-",
      "d\u0259-\u02c8v\u0259r-j\u0259n(t)-s\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bifurcation",
      "divarication",
      "divergence",
      "separation"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "convergence"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "a growing divergency of opinion on that hot-button issue",
      "a warning that no divergency from the church's traditional teachings on the subject would be permitted"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "diverg(ence) + -ency":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1709, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-053726"
  },
  "divestitive":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": having the function or effect of divesting":[
        "a divestitive fact puts an end to a right altogether",
        "\u2014 T. E. Holland"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-st\u0259tiv"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "divestit ure + -ive":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-001951"
  },
  "diddy box":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of diddy box variant of ditty box"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-101513"
  },
  "discommendable":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": deserving disapproval, blame, or unfavorable comment":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6dis+"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182831"
  },
  "dinitrotoluene":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": any of six isomeric toxic crystalline compounds CH 3 C 6 H 3 (NO 2 ) 3 formed by nitration of nitrotoluenes: such as":[],
      ": the yellow isomer obtained as the sole first product from para -nitrotoluene and used chiefly in making dyes and explosives":[],
      ": a commercial mixture of two or more of the isomers":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\"+"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "International Scientific Vocabulary dinitro- + toluene":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194731"
  },
  "divestiture":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the act of divesting":[],
      ": the compulsory transfer of title or disposal of interests (such as stock in a corporation) upon government order":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "chiefly Southern -t(y)u\u0307(\u0259)r",
      "-ch\u0259r",
      "d\u012b-\u02c8ves-ti-\u02ccchu\u0307r, d\u0259-, -ch\u0259r",
      "d\u012b-\u02c8ve-st\u0259-\u02ccchu\u0307r",
      "d\u0259-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Divestitures are used to break up monopolies.",
      "Before divestiture , the telephone company monopolized the state.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Among them, Pioneer\u2019s output fell 2% from a quarter earlier, adjusting for a divestiture . \u2014 Ryan Dezember, WSJ , 23 May 2022",
      "Raytheon Intelligence & Space, which manufacturers satellite equipment, radar components and other systems, posted first-quarter sales of $3.6 billion, down 5% that Raytheon attributed to a business divestiture . \u2014 Stephen Singer, Hartford Courant , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "The divestiture process and the Postal Service\u2019s growing relationship with XPO raise new concerns for some ethics experts about DeJoy\u2019s long history with the logistics industry. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 June 2021",
      "The company had drawn up contingency plans that included a costly divestiture of AvtoVAZ, which produces Russia\u2019s Lada brand, a person close to Renault said. \u2014 Nick Kostov, wsj.com , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "Previously, Norway\u2019s huge sovereign wealth fund began its divestiture of Russian holdings, while Norway\u2019s premier energy producer, Equinor, has stepped away from its joint projects in Russia. \u2014 Milton Ezrati, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "Isolation, divestiture Freezing the Russian central bank\u2019s foreign currency reserves is a shocking breach of the tradition of treating such an institution with the respect due a sovereign nation. \u2014 Michael Taylor, San Antonio Express-News , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "The capable John Stankey, AT&T\u2019s CEO, certainly feels shareholder pressure to complete his company\u2019s WarnerMedia divestiture and merger as soon as possible. \u2014 Steven Tian, Fortune , 7 Feb. 2022",
      "Um, but anyway, uh, governor Dwayne\u2019s executive order is calling for the divestiture of Rez Russian investments by all. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 4 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "divest + -iture (as in investiture )":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1601, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-192646"
  },
  "disauxiny":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a disturbance in auxin relations of plants sometimes associated with disease":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "di\u02c8s\u022fks\u0259\u0307n\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dis- entry 1 + auxin + -y":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173022"
  },
  "dispossess":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to put out of possession or occupancy":[
        "dispossessed the nobles of their land"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-p\u0259-\u02c8zes",
      "also -\u02c8ses"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "divest",
      "expropriate",
      "oust"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "The land was settled by dispossessing the native people who lived here.",
      "opponents of gentrification claim that the process unfairly dispossesses poorer residents of their long-established homes",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Extremists, including some right-wing Israeli politicians, have expanded their efforts to dispossess Palestinian residents of an East Jerusalem neighborhood. \u2014 Aaron David Miller And Daniel Kurtzer, CNN , 12 May 2021",
      "After all, the rich can share citizenship status with poor and working people and still dispossess them. \u2014 Astra Taylor, The New Republic , 6 May 2021",
      "The federal government often worked to dispossess tribes of their land and, until recently, to assimilate them into white culture. \u2014 Matthew Daly, Anchorage Daily News , 15 Mar. 2021",
      "The federal government often worked to dispossess tribes of their land and, until recently, to assimilate them into white culture. \u2014 Matthew Daly, ajc , 15 Mar. 2021",
      "The federal government often worked to dispossess tribes of their land and, until recently, to assimilate them into white culture. \u2014 Matthew Daly, Chron , 15 Mar. 2021",
      "The federal government often worked to dispossess tribes of their land and, until recently, to assimilate them into white culture. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 15 Mar. 2021",
      "Systematic land theft tactics that were used by Europeans to steal tribal nations\u2019 lands, are still being utilized by the USDA and many state tax entities to dispossess Black farm families out of their land centuries later. \u2014 Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 Dec. 2020",
      "The federal government often worked to dispossess them of their land and, until recently, to assimilate them into white culture. \u2014 Ellen Knickmeyer, chicagotribune.com , 17 Dec. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle French despossesser , from des- dis- + possesser to possess":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065804"
  },
  "dialect geography":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": linguistic geography":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1926, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-225502"
  },
  "dictatory":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": dictatorial":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dikt\u0259\u02cct\u014dr\u0113",
      "-ri",
      "-t\u022fr-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin dictatorius":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1639, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-223652"
  },
  "distress signal/call":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a signal or call for help":[
        "The Coast Guard responded to the ship's distress signal/call ."
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-202626"
  },
  "divergent":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": moving or extending in different directions from a common point : diverging from each other":[
        "divergent paths"
      ],
      "\u2014 see also divergent evolution":[
        "divergent paths"
      ],
      ": differing from each other or from a standard":[
        "the divergent interests of capital and labor"
      ],
      ": relating to or being an infinite (see infinite entry 1 sense 4c ) sequence that does not have a limit or an infinite series whose partial sums do not have a limit":[],
      ": causing rays (see ray entry 2 sense 1b ) to draw apart from a common center : causing divergence of rays":[
        "a divergent lens"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u012b-",
      "d\u0259-\u02c8v\u0259r-j\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for divergent different , diverse , divergent , disparate , various mean unlike in kind or character. different may imply little more than separateness but it may also imply contrast or contrariness. different foods diverse implies both distinctness and marked contrast. such diverse interests as dancing and football divergent implies movement away from each other and unlikelihood of ultimate meeting or reconciliation. went on to pursue divergent careers disparate emphasizes incongruity or incompatibility. disparate notions of freedom various stresses the number of sorts or kinds. tried various methods",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "On Friday, the scene outside the court in the immediate wake of the Dobbs ruling captured Americans' wildly divergent reactions to a watershed moment in one of the nation's bitterest debates. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 26 June 2022",
      "The Bennett-Lapid coalition replaced Netanyahu last June with the backing of a razor-thin coalition of eight ideologically divergent parties, united solely by a desire to oust Netanyahu. \u2014 Shira Rubin, Washington Post , 21 June 2022",
      "Below are synopses of a few incidents and their divergent accounts. \u2014 Matthew Barakat, ajc , 7 May 2022",
      "The pair were drafted 1-2 in 2013 but didn\u2019t cross paths professionally until both had a Platinum Glove in tow, their paths to this point wildly divergent . \u2014 Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY , 5 May 2022",
      "On the flip side, exposure to varied news outlets can promote more divergent ways of thinking, as noted by the study's two authors, political scientists David Broockman of Stanford and Joshua Kalla of Yale. \u2014 Amiah Taylor, Fortune , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "There are six wildly divergent main characters across the three vignettes in Neil Simon's Plaza Suite, each played by Sarah Jessica Parker or Matthew Broderick: Desperate housewives, groovy movie producers, anxious suburban grandees. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "The competition on the Democratic side features candidates with distinct backgrounds who represent divergent ideological factions within the party. \u2014 Terence Burlij, CNN , 26 Feb. 2022",
      "This week, Andrea Bernstein and Ilya Marritz write about the divergent paths and continued defiance of two participants in the January 6th insurrection at the Capitol, one recently convicted for his role, the other awaiting trial. \u2014 The New Yorker , 7 June 2022"
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      "borrowed from Latin d\u012bvergent-, d\u012bvergens, present participle of d\u012bvergere \"to proceed in different directions, diverge \"":""
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      "1696, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163924"
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      "noun"
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      ": an arch having less height than half its width (such as a segmental or three-centered arch) \u2014 compare drop arch":[]
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      "Medieval Latin disclamatus + English -ory"
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      "adjective"
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        "\u2014 used as a direction in music"
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    "examples":[],
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      "Italian, literally, diluting, from Latin diluendum , gerund of diluere to dilute":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-051910"
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      ": marsupial"
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      "\""
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      "noun"
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      ": one who prepares advertising displays for windows or interiors of business concerns":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171734"
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      ": a key generally used in hotel rooms to prevent any unwarranted entrance and that when used to operate a given lock of a master-keyed lock system prevents the lock from being opened by any other key except an emergency key"
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      "adjective"
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      ": dictatorial"
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    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1774, in the meaning defined above"
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      "noun",
      "verb"
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      ": to sever the connection of or between":[],
      ": dissociate sense 1":[
        "are disconnected from meaningful relationships"
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      ": to become detached or withdrawn":[
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      ": a lack of or a break in connection, consistency, or agreement":[
        "a huge disconnect \u2026 between the nation's capital and the rest of the country",
        "\u2014 R. J. Samuelson"
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      "part",
      "ramify",
      "resolve",
      "separate",
      "sever",
      "split",
      "sunder",
      "uncouple",
      "unlink",
      "unyoke"
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      "link",
      "unify",
      "unite"
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    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "The hose and faucet had been disconnected .",
      "Disconnect the old printer and connect the new one.",
      "The alarm system had been disconnected .",
      "Before starting, be sure to disconnect the power supply.",
      "Our landlord threatened to disconnect our electricity.",
      "We were talking on the phone but suddenly we got disconnected .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Here, disconnect and stay in spacious deluxe villas or lakefront cabins that offer modern amenities. \u2014 Kimberly Lyn, Travel + Leisure , 19 June 2022",
      "People also like to disconnect from their environment while working, and what better way to do this than to plug in your earbuds, and listen to something\u2026 anything, but your environment. \u2014 Toby Grey, BGR , 9 May 2022",
      "Russia\u2019s Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media said on Monday there are no plans to disconnect the country from the global Internet. \u2014 Alan Murray, Fortune , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "In the aftermath of the invasion, European leaders seemed to set economic concerns aside, agreeing to disconnect seven Russian banks from SWIFT, the world\u2019s most important payment mechanism. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "On Saturday, the Biden administration joined a raft of European allies in agreeing to disconnect a number of Russian banks from SWIFT, the messaging system used by financial institutions for facilitating transactions worldwide. \u2014 Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times , 27 Feb. 2022",
      "Biden's comment underscored a reality that convinced US officials weeks ago that the European will to disconnect Russia from the SWIFT financial system was unlikely to coalesce. \u2014 Jeremy Herb, CNN , 24 Feb. 2022",
      "His perspective provides useful insight for parents who are concerned about their kids, people desperate to disconnect from a life of crime and policy influencers looking to improve the juvenile justice system. \u2014 Saige Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune , 14 Jan. 2022",
      "The sound of the water clock slowly filling up and then suddenly emptying brings a subtle sense of temporality that is at the same time an invitation to disconnect from time. \u2014 Felicity Carter, Forbes , 21 Dec. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "To date there's been a big disconnect between what employers want and what their employees want. \u2014 Jeanne Sahadi, CNN , 28 June 2022",
      "Sheryl Daija, founder and CEO of Bridge, a group of marketing and diversity, equity and inclusion executives, noted there's a disconnect between the seriousness of the holiday and the merchandise on display. \u2014 Anne D'innocenzio, Chron , 17 June 2022",
      "Much of that disconnect , in Hayward\u2019s experience, relates to training, logistics and tolerance for creative DIY solutions. \u2014 Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News , 7 May 2022",
      "Garrett and Baker Mayfield weren\u2019t always necessarily on the same page last season, which may have led to some of the disconnect . \u2014 cleveland , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "There\u2019s a level of disconnect in people that allows us as a society to not take care of our surroundings, our environment. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Unfortunately, workers are aware of this disconnect . \u2014 Michael Mcfall, Forbes , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "There seems to be a bit of a disconnect in their views of money in general. \u2014 Keith Dewar And Kristine Killingsworth, PEOPLE.com , 23 Feb. 2022",
      "Part of the disconnect is that Canada simply didn\u2019t recognize itself in the angry convoy rolling across the country. \u2014 Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor , 10 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1751, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
      "1982, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004355"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": one that dispenses : such as":[],
      ": a container that extrudes, sprays, or feeds out in convenient units":[
        "a soap dispenser"
      ],
      ": a usually mechanical device for vending merchandise":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8spen-s\u0259r",
      "di-\u02c8spen(t)-s\u0259r"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "hospitals and other health-care dispensers",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "All food items including milk from a dispenser were provided by a contractor and served by staff. \u2014 CBS News , 15 June 2022",
      "All food items including milk from a dispenser were provided by a contractor and served by staff. \u2014 Mark Thiessen, Anchorage Daily News , 15 June 2022",
      "Video posted to the OCSO social accounts on Friday shows a white truck with a tow line rip open the ATM and then at least two suspects grabbing cash from the busted money dispenser . \u2014 Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel , 27 May 2022",
      "An original vintage towel dispenser hangs on the wall of the bathroom in the upstairs apartment of Joe Marzilli's Old Canteen Italian Restaurant on Atwells Avenue in Providence. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022",
      "Into the soap dispenser , pour a mixture of \u00bc cup water and \u00bc cup baking soda, and into the empty washing machine, pour two cups of white vinegar. \u2014 Jeanne Huber, Washington Post , 23 May 2022",
      "Don\u2019t bring them back to the buffet and risk contaminating the pitcher or drink dispenser with your germs. \u2014 Johanna Read, Forbes , 25 Dec. 2021",
      "Your dog puts the solid ball into the treat dispenser from the top entrance, then the ball rolls out from the front exit, while food is released from both sides and into the food plates. \u2014 Popular Science , 3 Dec. 2020",
      "But Matthews' favorite feature is the autofill water dispenser . \u2014 Olivia Lipski, Good Housekeeping , 2 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044758"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective"
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    "definitions":{
      ": separate":[
        "\u2014 used as a direction in music for orchestral players reading the same musical staff to divide into two or more voice parts \u2014 abbreviation div."
      ]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u0259\u0307\u02c8v\u0113z\u0113"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Italian, plural of diviso (past participle of dividere to divide ), from Latin divisus divided":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174058"
  },
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    "type":[
      "idiom"
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    "definitions":{
      ": to try to keep people from noticing or thinking about something":[
        "He was trying to divert/distract attention away from his friend's mistake."
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-035425"
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    "type":[
      "adjective"
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    "definitions":[
      ": stubborn , unreasonable"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccd\u0113-fi-\u02c8s\u0113l"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "borrowed from French, \"difficult,\" going back to Middle French, borrowed from Latin difficilis \u2014 more at difficulty"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1536, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-203614"
  },
  "disabuse":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy sense 1a )":[
        "was quickly disabused of the idea that anything had changed"
      ]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-\u0259-\u02c8by\u00fcz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "disenchant",
      "disillusion",
      "undeceive"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "let me disabuse you of your foolish notions about married life",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The West can do more to disabuse him of the notion. \u2014 Wsj Editorial Staff, WSJ , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "The West can do more to disabuse him of the notion. \u2014 Wsj Editorial Staff, WSJ , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "Chelsea, Manchester City and P.S.G. could not disabuse Real Madrid of its abiding belief in its own agency; Ancelotti and his players have plenty of reason to be confident that Liverpool will go the same way. \u2014 New York Times , 28 May 2022",
      "The West can do more to disabuse him of the notion. \u2014 Wsj Editorial Staff, WSJ , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "Just one term on the City Council was enough to disabuse her of that notion. \u2014 Adrian Walker, BostonGlobe.com , 13 May 2022",
      "The West can do more to disabuse him of the notion. \u2014 Wsj Editorial Staff, WSJ , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "The West can do more to disabuse him of the notion. \u2014 Wsj Editorial Staff, WSJ , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "The West can do more to disabuse him of the notion. \u2014 Wsj Editorial Staff, WSJ , 10 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French d\u00e9sabuser , from d\u00e9s- dis- + abuser to abuse":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1669, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210425"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": one of the district governors of Sri Lanka":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u0259\u0307\u02c8s\u00e4v\u0259"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Sinhalese dis\u0101wa":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-203147"
  },
  "disappointed":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": defeated in expectation or hope":[
        "apologized to their disappointed fans"
      ],
      ": not adequately equipped":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-\u0259-\u02c8p\u022fin-t\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "We were disappointed that they couldn't go.",
      "Disappointed fans slowly left the ballpark.",
      "I was disappointed to see that my suggestions had been ignored.",
      "They were deeply disappointed by her lack of interest.",
      "Don't be too disappointed if everything doesn't go as planned.",
      "Your father and I are very disappointed in you.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Still, anyone hoping for the type of massive deals that shake up the league undoubtedly came away disappointed . \u2014 Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 June 2022",
      "Davis bid on several properties, but walked away from the auction empty-handed and a bit disappointed . \u2014 Ted Glanzer, Hartford Courant , 23 June 2022",
      "Chicagoans didn\u2019t expect much from their teams in the 1970s and early \u201880s and thus were seldom disappointed . \u2014 Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune , 19 June 2022",
      "Seafood is their specialty but the entire menu won't leave you disappointed . \u2014 Lilah Ramzi, Vogue , 17 June 2022",
      "McKinsey reports that 71% of users expect personalization and 73% are disappointed when the shopping experience is suboptimal. \u2014 Parth Pareek, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
      "Some of the disappointed fans had purchased counterfeit tickets for the concert. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 June 2022",
      "Some racing fans are disappointed that there will not be a Triple Crown winner this year. \u2014 Xl Media, cleveland , 11 June 2022",
      "The streaming service unveiled the first trailer for the upcoming psychological thriller series Black Bird on Wednesday, starring Liotta as a disappointed father to a troubled Taron Egerton. \u2014 Tom\u00e1s Mier, Rolling Stone , 8 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "see disappoint":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1552, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230051"
  },
  "discantus":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": descant"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u0259\u0307\u02c8skant\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Medieval Latin"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-214416"
  },
  "distant signal":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a railroad signal placed at a distance that will allow adequate advance warning of the setting of a home signal at which the train must stop":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-011551"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": lacking in the basic resources or conditions (such as standard housing, medical and educational facilities, and civil rights) believed to be necessary for an equal position in society":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-\u0259d-\u02c8van-tijd"
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    "synonyms":[
      "depressed",
      "deprived",
      "underprivileged"
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    "antonyms":[
      "advantaged",
      "privileged"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "The program provides aid for economically disadvantaged groups.",
      "disadvantaged families struggling to get by in the inner city",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The Palmer Williams Group is a non-profit organization that provides programs for youth from disadvantaged communities. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 22 June 2022",
      "Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are implementing big reforms aimed at helping disadvantaged communities become homeowners and making sure homebuyers of color stay owners. \u2014 Romina Ruiz-goiriena, USA TODAY , 8 June 2022",
      "Biden administration officials say the funding remains critical in the current environment to ensure small businesses thrive over the long run and to ensure entrepreneurship opportunities are more available in disadvantaged communities. \u2014 Amara Omeokwe, WSJ , 29 May 2022",
      "In 2021, Newsom turned down a proposal that would have included $100 million in his budget for the California Health Equity and Racial Justice Fund, which would provide grants to nonprofits serving disadvantaged communities. \u2014 Justin Raystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 4 May 2022",
      "The Colombian designer developed an atelier in her hometown and her foundation, Semirello, works with individuals from disadvantaged communities to provide free professional-level seamstress and embroidered courses. \u2014 Nicole Kliest, Vogue , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "This is not an uncommon response, especially in historically disadvantaged communities. \u2014 NBC News , 23 Apr. 2022",
      "Aquifer recharge in those areas would also immediately serve the nearby disadvantaged communities, which have seen their wells go dry drought after drought. \u2014 Susie Cagle, Wired , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "At the same time, there is a fear that other religions will prove more attractive to the disadvantaged communities who, being outside the caste system, need not have any particular loyalty to Hinduism. \u2014 Suprakash Majumdar, Time , 6 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1893, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-155600"
  },
  "differingly":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": in a differing manner":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-003715"
  },
  "dictatorian":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": dictatorial sense 1":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin dictatorius + English -an":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1642, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-214407"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": logic sense 1a(1)":[],
      ": the Platonic (see platonic sense 1 ) investigation of the eternal ideas":[],
      ": the logic of appearances and of illusions : the logic of fallacy":[
        "the dialectic of Kant"
      ],
      ": development through the stages of thesis (see thesis sense 4 ), antithesis , and synthesis (see synthesis sense 2b ) in accordance with the laws of dialectical materialism":[],
      ": the investigation of this process":[],
      ": the theoretical application of this process especially in the social sciences":[],
      ": any systematic reasoning, exposition (see exposition sense 2a ), or argument that juxtaposes opposed or contradictory ideas and usually seeks to resolve their conflict : a method of examining and discussing opposing ideas in order to find the truth":[],
      ": an intellectual exchange of ideas":[],
      ": the dialectical tension or opposition between two interacting forces or elements":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccd\u012b-\u0259-\u02c8lek-tik"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Irrelevant, predictable, just a footnote to the dialectic . \u2014 Ross Douthat, National Review , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "With its two writer-stars playing six different characters competing for social survival, the piece creates a rigorous dialectic between inner and outer appearances. \u2014 Juan A. Ram\u00edrez, Vogue , 14 June 2022",
      "Mega-developers sidestep this important civic dialectic by building adult playgrounds and tarting them up as caricatures of fancy European cities to disguise the fact that they are designed to control and monitor the lifestyles of their inhabitants. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 June 2022",
      "These ideas would culminate with Hegel\u2019s dialectic of history, through which humans progressively realize the Geist of their age, driving toward an ever more perfect human freedom. \u2014 Jeffrey Collins, WSJ , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "Godwin also discussed Hegel\u2019s dialectic of thesis, antithesis and synthesis, with which a case can be made that the United States is currently grappling. \u2014 Michelle L. Quinn, chicagotribune.com , 21 Feb. 2022",
      "This tension is often observed in the dialectic between a founder\u2019s organization and a successor\u2019s organization. \u2014 Prudy Gourguechon, Forbes , 25 Jan. 2022",
      "To collapse the Marxian dialectic of premature revolution: this was history simultaneously as tragedy and farce. \u2014 Will Self, Harper's Magazine , 23 Nov. 2021",
      "This public-private dialectic ultimately bore fruit in the form of an offbeat yet luxurious 12-piece furniture and glassware ensemble. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Oct. 2021"
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English dialetik , from Anglo-French dialetiqe , from Latin dialectica , from Greek dialektik\u0113 , from feminine of dialektikos of conversation, from dialektos \u2014 see dialect":""
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      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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      "noun"
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      ": one that disables":[
        "heart disease is a major disabler"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162432"
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      ": the development of dissimilar traits or features (as of body structure or behavior) in closely related populations, species, or lineages of common ancestry that typically occupy dissimilar environments or ecological niches":[
        "The finches that Charles Darwin described in the Galapagos Islands are a classic example of divergent evolution . The beaks of different species evolved in response to specific evolutionary forces\u2014different foods available on the various islands.",
        "\u2014 Henry Fountain",
        "\u2014 compare convergent evolution , parallel evolution"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1856, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "noun"
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      ": diminished seventh sense 2":[]
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1847, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-181755"
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  "dissave":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
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    "definitions":{
      ": to use savings for current expenses":[]
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      "(\u02cc)di(s)-\u02c8s\u0101v"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1936, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-214014"
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    "type":[
      "adjective"
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      ": caused by dilatation (see dilatation sense 1a )":[
        "dilated cardiomyopathy"
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      "d\u012b-\u02c8l\u0101-",
      "d\u012b-\u02c8l\u0101-t\u0259d",
      "\u02c8d\u012b-\u02cc",
      "\u02c8d\u012b-\u02ccl\u0101-t\u0259d"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Her cognitive load and heart rate slowed, and her pupils became less dilated , all signs of relaxation. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Meanwhile, harm reduction counselors and fellow drug users keep an eye on one another, checking for dilated pupils or labored breathing. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 Feb. 2022",
      "Although physicians can use a test in which a puff of air is blown into your eye for screening, official diagnosis requires a dilated exam to scrutinize the optic nerve as well as other tests. \u2014 Kaitlyn Pirie, Good Housekeeping , 2 Apr. 2020",
      "In March 2017, the coroner revealed that the singer died of natural causes and suffered a dilated cardiomyopathy with myocarditis and fatty liver. \u2014 Maria Pasquini, PEOPLE.com , 27 Dec. 2019",
      "The child became lethargic and displayed dilated pupils after eating candy from trick-or-treating, Sgt. \u2014 Alyssa Stoney, azcentral , 5 Nov. 2019",
      "Their baby\u2019s kidneys were more dilated than usual and underdeveloped, a relatively common condition. \u2014 Colleen Cronin, PEOPLE.com , 5 Aug. 2019",
      "According to the doctors, the baby\u2019s kidneys were more dilated than usual, and also underdeveloped, a relatively common condition, affecting up to 30 percent of unborn babies. \u2014 Maria Pasquini, PEOPLE.com , 20 July 2019",
      "And there was the option of lasering away dilated blood vessels. \u2014 Alice Gregory, Allure , 28 Apr. 2019"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224234"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": unrest , disquiet":[]
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      "dis- entry 1 + rest":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164328"
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      "noun"
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      ": a book intended or used for a diary":[]
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      "\u02c8d\u012b-\u0259-r\u0113",
      "\u02c8d\u012b-r\u0113",
      "\u02c8d\u012b-(\u0259-)r\u0113"
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      "daybook",
      "journal"
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      "has diligently kept a diary since she was 15",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Any kind of resistance is against the law, but 16-year-old Katya notes everything in her diary , which will resurface decades later. \u2014 Rachel King, Fortune , 29 May 2022",
      "With his diary , letters and decades of study, his family became intimately familiar with the Ploie\u0219ti raid. \u2014 Sig Christenson, San Antonio Express-News , 23 May 2022",
      "About a half-hour before the attack, Mr. Gendron invited 15 people to view his online diary , a person with knowledge of the matter said Wednesday. \u2014 New York Times , 18 May 2022",
      "Police said Monday that the shooter had planned other attacks, and Gendron detailed several of those in his online diary . \u2014 Silvia Foster-frau, Washington Post , 17 May 2022",
      "The most recent diary entry is dated 1983, meaning the Upside Down is three years old\u2014or at least, the version of the Upside Down the gang entered is three years old. \u2014 Josh St. Clair, Men's Health , 29 May 2022",
      "The Quest reached South Georgia on January 4, 1922, and Shackleton made his final diary entry before retiring to bed. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "On March 29, 1912, Captain Robert Falcon Scott lay in his tent during an Antarctic blizzard and wrote his last diary entry. \u2014 Eva Holland, Outside Online , 8 Mar. 2018",
      "Below, Sandeep Salter shares her seven-day travel diary through Italy. \u2014 Monica Mendal, Vogue , 3 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin diarium , from dies day \u2014 more at deity":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1581, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-014531"
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      "verb"
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      ": disrupt":[]
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin disrumpere":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210604"
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  "divaricator":{
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      "noun"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200409"
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      "noun"
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      ": marked by separation of or from usually contiguous parts or individuals: such as":[],
      ": discontinuous":[],
      ": relating to melodic progression by intervals larger than a major second \u2014 compare conjunct":[],
      ": any of the alternatives that make up a logical disjunction":[],
      ": an adverb or adverbial (such as luckily in \"Luckily we had an extra set\" or in short in \"In short, there is nothing we can do\") that is loosely connected to a sentence and conveys the speaker's or writer's comment on its content, truth, or manner \u2014 compare adjunct sense 2b":[]
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      "\u02c8dis-\u02ccj\u0259\u014b(k)t",
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Usually, new moons occur only once a month, but because there\u2019s a slight disjunct between the moon\u2019s phases\u2014a 29.5-day cycle, on average\u2014and the Gregorian calendar, some months can have two new moons: one at the beginning and one at the end. \u2014 Michael Greshko, National Geographic , 31 July 2019",
      "As disjunct as Joe Kinosian and Kellen Blair\u2019s slightly too-long musical is, the two wend their way through it all smoothly. \u2014 David Lyman, Cincinnati.com , 11 May 2018",
      "So to have Anna, a television actress, bemoan the confines of her industry creates an unfortunate disjunct that weakens the narrative and lessens our sympathy. \u2014 Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times , 21 Mar. 2017",
      "Usually, new moons occur only once a month, but because there\u2019s a slight disjunct between the moon\u2019s phases\u2014a 29.5-day cycle, on average\u2014and the Gregorian calendar, some months can have two new moons: one at the beginning and one at the end. \u2014 Michael Greshko, National Geographic , 28 Sep. 2016"
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      "Middle English, from Latin disjunctus , past participle of disjungere to disjoin":"Adjective"
    },
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      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
      "1921, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175225"
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      "noun"
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      ": a contract containing agreements one of which can be separated from the other so that one part may be valid or enforceable although another is void or so that a right may accrue on one and not on another":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174552"
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      "noun"
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        "\u2014 Christopher Hollis"
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      "dis- entry 1 + amenity":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173942"
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  "differential analyzer":{
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      "noun"
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      ": a computer and especially an analog computer for the mechanical solution of complicated nonlinear differential equations":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065904"
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      ": a resistor used to divert part of an electric current (as one connected in shunt with the series winding or with the commutating-pole winding of a machine)":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-235808"
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  "discongruity":{
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      "noun"
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      ": incongruity":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6dis+"
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      "dis- entry 1 + congruity":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184315"
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  "dispiritment":{
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      "noun"
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      ": the state of being dispirited or disheartened : discouragement"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "-m\u0259nt"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-103541"
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  "dinitrophenol":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": any of six isomeric crystalline compounds C 6 H 4 N 2 O 5 some of whose derivatives are pesticides":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "-fi-\u02c8n\u014dl",
      "-fi-\u02c8",
      "(\u02cc)d\u012b-\u02ccn\u012b-tr\u014d-\u02c8f\u0113-\u02ccn\u014dl",
      "-\u02c8f\u0113-\u02ccn\u014dl"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1873, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230016"
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  "dispossessed":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
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    "definitions":{
      ": deprived of homes, possessions, and security":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "also -\u02c8sest",
      "\u02ccdis-p\u0259-\u02c8zest"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "The organization helps dispossessed people rebuild their lives.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Otherwise, this is what the land looked like millennia ago when it was settled by the Esalen tribe, Big Sur\u2019s first dispossessed people. \u2014 Josh Marcus, Outside Online , 3 Oct. 2019",
      "Three days after his 10th birthday, his father, a depressed junkman, killed himself, and the experience of misfortune fueled the young artist\u2019s identification with the dispossessed . \u2014 Peter Saenger, WSJ , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Without the voices of the dispossessed , how can there be deconstruction? \u2014 Audrey Clare Farley, The New Republic , 3 Jan. 2022",
      "And when Israel gained its independence in 1948, Zionism became the world\u2019s first successful Indigenous movement of a dispossessed and colonized people regaining sovereignty in their Indigenous homeland. \u2014 Micha Danzig, San Diego Union-Tribune , 10 Dec. 2021",
      "Chilton\u2019s sonorous voice carries with it the perseverance and anguish of the dispossessed , disenfranchised and violated. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Oct. 2021",
      "But for the world\u2019s dispossessed , social media, smartphones and the internet can be fragile, even potentially dangerous tethers to the rest of the world. \u2014 Matt Pearce, Los Angeles Times , 31 Aug. 2021",
      "Driven out of their homes in Afghanistan, the dispossessed young Afghans thrived in the refugee camps, in part due to ties of ethnicity as Pashtuns. \u2014 Sohel Rana, Quartz , 26 Aug. 2021",
      "Fred and Lu were not just a couple but an institution, the guardians of a waystation for dispossessed members of their community. \u2014 Marina Magloire, Harper's BAZAAR , 6 May 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222449"
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  "dialectical":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of, relating to, or in accordance with dialectic",
      ": practicing, devoted to, or employing dialectic",
      ": of, relating to, or characteristic of a dialect"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccd\u012b-\u0259-\u02c8lek-ti-k\u0259l"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Dialectical behavioral therapy Often considered a type of CBT, dialectical behavioral therapy is ideal for those who chronically struggle with managing their emotions. \u2014 Sourav Sengupta, The Conversation , 19 May 2022",
      "Wondermind will then debut various podcasts and sell physical products\u2014cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) tools and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) tools\u2014to help people struggling with various conditions. \u2014 Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "Find a therapist who provides dialectical behavioral therapy, ideally a therapist who has been certified by the DBT-Linehan Board of Certification who has demonstrated the knowledge and ability to deliver DBT with adherence to the manual. \u2014 Kevin King, The Conversation , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Tales have grown to occupy a rigorously intellectual and dialectical strata in the medium. \u2014 Eliza Harper Wallace, Harper's BAZAAR , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "Del Noce indicts the sweeping changes of secularism, eroticism, and relativism as the inevitable outcomes of Marx\u2019s dialectical victory over religious and liberal foes. \u2014 Richard M. Reinsch Ii, National Review , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "The treatment for suicidal thoughts and behaviors with the most scientific backing is dialectical behavior therapy, says Dr. Cullen. \u2014 Andrea Petersen, WSJ , 3 Feb. 2022",
      "The actress and singer, 29, suffered an emotional breakdown in 2018 that led her to seek dialectical behavior therapy, a form of talk therapy, to manage her depression and anxiety. \u2014 Julie Mazziotta, PEOPLE.com , 6 Jan. 2022",
      "Harris leans on dialectical behavior therapy, a treatment that teaches people how to handle difficult situations without becoming emotionally overwhelmed. \u2014 Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY , 19 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "see dialectic"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1532, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-122058"
  },
  "dispiteous":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": cruel":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8spi-t\u0113-\u0259s"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "alteration of despiteous":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1803, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-001816"
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  "dilucidate":{
    "type":[
      "noun,",
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to make clear : elucidate"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Late Latin dilucidatus , past participle of dilucidare , from Latin di- (from dis- apart) + Late Latin lucidare to make clear, from Latin lucidus clear, shining"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-154904"
  },
  "dicht":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of dicht Scottish variant of dight:2"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8di\u1e35t"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-165936"
  },
  "divergingly":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": in a diverging manner":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-053728"
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  "dispossess notice":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an official notice from an owner (as of a house or store) to one in possession to evacuate the premises within a certain time":[]
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063756"
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  "divalent":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having a chemical valence of two",
      ": bonded to two other atoms or groups",
      ": having a chemical valence of two",
      ": bonded to two other atoms or groups"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)d\u012b-\u02c8v\u0101-l\u0259nt",
      "(\u02c8)d\u012b-\u02c8v\u0101-l\u0259nt"
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    "first_known_use":[
      "1868, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-223105"
  },
  "diarthrosis":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": articulation that permits free movement":[],
      ": a freely movable joint":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccd\u012b-\u00e4r-\u02c8thr\u014d-s\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from New Latin diarthr\u014dsis, borrowed from Greek di\u00e1rthr\u014dsis, from diarthr\u014d-, variant stem of diarthro\u00fbn \"to separate by joints, articulate\" (from di- di- + arthro\u00fbn \"to fasten by a joint,\" derivative of \u00e1rthron \"joint, articulation\") + -sis -sis \u2014 more at arthro-":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1578, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184716"
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  "dilate":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to become expanded in extent":[
        "Understandably, a tendency to philosophize dilated with old age.",
        "\u2014 Anthony Powell",
        "Time dilates when you mentally hop continents.",
        "\u2014 Bret Wallach"
      ],
      ": to comment at length : discourse":[
        "\u2014 usually used with on or upon It's no small irony that a man who made a career out of dilating on failure should have ended up a success. \u2014 James Atlas He dwells and dilates upon every highlight and lowlight \u2026 \u2014 The New Yorker"
      ],
      ": to enlarge, widen, or cause to expand":[
        "Nitric oxide is a potent vasodilator that increases blood flow by dilating blood vessels.",
        "\u2014 Ruth MacPete",
        "Inhalers, the standard treatment for asthma, relieve wheezing by delivering an agent that dilates the bronchioles \u2026",
        "\u2014 Tony Dajer",
        "Cocaine \u2026 increases the heart rate, raises the blood pressure and, in large doses, increases the body temperature and dilates the pupils of the eyes.",
        "\u2014 Craif Van Dyke and Robert Byck"
      ],
      ": to expand in extent":[
        "dilate our cultural knowledge",
        "Like millions of other urban youths in the 1960s, Tian got a chance to dilate his horizons when he was sent into the countryside during the Cultural Revolution to learn from the peasantry.",
        "\u2014 Lawrence Chua"
      ],
      ": to describe or set forth at length or in detail":[
        "Do me the favor to dilate at full / What hath befallen of them \u2026",
        "\u2014 William Shakespeare"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u012b-\u02cc",
      "d\u012b-\u02c8l\u0101t",
      "\u02c8d\u012b-\u02ccl\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "amplify",
      "develop",
      "elaborate (on)",
      "enlarge (on ",
      "expand",
      "flesh (out)"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "abbreviate",
      "abridge",
      "condense",
      "shorten"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for dilate expand , amplify , swell , distend , inflate , dilate mean to increase in size or volume. expand may apply regardless of the manner of increase (such as growth, unfolding, addition of parts). a business that expands every year amplify implies the extension or enlargement of something inadequate. amplify the statement with details swell implies gradual expansion beyond a thing's original or normal limits. the bureaucracy swelled to unmanageable proportions distend implies outward extension caused by pressure from within. a distended abdomen inflate implies expanding by introduction of air or something insubstantial and suggests a vulnerability to sudden collapse. an inflated ego dilate applies especially to expansion of circumference. dilated pupils",
    "examples":[
      "The drug causes the blood vessels to dilate .",
      "During labor, a woman's cervix will dilate to about 10 centimeters.",
      "The drug dilates the blood vessels.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Within a few hours, the misoprostol will cause a person\u2019s cervix to dilate and their uterus to contract, emptying the embryo from the person\u2019s uterus. \u2014 Marina Pitofsky, USA TODAY , 24 June 2022",
      "Immediately prior to the procedure, your doctor will administer eye drops to dilate your pupil and anesthetize your eye. \u2014 Hoopes Vision, The Salt Lake Tribune , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "According to the American Heart Association, dilated cardiomyopathy causes the heart muscle to dilate and a chamber to enlarge, leading to difficulty when pumping blood and preventing the heart muscle from contracting normally. \u2014 Wyatte Grantham-philips, USA TODAY , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "In others, muscles surrounding the cloaca could block an unwanted male, or dilate to allow entry to a preferred suitor. \u2014 Rachel E. Gross, Smithsonian Magazine , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "The hypothesis was that the mild version of non-freezing cold injury might damage the ability of your blood vessels to dilate and bring warm blood to your extremities, and compromise your ability to detect subtle changes in temperature. \u2014 Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online , 10 Feb. 2021",
      "Within a half-hour to a couple of hours, the misoprostol leads the cervix to dilate and the uterus to begin contracting, which empties the embryo from the uterus. \u2014 Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY , 7 May 2022",
      "Both erectile dysfunction medications and nitrates cause blood vessels to dilate , which can dramatically escalate if the drugs are taken close together, potentially causing a sharp drop in blood pressure. \u2014 Benjamin Ryan, NBC News , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "As a result, the levels of cGMP/cAMP increase in the smooth muscle cells that line the walls of your blood vessels, which in turn cause the smooth muscles to relax and the blood vessels to dilate and expand. \u2014 Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes , 9 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Middle French dilater , from Latin dilatare , literally, to spread wide, from dis- + latus wide \u2014 more at latitude":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-212358"
  },
  "disgorger":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u0259(r)"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165747"
  },
  "distributer":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of distributer variant spelling of distributor"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-001505"
  },
  "dislodge":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to drive from a position of hiding, defense, or advantage":[],
      ": to force out of a secure or settled position":[
        "dislodged the rock with a shovel"
      ],
      ": to leave a place previously occupied":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8l\u00e4j",
      "dis-\u02c8l\u00e4j"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "The earthquake dislodged several boulders from the cliff.",
      "He kicked at the stone to dislodge it.",
      "The army has dislodged enemy forces from their stronghold.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The meeting came as Ukraine pressed the West for more powerful weapons against Russia's campaign in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine, where Moscow's forces sought to dislodge the last Ukrainian troops in the battered port of Mariupol. \u2014 Fox News , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "The secretive meeting came as Ukraine pressed the West for more powerful weapons against Russia\u2019s campaign in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine, where Moscow\u2019s forces sought to dislodge the last Ukrainian troops in the battered port of Mariupol. \u2014 Celina Tebor, USA TODAY , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "When that didn\u2019t dislodge the resort owners, their property and several others belonging to both white and Black residents was taken by eminent domain for a park that was never built. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 May 2022",
      "To test the dryer, run it for 15 to 20 minutes on the fluff or air-dry setting to make sure all connections are strong and to dislodge any remaining debris. \u2014 oregonlive , 29 Oct. 2021",
      "There\u2019s a sense that our democracy is so well rooted that nothing will dislodge it. \u2014 Steven Greenhouse, The New Republic , 6 May 2022",
      "The final blow was losing to Watford \u2014 the team that was beaten 3-2 in Sunday's other game that allowed Arsenal to dislodge United from fourth. \u2014 Rob Harris, ajc , 6 Mar. 2022",
      "Duker Freuman explains that all the twisting and turning that takes place during your practice can dislodge stubborn pockets of gas inside of you. \u2014 Molly Longman, refinery29.com , 20 Sep. 2021",
      "There were previously two unsuccessful attempts to dislodge it. \u2014 Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY , 18 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English disloggen , from Anglo-French *desloger , from des- dis- + loger to find lodging for, encamp, from loge shelter \u2014 more at lodge":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000104"
  },
  "distune":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to put out of tune":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)dis+",
      "d\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dis- entry 1 + tune":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-062451"
  },
  "divertedly":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": with amusement : amusedly":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050255"
  },
  "dictation":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": prescription":[],
      ": arbitrary command":[],
      ": the act or manner of uttering words to be transcribed":[],
      ": material that is dictated or transcribed":[],
      ": the performing of music to be reproduced by a student":[],
      ": music so reproduced":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "dik-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "He used a tape recorder for dictation .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Increasing access to voice through dictation and Siri. \u2014 Forrester, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
      "Plus improved dictation , Apple Pay Later, and Live Activities \u2014 the latter being a feature whereby users can keep tabs on sports scores from the lock screen in real-time. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 23 June 2022",
      "Apple also demoed selecting text with touch and then using dictation to replace it. \u2014 Samuel Axon And Scharon Harding, Ars Technica , 6 June 2022",
      "Accessibility Text-to-speech dictation and language translation are two ways AI can help with accessibility. \u2014 Alexey Posternak, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
      "Why would companies with questionable climate plans want investors weighing in, especially when most companies are averse to shareholder dictation on any issue? \u2014 Tim Mcdonnell, Quartz , 12 May 2022",
      "Dyslexic employees can use the dictation tools that come on many computers to access their full vocabulary and maintain an uninterrupted workflow. \u2014 Dean Hager, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
      "Tap or click for helpful tips for better dictation in Microsoft Word or Google Docs. \u2014 Kim Komando, USA TODAY , 27 Mar. 2022",
      "Moran went on to do much more than take dictation as the industrious author\u2019s fading eyesight, Parkinson\u2019s and an emergency surgery affected her ability to work and speak in the late 1980s. \u2014 Lisa Amand, San Francisco Chronicle , 11 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from Late Latin dict\u0101ti\u014dn-, dict\u0101ti\u014d \"uttering of material to be transcribed, command\" (Latin, \"dictated draft\"), from Latin dict\u0101re \"to say repeatedly, say aloud words to be transcribed by another, issue as an order\" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, suffix of action nouns \u2014 more at dictate entry 1":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1624, in the meaning defined at sense 2a(2)":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-001442"
  },
  "disbeliever":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to hold not worthy of belief : not believe":[],
      ": to withhold or reject belief":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-b\u0259-\u02c8l\u0113v"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "discredit",
      "negate"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "accept",
      "believe",
      "credit",
      "swallow"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Several jurors disbelieved the witness's testimony.",
      "many disbelieved the medium's claims that she could communicate with the spirits of the dead",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Visited upon multiple characters, the mounting misfortune that ensues stems from the timely subject of society\u2019s patriarchal tendency to disbelieve women, or to grant certain female archetypes more credibility than others. \u2014 Guy Lodge, Variety , 19 May 2022",
      "Not surprisingly, fellow-travelers on the left criticized Conquest either from a wish to disbelieve the Soviet horrors or from an ideological sympathy that compelled extenuation of them. \u2014 Peter J. Travers, National Review , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "Last September, at his first, brief family visit, Torres seemed healthy, so much so that his relatives tended to disbelieve the other prisoners\u2019 reports of mistreatment. \u2014 Alma Guillermoprieto, The New Yorker , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "Tens of millions of voters were willing to disbelieve the media. \u2014 WSJ , 7 Jan. 2022",
      "Rarely in history has a president so efficiently trained the public to disbelieve him as a matter of course. \u2014 Lili Loofbourow, The Week , 13 Nov. 2017",
      "Unfortunately, both physicians and nurses disbelieve the patients based on the results of a normal blood pressure reading. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 25 Nov. 2021",
      "Strangulation is often a sign that an abuser is working his way up to killing his victim; its effects also include the mental fog and discombobulated accounts that can make people disbelieve women. \u2014 Helen Shaw, Vulture , 17 Oct. 2021",
      "The courts were almost twice as likely to disbelieve the mothers\u2019 claims of abuse in those scenarios. \u2014 Megan O\u2019matz, ProPublica , 16 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1644, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-195526"
  },
  "diminished seventh":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a musical interval (see interval sense 2c )that is smaller than a seventh by a semitone":[],
      ": a seventh chord that is often built on the leading tone , that spans the interval (see interval sense 2c )of a diminished seventh (sense 1), and that consists of three minor thirds":[
        "\u2014 see seventh chord"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1753, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000309"
  },
  "dictionary":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a reference source in print or electronic form containing words usually alphabetically arranged along with information about their forms, pronunciations , functions, etymologies , meanings, and syntactic and idiomatic uses",
      ": a reference book listing alphabetically terms or names important to a particular subject or activity along with discussion of their meanings and applications",
      ": a reference book listing alphabetically the words of one language and showing their meanings or translations in another language",
      ": a computerized list (as of items of data or words) used for reference (as for information retrieval or word processing)",
      ": a book giving the meaning and usually the pronunciation of words listed in alphabetical order",
      ": a reference book explaining words of a particular subject listed in alphabetical order",
      ": a book listing words of one language in alphabetical order with definitions in another language"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dik-sh\u0259-\u02ccner-\u0113",
      "-\u02ccne-r\u0113",
      "\u02c8dik-sh\u0259-\u02ccner-\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "lexicon",
      "wordbook"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Famed for his dictionary , \"Rambler\" essays and The Lives of the English Poets , Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) remains one of the most-quoted and carefully observed authors who ever lived. \u2014 Publishers Weekly , 21 July 2008",
      "I still read relatively slowly in Yiddish, with frequent recourse to a dictionary , and my first year of graduate school found me at my desk till two or three in the morning every night \u2026 \u2014 Aaron Lansky , Outwitting History , 2004",
      "Look it up in the dictionary .",
      "try to develop the habit of going to the dictionary whenever you encounter an unfamiliar word",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Look up \u2018fungible\u2019 in the dictionary and get back to me. \u2014 Michael Lynch, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "And, of course, the Democrats are facing a wipeout in November that will force everyone to rush to the dictionary to search for a weather term stronger than tsunami. \u2014 Walter Shapiro, The New Republic , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "Our default on the matter is our base dictionary , Webster\u2019s New World College 5th, but the Journal stylebook has exceptions. \u2014 WSJ , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "Parker Price-Miller would rather be studying a racetrack than a medical dictionary . \u2014 Dave Kallmann, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 21 May 2022",
      "These guys spend ungodly amounts of time creating and tweaking (then re-creating and re-tweaking) new routine to get bigger and better pumps, with a list of exercises longer than a dictionary . \u2014 Jeff Tomko, Men's Health , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "While cleaning out the Father\u2019s things, for instance, Alice comes across a dictionary ; Chen tracks the wandering of her mind in a rangy mini-essay about literacy, from immigrant assimilation to prison libraries to the Internet. \u2014 Hua Hsu, The New Yorker , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Experts also pointed out that because of how the judge\u2019s decision was developed, the dictionary could become a star witness in future proceedings. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 May 2022",
      "In the Oxford dictionary , the technical definition of sacrificial is something designed to be used up or destroyed in fulfilling a purpose or function. \u2014 Isis Dallis, Quartz , 21 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "borrowed from Medieval Latin dicti\u014dn\u0101rium, name for an alphabetized guide to the Vulgate, earlier dicti\u014dn\u0101rius, name for a Latin textbook in which words are grouped by topic (apparently coined by its author, the 13th-century English-born university teacher John of Garland), from Latin dicti\u014dn-, dicti\u014d \"speech, (in grammar) word, expression\" + -\u0101rius, -\u0101rium -ary entry 1 \u2014 more at diction"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1526, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-175152"
  },
  "dire wolf":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a large extinct wolflike mammal ( Canis dirus ) known from Pleistocene deposits of North America":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "For instance, using Snapchat to drop a dire wolf into your living room could demonstrate its size and strength much more powerfully than a description in a textbook could. \u2014 Sam Jones, Scientific American , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "Earlier excavations in White Sands National Park have uncovered fossilized tracks left by a saber-toothed cat, dire wolf , Columbian mammoth and other ice age animals. \u2014 Wire Reports, oregonlive , 25 Sep. 2021",
      "Earlier excavations in White Sands National Park have uncovered fossilized tracks left by a saber-toothed cat, dire wolf , Columbian mammoth and other ice age animals. \u2014 Wire Reports, oregonlive , 25 Sep. 2021",
      "Earlier excavations in White Sands National Park have uncovered fossilized tracks left by a saber-toothed cat, dire wolf , Columbian mammoth and other ice age animals. \u2014 Wire Reports, oregonlive , 25 Sep. 2021",
      "Earlier excavations in White Sands National Park have uncovered fossilized tracks left by a saber-toothed cat, dire wolf , Columbian mammoth and other ice age animals. \u2014 Wire Reports, oregonlive , 25 Sep. 2021",
      "Earlier excavations in White Sands National Park have uncovered fossilized tracks left by a saber-toothed cat, dire wolf , Columbian mammoth and other ice age animals. \u2014 Wire Reports, oregonlive , 25 Sep. 2021",
      "Earlier excavations in White Sands National Park have uncovered fossilized tracks left by a saber-toothed cat, dire wolf , Columbian mammoth and other ice age animals. \u2014 Wire Reports, oregonlive , 25 Sep. 2021",
      "Earlier excavations in White Sands National Park have uncovered fossilized tracks left by a saber-toothed cat, dire wolf , Columbian mammoth and other ice age animals. \u2014 Wire Reports, oregonlive , 25 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1925, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173558"
  },
  "discrimination time":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": reaction time":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163052"
  },
  "dispunge":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to pour down upon":[],
      ": expunge":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u0259\u0307\u02c8sp\u0259nj"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dis- entry 1 + spunge , obsolete variant of sponge":"Transitive verb",
      "dis- entry 1 + -punge (as in expunge )":"Transitive verb"
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031519"
  },
  "dirty rice":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a Cajun dish of white rice cooked with chopped or ground giblets":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "What to order: The 5 Wine ($11.99), which includes five wings, one side (your choice from Frenchy fries, dirty rice , collard greens and red beans) and a 20-ounce drink. \u2014 Emma Balter, Chron , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "The all-you-can eat brunch buffet on Sundays (adults, $25.95 per person) features Southern staples like fried chicken and catfish, cheddar grits, BBQ spare ribs, dirty rice , and collard greens. \u2014 Pamela Wright, BostonGlobe.com , 6 May 2022",
      "There will also be free food, including pork sliders, dirty rice , barbecue and desserts; a kids area with games and art; plus free yoga and meditation classes. \u2014 Annie Berman, Anchorage Daily News , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "For barbecue fans, the ribs platter is a picture-perfect presentation of saucy jackfruit ribs with collard greens, mac and (vegan) cheese and dirty rice . \u2014 Megha Mcswain, Chron , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "Well-seasoned, but not overly spicy, entrees include the gumbos, dirty rice , and chicken Cajun pasta ($11.99 for a 12-ounce bowl, or any three 8-ounce items for $12.99). \u2014 Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "The local chain is popular for its chicken, dirty rice , boudin balls, red beans and rice, and sweet potato pie. \u2014 Chron Staff, Chron , 13 Oct. 2021",
      "Roots, which opened in June, is her take on Southern cooking, anchored firmly in her Louisiana upbringing, with plenty of seafood, okra and dirty rice to go around. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Oct. 2021",
      "The Third Ward Queen Beyonc\u00e9 is a huge fan of the crispy fried chicken and the dirty rice , and years ago, Paul Wall even did a commercial for the popular restaurant. \u2014 Shelby Stewart, Chron , 2 July 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1949, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004806"
  },
  "distribution box":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a contrivance used to equalize the flow of septic-tank effluent into the various tile lines of the disposal field":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-213905"
  },
  "disabled":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": impaired or limited by a physical, mental, cognitive, or developmental condition : affected by disability":[
        "Decades of government policy and a Supreme Court decision \u2026 have established that public services for all disabled people must be provided in the least restrictive and most integrated environment possible.",
        "\u2014 Sallie Tisdale",
        "For disabled travelers\u2014or anyone nursing an injury\u2014successful trips require planning. \u2026 Rugged or remote areas may require some give and take on your part, including physical assistance or workarounds.",
        "\u2014 Linda Burbank",
        "\u2026 4,000 disabled athletes from 125 nations competing in 18 sports.",
        "\u2014 John Shaw"
      ],
      ": incapacitated by illness or injury":[
        "\u2026 17.4% of all match-ending injuries, were attributable to OT (orthopedic trauma). Two such stoppages involved multiple roundhouse kicks directed at the lateral aspect of the knee. The disabled competitors were unable to continue because of marked pain with weight bearing.",
        "\u2014 George J. Buse and Robert M. Wood"
      ],
      ": rendered inoperative (as by being damaged or deliberately altered)":[
        "a disabled alarm",
        "They would have pulled out but they were waiting on the Iraqi police to finish their report and there was the issue of the disabled fuel truck \u2026",
        "\u2014 David Abrams"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "dis-\u02c8\u0101-b\u0259ld",
      "diz-\u02c8\u0101-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "challenged",
      "differently abled",
      "exceptional",
      "impaired"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "able-bodied",
      "abled",
      "nondisabled",
      "unimpaired"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "The organization is working to protect the rights of disabled veterans.",
      "the disabled man was unable to climb the stairs without help",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Raiff drew inspiration from his own life; his younger sister is disabled and can\u2019t walk or talk. \u2014 Rebecca Rubin, Variety , 23 June 2022",
      "My sister is disabled and my mom is very much where the Kate character that turned into Domino came from. \u2014 Jessica Radloff, Glamour , 17 June 2022",
      "Bly couldn\u2019t shake the image of the youngest girl, who was physically and intellectually disabled . \u2014 New York Times , 8 June 2022",
      "Of the five Haitian players who vanished, only one is intellectually disabled . \u2014 al , 8 June 2022",
      "The Kaiser report said populations most likely to lose coverage include adults who gained Medicaid eligibility under the Affordable Care Act, parents who are not disabled and some children. \u2014 Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY , 10 May 2022",
      "The mobile van will offer wellness for pets belonging to veterans (60+), seniors (70+), and those who are physically disabled . \u2014 Hartford Courant , 5 May 2022",
      "In 2017, Mark Gaspar worked as a home health aide, caring for a Green Township woman who has cerebral palsy and is borderline intellectually disabled . \u2014 Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer , 5 May 2022",
      "Datchinamurthy Kataiah, 36, was scheduled to be hanged Friday, just two days after the execution of a Malaysian man who was believed to be mentally disabled . \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "from past participle of disable":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1633, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065521"
  },
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    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to free from entail"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-in-\u02c8t\u0101l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1641, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-184919"
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  "discriminant":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a mathematical expression providing a criterion for the behavior of another more complicated expression, relation, or set of relations":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8skri-m\u0259-n\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Polynomials were assigned to groups based on the discriminant , a number associated with a polynomial\u2019s roots. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Just as in the debate on inclusion, the difference of gender or ethnicity is confused with the real discriminant , the difference in social class (as taught by Elliott Major, Professor of Social Mobility at Exeter University). \u2014 Anna Zanardi Cappon, Forbes , 13 Sep. 2021",
      "If multiple antenna inputs are available, a very powerful discriminant is to see if all of the signals come from the same direction. \u2014 Jim Salter, Ars Technica , 22 June 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1948, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232944"
  },
  "dispositor":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a planet which is in astrology lord of the sign where another planet is":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u0259\u0307\u02c8sp\u00e4z\u0259t\u0259(r)"
    ],
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin, arranger, from dispositus + -or":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205626"
  },
  "dimidiate":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "transitive verb"
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      ": to halve or reduce to the half":[],
      ": to represent the half of : cut in two : halve":[],
      ": divided into two equal parts : halved":[],
      ": consisting of only one half of the normal : seeming to lack one half or to have one part smaller than the other":[
        "dimidiate elytra that cover only half the abdomen are common among certain families of beetles"
      ]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u0113\u0259\u0307t",
      "d\u0259\u0307\u02c8mid\u0113\u02cc\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin dimidiatus , past participle of dimidiare , from di- (from dis- apart) + -midiare (from medius mid)":"Transitive verb",
      "Latin dimidiatus , past participle of dimidiare":"Adjective"
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-053417"
  },
  "disproportionate":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": being out of proportion"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-pr\u0259-\u02c8p\u022fr-sh(\u0259-)n\u0259t"
    ],
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    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "He believes that middle-class people bear a disproportionate share of the tax burden.",
      "A disproportionate number of the students are poor.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Despite not being necessary for human survival, meat is heavily marketed to U.S. consumers, including through the beef checkoff, and occupies a disproportionate amount of advertising mindshare. \u2014 Errol Schweizer, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
      "Martha Joynt Kumar, a political scientist who studies the briefings, found that the five major TV networks gobble up a disproportionate amount of time in them. \u2014 Erik Wemple, Washington Post , 7 June 2022",
      "Those editors therefore had a disproportionate amount of power over the entire industry. \u2014 Jacey Duprie, The Week , 7 June 2022",
      "The Israeli-Palestinian conflict receives disproportionate coverage compared with any other conflict on earth. \u2014 Yair Lapid, WSJ , 9 June 2022",
      "Companies that succeed will become the indispensable allies of innovative startups and drive disproportionate value for themselves and their entrepreneurial partners. \u2014 Forbes , 7 June 2022",
      "The disproportionate representation of women in true-crime stories doesn\u2019t negate the fact that the most dangerous place for women is often in their homes. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2022",
      "Moreover, Oliver cited studies showing that students with disabilities and Black kids are more likely to be arrested, disproportionate to their share of enrollment. \u2014 Kimberly Nordyke, The Hollywood Reporter , 5 June 2022",
      "The prevalence of anxiety and depression for young females is greater than that for males, which may account for disproportionate treatment seeking. \u2014 John Duffy, CNN , 3 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1555, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-193031"
  },
  "discomfit":{
    "type":[
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment : disconcert",
      ": to frustrate the plans of : thwart",
      ": to defeat in battle",
      ": the state of being confused, embarrassed, or upset : discomfiture"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "dis-\u02c8k\u0259m(p)-f\u0259t",
      "especially Southern"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "baffle",
      "balk",
      "beat",
      "checkmate",
      "foil",
      "frustrate",
      "thwart"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "advance",
      "cultivate",
      "encourage",
      "forward",
      "foster",
      "further",
      "nurture",
      "promote"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "constant interruptions discomfited her in her attempt to finish the speech, and she finally gave up",
      "he was discomfited by the awkward situation of having his ex-girlfriend meet his current one",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Daringly written mostly without gender pronouns, the poems discomfit the reader in the best possible way. \u2014 Wsj Books Staff, WSJ , 8 Dec. 2021",
      "It may also be seen as a way to discomfit the U.S. and serve as a bargaining chip to dissuade the U.S. from building missile defenses. \u2014 Michael Peck, Forbes , 18 Oct. 2021",
      "Singapore\u2019s long reliance on a vast underclass of cheap labor from places like India, China, Bangladesh and Myanmar has discomfited some Singaporeans. \u2014 Hannah Beech, New York Times , 10 Apr. 2020",
      "An equally discomfiting element of the later books is what happens to Meg. \u2014 Ruth Franklin, The New York Review of Books , 25 Feb. 2020",
      "But in these packages, and in live broadcasts, the editing is meticulous, omitting anything that might discomfit the N.F.L.\u2019s brass and team owners. \u2014 Jody Rosen, New York Times , 12 Dec. 2019",
      "The discomfiting fiction lends its name to a new exhibition of Kehinde Wiley\u2019s work at the William Morris Gallery in London. \u2014 The Economist , 28 Feb. 2020",
      "Lange endured a fractious relationship with Stryker, who seemed deeply discomfited by a strong-minded woman. \u2014 Arthur Lubow, New York Times , 13 Feb. 2020",
      "All is provisional \u2014 a discomfiting proposition at first, but ultimately a relief. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 Aug. 2019",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The discomfit of his rivals has been a political gift to Macron. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 12 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Verb and Noun",
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French descumfit , past participle of descumfire , from des- dis- + cumfire to prepare \u2014 more at comfit"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2b",
      "Noun",
      "circa 1616, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-193109"
  },
  "discommend":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": disapprove , disparage":[],
      ": to cause to be viewed unfavorably":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-k\u0259-\u02c8mend"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English dyscommenden":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021935"
  },
  "divisa":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": colored ribbons denoting the breeder that are attached by a barb to a bull's withers as it enters the bullfighting arena":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u0113z\u0259",
      "d\u0259\u0307\u02c8v\u0113s\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Spanish, literally, emblem, heraldic device, from feminine of diviso (obsolete past participle of dividir to divide), from Latin divisus":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200420"
  },
  "display line":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": matter set in one line in nontext often ornamental type":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185413"
  },
  "displayman":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": display artist":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u0259\u0307\u02c8spl\u0101m\u0259n",
      "-\u02ccman"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170956"
  },
  "disappear/vanish into thin air":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to disappear completely in a way that is mysterious":[
        "The papers seem to have vanished into thin air ."
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-012944"
  },
  "dilatative":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": dilative":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)d\u012b\u00a6l\u0101t\u0259tiv",
      "\u02c8dil\u0259\u02cct\u0101-",
      "\u02c8d\u012bl\u0259-",
      "d\u0259\u0307\u02c8l-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin dilatat us + English -ive":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190844"
  },
  "discovery bond":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a fidelity bond covering losses discovered during the term of the bond regardless of when any dishonest act is committed":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010109"
  },
  "disclimax":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a relatively stable ecological community often including kinds of organisms foreign to the region and displacing the climax because of disturbance especially by humans"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8kl\u012b-\u02ccmaks"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1935, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-203541"
  },
  "dictature":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dikt\u0259\u02ccchu\u0307(\u0259)r",
      "dik\u02c8t\u0101ch\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin dictatura , from dictatus + -ura -ure":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-215514"
  },
  "divisible offense":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an offense the commission of which involves the commission of one of a lesser grade so that on the former there can be an acquittal and on the latter a conviction":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-211257"
  },
  "dilatation":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the act or action of stretching, widening, or enlarging an organ or part of the body : dilation sense b":[
        "\u2026 balloon dilatation of the affected tubal wall \u2026",
        "\u2014 Edmond Confino et al."
      ],
      ": a dilated or enlarged part or formation":[
        "intestinal dilatations"
      ],
      ": amplification in writing or speech":[
        "\"\u2026 And then he went on in a dilatation on the dumbness of Nature during the season's suspension and torpidity.\"",
        "\u2014 Cowden Clarke"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccd\u012b-l\u0259-",
      "\u02ccdil-\u0259-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "\u02ccd\u012b-",
      "\u02ccdi-l\u0259-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Elevated feeders were once recommended as a way to prevent gastric dilatation and volvulus (GDV), also known as bloat, a life-threatening condition that\u2019s most prevalent in large and deep-chested breeds. \u2014 Lindsay Pevny, Popular Mechanics , 24 June 2022",
      "The couple\u2019s veterinarian later confirmed that Gus died from a stomach bloat, also known as gastric dilatation -volvulus (GDV). \u2014 Timothy Bella, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
      "In the case of Spix\u2019s little blue macaws, that disease was nasty and incurable: proventricular dilatation disease. \u2014 Grrlscientist, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
      "Overdrinking or drinking too rapidly may cause bloat, a term used to describe gastric dilatation -volvulus. \u2014 Bayliss Wagner, USA TODAY , 12 Aug. 2021",
      "In Arkansas, dilatation and evacuation was the only method used to end pregnancies after 12 weeks, according to the Arkansas Department of Health. \u2014 Neal Earley, Arkansas Online , 23 Dec. 2020",
      "Poppy had gastric dilatation volvulus (GDV), more commonly known as bloat. \u2014 Kim Campbell Thornton, sacbee , 21 Mar. 2018",
      "An enlarged stomach accompanied by drooling, panting and retching without bringing anything up is a sign of gastric dilatation volvulus, commonly known as bloat and often seen in deep-chested dogs. \u2014 Kim Campbell Thornton, sacbee , 8 Dec. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-034424"
  },
  "diuturnal":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of long continuance : lasting"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6d\u012by\u00fc\u00a6t\u0259rn\u1d4al"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Latin diuturn us (from diu lasting a long time, a long time ago) + English -al"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-205902"
  },
  "disaster area":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an area officially declared to be the scene of an emergency created by a disaster and therefore qualified to receive certain types of governmental aid (such as emergency loans and relief supplies)":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "After the hurricane, the state was declared a disaster area .",
      "His office is a disaster area . How can he find anything in all this clutter?",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Application deadlines vary according to when a county was declared an agricultural disaster area . \u2014 Chron , 8 May 2022",
      "On Tuesday, Pace-O-Matic issued a press release announcing the company's $125,000 contribution to the Kentucky FOP to buy equipment for its disaster area response team. \u2014 Joe Sonka, The Courier-Journal , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Residents in Kiev reached by telephone early this morning said all bus service in the city had been suspended so that the vehicles could be used to evacuate the disaster area . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Investigators also compared the footage to a 2018 TV news report in San Francisco on his arrest for violating orders not to enter a disaster area after a wildfire. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "But more and more studies are finding that the negative mental health effects of disasters extend far beyond the immediate disaster area . \u2014 Anthony Steven Dick, The Conversation , 7 Feb. 2022",
      "Mae Ramphueng Beach in Rayong province was declared a disaster area after some oil came ashore there late on Friday. \u2014 CNN , 30 Jan. 2022",
      "The Biden administration has declared Arkansas a federal disaster area , securing funding and other support for people affected by a string of deadly tornadoes that swept through the northeastern part of the state on Dec. 10-11. \u2014 Lara Farrar, Arkansas Online , 25 Dec. 2021",
      "Hanania said some Cicero residents received payments from FEMA about a decade ago after the town and other nearby communities were declared a disaster area due to flooding. \u2014 Paige Fry, chicagotribune.com , 24 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1911, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174739"
  },
  "disimagine":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to dispel from existence in the imagination":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6dis+"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dis- entry 1 + imagine":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175932"
  },
  "disgeneric":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": belonging to different genera":[
        "\u2014 opposed to congeneric"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6dis+"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dis- entry 1 + generic":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-192127"
  },
  "dil":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "dilute",
      "dilute"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-085558"
  },
  "disherit":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": disinherit":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u0259s\u02c8her\u0259\u0307t",
      "(\u02c8)dis\u00a6h-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English deseriten, disheriten , from Old French deseriter, desheriter , from des- dis- entry 1 + heriter to inherit, from Latin hereditare to inherit":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070817"
  },
  "disc brake":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a brake that operates by the action of a frictional material pressed against the sides of a rotating disc by a caliper":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The hand levers activate the front drum brakes and the single rear disc brake . \u2014 Eric Stafford, Car and Driver , 26 May 2022",
      "Finally, its electric combination braking system features a front drum brake, rear disc brake , and electric brake. \u2014 Scott Kramer, Forbes , 15 May 2022",
      "Many disc brake pads are held in place by a horizontal screw or bolt. \u2014 Joe Lindsey, Outside Online , 3 June 2020",
      "With new suspension hung, the transmission rebuilt, a disc brake conversion mounted, and a limited-slip differential bolted into the rear-axle, it hasn't been touched in 22 years. \u2014 David Beard, Car and Driver , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "Less familiar are toggle switches on the left side for the regenerative-braking system, which blends with a conventional disc brake , and a switch for Range and Sport drive modes. \u2014 Eric Stafford, Car and Driver , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "The recall was prompted by an accident in which a rider became a quadriplegic after a quick-release lever on the front wheel came into contact with the disc brake . \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 22 Apr. 2015",
      "The single rear disc brake will require some tightening with a hex key. \u2014 Julian Chokkattu, Wired , 16 Jan. 2022",
      "And, with an EBS disc brake system, even easier to stop and take in the sights along the way. \u2014 Breanna Wilson, Forbes , 7 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1865, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-035904"
  },
  "disc cultivator":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a cultivator consisting of discs that are grouped in sets and paired so that the discs of each pair incline in opposite directions":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205640"
  },
  "disscepter":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to deprive of a scepter":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)di(s)+",
      "d\u0259(s)"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dis- entry 1 + scepter (noun)":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045014"
  },
  "diapason":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a burst of sound":[
        "diapasons of laughter"
      ],
      ": the principal foundation stop in the organ extending through the complete range of the instrument":[],
      ": the entire compass of musical tones":[],
      ": range , scope":[
        "registers the full diapason of her responses",
        "\u2014 Mindy Aloff"
      ],
      ": tuning fork":[],
      ": a standard of pitch":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-s\u1d4an",
      "\u02ccd\u012b-\u0259-\u02c8p\u0101-z\u1d4an"
    ],
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      "gamut",
      "range",
      "scale",
      "spectrum",
      "spread",
      "stretch"
    ],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "the survey ultimately recorded the full diapason of seemingly possible replies regarding sexual practices"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Latin, from Greek (h\u0113) dia pas\u014dn (chord\u014dn symph\u014dnia) , literally, the concord through all the notes, from dia through + pas\u014dn , genitive feminine plural of pas all \u2014 more at dia- , pan-":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1501, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015808"
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  "didelphid":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of or relating to Didelphidae or to Didelphis or to members of this family or genus",
      ": a marsupial of the family Didelphidae or genus Didelphis : opossum"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)d\u012b\u00a6delf\u0259\u0307d",
      "\""
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Adjective",
      "New Latin Didelphidae"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-080950"
  },
  "dikereeve":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an English official in charge of the drains, sluices, and sea walls in a district of fen or marshy land":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "perhaps alteration (influenced by English reeve ) of dikegrave (official)":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185859"
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  "divisible surplus":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the part of the annual surplus fund of an insurance company which is available for payment in the form of dividends to policyholders":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070143"
  },
  "disaccharidase":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an enzyme (such as maltase or lactase) that hydrolyzes disaccharides":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)d\u012b-\u02c8sa-k\u0259-r\u0259-\u02ccd\u0101s",
      "-\u02ccd\u0101z",
      "(\u02c8)d\u012b-\u02c8sak-\u0259-r\u0259-\u02ccd\u0101s, -\u02ccd\u0101z"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1961, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172448"
  },
  "dialectical materialism":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the Marxist theory that maintains the material basis of a reality constantly changing in a dialectical process and the priority of matter over mind \u2014 compare historical materialism":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Few of the younger nationalists there would likely have realized that the man writing a magnum opus on dialectical materialism on the outskirts of Jakarta was the revolutionary of legend. \u2014 Thomas Meaney, The New Yorker , 10 May 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1898, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173735"
  },
  "dialectical theology":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": neoorthodoxy especially as holding against rationalism that one's attempts to know God by one's own reasoning reach contradictory conclusions and must give way to a faith that awaits God's word"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1925, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-104147"
  },
  "diaryl":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": containing two aryl groups especially in place of hydrogen":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)d\u012b+"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "di- + aryl":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163344"
  },
  "discloak":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": uncloak":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dis- entry 1 + cloak (noun)":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234304"
  },
  "diuron":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a persistent herbicide C 9 H 10 Cl 2 N 2 O used especially to control annual weeds":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u012b-y\u0259-\u02ccr\u00e4n"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "di chlor- + ur ea + - on (as in parathion )":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1957, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-024842"
  },
  "dictionary catalog":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a catalog having its entries (such as author, title, or subject) arranged in a single alphabet":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1869, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-214721"
  },
  "disilane":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a liquid compound Si 2 H 6 of silicon and hydrogen that is spontaneously flammable in air":[]
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "di- + silane or silicane":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-060537"
  },
  "disrelate":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to break the relationship between or among : disunite":[
        "tends to disrelate the components of immediate experience",
        "\u2014 D. S. Savage"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6dis+"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dis- entry 1 + relate":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-062506"
  },
  "disbark":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": disembark":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "probably from Middle French desbarquer, debarquer":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054527"
  },
  "dictatrix":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a woman who is a dictator : dictatress":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "dik\u02c8t\u0101\u2027triks"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin, feminine of dictator":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1623, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184118"
  },
  "diminished shaft":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the shaft of a tapering column":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-001107"
  },
  "discant":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a melody or counterpoint sung above the plainsong of the tenor":[],
      ": soprano , treble":[],
      ": a superimposed counterpoint to a simple melody sung typically by some or all of the sopranos":[],
      ": discourse or comment on a theme":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8di-\u02ccskant"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-030054"
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  "dilapidation":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to bring into a condition of decay or partial ruin":[
        "furniture is dilapidated by use",
        "\u2014 Janet Flanner"
      ],
      ": squander":[],
      ": to decay , deteriorate , or fall into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse : to become dilapidated":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u0259-\u02c8la-p\u0259-\u02ccd\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "On the one hand, the structure is dilapidated and inaccessible to people with disabilities \u2014 a significant problem when a good portion of your regulars are senior citizens. \u2014 Ben Sales, sun-sentinel.com , 19 Nov. 2019",
      "There\u2019s a sparkly new grocery store and dozens of the greystones that were near the complex and were once dilapidated have been renovated and modernized. \u2014 Lolly Bowean, chicagotribune.com , 6 Sep. 2019",
      "Though the house was dilapidated , Goodman coaxed her kids into helping her spruce it up. \u2014 Brian Goldstone, The New Republic , 21 Aug. 2019",
      "Prepa\u2019s generation plants and distribution lines were dilapidated after years of inadequate maintenance when Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico last year, knocking out power for millions of customers. \u2014 Andrew Scurria, WSJ , 11 July 2018",
      "This week, England ended their infamous penalty kick shootout jinx, Sweden continued their unlikely run, Belgium survived a thriller and Brazil dilapidated Mexico\u2019s dreams. \u2014 Juan Pimiento, chicagotribune.com , 5 July 2018",
      "It was riddled with vacancies and by all accounts was dilapidated . \u2014 Meg Kelly, Washington Post , 28 Feb. 2018",
      "Rossello highlighted how the island\u2019s electrical grid, which was severely dilapidated even prior to the storms, was obsolete and working off of a generation system that was 28 years older than the average electric power utility in the United States. \u2014 Reuters, Fortune , 23 Jan. 2018",
      "One of Poway\u2019s most historic structures \u2014 one that has become rat-infested and dilapidated since being shuttered and fenced off 15 years ago \u2014 will likely be torn down to make way for a low-income housing complex for veterans. \u2014 J. Harry Jones, sandiegouniontribune.com , 6 Jan. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin dilapidatus , past participle of dilapidare to squander, destroy, from dis- + lapidare to pelt with stones, from lapid-, lapis stone":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1565, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-023519"
  },
  "discursive":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": moving from topic to topic without order : rambling":[
        "gave a discursive lecture",
        "discursive prose"
      ],
      ": proceeding coherently from topic to topic":[],
      ": marked by a method of resolving complex expressions into simpler or more basic ones : marked by analytical reasoning":[],
      ": of or relating to discourse":[
        "discursive practices"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8sk\u0259r-siv"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "desultory",
      "digressional",
      "digressionary",
      "digressive",
      "excursive",
      "leaping",
      "maundering",
      "meandering",
      "rambling",
      "wandering"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "the speaker's discursive style made it difficult to understand his point",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This will probably remain true, making any kind of democracy-first strategy a primarily discursive one. \u2014 Daniel Bessner, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
      "In conjunction with the opening week of the Biennale Internazionale dell\u2019Arte di Venezia, tomorrow will start the African Art in Venice Forum (AAVF), a public and free discursive event presented every other year in Venice. \u2014 Vogue , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "It\u2019s certainly true that this short book contains many of his trademarks: discursive and periodic sentences, arcane jargon, endless self-analysis. \u2014 Jonathan Russell Clark, Los Angeles Times , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "Farrar, Straus & Giroux), demonstrates that, regardless of whether Handke labels a work fiction or nonfiction, his technique remains much the same\u2014the tone discursive , the narratives eddying and associative, the point of view inward and subjective. \u2014 Ruth Franklin, The New Yorker , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "The second half of the book is a non-linear, eclectic romp through the early history of technology, and readers will have to surrender to Mr. Smith\u2019s often- discursive writing style. \u2014 Christine Rosen, WSJ , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "Pat Hackett, who edited his discursive journals, and Bob Colacello, a key contributor at Interview. \u2014 Daniel D'addario, Variety , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "Dumont takes plenty of amusing if discursive time for minor characters\u2019 expressions of fawning, or rich-liberal smugness. \u2014 Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com , 21 Jan. 2022",
      "An entertaining and discursive journey into Dante\u2019s life and work. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from Medieval Latin discurs\u012bvus \"showing reasoned thought, logical,\" from discursus, past participle of discurrere \"to range over, discuss\" (going back to Latin, \"to run off in different directions, [of a mind or speaker] branch out, range\") + Latin -\u012bvus -ive \u2014 more at discourse entry 1":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1595, in the meaning defined at sense 1b":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231007"
  },
  "discandy":{
    "type":[
      "intransitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": melt , dissolve":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dis- entry 1 + candy":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070038"
  },
  "dictating machine":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a machine used especially for the recording of human speech for transcription"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1907, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-151658"
  },
  "dilacerate":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to tear apart or in pieces":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u0259\u0307+",
      "(\u02c8)d\u012b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin dilaceratus , past participle of dilacerare , from di- (from dis- apart) + lacerare to tear":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-181343"
  },
  "disphenoid":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a wedge-shaped crystal form of the tetragonal or orthorhombic system having four like triangular faces that correspond in position to alternate faces of the tetragonal or orthorhombic dipyramid and being symmetrical about each of three mutually perpendicular diad axes of symmetry in all classes except the tetragonal-disphenoidal in which the form is generated by an inverse tetrad axis of symmetry",
      ": a form of crystal bounded by eight scalene triangles arranged in pairs : the tetragonal scalenohedron"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)d\u012b+"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "di- + sphenoid"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-154153"
  },
  "dissemblance":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": lack of resemblance : dissimilitude":[],
      ": the act or the art of dissembling : dissimulation":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\"",
      "d\u0259\u0307sembl\u0259n(t)s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Middle French dessemblance , from dessembler to be unlike (from des- dis- entry 1 + -sembler , as in resembler to resemble) + -ance":"Noun",
      "dissemble + -ance":"Noun"
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231054"
  },
  "different animal":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": something different":[
        "The sport has changed. It's a very/completely different animal today."
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-071207"
  },
  "discrimination box":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a laboratory apparatus in which the experimental subject responds discriminatively to cues in order to gain a reward or avoid a punishment":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043202"
  },
  "dissentious":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": characterized by dissension or dissent":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8sen(t)-sh\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1560, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004643"
  },
  "dispositively":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": as a possibility : in respect to a tendency or to a future eventuality":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063845"
  },
  "dialectician":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": one who is skilled in or practices dialectic":[],
      ": a student of dialects":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccd\u012b-\u0259-\u02cclek-\u02c8ti-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Nothing if not a rigorous dialectician , Bong refuses to sentimentalize the Kims\u2019 togetherness or their poverty. \u2014 Mark Olsenstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 11 Oct. 2019",
      "Nothing if not a rigorous dialectician , Bong refuses to sentimentalize the Kims\u2019 togetherness or their poverty. \u2014 Mark Olsenstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 11 Oct. 2019",
      "Nothing if not a rigorous dialectician , Bong refuses to sentimentalize the Kims\u2019 togetherness or their poverty. \u2014 Mark Olsenstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 11 Oct. 2019",
      "Nothing if not a rigorous dialectician , Bong refuses to sentimentalize the Kims\u2019 togetherness or their poverty. \u2014 Mark Olsenstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 11 Oct. 2019",
      "Nothing if not a rigorous dialectician , Bong refuses to sentimentalize the Kims\u2019 togetherness or their poverty. \u2014 Mark Olsenstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 11 Oct. 2019",
      "Nothing if not a rigorous dialectician , Bong refuses to sentimentalize the Kims\u2019 togetherness or their poverty. \u2014 Mark Olsenstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 11 Oct. 2019",
      "Nothing if not a rigorous dialectician , Bong refuses to sentimentalize the Kims\u2019 togetherness or their poverty. \u2014 Mark Olsenstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 11 Oct. 2019",
      "Nothing if not a rigorous dialectician , Bong refuses to sentimentalize the Kims\u2019 togetherness or their poverty. \u2014 Mark Olsenstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 11 Oct. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1560, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231730"
  },
  "disconsider":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to deprive of consideration or esteem":[
        "it was the sort of exploit that disconsidered a young man for good with the more serious classes",
        "\u2014 R. L. Stevenson",
        "when humanity is disconsidered the public is not protected, nor is the professional code honored",
        "\u2014 Spectator"
      ],
      ": view without regard or respect":[
        "it was the sort of exploit that disconsidered a young man for good with the more serious classes",
        "\u2014 R. L. Stevenson",
        "when humanity is disconsidered the public is not protected, nor is the professional code honored",
        "\u2014 Spectator"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6dis+"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dis- entry 1 + consider":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220920"
  },
  "disappearing stair":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a stair built to swing upward and be concealed in a space in the ceiling"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-165957"
  },
  "disaccharide":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": any of a class of sugars (such as sucrose) that yields on hydrolysis two monosaccharide molecules":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)d\u012b-\u02c8sak-\u0259-\u02ccr\u012bd",
      "(\u02cc)d\u012b-\u02c8sa-k\u0259-\u02ccr\u012bd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The second is disaccharides , which are just two of these single sugar molecules linked together: sucrose, or table sugar (glucose + fructose); lactose, or milk sugar (glucose + galactose); and maltose, or malt sugar (glucose + glucose). \u2014 Carolyn L. Todd, SELF , 24 June 2019",
      "FODMAP stands for fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides , monosaccharides, and polyols. \u2014 Don Rauf, chicagotribune.com , 23 June 2017"
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      "The government used disinformation to gain support for the policy.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Swedish politicians distinguish between the two groups, and Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde on Friday accused Turkey of spreading disinformation . \u2014 Sune Engel Rasmussen, WSJ , 22 May 2022",
      "Those spreading disinformation are growing more sophisticated, experts say. \u2014 Ana Ionova, The Christian Science Monitor , 9 May 2022",
      "Shariy had been spreading disinformation to harm Ukraine\u2019s national security, and was allegedly paid to do so by Russia, according to Ukraine\u2019s Security Service. \u2014 Katya Soldak, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
      "Israeli police accused Palestinians of spreading disinformation on social media, heightening the tensions. \u2014 Time , 17 Apr. 2022",
      "Israeli police accused Palestinians of spreading disinformation on social media, heightening the tensions. \u2014 Josef Federman, ajc , 17 Apr. 2022",
      "With that, the disinformation was spread in the US and solidified in Russia. \u2014 Frida Ghitis, CNN , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Ukraine\u2019s ambassador, Sergiy Kyslytsya, accused the Russian ambassador of spreading disinformation . \u2014 New York Times , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "Those included Russian oligarchs whose money, Borrell said, is important for the Russian economy, as well as other key officials, notably those spreading disinformation . \u2014 Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 28 Feb. 2022"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Yet Lemoine insisted, first to his Google colleagues and then to the world at large, that his ability to feel an emotional attachment to a chatbot was itself dispositive of the chatbot\u2019s sentience. \u2014 Ian Bogost, The Atlantic , 14 June 2022",
      "Cold hard cash could be dispositive in close races, but not if Republicans have enough money to be competitive. \u2014 Karl Rove, WSJ , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "The fact that no one has taken a run at Davidson in the week since the video dropped is likely dispositive of the issue. \u2014 Daniel Novack, The Hollywood Reporter , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "The fact that the Nazis thought so is hardly dispositive \u2014fascist regimes are not known for their sophisticated literary criticism\u2014and, for every passage that supports such a reading, numerous others complicate or contradict it. \u2014 Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker , 17 Jan. 2022",
      "And Hamburger strains mightily not only to portray this dissent as the dispositive objection to progressive curricula, but to portray such curricula as a violation of the constitutional right to free speech. \u2014 Andrew C. Mccarthy, National Review , 25 Oct. 2021",
      "As many scientists have since pointed out, the mere presence of the furin cleavage site is not dispositive of a Frankenstein experiment gone wrong. \u2014 Adam Federman, The Atlantic , 25 Sep. 2021",
      "While economic factors were not dispositive in this list, other factors are more so. \u2014 William P. Barrett, Forbes , 17 Sep. 2021",
      "But with the replacement of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg by Justice Amy Coney Barrett, the chief justice\u2019s vote will not be dispositive when the court hears Dobbs v. Jackson Women\u2019s Health Organization this term. \u2014 Brianne Gorod, The New Republic , 9 Sep. 2021"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The poll body on Tuesday upheld its dismissals of complaints filed by different groups, including victims of martial law, that had sought to disbar Marcos from the presidential race based on a 1995 tax evasion conviction. \u2014 Fox News , 10 May 2022",
      "Franks called on the State Bar of Arizona to disbar Adel for her and her office\u2019s role in pursuing felony charges against protesters. \u2014 Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "The State Bar filed disciplinary charges against Yeghiayan and made an unsuccessful attempt to disbar his wife. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "In light of Curtis\u2019 criminal case, the Utah State Bar filed a petition on Dec. 1 to disbar him, court documents show. \u2014 Kolbie Peterson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 15 Dec. 2021",
      "Parker previously ordered her sanctions be sent to the Michigan Attorney Grievance Commission and similar associations around the country that have the capacity to disbar and punish attorneys. \u2014 Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press , 2 Dec. 2021",
      "Other courts and state bar associations have the capacity to disbar or otherwise punish these attorneys. \u2014 Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press , 26 Aug. 2021",
      "Other courts and state bar associations have the capacity to disbar or otherwise punish these attorneys. \u2014 Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press , 26 Aug. 2021",
      "Other courts and state bar associations have the capacity to disbar or otherwise punish these attorneys. \u2014 Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press , 26 Aug. 2021"
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      "the professor's frequent and extended digressions are the stuff of campus legend",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But in a sense that\u2019s a digression given the total redefinition of inflation that Hilsenrath and Timiraos are attempting. \u2014 John Tamny, Forbes , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "Following a brief, but delightful digression as Malone and Lowe traded quotes from the movie, the rapper did return to the topic at hand. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 1 June 2022",
      "All of which calls for a digression , or acknowledgement. \u2014 John Tamny, Forbes , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Interstitial case studies could merit entire chapters, from a Monacan burial mound in Thomas Jefferson's backyard to a digression on whether gender or occupation can be inferred from remains. \u2014 Amy Brady, Scientific American , 1 Feb. 2022",
      "In one startling but illuminating digression , Mr. Lowenstein even offers a pinch of compassion for the draft rioters who marauded through Manhattan in July 1863. \u2014 Harold Holzer, WSJ , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "This digression hopefully makes sense in consideration of the always breathy commentary that follows statements from Federal Reserve officials. \u2014 John Tamny, Forbes , 30 Jan. 2022",
      "Ok, that was a digression , but some of you as parents feel me on that. \u2014 Marshall Shepherd, Forbes , 21 Dec. 2021",
      "Eternals as an ambitious digression from the core MCU arc. \u2014 Scott Mendelson, Forbes , 24 Oct. 2021"
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      ": inclusive disjunction",
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "There\u2019s now a radical disjunction between public celebrations of big givers and their gifts, on the one hand, and a growing body of critique of philanthropy, on the other. \u2014 Nicholas Lemann, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
      "Despite the apparent disjunction between Mr. Bersani\u2019s literary criticism and his work on gay identity, there are themes running through both. \u2014 Clay Risen, BostonGlobe.com , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "It was meant admiringly, and Schjeldahl is absolutely right: A disjunction between intentions and effects can produce aesthetic dynamite. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Feb. 2022",
      "The quotations from Crane\u2019s harsh, haiku-like poems spit out from Auster\u2019s gently loquacious pages in unmissable disjunction . \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 18 Oct. 2021",
      "The other underlying regularity of the election is the larger one, easily overlooked, which perhaps governs politics in all the liberal democracies now, and that is the enormous and ever-growing disjunction between urban and rural voters. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 21 Sep. 2021",
      "Still, if past and present, fiction and nonfiction never fully cohere, that formal disjunction nonetheless achieves its own strange power. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 24 June 2021",
      "Current practices often hinge on bad data, an approach that exacerbates the disjunction fueling the patchwork of standards against which to measure and report. \u2014 Andrew Bruce, Forbes , 11 June 2021",
      "In Jacobs\u2019s previous film, The Lovers, the storytelling seemed to be going nowhere, but this film finds drollery in the disjunction between life and relationships. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 23 Apr. 2021"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The Dodgers\u2019 slim lead in the National League West got thinner (a half game over San Diego) after their disappointing extra-inning loss Sunday to the Phillies, in which the tying and winning runs scored on an error. \u2014 John Scheibe, Los Angeles Times , 23 May 2022",
      "Real Salt Lake, coming off a disappointing loss a week earlier at Nashville, was trailing 1-0 at halftime. \u2014 Aaron Falk, The Salt Lake Tribune , 15 May 2022",
      "Tuesday\u2019s performance comes after a disappointing 4-1 loss on the road against CF Montreal last Saturday, a game in which Orlando posted just 2 shots in 90 minutes. \u2014 Mike Gramajo, Orlando Sentinel , 10 May 2022",
      "Joel Embiid has called out James Harden and coach Doc Rivers as the Philadelphia 76ers look to bounce back from a disappointing loss and finally knock Pascal Siakam and the Toronto Raptors out of the first round of the 2022 NBA playoffs. \u2014 oregonlive , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "The disappointing loss resulted in Charlotte's elimination from the NBA playoffs. \u2014 Natasha Dye, PEOPLE.com , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "In 2012, after a disappointing first-round loss in the NCAA Tournament, UConn\u2019s one-year ban from postseason play pending and the air rife with rumors of Jim Calhoun\u2019s imminent retirement, several players transferred out or turned pro. \u2014 Dom Amore, Hartford Courant , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "But then, a punted battle with the Clippers and a disappointing loss to Dallas has them back in the fight for a top-two playoff positioning. \u2014 Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "Given what was at stake, with so few games remaining in the regular season, clinging to hope for a late-season miracle to make the top 6, the Cavs suffered their most disappointing loss of the season to the flailing Magic, 120-115. \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 5 Apr. 2022"
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    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1901, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-013014"
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  "diurnation":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": the habit of sleeping or being quiescent by day",
      ": a daily recurrent fluctuation in an ecological community (as the vertical movement of plankton)"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccd\u012b(\u02cc)\u0259r\u02c8n\u0101sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Latin diurn us of the day, daily + English -ation (as in hibernation )"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-013335"
  },
  "disrespective":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
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    "definitions":[
      ": disrespectful"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "dis- entry 1 + respective"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-015311"
  },
  "dislogistic":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of dislogistic variant spelling of dyslogistic"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-021402"
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  "dibranch":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one of the Dibranchia"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u012b\u02ccbra\u014bk"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "New Latin Dibranchia"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-023520"
  },
  "dilactone":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a chemical compound containing two lactone groupings"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)d\u012b+"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "di- + lactone"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-030917"
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  "discursive reason":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the faculty of drawing inferences"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-031945"
  },
  "discept":{
    "type":[
      "intransitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": debate , discuss , disagree"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u0259\u0307\u02c8sept"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Latin disceptare to separate, decide between, debate, from dis- apart + -ceptare (from captare to chase, strive to seize)"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-032216"
  },
  "distill house":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a building used for distilling",
      ": distillery"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u0259\u0307\u02c8stil-"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-033524"
  },
  "dimication":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": contest , strife"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdim\u0259\u02c8k\u0101sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Latin dimication-, dimicatio , from dimicatus (past participle of dimicare to fight, from di- \u2014from dis- apart\u2014+ micare to flash) + -ion-, -io -ion; akin to Welsh dir mygu to despise, Persian mi\u017ea, mu\u017ea eyelash, Greek omichl\u0113 mist"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-034305"
  },
  "diapason normal":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the standard pitch adopted by the French government in 1859 establishing A above middle C as 435 vibrations per second"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "French, literally, normal diapason"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-035041"
  },
  "disused":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": no longer used or occupied : abandoned",
      ": not used any more"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8y\u00fczd",
      "dish-",
      "dis-\u02c8y\u00fczd"
    ],
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      "abandoned",
      "derelict",
      "deserted",
      "desolate",
      "forgotten",
      "forsaken",
      "rejected",
      "vacant",
      "vacated",
      "void"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a disused warehouse that had become a den for drug dealers",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Down the path from a disused glass factory that also became a Russian base, a security guard was shot dead, then beheaded. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Apr. 2022",
      "Down the path from a disused glass factory that also became a Russian base, a security guard was shot dead, then beheaded. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 16 Apr. 2022",
      "Swap your car for two wheels then bike the Monon Trail, a disused train track that has been lovingly reimagined as a recreational path. \u2014 Brandon Presser, Harper's BAZAAR , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "The video shows the disused Rosevale Tin Mine in Cornwall, and hand developed in water from the mine. \u2014 Izzy Col\u00f3n, SPIN , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "For the upcoming Gerard Butler action thriller Kandahar, which recently wrapped filming in Saudi Arabia, production had go down the unusual route of building a makeshift studio inside a disused date processing plant. \u2014 Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 Feb. 2022",
      "In fact, the towers are relics of a disused , century-old steelworks, an unremarkable part of Beijing\u2019s sprawl. \u2014 Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "Enterprising Syrians, working with local pharmacists and machinery from disused pharmaceutical factories, began making it. \u2014 New York Times , 5 Dec. 2021",
      "Catford Mews, which opened in late 2019, is located in the site of a disused PoundLand. \u2014 Catherine Erdly, Forbes , 27 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1611, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-041014"
  },
  "disempower":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to deprive of power, authority, or influence : make weak, ineffectual, or unimportant"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-im-\u02c8pau\u0307(-\u0259)r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "They have been disempowered by a society that believes they are intellectually inferior.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Power differentials, on the other hand, can occur when one partner uses manipulation or force to disempower the other and gain control of the relationship. \u2014 Katie Hurley, CNN , 5 June 2022",
      "America worked hard to disempower Haiti and put them in poverty. \u2014 Jene\u00e9 Osterheldt, BostonGlobe.com , 17 May 2022",
      "But they are not deliberately engineered by the elites who oversee them to disempower or manipulate ordinary people. \u2014 Francis Fukuyama, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Russia has long been fabled as the Internet\u2019s most wily mischief-maker, and the nation\u2019s propaganda machine has for years used social and state-backed media to deceive and disempower its enemies. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Feb. 2022",
      "Now is the perfect time for different voices to enter the room to be able to reimagine a new system that isn\u2019t working with the police but working to disempower them. \u2014 Ernest Owens, Rolling Stone , 12 Feb. 2022",
      "Eye-movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) is a treatment that uses eye movements to disempower disturbing memories and beliefs. \u2014 Rebecca Joy Stanborough, SELF , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "The easiest way to disempower Manchin is to elect another Democratic senator or two in 2022 so that the West Virginian is not always the deciding vote in a 50-50 body. \u2014 Walter Shapiro, The New Republic , 23 Dec. 2021",
      "At the same time, FKA twigs told her story to the New York Times in the hopes of raising of awareness of the tactics abusers employ to disempower their victims. \u2014 Bethy Squires, Vulture , 16 June 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1813, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-052448"
  },
  "diffuse nebula":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of the numerous luminous or dark formations or irregularly distributed dust and gas seen within the Milky Way galaxy and in other spiral galaxies but not including the planetary nebulae"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-052756"
  },
  "disc ridge buster":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": ridge buster"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-061816"
  },
  "dictatingly":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": in a dictating manner"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "dictating (present participle of dictate ) + -ly"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-070545"
  },
  "distance meter":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a photographic range finder"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-070835"
  },
  "dilatometer":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "noun,"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an instrument for measuring expansion",
      ": an instrument for measuring thermal dilatation or expansion especially in determining coefficients of expansion of liquids or solids"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdi-l\u0259-\u02c8t\u00e4-m\u0259-t\u0259r",
      "\u02ccd\u012b-",
      "\u02ccdil-\u0259-\u02c8t\u00e4m-\u0259t-\u0259r",
      "\u02ccd\u012bl-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "International Scientific Vocabulary"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1883, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-074904"
  },
  "dispost":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to remove from a position"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u0259\u02c8sp\u014dst",
      "(\u02c8)di\u00a6s-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "dis- entry 1 + post (position)"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-075141"
  },
  "diffuse placenta":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a placenta made up of villi diffusely scattered over almost the whole surface of the chorion (as in whales, swine, and horses)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-075227"
  },
  "disappearing bed":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a bed that can be concealed (as in a recess or closet) when not in use"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-075901"
  },
  "dispositios":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of dispositios plural of dispositio"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-080155"
  },
  "dispunishable":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": not punishable"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u0259s",
      "(\u02c8)dis+"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Anglo-French, from dis- entry 1 (from Old French des- dis- entry 1 ) + punishable , from Middle French punissable"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-082332"
  },
  "diffuse-porous":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having vessels more or less evenly distributed throughout an annual ring and not varying greatly in size \u2014 compare ring-porous"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02ccfy\u00fcs-\u02c8p\u022fr-\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1895, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-082741"
  },
  "disregardful":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to pay no attention to : treat as unworthy of regard or notice",
      ": the act of treating someone or something as unworthy of regard or notice : the state of being disregarded (see disregard entry 1 ) : neglect",
      ": to pay no attention to",
      ": the act of paying no attention to"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-ri-\u02c8g\u00e4rd",
      "\u02ccdis-ri-\u02c8g\u00e4rd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "despise",
      "flout",
      "scorn"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "apathy",
      "casualness",
      "complacence",
      "disinterestedness",
      "incuriosity",
      "incuriousness",
      "indifference",
      "insouciance",
      "nonchalance",
      "torpor",
      "unconcern"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "Please disregard what I said before.",
      "He disregarded his father's advice and left school.",
      "Some students completely disregard the rules of the school.",
      "Noun",
      "They treated the rules with complete disregard .",
      "revelers firing guns in the air with complete disregard for the possible consequences",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "My instinct is to disregard his instructions and throw him under the bus for every minor setback. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "My instinct is to disregard his instructions and throw him under the bus for every minor setback. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "My instinct is to disregard his instructions and throw him under the bus for every minor setback. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, oregonlive , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "My instinct is to disregard his instructions and throw him under the bus for every minor setback. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, BostonGlobe.com , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "And yet there\u2019s some strange form of intellectual schizophrenia at work when some of these same executives blatantly disregard these myths and purchase new workplace surveillance tools masquerading as productivity management platforms. \u2014 Mark Settle, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Africa might seem remote from the current war in Ukraine; worse yet, some may disregard Africa as a strategic priority for the U.S. \u2014 Time , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "She was told to disregard that email, which had a slightly different email address. \u2014 cleveland , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "What White men choose to disregard comes to bear the taint of effluvium. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Nov. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The driver was arrested and charged with OVI, speeding, right of way and willful disregard of safety on streets. \u2014 Cheryl Higley, cleveland , 25 June 2022",
      "The first cognition is pleasant, but is inconsistent with the second, so the path of least resistance, for some people, is simply to disregard or reason away the second. \u2014 Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic , 23 June 2022",
      "The leading explanation is that this is a mixture of a high risk survival strategy by Johnson, coupled with the usual disregard for the consequences of his actions (notably the prime minister\u2019s ethics advisor has just resigned). \u2014 Mike O'sullivan, Forbes , 18 June 2022",
      "The United States strongly condemns the Burmese military regime\u2019s reported plans to execute pro-democracy and opposition leaders, exemplifying the regime's disregard for human rights and the rule of law. \u2014 Rebecca Tan, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
      "Still, the The TaTa Top\u2019s lighthearted disregard for nudity laws would garner attention well on social media, where playfulness is rewarded, Humphreys said. \u2014 Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune , 9 June 2022",
      "The high toll is blamed on wide disregard for traffic laws, unsafe vehicles and inadequate emergency services. \u2014 Nasser Karimi, USA TODAY , 8 June 2022",
      "The first isn\u2019t viewed as an opportunity for advancement, and the latter is often the treated with disregard and discrimination. \u2014 al , 8 June 2022",
      "The high toll is blamed on wide disregard for traffic laws, unsafe vehicles, and inadequate emergency services. \u2014 Time , 8 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "1613, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun",
      "1659, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-094738"
  },
  "disentrance":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": disenchant"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6dis+"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "dis- entry 1 + entrance (to put into a trance)"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-095741"
  },
  "digressionary":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work",
      ": a going aside"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u012b-\u02c8gre-sh\u0259n",
      "d\u0259-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "aside",
      "divagation",
      "excursion",
      "tangent"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the professor's frequent and extended digressions are the stuff of campus legend",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But in a sense that\u2019s a digression given the total redefinition of inflation that Hilsenrath and Timiraos are attempting. \u2014 John Tamny, Forbes , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "Following a brief, but delightful digression as Malone and Lowe traded quotes from the movie, the rapper did return to the topic at hand. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 1 June 2022",
      "All of which calls for a digression , or acknowledgement. \u2014 John Tamny, Forbes , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Interstitial case studies could merit entire chapters, from a Monacan burial mound in Thomas Jefferson's backyard to a digression on whether gender or occupation can be inferred from remains. \u2014 Amy Brady, Scientific American , 1 Feb. 2022",
      "In one startling but illuminating digression , Mr. Lowenstein even offers a pinch of compassion for the draft rioters who marauded through Manhattan in July 1863. \u2014 Harold Holzer, WSJ , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "This digression hopefully makes sense in consideration of the always breathy commentary that follows statements from Federal Reserve officials. \u2014 John Tamny, Forbes , 30 Jan. 2022",
      "Ok, that was a digression , but some of you as parents feel me on that. \u2014 Marshall Shepherd, Forbes , 21 Dec. 2021",
      "Eternals as an ambitious digression from the core MCU arc. \u2014 Scott Mendelson, Forbes , 24 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "see digress"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-100543"
  },
  "diapause":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a period of physiologically enforced dormancy between periods of activity",
      ": a period of physiologically enforced dormancy between periods of activity"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u012b-\u0259-\u02ccp\u022fz",
      "\u02c8d\u012b-\u0259-\u02ccp\u022fz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Outside of the tropics, winter temperatures cause mosquitoes to go into a kind of hibernation called diapause . \u2014 Todd Nelson, Star Tribune , 22 June 2021",
      "The state, scientifically known as diapause , prevents the embryos from needing critical resources when none is available in its environment. \u2014 Joel Goldberg, Science | AAAS , 20 Feb. 2020",
      "This video compares the embryos and life spans of killifish who either experienced or skipped diapause , capturing time-lapses and detailed snapshots of their embryonic development. \u2014 Joel Goldberg, Science | AAAS , 20 Feb. 2020",
      "As the soil dries, the animals enter a state of diapause \u2014or dormancy\u2014that can last for decades, Tim Maret, an ecologist at Shippensburg University in Pennsylvania, says by email. \u2014 Liz Langley, National Geographic , 20 Mar. 2019",
      "Meanwhile, toward the equator, warmer temperatures are disrupting other insects\u2019 diapause cycles. \u2014 Ben Panko, Smithsonian , 15 Feb. 2017",
      "Insects have their own version of this powerful tool: diapause . \u2014 Ben Panko, Smithsonian , 15 Feb. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Greek diapausis pause, from diapauein to pause, from dia- + pauein to stop"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1893, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-100754"
  },
  "disimpassioned":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": divested of warmth of passion or feeling : calm , cool , dispassionate"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6dis+"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "dis- entry 1 + impassioned"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-103733"
  },
  "disimprison":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to release from confinement"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6dis+"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "dis- entry 1 + imprison"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-110218"
  },
  "diapasm":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a perfume of powdered aromatic herbs sometimes made into little balls and strung together"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u012b\u0259\u02ccpaz\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Latin diapasma , from Greek diapasma , from diapassein to sprinkle, from dia- + passein to sprinkle"
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      ": discursive reasoning",
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      "Middle French (also, act of running about), from Late Latin discursion-, discursio act of running about, motion, course, from Latin discursus (past participle of discurrere to run about) + -ion-, -io -ion"
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      "noun"
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      ": a triad consisting of a minor third and a diminished fifth"
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    "first_known_use":[
      "1813, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-112304"
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      "adjective"
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      ": marked by dissent : disagreeing"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-113429"
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      "noun"
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      "Afrikaans, from Dutch, from dissel tongue or shaft of a wagon (from Middle Dutch) + boom pole, tree, from Middle Dutch; akin to Old Saxon th\u012bsla tongue or shaft of a wagon, Old English th\u012bxl , Old High German d\u012bhsala , Old Norse th\u012bsl tongue or shaft of a wagon, Old Slavic t\u0119gn\u0105ti to pull, and to Old High German boum tree"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-114649"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": nonconformity",
      ": a break in a sequence of sedimentary rocks all of which have approximately the same dip"
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      "\u02ccdis-k\u0259n-\u02c8f\u022fr-m\u0259-t\u0113"
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    "first_known_use":[
      "1572, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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      "noun"
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      ": the act of disseising : the state of being disseised",
      ": the act of disseising : the state of being disseised"
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      "Middle English dysseysyne , from Anglo-French disseisine , from disseisir"
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      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-121428"
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    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
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      ": to rid of identity or characteristic qualities",
      ": dissociate"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6dis+"
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    "history_and_etymology":[
      "dis- entry 1 + identify"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-122043"
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  "dirty pool":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": underhanded or unsportsmanlike conduct"
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    "first_known_use":[
      "1918, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-122901"
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      "noun"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-125051"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": a substance consisting essentially of dehydrogenated resin acids (as dehydro-abietic acid) together with hydrogenated resin acids (as dihydro-abietic acid) obtained by heating rosin or by treating it with acid and used chiefly in the form of a soap as an emulsifier in making GR-S-type rubber"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-130447"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": byway , bypath"
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      "|t\u0259\u0307k\u0259l",
      "|t\u0259\u0307-"
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    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Latin diverticulum"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-131946"
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  "discumber":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
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      ": disencumber"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u0259s",
      "(\u02c8)dis+"
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    "history_and_etymology":[
      "probably by alteration"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-132412"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": assembly":[]
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      "by alteration":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105125"
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  "distributedly":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
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      ": in a distributed manner":[]
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105222"
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
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      ": the act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work":[
        "Every place Hamilton, his parents, or his wife visited over a century's time is described at length; everyone he met merits at least a minor biographical digression .",
        "\u2014 Willard Sterne Randall"
      ],
      ": a going aside":[]
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      "d\u0259-",
      "d\u012b-\u02c8gre-sh\u0259n"
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      "aside",
      "divagation",
      "excursion",
      "tangent"
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    "examples":[
      "the professor's frequent and extended digressions are the stuff of campus legend",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But in a sense that\u2019s a digression given the total redefinition of inflation that Hilsenrath and Timiraos are attempting. \u2014 John Tamny, Forbes , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "Following a brief, but delightful digression as Malone and Lowe traded quotes from the movie, the rapper did return to the topic at hand. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 1 June 2022",
      "All of which calls for a digression , or acknowledgement. \u2014 John Tamny, Forbes , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Interstitial case studies could merit entire chapters, from a Monacan burial mound in Thomas Jefferson's backyard to a digression on whether gender or occupation can be inferred from remains. \u2014 Amy Brady, Scientific American , 1 Feb. 2022",
      "In one startling but illuminating digression , Mr. Lowenstein even offers a pinch of compassion for the draft rioters who marauded through Manhattan in July 1863. \u2014 Harold Holzer, WSJ , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "This digression hopefully makes sense in consideration of the always breathy commentary that follows statements from Federal Reserve officials. \u2014 John Tamny, Forbes , 30 Jan. 2022",
      "Ok, that was a digression , but some of you as parents feel me on that. \u2014 Marshall Shepherd, Forbes , 21 Dec. 2021",
      "Eternals as an ambitious digression from the core MCU arc. \u2014 Scott Mendelson, Forbes , 24 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "see digress":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105240"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": separation , disjunction : division into two":[
        "because it does make that vast diremption of our world into a One and a Many",
        "\u2014 H. B. Alexander"
      ]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u0259\u0307\u02c8rem(p)sh\u0259n"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
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      "Latin diremption-, diremptio , from diremptus (past participle of dirimere to take apart, separate, from dir- \u2014from dis- apart\u2014+ -imere , from emere to take, buy) + -ion-, -io -ion":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105314"
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  "diltiazem":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a calcium channel blocker C 22 H 26 N 2 O 4 S used especially in the form of its hydrochloride as a coronary vasodilator":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "dil-\u02c8t\u012b-\u0259-(\u02cc)zem"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Studies in mice narrowed the search to just one candidate, the calciumchannel blocker diltiazem , which is normally used to treat hypertension. \u2014 Neil Savage, Scientific American , 18 Sep. 2019",
      "The staff normally would have administered diltiazem , also known as Cardizem, that is used to steady an abnormal heart rate. \u2014 Katie Thomas, New York Times , 1 July 2018",
      "But diltiazem was out of stock, and when two other drugs \u2014 adenosine and metoprolol \u2014 didn\u2019t work, Mr. Alsina was admitted overnight. \u2014 Katie Thomas, New York Times , 1 July 2018",
      "There isn\u2019t any diltiazem , a one-time staple to treat rapid heart rate. \u2014 Erika Fry, Fortune , 22 May 2018",
      "Documents in the case showed that in 1998 Ben Venue Laboratories, an Ohio company that produced the heart medication diltiazem , paid GPO fees that exceeded half its sales on the drug. \u2014 Phillip L. Zweig And, WSJ , 7 May 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "probably from International Scientific Vocabulary dil ator + benzo t h iaze pin, tricyclic compound structurally similar to benzodiazepine + -m (as in diazepam )":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1975, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105537"
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  "disrelation":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": lack of a fitting or proportionate connection or relationship":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-ri-\u02c8l\u0101-sh\u0259n"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1893, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105713"
  },
  "disseat":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": unseat":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)di(s)-\u02c8s\u0113t"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1612, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105732"
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  "dibutyl phthalate":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a colorless oily ester C 16 H 22 O 4 used chiefly as a solvent, plasticizer, and insect repellent":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccd\u012b-\u02ccby\u00fc-t\u1d4al-\u02c8tha-\u02ccl\u0101t",
      "-\u02c8thal-\u02cc\u0101t"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "According to a 2018 study published in the journal Environmental Study & Technology, nail polish brands started to label their products as 3-free in the 2000s to exclude toluene, formaldehyde, and dibutyl phthalate . \u2014 Jenifer Calle, SELF , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "Does not contain dibutyl phthalate , toluene, or formaldehyde. \u2014 Jennifer Aldrich, Better Homes & Gardens , 24 Mar. 2021",
      "These nail polishes don\u2019t have any toxic formaldehyde, toluene, dibutyl phthalate (DBP), formaldehyde resin or camphor that are common in nail polishes. \u2014 Dana Holmes, CNN Underscored , 14 Aug. 2020",
      "The compounds include hazardous air pollutants such as styrene and methylene chloride, as well as dibutyl phthalate , which some studies have identified as an endocrine disruptor. \u2014 Robin Lloyd, Scientific American , 25 Nov. 2019",
      "Some polishes include potential cancer-causing chemicals like dibutyl phthalate , toluene and formaldehyde. \u2014 Elizabeth Denton, Seventeen , 16 July 2018",
      "Some polishes include potential cancer-causing chemicals like dibutyl phthalate , toluene and formaldehyde. \u2014 Elizabeth Denton, Seventeen , 16 July 2018",
      "Some polishes include potential cancer-causing chemicals like dibutyl phthalate , toluene and formaldehyde. \u2014 Elizabeth Denton, Seventeen , 16 July 2018",
      "Some polishes include potential cancer-causing chemicals like dibutyl phthalate , toluene and formaldehyde. \u2014 Elizabeth Denton, Seventeen , 16 July 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "phthal ic acid + -ate entry 1":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1925, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105738"
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  "divest of":{
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to take (something) away from (someone or something else) : to cause (someone or something) to lose or give up (something)":[
        "The document does not divest her of her right to use the property.",
        "\u2014 often used as (be) divested of He was divested of his title/power/dignity."
      ],
      ": to sell or give away (possessions, money, etc.)":[
        "She divested herself of most of her possessions.",
        "\u2014 old-fashioned when used of clothing He divested himself of his coat."
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105823"
  },
  "digressive":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": characterized by digressions":[
        "a digressive talk"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u012b-\u02c8gre-siv",
      "d\u0259-"
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    "synonyms":[
      "desultory",
      "digressional",
      "digressionary",
      "discursive",
      "excursive",
      "leaping",
      "maundering",
      "meandering",
      "rambling",
      "wandering"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "a digressive lecture on current events around the world",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Her novel is digressive without feeling showy, sombre yet never maudlin. \u2014 Hua Hsu, The New Yorker , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Through all of this, Carmichael\u2019s in complete control of his digressive mind. \u2014 New York Times , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "Its narrator is typical and its digressive structure representative. \u2014 Jonathan Russell Clark, Los Angeles Times , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "Both direct and digressive , Heti overlays ethical arguments on the narrative of Mira\u2019s life, which is less interesting than the aims of this book. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Feb. 2022",
      "The narrator, erudite and engagingly digressive , likens the Lydis effort to Alexander Gilchrist\u2019s biography of William Blake, and recounts the exploits of an apparently fictional medium named Rogelio Nori. \u2014 Claire Messud, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 16 Feb. 2022",
      "Once Elon settles into the retreat center, the novel changes gears, becomes more digressive and slips into a pattern. \u2014 John Hildebrand, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 21 Jan. 2022",
      "Where the letters in the book are searching and digressive , written without expectation of an answer, the interview is a formal, real-time exchange. \u2014 Kamran Javadizadeh, The New Yorker , 8 Nov. 2021",
      "Both are narrowly focused, idiosyncratic and wonderfully digressive . \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1611, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-111935"
  },
  "disanchor":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to loosen from anchorage":[],
      ": to weigh anchor":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)dis+"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English disancren , from Middle French desancrer , from Old French, from des- dis- entry 1 + ancrer to anchor, from ancre anchor, from Latin ancora":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112436"
  },
  "disproportionation":{
    "type":[
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the transformation of a substance into two or more dissimilar substances usually by simultaneous oxidation and reduction":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-pr\u0259-\u02ccp\u022fr-sh\u0259-\u02c8n\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1929, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112457"
  },
  "differently abled":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": having a disability : disabled sense 1a":[
        "The sports program and foundation offers a dozen different sporting events for differently abled athletes, plus instruction about modeling, acting and public speaking.",
        "\u2014 Lynnette Hintze",
        "\u2014 sometimes objected to as an awkward or condescending euphemism \u2026 the #saytheword campaign to urge both the media and everyday speakers to use the words disabled and disability rather than mealy-mouthed euphemisms such as differently abled \u2026 \u2014 Ellen Samuels"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dif-\u0259rnt-l\u0113-\u02c8\u0101-b\u0259ld, \u02c8dif-(\u0259-)r\u0259nt-"
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    "synonyms":[
      "challenged",
      "disabled",
      "exceptional",
      "impaired"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "able-bodied",
      "abled",
      "nondisabled",
      "unimpaired"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "won a gold metal in the Paralympics, an international Olympic competition for the differently abled",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "It\u2019s not very common to see characters who are differently abled in these kinds of narratives. \u2014 Wilson Chapman, Variety , 9 June 2022",
      "Organizations should also work closely with individuals who are knowledgeable about accessibility to better understand policies and practices that need to be adopted or amended to better accommodate those who are differently abled . \u2014 Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes , 29 Dec. 2021",
      "An accessible workplace is one that prioritizes needs and unique support systems of employees who are differently abled . \u2014 Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes , 29 Dec. 2021",
      "This effort includes bringing hackers, academics, differently abled individuals, and people from all ethnic backgrounds to create new solutions. \u2014 Dan Reilly, Fortune , 16 Nov. 2021",
      "Announces the creation of the Ed Asner Family Center, which supports people who are differently abled . \u2014 CNN , 30 Aug. 2021",
      "The situation is even more complicated for mothers of children who are differently abled and need around-the-clock care. \u2014 Jana Cholakovska, refinery29.com , 26 Aug. 2021",
      "The result: Every person on this list has a pay-it-forward mindset and is working to solve some of society\u2019s biggest issues, including healthcare access for all, food security, rights for the differently abled , and much more. \u2014 Maggie Mcgrath, Forbes , 7 July 2021",
      "Finding activities the whole family will enjoy can be tough, especially when everyone is differently abled . \u2014 Eve Sneider, Wired , 4 June 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1980, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112510"
  },
  "distance receptor":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a receptor for physiological stimuli (as light or sound) produced by distant objects \u2014 compare contact receptor":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112941"
  },
  "disseise":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to deprive especially wrongfully of seisin : dispossess":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)di(s)-\u02c8s\u0113z"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English disseisen , from Anglo-French disseisir, dis - + seisir to put in possession of \u2014 more at seize":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-113436"
  },
  "divertive":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": tending to divert : amusing , interesting":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u0259\u0307\u02c8v\u0259rtiv",
      "d\u012b-"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-113740"
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  "dimetrodon":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": an extinct, North American, primitive synapsid (genus Dimetrodon) of the early Permian comprising terrestrial carnivores of moderate size having both canine and shearing teeth and distinguished by a large dorsal crest resembling a sail supported by greatly elongated bony processes of the spinal column":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u012b-\u02c8me-tr\u0259-\u02ccd\u00e4n"
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    "synonyms":[],
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      "borrowed from New Latin, genus name, from Greek di- di- + -metros \"having the extent, size, or limit indicated\" (adjective derivative of m\u00e9tron \"measure\") + -od\u014dn \"having teeth of the kind specified,\" adjective derivative of \u00f3d\u014dn, \u00f3dous \"tooth\" \u2014 more at measure entry 1 , tooth":""
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      "1885, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "noun"
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      "1569, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "noun"
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      ": pyrrhic":[]
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      "Late Latin dibrachys , adjective, from Greek, from di- + brachys short":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114507"
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      "adverb"
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      "diminishing (present participle of diminish ) + -ly":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114706"
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      ": a definition reporting established meanings or uses of words or symbols \u2014 compare stipulative definition":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114733"
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      "adjective",
      "noun"
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      ": a reversal of inflationary pressures":[]
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      "\u02ccdis-in-\u02c8fl\u0101-sh\u0259n"
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Decades of disinflation encouraged accelerating fiscal recklessness and escalating monetary indulgence. \u2014 Gerard Baker, WSJ , 23 May 2022",
      "The decline in inflation from the 1970s to the 1980s was a period of disinflation . \u2014 WSJ , 6 May 2022",
      "And while the headline figures have been eye-catching, core inflation has surged as well, suggesting a long, slow process of disinflation is in store once prices actually peak. \u2014 Fortune , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "Small businesses are more likely to cite inflation as their principal worry as any time since the beginning of the Reagan disinflation . \u2014 Lawrence H. Summers, Time , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "The President\u2018s new nominees to the Board while clear on their commitment to disinflation have yet to make clear their recognition that inflation has its roots in an overheated economy. \u2014 Lawrence H. Summers, Time , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "The kind of policies in the Build Back Better bill are designed to ensure the US doesn\u2019t have to worry about disinflation in the long term. \u2014 Nate Dicamillo, Quartz , 14 Dec. 2021",
      "America's aging population also could contribute to disinflation , as older people tend not to spend as much on new homes, furnishings, vehicles, entertainment and so on (though more in other areas, especially health care). \u2014 Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic , 26 Sep. 2021",
      "But his most notable comment about the rising rate of inflation was focused on its opposite trend: That disinflation \u2014slowing price increases\u2014is the real long-term threat to the global economy. \u2014 Tim Fernholz, Quartz , 27 Aug. 2021"
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1880, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114806"
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      "noun"
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      ": a lecherous older man":[]
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Comedian Arte Johnson \u2014 best known for playing the dirty old man opposite Ruth Buzzi\u2019s purse-hurling spinster on Laugh-In \u2014 is dead. \u2014 Lynette Rice, EW.com , 3 July 2019",
      "Even the hotel\u2019s tart proprietor (Rema Webb) and resident dirty old man (Don Sparks) are required to hook up. \u2014 Jesse Green, New York Times , 15 Mar. 2018",
      "Her Petruchio, here, tells her not to worry because the sisterhood on stage alongside her \u2013 including a show-stealing Hollis Resnik, doubling as club custodian and a dirty old man \u2013 has her back. \u2014 Mike Fischer, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 31 Oct. 2017",
      "So, was Hugh Hefner a libertine or a dirty old man ? \u2014 CBS News , 1 Oct. 2017"
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1932, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114902"
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      "noun"
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      ": the state or fact of being counterproductive":[]
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      "dish-",
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      "(\u02cc)dis-y\u00fc-\u02c8ti-l\u0259-t\u0113"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1879, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114932"
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      "noun"
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      ": one that diffuses : such as":[],
      ": a device (such as a reflector) for distributing the light of a lamp evenly":[],
      ": a screen (as of cloth or frosted glass) for softening lighting (as in photography)":[],
      ": a device (such as slats at different angles) for deflecting air from an outlet in various directions":[],
      ": a device for reducing the velocity and increasing the static pressure of a fluid passing through a system":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8fy\u00fc-z\u0259r"
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But don\u2019t rely on a diffuser for your every day or every week drying method. \u2014 Andrea Jordan, Good Housekeeping , 17 June 2022",
      "Boasting an aggressive sporty face with a huge open grille and upslanted headlights, the tail end gets a stylish carbon-fiber diffuser with large dual exhaust tips. \u2014 Peter Lyon, Forbes , 28 May 2022",
      "The idea is that each sculpture will have an olfactory element \u2014 Yi, for instance, has adapted a lantern made of kelp originally exhibited at the Venice Biennale to function as a diffuser . \u2014 New York Times , 24 May 2022",
      "The taillights, meanwhile, feature three cylindrical tubes that looks like the glowing afterburners of a fighter jet and sit below an aggressive rear diffuser . \u2014 Caleb Miller, Car and Driver , 19 May 2022",
      "In addition to new quad exhaust pipes, Aston has fit a new lip spoiler on the upper wing and bolted on a substantial lower rear diffuser , both sculpted and channeled, that extends beyond the exhaust pipes. \u2014 Michael Harley, Robb Report , 4 May 2022",
      "Some of us want nine solid hours of sleep in a room with the golden trifecta: a humidifier, an air purifier, and a diffuser . \u2014 Glamour , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "If not and you\u2019re someone who uses incense or a diffuser , give it a go. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Nov. 2021",
      "As drivers learned when dipping below the apron at Auto Club Speedway earlier this season, the likelihood of cutting a tire or breaking the diffuser is all but certain. \u2014 Cole Cusumano, The Arizona Republic , 13 Mar. 2022"
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      "diffuse entry 2 + -er entry 2":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1645, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115059"
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      "noun"
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    "examples":[],
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      "Latin dissaepimentum partition, from dissaepire to divide, from dis- + saepire to fence in \u2014 more at septum":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1727, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115431"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": one that jumps fences":[]
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      "-l\u00fcp-",
      "-l\u014dp-",
      "\u02c8d\u012b\u02cckl\u0259u\u0307p\u0259(r)"
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dike entry 1 + English dialect louper leaper, from English dialect loup to leap + English -er":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115518"
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      "noun"
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      ": pink entry 2 sense 1":[]
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "To meet the winter part of your nectar supply calendar, grow alyssum, calendula, dianthus and stocks. \u2014 Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com , 21 May 2020",
      "To replace them as a source of nectar for winter flying butterflies, plant dianthus , stock, calendula and alyssum. \u2014 Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com , 21 Nov. 2019",
      "For color in the sun, plant pansies, calendula, stocks, dianthus and alyssum. \u2014 Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com , 12 Dec. 2019",
      "Plant winter annuals such as snapdragons, stocks, dianthus , petunias, ornamental kale and calendula in full sun now for winter color. \u2014 Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com , 24 Oct. 2019",
      "Cool weather annual flowers such as snapdragons, stocks, dianthus , alyssum and calendula can be planted as transplants in September. \u2014 Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com , 6 Sep. 2019",
      "The neighboring iris, coralbells, dianthus and euphorbia \u2014 all sun-lovers \u2014 would have died from lack of sun and water. \u2014 Bonnie Blodgett, Twin Cities , 29 June 2019",
      "And the first course is novel yet always the same: a golden sphere with \u2018Green Ball\u2019 dianthus flowers tucked inside, made to present an uni pate sandwiched between two wafers. \u2014 Soleil Ho, SFChronicle.com , 20 June 2019",
      "Continue to deadhead: Remove faded, dead flowers from cool-season bedding plants, such as foxglove, columbine, snapdragon and dianthus . \u2014 Dan Gill, NOLA.com , 29 Apr. 2018"
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, genus name, from Greek dios heavenly + anthos flower \u2014 more at deity , anthology":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1766, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115524"
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    "type":[
      "adjective"
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    "definitions":{
      ": having a diverticulum":[]
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      "usually -\u0259\u0307t+V",
      "-l\u0259\u0307t"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin diverticul um + English -ate, -ated":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115643"
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  "diurnal parallax":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": geocentric parallax":[]
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115656"
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    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
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      ": to give orders to (someone)":[
        "\u2014 usually used as (be) dictated to I resent being dictated to by someone with half my experience."
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115705"
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  "disimprove":{
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      "noun",
      "verb"
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      ": to make worse":[],
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      "\u00a6dis+"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
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      "dis- entry 1 + improve":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115708"
  },
  "distance pole":{
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      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": the pole that indicates the distance on a racecourse":[]
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115745"
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  "discombobulated":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": characterized by confusion or disorder":[
        "He was discombobulated , utterly confused as to what had happened.",
        "\u2014 Michael Hall",
        "But you've also probably noticed that oversleeping can make you feel discombobulated \u2026",
        "\u2014 Christopher Bergland",
        "Detroit's offensive line was a discombobulated mess of failing health and poor performance last year \u2026",
        "\u2014 Nate Atkins"
      ],
      "\u2014 see also discombobulate":[
        "He was discombobulated , utterly confused as to what had happened.",
        "\u2014 Michael Hall",
        "But you've also probably noticed that oversleeping can make you feel discombobulated \u2026",
        "\u2014 Christopher Bergland",
        "Detroit's offensive line was a discombobulated mess of failing health and poor performance last year \u2026",
        "\u2014 Nate Atkins"
      ]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-k\u0259m-\u02c8b\u00e4-b(y)\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101-t\u0259d"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1863, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-120151"
  },
  "dirham":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": the basic monetary unit of Morocco and United Arab Emirates \u2014 see Money Table":[],
      ": a monetary subunit of the dinar (Libya) and riyal (Qatar) \u2014 see dinar, riyal at Money Table":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dir-h\u0259m"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The sharing of pornographic material can also result in prison time and a fine of up to 500,000 dirham ($136,128). \u2014 Morgan Winsor, ABC News , 5 Apr. 2021",
      "Those who flouted the rules were subject to imprisonment or a fine up to about $272,000 (1 million dirham ). \u2014 Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure , 27 May 2020",
      "UEMedical last year acquired a controlling stake in Saudi Arabia\u2019s Al Muhaideb Dental Clinics Group in a 500 million dirham ($136 million) deal. \u2014 Nicolas Parasie, Bloomberg.com , 13 May 2020",
      "The Financial Times, which first reported about the creation of the committee, said around 40 cases valued at several billion Emirati dirhams would be moved to the committee. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Aug. 2019",
      "About 100 meters up the road, fashion lovers will likely brave the crowds and 100 Moroccan dirham (roughly $10) ticket prices for the Yves Saint Laurent Museum. \u2014 Rachel King, Fortune , 6 Mar. 2020",
      "Zrwal\u2019s 17-year-old son Marwan made plans to leave after not being able to find work beyond occasional day labor, often for no more compensation than 20 dirhams , about $2, a day. \u2014 Ryley Graham, USA TODAY , 7 Feb. 2020",
      "Leaving 20 to 30 dirhams (the equivalent of $2 to $3) is also just fine. \u2014 Leena Kim, Town & Country , 22 May 2019",
      "Sberbank fell as much as 0.6 percent in Moscow to 265.5 rubles, while Emirates NBD declined 1.2 percent to 8.8 dirhams in Dubai, the most in two weeks. \u2014 Ercan Ersoy, Bloomberg.com , 19 Feb. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Arabic, from Latin drachma drachma":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1788, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-120318"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the number of elements in a basis (see basis sense 5 ) of a vector space":[],
      ": the quality of spatial extension : magnitude , size":[
        "\u2026 the town's modest dimensions and leisurely ways \u2026",
        "\u2014 Jane Shellhase"
      ],
      ": a lifelike or realistic quality":[
        "uses eccentric dialogue to add dimension to her characters"
      ],
      ": the range over which or the degree to which something extends : scope":[
        "\u2014 usually used in plural the vast dimensions of the disaster"
      ],
      ": one of the elements or factors making up a complete personality or entity : aspect":[
        "the social and political dimensions of the problem"
      ],
      ": bodily form or proportions":[
        "\u2026 my dimensions are as well compact, my mind as generous, and my shape as true \u2026",
        "\u2014 Shakespeare"
      ],
      ": wood or stone cut to pieces of specified size":[],
      ": a level of existence or consciousness":[
        "\u2026 a secular as well as spiritual dimension \u2026",
        "\u2014 Catherine Bates"
      ],
      ": to form to the required dimensions (see dimension entry 1 sense 1a(1) )":[
        "a table dimensioned to fit the space"
      ],
      ": to indicate the dimensions of (as on a drawing)":[
        "dimensioning the plans"
      ]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "also d\u012b-",
      "d\u0259-\u02c8men-ch\u0259n also d\u012b-",
      "d\u0259-\u02c8men(t)-sh\u0259n",
      "d\u0259-\u02c8men-sh\u0259n"
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    "synonyms":[
      "bulk",
      "extent",
      "magnitude",
      "measure",
      "measurement",
      "proportion",
      "size"
    ],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "She carefully measured each dimension of the room.",
      "The social dimensions of the problem must also be taken into account.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "As most people value and strive to make rational decisions based on the analysis of available data, HR professionals have the background and opportunity to bring a unique human dimension to the process. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
      "Yet the social event of fandom may finally be less compelling than its individual dimension . \u2014 Katy Waldman, The New Yorker , 28 June 2022",
      "Finally, Sims of colour had some dimension to them and could look realistic because of Virgil's modding. \u2014 Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com , 23 June 2022",
      "Way Home, as well as a dimension -hopping new hero America Chavez (played by Xochitl Gomez), and the return of Wanda (Elizabeth Olsen) as the Scarlett Witch. \u2014 Sage Anderson, Rolling Stone , 22 June 2022",
      "In geometry and the closely related field of topology, adding a spatial dimension can often have wondrous effects: Previously distinct objects become indistinguishable. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 16 June 2022",
      "There has also been a racial dimension to the stigma. \u2014 Vinay Kampalath, STAT , 8 June 2022",
      "According to Wang, instrumentality is a dimension of objectification. \u2014 Mark Travers, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
      "Language is just one dimension of the powerful nurturing interactions between children and caregivers. \u2014 Lydia Denworth, Scientific American , 1 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Aaron Judge, New York Yankees: Another huge man with huge power playing in the same Little League- dimensioned ballpark as Stanton. \u2014 Ted Berg, For The Win , 23 Feb. 2018",
      "Each barn is covered top to bottom in oversized shingles dimensioned to make the volume look smaller. \u2014 Joseph Giovannini, ELLE Decor , 2 July 2015"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin dimension-, dimensio , from dimetiri to measure out, from dis- + metiri to measure \u2014 more at measure":"Noun and Verb"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
      "1754, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-120325"
  },
  "diapausing":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": undergoing diapause":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u012b-\u0259-\u02ccp\u022f-zi\u014b",
      "-\u02ccp\u022f-zi\u014b"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1944, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-120451"
  },
  "disher":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dish\u0259(r)"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-120515"
  },
  "disrespectable":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": not respectable":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-ri-\u02c8spek-t\u0259-b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1798, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-124542"
  },
  "disencourage":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": discourage":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6dis+"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dis- entry 1 + encourage":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-124603"
  },
  "dilate on/upon":{
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to talk about (a subject) for a long time":[
        "We spent a long evening listening to him dilate on the need for tax relief."
      ]
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-124809"
  },
  "diversory":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a place of shelter by the wayside":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-125055"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-125725"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-125848"
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      "adjective"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130332"
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      ": a liquid hydrocarbon CH 2 =CHC\u2261CCH=CH 2 formed by trimerization of acetylene and used in surface coatings since it polymerizes to a hard resin on contact with air":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130426"
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      "transitive verb"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130553"
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      "noun"
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      ": controversy , disputation , discussion":[]
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      "Middle English deceptacioun , from Latin disceptation-, disceptatio , from disceptatus (past participle of disceptare ) + -ion-, -io -ion":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130810"
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      "noun"
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      ": an arsenide containing two atoms of arsenic":[]
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      "di- + arsenide":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130859"
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      "transitive verb"
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      ": to deprive of or relieve from the tenure of gavelkind":[]
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      "or -sk- instead of -sg-",
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dis- entry 1 + gavel (to subject to gavelkind)":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131400"
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      "transitive verb"
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      ": to divest of a curtain or cover : unveil":[]
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      "(\u02c8)dis+",
      "d\u0259s"
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dis- entry 1 + curtain (noun)":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131604"
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    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
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      ": to discontinue the use or practice of":[],
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      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8y\u00fcz",
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      "Noun",
      "The room was dusty from disuse .",
      "since the car has experienced years of disuse , starting it up won't be easy",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "In the Russian language today, the entire vocabulary of principles and ideals has, after decades of abuse, been relegated to disuse . \u2014 Hari Kunzru, The New York Review of Books , 4 June 2020",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Around that time, the Chav\u00edn culture\u2019s political power waned, and the site fell into disuse \u2014at least as a major religious center. \u2014 Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica , 13 June 2022",
      "Other businesses followed \u2014 a plumbing-supply company, a furniture store \u2014 before the building slipped into disuse . \u2014 New York Times , 30 May 2022",
      "Sometimes as wide as 18 inches, summer beams fell into disuse after about 1750, when heavier floor joists were used. \u2014 Regina Cole, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
      "When the man who cared for the land and animals became ill, the area fell into disuse and residents started disposing of their garbage there. \u2014 Siobhan Reid, Vogue , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "The markers of day and evening had fallen into disuse . \u2014 Kevin Barry, The New Yorker , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "Buying old photo gear can be frustrating\u2014a lot can go wrong inside a camera, especially after years of disuse . \u2014 PCMAG , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "The building fell into disuse in the 20th Century and was rescued from demolition by theatre! \u2014 Shivani Vora, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "Colored High School faded into disuse following the Supreme Court ruling in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, desegregating public schools. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Feb. 2022"
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131817"
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  "disposable":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
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      ": designed to be used once or only a limited number of times and then thrown away":[
        "disposable diapers",
        "Replace the disposable razor when the blade becomes dull."
      ],
      ": something that is disposable":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "dis-\u02c8p\u014d-z\u0259-b\u0259l",
      "di-\u02c8sp\u014d-z\u0259-b\u0259l"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "For a quick touch-up in 10 minutes, put items away and clean counters and other surfaces with disposable wipes. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Dec. 2021",
      "But that\u2019s Patterson maintaining his formula for success: Stories are disposable and never meant to be studied too closely \u2014 including his. \u2014 Mark Athitakis, Washington Post , 6 June 2022",
      "The themes are also designed to show that clothes are not disposable , but pieces to cherish. \u2014 Alice Newbold, Vogue , 31 May 2022",
      "The earliest plastics weren\u2019t meant to be disposable . \u2014 New York Times , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "But there\u2019s a hidden cost that has largely gone unnoticed: All of these items are disposable , and medical waste is not recycled. \u2014 Bruce Farber, STAT , 5 Mar. 2022",
      "The skaters are disposable , with the coaching team spreading its bets among the skaters and having less of an interest in maintaining their physical and mental well-being than if there were fewer of the top skaters under the same coach. \u2014 Sarah Hughes, Rolling Stone , 19 Feb. 2022",
      "These kinds of decisions and values and messages are saying that certain people are disposable . \u2014 Rachel Scheier, San Francisco Chronicle , 5 Feb. 2022",
      "Rising energy and food prices are expected to dent household disposable incomes by 2.2% per person over the next 12 months, according to the UK's Office for Budget Responsibility. \u2014 Anna Cooban, CNN , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Until recently, the chain offered slight discounts when customers brought in their own mugs to encourage using those instead of disposables . \u2014 Danielle Wiener-bronner, CNN , 9 Mar. 2020",
      "But the holes in the government\u2019s flavor ban have merely opened the door to an array of competing brands that produce disposables , like Puff Bars, blu, Posh, and Stig. \u2014 Sheila Kaplan, BostonGlobe.com , 1 Feb. 2020",
      "Festivals\u2019 move toward reusable wares has been prompted in part by a new California law encouraging a clampdown on plastic waste from disposables . \u2014 Elena Shao, SFChronicle.com , 4 Aug. 2019",
      "That was part of Hubble\u2019s motivation \u2014 lenses, especially daily disposables , can be expensive, and the major manufacturers have been accused of anticompetitive practices in recent years. \u2014 Sapna Maheshwari, New York Times , 21 July 2019",
      "And there are significant knock-on effects of improper disposable : many of the drugs identified in the 2017 study are known to kill, harm the health of, or change the behavior of fish, insects and other wildlife. \u2014 Elijah Wolfson, Time , 30 Dec. 2019",
      "Reduce use of paper products and disposables \u2014 Be environmentally friendly. \u2014 Maria Ward, Houston Chronicle , 20 Sep. 2019",
      "There\u2019s also the question of how environmentally friendly reusable dishware actually is, compared with disposables . \u2014 Elena Shao, SFChronicle.com , 4 Aug. 2019",
      "But they\u2019re all considerably bigger than regular disposables . \u2014 Anna Momigliano, Washington Post , 27 June 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1643, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
      "1963, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131933"
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  "diarylamine":{
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      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an amine (such as diphenylamine) containing two aryl groups attached to amino nitrogen":[]
    },
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      "\u00a6d\u012b+"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "di- + aryl + amine":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132113"
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  "Dilantin":{
    "type":[
      "trademark"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u0259-",
      "d\u012b-\u02c8lant-\u1d4an, d\u0259-",
      "d\u012b-\u02c8lan-t\u1d4an"
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    "synonyms":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132123"
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  "dialectology":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": the systematic study of dialect":[],
      ": the body of data available for study of a dialect":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccd\u012b-\u0259-\u02cclek-\u02c8t\u00e4-l\u0259-j\u0113"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "International Scientific Vocabulary":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1820, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132615"
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  "distribution cost":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": cost incurred by a producer incident to activities connected with placing a finished product in the hands of a customer (as the expense of selling, advertising, shipping)":[],
      ": any cost incurred by a wholesaler, retailer, or distributor":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132929"
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  "diffractometer":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an instrument for analyzing the structure of a usually crystalline substance from the scattering pattern produced when a beam of radiation or particles (such as X-rays or neutrons) strikes it":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02ccfrak-\u02c8t\u00e4-m\u0259-t\u0259r"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "When Elizabeth Sooby, a nuclear materials physicist and assistant professor at the University of Texas at San Antonio, finally re-entered her lab after months away, the X-ray diffractometer was leaning ineffectually on its table. \u2014 Alia Malik, ExpressNews.com , 8 June 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "diffract + -o- + -meter":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1909, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-133436"
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  "dispositioned":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
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      ": having a particular disposition or temperament":[
        "a friendly- dispositioned person, anxious to help"
      ]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdisp\u0259\u00a6zish\u0259nd"
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-133512"
  },
  "dichronous":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
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    "definitions":{
      ": consisting of or lasting through two morae : disemic":[],
      ": common sense 9c":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u012bkr\u0259n\u0259s"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Late Latin dichronus, dichronos , from Greek dichronos , from di- + -chronos -chronous":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-133758"
  },
  "disculpate":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": exculpate":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u0259\u0307\u02c8s-",
      "\u02c8di(\u02cc)sk\u0259l\u02ccp\u0101t"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Medieval Latin disculpatus , past participle of disculpare , from Latin dis- dis- entry 1 + culpare to blame, from culpa fault":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-134548"
  },
  "disjunctional":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": involving disjunction : by means of disjunction":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\"+"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-134555"
  },
  "digress":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u0259-",
      "d\u012b-\u02c8gres"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for digress swerve , veer , deviate , depart , digress , diverge mean to turn aside from a straight course. swerve may suggest a physical, mental, or moral turning away from a given course, often with abruptness. swerved to avoid hitting the dog veer implies a major change in direction. at that point the path veers to the right deviate implies a turning from a customary or prescribed course. never deviated from her daily routine depart suggests a deviation from a traditional or conventional course or type. occasionally departs from his own guidelines digress applies to a departing from the subject of one's discourse. a professor prone to digress diverge may equal depart but usually suggests a branching of a main path into two or more leading in different directions. after school their paths diverged",
    "examples":[
      "The third visit, the first one after I started the drugs, is shorter, more perfunctory than the first two. Papakostas moves briskly from one question to the next and looks at his watch if we digress . \u2014 Gary Greenberg , Harper's , May 2007",
      "Coleridge, of course, who happily called himself a \u2026 lover of parentheses, does not bridle himself, but merely produces digressions about how he should not digress . \u2014 James Wood , New Republic , 6 Sept. 1999",
      "He had not written too much per se; he had digressed intolerably given the significance of the events under consideration. \u2014 Alain de Botton , How Proust Can Change Your Life , 1997",
      "He digressed so often that it was hard to follow what he was saying.",
      "If I can digress for a moment, I'd like to briefly mention her earlier films.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "It\u2019s now useful to digress briefly into what money is. \u2014 John Tamny, Forbes , 17 Apr. 2022",
      "The pair often digress into Chicago-high-school-basketball minutiae, memories of seeing palm trees for the first time. \u2014 Hua Hsu, The New Yorker , 29 Mar. 2021",
      "The book doesn't follow a conventional narrative structure and digresses a lot -- a polite way of saying there's not much of a plot. \u2014 Brandon Griggs, CNN , 10 May 2020",
      "In the meantime, here are four steps to work through emotions when navigating challenges without digressing to gossip or suppressing our true feelings. 1. \u2014 NBC News , 24 Oct. 2019",
      "More Stories Some of these plot elements come straight from Lethem\u2019s novel, but many don\u2019t\u2014and the ways in which Norton digresses from the original are both radical and baffling. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 31 Oct. 2019",
      "The movie repeatedly digresses , however, to explore several other interludes that basically parachute in, exposing tentacles of the operation in a way that's moderately interesting but dramatically numbing. \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 27 Sep. 2019",
      "Faculty regularly make off-topic jabs at Trump or the Republicans, or even end up digressing into full-on rants. \u2014 Musa Al-gharbi, National Review , 9 Sep. 2019",
      "Fans need reason to move on from a historically bad 2018 and reason to digress from pondering a potentially murky future. \u2014 Mike Anthony, courant.com , 29 Aug. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin digressus , past participle of digredi , from dis- + gradi to step \u2014 more at grade entry 1":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1529, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-134751"
  },
  "disna":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": does not":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dizn\u0259"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "by alteration":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135003"
  },
  "dinitrobenzene":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": any of three isomeric toxic compounds C 6 H 4 (NO 2 ) 2":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)d\u012b-\u02ccn\u012b-tr\u014d-\u02c8ben-\u02ccz\u0113n",
      "\u02ccd\u012b-\u02ccn\u012b-tr\u014d-\u02c8ben-\u02ccz\u0113n, -ben-\u02c8",
      "-(\u02cc)ben-\u02c8z\u0113n"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "International Scientific Vocabulary":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1873, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135227"
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  "dilambdodont":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": having two \u039b-shaped transverse ridges on the molar teeth":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)d\u012b\u00a6lamd\u0259\u02ccd\u00e4nt"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin Dilambdodonta , category of insectivorous mammals recognized in some classifications, from di- + Greek lambda (\u039b) + New Latin -odonta":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135247"
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  "dislocatory":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": causing or resulting from dislocation":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "chiefly British \u02c8disl\u0259\u02cck\u0101t\u0259ri",
      "(\u02c8)di\u02c8sl\u014dk- also \u02c8disl\u0259k-",
      "\u02c8di(\u02cc)sl\u014dk\u0259\u02cct\u014dr\u0113",
      "d\u0259\u02c8sl\u014dk-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135449"
  },
  "disaccommodate":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": discommode":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dis- entry 1 + accommodate":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135623"
  },
  "discretization":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the action of making discrete and especially mathematically discrete":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)dis\u02cckr\u0113t\u0259\u0307\u02c8z\u0101sh\u0259n",
      "-\u0113t\u0259\u0307-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "discrete + -ization":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-140030"
  },
  "disquantity":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": diminish , lessen":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8kw\u00e4n-(t)\u0259-t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1605, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-140108"
  },
  "divel":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to tear asunder or draw apart":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u0259\u0307\u02c8v-",
      "(\u02c8)d\u012b\u00a6vel"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin divellere , from di- (from dis- apart) + vellere to pluck, pull":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-140227"
  },
  "disprovable":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": able to be proved false or wrong : capable of being disproved":[
        "a disprovable claim",
        "\u2026 we know that in any formal system of arithmetic there are infinitely many propositions that are neither provable nor disprovable .",
        "\u2014 Jim Holt"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8pr\u00fc-v\u0259-b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "disprove + -able":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1602, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-140405"
  },
  "dissentaneous":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": being at variance : discordant":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6dis\u1d4an\u2027\u00a6t\u0101n\u0113\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin dissentaneus , from dissentire + -aneus (as in subterraneus subterranean)":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-140416"
  },
  "differential brake":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a band brake acting on the difference of two motions or tensions and tending to be self-tightening when the rotating part turns in the normal direction":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-140857"
  },
  "display window":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a large window usually in the front of a store for the display of merchandise":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-141003"
  },
  "dispeople":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": depopulate":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8p\u0113-p\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-141406"
  },
  "Dispur":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      "city in eastern India":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "dis-\u02c8pu\u0307r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-155225"
  },
  "dispetal":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to remove petals from : deprive of petals":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)dis+",
      "d\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dis- entry 1 + petal (noun)":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-183038"
  },
  "distal":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": situated away from the point of attachment or origin or a central point especially of the body \u2014 compare proximal":[
        "the distal ends of the tibia and fibula"
      ],
      ": of, relating to, or being the surface of a tooth that is next to the tooth behind it or that is farthest from the middle of the front of the jaw \u2014 compare mesial sense 2":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8di-st\u1d4al",
      "\u02c8dis-t\u1d4al"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In this disease, the muscles closest to the trunk \u2014 the thigh and shoulder muscles \u2014 will be weaker than the distal muscles of the feet and hands. \u2014 New York Times , 26 May 2022",
      "The scientists extracted a piece of distal articular cartilage from the right femur of this specimen, decalcified it, and used different microscopy and chemical methods to analyze it. \u2014 David Bressan, Forbes , 24 Sep. 2021",
      "The location of the fracture determines what that involves\u2014the femoral shaft is divided into thirds: distal , middle, and proximal. \u2014 Claire Gillespie, Health.com , 22 Feb. 2021",
      "Both the distal tips and the quills at the base are typically overwrapped during the weaving process, with the downy portions exposed. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 28 Nov. 2020",
      "The part at the distal end, namely getting into people's arms, is going to be more challenging than just a regular flu season. \u2014 NBC News , 29 Nov. 2020",
      "Instead only the most distal ones are homologous to digit bones; the proximal radials are homologous to the wrist bones and the long bones of the palm. \u2014 John A. Long, Scientific American , 20 May 2020",
      "Shortly after exhuming the finger bone, the anthropologists who made the find cut it in half and sent the proximal end to the Max Planck Institute in Germany and the distal end (the very tip of the finger) to the University of California, Berkeley. \u2014 Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica , 4 Sep. 2019",
      "Multiple healed scars of the face, chin and volar surface distal phalanges of the fingers of both hands. \u2014 Dawn Mitchell, Indianapolis Star , 2 Aug. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dist ant + -al":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1803, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184630"
  },
  "disconformable":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": not conformable : disagreeing":[
        "\u2014 used with from or to"
      ],
      ": of or relating to a disconformity":[
        "disconformable contact of Middle Devonian on Middle Silurian limestones",
        "\u2014 C. O. Dunbar"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6dis+"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dis- entry 1 + conformable":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042523"
  },
  "distillery":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the works where distilling (as of alcoholic liquors) is done":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8sti-l\u0259-r\u0113",
      "-\u02c8stil-r\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The couple is also putting their distillery on the market, though the price is not yet public, Mr. Cassacia said. \u2014 Katherine Clarke, WSJ , 19 May 2022",
      "The whisky is produced by Loch Lomond at its distillery in Dunbartonshire, not far from Glasgow. \u2014 Joseph V Micallef, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
      "The young company doesn\u2019t have its own distillery yet, so Gammon is either nosing through samples on her kitchen island or borrowing the lab at Bardstown Bourbon Company. \u2014 Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal , 4 May 2022",
      "Its California distillery is taking leftover whey from local cheesemakers and turning it into an alcoholic spirit. \u2014 Rebecca Cairns, CNN , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "Some of the first whiskey sold out of the distillery after Prohibition was also called Colonel James B. Beam, and was two years old because at the time the law required it. \u2014 Jonah Flicker, Robb Report , 29 May 2022",
      "Mexican regulations require each bottle of Tequila to bear the NOM of the distillery where it was produced. \u2014 Joseph V Micallef, Forbes , 23 Apr. 2022",
      "The second alleged assault occurred the next day after De La Hoya failed to appear for a scheduled tour of the distillery . \u2014 Abigail Adams, PEOPLE.com , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Dara: Are there any special experiences guests can book at the distillery ? \u2014 Jillian Dara, Forbes , 26 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1758, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063000"
  }
}