dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/dis_MW.json

{
  "Dis":{
    "antonyms":[
      "affront",
      "barb",
      "brickbat",
      "cut",
      "dart",
      "dig",
      "epithet",
      "gird",
      "indignity",
      "insult",
      "name",
      "offense",
      "offence",
      "outrage",
      "personality",
      "poke",
      "put-down",
      "sarcasm",
      "slap",
      "slight",
      "slur"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a disparaging remark or act : insult":[
        "was meant as a tribute, not a dis",
        "\u2014 Vibe"
      ],
      ": completely":[
        "dis annul"
      ],
      ": deprive of (a specified quality, rank, or object)":[
        "dis franchise"
      ],
      ": disrespect":[],
      ": do the opposite of":[
        "dis establish"
      ],
      ": dys-":[
        "dis function"
      ],
      ": exclude or expel from":[
        "dis bar"
      ],
      ": not":[
        "dis agreeable"
      ],
      ": opposite or absence of":[
        "dis union",
        "dis affection"
      ],
      ": the Roman god of the underworld (see underworld sense 1 ) \u2014 compare pluto":[],
      ": to find fault with : criticize":[
        "dissed her wardrobe"
      ],
      ": to treat with disrespect or contempt : insult":[
        "dissed her former co-star in the interview",
        "was dissed and ignored at the party"
      ],
      "discharge":[],
      "discount":[],
      "distance":[]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1567, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "1980, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
      "1986, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "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",
      "short for disrespect":"Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dis"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "contemn",
      "disdain",
      "disrespect",
      "high-hat",
      "look down (on ",
      "scorn",
      "slight",
      "sniff (at)",
      "snoot",
      "snub"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-075003",
    "type":[
      "abbreviation",
      "noun",
      "prefix",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "Discomedusae":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a large order of Scyphozoa equivalent to the modern orders Rhizostomae and Semaeostomeae, or more broadly, nearly equivalent to Scyphozoa":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, plural, from disc- + medusae , plural of medusa":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6disk\u014d+"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055257",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adjective or noun",
      "plural noun"
    ]
  },
  "Discomycetes":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a group of fungi of the class Ascomycetes in which the fruiting body is disklike or cup-shaped (as in Pezizales)":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from disc- + -mycetes":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-094006",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "plural noun"
    ]
  },
  "Disconanthae":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a division of Siphonophora comprising jellyfishes with a round flat many-chambered float (as members of the genera Veletta and Porpita )":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from disc- + connective -n- + -anthae (from Greek anthos flower)":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdisk\u0259\u02c8nan\u02ccth\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080154",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "plural noun"
    ]
  },
  "Discoverers' Day":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": columbus day":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1974, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064439",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "Discovery Day":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": columbus day":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1972, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-124957",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "Dismal Swamp":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "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":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061826",
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ]
  },
  "Disney":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      "Walter Elias 1901\u20131966 American film producer":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8diz-n\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065255",
    "type":[
      "biographical name"
    ]
  },
  "Disneyesque":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": resembling or suggestive of the films, television productions, or amusement parks made by Walt Disney or his organization":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1939, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdiz-n\u0113-\u02c8esk"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055636",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "Disneyfication":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "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"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1959, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Walt Disney + -fication":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdiz-n\u0113-f\u0259-\u02c8k\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000137",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "Dispharynx":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "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":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from dis- entry 1 + pharynx":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u0259\u0307s+"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-202650",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "Dispholidus":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a genus of boigid snakes that includes the boomslang":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from dis- entry 1 + -pholidus (from Greek pholid-, pholis scale of a reptile)":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u0259\u0307\u02c8sf\u00e4l\u0259d\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231926",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "Dispur":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      "city in eastern India":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "dis-\u02c8pu\u0307r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-155225",
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ]
  },
  "Distributive Education":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a vocational program in marketing and sales set up between schools and employers in which the student receives both classroom instruction and on-the-job training":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-121033",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "dis":{
    "antonyms":[
      "affront",
      "barb",
      "brickbat",
      "cut",
      "dart",
      "dig",
      "epithet",
      "gird",
      "indignity",
      "insult",
      "name",
      "offense",
      "offence",
      "outrage",
      "personality",
      "poke",
      "put-down",
      "sarcasm",
      "slap",
      "slight",
      "slur"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a disparaging remark or act : insult":[
        "was meant as a tribute, not a dis",
        "\u2014 Vibe"
      ],
      ": completely":[
        "dis annul"
      ],
      ": deprive of (a specified quality, rank, or object)":[
        "dis franchise"
      ],
      ": disrespect":[],
      ": do the opposite of":[
        "dis establish"
      ],
      ": dys-":[
        "dis function"
      ],
      ": exclude or expel from":[
        "dis bar"
      ],
      ": not":[
        "dis agreeable"
      ],
      ": opposite or absence of":[
        "dis union",
        "dis affection"
      ],
      ": the Roman god of the underworld (see underworld sense 1 ) \u2014 compare pluto":[],
      ": to find fault with : criticize":[
        "dissed her wardrobe"
      ],
      ": to treat with disrespect or contempt : insult":[
        "dissed her former co-star in the interview",
        "was dissed and ignored at the party"
      ],
      "discharge":[],
      "discount":[],
      "distance":[]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1567, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "1980, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
      "1986, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "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",
      "short for disrespect":"Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dis"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "contemn",
      "disdain",
      "disrespect",
      "high-hat",
      "look down (on ",
      "scorn",
      "slight",
      "sniff (at)",
      "snoot",
      "snub"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232605",
    "type":[
      "abbreviation",
      "noun",
      "prefix",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "dis aliter visum":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": it seemed otherwise to the gods : fate had different plans":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccd\u0113s-\u02cc\u00e4-li-\u02ccter-\u02c8w\u0113-\u02ccsu\u0307m"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-075834",
    "type":[
      "Latin phrase"
    ]
  },
  "dis-":{
    "antonyms":[
      "affront",
      "barb",
      "brickbat",
      "cut",
      "dart",
      "dig",
      "epithet",
      "gird",
      "indignity",
      "insult",
      "name",
      "offense",
      "offence",
      "outrage",
      "personality",
      "poke",
      "put-down",
      "sarcasm",
      "slap",
      "slight",
      "slur"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a disparaging remark or act : insult":[
        "was meant as a tribute, not a dis",
        "\u2014 Vibe"
      ],
      ": completely":[
        "dis annul"
      ],
      ": deprive of (a specified quality, rank, or object)":[
        "dis franchise"
      ],
      ": disrespect":[],
      ": do the opposite of":[
        "dis establish"
      ],
      ": dys-":[
        "dis function"
      ],
      ": exclude or expel from":[
        "dis bar"
      ],
      ": not":[
        "dis agreeable"
      ],
      ": opposite or absence of":[
        "dis union",
        "dis affection"
      ],
      ": the Roman god of the underworld (see underworld sense 1 ) \u2014 compare pluto":[],
      ": to find fault with : criticize":[
        "dissed her wardrobe"
      ],
      ": to treat with disrespect or contempt : insult":[
        "dissed her former co-star in the interview",
        "was dissed and ignored at the party"
      ],
      "discharge":[],
      "discount":[],
      "distance":[]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1567, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "1980, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
      "1986, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "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",
      "short for disrespect":"Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dis"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "contemn",
      "disdain",
      "disrespect",
      "high-hat",
      "look down (on ",
      "scorn",
      "slight",
      "sniff (at)",
      "snoot",
      "snub"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-192902",
    "type":[
      "abbreviation",
      "noun",
      "prefix",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "disability":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a disqualification, restriction, or disadvantage":[
        "economic disabilities"
      ],
      ": an impairment (such as a chronic medical condition or injury) that prevents someone from engaging in gainful employment":[
        "\u2026 monthly payment to which a worker is entitled upon retirement or disability under the federal social security system \u2026",
        "\u2014 Robert I. Mehr"
      ],
      ": an impairment (such as spina bifida) that results in serious functional limitations for a minor":[],
      ": lack of legal qualification to do something":[
        "\u2026 Defoe \u2026 dramatised the gravity of the problem in the morally desperate expedient which Roxana is forced to adopt to overcome the legal disabilities of women.",
        "\u2014 Ian Watt"
      ]
    },
    "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",
      "Mikey graduated from high school and went on to study web design at Mesa Community College, not being held back by his disability . \u2014 Jos\u00e9 M. Romero, The Arizona Republic , 18 June 2022",
      "She is frustrated by the employers unwilling to accommodate her disability and by those that still chose to offer only the hourly minimum wage of $7.25, or something close to it, in an inflationary economy. \u2014 Alexandria Burris, The Indianapolis Star , 15 June 2022",
      "Deel previously pleaded guilty to having a weapon under disability . \u2014 Cliff Pinckard, cleveland , 12 June 2022",
      "Merit Board hearing that the department wrongfully terminated Palombi because of his disability , PTSD, and blatantly ignored state and federal law that prohibits such action. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 24 May 2022",
      "Mocked and tormented for his disability , then scolded by his father figure for straying from the great cathedral, Quasimodo climbs up into his lair like a wounded animal seeking safety. \u2014 Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 21 May 2022",
      "The Miss Amazing Amplify event is not your traditional beauty pageant but rather an opportunity for the young ladies to demonstrate their abilities, rather than focusing on their disability . \u2014 Hartford Courant , 19 May 2022",
      "Submit an application and any supporting documentation of your total and permanent disability . \u2014 Zack Friedman, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
      "Twenty-year-old TikToker Erin Novakowski does not sugarcoat her disability for the comfort of others. \u2014 Christine Jean-baptiste, refinery29.com , 20 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1545, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dis- + ability , after disable":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdi-s\u0259-\u02c8bi-l\u0259-t\u0113",
      "\u02ccdis-\u0259-\u02c8bil-\u0259t-\u0113",
      "\u02ccdis-\u0259-\u02c8bi-l\u0259-t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-083009",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "disable":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to make ineffective or inoperative":[
        "disable a bomb",
        "For victims of smartphone theft, the ultimate justice is hitting a button that disables the device, turning it into a worthless rectangular paperweight.",
        "\u2014 Heather Kelley",
        "\u2026 gene editing makes it possible to change or disable a single gene without changing the \"meaning\" of the rest of the genome.",
        "\u2014 Kat McGowan"
      ],
      ": to impair physically or mentally : to cause disability in":[
        "Automobile accidents kill nearly 50,000 people each year. \u2026 Accidents maim or disable another 80,000.",
        "\u2014 Matt Clark and Mary Hager",
        "Diet-related Type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease disable and kill people \u2026",
        "\u2014 Mark Bittman"
      ],
      ": to deprive of legal right, qualification, or capacity":[
        "\u2026 the injured party was released from the bonds of marriage; but the offender, during life, or a term of years, was disabled from the repetition of nuptials.",
        "\u2014 Edward Gibbon"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "dis-\u02c8\u0101-b\u0259l",
      "dis-\u02c8\u0101-b\u0259l, diz-",
      "diz-\u02c8\u0101-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cripple",
      "incapacitate",
      "lame",
      "maim",
      "mutilate"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for disable weaken , enfeeble , debilitate , undermine , sap , cripple , disable mean to lose or cause to lose strength or vigor. weaken may imply loss of physical strength, health, soundness, or stability or of quality, intensity, or effective power. a disease that weakens the body's defenses enfeeble implies a condition of marked weakness and helplessness. enfeebled by starvation debilitate suggests a less marked or more temporary impairment of strength or vitality. the debilitating effects of surgery undermine and sap suggest a weakening by something working surreptitiously and insidiously. a poor diet undermines your health drugs had sapped his ability to think cripple implies causing a serious loss of functioning power through damaging or removing an essential part or element. crippled by arthritis disable suggests bringing about impairment or limitation in a physical or mental ability. disabled by an injury sustained at work",
    "examples":[
      "a promising athlete who was severely disabled in a plane crash",
      "disabled the controls for unauthorized users",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Go to Settings > Notes, then slide the toggle next to Save to Photos to the left to disable it. \u2014 Kim Komando, USA TODAY , 15 May 2022",
      "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"
    ],
    "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":"20220708-165637"
  },
  "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":[
      "diz-\u02c8\u0101-",
      "dis-\u02c8\u0101-b\u0259ld"
    ],
    "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":"20220708-194749"
  },
  "disabler":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": one that disables":[
        "heart disease is a major disabler"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "-b(\u0259)l\u0259(r)"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162432",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "disabuse":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy sense 1a )":[
        "was quickly disabused of the idea that anything had changed"
      ]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1669, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French d\u00e9sabuser , from d\u00e9s- dis- + abuser to abuse":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-\u0259-\u02c8by\u00fcz"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "disenchant",
      "disillusion",
      "undeceive"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210425",
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "disaccharidase":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": an enzyme (such as maltase or lactase) that hydrolyzes disaccharides":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1961, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)d\u012b-\u02c8sa-k\u0259-r\u0259-\u02ccd\u0101s",
      "-\u02ccd\u0101z",
      "(\u02c8)d\u012b-\u02c8sak-\u0259-r\u0259-\u02ccd\u0101s, -\u02ccd\u0101z"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172448",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "disaccharide":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": any of a class of sugars (such as sucrose) that yields on hydrolysis two monosaccharide molecules":[]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1864, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)d\u012b-\u02c8sak-\u0259-\u02ccr\u012bd",
      "(\u02cc)d\u012b-\u02c8sa-k\u0259-\u02ccr\u012bd"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055422",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "disaccommodate":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": discommode":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dis- entry 1 + accommodate":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135623",
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ]
  },
  "disaccord":{
    "antonyms":[
      "accord",
      "blend",
      "conform (to ",
      "fit",
      "harmonize",
      "match"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": clash , disagree":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "national security measures that disaccord with our cherished right to free expression"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English disacorden , from Anglo-French desacorder , from desacord disagreement, from des- dis- + acord accord":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-\u0259-\u02c8k\u022frd"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "clash",
      "collide",
      "conflict",
      "discord",
      "jar"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162959",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "disadvantage":{
    "antonyms":[
      "advantage",
      "asset",
      "edge",
      "plus"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a quality or circumstance that makes achievement unusually difficult : handicap":[
        "his lack of formal schooling was a serious disadvantage"
      ],
      ": an unfavorable, inferior, or prejudicial condition":[
        "we were at a disadvantage"
      ],
      ": loss or damage especially to reputation, credit, or finances : detriment":[
        "the deal worked to their disadvantage"
      ],
      ": to place at a disadvantage : harm":[]
    },
    "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",
      "Here\u2019s the kicker: Each advantage (or disadvantage ) is a double-edged sword. \u2014 Hasan Kubba, Fortune , 1 July 2022",
      "And stealing a base and putting down a bunt are ways to put the opposition at a further disadvantage , which could provide more of an edge the next day and a better chance to win a series. \u2014 John Shea, San Francisco Chronicle , 16 Apr. 2022",
      "Dynasties have long been seen in some circles as a disadvantage , not an appeal. \u2014 Philip Elliott, Time , 11 Aug. 2021",
      "Australia\u2019s government on Thursday pledged 1.1 billion Australian dollars ($813 million) to address Indigenous disadvantage , including compensation to thousands of mixed-race children who were taken from their families over decades. \u2014 Rod Mcguirk, The Christian Science Monitor , 5 Aug. 2021",
      "Australia\u2019s government on Thursday pledged 1.1 billion Australian dollars ($813 million) to address Indigenous disadvantage , including compensation to thousands of mixed-race children who were taken from their families over decades. \u2014 Rod Mcguirk, ajc , 5 Aug. 2021",
      "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",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Griggsby informed attorneys in the case during an afternoon conference call, Jones said, after ruling last month that the first map would disadvantage Black voters. \u2014 Jeff Barker, Baltimore Sun , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "Race marshal Mark Nordman acknowledged that rerouting the race would disadvantage villages along the original trail that might depend on the surge of visitors. \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 11 Feb. 2015",
      "Last year, two finance professors\u2014Laura Blattner at Stanford and Scott Nelson at the University of Chicago\u2014published research exploring how credit-scoring algorithms can disadvantage racial minorities. \u2014 Lee Hutchinson, Ars Technica , 19 May 2022",
      "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "circa 1550, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English disavauntage , from Anglo-French desavantage , from des- dis- + avantage advantage":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-\u0259d-\u02c8van-tij"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "debit",
      "disbenefit",
      "downside",
      "drawback",
      "handicap",
      "incommodity",
      "liability",
      "minus",
      "negative",
      "strike"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-095331",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "disadvantaged":{
    "antonyms":[
      "advantaged",
      "privileged"
    ],
    "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":[]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1893, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-\u0259d-\u02c8van-tijd"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "depressed",
      "deprived",
      "underprivileged"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085928",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "disadvantageous":{
    "antonyms":[
      "advantageous",
      "favorable",
      "friendly",
      "positive",
      "supportive",
      "sympathetic",
      "well-disposed"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": constituting a disadvantage":[],
      ": derogatory , disparaging":[]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1603, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-\u02ccad-\u02ccvan-\u02c8t\u0101-j\u0259s",
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02ccad-\u02ccvan-\u02c8t\u0101-j\u0259s",
      "-v\u0259n-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "adverse",
      "counter",
      "hostile",
      "inimical",
      "negative",
      "prejudicial",
      "unfavorable",
      "unfriendly",
      "unsympathetic",
      "untoward"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-014637",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "disaffect":{
    "antonyms":[
      "reconcile"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1641, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-\u0259-\u02c8fekt"
    ],
    "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",
    "synonyms":[
      "alien",
      "alienate",
      "disgruntle",
      "estrange",
      "sour"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-011225",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "disaffiliation":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": disassociate":[],
      ": to terminate an affiliation":[]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1863, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-\u0259-\u02c8fi-l\u0113-\u02cc\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171032",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "disaffirm":{
    "antonyms":[
      "acknowledge",
      "admit",
      "allow",
      "avow",
      "concede",
      "confirm",
      "own"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": contradict":[],
      ": to refuse to confirm : annul , repudiate":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "her sullen mood disaffirmed her repeated protestations that everything was just fine"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdi-s\u0259-\u02c8f\u0259rm",
      "\u02ccdis-\u0259-\u02c8f\u0259rm"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "contradict",
      "deny",
      "disallow",
      "disavow",
      "disclaim",
      "disconfirm",
      "disown",
      "gainsay",
      "negate",
      "negative",
      "refute",
      "reject",
      "repudiate"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-075941",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "disagree":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": 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":[
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      "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"
    ],
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      "Middle English, to refuse assent, from Anglo-French desagreer , from des- dis- + agreer to agree":""
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      "circa 1513, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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      "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"
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      "\"+"
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      "noun"
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      "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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      "\u02ccdi-s\u0259-\u02c8gr\u0113-\u0259-b\u0259l",
      "\u02ccdis-\u0259-\u02c8gr\u0113-\u0259-b\u0259l"
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      "cantankerous",
      "dyspeptic",
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      "ill-natured",
      "ill-tempered",
      "ornery",
      "splenetic",
      "surly"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-023436",
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      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
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    "antonyms":[],
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      ": 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"
      ]
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "-b\u0259lz"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230206",
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
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      "good-tempered"
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      ": causing discomfort : unpleasant , offensive":[
        "a disagreeable odor"
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        "a disagreeable person"
      ]
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      "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdi-s\u0259-\u02c8gr\u0113-\u0259-b\u0259l",
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      "ill-natured",
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      "ornery",
      "splenetic",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074051",
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      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
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    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
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      ": to fail to agree":[
        "the two accounts disagree"
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      ": to differ in opinion":[
        "he disagreed with me on every topic"
      ],
      ": to cause discomfort or distress":[
        "fried foods disagree with me"
      ]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-\u0259-\u02c8gr\u0113",
      "\u02ccdi-s\u0259-\u02c8gr\u0113"
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      "differ",
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      "nonconcur"
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      "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":"20220708-142724"
  },
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    "antonyms":[
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      "consensus",
      "harmony",
      "unanimity"
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      ": quarrel":[],
      ": the act of disagreeing":[],
      ": the state of being at variance : disparity":[]
    },
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      "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1501, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
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      "\u02ccdis-\u0259-\u02c8gr\u0113-m\u0259nt",
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      "disputation",
      "dispute",
      "dissension",
      "dissention",
      "dissensus",
      "firestorm",
      "nonconcurrence"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-113209",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "antonyms":[
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      "avow",
      "concede",
      "confirm",
      "own"
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      ": to deny the force, truth, or validity of":[],
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    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-\u0259-\u02c8lau\u0307",
      "\u02ccdi-s\u0259-\u02c8lau\u0307"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "contradict",
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      "disavow",
      "disclaim",
      "disconfirm",
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      "negate",
      "negative",
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      "reject",
      "repudiate"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000036",
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      "confirm",
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      "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"
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      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-094622",
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      ": to establish a single semantic or grammatical interpretation for":[
        "needed to disambiguate the phrase"
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    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1960, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-am-\u02c8bi-gy\u0259-\u02ccw\u0101t",
      "-gy\u00fc-\u02cc\u0101t"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182302",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": disadvantage , unpleasantness":[
        "a reasonable division of disamenities seems eminently fair",
        "\u2014 Christopher Hollis"
      ]
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dis- entry 1 + amenity":""
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    "pronounciation":[
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173942",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": to weigh anchor":[]
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    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "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":""
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    "pronounciation":[
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    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112436",
    "type":[
      "verb"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": annul , cancel":[]
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      "the new administration seems intent on disannulling every social program instituted by its predecessor"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1513, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-\u0259-\u02c8n\u0259l"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "negate",
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      "nullify",
      "quash",
      "repeal",
      "rescind",
      "roll back",
      "strike down",
      "vacate",
      "void"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170451",
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ]
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    "antonyms":[
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    "definitions":{
      ": to abduct and kill or imprison (someone, such as a political dissident) while withholding information about the person's fate":[
        "Her son was disappeared during Argentina's so-called 'Dirty War.'",
        "\u2014 Associated Press",
        "Under his repressive regime, tens of thousands of Chileans were \" disappeared ,\" tortured and killed; hundreds of thousands were forced into exile.",
        "\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",
        "When early efforts of containment failed, journalists and doctors who spoke out against the threat were disappeared , these sources said.",
        "\u2014 Bret Baier and Nick Givas",
        "Orwell's novel was published in 1949 in the wake of World War II, when both fascism and socialism seemed to loom as threats to democracy, and it imagines a secretive regime that surveils its people and polices even their thoughts, disappearing anyone who rebels against the order.",
        "\u2014 Jeva Lange"
      ],
      ": to cause (someone or something) to disappear:":[],
      ": to cause (something) to pass out of existence, possession, or view":[
        "VICE has disappeared the post from its Web site.",
        "\u2014 Jenna Sauers",
        "The \u2026 waitress disappears the debris from the floor \u2026",
        "\u2014 Catherine Cleary",
        "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"
      ],
      ": to cease to be : pass out of existence or notice":[
        "dinosaurs disappeared from the earth",
        "My keys seem to have disappeared again."
      ],
      ": to pass from view":[
        "The moon disappeared behind a cloud."
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    },
    "examples":[
      "The two men disappeared around the corner.",
      "The dinosaurs disappeared millions of years ago.",
      "These problems won't just disappear by themselves.",
      "He disappeared without a trace two years ago.",
      "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",
      "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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      "15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":""
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      "sink",
      "vanish"
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    "type":[
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      "verb"
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      ": to disappear completely in a way that is mysterious":[
        "The papers seem to have vanished into thin air ."
      ]
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      ": to abduct and kill or imprison (someone, such as a political dissident) while withholding information about the person's fate":[
        "Her son was disappeared during Argentina's so-called 'Dirty War.'",
        "\u2014 Associated Press",
        "Under his repressive regime, tens of thousands of Chileans were \" disappeared ,\" tortured and killed; hundreds of thousands were forced into exile.",
        "\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",
        "When early efforts of containment failed, journalists and doctors who spoke out against the threat were disappeared , these sources said.",
        "\u2014 Bret Baier and Nick Givas",
        "Orwell's novel was published in 1949 in the wake of World War II, when both fascism and socialism seemed to loom as threats to democracy, and it imagines a secretive regime that surveils its people and polices even their thoughts, disappearing anyone who rebels against the order.",
        "\u2014 Jeva Lange"
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        "VICE has disappeared the post from its Web site.",
        "\u2014 Jenna Sauers",
        "The \u2026 waitress disappears the debris from the floor \u2026",
        "\u2014 Catherine Cleary",
        "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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      ": to cease to be : pass out of existence or notice":[
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        "My keys seem to have disappeared again."
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        "The moon disappeared behind a cloud."
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    "examples":[
      "The two men disappeared around the corner.",
      "The dinosaurs disappeared millions of years ago.",
      "These problems won't just disappear by themselves.",
      "He disappeared without a trace two years ago.",
      "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",
      "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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      "15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":""
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      "melt",
      "sink",
      "vanish"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-223823",
    "type":[
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      "verb"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-182107",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085050",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      "content",
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      ": 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"
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      ": to fail to meet the expectation or hope of : frustrate":[
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        "He disappointed his parents with his decision."
      ]
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    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1513, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
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      "Middle English disapointen to dispossess, from Middle French desapointer , from des- dis- + appointer to arrange \u2014 more at appoint":""
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      "fail",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-223012",
    "type":[
      "verb"
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      ": defeated in expectation or hope":[
        "apologized to their disappointed fans"
      ],
      ": not adequately equipped":[]
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    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1552, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "see disappoint":""
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    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-105832",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
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  "disappointing":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": failing to meet expectations":[
        "a disappointing meal"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1530, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-\u0259-\u02c8p\u022fin-ti\u014b"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-190139",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
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    "antonyms":[
      "content",
      "contentedness",
      "contentment",
      "gratification",
      "satisfaction"
    ],
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      ": one that disappoints":[
        "he's a disappointment to his parents"
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      ": the act or an instance of disappointing : the state or emotion of being disappointed":[]
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    "examples":[
      "She couldn't hide her disappointment .",
      "He's a disappointment to his parents.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Millinocket Town Council Chair Steve Golieb expressed disappointment about the sign in a statement on Facebook. \u2014 Kiely Westhoff, CNN , 23 June 2022",
      "At one point, Klayman expressed disappointment with the lower court judge, and Lynch quickly jumped to the judge\u2019s defense. \u2014 al , 11 June 2022",
      "Lancaster expressed disappointment at the decision. \u2014 Patrick Marley, Journal Sentinel , 8 June 2022",
      "School Committee member Brandon Cardet-Hernandez expressed disappointment that the interim superintendent issue has not been resolved, especially if the search for a permanent leader doesn\u2019t end on time. \u2014 James Vaznis, BostonGlobe.com , 8 June 2022",
      "Gabe's parents were present for the press conference, and expressed disappointment over Jones' death, according to KNTV. \u2014 Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com , 3 June 2022",
      "One outspoken local opponent of the clinic, Ross Schriftman, expressed disappointment about the fire. \u2014 Mead Gruver, ajc , 29 May 2022",
      "Klympush-Tsintsadze expressed disappointment in the lack of solidarity shown for Ukraine by countries further afield, including democracies in South Asia and Africa. \u2014 Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
      "In the message, read by his daughter, Mr. Saotome expressed disappointment in Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine and said that seeing news footage of women and children trying to escape the war reminded him of the Japanese victims in Tokyo 77 years ago. \u2014 New York Times , 15 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1577, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdi-s\u0259-\u02c8p\u022fint-m\u0259nt",
      "\u02ccdis-\u0259-\u02c8p\u022fint-m\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "dismay",
      "dissatisfaction",
      "frustration",
      "letdown"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-113551",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "disapprobation":{
    "antonyms":[
      "approbation",
      "approval",
      "favor"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "the constant disapprobation of critics",
      "there was widespread disapprobation of their mixed marriage in that narrow-minded community",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "His felony conviction drew much of the disapprobation of anti-D\u2019Souza readers, several of whom pointed out the current firestorm between the Scott administration and courts that have found Florida\u2019s clemency process is confusing and arbitrary. \u2014 Dan Sweeney, Sun-Sentinel.com , 8 May 2018",
      "And maybe, too, for its perhaps-accidental prescience. The thing is, there are no real scandals on Scandal; the word implies a public reaction of disgust and disapprobation . \u2014 Daniel D'addario, Time , 19 Apr. 2018",
      "Latino kids are not rejected by their parents for being Latino, nor are most Muslims disowned by their parents for being Muslims, but those who are gay are often the target of their families\u2019 disapprobation or outright hostility. \u2014 Andrew Solomon, The New Yorker , 3 Feb. 2017",
      "Gail O\u2019Neill, a journalist and former model, said that for some, Ms. Keys has become a Rorschach test, and the disapprobation for the singer\u2019s personal choice comes from women who are measuring themselves against it. \u2014 Penelope Green, New York Times , 14 Sep. 2016"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1625, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02cca-pr\u0259-\u02c8b\u0101-sh\u0259n"
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      "disapproval",
      "discountenance",
      "disesteem",
      "disfavor",
      "dislike",
      "displeasure"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-110955",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dis- entry 1 + approbative":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-123705",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-112925",
    "type":[
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      "favor"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": disapprobation , censure":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "I could sense her disapproval .",
      "They made their disapproval of our behavior very clear.",
      "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1649, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdi-s\u0259-\u02c8pr\u00fc-v\u0259l",
      "\u02ccdis-\u0259-\u02c8pr\u00fc-v\u0259l"
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      "disapprobation",
      "discountenance",
      "disesteem",
      "disfavor",
      "dislike",
      "displeasure"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-105152",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
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    "type":[
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to pass unfavorable judgment on":[],
      ": to refuse approval to : reject":[],
      ": to feel or express disapproval":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-\u0259-\u02c8pr\u00fcv",
      "\u02ccdi-s\u0259-\u02c8pr\u00fcv"
    ],
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      "decline",
      "deny",
      "disallow",
      "negative",
      "nix",
      "refuse",
      "reject",
      "reprobate",
      "withhold"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
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      "concede",
      "grant",
      "let",
      "OK",
      "okay",
      "permit"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "She married him even though her parents disapproved .",
      "The treaty was disapproved by the Senate.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "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"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1562, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-153736"
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      "to hold an unfavorable opinion of my sister disapproves of my smoking"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-131140",
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      "okay",
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      "She married him even though her parents disapproved .",
      "The treaty was disapproved by the Senate.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1562, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
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      "\u02ccdi-s\u0259-\u02c8pr\u00fcv",
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      "deny",
      "disallow",
      "negative",
      "nix",
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      "reject",
      "reprobate",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-110346",
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      "verb"
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      ": to deprive of a means of attack or defense":[
        "disarm a ship"
      ],
      ": to deprive of means, reason, or disposition to be hostile":[
        "disarmed criticism by admitting her errors"
      ],
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        "disarm captured troops"
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      ": to lay aside arms":[],
      ": to make harmless":[
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      ": to win over":[]
    },
    "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",
      "Green left his house upon hearing the commotion and tried to disarm the shooter, police said. \u2014 Alexander Thompson, BostonGlobe.com , 26 June 2022",
      "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":""
    },
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      "Middle English desarmen , literally, to divest of arms, from Anglo-French desarmer , from des- dis- + armer to arm":""
    },
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      "dis-\u02c8\u00e4rm",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-115123",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
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      "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"
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      "1839, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "from present participle of disarm":""
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      "dear",
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      "lovable",
      "loveable",
      "lovesome",
      "precious",
      "sweet",
      "winning",
      "winsome"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-095614",
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      "adjective",
      "adverb"
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    "definitions":{
      ": to disturb the arrangement or order of":[
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      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "The wind disarranged my hair.",
      "His bed was disarranged and clothes were strewn on the floor."
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1744, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "mess (up)",
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      "scramble",
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      "tumble",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170202",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
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    "antonyms":[
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      ": to disturb the arrangement or order of":[
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      ]
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    "examples":[
      "The wind disarranged my hair.",
      "His bed was disarranged and clothes were strewn on the floor."
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1744, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
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      "\u02ccdis-\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101nj"
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      "tousle",
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      "upset"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-033855",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
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    "antonyms":[
      "arrange",
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      "dispose",
      "draw up",
      "marshal",
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      "order",
      "organize",
      "range",
      "regulate",
      "straighten (up)",
      "tidy"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to disturb the arrangement or order of":[
        "hair disarranged by the wind"
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    "examples":[
      "The wind disarranged my hair.",
      "His bed was disarranged and clothes were strewn on the floor."
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1744, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101nj"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "tumble",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171907",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
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    "antonyms":[
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      "jumble",
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      "muddle",
      "muss",
      "rumple",
      "scramble",
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        "the room was in disarray",
        "\u2026 the disarray of paper in the In-Out basket \u2026",
        "\u2014 Jackie Weger"
      ],
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      ": to throw into disorder":[
        "The discarded magazines and newspapers, the layers of dust and disarrayed rugs \u2026",
        "\u2014 Gloria Naylor"
      ],
      ": undress":[]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
    },
    "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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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-223253",
    "type":[
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    "antonyms":[
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      "muddle",
      "muss",
      "rumple",
      "scramble",
      "shuffle",
      "tousle",
      "tumble",
      "upset"
    ],
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        "\u2026 the disarray of paper in the In-Out basket \u2026",
        "\u2014 Jackie Weger"
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        "\u2014 Gloria Naylor"
      ],
      ": undress":[]
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      "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
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    },
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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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    "antonyms":[
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      ],
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    },
    "examples":[
      "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"
    ],
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      "1881, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
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      "take down"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-090952",
    "type":[
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      "verb"
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    "antonyms":[
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      "link",
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      ": to detach from association : dissociate":[]
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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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      "1598, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "\u02ccdis-\u0259-\u02c8s\u014d-s\u0113-\u02cc\u0101t",
      "-sh\u0113-"
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      "decouple",
      "disconnect",
      "disjoin",
      "disjoint",
      "dissever",
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      "disunite",
      "divide",
      "divorce",
      "part",
      "ramify",
      "resolve",
      "separate",
      "sever",
      "split",
      "sunder",
      "uncouple",
      "unlink",
      "unyoke"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093325",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
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    "antonyms":[],
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      ": a sudden calamitous event bringing great damage, loss, or destruction":[
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      ],
      ": an unfavorable aspect (see aspect sense 2a ) of a planet or star":[],
      ": someone or something that has a very bad effect or result":[
        "The new coach was a disaster for the team.",
        "\"\u2026 for the average person, when unemployment strikes, it is a disaster for them. \u2026\"",
        "\u2014 Peggy Nash",
        "The Battle of Fort Washington took place at the north end of Manhattan Island. It was an unmitigated disaster .",
        "\u2014 John F. Di Leo",
        "It can be tough to tell, though, whether an investment is solid or a financial disaster waiting to happen .",
        "\u2014 Katie Brockman",
        "\u2026 the police chief \u2026 warned colleagues of the potential for a deadly accident. And \u2026 the editor of a major \u2026 magazine said it was a recipe for disaster .",
        "\u2014 Patrick Kingsley",
        "These negative reviews aren't the end of the world, but they can spell disaster for your business unless you know how to properly respond.",
        "\u2014 Amine Rahal"
      ],
      ": someone or something that is extremely unsuccessful":[
        "The wedding reception was a complete disaster .",
        "Brilliant at maths and languages, she was a disaster in physical education \u2026",
        "\u2014 Derek Scally"
      ],
      ": someone or something that is in a very disordered state or condition : mess":[
        "The house is a complete disaster .",
        "I got caught in the rain and showed up looking like a disaster ."
      ],
      ": someone or something that is very bad: such as":[],
      ": someone who is in a very agitated emotional state : wreck":[
        "\"\u2026 I cried like a baby and kind of had a breakdown. I really just lost it. The weekend after we wrapped, I was a disaster . \u2026\"",
        "\u2014 Alex Borstein"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "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",
      "The Boston Teachers Union said a state takeover would have been a disaster . \u2014 Fox News , 28 June 2022",
      "The Twelfth Amendment was an effort to improve upon the first Electoral College, which was a disaster . \u2014 Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker , 27 June 2022",
      "The decision by Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Michael Hanzman came a day before the one-year anniversary of the Champlain Towers South disaster in the Miami suburb of Surfside. \u2014 Adriana Gomez Licon And Curt Anderson, Sun Sentinel , 23 June 2022",
      "The decision by Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Michael Hanzman came a day before the one-year anniversary of the Champlain Towers South disaster in the Miami suburb of Surfside. \u2014 Adriana Gomez Licon And Curt Anderson, Chicago Tribune , 23 June 2022",
      "The decision by Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Michael Hanzman came a day before the one-year anniversary of the Champlain Towers South disaster in the Miami suburb of Surfside. \u2014 CBS News , 23 June 2022",
      "The decision by Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Michael Hanzman came a day before the one-year anniversary of the Champlain Towers South disaster in the Miami suburb of Surfside. \u2014 Adriana Gomez Licon And Curt Anderson, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
      "The campaign was a disaster , at least in part because most of the nobles who were pissed at Edward refused to join in. \u2014 Anne Th\u00e9riault, Longreads , 21 June 2022",
      "Any confusion would likely result in your potential clients bouncing away to the next piece of content or an alternative solution, which needless to say is a disaster . \u2014 Abdo Riani, Forbes , 21 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1567, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "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":""
    },
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      "dis-",
      "-\u02c8sa-",
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      "di-\u02c8za-st\u0259r"
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      "calamity",
      "cataclysm",
      "catastrophe",
      "debacle",
      "d\u00e9b\u00e2cle",
      "tragedy"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-103152",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "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)":[]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1911, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174739",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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  "disaster relief":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": money to help rebuild an area after a disaster":[
        "The state is asking for federal disaster relief ."
      ]
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    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163743",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": something very bad happens":[
        "When disaster strikes , we will be prepared."
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    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000632",
    "type":[
      "idiom"
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    "antonyms":[],
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      ": attended by or causing suffering or disaster : calamitous":[
        "a disastrous flood"
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      ": terrible , horrendous":[
        "a disastrous score"
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    },
    "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",
      "That happened, with disastrous results, in the 1970s and seems likely to happen again. \u2014 J. Howard Beales Iii And Timothy J. Muris, WSJ , 26 May 2022",
      "In the 2016 presidential primary, the party failed just such a test of collective action with disastrous results. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 20 May 2022",
      "The giddy response Thursday was in stark contrast to Meta's disastrous fourth-quarter results, which sent shares plummeting in early February in the biggest single-day wipeout in Wall Street history. \u2014 Allison Morrow, CNN , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "The decision to cut bait on CNN+ so quickly comes on the heels of the disastrous quarterly results for streaming behemoth Netflix. \u2014 Stephen Battagliostaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "In fact, co-author Jonghyun Hwang, a UIUC undergraduate, actually tested this possibility at home, with disastrous results. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "Their obsession with a docking simulator leads to a trip on the Space Shuttle, with disastrous results. \u2014 Selome Hailu, Variety , 15 Feb. 2022",
      "Friends of yours have been hacked with disastrous results. \u2014 Michael Gargiulo, Forbes , 25 Jan. 2022",
      "His first two trials were disastrous , according to his longtime lawyer Don Knight. \u2014 Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone , 15 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1594, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8za-str\u0259s",
      "also -\u02c8sa-",
      "diz-\u02c8as-tr\u0259s"
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      "catastrophic",
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      "fatal",
      "fateful",
      "ruinous",
      "unfortunate"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081344",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the quality or state of being disastrous":[]
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    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-075556",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a disturbance in auxin relations of plants sometimes associated with disease":[]
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    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dis- entry 1 + auxin + -y":""
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    "pronounciation":[
      "di\u02c8s\u022fks\u0259\u0307n\u0113"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173022",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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  "disavouch":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": disavow":[]
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    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dis- entry 1 + avouch":""
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6dis+"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-014628",
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
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    "antonyms":[
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      "allow",
      "avow",
      "concede",
      "confirm",
      "own"
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    "definitions":{
      ": to deny responsibility for : repudiate":[
        "disavowed the actions of his subordinates"
      ],
      ": to refuse to acknowledge or accept : disclaim":[
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        "\u2026 have publicly disavowed any claim on the Graceland estate.",
        "\u2014 Dan Chu"
      ]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English desavowen , from Anglo-French desavouer , from des- dis- + avouer to avow":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-\u0259-\u02c8vau\u0307"
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      "disconfirm",
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      "negate",
      "negative",
      "refute",
      "reject",
      "repudiate"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185104",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
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    "antonyms":[
      "acknowledge",
      "admit",
      "allow",
      "avow",
      "concede",
      "confirm",
      "own"
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    "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"
      ]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English desavowen , from Anglo-French desavouer , from des- dis- + avouer to avow":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-\u0259-\u02c8vau\u0307"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "contradict",
      "deny",
      "disaffirm",
      "disallow",
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      "disconfirm",
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      "gainsay",
      "negate",
      "negative",
      "refute",
      "reject",
      "repudiate"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171242",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "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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    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dis- entry 1 + balance":""
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    "pronounciation":[
      "|\u00a6spa-",
      "d\u0259|s\u02c8bal\u0259n(t)s",
      "|\u02c8spa-",
      "(\u02c8)di|s\u00a6ba-"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-012243",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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  "disband":{
    "antonyms":[
      "band",
      "join",
      "unite"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to break up as an organization : disperse":[],
      ": to break up the organization of : dissolve":[]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1591, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle French desbander , from des- dis- + bande band":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "dis-\u02c8band"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "break up",
      "disperse",
      "dissolve"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-203829",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
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    "antonyms":[
      "band",
      "join",
      "unite"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to break up as an organization : disperse":[],
      ": to break up the organization of : dissolve":[]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1591, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle French desbander , from des- dis- + bande band":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "dis-\u02c8band"
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      "disperse",
      "dissolve"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002203",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
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  "disbar":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "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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      "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"
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      "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"
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      "circa 1644, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
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      "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"
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      "circa 1644, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
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      "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"
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      "circa 1644, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
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      "verb"
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      "1968, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "strike"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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        "the vessels disburdened at the dock"
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      "1532, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":""
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      "unpack"
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      "noun",
      "verb"
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      "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"
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      "1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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      "Middle French desbourser , from Old French desborser , from des- dis- + borse purse, from Medieval Latin bursa":""
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      "spend"
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      "verb"
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      "substantial disbursements for research and development",
      "the disbursement of the foundation's funds to several cancer research centers",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The startup manages the administration and disbursement of subsidies based on the rules that Vivvi and the employer set. \u2014 Christine Michel Carter, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
      "The President is slated to make the announcement from the Black River in Lorain, Ohio, a tributary of Lake Erie and one of the 22 areas listed in Thursday's funding disbursement . \u2014 Donald Judd, CNN , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "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"
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      "circa 1599, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "disburse + -ment , perhaps after Middle French desboursement":""
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      "dis-\u02c8b\u0259rs-m\u0259nt"
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      "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"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1865, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "noun"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-125055",
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    "history_and_etymology":{
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-084721",
    "type":[
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      "a pile of discarded tires",
      "She discarded the six of hearts.",
      "Noun",
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      "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1719, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
      "circa 1578, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8di-\u02ccsk\u00e4rd",
      "dis-\u02c8k\u00e4rd",
      "di-\u02c8sk\u00e4rd",
      "\u02c8dis-\u02cck\u00e4rd"
    ],
    "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",
    "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"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000330",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "discarded":{
    "antonyms":[
      "cull",
      "reject",
      "rejection",
      "second"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a card discarded":[
        "collected the discards"
      ],
      ": one that is cast off or rejected":[],
      ": the act of removing a playing card from one's hand : the act of discarding (see discard entry 1 sense 2a )":[],
      ": to discard a playing card":[
        "discard at the end of your turn"
      ],
      ": to get rid of especially as useless or unwanted":[
        "a pile of discarded tires",
        "They quickly discarded the idea."
      ],
      ": to play (any card except a trump ) from a suit different from the one led":[],
      ": to remove (a playing card) from one's hand (see hand entry 1 sense 7a(1) )":[
        "discarded an ace"
      ]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1719, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
      "circa 1578, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dis-\u02cck\u00e4rd",
      "di-\u02c8sk\u00e4rd",
      "\u02c8di-\u02ccsk\u00e4rd",
      "dis-\u02c8k\u00e4rd"
    ],
    "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",
    "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"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-111113",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "discarding":{
    "antonyms":[
      "cull",
      "reject",
      "rejection",
      "second"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a card discarded":[
        "collected the discards"
      ],
      ": one that is cast off or rejected":[],
      ": the act of removing a playing card from one's hand : the act of discarding (see discard entry 1 sense 2a )":[],
      ": to discard a playing card":[
        "discard at the end of your turn"
      ],
      ": to get rid of especially as useless or unwanted":[
        "a pile of discarded tires",
        "They quickly discarded the idea."
      ],
      ": to play (any card except a trump ) from a suit different from the one led":[],
      ": to remove (a playing card) from one's hand (see hand entry 1 sense 7a(1) )":[
        "discarded an ace"
      ]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1719, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
      "circa 1578, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8di-\u02ccsk\u00e4rd",
      "dis-\u02c8k\u00e4rd",
      "di-\u02c8sk\u00e4rd",
      "\u02c8dis-\u02cck\u00e4rd"
    ],
    "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",
    "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"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224536",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "discarnate":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": having no physical body : incorporeal":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1882, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dis- + -carnate (as in incarnate )":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "dis-\u02c8k\u00e4r-n\u0259t",
      "-\u02ccn\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080735",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "discase":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": undress":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dis- entry 1 + case (noun)":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u0259\u0307s",
      "(\u02c8)dis+"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010223",
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "discept":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": debate , discuss , disagree":[
        "as he discepts and distinguishes, classifies his kinds of tragedy, his orders of comedy",
        "\u2014 Times Literary Supplement"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin disceptare to separate, decide between, debate, from dis- apart + -ceptare (from captare to chase, strive to seize)":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u0259\u0307\u02c8sept"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-183533",
    "type":[
      "intransitive verb"
    ]
  },
  "disceptation":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": controversy , disputation , discussion":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English deceptacioun , from Latin disceptation-, disceptatio , from disceptatus (past participle of disceptare ) + -ion-, -io -ion":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdi\u02ccsep\u02c8t\u0101sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130810",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "discern":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to come to know or recognize mentally":[
        "unable to discern his motives"
      ],
      ": to detect with senses other than vision":[
        "discerned a strange odor"
      ],
      ": to detect with the eyes":[
        "discerned a figure approaching through the fog"
      ],
      ": to recognize or identify as separate and distinct : discriminate":[
        "discern right from wrong"
      ],
      ": to see or understand the difference":[]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":""
    },
    "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":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8z\u0259rn",
      "di-\u02c8s\u0259rn"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "behold",
      "catch",
      "descry",
      "distinguish",
      "espy",
      "eye",
      "look (at)",
      "note",
      "notice",
      "observe",
      "perceive",
      "regard",
      "remark",
      "see",
      "sight",
      "spot",
      "spy",
      "view",
      "witness"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-203657",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "discernable":{
    "antonyms":[
      "impalpable",
      "imperceptible",
      "inappreciable",
      "indistinguishable",
      "insensible",
      "undetectable"
    ],
    "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"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1561, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "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":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8z\u0259r-",
      "di-\u02c8s\u0259r-n\u0259-b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "appreciable",
      "apprehensible",
      "detectable",
      "distinguishable",
      "palpable",
      "perceptible",
      "sensible"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-092129",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "discernible":{
    "antonyms":[
      "impalpable",
      "imperceptible",
      "inappreciable",
      "indistinguishable",
      "insensible",
      "undetectable"
    ],
    "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"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1561, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "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":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8s\u0259r-n\u0259-b\u0259l",
      "-\u02c8z\u0259r-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "appreciable",
      "apprehensible",
      "detectable",
      "distinguishable",
      "palpable",
      "perceptible",
      "sensible"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205813",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "discerning":{
    "antonyms":[
      "unperceptive",
      "unwise"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": showing insight and understanding : discriminating":[
        "a discerning critic"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Why should a discerning writer concern himself with such movies as Troy , Alexander , or 300 ",
      "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",
      "She has a discerning eye for good art.",
      "a discerning critic of modern art",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The fearful and self-sufficient girl inside of me began to soften into a humbled and discerning woman. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 June 2022",
      "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1589, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "from present participle of discern":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8s\u0259r-ni\u014b"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "insightful",
      "perceptive",
      "prudent",
      "sagacious",
      "sage",
      "sapient",
      "wise"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-095508",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "discernment":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": an act of perceiving or discerning something":[],
      ": the quality of being able to grasp and comprehend what is obscure : skill in discerning":[]
    },
    "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",
      "Antonoff applies this sort of discernment to everything Bleachers-related: the group\u2019s album-cover typeface, its Instagram color palette, its between-songs banter. \u2014 Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
      "That\u2019s why there\u2019s some excitement for the opening of Wildflower Farms, which will bring the brand\u2019s level of five-star service and discernment to a rural destination where the Hudson River Valley meets the foothills of the Catskill mountain range. \u2014 Everett Potter, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
      "Schoen hopes to apply that discernment with the Giants. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Jan. 2022",
      "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1570, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "discern + -ment , perhaps after Middle French discernement":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8s\u0259rn-m\u0259nt",
      "-\u02c8z\u0259rn-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for discernment 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",
    "synonyms":[
      "insight",
      "perception",
      "perceptiveness",
      "perceptivity",
      "sagaciousness",
      "sagacity",
      "sageness",
      "sapience",
      "wisdom"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-095320",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "discharge":{
    "antonyms":[
      "blasting",
      "firing",
      "shot"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a firing off":[
        "the discharge of a weapon"
      ],
      ": complete separation from military service":[
        "her discharge from the Navy",
        "an honorable discharge"
      ],
      ": go off , fire":[
        "\u2014 used of a gun His weapon discharged ."
      ],
      ": release from confinement":[
        "a record of prison discharges"
      ],
      ": release or dismissal especially from an office or employment":[
        "suing for wrongful discharge"
      ],
      ": shoot":[
        "discharge an arrow"
      ],
      ": something that is emitted":[
        "a purulent discharge",
        "a clear discharge from the eyes and nose"
      ],
      ": spread , run":[
        "some dyes discharge"
      ],
      ": the act of discharging or unloading":[
        "her discharge from the hospital"
      ],
      ": the act of relieving of something that oppresses : release":[],
      ": the act of removing an obligation or liability (see liability sense 2 )":[
        "received a full discharge from his creditors"
      ],
      ": the conversion of the chemical energy of a battery into electrical energy":[],
      ": the equalization of a difference of electric potential (see potential entry 2 sense 2c ) between two points":[],
      ": the state of being discharged or relieved":[],
      ": 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 dismiss from employment":[
        "had to discharge several employees last month"
      ],
      ": 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 give outlet or vent to : emit":[
        "discharge emotions",
        "vehicles discharging exhaust fumes"
      ],
      ": to let or put off":[
        "discharge passengers",
        "discharge cargo"
      ],
      ": 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 pour forth fluid or other contents":[
        "where the river discharges into the ocean"
      ],
      ": to release electrical energy by a discharge (see discharge entry 2 sense 9b )":[
        "ensure that the electricity discharges safely"
      ],
      ": 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 release from an obligation":[
        "will be discharged from further payment"
      ],
      ": to release from confinement, custody, or care":[
        "discharge a prisoner",
        "discharge a patient"
      ],
      ": to release from service or duty":[
        "discharge a soldier",
        "was discharged from the Navy"
      ],
      ": to relieve of a charge, load, or burden:":[],
      ": to set aside or dismiss : annul":[
        "discharge a court order"
      ],
      ": to throw off or deliver a load, charge, or burden":[],
      ": unload":[
        "discharge a cargo ship"
      ]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
    },
    "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"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dis(h)-\u02ccch\u00e4rj",
      "\u02c8dis-\u02ccch\u00e4rj",
      "\u02c8dis(h)-\u02cc",
      "dis(h)-\u02c8ch\u00e4rj",
      "dis(h)-\u02c8",
      "dis-\u02c8ch\u00e4rj, \u02c8dis-\u02ccch\u00e4rj",
      "dis-\u02c8ch\u00e4rj"
    ],
    "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",
    "synonyms":[
      "blast",
      "fire",
      "loose",
      "shoot",
      "squeeze off"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-112732",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "dischargeable weight":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": all weight that can be consumed or discharged and still leave an airship in safe operating condition with a specified reserve of fuel, oil, water ballast, and provisions and with normal crew":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-122944",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "disciple":{
    "antonyms":[
      "coryphaeus",
      "leader"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a convinced adherent of a school or individual":[
        "a disciple of Freud"
      ],
      ": 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":[],
      ": one of the twelve in the inner circle of Christ's followers according to the Gospel accounts":[],
      ": one who accepts and assists in spreading the doctrines of another: such as":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "a disciple of Sigmund Freud",
      "a circle of dedicated disciples who conscientiously wrote down everything the prophet said",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But inevitably, morale cratered, the business wobbled, the stock price sank and the Welch disciple was sent packing. \u2014 New York Times , 21 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",
      "Orb\u00e1n is clearly a European conservative, and not a disciple of Adam Smith or F. A. Hayek. \u2014 John Fund, National Review , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "Boston star Jayson Tatum is a Kobe Bryant disciple who even wore a Bryant armband for Game 7 in the Eastern Conference finals. \u2014 Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times , 15 June 2022",
      "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "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":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8s\u012b-p\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for disciple follower , adherent , disciple , partisan mean one who gives full loyalty and support to another. follower may apply to people who attach themselves either to the person or beliefs of another. an evangelist and his followers adherent suggests a close and persistent attachment. adherents to Marxism disciple implies a devoted allegiance to the teachings of one chosen as a master. disciples of Gandhi partisan suggests a zealous often prejudiced attachment. partisans of the President",
    "synonyms":[
      "acolyte",
      "adherent",
      "convert",
      "epigone",
      "follower",
      "liege man",
      "partisan",
      "partizan",
      "pupil",
      "votarist",
      "votary"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-105846",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "discipline":{
    "antonyms":[
      "castigate",
      "chasten",
      "chastise",
      "correct",
      "penalize",
      "punish"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a field of study":[],
      ": a rule or system of rules governing conduct or activity":[],
      ": control gained by enforcing obedience or order":[],
      ": instruction":[],
      ": orderly or prescribed conduct or pattern of behavior":[],
      ": punishment":[],
      ": self-control":[],
      ": to bring (a group) under control":[
        "discipline troops"
      ],
      ": to impose order upon":[
        "serious writers discipline and refine their writing styles"
      ],
      ": 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":[],
      ": training that corrects , molds, or perfects the mental faculties or moral character":[]
    },
    "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",
      "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "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",
      "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"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8di-s\u0259-pl\u0259n"
    ],
    "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",
    "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"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185657",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "disclaim":{
    "antonyms":[
      "acknowledge",
      "avow",
      "claim",
      "own",
      "recognize"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": deny , disavow":[
        "disclaimed any knowledge of the contents of the letter"
      ],
      ": to disavow all part or share":[],
      ": to make a disclaimer":[],
      ": to renounce a legal claim to":[],
      ": to utter denial":[]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French disclaimer , from dis- + claimer to claim":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "dis-\u02c8kl\u0101m"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "deny",
      "disavow",
      "disown",
      "repudiate"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-012053",
    "type":[
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "disclaimer":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "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":[]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1623, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "dis-\u02c8kl\u0101-m\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "quitclaim",
      "release",
      "waiver"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002300",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "disclamation":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": renunciation , disavowal":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1602, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-kl\u0259-\u02c8m\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-212505",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "disclamatory":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": having the character of a disclaimer":[
        "his lordship waved a disclamatory hand",
        "\u2014 Max Peacock",
        "a shocked and most disclamatory tone",
        "\u2014 Charles Reade"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Medieval Latin disclamatus + English -ory":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u0259\u0307\u02c8sklam\u0259\u02cct\u014dr\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-114731",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "disclimax":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "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":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1935, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8kl\u012b-\u02ccmaks"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-095755",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "discloak":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": uncloak":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dis- entry 1 + cloak (noun)":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234304",
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ]
  },
  "disclose":{
    "antonyms":[
      "cloak",
      "conceal",
      "cover (up)",
      "enshroud",
      "hide",
      "mask",
      "shroud",
      "veil"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": disclosure":[],
      ": hatch":[],
      ": to expose to view":[],
      ": to make known or public":[
        "would not disclose his salary"
      ],
      ": to open up":[]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1b":"Verb",
      "1548, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "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"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "dis-\u02c8kl\u014dz"
    ],
    "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",
    "synonyms":[
      "bare",
      "discover",
      "divulge",
      "expose",
      "let on (about)",
      "reveal",
      "spill",
      "tell",
      "unbosom",
      "uncloak",
      "uncover",
      "unmask",
      "unveil"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-223623",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "noun,",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "disco":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a nightclub for dancing to live and recorded music":[],
      ": popular dance music characterized by hypnotic rhythm, repetitive lyrics, and electronically produced sounds":[],
      ": to dance to disco music":[],
      "\u2014 see disc-":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The wedding featured three musical moments in total: Italian jazz, followed by a ceilidh band, and then an \u201980s and \u201990s disco by DJ Henri, which had everyone dancing past 3 a.m. \u2014 Emma Elwick-bates, Vogue , 28 June 2022",
      "The disco vibes were strong in some of the numbers, as were some determined \u201980s MTV dance-pop elements \u2014 the identical key-tars the pair occasionally brought out were a strong visual clue. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 26 June 2022",
      "Their deliverance \u2014 a joyous disco -drag cotillion of sorts \u2014 is twofold: a challenge to the expectations of tragedy inside the play and a hopeful take on intolerance about gender expression, vulnerability and sexuality outside of it. \u2014 New York Times , 22 June 2022",
      "Her red dress contrasting against the white of the animal, the iconic image captured a moment preceding what would be years of famed nights at the location where disco and dance music thrived within a community in search of escape from reality. \u2014 Larisha Paul, Billboard , 21 June 2022",
      "Houston Astros mascot Orbit walked around foul territory with a small disco ball hanging from a string. \u2014 Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune , 19 June 2022",
      "The recent disco explosion in pop brought effervescence and bounce to the top 40. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2022",
      "As with the rest of her on- and off-duty outfits from her European tour, Lipa shared the disco -meets-Y2k look on Instagram. \u2014 Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR , 11 June 2022",
      "Some Girls involves a lot of disco influences, which in hindsight makes this record amazing. \u2014 Tim Moffatt, EW.com , 10 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Set to disco music, the improvisational dance form created by Black and Latino communities incorporates jazz, martial arts, rapid arm movements and poses. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 12 June 2020",
      "In the quarterly earnings dance, Apple waltzed, Advanced Micro Devices stumbled, and Spotify discoed on. \u2014 Fortune , 31 July 2019",
      "After the screening, I was asked to write a ballad score and disco vocal for a dance scene. \u2014 Marc Myers, WSJ , 22 Aug. 2018",
      "Yubin\u2019s debut single draws on \u201880s disco and soft rock, sprinkling the playful melody with funky instrumentals, sweet harmonies, and playful synths. \u2014 Tamar Herman, Billboard , 5 June 2018",
      "Your soup can and disco looks didn't impress the judges. \u2014 Joey Guerra, Houston Chronicle , 23 Feb. 2018",
      "Zendaya channeled her inner \u201870s disco Barbie on Monday (August 7) evening, attending Variety\u2019s Power of Young Hollywood Event wearing an ombr\u00e9 pink sparkly pantsuit by designer Vivetta. \u2014 Avery Matera, Teen Vogue , 10 Aug. 2017"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1957, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "1976, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "short for discotheque":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8di-(\u02cc)sk\u014d"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-122817",
    "type":[
      "combining form",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "discombobulate":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "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"
      ]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1879, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "probably alteration of discompose":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-k\u0259m-\u02c8b\u00e4-b(y)\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "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"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-040725",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "discombobulated":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "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"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1863, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-k\u0259m-\u02c8b\u00e4-b(y)\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101-t\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-120151",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "discombobulation":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "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"
      ]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1879, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "probably alteration of discompose":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-k\u0259m-\u02c8b\u00e4-b(y)\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "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"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063330",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "discomfit":{
    "antonyms":[
      "advance",
      "cultivate",
      "encourage",
      "forward",
      "foster",
      "further",
      "nurture",
      "promote"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the state of being confused, embarrassed, or upset : discomfiture":[],
      ": to defeat in battle":[
        "the ground \u2026 strewn with the discomfited",
        "\u2014 Stephen Crane"
      ],
      ": to frustrate the plans of : thwart":[
        "discomfit our foes"
      ],
      ": to put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment : disconcert":[
        "was discomfited by the question"
      ]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2b":"Verb",
      "circa 1616, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French descumfit , past participle of descumfire , from des- dis- + cumfire to prepare \u2014 more at comfit":"Verb and Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "dis-\u02c8k\u0259m(p)-f\u0259t",
      "especially Southern \u02ccdis-k\u0259m-\u02c8fit"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for discomfit Verb 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",
    "synonyms":[
      "baffle",
      "balk",
      "beat",
      "checkmate",
      "foil",
      "frustrate",
      "thwart"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-100920",
    "type":[
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "discomfiture":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the act of discomfiting : the state of being discomfited":[]
    },
    "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"
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      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "dis-\u02c8k\u0259m(p)-f\u0259-\u02ccchu\u0307r",
      "-ch\u0259r",
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      "confusion",
      "disconcertment",
      "embarrassment",
      "fluster",
      "mortification"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-003621",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      "tranquillize"
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      "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Verb"
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      "Middle English, from Anglo-French descomforter , from des- dis- + comforter to comfort":"Verb"
    },
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      "dis-\u02c8k\u0259m(p)-f\u0259rt",
      "dis-\u02c8k\u0259m-f\u0259rt"
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      "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"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025852",
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      "verb"
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\"+"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200101",
    "type":[
      "adverb"
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      "compose",
      "quiet",
      "settle",
      "soothe",
      "tranquilize",
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      ": dismay sense 1":[],
      ": distress , grief":[],
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      ": to make uncomfortable or uneasy":[]
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      "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Verb"
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      "Middle English, from Anglo-French descomforter , from des- dis- + comforter to comfort":"Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "dis-\u02c8k\u0259m(p)-f\u0259rt",
      "dis-\u02c8k\u0259m-f\u0259rt"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "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"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220929",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
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      ": to cause to be viewed unfavorably":[]
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    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English dyscommenden":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-k\u0259-\u02c8mend"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021935",
    "type":[
      "verb"
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    "antonyms":[],
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      ": deserving disapproval, blame, or unfavorable comment":[]
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    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6dis+"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182831",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
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    "definitions":{
      ": blame , censure , reproach , dispraise":[]
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    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u00a6)dis",
      "d\u0259\u0307s+"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031840",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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  "discommode":{
    "antonyms":[
      "accommodate",
      "favor",
      "oblige"
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    "definitions":{
      ": to cause inconvenience to : trouble":[]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1657, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French discommoder , from dis- + commode convenient \u2014 more at commode":""
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-k\u0259-\u02c8m\u014dd"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "disturb",
      "incommode",
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      "put out",
      "trouble"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-211508",
    "type":[
      "verb"
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  "discommoding":{
    "antonyms":[
      "accommodate",
      "favor",
      "oblige"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to cause inconvenience to : trouble":[]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1657, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French discommoder , from dis- + commode convenient \u2014 more at commode":""
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-k\u0259-\u02c8m\u014dd"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "disoblige",
      "disturb",
      "incommode",
      "inconvenience",
      "put out",
      "trouble"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182422",
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ]
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  "discommodious":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": inconvenient , troublesome":[
        "a very discommodious , untimely accident"
      ]
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    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dis- entry 1 + commodious":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6dis+"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-072758",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
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      "noun,"
    ]
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  "discommodity":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a substance or action having no utility":[
        "\u2014 opposed to commodity"
      ],
      ": inconvenience , disadvantageousness":[
        "you go about, in rain or fine, at all hours, without discommodity",
        "\u2014 Charles Lamb"
      ],
      ": something that is inconvenient : disadvantage , trouble":[
        "discommodities visited upon a stiff-necked disobedient people"
      ]
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    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dis- entry 1 + commodity":""
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\"+"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-060953",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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  "discommon":{
    "antonyms":[],
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      ": to deprive of commonable quality (as land by enclosing it)":[],
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      ": to forbid (a tradesman) to deal with undergraduates":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English discomenen , from dis- entry 1 + comen, commun common (noun)":""
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    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u0259\u0307s",
      "(\u02c8)dis+"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064427",
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to deprive of the right to commons in an English college":[
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        "\u2014 Thomas Hughes"
      ]
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    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dis- entry 1 + commons":""
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\"+"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162030",
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
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  "discommune":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to exclude from community or association of interests":[]
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dis- entry 1 + commune":""
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-211524",
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
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  },
  "discompose":{
    "antonyms":[
      "calm",
      "compose",
      "quiet",
      "settle",
      "soothe",
      "tranquilize",
      "tranquillize"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to destroy the composure of":[],
      ": to disturb the order of":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "discomposed by the tone of the message left on his answering machine",
      "the wind ruffled her hair and discomposed her carefully arranged papers"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1645, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-k\u0259m-\u02c8p\u014dz"
    ],
    "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",
    "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"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205049",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "discomposed":{
    "antonyms":[
      "calm",
      "compose",
      "quiet",
      "settle",
      "soothe",
      "tranquilize",
      "tranquillize"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to destroy the composure of":[],
      ": to disturb the order of":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "discomposed by the tone of the message left on his answering machine",
      "the wind ruffled her hair and discomposed her carefully arranged papers"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1645, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-k\u0259m-\u02c8p\u014dz"
    ],
    "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",
    "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"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-051618",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "discomposure":{
    "antonyms":[
      "calm",
      "compose",
      "quiet",
      "settle",
      "soothe",
      "tranquilize",
      "tranquillize"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to destroy the composure of":[],
      ": to disturb the order of":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "discomposed by the tone of the message left on his answering machine",
      "the wind ruffled her hair and discomposed her carefully arranged papers"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1645, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-k\u0259m-\u02c8p\u014dz"
    ],
    "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",
    "synonyms":[
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      "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"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-235433",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "discomycete":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a fungus of the group Discomycetes":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin Discomycetes":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02ccm\u012b\u02c8s\u0113t",
      "\u02ccdisk\u014d\u02c8m\u012b\u02ccs\u0113t"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234229",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "disconcert":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to disturb the composure of":[
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      "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1632, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "obsolete French disconcerter , alteration of Middle French desconcerter , from des- dis- + concerter to concert":""
    },
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      "\u02ccdis-k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0259rt"
    ],
    "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",
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      ": to disturb the composure of":[
        "were disconcerted by his tone of voice"
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      ": to throw into confusion":[
        "disconcerting their plans"
      ]
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    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1632, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "obsolete French disconcerter , alteration of Middle French desconcerter , from des- dis- + concerter to concert":""
    },
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      "\u02ccdis-k\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0259rt"
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    "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",
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      "faze",
      "fluster",
      "mortify",
      "nonplus",
      "rattle"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184428",
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      "concede",
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      "own"
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      ": to deny or refute the validity of":[]
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      "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1827, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "\u02ccdis-k\u0259n-\u02c8f\u0259rm"
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      "gainsay",
      "negate",
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      "repudiate"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000641",
    "type":[
      "noun",
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    "antonyms":[
      "acknowledge",
      "admit",
      "allow",
      "avow",
      "concede",
      "confirm",
      "own"
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      ": to deny or refute the validity of":[]
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      "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"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1827, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "\u02ccdis-k\u0259n-\u02c8f\u0259rm"
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      "contradict",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172108",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
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    "antonyms":[],
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      ": not conformable : disagreeing":[
        "\u2014 used with from or to"
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        "disconformable contact of Middle Devonian on Middle Silurian limestones",
        "\u2014 C. O. Dunbar"
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dis- entry 1 + conformable":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042523",
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      "adjective"
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      ": a break in a sequence of sedimentary rocks all of which have approximately the same dip":[],
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1572, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-k\u0259n-\u02c8f\u022fr-m\u0259-t\u0113"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-193308",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": incongruity":[]
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dis- entry 1 + congruity":""
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6dis+"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184315",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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  "disconnect":{
    "antonyms":[
      "join",
      "link",
      "unify",
      "unite"
    ],
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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"
      ],
      ": dissociate sense 1":[
        "are disconnected from meaningful relationships"
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      ": to become detached or withdrawn":[
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      ": to sever the connection of or between":[],
      ": to terminate a connection":[]
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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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1751, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
      "1982, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-k\u0259-\u02c8nekt"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "break up",
      "decouple",
      "disassociate",
      "disjoin",
      "disjoint",
      "dissever",
      "dissociate",
      "disunite",
      "divide",
      "divorce",
      "part",
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      "sever",
      "split",
      "sunder",
      "uncouple",
      "unlink",
      "unyoke"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004355",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
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  "disconnected":{
    "antonyms":[
      "coherent",
      "connected"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1751, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-k\u0259-\u02c8nek-t\u0259d"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "choppy",
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      "incoherent",
      "unconnected"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063913",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
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    "antonyms":[],
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      ": a switch that isolates a circuit or one or more pieces of electrical apparatus after the current has been interrupted by other means":[]
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031610",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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  "disconnection":{
    "antonyms":[
      "join",
      "link",
      "unify",
      "unite"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": 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"
      ],
      ": dissociate sense 1":[
        "are disconnected from meaningful relationships"
      ],
      ": to become detached or withdrawn":[
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      ],
      ": to sever the connection of or between":[],
      ": to terminate a connection":[]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1751, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
      "1982, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-k\u0259-\u02c8nekt"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "break up",
      "decouple",
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      "disjoin",
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      "dissever",
      "dissociate",
      "disunite",
      "divide",
      "divorce",
      "part",
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      "sever",
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      "unlink",
      "unyoke"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021716",
    "type":[
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      "verb"
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      ": disconnecting switch":[]
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    "first_known_use":{},
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\"+"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-180210",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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  "disconsider":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "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"
      ]
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    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dis- entry 1 + consider":""
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    "pronounciation":[
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220920",
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
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  "disconsolate":{
    "antonyms":[
      "bright",
      "cheerful",
      "cheering",
      "cheery",
      "comforting",
      "cordial",
      "festive",
      "friendly",
      "gay",
      "heartwarming",
      "sunshiny"
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    "definitions":{
      ": cheerless":[
        "a clutch of disconsolate houses",
        "\u2014 D. H. Lawrence"
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      ": dejected , downcast":[
        "the team returned disconsolate from three losses"
      ]
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    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
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      "Middle English, from Medieval Latin disconsolatus , from Latin dis- + consolatus , past participle of consolari to console":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "dis-\u02c8k\u00e4n(t)-s\u0259-l\u0259t",
      "dis-\u02c8k\u00e4n-s\u0259-l\u0259t"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
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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"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044902",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
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    "antonyms":[
      "bright",
      "cheerful",
      "cheering",
      "cheery",
      "comforting",
      "cordial",
      "festive",
      "friendly",
      "gay",
      "heartwarming",
      "sunshiny"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": cheerless":[
        "a clutch of disconsolate houses",
        "\u2014 D. H. Lawrence"
      ],
      ": dejected , downcast":[
        "the team returned disconsolate from three losses"
      ]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Medieval Latin disconsolatus , from Latin dis- + consolatus , past participle of consolari to console":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "dis-\u02c8k\u00e4n(t)-s\u0259-l\u0259t",
      "dis-\u02c8k\u00e4n-s\u0259-l\u0259t"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "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"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162537",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "discontent":{
    "antonyms":[
      "discontentedness",
      "discontentment",
      "disgruntlement",
      "displeasure",
      "dissatisfaction"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a sense of grievance : dissatisfaction":[
        "the winter of our discontent",
        "\u2014 William Shakespeare"
      ],
      ": dissatisfied , discontented":[
        "voters growing increasingly discontent"
      ],
      ": lack of satisfaction with one's possessions, status, or situation : lack of contentment:":[],
      ": one who is dissatisfied or discontented : malcontent":[],
      ": restless aspiration (see aspiration sense 1a ) for improvement":[],
      ": to make dissatisfied or discontented":[
        "were discontented by the decision"
      ]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1549, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
      "1581, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "1598, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-k\u0259n-\u02c8tent"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "aggrieved",
      "discontented",
      "disgruntled",
      "displeased",
      "dissatisfied",
      "malcontent"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-033444",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "discontented":{
    "antonyms":[
      "content",
      "contented",
      "gratified",
      "pleased",
      "satisfied"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": dissatisfied , malcontent":[]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1525, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-k\u0259n-\u02c8ten-t\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "aggrieved",
      "discontent",
      "disgruntled",
      "displeased",
      "dissatisfied",
      "malcontent"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184837",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "discontentedness":{
    "antonyms":[
      "content",
      "contented",
      "gratified",
      "pleased",
      "satisfied"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": dissatisfied , malcontent":[]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1525, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-k\u0259n-\u02c8ten-t\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "aggrieved",
      "discontent",
      "disgruntled",
      "displeased",
      "dissatisfied",
      "malcontent"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173717",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "discontentment":{
    "antonyms":[
      "discontentedness",
      "discontentment",
      "disgruntlement",
      "displeasure",
      "dissatisfaction"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a sense of grievance : dissatisfaction":[
        "the winter of our discontent",
        "\u2014 William Shakespeare"
      ],
      ": dissatisfied , discontented":[
        "voters growing increasingly discontent"
      ],
      ": lack of satisfaction with one's possessions, status, or situation : lack of contentment:":[],
      ": one who is dissatisfied or discontented : malcontent":[],
      ": restless aspiration (see aspiration sense 1a ) for improvement":[],
      ": to make dissatisfied or discontented":[
        "were discontented by the decision"
      ]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1549, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
      "1581, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "1598, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-k\u0259n-\u02c8tent"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "aggrieved",
      "discontented",
      "disgruntled",
      "displeased",
      "dissatisfied",
      "malcontent"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-211320",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "discontinuance":{
    "antonyms":[
      "continuance",
      "continuation"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the act or an instance of discontinuing":[],
      ": the interruption or termination of a legal action by the plaintiff's not continuing it":[]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-k\u0259n-\u02c8ti-ny\u0259-w\u0259ns",
      "\u02ccdis-k\u0259n-\u02c8tin-y\u0259-w\u0259n(t)s",
      "-y\u00fc-\u0259n(t)s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "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"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170718",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "discontinuation":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to abandon or terminate by a legal discontinuance":[],
      ": to break the continuity of : cease to operate, administer, use, produce, or take":[],
      ": to come to an end":[]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French discontinuer , from Medieval Latin discontinuare , from Latin dis- + continuare to continue":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-k\u0259n-\u02c8tin-y\u00fc",
      "\u02ccdis-k\u0259n-\u02c8tin-(\u02cc)y\u00fc"
    ],
    "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",
    "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"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-095012",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "discontinue":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to abandon or terminate by a legal discontinuance":[],
      ": to break the continuity of : cease to operate, administer, use, produce, or take":[],
      ": to come to an end":[]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French discontinuer , from Medieval Latin discontinuare , from Latin dis- + continuare to continue":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-k\u0259n-\u02c8tin-(\u02cc)y\u00fc",
      "\u02ccdis-k\u0259n-\u02c8tin-y\u00fc"
    ],
    "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",
    "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"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-023606",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "discontinuity":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": gap sense 5":[],
      ": lack of continuity or cohesion":[],
      ": the property of being not mathematically continuous":[
        "a point of discontinuity"
      ]
    },
    "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",
      "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1570, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8ny\u00fc-",
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02cck\u00e4n-t\u0259-\u02c8n\u00fc-\u0259-t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "breach",
      "break",
      "gap",
      "gulf",
      "hiatus",
      "hole",
      "interstice",
      "interval",
      "opening",
      "rent",
      "rift",
      "separation",
      "void"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185905",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "discontinuous":{
    "antonyms":[
      "constant",
      "continuous",
      "habitual",
      "periodic",
      "regular",
      "repeated",
      "steady"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": having one or more mathematical discontinuities":[
        "\u2014 used of a variable or a function"
      ],
      ": lacking sequence or coherence":[],
      ": not continued : discrete":[
        "discontinuous features of terrain"
      ],
      ": not continuous":[
        "a discontinuous series of events"
      ]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1645, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-k\u0259n-\u02c8tin-y\u0259-w\u0259s",
      "-y\u00fc-\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
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      "casual",
      "catchy",
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      "intermittent",
      "irregular",
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      "spasmodic",
      "spastic",
      "sporadic",
      "spotty",
      "unsteady"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233630",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
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  "discord":{
    "antonyms":[
      "clash",
      "collide",
      "conflict",
      "disaccord",
      "jar"
    ],
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      ": a combination of musical sounds that strikes the ear harshly":[],
      ": a harsh or unpleasant sound":[],
      ": active quarreling or conflict resulting from discord among persons or factions : strife":[
        "marital discord",
        "discord between the two parties"
      ],
      ": disagree , clash":[],
      ": dissonance":[
        "The song ends on a discord ."
      ],
      ": 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"
      ]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
    },
    "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"
    },
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      "\u02c8dis-\u02cck\u022frd",
      "di-\u02c8sk\u022frd",
      "\u02c8di-\u02ccsk\u022frd"
    ],
    "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",
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      "schism",
      "strife",
      "variance",
      "war",
      "warfare"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-180545",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
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      "accord",
      "agreement",
      "concord",
      "concordance",
      "harmony",
      "peace"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": dissonance":[],
      ": lack of agreement or harmony : the state or an instance of being discordant":[]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8sk\u022fr-d\u1d4an(t)s"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "strife",
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      "war",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044849",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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  "discordancy":{
    "antonyms":[
      "accord",
      "agreement",
      "concord",
      "concordance",
      "harmony",
      "peace"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": discordance":[]
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    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1587, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8sk\u022fr-d\u1d4an-s\u0113"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070124",
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    "definitions":{
      ": being at variance : disagreeing":[
        "discordant opinions"
      ],
      ": quarrelsome":[
        "a discordant family"
      ],
      ": relating to a discord (see discord entry 1 sense 2 )":[
        "a discordant tone"
      ]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "see discord entry 2":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "dis-\u02c8k\u022frd-\u1d4ant",
      "dis-\u02c8k\u022fr-d\u1d4ant",
      "di-\u02c8sk\u022fr-d\u1d4ant"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "unmelodious",
      "unmusical",
      "unvocal"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-225333",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "discordia concors":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": harmonious discord : harmony or unity gained by combining disparate or conflicting elements \u2014 compare concordia discors":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "dis-\u02c8k\u022fr-d\u0113-\u00e4-\u02c8k\u022fn-\u02cck\u022frs"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-082141",
    "type":[
      "Latin noun phrase"
    ]
  },
  "discotheque":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": disco sense 1":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Their music aims for the same power as a rave, a discotheque , or a drum circle\u2014the ability to get listeners to move in ways that are unchained from reason and reputation. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 22 June 2022",
      "And so began Chez R\u00e9gine, widely regarded as the world\u2019s first discotheque . \u2014 New York Times , 1 May 2022",
      "The set was designed to suggest the close quarters of a discotheque . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 Oct. 2021",
      "Real Armenian coffee will keep you awake until the discotheque closes. \u2014 Megan Wood, Travel + Leisure , 14 July 2021",
      "Inspired by Gaynor, the high priestess of the discotheque , Gloria\u2019s case and crown sport black spinels, pink and yellow sapphires, and diamonds, making a striking contrast against a dial plate of hematite, onyx and pink opal. \u2014 Harper's BAZAAR , 9 Dec. 2020",
      "Below is a European-style discotheque he's dubbed Club James. \u2014 Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 Mar. 2020",
      "As a fan of fiction that weaves historical fact into its world (see Mad Men's JFK episode or Deutschland 86's on the Berlin discotheque bombings), Christopher hits a lot of sweet spots in Darkness on the Edge of Town. \u2014 Nathan Mattise, Ars Technica , 29 June 2019",
      "All this, plus Dazzler makes her debut, in a period-appropriate discotheque . \u2014 Graeme Mcmillan, WIRED , 7 June 2019"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1960, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French discoth\u00e8que , from disque disk, record + -o- + -th\u00e8que (as in biblioth\u00e8que library)":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-k\u0259-\u02c8tek",
      "\u02c8di-sk\u0259-\u02cctek"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-083132",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "discount":{
    "antonyms":[
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      "condone",
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      "excuse",
      "forgive",
      "gloss (over)",
      "gloze (over)",
      "ignore",
      "overlook",
      "overpass",
      "paper over",
      "pardon",
      "pass over",
      "remit",
      "shrug off",
      "whitewash",
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    "definitions":{
      ": a deduction made for interest in advancing money upon or purchasing a bill or note not due":[],
      ": 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"
      ],
      ": a proportionate deduction from a debt account usually made for cash or prompt payment":[],
      ": a reduction made from a regular or list price":[
        "offering customers a ten percent discount",
        "buy tickets at a discount"
      ],
      ": a reduction made from the gross (see gross entry 1 sense 3b ) amount or value of something: such as":[],
      ": offered or sold at a discount":[
        "discount tickets"
      ],
      ": reflecting a discount":[
        "discount prices"
      ],
      ": 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"
      ],
      ": the act or practice of discounting (see discount entry 2 )":[],
      ": 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"
      ],
      ": to leave out of account or consideration : disregard":[
        "discount the possibility that the situation may worsen",
        "its effect cannot be entirely discounted"
      ],
      ": to lend money on after deducting the discount":[],
      ": to make a deduction (see deduction sense 1a ) from usually for cash or prompt payment":[
        "a discounted price"
      ],
      ": to make allowance (see allowance entry 1 sense 2 ) for bias or exaggeration in":[
        "discount most of their claims"
      ],
      ": to minimize the importance of":[
        "shouldn't discount his contributions"
      ],
      ": to sell or offer for sale at a discount (see discount entry 1 sense 1 )":[
        "discounting last year's model"
      ],
      ": to view with doubt":[
        "discount a rumor"
      ]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1621, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
      "1622, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "1854, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Adjective"
    },
    "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"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8di-\u02ccskau\u0307nt",
      "\u02c8dis-\u02cckau\u0307nt, dis-\u02c8kau\u0307nt",
      "di-\u02c8skau\u0307nt",
      "\u02c8dis-\u02cckau\u0307nt",
      "dis-\u02c8kau\u0307nt"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "abatement",
      "deduction",
      "reduction"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-105354",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "discount broker":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": one who makes a business of discounting commercial paper usually as an agent":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1799, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-035628",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "discount company":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a company that discounts commercial accounts receivable : commercial credit company":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-204801",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "discount day":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the weekday when a bank discounts bills":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061132",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "discount house":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a firm selling branded goods (as consumer durables) at a discount from list prices":[],
      ": bill broker":[]
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    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-180358",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
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      ": an open market in which negotiable instruments (as acceptances, bills, and notes) are discounted \u2014 compare bank discount":[]
    },
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093718",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": the interest on an annual basis deducted in advance on a loan":[],
      ": the charge levied by a central bank for advances and rediscounts":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
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    "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",
      "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":"20220708-165452"
  },
  "discountable":{
    "antonyms":[],
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      ": set apart for discounting":[
        "within the discountable period"
      ],
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        "a discountable note"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1771, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "dis-\u02c8kau\u0307n-t\u0259-b\u0259l",
      "di-\u02c8skau\u0307n-t\u0259-b\u0259l",
      "\u02c8di-\u02ccskau\u0307n-"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-092447",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
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  "discountenance":{
    "antonyms":[
      "deprecation",
      "disapprobation",
      "disapproval",
      "disesteem",
      "disfavor",
      "dislike",
      "displeasure"
    ],
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      ": abash , disconcert":[],
      ": disapprobation , disfavor":[],
      ": to look with disfavor on : discourage by evidence of disapproval":[
        "discountenanced all bellicose statements"
      ]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1579, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "1584, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8skau\u0307n-t\u0259-n\u0259n(t)s",
      "-\u02c8skau\u0307nt-n\u0259n(t)s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "deprecate",
      "disapprove (of)",
      "disesteem",
      "disfavor",
      "dislike",
      "frown (on ",
      "mislike",
      "reprove",
      "tsk-tsk",
      "tut (over ",
      "tut-tut (over "
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-003921",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
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  "discourage":{
    "antonyms":[
      "embolden",
      "encourage",
      "hearten",
      "nerve",
      "steel"
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      ": to deprive of courage or confidence : dishearten":[
        "was discouraged by repeated failure"
      ],
      ": to dissuade or attempt to dissuade from doing something":[
        "tried to discourage her from going"
      ],
      ": to hinder by disfavoring":[
        "trying to discourage absenteeism"
      ]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English discoragen , from Middle French descorager , from Old French descoragier , from des- dis- + corage courage":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8sk\u0259-rij",
      "dis-\u02c8k\u0259r-ij",
      "di-\u02c8sk\u0259r-ij"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "chill",
      "daunt",
      "demoralize",
      "dishearten",
      "dismay",
      "dispirit",
      "frustrate",
      "unman",
      "unnerve"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200040",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "discouraging":{
    "antonyms":[
      "embolden",
      "encourage",
      "hearten",
      "nerve",
      "steel"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to deprive of courage or confidence : dishearten":[
        "was discouraged by repeated failure"
      ],
      ": to dissuade or attempt to dissuade from doing something":[
        "tried to discourage her from going"
      ],
      ": to hinder by disfavoring":[
        "trying to discourage absenteeism"
      ]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English discoragen , from Middle French descorager , from Old French descoragier , from des- dis- + corage courage":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8sk\u0259-rij",
      "dis-\u02c8k\u0259r-ij",
      "di-\u02c8sk\u0259r-ij"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "chill",
      "daunt",
      "demoralize",
      "dishearten",
      "dismay",
      "dispirit",
      "frustrate",
      "unman",
      "unnerve"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-212816",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
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    "antonyms":[
      "declaim",
      "descant",
      "expatiate",
      "harangue",
      "lecture",
      "orate",
      "speak",
      "talk"
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    "definitions":{
      ": 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"
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      ": connected speech or writing":[],
      ": formal and orderly and usually extended expression of thought on a subject":[],
      ": social familiarity":[],
      ": talk , converse":[],
      ": the capacity of orderly thought or procedure : rationality":[],
      ": to express oneself especially in oral discourse":[],
      ": to give forth : utter":[]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1547, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4":"Noun"
    },
    "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"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8sk\u022frs",
      "\u02c8di-\u02ccsk\u022frs",
      "\u02c8dis-\u02cck\u022frs",
      "dis-\u02c8k\u022frs"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "chat",
      "colloquy",
      "conversation",
      "converse",
      "dialogue",
      "dialog",
      "discussion",
      "exchange"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164051",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "discourteous":{
    "antonyms":[
      "civil",
      "considerate",
      "courteous",
      "genteel",
      "gracious",
      "mannerly",
      "polite",
      "thoughtful",
      "well-bred"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": lacking courtesy : rude":[]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1561, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8k\u0259r-t\u0113-\u0259s",
      "dis-\u02c8k\u0259r-t\u0113-\u0259s"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "disrespectful",
      "ill-bred",
      "ill-mannered",
      "impertinent",
      "impolite",
      "inconsiderate",
      "rude",
      "thoughtless",
      "uncalled-for",
      "uncivil",
      "ungracious",
      "unhandsome",
      "unmannered",
      "unmannerly"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-040552",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "discourteousness":{
    "antonyms":[
      "civil",
      "considerate",
      "courteous",
      "genteel",
      "gracious",
      "mannerly",
      "polite",
      "thoughtful",
      "well-bred"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": lacking courtesy : rude":[]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1561, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8k\u0259r-t\u0113-\u0259s",
      "dis-\u02c8k\u0259r-t\u0113-\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "disrespectful",
      "ill-bred",
      "ill-mannered",
      "impertinent",
      "impolite",
      "inconsiderate",
      "rude",
      "thoughtless",
      "uncalled-for",
      "uncivil",
      "ungracious",
      "unhandsome",
      "unmannered",
      "unmannerly"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191120",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "discourtesy":{
    "antonyms":[
      "civility",
      "considerateness",
      "consideration",
      "courtesy",
      "genteelness",
      "gentility",
      "graciousness",
      "politeness",
      "politesse",
      "thoughtfulness"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a rude act":[],
      ": rudeness":[]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1555, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8k\u0259r-t\u0259-s\u0113",
      "dis-\u02c8k\u0259r-t\u0259-s\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "dis",
      "diss",
      "discourteousness",
      "disrespect",
      "disrespectfulness",
      "impertinence",
      "impertinency",
      "impoliteness",
      "impudence",
      "incivility",
      "inconsiderateness",
      "inconsideration",
      "insolence",
      "rudeness",
      "ungraciousness"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-022524",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "discover":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": display":[],
      ": find out":[
        "discovered he was out of gas"
      ],
      ": to make a discovery":[],
      ": to make known or visible : expose":[
        "discovering himself \u2026 as her adoring and magnanimous lover",
        "\u2014 T. L. Peacock"
      ],
      ": to obtain sight or knowledge of for the first time : find":[
        "discover the solution",
        "discovered a new Italian restaurant"
      ]
    },
    "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",
      "And as his quest to discover Blue\u2019s identity continues, another classmate threatens to out Simon to the entire school. \u2014 Leah Campano, Seventeen , 25 June 2022",
      "What\u2019s the real origin story of Parker hearing about and going to discover Elvis",
      "While the Twins and the rest of the big leagues discover just what makes the individual members of the youngest team in the big leagues tick, and how to neutralize them, some things have already been revealed. \u2014 Paul Hoynes, cleveland , 25 June 2022",
      "This collector\u2019s house in the heart of Beato is the perfect place to discover this untapped labyrinth of galleries and restaurants, while still being just a 10-minute drive from the city center. \u2014 Monica Mendal, Vogue , 24 June 2022",
      "The morning after, Becky wakes up to discover that Chloe has died after attending an event for her handsome politician husband, Elliot (Billy Howle). \u2014 Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 June 2022",
      "Eberjey is a great place to discover luxe pajama sets, loungewear, lingerie, and even swimwear. \u2014 Lauren Tappan, Town & Country , 24 June 2022",
      "The collective invites audience members to participate in connecting to the work and movement to discover their own in-between in the process. \u2014 Steven Vargas, Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
      "However, the greatest gift her parents gave her was an art box that allowed the only child to discover her love of drawing, painting and art history at a young age. \u2014 Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel , 23 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French descoverir, descovrir , from Late Latin discooperire , from Latin dis- + cooperire to cover \u2014 more at cover":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8sk\u0259-v\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for discover discover , ascertain , determine , unearth , learn mean to find out what one did not previously know. discover may apply to something requiring exploration or investigation or to a chance encounter. discovered the source of the river ascertain implies effort to find the facts or the truth proceeding from awareness of ignorance or uncertainty. attempts to ascertain the population of the region determine emphasizes the intent to establish the facts definitely or precisely. unable to determine the origin of the word unearth implies bringing to light something forgotten or hidden. unearth old records learn may imply acquiring knowledge with little effort or conscious intention (as by simply being told) or it may imply study and practice. I learned her name only today learning Greek",
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      "ascertain",
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      "find out",
      "get on (to)",
      "hear",
      "learn",
      "realize",
      "see",
      "wise (up)"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-095904",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
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    "definitions":{
      ": a position in chess in which check has been discovered":[]
    },
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171302",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
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    "definitions":{
      ": not covert : not under coverture":[]
    },
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dis- entry 1 + covert":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162642",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u0259\u0307s+"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-060956",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": disclosure":[],
      ": display":[],
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        "the discovery of a lost city"
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      ": the usually pretrial disclosure of pertinent facts or documents by one or both parties to a legal action or proceeding":[]
    },
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      "Scientists announced the discovery of a new species of plant.",
      "Her research led to a number of important discoveries about the disease.",
      "Reporters made the shocking discovery that the governor had been unfaithful to his wife.",
      "the discovery of pollution in the river",
      "the discovery of a talented musician",
      "sailors during the age of discovery",
      "It was one of the most important discoveries in the history of medicine.",
      "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1529, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8sk\u0259-v(\u0259-)r\u0113",
      "di-\u02c8sk\u0259v-\u0259-r\u0113",
      "-\u02c8sk\u0259v-r\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "detection",
      "finding",
      "spotting",
      "unearthing"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-094107",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "discovery bond":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a fidelity bond covering losses discovered during the term of the bond regardless of when any dishonest act is committed":[]
    },
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010109",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
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    "antonyms":[
      "disesteem",
      "disgrace",
      "dishonor",
      "disrepute",
      "ignominy",
      "infamy",
      "obloquy",
      "odium",
      "opprobrium",
      "reproach",
      "shame"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": lack or loss of belief or confidence : doubt":[
        "contradictions cast discredit on his testimony"
      ],
      ": loss of credit (see credit entry 1 sense 3 ) or reputation":[
        "I knew stories to the discredit of England",
        "\u2014 W. B. Yeats"
      ],
      ": 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"
      ],
      ": to refuse to accept as true or accurate : disbelieve":[
        "discredit a rumor"
      ]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1548, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
      "1551, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "dis-\u02c8kre-d\u0259t",
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8kre-d\u0259t"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "abase",
      "chasten",
      "cheapen",
      "debase",
      "degrade",
      "demean",
      "disgrace",
      "dishonor",
      "foul",
      "humble",
      "humiliate",
      "lower",
      "shame",
      "sink",
      "smirch",
      "take down"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065515",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "discreditable":{
    "antonyms":[
      "honorable",
      "reputable",
      "respectable"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": injurious to reputation : disgraceful":[
        "discreditable conduct"
      ]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1577, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8kre-d\u0259-t\u0259-b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "disgraceful",
      "dishonorable",
      "disreputable",
      "ignominious",
      "infamous",
      "louche",
      "notorious",
      "opprobrious",
      "shady",
      "shameful",
      "shoddy",
      "shy",
      "unrespectable"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073209",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "discreet":{
    "antonyms":[
      "imprudent",
      "indiscreet",
      "injudicious"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": unobtrusive , unnoticeable":[
        "followed at a discreet distance"
      ],
      ": unpretentious , modest":[
        "the warmth and discreet elegance of a civilized home",
        "\u2014 Joseph Wechsberg"
      ]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "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":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "dis-\u02c8kr\u0113t",
      "di-\u02c8skr\u0113t"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "intelligent",
      "judgmatic",
      "judgmatical",
      "judicious",
      "prudent"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220117",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "discreetness":{
    "antonyms":[
      "imprudent",
      "indiscreet",
      "injudicious"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": unobtrusive , unnoticeable":[
        "followed at a discreet distance"
      ],
      ": unpretentious , modest":[
        "the warmth and discreet elegance of a civilized home",
        "\u2014 Joseph Wechsberg"
      ]
    },
    "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"
    ],
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      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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      "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":""
    },
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      "di-\u02c8skr\u0113t"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "intelligent",
      "judgmatic",
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      "judicious",
      "prudent"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-083701",
    "type":[
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    ]
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  "discrepancy":{
    "antonyms":[
      "alikeness",
      "analogousness",
      "analogy",
      "community",
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      "resemblance",
      "sameness",
      "similarity"
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    "definitions":{
      ": an instance of disagreeing or being at variance":[],
      ": the quality or state of disagreeing or being at variance":[]
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    "examples":[
      "Dr. Derman, who spent 17 years at Goldman Sachs and became managing director, was a forerunner of the many physicists and other scientists who have flooded Wall Street in recent years, moving from a world in which a discrepancy of a few percentage points in a measurement can mean a Nobel Prize or unending mockery to a world in which a few percent one way can land you in jail and a few percent the other way can win you your own private Caribbean island. \u2014 Dennis Overbye , New York Times , 9 Mar. 2009",
      "Why the difference",
      "If an article is on one machine but not the other, a copy is made to eliminate the discrepancy . \u2014 Simson Garfinkel , Technology Review , November 2001",
      "The discrepancy can't be written off simply as lack of data, because it shows up in one of the best-studied periods in Earth's history \u2026 \u2014 Tim Appenzeller , Science , 12 Feb. 1993",
      "Discrepancies in the firm's financial statements led to an investigation.",
      "There were discrepancies between their accounts of the accident.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But the wide discrepancy between Griner\u2019s case \u2014 which involves alleged possession of vape cartridges containing cannabis oil \u2014 and Bout\u2019s global dealings in deadly weapons could make such a swap unpalatable to the US. \u2014 Jim Heintz, BostonGlobe.com , 1 July 2022",
      "But the wide discrepancy between Griner\u2019s case \u2014 which involves alleged possession of vape cartridges containing cannabis oil \u2014 and Bout\u2019s global dealings in deadly weapons could make such a swap unpalatable to the U.S. \u2014 Jim Heintz, ajc , 1 July 2022",
      "But the discrepancy between Griner\u2019s case \u2014 she allegedly was found in possession of vape cartridges containing cannabis oil \u2014 and Bout\u2019s global dealings in deadly weapons could make such a swap unpalatable to the U.S. \u2014 Jim Heintz, Chicago Tribune , 27 June 2022",
      "But the discrepancy between Griner\u2019s case \u2014 she allegedly was found in possession of vape cartridges containing cannabis oil \u2014 and Bout\u2019s global dealings in deadly weapons could make such a swap unpalatable to the U.S. \u2014 Jim Heintz, Anchorage Daily News , 27 June 2022",
      "But the discrepancy between Griner's case - she allegedly was found in possession of vape cartridges containing cannabis oil - and Bout's global dealings in deadly weapons could make such a swap unpalatable to the U.S. \u2014 CBS News , 27 June 2022",
      "But the discrepancy between Griner\u2019s case \u2014 she allegedly was found in possession of vape cartridges containing cannabis oil \u2014 and Bout\u2019s global dealings in deadly weapons could make such a swap unpalatable to the U.S. \u2014 Jim Heintz, Chron , 27 June 2022",
      "The discrepancy exists despite survey results showing women self-report contributing to a broader swath of types of scientific work that would merit authorship than men. \u2014 Elissa Welle, STAT , 23 June 2022",
      "An increasing discrepancy exists between housing markets in the biggest and smallest cities. \u2014 Jacky Wong, WSJ , 20 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1579, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "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":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8skre-p\u0259n-s\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "contrast",
      "difference",
      "disagreement",
      "disparateness",
      "disparity",
      "dissimilarity",
      "dissimilitude",
      "distance",
      "distinction",
      "distinctiveness",
      "distinctness",
      "diverseness",
      "diversity",
      "otherness",
      "unlikeness"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093223",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "discrepant":{
    "antonyms":[
      "accordant",
      "agreeing",
      "compatible",
      "concordant",
      "conformable (to)",
      "congruent",
      "congruous",
      "consistent",
      "consonant",
      "correspondent (with ",
      "harmonious",
      "nonconflicting"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": being at variance : disagreeing":[
        "widely discrepant conclusions"
      ]
    },
    "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",
      "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "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":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8skre-p\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "clashing",
      "conflicting",
      "disagreeing",
      "discordant",
      "incompatible",
      "incongruous",
      "inconsistent",
      "inconsonant",
      "inharmonious",
      "mutually exclusive",
      "repugnant"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191835",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "discrepate":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": discriminate , distinguish":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin discrepatus , past participle of discrepare":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8diskr\u0259\u02ccp\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-001747",
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "discrete":{
    "antonyms":[
      "attached",
      "connected",
      "joined",
      "linked"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": consisting of distinct or unconnected elements : noncontinuous":[],
      ": constituting a separate entity : individually distinct":[
        "several discrete sections"
      ],
      ": taking on or having a finite or countably infinite number of values":[
        "discrete probabilities",
        "a discrete random variable"
      ]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English discrete, discret, discreet \u2014 more at discreet":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dis-\u02cc",
      "di-\u02c8skr\u0113t",
      "dis-\u02c8kr\u0113t, \u02c8dis-\u02cc"
    ],
    "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",
    "synonyms":[
      "detached",
      "disconnected",
      "free",
      "freestanding",
      "separate",
      "single",
      "unattached",
      "unconnected"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-022936",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "discreteness":{
    "antonyms":[
      "attached",
      "connected",
      "joined",
      "linked"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": consisting of distinct or unconnected elements : noncontinuous":[],
      ": constituting a separate entity : individually distinct":[
        "several discrete sections"
      ],
      ": taking on or having a finite or countably infinite number of values":[
        "discrete probabilities",
        "a discrete random variable"
      ]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English discrete, discret, discreet \u2014 more at discreet":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dis-\u02cc",
      "di-\u02c8skr\u0113t",
      "dis-\u02c8kr\u0113t, \u02c8dis-\u02cc"
    ],
    "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",
    "synonyms":[
      "detached",
      "disconnected",
      "free",
      "freestanding",
      "separate",
      "single",
      "unattached",
      "unconnected"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-180006",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "discretion":{
    "antonyms":[
      "imprudence",
      "indiscretion"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": ability to make responsible decisions":[],
      ": 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"
      ],
      ": the result of separating or distinguishing":[]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
    },
    "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":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8skre-sh\u0259n",
      "dis-\u02c8kre-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "common sense",
      "discreetness",
      "gumption",
      "horse sense",
      "levelheadedness",
      "nous",
      "policy",
      "prudence",
      "sense",
      "sensibleness",
      "wisdom",
      "wit"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-180534",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "discretionary":{
    "antonyms":[
      "compulsory",
      "mandatory",
      "nonelective",
      "nonvoluntary",
      "obligatory",
      "required"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": available for discretionary use":[
        "discretionary income"
      ],
      ": left to individual choice or judgment : exercised at one's own discretion":[
        "discretionary powers"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "discretionary spending on luxuries dropped dramatically last year",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Walmart and Target, a bellwether of the broader American consumer, are both indicating that sales of discretionary items has been slowing. \u2014 David W. Mccombie Iii, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
      "There was still an increase in spending on discretionary items like sporting goods, hobbies, musical instruments, and books. \u2014 Nate Dicamillo, Quartz , 15 June 2022",
      "America\u2019s rampant inflation is imposing severe pressures on families, forcing them to pay much more for food, gas and rent and reducing their ability to afford discretionary items, from haircuts to electronics. \u2014 Christopher Rugaber, Anchorage Daily News , 10 June 2022",
      "Retailers have been warning that inflation is crimping sales as consumers shift to either spending on services or focusing on necessities rather than purchasing otherwise discretionary items, like electronics. \u2014 Damian J. Troise, ajc , 8 June 2022",
      "Retailers have been warning that rising prices are crimping sales, as consumers shift to either spending on services or focusing on necessities rather than purchasing otherwise discretionary items, like electronics. \u2014 CBS News , 8 June 2022",
      "Companies say lower-income shoppers are slowing their spending on discretionary items, buying cheaper private-label brands and adding fewer items to their shopping carts. \u2014 Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN , 26 May 2022",
      "Big-box retailers such as Walmart and Target are seeing consumers give priority to groceries and household essentials over discretionary items. \u2014 Justin Lahart, WSJ , 24 May 2022",
      "Escalating inflation over the past year has also squeezed household budgets, leading more consumers to rein in their spending on discretionary items. \u2014 Michael Liedtke, chicagotribune.com , 20 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1698, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "discretion + -ary entry 2":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "dis-\u02c8kre-sh\u0259-\u02ccner-\u0113",
      "di-\u02c8skre-sh\u0259-\u02ccner-\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "elective",
      "optional",
      "voluntary"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093609",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "discretization":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the action of making discrete and especially mathematically discrete":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "discrete + -ization":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)dis\u02cckr\u0113t\u0259\u0307\u02c8z\u0101sh\u0259n",
      "-\u0113t\u0259\u0307-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-140030",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "discriminability":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the ability to discriminate":[],
      ": the quality of being discriminable":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1901, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "dis-\u02cckrim-\u0259-n\u0259-\u02c8bil-\u0259t-\u0113",
      "di-\u02ccskri-m\u0259-n\u0259-\u02c8bi-l\u0259-t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-074134",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "discriminable":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": capable of being discriminated":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1669, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8skri-m\u0259-n\u0259-b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073846",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "discriminant":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a mathematical expression providing a criterion for the behavior of another more complicated expression, relation, or set of relations":[]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1948, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8skri-m\u0259-n\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232944",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "discriminant function":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "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":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1936, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-181844",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "discriminate":{
    "antonyms":[
      "confuse",
      "mistake",
      "mix (up)"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": distinguish , differentiate":[
        "discriminate hundreds of colors"
      ],
      ": to make a difference in treatment or favor on a basis other than individual merit":[
        "discriminate in favor of your friends",
        "discriminate against a certain nationality"
      ],
      ": to make a distinction":[
        "discriminate among historical sources",
        "discriminates between literary fiction and popular fiction"
      ],
      ": to mark or perceive the distinguishing or peculiar features of":[
        "Depth perception may be defined as the ability to appreciate or discriminate the third dimension \u2026",
        "\u2014 H. G. Armstrong"
      ],
      ": to use good judgment":[]
    },
    "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 free-flow of data in health care and the broader economy may also be used to directly discriminate against people based on their use of reproductive health services. \u2014 Eric Boodman, STAT , 28 June 2022",
      "Texas state lawmakers meet every other year to debate policy, and the previous session, in 2021, saw the introduction of at least 70 bills seeking to discriminate against LGBTQ+ people. \u2014 Nico Lang, Rolling Stone , 28 June 2022",
      "Several public defender organizations in New York City also supported the ruling, saying that the law had previously been use to discriminate against minority clients. \u2014 New York Times , 23 June 2022",
      "The big challenge facing the researchers behind the new paper is figuring out how to discriminate between the equivalent of office politics and the existence of widespread bias. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 22 June 2022",
      "Activists in the country protested the move, saying it was made simply to appease conservative factions and as a way to further discriminate against LGBT people. \u2014 Chris Morris, Fortune , 14 June 2022",
      "This has been made manifestly evident by the public pushback against financial services systems that appear to discriminate against certain demographics and facial recognition software that has a high error rate for non-white subjects. \u2014 Forbes , 26 May 2022",
      "Despite the passage of the Alaska Anti-Discrimination Act in 1945, many Alaskan proprietors continued to discriminate against Alaska Natives, Blacks and other minorities. \u2014 David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News , 22 May 2022",
      "But some experts worry that, without careful checks, these programs might inadvertently learn to discriminate against minority groups and possibly collude to artificially inflate prices. \u2014 Ethan Wilk, Scientific American , 26 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1615, in the meaning defined at sense 1b":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin discriminatus , past participle of discriminare , from discrimin-, discrimen distinction, from discernere to distinguish between \u2014 more at discern":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "dis-\u02c8kri-m\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101t",
      "dis-\u02c8krim-\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101t",
      "di-\u02c8skri-m\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "difference",
      "differentiate",
      "discern",
      "distinguish",
      "secern",
      "separate"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-101342",
    "type":[
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "discriminating":{
    "antonyms":[
      "nondiscriminatory"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": discerning , judicious":[
        "discriminating buyers"
      ],
      ": discriminatory":[
        "accused of discriminating practices"
      ],
      ": making a distinction : distinguishing":[
        "a discriminating mark"
      ],
      ": marked by discrimination :":[]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1642, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8skri-m\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101-ti\u014b"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "differential",
      "discriminational",
      "discriminative",
      "discriminatory"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200604",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "discriminating duties":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": differential duties":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-003334",
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ]
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    "antonyms":[],
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      ": prejudiced or prejudicial outlook, action, or treatment":[
        "racial discrimination"
      ],
      ": the act of making or perceiving a difference : the act of discriminating":[
        "a bloodhound's scent discrimination"
      ],
      ": the act, practice, or an instance of discriminating categorically rather than individually":[],
      ": the process by which two stimuli differing in some aspect are responded to differently":[],
      ": the quality or power of finely distinguishing":[
        "the film viewed by those with discrimination"
      ]
    },
    "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 ",
      "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1621, in the meaning defined at sense 3a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "see discriminate":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02ccskri-m\u0259-\u02c8n\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "dis-\u02cckrim-\u0259-\u02c8n\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "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",
    "synonyms":[
      "demarcation",
      "discreteness",
      "distinction",
      "separation"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081728",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "discrimination box":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a laboratory apparatus in which the experimental subject responds discriminatively to cues in order to gain a reward or avoid a punishment":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043202",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "discrimination time":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": reaction time":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163052",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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  "discriminational":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": prejudiced or prejudicial outlook, action, or treatment":[
        "racial discrimination"
      ],
      ": the act of making or perceiving a difference : the act of discriminating":[
        "a bloodhound's scent discrimination"
      ],
      ": the act, practice, or an instance of discriminating categorically rather than individually":[],
      ": the process by which two stimuli differing in some aspect are responded to differently":[],
      ": the quality or power of finely distinguishing":[
        "the film viewed by those with discrimination"
      ]
    },
    "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 ",
      "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1621, in the meaning defined at sense 3a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "see discriminate":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "dis-\u02cckrim-\u0259-\u02c8n\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "di-\u02ccskri-m\u0259-\u02c8n\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "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",
    "synonyms":[
      "demarcation",
      "discreteness",
      "distinction",
      "separation"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170236",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "discriminative":{
    "antonyms":[
      "nondiscriminatory"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": discriminatory sense 2":[],
      ": making distinctions":[]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1677, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8skri-m\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101-tiv",
      "-\u02c8skri-m\u0259-n\u0259-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "differential",
      "discriminating",
      "discriminational",
      "discriminatory"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-214130",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "discriminator":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{},
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1828, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8skri-m\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101-t\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-103321",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
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  "discriminatory":{
    "antonyms":[
      "nondiscriminatory"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": applying or favoring discrimination in treatment":[],
      ": discriminative sense 1":[]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1745, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "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-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "differential",
      "discriminating",
      "discriminational",
      "discriminative"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-225917",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "discrown":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{},
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dis- entry 1 + crown (noun)":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u0259s",
      "(\u02c8)dis+"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074430",
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ]
  },
  "disct":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      "discount":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064443",
    "type":[
      "abbreviation"
    ]
  },
  "disculpate":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": exculpate":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Medieval Latin disculpatus , past participle of disculpare , from Latin dis- dis- entry 1 + culpare to blame, from culpa fault":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u0259\u0307\u02c8s-",
      "\u02c8di(\u02cc)sk\u0259l\u02ccp\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-134548",
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ]
  },
  "discumber":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": disencumber":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "probably by alteration":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)dis+",
      "d\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-084557",
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ]
  },
  "discursion":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a turning away from the main subject : roving , roaming , digression":[
        "each chapter returns there after a discursion into Asia, Africa or America",
        "\u2014 Gerald Sykes"
      ],
      ": discursive reasoning":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "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":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u0259\u0307\u02c8sk\u0259rzh\u0259n sometimes -rsh-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-073639",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
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  "discursive":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": marked by a method of resolving complex expressions into simpler or more basic ones : marked by analytical reasoning":[],
      ": moving from topic to topic without order : rambling":[
        "gave a discursive lecture",
        "discursive prose"
      ],
      ": of or relating to discourse":[
        "discursive practices"
      ],
      ": proceeding coherently from topic to topic":[]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1595, in the meaning defined at sense 1b":""
    },
    "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":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8sk\u0259r-siv"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "desultory",
      "digressional",
      "digressionary",
      "digressive",
      "excursive",
      "leaping",
      "maundering",
      "meandering",
      "rambling",
      "wandering"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231007",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "discursive reason":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the faculty of drawing inferences":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-185936",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "discurtain":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to divest of a curtain or cover : unveil":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dis- entry 1 + curtain (noun)":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)dis+",
      "d\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131604",
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ]
  },
  "discussion":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a formal treatment of a topic in speech or writing":[
        "A discussion on the topic is included in the first chapter."
      ],
      ": consideration of a question in open and usually informal debate":[
        "a heated political 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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1546, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "see discuss":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8sk\u0259-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "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"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-001805",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "disdain":{
    "antonyms":[
      "contemn",
      "dis",
      "diss",
      "disrespect",
      "high-hat",
      "look down (on ",
      "scorn",
      "slight",
      "sniff (at)",
      "snoot",
      "snub"
    ],
    "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":[]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
    },
    "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"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "dis-\u02c8d\u0101n"
    ],
    "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",
    "synonyms":[
      "contempt",
      "contemptuousness",
      "despisement",
      "despite",
      "despitefulness",
      "misprision",
      "scorn"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-183033",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "disdainful":{
    "antonyms":[
      "admiring",
      "applauding",
      "appreciative",
      "approving"
    ],
    "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"
      ]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1542, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "see disdain entry 2":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "dis-\u02c8d\u0101n-f\u0259l"
    ],
    "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",
    "synonyms":[
      "abhorrent",
      "contemptuous",
      "scornful"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200125",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "disease":{
    "antonyms":[
      "health",
      "wellness"
    ],
    "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":[]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English disese , from Anglo-French desease, desaise , from des- dis- + eise ease":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8z\u0113z",
      "diz-\u02c8\u0113z"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "affection",
      "ail",
      "ailment",
      "bug",
      "complaint",
      "complication",
      "condition",
      "disorder",
      "distemper",
      "distemperature",
      "fever",
      "ill",
      "illness",
      "infirmity",
      "malady",
      "sickness",
      "trouble"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-225320",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "diseased":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "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"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8z\u0113zd",
      "-\u02c8z\u0113zd"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200805",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "diseconomy":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a factor responsible for an increase in cost":[],
      ": a lack of economy":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1937, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-i-\u02c8k\u00e4-n\u0259-m\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-105259",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "disembark":{
    "antonyms":[
      "embark"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to get out of a vehicle or craft":[],
      ": to go ashore out of a ship":[],
      ": to remove to shore from a ship":[]
    },
    "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",
      "Norwegian Cruise Line said all guests onboard would disembark in Seattle as originally planned. \u2014 Christine Clarridge, Anchorage Daily News , 29 June 2022",
      "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1582, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle French desembarquer , from des- dis- + embarquer to embark":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdi-s\u0259m-\u02c8b\u00e4rk",
      "\u02ccdis-\u0259m-\u02c8b\u00e4rk"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "debark",
      "land"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-084107",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "disembarrass":{
    "antonyms":[
      "embroil",
      "entangle"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to free (someone, such as oneself) from something troublesome or superfluous":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "still struggling to disembarrass herself of the emotional baggage of a failed relationship"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1726, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-\u0259m-\u02c8ber-\u0259s"
    ],
    "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",
    "synonyms":[
      "clear",
      "disengage",
      "disentangle",
      "extricate",
      "free",
      "liberate",
      "release",
      "untangle"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055410",
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "disembowel":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to remove the substance of":[
        "a program disemboweled by spending cuts"
      ]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1618, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-\u0259m-\u02c8bau\u0307(-\u0259)l"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "clean",
      "draw",
      "eviscerate",
      "gut"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-040455",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "disemploy":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to dismiss from or put out of employment":[
        "workers disemployed by the shift from a war to a peace economy",
        "\u2014 Leopold Lippman"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dis- entry 1 + employ":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6dis+"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-125725",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb"
    ]
  },
  "disempower":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to deprive of power, authority, or influence : make weak, ineffectual, or unimportant":[]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1813, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-im-\u02c8pau\u0307(-\u0259)r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-083723",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "disenable":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": disqualify , incapacitate":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dis- entry 1 + enable":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6dis+"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-183635",
    "type":[
      "noun,",
      "transitive verb"
    ]
  },
  "disenchant":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to free from illusion":[]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1586, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle French desenchanter , from des- dis- + enchanter to enchant":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-in-\u02c8chant"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "disabuse",
      "disillusion",
      "undeceive"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-094903",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "disenchanted":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": no longer happy, pleased, or satisfied : disappointed , dissatisfied":[
        "disenchanted voters/workers/fans",
        "But midway through his architectural training at the Rhode Island School of Design, he grew disenchanted with the pretentious edifice of postmodern design.",
        "\u2014 Brad Lemley"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1832, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-in-\u02c8chan-t\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230635",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "disencourage":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": discourage":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dis- entry 1 + encourage":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6dis+"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-124603",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb"
    ]
  },
  "disencumber":{
    "antonyms":[
      "load",
      "pack"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to free from encumbrance : disburden":[]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1598, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle French desencombrer , from des- dis- + encombrer to encumber":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-in-\u02c8k\u0259m-b\u0259r"
    ],
    "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",
    "synonyms":[
      "disburden",
      "discharge",
      "off-load",
      "unburden",
      "unlade",
      "unload",
      "unpack"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-114749",
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "disencumbered":{
    "antonyms":[
      "load",
      "pack"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to free from encumbrance : disburden":[]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1598, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle French desencombrer , from des- dis- + encombrer to encumber":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-in-\u02c8k\u0259m-b\u0259r"
    ],
    "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",
    "synonyms":[
      "disburden",
      "discharge",
      "off-load",
      "unburden",
      "unlade",
      "unload",
      "unpack"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065740",
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "disencumberment":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": an act of disencumbering or the state of being disencumbered":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\"+"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230116",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "disendow":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to strip of endowment":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1861, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-in-\u02c8dau\u0307"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061825",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "disenfranchise":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{},
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1664, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-\u1d4an-\u02c8fran-\u02ccch\u012bz",
      "\u02ccdi-s\u1d4an-\u02c8fran-\u02ccch\u012bz",
      "\u02ccdis-in-\u02c8fran-\u02ccch\u012bz"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205228",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "disenfranchised":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{},
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1818, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-in-\u02c8fran-\u02ccch\u012bzd"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170503",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "disenfranchisement":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{},
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1664, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-\u1d4an-\u02c8fran-\u02ccch\u012bz",
      "\u02ccdi-s\u1d4an-\u02c8fran-\u02ccch\u012bz",
      "\u02ccdis-in-\u02c8fran-\u02ccch\u012bz"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-075126",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "disengage":{
    "antonyms":[
      "embroil",
      "entangle"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to release from something that engages or involves":[],
      ": to release or detach oneself : withdraw":[]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1611, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French d\u00e9sengager , from Middle French, from des- dis- + engager to engage":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-in-\u02c8g\u0101j"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "clear",
      "disembarrass",
      "disentangle",
      "extricate",
      "free",
      "liberate",
      "release",
      "untangle"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-161916",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "disengaged":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": detached sense 2":[
        "a disengaged observer"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-in-\u02c8g\u0101jd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "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":"20220708-223055"
  },
  "disengagement":{
    "antonyms":[
      "embroil",
      "entangle"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to release from something that engages or involves":[],
      ": to release or detach oneself : withdraw":[]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1611, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French d\u00e9sengager , from Middle French, from des- dis- + engager to engage":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-in-\u02c8g\u0101j"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "clear",
      "disembarrass",
      "disentangle",
      "extricate",
      "free",
      "liberate",
      "release",
      "untangle"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-113115",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "disenjoy":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{},
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dis- entry 1 + enjoy":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6dis+"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185314",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb"
    ]
  },
  "disenroll":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{},
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dis- entry 1 + enroll":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6dis+"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055811",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb"
    ]
  },
  "disentail":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to free from entail":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1641, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-in-\u02c8t\u0101l"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-072035",
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "disentangle":{
    "antonyms":[
      "entangle",
      "snarl",
      "tangle"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to become disentangled":[],
      ": to free from entanglement : unravel":[]
    },
    "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",
      "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1598, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-in-\u02c8ta\u014b-g\u0259l",
      "\u02ccdi-s\u1d4an-\u02c8ta\u014b-g\u0259l"
    ],
    "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",
    "synonyms":[
      "ravel (out)",
      "unbraid",
      "unlay",
      "unravel",
      "unsnarl",
      "untangle",
      "untwine",
      "untwist",
      "unweave"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065111",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "disenthral":{
    "antonyms":[
      "bind",
      "confine",
      "enchain",
      "fetter",
      "restrain"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to free from bondage : liberate":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "we must disenthrall ourselves from time-honored ways of doing things, or we will never progress as a society"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1643, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-in-\u02c8thr\u022fl"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "discharge",
      "emancipate",
      "enfranchise",
      "enlarge",
      "free",
      "liberate",
      "loose",
      "loosen",
      "manumit",
      "release",
      "spring",
      "unbind",
      "uncage",
      "unchain",
      "unfetter"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-094603",
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "disenthrall":{
    "antonyms":[
      "bind",
      "confine",
      "enchain",
      "fetter",
      "restrain"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to free from bondage : liberate":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "we must disenthrall ourselves from time-honored ways of doing things, or we will never progress as a society"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1643, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-in-\u02c8thr\u022fl"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "discharge",
      "emancipate",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222030",
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    "examples":[],
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      "noun",
      "transitive verb"
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      "transitive verb"
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      "verb"
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      "dis- entry 1 + envenom":""
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      "transitive verb"
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    "antonyms":[],
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      ": to put out of balance":[]
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      "1891, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "\u02ccdis-i-\u02c8kwi-l\u0259-\u02ccbr\u0101t"
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      "noun",
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      "1891, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "\u02ccdis-i-\u02c8kwi-l\u0259-\u02ccbr\u0101t"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021202",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
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      "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1840, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "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-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-235848",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "antonyms":[
      "deprecation",
      "disapprobation",
      "disapproval",
      "discountenance",
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      "dislike",
      "displeasure"
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      ": disfavor , disrepute":[],
      ": to regard with disfavor":[]
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      "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1594, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
      "1603, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-\u0259-\u02c8st\u0113m"
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      "deprecate",
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      "discountenance",
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      "dislike",
      "frown (on ",
      "mislike",
      "reprove",
      "tsk-tsk",
      "tut (over ",
      "tut-tut (over "
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194917",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
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    "antonyms":[
      "dislike",
      "disrelish",
      "mislike"
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      ": disadvantage":[],
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        "practices looked upon with disfavor"
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      ": to withhold or withdraw favor from":[]
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    "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",
      "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1570, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
      "circa 1533, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "probably from Middle French desfaveur , from des- dis- + faveur favor, from Old French favor":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "dis-\u02c8f\u0101-v\u0259r",
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8f\u0101-v\u0259r"
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      "aversion",
      "disinclination",
      "dislike",
      "disliking",
      "disrelish",
      "down",
      "mislike"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-120404",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
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      ": disguise":[],
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      ]
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    "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"
    ],
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      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
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      "Middle English, from Anglo-French desfigurer , from des- dis- + figure figure":""
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      "especially British -\u02c8fi-g\u0259",
      "dis-\u02c8fi-gy\u0259r"
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      "harm",
      "hurt",
      "impair",
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      "vitiate"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-051838",
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      "fix",
      "mend",
      "patch",
      "rebuild",
      "recondition",
      "reconstruct",
      "renovate",
      "repair",
      "revamp"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": disguise":[],
      ": to impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries":[
        "a face disfigured by smallpox"
      ]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French desfigurer , from des- dis- + figure figure":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "especially British -\u02c8fi-g\u0259",
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      "endamage",
      "flaw",
      "harm",
      "hurt",
      "impair",
      "injure",
      "mar",
      "spoil",
      "vitiate"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172227",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to deprive of or relieve from the tenure of gavelkind":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dis- entry 1 + gavel (to subject to gavelkind)":""
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    "pronounciation":[
      "or -sk- instead of -sg-",
      "(\u02c8)dis+",
      "d\u0259s"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131400",
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ]
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  "disgeneric":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": belonging to different genera":[
        "\u2014 opposed to congeneric"
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    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dis- entry 1 + generic":""
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6dis+"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-192127",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
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  },
  "disgorge":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "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 contents":[
        "where the river disgorges into the sea"
      ],
      ": 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"
      ]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle French desgorger , from des- dis- + gorge gorge":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8g\u022frj",
      "dis-\u02c8g\u022frj"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "belch",
      "eject",
      "eruct",
      "erupt",
      "expel",
      "jet",
      "spew",
      "spout",
      "spurt"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042152",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "disgorger":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{},
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u0259(r)"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165747",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "disgrace":{
    "antonyms":[
      "discredit",
      "disesteem",
      "dishonor",
      "disrepute",
      "ignominy",
      "infamy",
      "obloquy",
      "odium",
      "opprobrium",
      "reproach",
      "shame"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a source of shame":[
        "Your manners are a disgrace .",
        "He's a disgrace to the profession."
      ],
      ": loss of grace, favor, or honor":[
        "brought disgrace upon the family"
      ],
      ": the condition of one fallen from grace : the condition of one who has lost honor (see honor entry 1 sense 1a )":[
        "left in disgrace"
      ],
      ": to be a source of shame to":[
        "Your actions disgraced the family."
      ],
      ": to cause to lose favor (see favor entry 1 sense 1a(2) ) or standing":[
        "was disgraced by the hint of scandal"
      ],
      ": to humiliate by a superior showing":[
        "thy whiteness \u2026 shall disgrace the swan",
        "\u2014 Robert Browning"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "Many feel that the mayor has disgraced the town government by accepting personal favors from local businesspeople.",
      "He felt he had disgraced himself by failing at school.",
      "Noun",
      "The secret was protected out of a fear of political disgrace .",
      "Many feel that the mayor has brought disgrace upon the town.",
      "She was forced to leave in disgrace .",
      "His table manners are a disgrace .",
      "The health-care system is a national disgrace .",
      "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)",
      "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1580, in the meaning defined at sense 3":"Verb",
      "1586, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle French, from Old Italian disgrazia , from dis- (from Latin) + grazia grace, from Latin gratia \u2014 more at grace":"Noun and Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "dis-\u02c8gr\u0101s",
      "di-\u02c8skr\u0101s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for disgrace 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",
    "synonyms":[
      "abase",
      "chasten",
      "cheapen",
      "debase",
      "degrade",
      "demean",
      "discredit",
      "dishonor",
      "foul",
      "humble",
      "humiliate",
      "lower",
      "shame",
      "sink",
      "smirch",
      "take down"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-114808",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "disgraceful":{
    "antonyms":[
      "honorable",
      "reputable",
      "respectable"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": bringing or involving disgrace":[
        "disgraceful conduct"
      ]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1597, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "dis-\u02c8gr\u0101s-",
      "di-\u02c8skr\u0101s-f\u0259l",
      "-f\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "discreditable",
      "dishonorable",
      "disreputable",
      "ignominious",
      "infamous",
      "louche",
      "notorious",
      "opprobrious",
      "shady",
      "shameful",
      "shoddy",
      "shy",
      "unrespectable"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-105528",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "disgruntle":{
    "antonyms":[
      "reconcile"
    ],
    "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"
      ]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1682, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dis- + gruntle to grumble, from Middle English gruntlen , frequentative of grunten to grunt":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "dis-\u02c8gr\u0259n-t\u1d4al"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "alien",
      "alienate",
      "disaffect",
      "estrange",
      "sour"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-195611",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "disgruntled":{
    "antonyms":[
      "content",
      "contented",
      "gratified",
      "pleased",
      "satisfied"
    ],
    "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"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1830, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "from past participle of disgruntle":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "dis-\u02c8gr\u0259n-t\u1d4ald"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "aggrieved",
      "discontent",
      "discontented",
      "displeased",
      "dissatisfied",
      "malcontent"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234137",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "disgruntlement":{
    "antonyms":[
      "reconcile"
    ],
    "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"
      ]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1682, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dis- + gruntle to grumble, from Middle English gruntlen , frequentative of grunten to grunt":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "dis-\u02c8gr\u0259n-t\u1d4al"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "alien",
      "alienate",
      "disaffect",
      "estrange",
      "sour"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-213543",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "disguise":{
    "antonyms":[
      "camouflage",
      "costume",
      "guise"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an artificial manner : pretense":[
        "threw off all disguise"
      ],
      ": apparel assumed to conceal one's identity or counterfeit another's":[
        "The bank robber was wearing a disguise ."
      ],
      ": disfigure":[],
      ": form misrepresenting the true nature of something":[
        "blessings in disguise"
      ],
      ": the act of disguising":[],
      ": 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"
      ],
      ": to obscure the existence or true state or character of : conceal":[
        "unable to disguise his true feelings"
      ]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English disgisen , from Anglo-French desguiser, deguiser , from des- dis- + guise guise":"Verb and Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "also diz-",
      "dis-\u02c8g\u012bz",
      "d\u0259-\u02c8sk\u012bz"
    ],
    "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",
    "synonyms":[
      "camouflage",
      "cloak",
      "dress up",
      "mask"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-212052",
    "type":[
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "disguiseless":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": undisguised , unobscured , open":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u012bzl\u0259\u0307s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025813",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "disgust":{
    "antonyms":[
      "gross out",
      "nauseate",
      "put off",
      "repel",
      "repulse",
      "revolt",
      "sicken",
      "turn off"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": marked aversion aroused by something highly distasteful : repugnance":[
        "wrinkled her nose in disgust",
        "his disgust at the way the media has been covering the story"
      ],
      ": to cause (one) to lose an interest or intention":[
        "is disgusted by their ignorance"
      ],
      ": to cause disgust":[],
      ": to provoke to loathing, repugnance , or aversion : be offensive to":[
        "The idea of eating raw meat disgusts him."
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "He eyed the greasy food with disgust .",
      "As the smell of garbage drifted through the air, she wrinkled her nose in disgust .",
      "He talked about his disgust with the way the news media focuses on celebrities.",
      "Much to the disgust of some listeners, the speech was interrupted several times by a few people in the audience.",
      "She shook her head in disgust when I described the scene.",
      "Verb",
      "She's a vegetarian because the idea of eating meat totally disgusts her.",
      "The photographs disgust some people.",
      "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1598, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "1616, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle French desgouster , from des- dis- + goust taste, from Latin gustus ; akin to Latin gustare to taste \u2014 more at choose":"Verb and Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "also diz-",
      "dis-\u02c8g\u0259st",
      "di-\u02c8sk\u0259st"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "aversion",
      "distaste",
      "horror",
      "loathing",
      "nausea",
      "repugnance",
      "repulsion",
      "revulsion"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-072253",
    "type":[
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "disgusted":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": 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"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1602, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "from past participle of disgust entry 2":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "dis-\u02c8g\u0259-",
      "also diz-",
      "di-\u02c8sk\u0259-st\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "nauseated",
      "repelled",
      "repulsed",
      "revolted",
      "shocked",
      "sick",
      "sickened"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210820",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "disgustful":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": full of or accompanied by disgust":[],
      ": provoking disgust":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1616, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8sk\u0259st-f\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042115",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "disgusting":{
    "antonyms":[
      "innocuous",
      "inoffensive"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": causing a strong feeling of dislike or disinclination : causing disgust":[
        "the food was disgusting",
        "a disgusting magazine",
        "a disgusting way to treat people"
      ]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1754, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "from present participle of disgust entry 2":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8sk\u0259-sti\u014b",
      "dis-\u02c8g\u0259-",
      "dis-\u02c8g\u0259-sti\u014b",
      "also diz-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "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"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-235805",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "dish":{
    "antonyms":[
      "blab",
      "gossip",
      "talk",
      "tattle",
      "wag"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a more or less concave vessel from which food is served":[],
      ": 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 ."
      ],
      ": an attractive or sexy person":[],
      ": food prepared in a particular way":[],
      ": gossip sense 2a":[
        "the latest dish"
      ],
      ": present":[
        "\u2014 usually used with up"
      ],
      ": something one particularly enjoys : cup of tea":[],
      ": something that is favored":[
        "entertainment that is just his dish"
      ],
      ": the contents of a dish":[
        "a dish of strawberries"
      ],
      ": the state of being concave or the degree of concavity":[],
      ": to disclose or discuss especially publicly":[
        "dish the dirt"
      ],
      ": to make concave like a dish":[],
      ": to pass (a basketball) to a teammate":[
        "\u2014 often used with off"
      ],
      ": to pass a basketball to a teammate":[
        "\u2014 often used with off"
      ],
      ": to put (something, such as food for serving) into a dish":[
        "\u2014 often used with up"
      ]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English disshen, verbal derivative of dyssh dish entry 1":"Verb",
      "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"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dish"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "vessel"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020926",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "disharmonic":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": lacking in harmony":[]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1659, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-(\u02cc)h\u00e4r-\u02c8m\u014d-n\u0113-\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025318",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "disharmonious":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": lacking in harmony":[]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1659, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-(\u02cc)h\u00e4r-\u02c8m\u014d-n\u0113-\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015341",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "disharmonism":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": disharmonic state : disharmony":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)dis\u02c8-",
      "d\u0259s\u02c8h\u00e4rm\u0259\u02ccniz\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-051924",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "disharmonize":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to make disharmonious":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1801, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8h\u00e4r-m\u0259-\u02ccn\u012bz"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194708",
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "disharmony":{
    "antonyms":[
      "accord",
      "agreement",
      "concord",
      "concordance",
      "harmony",
      "peace"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": lack of harmony : discord":[]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1602, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8h\u00e4r-m\u0259-n\u0113",
      "(\u02c8)dis-\u02c8h\u00e4r-m\u0259-n\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "conflict",
      "disaccord",
      "discord",
      "discordance",
      "discordancy",
      "dissension",
      "dissention",
      "dissent",
      "dissidence",
      "dissonance",
      "disunion",
      "disunity",
      "division",
      "friction",
      "infighting",
      "inharmony",
      "schism",
      "strife",
      "variance",
      "war",
      "warfare"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-103431",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "dishearten":{
    "antonyms":[
      "embolden",
      "encourage",
      "hearten",
      "nerve",
      "steel"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to cause to lose hope, enthusiasm, or courage : to cause to lose spirit or morale":[
        "were disheartened by the news"
      ]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1590, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "dis-\u02c8h\u00e4r-t\u1d4an",
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8h\u00e4r-t\u1d4an"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "chill",
      "daunt",
      "demoralize",
      "discourage",
      "dismay",
      "dispirit",
      "frustrate",
      "unman",
      "unnerve"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232153",
    "type":[
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "disheartening":{
    "antonyms":[
      "embolden",
      "encourage",
      "hearten",
      "nerve",
      "steel"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to cause to lose hope, enthusiasm, or courage : to cause to lose spirit or morale":[
        "were disheartened by the news"
      ]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1590, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "dis-\u02c8h\u00e4r-t\u1d4an",
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8h\u00e4r-t\u1d4an"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "chill",
      "daunt",
      "demoralize",
      "discourage",
      "dismay",
      "dispirit",
      "frustrate",
      "unman",
      "unnerve"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004818",
    "type":[
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "dished":{
    "antonyms":[
      "bulging",
      "cambered",
      "convex",
      "protruding",
      "protrusive",
      "protuberant"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": curved in : concave":[]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1737, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8disht"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "concave",
      "dented",
      "depressed",
      "hollow",
      "indented",
      "recessed",
      "sunken"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042934",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "disher":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{},
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dish\u0259(r)"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-120515",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "disherit":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": disinherit":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "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":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u0259s\u02c8her\u0259\u0307t",
      "(\u02c8)dis\u00a6h-"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070817",
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ]
  },
  "disheritor":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a person who disinherits another":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-115459",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "dishevel":{
    "antonyms":[
      "arrange",
      "array",
      "dispose",
      "draw up",
      "marshal",
      "marshall",
      "order",
      "organize",
      "range",
      "regulate",
      "straighten (up)",
      "tidy"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to throw into disorder or disarray":[]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1598, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "back-formation from disheveled":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8shev-\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "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"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191404",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "disheveled":{
    "antonyms":[
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      "crisp",
      "kempt",
      "neat",
      "neatened",
      "ordered",
      "orderly",
      "organized",
      "shipshape",
      "snug",
      "tidied",
      "tidy",
      "trim",
      "uncluttered",
      "well-ordered"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": marked by disorder or disarray":[
        "disheveled hair"
      ]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1583, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "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":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8shev-\u0259ld"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "chaotic",
      "cluttered",
      "confused",
      "disarranged",
      "disarrayed",
      "disordered",
      "disorderly",
      "higgledy-piggledy",
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      "messed",
      "messy",
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      "mussed",
      "mussy",
      "pell-mell",
      "rumpled",
      "sloppy",
      "topsy-turvy",
      "tousled",
      "tumbled",
      "unkempt",
      "untidy",
      "upside-down"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-235007",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "dishevelled":{
    "antonyms":[
      "arrange",
      "array",
      "dispose",
      "draw up",
      "marshal",
      "marshall",
      "order",
      "organize",
      "range",
      "regulate",
      "straighten (up)",
      "tidy"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to throw into disorder or disarray":[]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1598, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "back-formation from disheveled":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8shev-\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "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"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070310",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "dishevelment":{
    "antonyms":[
      "arrange",
      "array",
      "dispose",
      "draw up",
      "marshal",
      "marshall",
      "order",
      "organize",
      "range",
      "regulate",
      "straighten (up)",
      "tidy"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to throw into disorder or disarray":[]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1598, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "back-formation from disheveled":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8shev-\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "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"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205807",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "dishonest":{
    "antonyms":[
      "honest",
      "truthful",
      "veracious"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": characterized by lack of truth, honesty, or trustworthiness : unfair , deceptive":[],
      ": shameful , unchaste":[]
    },
    "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",
      "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French deshoneste , from des- dis- + honeste honest":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "also (\u02cc)diz-",
      "dis-\u02c8\u00e4-n\u0259st",
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8\u00e4-n\u0259st"
    ],
    "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",
    "synonyms":[
      "lying",
      "mendacious",
      "untruthful"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-035814",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "dishonesty":{
    "antonyms":[
      "honesty",
      "integrity",
      "probity",
      "truthfulness",
      "veraciousness",
      "veracity",
      "verity"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a dishonest act : fraud":[],
      ": lack of honesty or integrity : disposition to defraud or deceive":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Are you accusing him of dishonesty ",
      "her dishonesty about what happened",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But after Mayor Dave Bronson announced Sullivan Arena would close, relations between the nonprofit community, the Anchorage Assembly and the Bronson administrationdeteriorated, with each accusing the other of dishonesty . \u2014 Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News , 24 June 2022",
      "That\u2019s a breach of your agreement and an act of dishonesty . \u2014 New York Times , 22 June 2022",
      "Let\u2019s use our commercial and consumer power to collectively demonstrate that compromise and compassion can be more profitable than unchecked aggression and dishonesty . \u2014 Nancy Doyle, Forbes , 22 Oct. 2021",
      "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1589, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "also (\u02cc)diz-",
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8\u00e4-n\u0259-st\u0113",
      "dis-\u02c8\u00e4-n\u0259-st\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "deceit",
      "deceitfulness",
      "falsehood",
      "mendaciousness",
      "mendacity",
      "untruthfulness"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073833",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "dishonor":{
    "antonyms":[
      "abase",
      "chasten",
      "cheapen",
      "debase",
      "degrade",
      "demean",
      "discredit",
      "disgrace",
      "foul",
      "humble",
      "humiliate",
      "lower",
      "shame",
      "sink",
      "smirch",
      "take down"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a cause of disgrace":[],
      ": lack or loss of honor or reputation":[],
      ": the nonpayment or nonacceptance of commercial paper by the party on whom it is drawn":[],
      ": the state of one who has lost honor or prestige : shame":[
        "has brought dishonor on his family"
      ],
      ": to bring shame on":[],
      ": to refuse to accept or pay (something, such as a bill or check)":[],
      ": to treat in a degrading manner":[]
    },
    "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",
      "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English dishonour , from Anglo-French deshonur , from des- dis- + honur honor":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8\u00e4-n\u0259r",
      "also (\u02cc)diz-",
      "dis-\u02c8\u00e4-n\u0259r"
    ],
    "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",
    "synonyms":[
      "discredit",
      "disesteem",
      "disgrace",
      "disrepute",
      "ignominy",
      "infamy",
      "obloquy",
      "odium",
      "opprobrium",
      "reproach",
      "shame"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054845",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "dishonorable":{
    "antonyms":[
      "high",
      "high-minded",
      "honorable",
      "lofty",
      "noble",
      "straight",
      "upright",
      "venerable",
      "virtuous"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": lacking honor : shameful":[
        "dishonorable conduct"
      ],
      ": not honored":[]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1534, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "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"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "base",
      "contemptible",
      "currish",
      "despicable",
      "detestable",
      "dirty",
      "execrable",
      "ignoble",
      "ignominious",
      "low",
      "low-down",
      "low-minded",
      "mean",
      "nasty",
      "paltry",
      "snide",
      "sordid",
      "vile",
      "wretched"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-075838",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "dishonorably":{
    "antonyms":[
      "high",
      "high-minded",
      "honorable",
      "lofty",
      "noble",
      "straight",
      "upright",
      "venerable",
      "virtuous"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": lacking honor : shameful":[
        "dishonorable conduct"
      ],
      ": not honored":[]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1534, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "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"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "base",
      "contemptible",
      "currish",
      "despicable",
      "detestable",
      "dirty",
      "execrable",
      "ignoble",
      "ignominious",
      "low",
      "low-down",
      "low-minded",
      "mean",
      "nasty",
      "paltry",
      "snide",
      "sordid",
      "vile",
      "wretched"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220434",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "dishy":{
    "antonyms":[
      "bookish",
      "literary"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": attractive , good-looking":[],
      ": characterized by, full of, or given to gossip or disclosure":[
        "a dishy biography"
      ]
    },
    "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",
      "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"
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      "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",
      "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"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045844",
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      ]
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    "pronounciation":[
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    "type":[
      "adjective"
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  "disillusioned":{
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      ": 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"
      ]
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    "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"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1858, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-034157",
    "type":[
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175932",
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dis- entry 1 + impassioned":""
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6dis+"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-073440",
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      "adjective"
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  "disimprison":{
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      ": to release from confinement":[]
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dis- entry 1 + imprison":""
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6dis+"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-074058",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb"
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      "\u00a6dis+"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115708",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
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  "disincentive":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": deterrent":[]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1946, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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  "disinclination":{
    "antonyms":[
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      "willingness"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a preference for avoiding something : slight aversion":[]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1647, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
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      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02ccin-kl\u0259-\u02c8n\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "-\u02ccsi\u014b-"
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      "reluctance",
      "reticence",
      "unwillingness"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041436",
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      "noun"
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  "disinclined":{
    "antonyms":[
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      "inclined"
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    "definitions":{
      ": unwilling because of mild dislike or disapproval":[]
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      "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",
      "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1647, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-161856",
    "type":[
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  "disinflation":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a reversal of inflationary pressures":[]
    },
    "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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    "first_known_use":{
      "1880, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-in-\u02c8fl\u0101-sh\u0259n"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114806",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
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  "disinformation":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": false information deliberately and often covertly spread (as by the planting of rumors) in order to influence public opinion or obscure the truth":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1939, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02ccin-f\u0259r-\u02c8m\u0101-sh\u0259n"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004613",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "disingenuity":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": disingenuous state, behavior, or act":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dis- entry 1 + ingenuity":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u00a6)dis+",
      "d\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064610",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "disingenuous":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{},
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1655, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-in-\u02c8jen-y\u0259-w\u0259s",
      "-y\u00fc-\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-083018",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "disinhabit":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": dispeople":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dis- entry 1 + inhabit":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6dis+"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-053055",
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ]
  },
  "disinherit":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to deprive of natural or human rights or of previously held special privileges":[],
      ": to prevent deliberately from inheriting something (as by making a will)":[]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8he-r\u0259t",
      "\u02ccdis-\u1d4an-\u02c8her-\u0259t",
      "\u02ccdis-in-\u02c8her-\u0259t",
      "\u02ccdi-s\u1d4an-\u02c8her-\u0259t"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234704",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "disinhibition":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": loss or reduction of an inhibition (as by the action of interfering stimuli or events)":[
        "disinhibition of a reflex",
        "disinhibition of violent tendencies"
      ]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1927, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02ccin-(h)\u0259-\u02c8bi-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165316",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb"
    ]
  },
  "disinhume":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": disinter":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dis- entry 1 + inhume":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6dis+"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-052727",
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ]
  },
  "disintegrable":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": capable of being disintegrated":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "disintegr ate + -able":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u0259\u0307s+"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-052305",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "disintegrate":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to break or decompose into constituent elements, parts, or small particles":[
        "water disintegrates the limestone"
      ],
      ": to break or separate into constituent elements or parts":[
        "The iron hinges were disintegrating into dust."
      ],
      ": to destroy the unity or integrity (see integrity sense 3 ) of":[
        "The lies disintegrated their marriage."
      ],
      ": 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"
      ]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1796, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8in-t\u0259-\u02ccgr\u0101t",
      "(\u02c8)dis-\u02c8int-\u0259-\u02ccgr\u0101t",
      "dis-\u02c8in-t\u0259-\u02ccgr\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "break down",
      "corrupt",
      "decay",
      "decompose",
      "fester",
      "foul",
      "mold",
      "molder",
      "perish",
      "putrefy",
      "rot",
      "spoil"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-195859",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "disinter":{
    "antonyms":[
      "bury",
      "entomb",
      "inhume",
      "inter",
      "tomb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to take out of the grave or 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",
      "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-in-\u02c8t\u0259r",
      "\u02ccdis-\u1d4an-\u02c8t\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "exhume",
      "unearth"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-014845",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "disinterest":{
    "antonyms":[
      "bias",
      "favor",
      "favoritism",
      "nonobjectivity",
      "one-sidedness",
      "partiality",
      "partisanship",
      "prejudice"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": disinterestedness":[],
      ": lack of interest : indifference":[],
      ": to cause to regard something with no interest or concern":[]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1612, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
      "1658, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8in-tr\u0259st",
      "-t\u0259-r\u0259st",
      "-t\u0259rst",
      "-\u02c8in-t\u0259-\u02ccrest",
      "-\u02c8in-\u02cctrest"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "detachment",
      "disinterestedness",
      "equity",
      "evenhandedness",
      "fair-mindedness",
      "fairness",
      "impartiality",
      "justice",
      "neutralism",
      "neutrality",
      "nonpartisanship",
      "objectiveness",
      "objectivity"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055536",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "disinterested":{
    "antonyms":[
      "concerned",
      "interested"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": 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"
      ],
      ": no longer interested":[
        "husband and wife become disinterested in each other",
        "\u2014 T. I. Rubin"
      ],
      ": 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"
      ]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1612, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "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-"
    ],
    "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",
    "synonyms":[
      "apathetic",
      "casual",
      "complacent",
      "incurious",
      "indifferent",
      "insensible",
      "insouciant",
      "nonchalant",
      "perfunctory",
      "pococurante",
      "unconcerned",
      "uncurious",
      "uninterested"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-023550",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "disinterestedness":{
    "antonyms":[
      "bias",
      "favor",
      "favoritism",
      "nonobjectivity",
      "one-sidedness",
      "partiality",
      "partisanship",
      "prejudice"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the quality or state of being objective or impartial":[]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1682, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "-t\u0259-r\u0259-",
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8in-tr\u0259-st\u0259d-n\u0259s",
      "-t\u0259r-",
      "-\u02c8in-\u02cctre-",
      "-\u02c8in-t\u0259-\u02ccre-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "detachment",
      "disinterest",
      "equity",
      "evenhandedness",
      "fair-mindedness",
      "fairness",
      "impartiality",
      "justice",
      "neutralism",
      "neutrality",
      "nonpartisanship",
      "objectiveness",
      "objectivity"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021108",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "disinterment":{
    "antonyms":[
      "bury",
      "entomb",
      "inhume",
      "inter",
      "tomb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to take out of the grave or 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",
      "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-in-\u02c8t\u0259r",
      "\u02ccdis-\u1d4an-\u02c8t\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "exhume",
      "unearth"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093150",
    "type":[
      "noun",
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      "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"
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      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
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      "Middle English disjoynen , from Anglo-French desjoindre , from Latin disjungere , from dis- + jungere to join \u2014 more at yoke":""
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      "join",
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      "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"
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      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
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      "Middle English disjoynt , from Anglo-French desjoint , past participle of desjoindre":"Adjective"
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      "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1586, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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    "pronounciation":[
      "dis-\u02c8j\u022fin-t\u0259d",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080949",
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      "adjective",
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      "noun"
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      "(\u02c8)dis+",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045545",
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      ": 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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      "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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    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
      "1921, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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      "Middle English, from Latin disjunctus , past participle of disjungere to disjoin":"Adjective"
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      "\u02c8dis-\u02ccj\u0259\u014b(k)t",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175225",
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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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-075958",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-134555",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a device for reading and writing data on a magnetic disk":[]
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Or perhaps the human makes a copy of the AI onto an external disk drive or memory stick, carrying the AI out of the confinement, and then later on plugs the disk or memory stick into a non-confined computer. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
      "The disk drive market is an oligopoly with three players. \u2014 John Dorfman, Forbes , 31 Jan. 2022",
      "The transfer will be limited by the read speed of the memory cards being used, as well as the write speed of the target disk drive or SSD where the image are being uploaded. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 16 June 2021",
      "That\u2019s the two-day surge in shares of hard- disk drive maker Western Digital (Ticker: WDC). \u2014 Bernhard Warner, Fortune , 21 May 2021",
      "Microsoft in a tweet Tuesday confirmed the Xbox Series S pricing information as well as the console design, which is smaller than prior models and lacks a disk drive . \u2014 Sarah E. Needleman, WSJ , 8 Sep. 2020",
      "This meant disk drives could operate reliably, without wearing down during startup or shutdown. \u2014 Adrienne Bernhard, Popular Mechanics , 7 Apr. 2020",
      "Hiding the driver ZeroCleare, like the Shamoon wiper, uses the legitimate RawDisk software driver from EldoS to gain direct access to disk drives and write data. \u2014 Sean Gallagher, Ars Technica , 4 Dec. 2019",
      "A decade later, Apple released the MacBook Air with no disk drive at all (and teens everywhere said goodbye to the tradition of burning mixtapes for one another). \u2014 Clare Duffy, CNN , 8 Dec. 2019"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1963, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-123441",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "antonyms":[
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      ": a feeling of aversion or disapproval":[],
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      "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1567, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
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      "\u02c8dis-\u02ccl\u012bk",
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      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8l\u012bk"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162104",
    "type":[
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      "verb"
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      "mislike"
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      "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1567, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dis-\u02ccl\u012bk",
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "averseness",
      "aversion",
      "disfavor",
      "disinclination",
      "disliking",
      "disrelish",
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    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174608",
    "type":[
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      "verb"
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    "antonyms":[
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      "illuminate",
      "illumine",
      "light (up)",
      "lighten"
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    "definitions":{
      ": dim":[]
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    "examples":[
      "the apparition hovered, became dislimned by the fog, then disappeared altogether"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1606, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
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      "obscure",
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      "overcloud",
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      "shadow",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191222",
    "type":[
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to force a change in the usual status, relationship, or order of : disrupt":[]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1601, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Medieval Latin dislocatus , past participle of dislocare , from Latin dis- + locare to locate":""
    },
    "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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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "budge",
      "displace",
      "disturb",
      "move",
      "relocate",
      "remove",
      "reposition",
      "shift",
      "transfer",
      "transpose"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-211247",
    "type":[
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
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  "dislocation":{
    "antonyms":[],
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      ": a discontinuity in the otherwise normal lattice structure of a crystal":[],
      ": displacement of one or more bones at a joint : luxation":[],
      ": disruption of an established order":[],
      ": the act of dislocating : the state of being dislocated : such as":[]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "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"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "derangement",
      "disruption",
      "disturbance",
      "upset"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170952",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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  "dislocatory":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": causing or resulting from dislocation":[]
    },
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "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-"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135449",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
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  "dislodge":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "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":[]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
    },
    "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":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8l\u00e4j",
      "dis-\u02c8l\u00e4j"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000104",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "dislogistic":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of dislogistic variant spelling of dyslogistic"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-021402",
    "type":[]
  },
  "disloyal":{
    "antonyms":[
      "constant",
      "dedicated",
      "devoted",
      "devout",
      "down-the-line",
      "faithful",
      "fast",
      "loyal",
      "staunch",
      "stanch",
      "steadfast",
      "steady",
      "true"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French desleial, desloial , from des- dis- + leal loyal":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8l\u022fi(-\u0259)l",
      "dis-\u02c8l\u022fi-\u0259l"
    ],
    "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",
    "synonyms":[
      "faithless",
      "false",
      "fickle",
      "inconstant",
      "perfidious",
      "recreant",
      "traitorous",
      "treacherous",
      "unfaithful",
      "untrue"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010724",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ]
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  "disloyalty":{
    "antonyms":[
      "allegiance",
      "constancy",
      "devotedness",
      "devotion",
      "faith",
      "faithfulness",
      "fealty",
      "fidelity",
      "loyalty"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": lack of 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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "dis-\u02c8l\u022fi-\u0259l-t\u0113",
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8l\u022fi(-\u0259)l-t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "faithlessness",
      "falseness",
      "falsity",
      "inconstancy",
      "infidelity",
      "perfidiousness",
      "perfidy",
      "unfaithfulness"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-102951",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
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  "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":[]
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    "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":"20220708-180542"
  },
  "dismal Jimmy":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a man noted for depressing pessimistic predictions and frame of mind":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "from Jimmy, Jemmy , nickname for James":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8jimi"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031012",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "dismal science":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": political economy , economics":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065004",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "dismality":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{},
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "diz\u02c8mal\u0259t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-192800",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "dismantle":{
    "antonyms":[
      "assemble",
      "construct"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to strip of dress or covering : divest":[],
      ": to strip of furniture and equipment":[
        "dismantled the ship before scrapping it"
      ]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1579, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle French desmanteler , from des- dis- + mantel mantle":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8man-t\u1d4al",
      "dis-\u02c8man-t\u1d4al"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "break down",
      "demount",
      "disassemble",
      "dismember",
      "dismount",
      "knock down",
      "strike",
      "take down"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-193030",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "dismantler":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{},
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u0259\u0307\u02c8smant(\u1d4a)l\u0259(r)",
      "-maan-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054122",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "dismask":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": unmask":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle French desmasquer , from des- dis- entry 1 + masque mask":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)dis+",
      "d\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045603",
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "dismast":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to remove or break off the mast of":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1747, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8mast"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004058",
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "dismay":{
    "antonyms":[
      "disappointment",
      "dissatisfaction",
      "frustration",
      "letdown"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": perturbation sense 1":[
        "expressed dismay at his strange behavior"
      ],
      ": sudden disappointment":[
        "announced her retirement, much to the dismay of her fans"
      ],
      ": sudden loss of courage or resolution from alarm or fear":[
        "watched with dismay as flames engulfed their home"
      ],
      ": to cause to lose courage or resolution (as because of alarm or fear)":[
        "must not let ourselves be dismayed by the task before us"
      ],
      ": upset , perturb":[
        "were dismayed by the condition of the building"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "Her choice of career dismays her parents.",
      "the imposing climb up the mountain dismayed us even before we got started",
      "Noun",
      "His comments were met with cries of dismay .",
      "They watched in dismay as the house burned.",
      "Much to the dismay of her fans, she announced her retirement immediately after the book's release.",
      "To my dismay , I did not get chosen for the job.",
      "We listened with dismay to the news of the accident.",
      "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",
      "When live, out-of-market sports are no longer the solely to be found on cable, cord-cutting is going to accelerate, much to the dismay of the regional sports networks\u2014and even ESPN. \u2014 Samuel Axon And Eric Bangeman, Ars Technica , 14 June 2022",
      "My father also watches, wearing his new shock-and- dismay expression. \u2014 Longreads , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "The second installment of the Hotel Transylvania franchise takes place seven years after the first movie and focuses on Mavis and Johnny's son, who doesn't display any signs of becoming a vampire, much to the dismay of his grandpa Dracula. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 22 June 2022",
      "The Sites Reservoir was conceived in the 1950s and abandoned in the 1980s, but the megadrought has renewed interest in the plan, much to the dismay of environmentalists. \u2014 Amy Hubbard, Los Angeles Times , 31 May 2022",
      "Home builders, however, are already expressing dismay about the announcement. \u2014 Fortune , 29 May 2021",
      "The recordings included Melania expressing dismay at her role in decorating and promoting the White House during Christmas time, while she was being criticized for not doing more meaningful work. \u2014 Cydney Henderson, USA TODAY , 19 Dec. 2020",
      "Jewish groups in Quebec are expressing dismay after the province announced a plan to allow small gatherings at Christmas but said gatherings during Hanukkah would remain prohibited. \u2014 Philissa Cramer, sun-sentinel.com , 24 Nov. 2020",
      "Some residents expressed dismay at Philip\u2019s decision. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French desmaier , from des- dis- + -maier , from Vulgar Latin *-magare , of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German magan to be able \u2014 more at may entry 1":"Verb and Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "dis-\u02c8m\u0101",
      "diz-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for dismay Verb dismay , appall , horrify , daunt mean to unnerve or deter by arousing fear, apprehension, or aversion. dismay implies that one is disconcerted and at a loss as to how to deal with something. dismayed at the size of the job appall implies that one is faced with that which perturbs, confounds, or shocks. I am appalled by your behavior horrify stresses a reaction of horror or revulsion. was horrified by such wanton cruelty daunt suggests a cowing, disheartening, or frightening in a venture requiring courage. a cliff that would daunt the most intrepid climber",
    "synonyms":[
      "chill",
      "daunt",
      "demoralize",
      "discourage",
      "dishearten",
      "dispirit",
      "frustrate",
      "unman",
      "unnerve"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-110918",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "dismember":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to break up or tear into pieces":[],
      ": to cut off or disjoin the limbs, members, or parts of":[]
    },
    "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",
      "Drug gangs here, which ferry cocaine south from Peru and Colombia, typically dismember their victims\u2019 bodies before dumping them in the river to be eaten by fish, police said. \u2014 Luciana Magalhaes, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
      "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English dismembren , from Anglo-French desmembrer , from des- dis- + membre member":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8mem-b\u0259r",
      "(\u02c8)dis-\u02c8mem-b\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "break",
      "break up",
      "bust",
      "disintegrate",
      "disrupt",
      "fracture",
      "fragment",
      "rive"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-072101",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "dismiss":{
    "antonyms":[
      "employ",
      "engage",
      "hire",
      "retain",
      "sign (up ",
      "take on"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to permit or cause to leave":[
        "dismiss the visitors",
        "Class is dismissed ."
      ],
      ": to put out (a batsman) in cricket":[],
      ": to put out of judicial consideration : refuse to hear or hear further in court":[
        "dismiss all charges",
        "This case is dismissed ."
      ],
      ": to reject serious consideration of":[
        "dismissed the thought"
      ],
      ": to remove from position or service : discharge":[
        "dismissed the thievish servant"
      ]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, modification of Latin dimissus , past participle of dimittere , from dis- + mittere to send":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "dis-\u02c8mis"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "ax",
      "axe",
      "bounce",
      "can",
      "cashier",
      "discharge",
      "fire",
      "muster out",
      "pink-slip",
      "release",
      "remove",
      "retire",
      "sack",
      "terminate",
      "turn off"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-103456",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "dismissal":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the act of dismissing : the fact or state of being dismissed":[]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1778, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "dis-\u02c8mi-s\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "ax",
      "axe",
      "discharge",
      "furlough",
      "layoff",
      "redundancy"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173551",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "dismission":{
    "antonyms":[
      "employ",
      "engage",
      "hire",
      "retain",
      "sign (up ",
      "take on"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to permit or cause to leave":[
        "dismiss the visitors",
        "Class is dismissed ."
      ],
      ": to put out (a batsman) in cricket":[],
      ": to put out of judicial consideration : refuse to hear or hear further in court":[
        "dismiss all charges",
        "This case is dismissed ."
      ],
      ": to reject serious consideration of":[
        "dismissed the thought"
      ],
      ": to remove from position or service : discharge":[
        "dismissed the thievish servant"
      ]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, modification of Latin dimissus , past participle of dimittere , from dis- + mittere to send":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "dis-\u02c8mis"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "ax",
      "axe",
      "bounce",
      "can",
      "cashier",
      "discharge",
      "fire",
      "muster out",
      "pink-slip",
      "release",
      "remove",
      "retire",
      "sack",
      "terminate",
      "turn off"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-060441",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "dismount":{
    "antonyms":[
      "embark"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": descend":[],
      ": disassemble":[],
      ": the act of dismounting":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1566, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
      "1654, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "probably modification of Middle French desmonter , from des- dis- + monter to mount":"Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "dis-\u02c8mau\u0307nt",
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8mau\u0307nt"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "alight",
      "descend",
      "disembark",
      "get down",
      "light"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-104820",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "disna":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": does not":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "by alteration":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dizn\u0259"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135003",
    "type":[]
  },
  "disnature":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to make unnatural : deprive of a natural quality or appearance":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English disnaturen , from Middle French desnaturer , from des- dis- entry 1 + nature":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)dis+",
      "d\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000653",
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ]
  },
  "disobedience":{
    "antonyms":[
      "compliance",
      "obedience",
      "submission",
      "subordinateness",
      "subordination",
      "tractability",
      "tractableness"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": refusal or neglect to obey":[]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-\u0259-\u02c8b\u0113-d\u0113-\u0259n(t)s",
      "-\u014d-\u02c8b\u0113-",
      "\u02ccdis-\u0259-\u02c8b\u0113-d\u0113-\u0259ns"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "balkiness",
      "contrariness",
      "contumacy",
      "defiance",
      "frowardness",
      "insubordination",
      "intractability",
      "obstreperousness",
      "rebellion",
      "rebelliousness",
      "recalcitrance",
      "refractoriness",
      "unruliness",
      "waywardness",
      "willfulness"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-033929",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "disobedient":{
    "antonyms":[
      "amenable",
      "biddable",
      "compliant",
      "conformable",
      "docile",
      "obedient",
      "ruly",
      "submissive",
      "tractable"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": refusing or neglecting to obey":[]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-\u0259-\u02c8b\u0113-d\u0113-\u0259nt",
      "-\u014d-\u02c8b\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "balky",
      "contrary",
      "contumacious",
      "defiant",
      "froward",
      "incompliant",
      "insubordinate",
      "intractable",
      "obstreperous",
      "rebel",
      "rebellious",
      "recalcitrant",
      "recusant",
      "refractory",
      "restive",
      "ungovernable",
      "unruly",
      "untoward",
      "wayward",
      "willful",
      "wilful"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232618",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "disobey":{
    "antonyms":[
      "comply (with)",
      "conform (to)",
      "follow",
      "mind",
      "obey"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to be disobedient":[],
      ": to fail to obey":[]
    },
    "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",
      "To disobey him was to lose everything, especially the relationships that mattered most. \u2014 Lindsay Hansen Park, Los Angeles Times , 30 June 2022",
      "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"
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      "1632, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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      "1632, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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      "The mayor is concerned that a rally could create public disorder .",
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      "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"
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      "1523, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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      "dis-\u02c8\u022fr-d\u0259r",
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      "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"
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      "1505, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031340",
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      "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"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1505, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045109",
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      "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"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1555, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
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      "(\u02cc)diz-",
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      "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"
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      "1555, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
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      "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"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1786, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "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"
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      "1749, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-204114",
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      "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"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1793, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "array",
      "dispose",
      "draw up",
      "marshal",
      "marshall",
      "order",
      "organize",
      "range",
      "regulate",
      "straighten (up)",
      "tidy"
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    "definitions":{
      ": to destroy or interrupt the orderly structure or function of":[]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1793, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French d\u00e9sorganiser , from d\u00e9s- dis- + organiser to organize":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8\u022fr-g\u0259-\u02ccn\u012bz"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "confuse",
      "derange",
      "disarrange",
      "disarray",
      "discompose",
      "dishevel",
      "disjoint",
      "dislocate",
      "disorder",
      "disrupt",
      "disturb",
      "hash",
      "jumble",
      "mess (up)",
      "mix (up)",
      "muddle",
      "muss",
      "rumple",
      "scramble",
      "shuffle",
      "tousle",
      "tumble",
      "upset"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085917",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "disorganized":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": lacking coherence, system, or central guiding agency : not organized":[
        "disorganized work habits"
      ]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1801, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8\u022fr-g\u0259-\u02ccn\u012bzd",
      "dis-\u02c8\u022fr-g\u0259-\u02ccn\u012bzd"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-053717",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "disorient":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": confuse":[],
      ": to cause to lose bearings : displace from normal position or relationship":[],
      ": to cause to lose the sense of time, place, or identity":[]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1655, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French d\u00e9sorienter , from d\u00e9s- dis- + orienter to orient":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)dis-\u02c8\u014dr-\u0113-\u02ccent, -\u02c8\u022fr-",
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8\u022fr-\u0113-\u02ccent"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "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"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-193007",
    "type":[
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "disown":{
    "antonyms":[
      "acknowledge",
      "admit",
      "allow",
      "avow",
      "concede",
      "confirm",
      "own"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to deny the validity or authority of":[],
      ": to refuse to acknowledge as one's own":[],
      ": to repudiate any connection or identification with":[]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1630, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "dis-\u02c8\u014dn",
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8\u014dn"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "contradict",
      "deny",
      "disaffirm",
      "disallow",
      "disavow",
      "disclaim",
      "disconfirm",
      "gainsay",
      "negate",
      "negative",
      "refute",
      "reject",
      "repudiate"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232756",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "disp":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      "dispensary":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174514",
    "type":[
      "abbreviation"
    ]
  },
  "dispalatalization":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a depriving of palatal quality":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dis- entry 1 + palatalization":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u00a6)dis+",
      "d\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-192038",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "disparage":{
    "antonyms":[
      "acclaim",
      "applaud",
      "exalt",
      "extol",
      "extoll",
      "glorify",
      "laud",
      "magnify",
      "praise"
    ],
    "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":[]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
    },
    "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":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8spa-rij",
      "di-\u02c8sper-ij"
    ],
    "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",
    "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"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-211301",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "disparagement":{
    "antonyms":[
      "acclaim",
      "applaud",
      "exalt",
      "extol",
      "extoll",
      "glorify",
      "laud",
      "magnify",
      "praise"
    ],
    "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":[]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
    },
    "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":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8spa-rij",
      "di-\u02c8sper-ij"
    ],
    "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",
    "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"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-082349",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "disparaging":{
    "antonyms":[
      "commendatory",
      "complimentary",
      "laudative",
      "laudatory"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": 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"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1596, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8spa-ri-",
      "di-\u02c8sper-i-ji\u014b"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "belittling",
      "contemptuous",
      "decrying",
      "degrading",
      "demeaning",
      "denigrative",
      "denigratory",
      "deprecatory",
      "depreciative",
      "depreciatory",
      "derisory",
      "derogative",
      "derogatory",
      "detractive",
      "disdainful",
      "pejorative",
      "scornful",
      "slighting",
      "uncomplimentary"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190933",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "disparate":{
    "antonyms":[
      "alike",
      "identical",
      "indistinguishable",
      "kin",
      "kindred",
      "like",
      "parallel",
      "same",
      "similar"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": containing or made up of fundamentally different and often incongruous elements":[],
      ": markedly distinct in quality or character":[]
    },
    "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",
      "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1566, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "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":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8spa-r\u0259t",
      "di-\u02c8sper-\u0259t",
      "\u02c8di-sp(\u0259-)r\u0259t",
      "\u02c8dis-p(\u0259-)r\u0259t",
      "dis-\u02c8par-\u0259t"
    ],
    "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",
    "synonyms":[
      "different",
      "dissimilar",
      "distant",
      "distinct",
      "distinctive",
      "distinguishable",
      "diverse",
      "nonidentical",
      "other",
      "unalike",
      "unlike"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222828",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "disparateness":{
    "antonyms":[
      "alike",
      "identical",
      "indistinguishable",
      "kin",
      "kindred",
      "like",
      "parallel",
      "same",
      "similar"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": containing or made up of fundamentally different and often incongruous elements":[],
      ": markedly distinct in quality or character":[]
    },
    "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",
      "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1566, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "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":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8spa-r\u0259t",
      "\u02c8dis-p(\u0259-)r\u0259t",
      "di-\u02c8sper-\u0259t",
      "\u02c8di-sp(\u0259-)r\u0259t",
      "dis-\u02c8par-\u0259t"
    ],
    "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",
    "synonyms":[
      "different",
      "dissimilar",
      "distant",
      "distinct",
      "distinctive",
      "distinguishable",
      "diverse",
      "nonidentical",
      "other",
      "unalike",
      "unlike"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093627",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "disparity":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "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"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1571, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "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":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8spa-r\u0259-",
      "dis-\u02c8par-\u0259t-\u0113",
      "di-\u02c8sper-\u0259-t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-033442",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "dispark":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{},
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dis- entry 1 + park (noun)":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u0259s",
      "(\u02c8)dis+"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-113316",
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ]
  },
  "disparlure":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a pheromone C 19 H 38 O produced by female gypsy moths that has been made synthetically and used to attract males to traps":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin dispar (specific epithet of Porthetria dispar , the gypsy moth) + English lure":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8disp\u00e4r\u02cclu\u0307(\u0259)r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-105450",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "dispart":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": separate , divide":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1590, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Italian & Latin; Italian dispartire , from Latin, from dis- + partire to divide \u2014 more at part":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)di-\u02c8sp\u00e4rt"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-083902",
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "dispassion":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": absence of passion : coolness":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "She viewed the problem with the weary dispassion of a police officer who had seen everything.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The cowboys are loading their guns with dispassion and buckshot. \u2014 Luther Ray Abel, National Review , 23 June 2022",
      "Ina understood that nobody wanted to hear of her sorrow or her fear or loss or anything to indicate her passion or dispassion for life. \u2014 Ottessa Moshfegh, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
      "With critical dispassion , mixed with internal queasiness. \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 2 May 2022",
      "The business today tends to reduce artists to hit singles, treating those tracks with the same dispassion as traders evaluating stocks. \u2014 Elias Leight, Rolling Stone , 6 Jan. 2022",
      "The strength of the Uyghur Tribunal\u2019s judgment last week lies in its caution, dispassion and legal rigor. \u2014 Benedict Rogers, WSJ , 12 Dec. 2021",
      "But the characters are far more complicated individuals than are likely to be found in a sitcom; their stunted interiority is explored with a combination of empathy and dispassion . \u2014 Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker , 23 Aug. 2021",
      "His passionately personal engagement with his idols is all the more persuasive for these attempts to merge with them; there is no facade of critical dispassion . \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Apr. 2021",
      "That widespread dispassion is why Mijente and students on their college campuses are focused so hard on educating their peers. \u2014 NBC News , 2 Dec. 2019"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1692, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8pa-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "coldness",
      "cool",
      "detachment",
      "dispassionateness"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-083012",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "dispassionate":{
    "antonyms":[
      "biased",
      "ex parte",
      "inequitable",
      "nonobjective",
      "one-sided",
      "partial",
      "parti pris",
      "partisan",
      "prejudiced",
      "unjust"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "examples":[
      "Journalists aim to be dispassionate observers.",
      "He spoke in a dispassionate tone about the accident.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Through methodical, dispassionate testimony, Hutchinson brought the committee and those watching directly inside Trump\u2019s Oval Office, which bore frightening resemblance to a day-care center catering to a particularly spoiled and untamable child. \u2014 Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times , 28 June 2022",
      "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1594, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8pa-sh(\u0259-)n\u0259t",
      "dis-\u02c8pa-sh\u0259-n\u0259t"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for dispassionate fair , just , equitable , impartial , unbiased , dispassionate , objective mean free from favor toward either or any side. fair implies a proper balance of conflicting interests. a fair decision just implies an exact following of a standard of what is right and proper. a just settlement of territorial claims equitable implies a less rigorous standard than just and usually suggests equal treatment of all concerned. the equitable distribution of the property impartial stresses an absence of favor or prejudice. an impartial third party unbiased implies even more strongly an absence of all prejudice. your unbiased opinion dispassionate suggests freedom from the influence of strong feeling and often implies cool or even cold judgment. a dispassionate summation of the facts objective stresses a tendency to view events or persons as apart from oneself and one's own interest or feelings. I can't be objective about my own child",
    "synonyms":[
      "candid",
      "disinterested",
      "equal",
      "equitable",
      "evenhanded",
      "fair",
      "impartial",
      "indifferent",
      "just",
      "nonpartisan",
      "objective",
      "square",
      "unbiased",
      "unprejudiced"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073545",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "dispatch":{
    "antonyms":[
      "epistle",
      "letter",
      "memo",
      "memorandum",
      "missive",
      "note"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a news item filed (see file entry 4 sense 2b ) by a correspondent":[
        "dispatches from the war zone"
      ],
      ": a sending off : shipment":[
        "the immediate dispatch of supplies to the front"
      ],
      ": defeat sense 1":[
        "easily dispatching each team they played"
      ],
      ": deprive":[],
      ": dismissal":[],
      ": 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"
      ],
      ": promptness and efficiency in performance or transmission":[
        "done with dispatch"
      ],
      ": quick riddance":[],
      ": the act of dispatching: such as":[],
      ": the act of killing":[],
      ": 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"
      ],
      ": to kill with quick efficiency":[
        "dispatched the deer with one shot"
      ],
      ": to make haste : hurry":[]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1517, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
      "1537, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
    },
    "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"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8spach",
      "\u02c8di-\u02ccspach"
    ],
    "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",
    "synonyms":[
      "consign",
      "pack (off)",
      "send",
      "ship",
      "shoot",
      "transfer",
      "transmit",
      "transport"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-030448",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "dispel":{
    "antonyms":[
      "assemble",
      "cluster",
      "collect",
      "concentrate",
      "congregate",
      "gather",
      "ingather"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate":[
        "dispel a rumor"
      ]
    },
    "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",
      "Yang's goal is to dispel myths haunting the ingredient and address xenophobic rhetoric. \u2014 Extra Spicy Podcast, San Francisco Chronicle , 27 June 2022",
      "Carter and her co-founder, Georgia Faye Hirsty, said this workshop and others help dispel the assumption that woodworking is just for men. \u2014 Cady Stanton, USA TODAY , 27 June 2022",
      "My source is in a position to know and understand Licht\u2019s thinking on the new era at CNN, and sought to clarify and dispel a few myths for me. \u2014 Andy Meek, Forbes , 5 June 2022",
      "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Latin dispellere , from dis- + pellere to drive, beat \u2014 more at felt":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8spel"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for dispel 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",
    "synonyms":[
      "clear out",
      "disband",
      "disperse",
      "dissipate",
      "scatter",
      "squander"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-084322",
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "dispensable":{
    "antonyms":[
      "essential",
      "indispensable",
      "necessary",
      "needed",
      "needful",
      "required"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": capable of being dispensed with":[]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1649, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8spen(t)-s\u0259-b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "gratuitous",
      "inessential",
      "needless",
      "nonessential",
      "uncalled-for",
      "unessential",
      "unnecessary",
      "unwarranted"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063518",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "dispensary":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a place where medicine or medical or dental treatment is dispensed":[]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1699, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "dis-\u02c8pen(t)s-(\u0259-)r\u0113",
      "di-\u02c8spen(t)s-(\u0259-)r\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-212555",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "dispensation":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a formal authorization":[
        "requested a dispensation to form another lodge"
      ],
      ": a particular arrangement or provision especially of providence or nature":[
        "involving special dispensation by the Church"
      ],
      ": an exemption from a law or from an impediment, vow, or oath":[
        "may be granted a dispensation from the rule"
      ],
      ": something dispensed or distributed":[
        "\u2026 one of the most remarkable cultural dispensations in the country's history, the paperback book.",
        "\u2014 T. E. Cooney"
      ],
      ": the act of dispensing":[
        "the dispensation of medication"
      ]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "see dispense":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02ccspen-",
      "\u02ccdi-sp\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "\u02ccdis-p\u0259n-\u02c8s\u0101-sh\u0259n, -\u02ccpen-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "admeasurement",
      "allocation",
      "allotment",
      "apportionment",
      "disbursement",
      "distribution",
      "division",
      "issuance"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194758",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "dispensationalism":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": adherence to or advocacy of a system of interpreting history in terms of a series of God's dispensations":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043932",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
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  "dispensative":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": administrative":[],
      ": granting or serving to grant dispensation":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Medieval Latin dispensativus , from Latin dispensatus + -ivus -ive":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021746",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "dispensator":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": dispenser":[],
      ": one that manages or administers":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English dispensatour , from Medieval Latin dispensator , from Latin, household manager, treasurer, from dispensatus + -or":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-033459",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "dispensatory":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a medicinal formulary":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1566, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8spen(t)-s\u0259-\u02cct\u022fr-\u0113",
      "dis-\u02c8pen(t)-s\u0259-\u02cct\u014dr-\u0113, -\u02cct\u022fr-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-030722",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "dispense":{
    "antonyms":[
      "misallocate"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": administer":[
        "dispense justice"
      ],
      ": to divide and share out according to a plan : to deal out in portions":[
        "dispense food among the needy"
      ],
      ": to do without":[
        "could dispense with such a large staff"
      ],
      ": to exempt from a law or release from a vow, oath, or impediment : to give dispensation (see dispensation sense 2a ) to : exempt":[
        "may dispense students from this requirement"
      ],
      ": to grant dispensation":[],
      ": to prepare and distribute (medication)":[
        "dispensing pills to their patients"
      ],
      ": to set aside : discard":[
        "dispensing with the usual introduction"
      ]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":""
    },
    "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":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8spen(t)s",
      "di-\u02c8spens",
      "dis-\u02c8pen(t)s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for dispense 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",
    "synonyms":[
      "administer",
      "allocate",
      "apportion",
      "deal (out)",
      "distribute",
      "dole out",
      "hand out",
      "mete (out)",
      "parcel (out)",
      "portion",
      "prorate"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-102050",
    "type":[
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "dispenser":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a container that extrudes, sprays, or feeds out in convenient units":[
        "a soap dispenser"
      ],
      ": a usually mechanical device for vending merchandise":[],
      ": one that dispenses : such as":[]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8spen-s\u0259r",
      "di-\u02c8spen(t)-s\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044758",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "dispensible":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": dispensable":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-082423",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "dispensing power":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the authority of a judge, an executive, or an agent to suspend the operation of a specific statute or rule of law where the interests of justice can be better served by such action":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171641",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "dispeople":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": depopulate":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8p\u0113-p\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-141406",
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "dispersal":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{},
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1821, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "dis-\u02c8p\u0259r-s\u0259l",
      "di-\u02c8sp\u0259r-s\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "disbandment",
      "dispersion",
      "dissipation",
      "scattering"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064911",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "disperse":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": disseminate":[
        "disperse the news"
      ],
      ": dissipate , vanish":[
        "the fog dispersed toward morning"
      ],
      ": to become dispersed":[
        "the particles dispersed throughout the mixture"
      ],
      ": to break up in random fashion":[
        "the crowd dispersed on request"
      ],
      ": to cause to become spread widely":[
        "disperse the troops"
      ],
      ": to cause to break up (see break up sense 1a )":[
        "police dispersed the crowd"
      ],
      ": to cause to evaporate or vanish":[
        "sunlight dispersing the mist"
      ],
      ": to distribute (something, such as fine particles) more or less evenly throughout a medium":[],
      ": to spread or distribute from a fixed or constant source: such as":[],
      ": to subject to dispersion (see dispersion sense 4 )":[
        "disperse light"
      ]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Latin dispersus , past participle of dispergere to scatter, from dis- + spargere to scatter \u2014 more at spark":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "dis-\u02c8p\u0259rs",
      "di-\u02c8sp\u0259rs"
    ],
    "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",
    "synonyms":[
      "disassemble",
      "dissipate",
      "dissolve",
      "scatter"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064340",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "dispersion":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": 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":[],
      ": 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":[]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "see disperse":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8sp\u0259r-zh\u0259n",
      "-sh\u0259n",
      "dis-\u02c8p\u0259r-zh\u0259n, -sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "disbandment",
      "dispersal",
      "dissipation",
      "scattering"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050603",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "dispetal":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to remove petals from : deprive of petals":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dis- entry 1 + petal (noun)":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)dis+",
      "d\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-183038",
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ]
  },
  "disphenoid":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a form of crystal bounded by eight scalene triangles arranged in pairs : the tetragonal scalenohedron":[],
      ": 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":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "di- + sphenoid":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)d\u012b+"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093305",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "dispireme":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "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":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "di- + spireme":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063515",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "dispirit":{
    "antonyms":[
      "embolden",
      "encourage",
      "hearten",
      "nerve",
      "steel"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to deprive of morale or enthusiasm":[]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1647, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dis- + spirit":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8spi-r\u0259t",
      "(\u02cc)di-\u02c8spir-\u0259t"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "chill",
      "daunt",
      "demoralize",
      "discourage",
      "dishearten",
      "dismay",
      "frustrate",
      "unman",
      "unnerve"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-215936",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "dispiritedness":{
    "antonyms":[
      "embolden",
      "encourage",
      "hearten",
      "nerve",
      "steel"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to deprive of morale or enthusiasm":[]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1647, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dis- + spirit":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8spi-r\u0259t",
      "(\u02cc)di-\u02c8spir-\u0259t"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "chill",
      "daunt",
      "demoralize",
      "discourage",
      "dishearten",
      "dismay",
      "frustrate",
      "unman",
      "unnerve"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-105609",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "dispiriting":{
    "antonyms":[
      "embolden",
      "encourage",
      "hearten",
      "nerve",
      "steel"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to deprive of morale or enthusiasm":[]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1647, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dis- + spirit":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8spi-r\u0259t",
      "(\u02cc)di-\u02c8spir-\u0259t"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "chill",
      "daunt",
      "demoralize",
      "discourage",
      "dishearten",
      "dismay",
      "frustrate",
      "unman",
      "unnerve"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-103630",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "dispiritingly":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": in a dispiriting manner":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-202321",
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "dispiritment":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the state of being dispirited or disheartened : discouragement":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "-m\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074800",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "dispiteous":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": cruel":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1803, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "alteration of despiteous":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8spi-t\u0113-\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-001816",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "displace":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to drive out : banish":[],
      ": to move physically out of position":[
        "a floating object displaces water"
      ],
      ": to remove from an office, status, or job":[],
      ": to take the place of (as in a chemical reaction) : supplant":[]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1549, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "probably from Middle French desplacer , from des- dis- + place place":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8pl\u0101s",
      "(\u02c8)dis-\u02c8pl\u0101s",
      "dis-\u02c8pl\u0101s",
      "di-\u02c8spl\u0101s"
    ],
    "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",
    "synonyms":[
      "budge",
      "dislocate",
      "disturb",
      "move",
      "relocate",
      "remove",
      "reposition",
      "shift",
      "transfer",
      "transpose"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230602",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ]
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  "displacement":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the act or process of displacing : the state of being displaced":[
        "a storm that caused the displacement of thousands of people"
      ],
      ": the difference between the initial position of something (such as a body or geometric figure) and any later position":[],
      ": the redirection of an emotion or impulse from its original object (such as an idea or person) to another":[
        "the displacement of his emotions"
      ],
      ": the substitution of another form of behavior for what is usual or expected especially when the usual response is nonadaptive or socially inappropriate":[],
      ": 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":[]
    },
    "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",
      "Poverty, climate shocks, displacement , instability and social upheaval leave communities and countries highly vulnerable to public health emergencies. \u2014 Maryanne Murray Buechner, Forbes , 20 June 2022",
      "Homicides, massacres and the killings of social leaders are all up in recent years, and internal displacement remains high, with 147,000 people forced to flee their homes last year, according to government data. \u2014 New York Times , 20 June 2022",
      "The war has pushed global displacement figures to record levels, the U.N. refugee agency said Thursday \u2014 more than 100 million people have been forced to flee their homes, up from 89.3 million at the end of 2021. \u2014 Jaclyn Peiser, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
      "In addition to the launch system, the Fujian is equipped with blocking devices, and a full-load displacement of more than 80,000 tons, Xinhua reported, adding that the ship will carry out mooring tests and navigation tests after the launch. \u2014 Nectar Gan, Brad Lendon, CNN , 17 June 2022",
      "The gallery had brought its A-game to Aspen, thoughtfully grouping the works of diverse artists addressing political themes, from the ravages of war to geographic displacement . \u2014 Travel + Leisure , 16 June 2022",
      "Penned in partnership with Ferretti\u2019s engineering department, the vessel is characterized by sleek, sporty lines, a powerful silhouette and a fast- displacement hull. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 15 June 2022",
      "Bike lanes like the ones that bedeviled the Hasidim are also, in historically Black and Latino neighborhoods in the U.S., omens for displacement . \u2014 Zo\u00eb Beery, The Atlantic , 31 May 2022",
      "If adopted, the policy could protect existing residents from displacement as property values increased. \u2014 Bailey Loosemore, The Courier-Journal , 9 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "see displace":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8pl\u0101-sm\u0259nt",
      "di-\u02c8spl\u0101-",
      "-\u02c8pl\u0101-sm\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "banishment",
      "deportation",
      "exile",
      "expatriation",
      "expulsion",
      "relegation"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-090051",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "displant":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": displace , remove":[],
      ": supplant":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "long ago displanted by the automobile, the horse and buggy have become icons of a slower, gentler time"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle French desplanter , from des- dis- + planter to plant, from Late Latin plantare":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8splant"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "cut out",
      "displace",
      "relieve",
      "replace",
      "substitute",
      "supersede",
      "supplant"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-035543",
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "display":{
    "antonyms":[
      "exhibit",
      "exhibition",
      "expo",
      "exposition",
      "fair",
      "show"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a clear sign or evidence : exhibition":[
        "a display of courage"
      ],
      ": a pattern of behavior exhibited especially by male birds in the breeding season":[],
      ": a setting or presentation of something in open view":[
        "a fireworks display"
      ],
      ": 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"
      ],
      ": descry":[],
      ": ostentatious show":[
        "worldly display"
      ],
      ": show off":[],
      ": to exhibit ostentatiously":[
        "liked to display his erudition"
      ],
      ": to make a breeding (see breeding sense 4 ) display":[
        "penguins displayed and copulated"
      ],
      ": to make evident":[
        "displayed great skill"
      ],
      ": to put or spread before the view":[
        "display the flag"
      ],
      ": type (see type entry 1 sense 2 ), composition, or printing designed to catch the eye":[]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
      "1665, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French desplaier, desploier , literally, to unfold \u2014 more at deploy":"Verb and Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8spl\u0101"
    ],
    "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",
    "synonyms":[
      "disport",
      "exhibit",
      "expose",
      "flash",
      "flaunt",
      "lay out",
      "parade",
      "produce",
      "show",
      "show off",
      "sport",
      "strut",
      "unveil"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-032041",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "display advertising":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{},
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-094725",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "display artist":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": one who prepares advertising displays for windows or interiors of business concerns":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171734",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "display key":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": 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":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "display (room)":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080251",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "display line":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": matter set in one line in nontext often ornamental type":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185413",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "display pipe":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{},
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-013327",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "display window":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a large window usually in the front of a store for the display of merchandise":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-141003",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "displayman":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": display artist":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u0259\u0307\u02c8spl\u0101m\u0259n",
      "-\u02ccman"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170956",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "displease":{
    "antonyms":[
      "content",
      "gratify",
      "please",
      "satisfy"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to be offensive to":[
        "abstract art displeases him"
      ],
      ": to give displeasure":[
        "behavior calculated to displease"
      ],
      ": to incur the disapproval or dislike of especially by annoying":[
        "their gossip displeases her"
      ]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English displesen , from Anglo-French despleisir, desplere , from des- dis- + pleisir to please \u2014 more at please":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "dis-\u02c8pl\u0113z",
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8pl\u0113z"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "disaffect",
      "discontent",
      "disgruntle",
      "dissatisfy"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064628",
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "displeased":{
    "antonyms":[
      "content",
      "gratify",
      "please",
      "satisfy"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to be offensive to":[
        "abstract art displeases him"
      ],
      ": to give displeasure":[
        "behavior calculated to displease"
      ],
      ": to incur the disapproval or dislike of especially by annoying":[
        "their gossip displeases her"
      ]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English displesen , from Anglo-French despleisir, desplere , from des- dis- + pleisir to please \u2014 more at please":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "dis-\u02c8pl\u0113z",
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8pl\u0113z"
    ],
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      "disaffect",
      "discontent",
      "disgruntle",
      "dissatisfy"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004501",
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "displeasing":{
    "antonyms":[
      "content",
      "gratify",
      "please",
      "satisfy"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to be offensive to":[
        "abstract art displeases him"
      ],
      ": to give displeasure":[
        "behavior calculated to displease"
      ],
      ": to incur the disapproval or dislike of especially by annoying":[
        "their gossip displeases her"
      ]
    },
    "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"
    ],
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      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
    },
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      "Middle English displesen , from Anglo-French despleisir, desplere , from des- dis- + pleisir to please \u2014 more at please":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "dis-\u02c8pl\u0113z",
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8pl\u0113z"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "disaffect",
      "discontent",
      "disgruntle",
      "dissatisfy"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-090222",
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "displeasure":{
    "antonyms":[
      "approbation",
      "approval",
      "favor"
    ],
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      ": discomfort , unhappiness":[],
      ": offense , injury":[],
      ": the feeling of one that is displeased : disfavor":[]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "dis-\u02c8ple-zh\u0259r",
      "-\u02c8pl\u0101-",
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8ple-zh\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "deprecation",
      "disapprobation",
      "disapproval",
      "discountenance",
      "disesteem",
      "disfavor",
      "dislike"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222645",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "disport":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": display":[],
      ": divert , amuse":[],
      ": sport , pastime":[],
      ": to amuse oneself in light or lively fashion : frolic":[]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
    },
    "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"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8sp\u022frt"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "amuse",
      "divert",
      "entertain",
      "regale",
      "solace"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-011256",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "disposable":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": 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":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8sp\u014d-z\u0259-b\u0259l",
      "dis-\u02c8p\u014d-z\u0259-b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "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"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-161315"
  },
  "disposable income":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": income that is left after paying taxes and for things that are essential, such as food and housing":[
        "I don't have enough disposable income to buy such luxuries."
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054848",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "disposable weight":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": all weights on an aircraft other than the fixed weight":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041545",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "disposal":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a device used to reduce waste matter (as by grinding)":[
        "putting food scraps down the disposal"
      ],
      ": 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"
      ],
      ": the act or process of disposing : such as":[],
      ": 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 ."
      ]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1630, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "dis-\u02c8p\u014d-z\u0259l",
      "di-\u02c8sp\u014d-z\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "discarding",
      "disposition",
      "dumping",
      "jettison",
      "junking",
      "removal",
      "riddance",
      "scrapping",
      "throwing away"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-011753",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "disposal field":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "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":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-192530",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "dispose":{
    "antonyms":[],
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      ": bestow":[],
      ": demeanor":[],
      ": disposal":[],
      ": disposition":[],
      ": regulate":[],
      ": to come to terms":[],
      ": to deal with conclusively":[
        "disposed of the matter efficiently"
      ],
      ": to get rid of":[
        "how to dispose of toxic waste"
      ],
      ": to give a tendency to : incline":[
        "faulty diet disposes one to sickness"
      ],
      ": to place, distribute, or arrange especially in an orderly way":[
        "disposing of the weapons in the new fort"
      ],
      ": to put in place : set in readiness : arrange":[
        "disposing troops for withdrawal"
      ],
      ": to settle a matter finally":[],
      ": to transfer to the control of another":[
        "disposing of personal property to a total stranger"
      ]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
      "1590, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
    },
    "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"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8sp\u014dz",
      "dis-\u02c8p\u014dz"
    ],
    "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",
    "synonyms":[
      "depose",
      "deposit",
      "emplace",
      "fix",
      "lay",
      "place",
      "position",
      "put",
      "set",
      "set up",
      "situate",
      "stick"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-213712",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "disposed":{
    "antonyms":[],
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      ": bestow":[],
      ": demeanor":[],
      ": disposal":[],
      ": disposition":[],
      ": regulate":[],
      ": to come to terms":[],
      ": to deal with conclusively":[
        "disposed of the matter efficiently"
      ],
      ": to get rid of":[
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      ],
      ": to give a tendency to : incline":[
        "faulty diet disposes one to sickness"
      ],
      ": to place, distribute, or arrange especially in an orderly way":[
        "disposing of the weapons in the new fort"
      ],
      ": to put in place : set in readiness : arrange":[
        "disposing troops for withdrawal"
      ],
      ": to settle a matter finally":[],
      ": to transfer to the control of another":[
        "disposing of personal property to a total stranger"
      ]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
      "1590, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
    },
    "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"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8sp\u014dz",
      "dis-\u02c8p\u014dz"
    ],
    "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",
    "synonyms":[
      "depose",
      "deposit",
      "emplace",
      "fix",
      "lay",
      "place",
      "position",
      "put",
      "set",
      "set up",
      "situate",
      "stick"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-204658",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "disposition":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": administration , control":[],
      ": final arrangement : settlement":[
        "the disposition of the case"
      ],
      ": orderly arrangement":[],
      ": prevailing tendency, mood, or inclination":[],
      ": temperamental makeup":[],
      ": the act or the power of disposing or the state of being disposed: such as":[],
      ": the power of such transferal":[],
      ": the tendency of something to act in a certain manner under given circumstances":[],
      ": transfer to the care or possession of another":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "They move jerkily, like puppets, but have a happy disposition ; they are perpetually smiling and are given to frequent paroxysms of laughter. \u2014 Matt Ridley , Genome , 1999",
      "\u2026 the eight species of wild equids (horses and their relatives) vary greatly in disposition , even though all eight are genetically so close to each other that they will interbreed and produce healthy (though usually sterile) offspring. \u2014 Jared Diamond , Guns, Germs, and Steel , 1997",
      "His father, Increase [Mather], with all his faults\u2014his sour, depressive disposition , his open preference for England\u2014is much more attractive. \u2014 Monroe K. Spears , American Ambitions , 1987",
      "Her easy disposition and sociability masked the intensity of her feelings. \u2014 John Edgar Wideman , Bothers and Keepers , 1984",
      "a dog with an excellent disposition",
      "Her disposition was to always think negatively.",
      "He has a disposition toward criminal behavior.",
      "people with a genetic disposition toward a particular disease",
      "A will is a legal document that is used in the disposition of property.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "On the screen, the duo are equally committed to portraying their characters with disarming sincerity, a disposition aided by Daniel Pemberton\u2019s whimsical score that elevates their uplifting fable. \u2014 Tomris Laffly, Variety , 15 June 2022",
      "With her cheerful disposition and one-of-a-kind personality, Lova Ladiva carries herself with humor and extravagance. \u2014 Joey Nolfi, EW.com , 2 June 2022",
      "His family and friends called him Basbous because of his cheerful disposition and sense of humor. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 19 May 2022",
      "The short answer to these cavils is that such hand-wringing is simply not a part of Brooks\u2019s sunny disposition . \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Dec. 2021",
      "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"
    ],
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      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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      "Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin disposition-, dispositio , from disponere \u2014 see dispose entry 1":""
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      "\u02ccdis-p\u0259-\u02c8zi-sh\u0259n",
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      ": directed toward or effecting disposition (as of a case)":[
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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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      "circa 1618, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "dis-\u02c8p\u00e4-z\u0259-tiv",
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      ": as a possibility : in respect to a tendency or to a future eventuality":[]
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      ": a planet which is in astrology lord of the sign where another planet is":[]
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      "Latin, arranger, from dispositus + -or":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205626",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": to put out of possession or occupancy":[
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      "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"
    ],
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      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "Middle French despossesser , from des- dis- + possesser to possess":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065804",
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      ": deprived of homes, possessions, and security":[]
    },
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      "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",
      "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"
    ],
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      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "pronounciation":[
      "also -\u02c8sest",
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    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222449",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
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  "dispost":{
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    "definitions":{
      ": to remove from a position":[]
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dis- entry 1 + post (position)":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-083506",
    "type":[
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    "antonyms":[],
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      ": disposal , disposition":[]
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1569, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8sp\u014d-zh\u0259r"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114110",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "antonyms":[
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      "extoll",
      "laud",
      "praise"
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    "definitions":{
      ": to comment on with disapproval or censure":[]
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      "the movie is an old-fashioned romance, and in calling it that, I don't mean to dispraise it at all"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English dispraisen , from Anglo-French despreiser, despriser , from des- dis- + preiser to praise":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8pr\u0101z"
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      "pan",
      "reprehend",
      "slag"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-221820",
    "type":[
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "disproof":{
    "antonyms":[
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      ": evidence that disproves":[],
      ": the action of disproving":[]
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    "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",
      "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8pr\u00fcf"
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    "synonyms":[
      "confutation",
      "disconfirmation",
      "rebuttal",
      "refutation"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041646",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to make out of proportion : mismatch":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-pr\u0259-\u02c8p\u022fr-sh\u0259n",
      "\u02ccdis-pr\u0259-\u02c8p\u014dr-sh\u0259n, -\u02c8p\u022fr-"
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    "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",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-142319"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-090410",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
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    "antonyms":[],
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      ": being out of proportion":[
        "a disproportionate share"
      ]
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      "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",
      "As Idaho\u2019s only urban university, Boise State attracts disproportionate media attention and conservative skepticism. \u2014 Daniel Golden, ProPublica , 4 July 2022",
      "Half those people were White, but Black Americans are shot at a disproportionate rate. \u2014 Timothy Bella, Washington Post , 3 July 2022",
      "Half those people were White, but Black Americans are shot at a disproportionate rate. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 3 July 2022",
      "And while many of those young players rank low on the official food chain, their proximity to the pinnacle of power gives them disproportionate influence, and a front-row seat to critical moments that can define the country. \u2014 New York Times , 1 July 2022",
      "For most, higher prices have impacted their lives, and the price of gas, in particular, has been a difficulty, and lower income Texans say they're being affected in disproportionate numbers. \u2014 Anthony Salvanto, CBS News , 30 June 2022",
      "Pride Month is our reminder to uplift and look out for each other, knowing that there are still so many facing injustice and disproportionate discrimination, especially Black trans women, who are the most marginalized members of our community. \u2014 Giovanny Garzon, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
      "Today\u2019s Supreme Court ruling overturning #RoeVsWade will have deadly consequences, with the harm falling hardest on people of color who already face disproportionate discrimination in our country and grapple with a severe maternal mortality crisis. \u2014 Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 June 2022",
      "Today\u2019s Supreme Court ruling overturning #RoeVsWade will have deadly consequences, with the harm falling hardest on people of color who already face disproportionate discrimination in our country and grapple with a severe maternal mortality crisis. \u2014 Zack Sharf, Variety , 24 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1555, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
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    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-111511",
    "type":[
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      "adverb"
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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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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
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    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-194717",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": the transformation of a substance into two or more dissimilar substances usually by simultaneous oxidation and reduction":[]
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    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1929, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-pr\u0259-\u02ccp\u022fr-sh\u0259-\u02c8n\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112457",
    "type":[
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "disprovable":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "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"
      ]
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1602, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "disprove + -able":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-140405",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
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  "disprove":{
    "antonyms":[
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      "establish",
      "prove",
      "validate",
      "verify"
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      ": to prove to be false or wrong : refute":[
        "disprove a theory"
      ]
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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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French desprover , from des- dis- + prover to prove":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "dis-\u02c8pr\u00fcv",
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8pr\u00fcv"
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      "shoot down"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073726",
    "type":[
      "verb"
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    "examples":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-235323",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
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    "antonyms":[
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      "establish",
      "prove",
      "validate",
      "verify"
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      "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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      "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.",
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      "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"
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      "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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      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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      "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"
    ],
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      "1660, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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      "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"
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      "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"
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      "Middle English, from Anglo-French desputer , from Latin disputare to discuss, from dis- + putare to think":"Verb and Noun"
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      "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"
    ],
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      "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"
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      "1581, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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      "circa 1530, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
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      "dis-\u02c8kw\u012b-\u0259t",
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8kw\u012b-\u0259t"
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    "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",
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      "derail",
      "discomfort",
      "discompose",
      "dismay",
      "distemper",
      "distract",
      "distress",
      "disturb",
      "exercise",
      "flurry",
      "frazzle",
      "freak (out)",
      "fuss",
      "hagride",
      "perturb",
      "undo",
      "unhinge",
      "unsettle",
      "upset",
      "weird out",
      "worry"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-053903",
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      "noun",
      "verb"
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      ": disquiet":[
        "disquietening rumors of war"
      ]
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    "examples":[],
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      "dis- entry 1 + quieten":""
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      "\"+"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164544",
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231506",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": uneasiness":[]
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    "examples":[],
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230152",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "antonyms":[
      "unconcern"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": anxiety , agitation":[]
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    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1682, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8kw\u012b-\u0259-\u02cct(y)\u00fcd"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "apprehension",
      "apprehensiveness",
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      "concernment",
      "disquiet",
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      "nervousness",
      "perturbation",
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      "unease",
      "uneasiness",
      "worry"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162406",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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  "disquisition":{
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      ": a formal inquiry into or discussion of a subject : discourse":[]
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      "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1640, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin disquisition-, disquisitio , from disquirere to investigate, from dis- + quaerere to seek":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdi-skw\u0259-\u02c8zi-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "exploration",
      "inquest",
      "inquiry",
      "inquisition",
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      "probation",
      "probe",
      "probing",
      "research",
      "study"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170325",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
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  "disrate":{
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      "advance",
      "elevate",
      "promote",
      "raise"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to reduce in rank : demote":[]
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    "examples":[
      "several noncommissioned officers had been disrated"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1751, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8r\u0101t"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "break",
      "bust",
      "degrade",
      "demote",
      "downgrade",
      "reduce"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-094734",
    "type":[
      "verb"
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  },
  "disrating":{
    "antonyms":[
      "advance",
      "elevate",
      "promote",
      "raise"
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    "definitions":{
      ": to reduce in rank : demote":[]
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    "examples":[
      "several noncommissioned officers had been disrated"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1751, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8r\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "break",
      "bust",
      "degrade",
      "demote",
      "downgrade",
      "reduce"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020158",
    "type":[
      "verb"
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  "disregard":{
    "antonyms":[
      "apathy",
      "casualness",
      "complacence",
      "disinterestedness",
      "incuriosity",
      "incuriousness",
      "indifference",
      "insouciance",
      "nonchalance",
      "torpor",
      "unconcern"
    ],
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      ": 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"
      ],
      ": 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."
      ]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1613, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
      "1659, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-ri-\u02c8g\u00e4rd"
    ],
    "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",
    "synonyms":[
      "despise",
      "flout",
      "scorn"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-184202",
    "type":[
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      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
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  "disregardant":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": disregardful":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "disregard entry 1 + -ant (as in regardant )":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6dis+"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200828",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
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    "antonyms":[
      "apathy",
      "casualness",
      "complacence",
      "disinterestedness",
      "incuriosity",
      "incuriousness",
      "indifference",
      "insouciance",
      "nonchalance",
      "torpor",
      "unconcern"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": 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"
      ],
      ": 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."
      ]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1613, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
      "1659, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-ri-\u02c8g\u00e4rd"
    ],
    "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",
    "synonyms":[
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      "flout",
      "scorn"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-184201",
    "type":[
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      "verb"
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  "disrelate":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to break the relationship between or among : disunite":[
        "tends to disrelate the components of immediate experience",
        "\u2014 D. S. Savage"
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dis- entry 1 + relate":""
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6dis+"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-062506",
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": not related":[]
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1894, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-ri-\u02c8l\u0101-t\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220146",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
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  },
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": lack of a fitting or proportionate connection or relationship":[]
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1893, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-ri-\u02c8l\u0101-sh\u0259n"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105713",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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  "disrelish":{
    "antonyms":[
      "allergy",
      "averseness",
      "aversion",
      "disfavor",
      "disinclination",
      "dislike",
      "disliking",
      "down",
      "mislike"
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    "definitions":{
      ": lack of relish : distaste , dislike":[],
      ": to find unpalatable or distasteful":[]
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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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1604, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
      "circa 1625, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8re-lish"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "disfavor",
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      "mislike"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182911",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "disremember":{
    "antonyms":[
      "flash back (to)",
      "hark back (to)",
      "harken back (to)",
      "hearken back (to)",
      "mind",
      "recall",
      "recollect",
      "remember",
      "reminisce (about)",
      "think (of)"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": forget":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "with advancing age I seem to disremember quite a lot of things",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Words disremembered , abandoned from tents & saw / packs. \u2014 oregonlive , 19 Mar. 2020"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1703, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-ri-\u02c8mem-b\u0259r"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "forget",
      "unlearn"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085039",
    "type":[
      "verb"
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    "antonyms":[
      "keeping",
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      ": the state of being in need of repair":[
        "a building fallen into disrepair"
      ]
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    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1798, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
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      "\u02ccdis-ri-\u02c8per"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "desolation",
      "dilapidation",
      "neglect",
      "seediness"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050725",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "disreputable":{
    "antonyms":[
      "honorable",
      "reputable",
      "respectable"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": not reputable":[]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1726, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "dis-\u02c8re-py\u0259-t\u0259-b\u0259l",
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8re-py\u0259-t\u0259-b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "disgraceful",
      "dishonorable",
      "ignominious",
      "infamous",
      "louche",
      "notorious",
      "opprobrious",
      "shady",
      "shameful",
      "shoddy",
      "shy",
      "unrespectable"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-225929",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
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    "antonyms":[
      "esteem",
      "honor",
      "respect"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": lack or decline of good reputation : a state of being held in low esteem":[]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1637, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-ri-\u02c8py\u00fct"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for disrepute 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",
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      "dishonor",
      "ignominy",
      "infamy",
      "obloquy",
      "odium",
      "opprobrium",
      "reproach",
      "shame"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074559",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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  "disrespect":{
    "antonyms":[
      "dis",
      "diss",
      "discourteousness",
      "discourtesy",
      "disrespectfulness",
      "impertinence",
      "impertinency",
      "impoliteness",
      "impudence",
      "incivility",
      "inconsiderateness",
      "inconsideration",
      "insolence",
      "rudeness",
      "ungraciousness"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": low regard or esteem for someone or something : lack of respect":[
        "treating a teacher with disrespect",
        "meant no disrespect to you"
      ],
      ": 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"
      ]
    },
    "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",
      "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1614, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
      "1621, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-ri-\u02c8spekt"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "affront",
      "dis",
      "diss",
      "insult",
      "offend",
      "outrage",
      "slap",
      "slight",
      "wound"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093904",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
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      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": not respectable":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1798, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-ri-\u02c8spek-t\u0259-b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-124542",
    "type":[
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      "noun"
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  "disrespectful":{
    "antonyms":[
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      "discourtesy",
      "disrespectfulness",
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      "impertinency",
      "impoliteness",
      "impudence",
      "incivility",
      "inconsiderateness",
      "inconsideration",
      "insolence",
      "rudeness",
      "ungraciousness"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": low regard or esteem for someone or something : lack of respect":[
        "treating a teacher with disrespect",
        "meant no disrespect to you"
      ],
      ": 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"
      ]
    },
    "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",
      "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1614, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
      "1621, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-ri-\u02c8spekt"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "affront",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-084830",
    "type":[
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    ]
  },
  "disrespectfulness":{
    "antonyms":[
      "dis",
      "diss",
      "discourteousness",
      "discourtesy",
      "disrespectfulness",
      "impertinence",
      "impertinency",
      "impoliteness",
      "impudence",
      "incivility",
      "inconsiderateness",
      "inconsideration",
      "insolence",
      "rudeness",
      "ungraciousness"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": low regard or esteem for someone or something : lack of respect":[
        "treating a teacher with disrespect",
        "meant no disrespect to you"
      ],
      ": 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"
      ]
    },
    "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",
      "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1614, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
      "1621, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190835",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-174249",
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    "history_and_etymology":{
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164328",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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  "disrobe":{
    "antonyms":[
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    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1581, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":""
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      "Middle French desrober , from des- dis- + robe garment, from Old French":""
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      "undress"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205730",
    "type":[
      "verb"
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    "antonyms":[
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    },
    "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"
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      "1581, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle French desrober , from des- dis- + robe garment, from Old French":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8r\u014db"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "strip",
      "unclothe",
      "undress"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-075533",
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "disroof":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": unroof":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dis- entry 1 + roof (noun)":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)dis+",
      "d\u0259s"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171514",
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
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  "disroot":{
    "antonyms":[],
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      ": to dislodge especially from a fixed position":[],
      ": to tear up the roots of : tear up by the roots":[
        "replanted the disrooted shrubbery"
      ]
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    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dis- entry 1 + root (noun)":""
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    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)dis+",
      "d\u0259s"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163924",
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ]
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  "disrump":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": disrupt":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin disrumpere":""
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210604",
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ]
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  "disrupt":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to break apart : rupture":[
        "three periods of faulting disrupted the rocks",
        "\u2014 University of Arizona Record"
      ],
      ": 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"
      ],
      ": to throw into disorder":[
        "demonstrators trying to disrupt the meeting"
      ]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1663, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin disruptus , past participle of disrumpere , from dis- + rumpere to break \u2014 more at reave":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "dis-\u02c8r\u0259pt"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "break",
      "break up",
      "bust",
      "disintegrate",
      "dismember",
      "fracture",
      "fragment",
      "rive"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182652",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "disruption":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the act or process of disrupting something : a break or interruption in the normal course or continuation of some activity, process, etc.":[
        "disruption of sleep",
        "disruptions in service",
        "a process that has continued without disruption",
        "Throughout the history of medicine, health has been seen as a condition of equilibrium and illness as the disruption of a balanced state.",
        "\u2014 David Mechanic",
        "By 1925 most countries had recovered from the economic disruptions caused by the Great War of 1914-18.",
        "\u2014 John A. Garraty"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1622, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "dis-\u02c8r\u0259p-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "derangement",
      "dislocation",
      "disturbance",
      "upset"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093042",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb"
    ]
  },
  "diss":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": 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"
      ],
      ": to find fault with : criticize":[
        "dissed her wardrobe"
      ],
      ": to treat with disrespect or contempt : insult":[
        "dissed her former co-star in the interview",
        "was dissed and ignored at the party"
      ],
      "dissertation":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1987, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dis"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054333",
    "type":[
      "abbreviation",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "dissatisfaction":{
    "antonyms":[
      "contentedness",
      "contentment",
      "pleasure",
      "satisfaction"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the quality or state of being dissatisfied : discontent":[]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1610, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)di(s)-\u02ccsa-t\u0259s-\u02c8fak-sh\u0259n",
      "di-\u02ccsa-t\u0259s-\u02c8fak-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "discontent",
      "discontentedness",
      "discontentment",
      "disgruntlement",
      "displeasure"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231946",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "dissatisfactory":{
    "antonyms":[
      "acceptable",
      "adequate",
      "all right",
      "decent",
      "fine",
      "OK",
      "okay",
      "passable",
      "respectable",
      "satisfactory",
      "standard",
      "tolerable"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": causing dissatisfaction":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "this report is completely dissatisfactory on several counts",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Set primarily in the South, Plattner\u2019s vignettes provide intimate glimpses into a series of singular events that, when strung together, paint a larger picture of the melancholic and frequently dissatisfactory state of existing in the modern world. \u2014 Leah Tyler, ajc , 30 May 2022",
      "In ThedaCare\u2019s case, an attorney described dissatisfactory management and positions in which employees had been chronically underpaid. \u2014 Molly Osberg, The New Republic , 25 Jan. 2022",
      "Inter Miami fell to CF Montreal 2-0 in their third game at DRV PNK Stadium this season thanks to a first-half performance coach Phil Neville said was dissatisfactory . \u2014 Khobi Price, sun-sentinel.com , 13 May 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1610, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)di(s)-\u02ccsa-t\u0259s-\u02c8fak-t(\u0259-)r\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "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"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-112356",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "dissatisfied":{
    "antonyms":[
      "content",
      "contented",
      "gratified",
      "pleased",
      "satisfied"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": expressing or showing lack of satisfaction : not pleased or satisfied":[
        "dissatisfied customers",
        "dissatisfied with his response"
      ]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1630, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)di(s)-\u02c8sa-t\u0259s-\u02ccf\u012bd"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "aggrieved",
      "discontent",
      "discontented",
      "disgruntled",
      "displeased",
      "malcontent"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015332",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "dissatisfy":{
    "antonyms":[
      "content",
      "gratify",
      "satisfy"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to fail to satisfy : displease":[]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1656, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)di(s)-\u02c8sa-t\u0259s-\u02ccf\u012b",
      "di-\u02c8sa-t\u0259s-\u02ccf\u012b"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "cheat",
      "disappoint",
      "fail",
      "let down"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-115632",
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "dissava":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": one of the district governors of Sri Lanka":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Sinhalese dis\u0101wa":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u0259\u0307\u02c8s\u00e4v\u0259"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-203147",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "dissave":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to use savings for current expenses":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1936, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)di(s)-\u02c8s\u0101v"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-214014",
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "disscepter":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to deprive of a scepter":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dis- entry 1 + scepter (noun)":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)di(s)+",
      "d\u0259(s)"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045014",
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ]
  },
  "disseat":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": unseat":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1612, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)di(s)-\u02c8s\u0113t"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105732",
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "dissect":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to analyze and interpret minutely":[
        "dissect a problem"
      ],
      ": to make a dissection":[],
      ": to separate into pieces : expose the several parts of (something, such as an animal) for scientific examination":[
        "dissect an earthworm",
        "dissecting flowers"
      ]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1598, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin dissectus , past participle of dissecare to cut apart, from dis- + secare to cut \u2014 more at saw":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "dis-\u02c8ekt; d\u012b-\u02c8sekt",
      "\u02c8d\u012b-\u02ccsekt",
      "di-\u02c8sekt",
      "\u02c8d\u012b-\u02cc",
      "also di-",
      "d\u012b-\u02c8sekt"
    ],
    "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",
    "synonyms":[
      "analyze",
      "anatomize",
      "assay",
      "break down",
      "cut",
      "deconstruct"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-012658",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "dissection":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": an anatomical specimen prepared by dissecting":[],
      ": the act or process of dissecting : the state of being dissected":[]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1578, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "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-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "analysis",
      "anatomizing",
      "anatomy",
      "assay",
      "breakdown",
      "deconstruction"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-215052",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "dissectional":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": dissective":[
        "in setting, personalities, and dissectional treatment, this part is reminiscent of \u2026 novels of psychopathic provincial people",
        "\u2014 Dorothy Chamberlain"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "-shn\u0259l",
      "-ksh\u0259n\u1d4al"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-121000",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "dissective":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": of or relating to dissection":[
        "it is only dissective analysis and knowledge of history that reveal the compositeness of any culture",
        "\u2014 A. L. Kroeber"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "-ktiv"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-113229",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "disseise":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to deprive especially wrongfully of seisin : dispossess":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English disseisen , from Anglo-French disseisir, dis - + seisir to put in possession of \u2014 more at seize":""
    },
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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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      "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"
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      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
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      "Middle English dissymblen , alteration of dissimulen , from Middle French dissimuler , from Latin dissimulare \u2014 more at dissimulate":""
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      "feign",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230845",
    "type":[
      "noun",
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        "dissembling the facts"
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        "He had dissembled about the risks involved."
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      ": to put on the appearance of : simulate":[
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      "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"
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      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
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      "Middle English dissymblen , alteration of dissimulen , from Middle French dissimuler , from Latin dissimulare \u2014 more at dissimulate":""
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    "pronounciation":[
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105125",
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    "antonyms":[],
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      ": to disperse throughout":[],
      ": to spread abroad as though sowing seed":[
        "disseminate ideas"
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    "examples":[
      "He told me that as Commanding General [General David Petraeus] he believes he should not only direct battlefield action but also disseminate a few easy-to-grasp concepts about the war's prosecution, which subordinate officers can then interpret on their own. \u2014 Steve Coll , New Yorker , 8 Sept. 2008",
      "Jefferson helped found and back a friendly newspaper, the National Gazette , to help disseminate his views. \u2014 Walter Kim , Time , 5 July 2004",
      "In this case, the filmmakers did not prevent information from being disseminated . And they have no greater moral obligation than do the highly paid Tom Brokaw or Dan Rather to help a TV network keep down its costs. \u2014 Randy Cohen , New York Times Magazine , 7 Oct. 2001",
      "Although possession of virus software and source code is not illegal, many of the existing state and federal computer intrusion and unauthorized access laws already make it illegal to introduce a virus into someone's system intentionally. Robert Morris's conviction \u2026 shows how the existing laws might be used to punish those involved with disseminating viruses. \u2014 Edward A. Cavazos et al. , Cyberspace And The Law , 1994",
      "The Internet allows us to disseminate information faster.",
      "The findings were widely disseminated .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "By releasing information on social media, police could efficiently disseminate information to the public and avoid having to hold multiple interviews with different media outlets. \u2014 Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online , 5 June 2022",
      "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1566, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin disseminatus , past participle of disseminare , from dis- + seminare to sow, from semin-, semen seed \u2014 more at semen":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8se-m\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101t"
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      "spread"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081007",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
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    "antonyms":[
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      "concord",
      "concordance",
      "harmony",
      "peace"
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    "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"
    ],
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      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "Middle English, from Anglo-French discension , from Latin dissension-, dissensio , from dissentire \u2014 see dissent entry 1":""
    },
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    "type":[
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    "antonyms":[
      "accord",
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      "consensus",
      "harmony",
      "unanimity"
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    "definitions":{
      ": difference of opinion":[]
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    "examples":[
      "a democracy relies on dissensus as much as on consensus",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "These dramas of politics \u2014 each involving the high court\u2019s first black justice \u2014 arrive at a singularly contentious political moment in an atmosphere of angry, sometimes violent dissensus . \u2014 Manohla Dargis And A.o. Scott, New York Times , 7 Sep. 2017"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1962, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "nonconcurrence"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074453",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": a justice's nonconcurrence with a decision of the majority":[
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      ": difference of opinion":[
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      ": political opposition to a government or its policies":[
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      ": religious nonconformity":[
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      ": such as":[
        "heard voices of dissent at the meeting"
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      ": to differ in opinion":[
        "Three of the justices dissented from the majority opinion."
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      ": to withhold assent or approval":[]
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      "Verb",
      "The Supreme Court, with two justices dissenting , ruled that the law was constitutional.",
      "anyone who dissented was encouraged to speak out while they had the chance",
      "Noun",
      "Church leaders permitted no dissent from church teachings.",
      "He did everything in his power to suppress political dissent .",
      "These dissents come from prominent scientists and should not be ignored.",
      "She argued in her dissent that Congress had exceeded its authority.",
      "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",
      "The school board\u2019s deadline to file its dissent is July 1. \u2014 Sabrina Leboeuf, Baltimore Sun , 22 June 2022",
      "On the next page of her dissent , though, Justice Sotomayor seemed to concede that few if any such suits will likely succeed. \u2014 Adam Liptak, New York Times , 8 June 2022",
      "Marbley repeated in his dissent his April 20 position that the majority on the court created no incentive for the Ohio Redistricting Commission to work to submit maps that could clear Ohio Supreme Court muster. \u2014 cleveland , 27 May 2022",
      "Justice Kagan, in her dissent , described one result now that the most recent provision has been struck down. \u2014 Jessica Gresko, The Christian Science Monitor , 17 May 2022",
      "Another near the city of Kostroma was fined by authorities for his public dissent . \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "The Supreme Court turned down Trump\u2019s request to halt the ruling, with only Justice Clarence Thomas noting his dissent . \u2014 Robert Barnes And Ann E. Marimow, Anchorage Daily News , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "The justices ultimately turned down Trump's emergency request to stop the National Archives and Records Administration from turning over reams of his White House documents, though Clarence Thomas was the only member of the court to note his dissent . \u2014 Melissa Quinn, CBS News , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "As Higginson noted in his scathing 10-page dissent , 12 other federal courts had rejected requests to block the mandate before Judge Jeffrey Vincent Brown granted it in January. \u2014 Tierney Sneed, CNN , 9 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1585, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Latin dissentire , from dis- + sentire to feel \u2014 more at sense":"Verb and Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8sent"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074154",
    "type":[
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      "verb"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": being at variance : discordant":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin dissentaneus , from dissentire + -aneus (as in subterraneus subterranean)":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6dis\u1d4an\u2027\u00a6t\u0101n\u0113\u0259s"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-140416",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
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  },
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    "antonyms":[
      "conformer",
      "conformist"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an English Nonconformist":[],
      ": one that dissents":[]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1639, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8sen-t\u0259r"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "d\u0259\u0307\u02c8sench(\u0113)\u0259|n(t)s"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-181656",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      "conforming",
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      ": expressing dissent":[]
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      "the communist party did not look favorably on dissentient opinions"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1651, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
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      "Latin dissentient-, dissentiens , present participle of dissentire":""
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      "di-\u02c8sen(t)-sh(\u0113-)\u0259nt"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-192717",
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      ": of or relating to the English Nonconformists":[
        "a dissenting church",
        "dissenting merchants"
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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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    "first_known_use":{
      "1644, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "adjective"
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    "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"
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      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "Middle English, from Anglo-French discension , from Latin dissension-, dissensio , from dissentire \u2014 see dissent entry 1":""
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    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8sen-sh\u0259n",
      "di-\u02c8sen(t)-sh\u0259n"
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      "division",
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      "infighting",
      "inharmony",
      "schism",
      "strife",
      "variance",
      "war",
      "warfare"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074459",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": characterized by dissension or dissent":[]
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1560, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8sen(t)-sh\u0259s"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004643",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
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        "\u2014 Allan Holaday"
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u0259\u0307\u02c8sentiv"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-185309",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
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      ": a dividing tissue : septum":[]
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    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1727, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin dissaepimentum partition, from dissaepire to divide, from dis- + saepire to fence in \u2014 more at septum":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "dis-\u02c8ep-\u0259-m\u0259nt",
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115431",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": of, relating to, or consisting of a dissertation":[]
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dis\u0259(r)\u02cct\u0101tiv"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130332",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
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    "antonyms":[],
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      ": to serve badly or falsely : harm":[]
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Concerns arise from the secrecy of arbitration clauses, which disserve the public interest by keeping both the harassment complaints and any settlements confidential. \u2014 Julia O'donoghue, NOLA.com , 26 Mar. 2018"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1629, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)di(s)-\u02c8s\u0259rv"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-082527",
    "type":[
      "verb"
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      "fairness",
      "justice"
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    "examples":[
      "Her comments were a disservice to those volunteers.",
      "you do a great disservice to the professionals at the day-care center when you refer to them as \u201cbabysitters\u201d",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1599, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)di(s)-\u02c8s\u0259r-v\u0259s",
      "di-\u02c8s\u0259r-v\u0259s"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "injury",
      "injustice",
      "raw deal",
      "shaft",
      "unfairness",
      "unjustness",
      "wrong"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232520",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": counterproductive":[]
    },
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1635, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "di(s)-\u02c8s\u0259r-v\u0259-s\u0259-b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-195114",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
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    "antonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\"+"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064050",
    "type":[
      "adverb"
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  "dissettle":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": unsettle":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dis- entry 1 + settle":""
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185618",
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ]
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  "dissever":{
    "antonyms":[
      "join",
      "link",
      "unify",
      "unite"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": sever , separate":[],
      ": to come apart : disunite":[]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French deseivr- , stem of desevrer , from Late Latin disseparare , from Latin dis- + separare to separate":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8se-v\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "break up",
      "decouple",
      "disassociate",
      "disconnect",
      "disjoin",
      "disjoint",
      "dissociate",
      "disunite",
      "divide",
      "divorce",
      "part",
      "ramify",
      "resolve",
      "separate",
      "sever",
      "split",
      "sunder",
      "uncouple",
      "unlink",
      "unyoke"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194020",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
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  "disseveration":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": disseverance":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dissever + -ation":""
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\"+"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-202556",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "dissidence":{
    "antonyms":[
      "accord",
      "agreement",
      "concord",
      "concordance",
      "harmony",
      "peace"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": dissent , disagreement":[
        "political dissidence"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1656, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8di-s\u0259-d\u0259n(t)s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "dissent",
      "dissonance",
      "disunion",
      "disunity",
      "division",
      "friction",
      "infighting",
      "inharmony",
      "schism",
      "strife",
      "variance",
      "war",
      "warfare"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-101019",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
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  "dissident":{
    "antonyms":[
      "conforming",
      "conformist",
      "conventional",
      "orthodox"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": disagreeing especially with an established religious or political system, organization, or belief":[
        "dissident elements in the armed forces"
      ]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1769, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "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":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8di-s\u0259-d\u0259nt"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "dissentient",
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      "iconoclastic",
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      "nonorthodox",
      "out-there",
      "unconventional",
      "unorthodox"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174833",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "dissight":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": an unsightly object":[]
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    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dis- entry 1 + sight":""
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    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)di(s)+",
      "d\u0259(s)"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191619",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "antonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin dissilient-, dissiliens , present participle of dissilire , from dis- apart + silire (from salire to leap)":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u0259\u0307\u02c8sily\u0259nt",
      "-l\u0113\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-095422",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
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    "antonyms":[
      "alike",
      "identical",
      "indistinguishable",
      "kin",
      "kindred",
      "like",
      "parallel",
      "same",
      "similar"
    ],
    "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"
      ]
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    "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"
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      "1599, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "(\u02cc)di(s)-\u02c8si-m\u0259-l\u0259r",
      "di-\u02c8si-m\u0259-l\u0259r",
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      "analogousness",
      "analogy",
      "community",
      "likeness",
      "resemblance",
      "sameness",
      "similarity"
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      ": 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"
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      "1650, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "(\u02cc)di(s)-\u02ccsi-m\u0259-\u02c8ler-\u0259-t\u0113"
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      "unlikeness"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-014847",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      "alike",
      "identical",
      "indistinguishable",
      "kin",
      "kindred",
      "like",
      "parallel",
      "same",
      "similar"
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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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    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1599, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
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      "(\u02cc)di(s)-\u02c8si-m\u0259-l\u0259r",
      "di-\u02c8si-m\u0259-l\u0259r",
      "-\u02c8sim-l\u0259r"
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      "distant",
      "distinct",
      "distinctive",
      "distinguishable",
      "diverse",
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      "other",
      "unalike",
      "unlike"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224148",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ]
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    "antonyms":[
      "alikeness",
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      "analogy",
      "community",
      "likeness",
      "resemblance",
      "sameness",
      "similarity"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": lack of resemblance":[]
    },
    "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"
    ],
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      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
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      "Middle English, from Latin dissimilitudo , from dissimilis unlike, from dis- + similis like \u2014 more at same":""
    },
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      "-\u02ccty\u00fcd",
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      "difference",
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      "disparateness",
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      "dissimilarity",
      "distance",
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      "distinctiveness",
      "distinctness",
      "diverseness",
      "diversity",
      "otherness",
      "unlikeness"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045827",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "antonyms":[],
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      ": dissemble":[
        "a politician's ability to dissimulate"
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      ": to hide under a false appearance":[
        "smiled to dissimulate her urgency",
        "\u2014 Alice Glenday"
      ]
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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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Latin dissimulatus , past participle of dissimulare , from dis- + simulare to simulate":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)di-\u02c8sim-y\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101t"
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      "dissemble",
      "let on",
      "make out",
      "pretend"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015133",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
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    "antonyms":[],
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      ": dissemble":[
        "a politician's ability to dissimulate"
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        "smiled to dissimulate her urgency",
        "\u2014 Alice Glenday"
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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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Latin dissimulatus , past participle of dissimulare , from dis- + simulare to simulate":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)di-\u02c8sim-y\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101t"
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      "dissemble",
      "let on",
      "make out",
      "pretend"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170154",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": dissemble":[
        "a politician's ability to dissimulate"
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        "smiled to dissimulate her urgency",
        "\u2014 Alice Glenday"
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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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Latin dissimulatus , past participle of dissimulare , from dis- + simulare to simulate":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)di-\u02c8sim-y\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101t"
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      "dissemble",
      "let on",
      "make out",
      "pretend"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063522",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "dissipate":{
    "antonyms":[
      "assemble",
      "cluster",
      "collect",
      "concentrate",
      "congregate",
      "gather",
      "ingather"
    ],
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      ": to break up and drive off":[
        "dissipate a crowd"
      ],
      ": to break up and scatter or vanish":[
        "The clouds dissipated and the sun came out.",
        "The team's early momentum has dissipated ."
      ],
      ": to cause to spread thin or scatter and gradually vanish":[
        "one's sympathy is eventually dissipated",
        "\u2014 Andrew Feinberg"
      ],
      ": to lose (heat, electricity, etc.) irrecoverably":[],
      ": to spend or use up wastefully or foolishly":[
        "dissipated the family fortune in reckless business ventures"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "The morning sun dissipated the fog.",
      "The fog should dissipate soon.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Grayness prevailed for hours, then began to dissipate . \u2014 Martin Weil, Washington Post , 28 June 2022",
      "These acute effects were believed to dissipate once the danger receded. \u2014 Rachel Yehuda, Scientific American , 18 June 2022",
      "Now, all of those bubbles are poised to dissipate as banks tighten their policies and stop the free flow of cash. \u2014 Colin Lodewick, Fortune , 17 June 2022",
      "Firefighters sprayed water over the tank to dissipate the vapor until the leak was stopped. \u2014 Megan Jones, Chicago Tribune , 3 June 2022",
      "The Glorieta features Polartec Delta fabric, which uses hydrophobic and hydrophilic yarns to dissipate sweat and body heat. \u2014 Lydia Tanner, Outside Online , 27 May 2022",
      "That feeling began to dissipate two weeks ago after a Russian missile hit an apartment, killing eight, including a young mother and her newborn. \u2014 Phil Mccausland, NBC News , 11 May 2022",
      "After all, the entire reason that oxybenzone is included in sunscreen is because of its ability to dissipate energy from UV radiation harmlessly. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 9 May 2022",
      "The foam is perforated throughout to help dissipate heat and allow more airflow. \u2014 Emma Seymour, Good Housekeeping , 9 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin dissipatus , past participle of dissipare, dissupare , from dis- + supare to throw":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8di-s\u0259-\u02ccp\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for dissipate 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",
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      "dispel",
      "disperse",
      "scatter",
      "squander"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-110846",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ]
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  "dissipated":{
    "antonyms":[
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      "uncorrupted"
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    "definitions":{
      ": given to or marked by dissipation : dissolute":[]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1744, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8di-s\u0259-\u02ccp\u0101-t\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "rakish",
      "reprobate",
      "sick",
      "unclean",
      "unwholesome",
      "warped"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-104710",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
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    "antonyms":[
      "pure",
      "uncorrupt",
      "uncorrupted"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": given to or marked by dissipation : dissolute":[]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1744, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8di-s\u0259-\u02ccp\u0101-t\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "corrupt",
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      "dissolute",
      "jackleg",
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      "rakehell",
      "rakehelly",
      "rakish",
      "reprobate",
      "sick",
      "unclean",
      "unwholesome",
      "warped"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231424",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": dispersion , diffusion":[
        "the dissipation of the smoke",
        "the dissipation of enemy forces"
      ],
      ": dissolution , disintegration":[],
      ": the action or process of dissipating : the state of being dissipated:":[],
      ": wasteful expenditure":[
        "the dissipation of the family's fortune"
      ]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "see dissipate":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdi-s\u0259-\u02c8p\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "abjection",
      "corruption",
      "corruptness",
      "debasement",
      "debauchery",
      "decadence",
      "decadency",
      "degeneracy",
      "degenerateness",
      "degeneration",
      "degradation",
      "demoralization",
      "depravity",
      "dissipatedness",
      "dissoluteness",
      "libertinage",
      "libertinism",
      "perversion",
      "pervertedness",
      "rakishness",
      "turpitude"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-011616",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "dissociate":{
    "antonyms":[
      "join",
      "link",
      "unify",
      "unite"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to mutate especially reversibly":[],
      ": to separate from association or union with another":[
        "attempts to dissociate herself from her past"
      ],
      ": to undergo dissociation":[]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1582, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin dissociatus , past participle of dissociare , from dis- + sociare to join, from socius companion \u2014 more at social":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)dis-\u02c8\u014d-s(h)\u0113-\u02cc\u0101t",
      "(\u02cc)di-\u02c8s\u014d-sh\u0113-\u02cc\u0101t",
      "-s\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "break up",
      "decouple",
      "disassociate",
      "disconnect",
      "disjoin",
      "disjoint",
      "dissever",
      "disunite",
      "divide",
      "divorce",
      "part",
      "ramify",
      "resolve",
      "separate",
      "sever",
      "split",
      "sunder",
      "uncouple",
      "unlink",
      "unyoke"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-183354",
    "type":[
      "verb"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": 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":[]
    },
    "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",
      "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1597, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\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":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050628",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "dissociative identity disorder":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a personality disorder that is characterized by the presence of two or more distinct and complex identities or personality states each of which becomes dominant and controls behavior from time to time to the exclusion of the others and that results from disruption in the integrated functions of consciousness, memory, and identity : multiple personality disorder":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Walker has said that he was diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder , once known as multiple personality disorder. \u2014 al , 27 May 2022",
      "The majority of these cases have a psychiatric or neurological explanation: schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, drug or alcohol withdrawal, dissociative identity disorder . \u2014 Kent Russell, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
      "Today, Isaac seems to have fully embraced his role \u2014 or roles, that is \u2014 as the mercenary Marc Spector, a character who is granted the powers of an Egyptian moon god, while also struggling with dissociative identity disorder (DID). \u2014 Sydney Odman, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "Marc Spector has dissociative identity disorder , and usually that centers around three different characters: Marc Spector, Steven Grant, and Jake Lockley. \u2014 Devan Coggan, EW.com , 5 May 2022",
      "The six-episode series follows Moon Knight, one of the identities of Marc Spector, who has dissociative identity disorder and has been losing control of his body. \u2014 Editors, USA TODAY , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "That\u2019s the only way for the audience to understand what having dissociative identity disorder is like. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 13 Mar. 2022",
      "This condition, now known as dissociative identity disorder , remains a controversial diagnosis. \u2014 Joe Didonato, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "What about Steven and Marc\u2019s dissociative identity disorder "
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1993, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-120221",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      "pure",
      "uncorrupt",
      "uncorrupted"
    ],
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    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Latin dissolutus , from past participle of dissolvere to loosen, dissolve":""
    },
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      "-l\u0259t",
      "\u02c8di-s\u0259-\u02ccl\u00fct"
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      "corrupt",
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      "decadent",
      "degenerate",
      "degraded",
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      "depraved",
      "dissipated",
      "jackleg",
      "libertine",
      "loose",
      "perverse",
      "perverted",
      "rakehell",
      "rakehelly",
      "rakish",
      "reprobate",
      "sick",
      "unclean",
      "unwholesome",
      "warped"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-114056",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
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      "pure",
      "uncorrupt",
      "uncorrupted"
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    "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"
    ],
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      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "Middle English, from Latin dissolutus , from past participle of dissolvere to loosen, dissolve":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-l\u0259t",
      "\u02c8di-s\u0259-\u02ccl\u00fct"
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      "corrupt",
      "debased",
      "debauched",
      "decadent",
      "degenerate",
      "degraded",
      "demoralized",
      "depraved",
      "dissipated",
      "jackleg",
      "libertine",
      "loose",
      "perverse",
      "perverted",
      "rakehell",
      "rakehelly",
      "rakish",
      "reprobate",
      "sick",
      "unclean",
      "unwholesome",
      "warped"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-102034",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
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    "antonyms":[
      "unification",
      "union"
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      ": a dissolute or indulgent act or practice":[],
      ": death":[
        "grew convinced of his friend's approaching dissolution",
        "\u2014 Elinor Wylie"
      ],
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      ": termination or destruction by breaking down, disrupting, or dispersing":[
        "the dissolution of the republic",
        "their marriage's dissolution"
      ],
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      ": the dissolving of an assembly or organization":[
        "the dissolution of the legislature"
      ]
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    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "see dissolute":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-\u0259-\u02c8l\u00fc-sh\u0259n",
      "\u02ccdi-s\u0259-\u02c8l\u00fc-sh\u0259n"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "bifurcation",
      "breakup",
      "cleavage",
      "disunion",
      "division",
      "fractionalization",
      "fractionation",
      "partition",
      "schism",
      "scission",
      "separation",
      "split",
      "sundering"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021013",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "noun or adjective",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
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      ": 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."
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      ": to cause to be emotionally moved (see move entry 1 sense transitive 5a )":[
        "She was dissolved in tears."
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      ": 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":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8z\u00e4lv",
      "diz-\u02c8\u00e4lv",
      "also -\u02c8z\u00e4v",
      "-\u02c8z\u022flv",
      "or -\u02c8z\u022fv",
      "-\u02c8\u022flv"
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      "dematerialize",
      "disappear",
      "evanesce",
      "evaporate",
      "fade",
      "flee",
      "fly",
      "melt",
      "sink",
      "vanish"
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    "antonyms":[
      "appear",
      "materialize"
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    "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":"20220708-154318"
  },
  "dissonance":{
    "antonyms":[
      "accord",
      "agreement",
      "concord",
      "concordance",
      "harmony",
      "peace"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an instance of such inconsistency or disagreement":[
        "the mingling of bitter comedy and stark tragedy produces sharp dissonances",
        "\u2014 F. B. Millett"
      ]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "see dissonant":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dis-\u0259-n\u0259n(t)s",
      "\u02c8di-s\u0259-n\u0259n(t)s",
      "\u02c8di-s\u0259-n\u0259ns"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "conflict",
      "disaccord",
      "discord",
      "discordance",
      "discordancy",
      "disharmony",
      "dissension",
      "dissention",
      "dissent",
      "dissidence",
      "disunion",
      "disunity",
      "division",
      "friction",
      "infighting",
      "inharmony",
      "schism",
      "strife",
      "variance",
      "war",
      "warfare"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070224",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
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    "antonyms":[
      "harmonious",
      "harmonizing",
      "melodious",
      "musical"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": harmonically unresolved":[],
      ": incongruous":[],
      ": marked by dissonance : discordant":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "a dissonant chorus of noises arose from the busy construction site",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The 18th and 19th centuries were full of wars, too, but no one concluded from them that music should consist largely of dissonant harmonies, inhuman rhythms and charmless sound patterns. \u2014 Barton Swaim, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
      "The statement also included a section about the company\u2019s future political interests, and a note about civil rights that is wildly dissonant with the way that other companies have strived to market themselves. \u2014 Fortune , 15 June 2022",
      "Even when the hooks are sweet or seductive, her work is still dissonant and provocative. \u2014 Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
      "Is juggling such wildly different stories a dissonant act",
      "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "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":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8di-s\u0259-n\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "cacophonous",
      "discordant",
      "inharmonious",
      "unmelodious",
      "unmusical",
      "unvocal"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-094857",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "distain":{
    "antonyms":[
      "clean",
      "cleanse"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": dishonor":[],
      ": stain":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "weary soldiers with hands distained with blood",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "There are disagreement and distain among tech luminaries about this metaverse thing. \u2014 Nina Xiang, Forbes , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Opinions about Hogan\u2019s response to the crime range from appreciation to distain in the heavily Democratic city, where Hogan\u2019s support among voters in 2018 was 10 percent higher than in 2014. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "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":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "dis-\u02c8t\u0101n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "befoul",
      "begrime",
      "bemire",
      "besmirch",
      "blacken",
      "daub",
      "dirty",
      "foul",
      "gaum",
      "grime",
      "mire",
      "muck",
      "muddy",
      "smirch",
      "smudge",
      "soil",
      "stain",
      "sully"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-071819",
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "distal":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": 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":[],
      ": 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"
      ]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1803, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dist ant + -al":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8di-st\u1d4al",
      "\u02c8dis-t\u1d4al"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184630",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "distal convoluted tubule":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the convoluted portion of the vertebrate nephron that lies between the loop of Henle and the nonsecretory part of the nephron and that is concerned especially with the concentration of urine":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1901, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044329",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "distale":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": any of the distal row of carpal or tarsal bones":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from dist- + Latin -ale (neuter of -alis -al)":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u0259\u0307\u02c8sta(\u02cc)l\u0113",
      "-\u0101(\u02cc)l\u0113",
      "-\u00e4(\u02cc)l\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210746",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
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    "antonyms":[],
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      ": a distant point or region":[
        "gazed out into the distance"
      ],
      ": a long race":[
        "distance training"
      ],
      ": aesthetic distance":[],
      ": an extent of advance from a beginning":[
        "they carried Puritan severity quite a distance",
        "\u2014 John Gould"
      ],
      ": 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"
      ],
      ": capacity to observe dispassionately":[],
      ": difference , disparity":[
        "the distance between the two philosophies"
      ],
      ": discord":[],
      ": expanse":[
        "A distance of field, woods, and diluted November sky \u2026",
        "\u2014 Elizabeth Bowen"
      ],
      ": length of a race or contest":[
        "won both the 400 meter and the 800 meter distances"
      ],
      ": separation (see separation sense 2b ) in time":[
        "spanning the distance of several centuries"
      ],
      ": spatial remoteness":[
        "quite a distance between the two hospitals"
      ],
      ": taking place via electronic media linking instructors and students who are not together in a classroom":[
        "distance learning",
        "distance education"
      ],
      ": the degree or amount of separation between two points, lines, surfaces, or objects":[],
      ": the full length (as of a prizefight or ball game)":[],
      ": the quality or state of being distant : such as":[],
      ": to complete a course of action":[],
      ": to leave far behind : outstrip":[
        "easily distanced the other candidates in the race"
      ],
      ": 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"
      ]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "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"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "see distant":"Adjective"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8di-st\u0259n(t)s",
      "\u02c8di-st\u0259ns"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "lead",
      "length",
      "remove",
      "spacing",
      "spread",
      "stretch",
      "way"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050651",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "distance flag":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a flag held at a distance pole in a racecourse":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-113015",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "distance language":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a mode of communication (as by means of drums or horns) for use beyond the range of the articulate voice":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020155",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "distance learning":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a method of study where teachers and students do not meet in a classroom but use the Internet, email, mail, etc., to have classes":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163606",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "distance meter":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a photographic range finder":[]
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    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-185931",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "distance pole":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the pole that indicates the distance on a racecourse":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115745",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "distance receptor":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a receptor for physiological stimuli (as light or sound) produced by distant objects \u2014 compare contact receptor":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112941",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "distance ring":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a ring (as one shrunk on a piston) to separate two other rings":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-084203",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "distance signal":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "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)":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200524",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "distanceless":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "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"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "-l\u0259\u0307s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070707",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "distant":{
    "antonyms":[
      "close",
      "near",
      "nearby",
      "nigh"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": concerned with remote (see remote entry 1 sense 2 ) things":[
        "distant thoughts"
      ],
      ": different in kind":[
        "from two very distant backgrounds"
      ],
      ": far behind":[
        "finished a distant third"
      ],
      ": going a long distance":[
        "distant voyages"
      ],
      ": having a great amount of separation between each other : separated by a great distance from each other : far apart":[
        "visiting distant places",
        "distant campuses"
      ],
      ": reserved or aloof in personal relationship : cold":[
        "was distant and distracted"
      ],
      ": separated in a relationship other than spatial":[
        "a distant cousin",
        "the distant past"
      ],
      ": separated in space : away":[
        "a mile distant"
      ],
      ": situated at a great distance (see distance entry 1 sense 2a ) : far-off":[
        "a distant galaxy"
      ]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "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":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8di-st\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "away",
      "deep",
      "far",
      "faraway",
      "far-flung",
      "far-off",
      "remote",
      "removed"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-161840",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "distant look in someone's eye":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": 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 ."
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-051706",
    "type":[
      "idiom"
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  },
  "distant signal":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "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":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-011551",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "distaste":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": annoyance , discomfort":[],
      ": aversion , disinclination":[
        "a distaste for opera"
      ],
      ": dislike of food or drink":[],
      ": offend , displease":[],
      ": to feel aversion to":[],
      ": to have an offensive taste":[]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1584, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
      "1592, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "dis-\u02c8t\u0101st",
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8t\u0101st"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "aversion",
      "disgust",
      "horror",
      "loathing",
      "nausea",
      "repugnance",
      "repulsion",
      "revulsion"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-092256",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "distasteful":{
    "antonyms":[
      "appetizing",
      "delectable",
      "delicious",
      "delish",
      "palatable",
      "savory",
      "savoury",
      "tasty",
      "toothsome",
      "yummy"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": objectionable because in poor taste, inappropriate, or unethical":[
        "a harmless stroking \u2026 but it seems oddly distasteful in retrospect",
        "\u2014 Richard Sandza et al."
      ],
      ": objectionable because offensive to one's personal taste : unpleasant , disagreeable":[
        "found the job distasteful",
        "a shady, distasteful character"
      ],
      ": unpleasant to the taste":[
        "distasteful unripe fruit"
      ]
    },
    "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",
      "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1607, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8t\u0101st-f\u0259l",
      "dis-\u02c8t\u0101st-f\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "brackish",
      "unappetizing",
      "unpalatable",
      "unsavory",
      "yucky",
      "yukky"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232555",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "distemper":{
    "antonyms":[
      "affection",
      "ail",
      "ailment",
      "bug",
      "complaint",
      "complication",
      "condition",
      "disease",
      "disorder",
      "distemperature",
      "fever",
      "ill",
      "illness",
      "infirmity",
      "malady",
      "sickness",
      "trouble"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": 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":[],
      ": a painting done in distemper":[],
      ": 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":[],
      ": ailment , disorder":[
        "vice and folly are situated not in human nature \u2026 but in distempers of intellect",
        "\u2014 George Stade"
      ],
      ": any of various water-based paints":[],
      ": bad humor or temper":[],
      ": derange , unsettle":[],
      ": panleukopenia":[],
      ": strangles":[],
      ": the paint or the prepared ground used in the distemper process":[],
      ": to paint in or with distemper":[],
      ": to throw out of order":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "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"
    },
    "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",
      "derivative of distemper entry 3":"Verb",
      "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",
      "probably in part noun derivative of distemper entry 1 , in part from dis- + temper entry 1":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "dis-\u02c8tem-p\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "agitate",
      "ail",
      "alarm",
      "alarum",
      "bother",
      "concern",
      "derail",
      "discomfort",
      "discompose",
      "dismay",
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      "exercise",
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      "freak (out)",
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      "perturb",
      "undo",
      "unhinge",
      "unsettle",
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      "worry"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190514",
    "type":[
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      "noun",
      "verb"
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  "distemperature":{
    "antonyms":[
      "health",
      "wellness"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a disordered condition":[]
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    "examples":[
      "a guinea pig with some sort of distemperature"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1531, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8stem-p(\u0259-)r\u0259-\u02ccchu\u0307r",
      "-p\u0259-",
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      "disorder",
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      "malady",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-095737",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": to appear slowly or in small quantities at a time":[],
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        "distill the experience into a poem"
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      ": 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 obtain by or as if by distillation":[
        "distill whiskey",
        "able to distill humor from personal loss"
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      ": to perform distillation":[],
      ": to purify or transform (a liquid) by successive evaporation and condensation : to subject to or transform by distillation":[
        "distill molasses into rum"
      ],
      ": to undergo distillation":[]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
    },
    "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":""
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      "di-\u02c8stil"
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      "drip",
      "drop",
      "trickle"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093703",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to appear slowly or in small quantities at a time":[],
      ": to extract the essence of : concentrate":[
        "distill the experience into a poem"
      ],
      ": to fall or materialize in drops or in a fine moisture":[],
      ": 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 obtain by or as if by distillation":[
        "distill whiskey",
        "able to distill humor from personal loss"
      ],
      ": to perform distillation":[],
      ": to purify or transform (a liquid) by successive evaporation and condensation : to subject to or transform by distillation":[
        "distill molasses into rum"
      ],
      ": to undergo distillation":[]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
    },
    "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":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8stil"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "dribble",
      "drip",
      "drop",
      "trickle"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-212227",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "distill house":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{},
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u0259\u0307\u02c8stil-"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-180656",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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  },
  "distillery":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the works where distilling (as of alcoholic liquors) is done":[]
    },
    "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 "
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1758, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8sti-l\u0259-r\u0113",
      "-\u02c8stil-r\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063000",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "distilling flask":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a glass usually round-bottomed flask for holding a substance to be distilled":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-211302",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "distillment":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": distillation":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191238",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "distills":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of distills present tense third person singular of distill"
    ],
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-041318",
    "type":[]
  },
  "distinct":{
    "antonyms":[
      "alike",
      "identical",
      "indistinguishable",
      "kin",
      "kindred",
      "like",
      "parallel",
      "same",
      "similar"
    ],
    "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"
      ],
      ": notable":[
        "a distinct contribution to scholarship"
      ],
      ": notably decorated":[],
      ": presenting a clear unmistakable impression":[
        "a neat distinct handwriting"
      ],
      ": readily and unmistakably apprehended (see apprehend sense 2a )":[
        "a distinct possibility of snow",
        "a distinct British accent",
        "the distinct odor of sulfur"
      ]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Latin distinctus , from past participle of distinguere \u2014 see distinguish":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8sti\u014b(k)t",
      "di-\u02c8sti\u014bkt"
    ],
    "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",
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      "disparate",
      "dissimilar",
      "distant",
      "distinctive",
      "distinguishable",
      "diverse",
      "nonidentical",
      "other",
      "unalike",
      "unlike"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-122257",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "distinctio":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a phrase in a Gregorian melody indicated by markings in the text":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Medieval Latin distinction-, distinctio section, division, from Latin":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u0259\u0307\u02c8sti\u014b(k)t(s)\u0113\u02cc\u014d",
      "-)sh\u0113\u02cc\u014d"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-030618",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "distinction":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": 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":[],
      ": something that distinguishes":[
        "regional distinctions"
      ],
      ": special honor or recognition":[
        "took a law degree with distinction",
        "won many 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"
      ]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 5b":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "see distinct":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8sti\u014bk-sh\u0259n",
      "di-\u02c8sti\u014b(k)-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "choiceness",
      "excellence",
      "excellency",
      "first-rateness",
      "greatness",
      "perfection",
      "preeminence",
      "primeness",
      "superbness",
      "superiority",
      "supremacy"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220312",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "distinctive":{
    "antonyms":[
      "alike",
      "identical",
      "indistinguishable",
      "kin",
      "kindred",
      "like",
      "parallel",
      "same",
      "similar"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": capable of making a segment of utterance different in meaning as well as in sound from an otherwise identical utterance":[],
      ": 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"
      ],
      ": marking as separate or different : serving to distinguish":[
        "the distinctive flight of the crane"
      ]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "see distinct":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8sti\u014b(k)-tiv",
      "di-\u02c8sti\u014bk-tiv"
    ],
    "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",
    "synonyms":[
      "different",
      "disparate",
      "dissimilar",
      "distant",
      "distinct",
      "distinguishable",
      "diverse",
      "nonidentical",
      "other",
      "unalike",
      "unlike"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074658",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "distinctiveness":{
    "antonyms":[
      "alike",
      "identical",
      "indistinguishable",
      "kin",
      "kindred",
      "like",
      "parallel",
      "same",
      "similar"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": capable of making a segment of utterance different in meaning as well as in sound from an otherwise identical utterance":[],
      ": 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"
      ],
      ": marking as separate or different : serving to distinguish":[
        "the distinctive flight of the crane"
      ]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "see distinct":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8sti\u014bk-tiv",
      "di-\u02c8sti\u014b(k)-tiv"
    ],
    "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",
    "synonyms":[
      "different",
      "disparate",
      "dissimilar",
      "distant",
      "distinct",
      "distinguishable",
      "diverse",
      "nonidentical",
      "other",
      "unalike",
      "unlike"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-203030",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "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\u014b(k)t",
      "di-\u02c8sti\u014bkt"
    ],
    "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":"20220708-161820"
  },
  "distinguish":{
    "antonyms":[
      "confuse",
      "mistake",
      "mix (up)"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": characterize":[
        "recipes distinguished by simplicity"
      ],
      ": discern":[
        "distinguished a light in the distance",
        "could barely distinguish them in the fog"
      ],
      ": to make noteworthy or remarkable : to give prominence or distinction (see distinction sense 4 ) to":[
        "distinguished themselves as pioneers of hip-hop"
      ],
      ": to mark as separate or different":[
        "a policy that distinguishes him from other candidates"
      ],
      ": to perceive a difference":[
        "distinguish between right and wrong"
      ],
      ": to perceive a difference in : mentally separate":[
        "so alike they could not be distinguished"
      ],
      ": to separate into kinds, classes, or categories":[
        "distinguish words by their part of speech"
      ],
      ": to single out : take special notice of":[]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
    },
    "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":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8sti\u014b-(g)wish",
      "di-\u02c8sti\u014b-gwish"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "difference",
      "differentiate",
      "discern",
      "discriminate",
      "secern",
      "separate"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-012030",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "distinguishable":{
    "antonyms":[
      "confuse",
      "mistake",
      "mix (up)"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": characterize":[
        "recipes distinguished by simplicity"
      ],
      ": discern":[
        "distinguished a light in the distance",
        "could barely distinguish them in the fog"
      ],
      ": to make noteworthy or remarkable : to give prominence or distinction (see distinction sense 4 ) to":[
        "distinguished themselves as pioneers of hip-hop"
      ],
      ": to mark as separate or different":[
        "a policy that distinguishes him from other candidates"
      ],
      ": to perceive a difference":[
        "distinguish between right and wrong"
      ],
      ": to perceive a difference in : mentally separate":[
        "so alike they could not be distinguished"
      ],
      ": to separate into kinds, classes, or categories":[
        "distinguish words by their part of speech"
      ],
      ": to single out : take special notice of":[]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
    },
    "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":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8sti\u014b-(g)wish",
      "di-\u02c8sti\u014b-gwish"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "difference",
      "differentiate",
      "discern",
      "discriminate",
      "secern",
      "separate"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002045",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "distinguished":{
    "antonyms":[
      "flighty",
      "frivolous",
      "giddy",
      "goofy",
      "silly",
      "undignified"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": befitting an eminent person":[
        "a distinguished setting"
      ],
      ": marked by eminence , distinction (see distinction sense 4 ), or excellence":[
        "distinguished leadership",
        "our distinguished guest"
      ]
    },
    "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",
      "Christopher Newfield, a former distinguished professor at UC Santa Barbara who is now director of research at the Independent Social Research Foundation in London, is critical of how the Doerr funding tilts the power balance in Stanford\u2019s favor. \u2014 Ambreen Ali, Fortune , 27 June 2022",
      "By hiring Professor Halperin as the Jack and Rebecca Benaroya Endowed Chair in Israel Studies, UW placed a distinguished scholar in a position at odds with objectives that Rebecca Benaroya apparently sought to advance. \u2014 Michael Poliakoff, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Even with a conservative majority, the Supreme Court is very protective of free speech, said Kent Greenfield, a law professor and distinguished scholar at the Boston College Law School. \u2014 NBC News , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "The English translation is the work of Marjorie Perloff, a distinguished scholar whose grasp of Wittgenstein and his world is subtle and whose prose is a delight. \u2014 Wsj Books Staff, WSJ , 8 Dec. 2021",
      "The scientists who studied these samples would stay home on football game nights, recalls Valerie Trouet, now a distinguished scholar at the university\u2019s Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research. \u2014 Stephanie Hanes, The Christian Science Monitor , 17 Nov. 2021",
      "In the absence of hard evidence, careless lab leak speculation, or overstating the case for a lab leak relative to other origins stories, amounts to the casual slander of distinguished Chinese scientists. \u2014 Lindsay Beyerstein, The New Republic , 29 June 2021",
      "Norton, a distinguished scholar of early American history, advances a different revolutionary story. \u2014 T.h. Breen, The New York Review of Books , 11 Mar. 2021",
      "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1714, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "see distinguish":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8sti\u014b-(g)wisht",
      "di-\u02c8sti\u014b-gwisht"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for distinguished famous , renowned , celebrated , noted , notorious , distinguished , eminent , illustrious mean known far and wide. famous implies little more than the fact of being, sometimes briefly, widely and popularly known. a famous actress renowned implies more glory and acclamation. one of the most renowned figures in sports history celebrated implies notice and attention especially in print. the most celebrated beauty of her day noted suggests well-deserved public attention. the noted mystery writer notorious frequently adds to famous an implication of questionableness or evil. a notorious gangster distinguished implies acknowledged excellence or superiority. a distinguished scientist who won the Nobel Prize eminent implies even greater prominence for outstanding quality or character. the country's most eminent writers illustrious stresses enduring honor and glory attached to a deed or person. illustrious war heroes",
    "synonyms":[
      "august",
      "dignified",
      "distingu\u00e9",
      "imposing",
      "portly",
      "solemn",
      "staid",
      "stately"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-104226",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "distinguishing":{
    "antonyms":[
      "confuse",
      "mistake",
      "mix (up)"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": characterize":[
        "recipes distinguished by simplicity"
      ],
      ": discern":[
        "distinguished a light in the distance",
        "could barely distinguish them in the fog"
      ],
      ": to make noteworthy or remarkable : to give prominence or distinction (see distinction sense 4 ) to":[
        "distinguished themselves as pioneers of hip-hop"
      ],
      ": to mark as separate or different":[
        "a policy that distinguishes him from other candidates"
      ],
      ": to perceive a difference":[
        "distinguish between right and wrong"
      ],
      ": to perceive a difference in : mentally separate":[
        "so alike they could not be distinguished"
      ],
      ": to separate into kinds, classes, or categories":[
        "distinguish words by their part of speech"
      ],
      ": to single out : take special notice of":[]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
    },
    "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":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8sti\u014b-(g)wish",
      "di-\u02c8sti\u014b-gwish"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "difference",
      "differentiate",
      "discern",
      "discriminate",
      "secern",
      "separate"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230008",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "distingu\u00e9":{
    "antonyms":[
      "flighty",
      "frivolous",
      "giddy",
      "goofy",
      "silly",
      "undignified"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": distinguished especially in manner or bearing":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "had the distingu\u00e9 air of a senior diplomat"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1813, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French, from past participle of distinguer":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccd\u0113s-\u02ccta\u014b-\u02c8g\u0101",
      "(\u02cc)dis-",
      "di-\u02c8sta\u014b-\u02ccg\u0101"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "august",
      "dignified",
      "distinguished",
      "imposing",
      "portly",
      "solemn",
      "staid",
      "stately"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175428",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "distort":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": pervert":[
        "distort justice"
      ],
      ": 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"
      ]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1567, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin distortus , past participle of distorqu\u0113re , from dis- + torqu\u0113re to twist \u2014 more at torture entry 1":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8st\u022frt"
    ],
    "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",
    "synonyms":[
      "bend",
      "color",
      "cook",
      "falsify",
      "fudge",
      "garble",
      "misinterpret",
      "misrelate",
      "misrepresent",
      "misstate",
      "pervert",
      "slant",
      "twist",
      "warp"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-221440",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "distorted":{
    "antonyms":[
      "undeformed"
    ],
    "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"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1579, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8st\u022fr-t\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "deformed",
      "malformed",
      "misshapen",
      "monstrous",
      "shapeless"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010301",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "distract":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": insane , mad":[],
      ": 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 stir up or confuse with conflicting emotions or motives":[],
      ": to turn aside : divert":[
        "refused to be distracted from her purpose"
      ]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1b":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Latin distractus , past participle of distrahere , literally, to draw apart, from dis- + trahere to draw":"Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8strakt",
      "\u02c8dis-\u02cctrakt"
    ],
    "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",
    "synonyms":[
      "abstract",
      "call off",
      "detract",
      "divert",
      "throw off"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055531",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "distracted":{
    "antonyms":[
      "collected",
      "composed",
      "recollected",
      "self-collected",
      "self-composed",
      "self-possessed",
      "unhysterical"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": 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"
      ],
      ": 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"
      ]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1576, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8strak-t\u0259d"
    ],
    "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",
    "synonyms":[
      "agitated",
      "delirious",
      "distrait",
      "distraught",
      "frantic",
      "frenzied",
      "hysterical",
      "hysteric"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-022124",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "distraction":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{},
    "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",
      "Davies was asked if having his personal situation made public served as a distraction to his outing. \u2014 Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic , 18 May 2022",
      "But Hamilton and other drivers characterized the ban as a distraction . \u2014 Demetrius Simms, Robb Report , 6 May 2022",
      "Belarusian ground forcers were observed deploying for seasonal exercises, with Russia expected to use them as a distraction for Ukrainian forces, according to the British defense ministry. \u2014 Artem Grudinin, NBC News , 5 May 2022",
      "Ads, meanwhile, have never been a favorite of Hastings, who has long viewed them as a distraction from the entertainment Netflix provides. \u2014 Michael Liedtke And Mae Anderson, Chron , 23 Apr. 2022",
      "Gary has something heavy weighing on his mind, so the gang organizes a game night as a distraction . \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Moving forward, though, the WMO has come up with a new set of 21 more spillover letters, citing that the use of the Greek alphabet led to confusion and acted as a distraction from the danger the storms presented. \u2014 Richard Tribou, orlandosentinel.com , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "The administration is cutting corners on defense because of pressure from progressives who view it as a distraction from their domestic spending agenda. \u2014 Mike Gallagher, WSJ , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "Martynov said the appeal of that messaging will diminish if economic conditions become particularly dire - though the government probably will continue to focus on geopolitical events as a distraction . \u2014 Paul Sonne And Robyn Dixon, Anchorage Daily News , 28 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "see distract entry 1":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8strak-sh\u0259n",
      "dis-\u02c8trak-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "bafflement",
      "bamboozlement",
      "befuddlement",
      "bemusement",
      "bewilderedness",
      "bewilderment",
      "confusedness",
      "confusion",
      "discombobulation",
      "fog",
      "head-scratching",
      "maze",
      "muddle",
      "mystification",
      "perplexity",
      "puzzlement",
      "tangle",
      "whirl"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080554",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb"
    ]
  },
  "distrait":{
    "antonyms":[
      "collected",
      "composed",
      "recollected",
      "self-collected",
      "self-composed",
      "self-possessed",
      "unhysterical"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": apprehensively divided or withdrawn in attention : distracted":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "he grew more and more distrait as hours passed without confirmation that there were survivors of the plane crash"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French destreit , from Latin distractus":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8str\u0101"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "agitated",
      "delirious",
      "distracted",
      "distraught",
      "frantic",
      "frenzied",
      "hysterical",
      "hysteric"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-090836",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "distraught":{
    "antonyms":[
      "collected",
      "composed",
      "recollected",
      "self-collected",
      "self-composed",
      "self-possessed",
      "unhysterical"
    ],
    "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"
      ]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, modification of Latin distractus \u2014 see distract entry 1":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8str\u022ft"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "agitated",
      "delirious",
      "distracted",
      "distrait",
      "frantic",
      "frenzied",
      "hysterical",
      "hysteric"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210156",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "distress":{
    "antonyms":[
      "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"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a painful situation : misfortune":[],
      ": a state of danger or desperate need":[
        "a ship in distress"
      ],
      ": involving distress goods":[
        "a distress sale"
      ],
      ": offered for sale at a loss":[
        "distress merchandise"
      ],
      ": 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"
      ],
      ": 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":[],
      ": to cause to worry or be troubled : upset":[
        "don't let the news distress you"
      ],
      ": to force or overcome by inflicting pain":[],
      ": to mar (something, such as clothing or wood) deliberately to give an effect of age":[
        "a distressed table",
        "distressed jeans"
      ],
      ": to subject to great strain or difficulties":[
        "homes distressed by poverty"
      ]
    },
    "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 ",
      "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"
    ],
    "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"
    },
    "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"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8stres",
      "dis-\u02c8tres"
    ],
    "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",
    "synonyms":[
      "affliction",
      "agony",
      "anguish",
      "excruciation",
      "hurt",
      "misery",
      "pain",
      "rack",
      "strait(s)",
      "torment",
      "torture",
      "travail",
      "tribulation",
      "woe"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205941",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "distress signal":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a message that one is in danger":[
        "The pilot sent out a distress signal before the plane crashed."
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-111534",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "distress signal/call":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a signal or call for help":[
        "The Coast Guard responded to the ship's distress signal/call ."
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-202626",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "distributable":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": capable of being distributed":[
        "income distributable to a beneficiary",
        "\u2014 Benjamin Harrow"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u0259\u0307\u02c8striby\u0259t\u0259b\u0259l",
      "-y\u0259t\u0259-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231611",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "distributary":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a river branch flowing away from the main stream":[]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1863, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8stri-by\u0259-\u02ccter-\u0113",
      "-\u02ccte-r\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-001801",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "distribute":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to be mathematically distributive":[
        "multiplication distributes over addition"
      ],
      ": to divide among several or many : apportion":[
        "distribute expenses",
        "distributes toys to needy children"
      ],
      ": to divide or separate especially into kinds":[
        "distributing specimens into their proper classes"
      ],
      ": 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 return the units of (something, such as typeset matter) to storage":[],
      ": to spread out so as to cover something : scatter":[
        "evenly distribute the seeds"
      ],
      ": 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 use in or as an operation so as to be mathematically distributive (see distributive sense 3a )":[
        "Addition is not distributed over multiplication."
      ]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Latin distributus , past participle of distribuere , from dis- + tribuere to allot \u2014 more at tribute":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "also -by\u0259t",
      "British also \u02c8di-stri-\u02ccby\u00fct",
      "di-\u02c8stri-by\u00fct",
      "-by\u0259t",
      "di-\u02c8stri-\u02ccby\u00fct"
    ],
    "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",
    "synonyms":[
      "assort",
      "break down",
      "categorize",
      "class",
      "classify",
      "codify",
      "compartment",
      "compartmentalize",
      "digest",
      "distinguish",
      "grade",
      "group",
      "peg",
      "place",
      "range",
      "rank",
      "relegate",
      "separate",
      "sort",
      "type"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-014503",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "distributedly":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": in a distributed manner":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105222",
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "distributer":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of distributer variant spelling of distributor"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-001505",
    "type":[]
  },
  "distribution":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a sum of money withdrawn from a fund (such as a retirement fund) and given to the beneficiary (see beneficiary sense 2b ) or holder of the fund":[],
      ": dividend sense 1a":[],
      ": frequency distribution":[],
      ": probability density function sense 2":[],
      ": probability function":[],
      ": something distributed":[
        "charitable distributions"
      ],
      ": such as":[
        "charitable distributions"
      ],
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      "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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      "The entire operation allowed students to have a strong visual and hands-on experience for learning the distributive property. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 24 Nov. 2021",
      "The second view reframes climate change as a distributive conflict. \u2014 Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic , 12 Nov. 2021",
      "State income tax shared through the local government distributive fund for 2022 is estimated at $18.3 million, up $4.7 million, or 35%, from last year. \u2014 Suzanne Baker, chicagotribune.com , 28 Oct. 2021",
      "When the pandemic began, a large chunk of the population served by CHUM was unable to access its food shelves, said Scott Van Daele, CHUM's distributive services director. \u2014 Jana Hollingsworth, Star Tribune , 10 May 2021",
      "The report should include the distributive impacts of any new measure, and the use of tax return information is meant to make the regime administrable. \u2014 Marie Sapirie, Forbes , 4 Mar. 2021",
      "Thursday, Aidan and I spent an hour arguing about the distributive property for math, and another conjugating hablar for Spanish. \u2014 Kevin Fisher-paulson, SFChronicle.com , 17 Nov. 2020",
      "Overall, women working in leadership positions in Utah counties hold 61.2% of redistributive roles, 37.5% of regulatory positions, 32.7% of administrative spots and 13.2% of distributive jobs. \u2014 Becky Jacobs, The Salt Lake Tribune , 2 Sep. 2020",
      "Opening the world\u2019s borders would be an act of revenue-generating humanitarianism\u2014a form of laissez-faire global distributive justice, on the order of seventy-five trillion dollars a year. \u2014 Zoey Poll, The New Yorker , 20 Feb. 2020"
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      "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"
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      "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"
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      "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"
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      "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"
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      "Don't disturb the baby when he's sleeping.",
      "The noise disturbed my concentration.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "It was also specifically situated so as not to disturb the elk\u2019s foraging grounds (about 600 inhabit the grounds). \u2014 Tori Latham, Robb Report , 22 June 2022",
      "There\u2019s also concern over construction vehicles and helicopters that will be used by contractors during the test phase that could disturb vegetation, plants and wildlife in the area, according to the lawsuit. \u2014 Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times , 22 June 2022",
      "On Wednesday, police in multiple cities detained activists who stood on the front lines of last year\u2019s protests, accusing them of threatening to disturb public order around the elections. \u2014 Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post , 19 June 2022",
      "In late summer, after the cones develop, the conservancy will bring a group of volunteers out to cut the bines near the base, taking care not to disturb the roots so the plants return next year, Willard said. \u2014 Stefene Russell, The Salt Lake Tribune , 16 June 2022",
      "Tony Blair\u2019s government\u2014and a new, more compliant foreign secretary\u2014had no desire to disturb the status quo on Diego Garcia or any of the other islands. \u2014 Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic , 15 June 2022",
      "What makes a blue hole a valuable long-term record is that once this sediment settles, there\u2019s very little activity in the pit to disturb it. \u2014 J. Besl, Smithsonian Magazine , 13 June 2022",
      "Her father, Luke (Simon Baker), is familiar with the way Blaze\u2019s mind works, but is attentive enough to recognize that something must have happened to disturb his daughter. \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 12 June 2022",
      "Kwiecinski said the project could be located on the east portion of the property as to not disturb the more mature woodlands on the western side. \u2014 Erik S. Hanley, Journal Sentinel , 8 June 2022"
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    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for disturb 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",
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      "alarm",
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      "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"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-113219",
    "type":[
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "disturbance":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a departure from a norm or standard : a deviation, disruption, or impairment in form, function, or activity":[
        "sleep disturbances",
        "endocrine disturbances",
        "Once identified as having an emotional disturbance with associated behavior problems, it's considered best practice for the child to get a behavior intervention plan \u2026",
        "\u2014 Patrick Skahil and David Desroches",
        "Identifying coronavirus' economic effects combined with other major economic disturbances requires accurate data \u2026",
        "\u2014 Bruce Yandle"
      ],
      ": a local variation from the average or normal wind conditions":[],
      ": a moving out of place":[
        "Bruce was particular about his things and would notice any slight disturbance to his stuff \u2026",
        "\u2014 Tegan Quin",
        "These latter circumstances \u2026 may, I think, be accounted for, by the disturbance of the mud at the bottom of the sea \u2026",
        "\u2014 Charles Darwin"
      ],
      ": an interference with or alteration in a planned, ordered, or usual procedure, state, or habit":[
        "He was still suffering from this sudden disturbance of the quiet routine of his life.",
        "\u2014 Arthur Conan Doyle",
        "Impacts inflicted by mining \u2026 include \u2026 disturbance of wildlife habitat \u2026",
        "\u2014 Todd Wilkinson"
      ],
      ": an interruption of a state of peace, quiet, or calm":[
        "His choler rose in proportion to the surprise, and, perhaps, to the disturbance of his repose.",
        "\u2014 Sir Walter Scott",
        "\u2026 a caller reported loud music causing a disturbance \u2026",
        "\u2014 Saugus (Massachusetts) Advertiser",
        "They were charged with disturbance of the peace ."
      ],
      ": noisy or violent activity : commotion":[
        "Police responding to complaints of a loud disturbance in a parking lot \u2026 found 15 to 20 teenagers gathered \u2026",
        "\u2014 R. Robin McDonald"
      ],
      ": the act of disturbing someone or something : the state of being disturbed: such as":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "She doesn't want any more disturbances while she is studying.",
      "He reacts badly to disturbance of his daily routine.",
      "Fish are able to detect even slight disturbances in the water.",
      "Disturbance of the river's sediment causes cloudy water.",
      "Neighbors called the police to report a disturbance .",
      "They were arrested for creating a disturbance .",
      "The violence that soldiers experience in war can lead to emotional disturbance in later years.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Officers responded to a disturbance call at the library Saturday afternoon, where Kyle Chu, known as drag queen Panda Dulce, was hosting a story hour meant for preschool-aged children in celebration of Pride Month, Kelly said. \u2014 Ricardo Cano Ricardo Cano, San Francisco Chronicle , 11 June 2022",
      "The suit alleges Lowe was at a Fourth of July party and provided his information to officers responding to a disturbance call unrelated to himself, at which point he was arrested for the outstanding warrants and transported to Quay County Jail. \u2014 Dan Carson, Chron , 7 June 2022",
      "State and local agencies will investigate the death of a man in Tempe, Arizona, last month who drowned after police officers responding to a disturbance call did not enter the water to reach the man, city and state officials announced Monday. \u2014 Amy Simonson, CNN , 7 June 2022",
      "In 2021, 16-year-old Black girl Ma\u2019Khia Bryant was killed by police in Columbus, OH who responded to a disturbance call from her house. \u2014 Chadd Scott, Forbes , 28 May 2022",
      "The incident occurred in April 2021, when Thieme and two other deputies responded to a disturbance call in Chatsworth. \u2014 Alene Tchekmedyianstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 4 May 2022",
      "Police went to a home in the city about 3:30 p.m. for the disturbance call. \u2014 NBC News , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "As violent crime increases, the past few days have been deadly for law enforcement, including Lebanon, Pennsylvania Police Lt. William Lebo, who was killed Thursday while responding to a domestic disturbance call. \u2014 Nancy Chen, CBS News , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "According to police, officers arrived at a home in the 1400 block of 10th Avenue Southeast on a disturbance call. \u2014 William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al , 29 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
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      "di-\u02c8st\u0259r-b\u0259n(t)s",
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      "di-\u02c8st\u0259r-b\u0259ns"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "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"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-084745",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
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    "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"
      ],
      ": departing or deviating from a normal condition : marked by impairment":[
        "disturbed glucose metabolism",
        "a disturbed gait"
      ]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "dis-\u02c8t\u0259rbd",
      "di-\u02c8st\u0259rbd"
    ],
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "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"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1593, in the meaning defined at sense 2a":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-124817"
  },
  "disturbing":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": causing feelings of worry, concern, or anxiety":[
        "disturbing news",
        "a disturbing discovery",
        "The next phase in which I had a part was even more disturbing , and infinitely more painful.",
        "\u2014 Bram Stoker"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1594, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8st\u0259r-bi\u014b"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081534",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ]
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  "disunion":{
    "antonyms":[
      "accord",
      "agreement",
      "concord",
      "concordance",
      "harmony",
      "peace"
    ],
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      ": disunity":[],
      ": the termination of union : separation":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "dish-",
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8y\u00fc-ny\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "conflict",
      "disaccord",
      "discord",
      "discordance",
      "discordancy",
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      "dissension",
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      "dissent",
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      "dissonance",
      "disunity",
      "division",
      "friction",
      "infighting",
      "inharmony",
      "schism",
      "strife",
      "variance",
      "war",
      "warfare"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-180457",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "disunite":{
    "antonyms":[
      "join",
      "link",
      "unify",
      "unite"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": divide , separate":[]
    },
    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1598, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "dish-",
      "-y\u0259-",
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    ],
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      "sever",
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      "sunder",
      "uncouple",
      "unlink",
      "unyoke"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182605",
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ]
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  "disunited":{
    "antonyms":[
      "join",
      "link",
      "unify",
      "unite"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": divide , separate":[]
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    "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1598, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
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      "dish-",
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      "split",
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      "uncouple",
      "unlink",
      "unyoke"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-035033",
    "type":[
      "verb"
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  "disunity":{
    "antonyms":[
      "accord",
      "agreement",
      "concord",
      "concordance",
      "harmony",
      "peace"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "examples":[
      "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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1632, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
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      "dish-",
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8y\u00fc-n\u0259-t\u0113"
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      "dissent",
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      "friction",
      "infighting",
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      "schism",
      "strife",
      "variance",
      "war",
      "warfare"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064454",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    },
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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"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8y\u00fcz",
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      "dish-",
      "dis-\u02c8y\u00fcs"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "desuetude",
      "idleness",
      "inactivity"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131817",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
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    "type":[
      "adjective"
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    "definitions":{
      ": no longer used or occupied : abandoned":[
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      ]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "dis-\u02c8y\u00fczd",
      "dish-",
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "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":"20220708-143718"
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      ": the state or fact of being counterproductive":[]
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1879, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "dish-",
      "-y\u0259-",
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114932",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": undervalue , depreciate":[]
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1603, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8val-(\u02cc)y\u00fc"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080144",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": an electron tube which contains gas or vapor at low pressure and through which conduction takes place when a high voltage is applied":[]
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Its grip on the discharge tube is so tenacious that once attached, the bag cannot be easily removed. \u2014 Alex Rennie, Popular Mechanics , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Then attach the discharge tube with the flange and bolts. \u2014 Elizabeth Gulino, House Beautiful , 20 Aug. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1880, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-143333"
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    "type":[
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    "definitions":{
      ": a game in which players attempt to toss a plastic disc into each of a succession of basketlike receptacles stationed along a course with the object being to reach each target in as few attempts as possible":[
        "Disc golf is similar to regular golf in that it has 18 holes and is played primarily by the same rules. But instead of hitting a ball into a hole in the ground, in disc golf , Frisbees are thrown into metal disc-trapping baskets on stationary poles.",
        "\u2014 Jean Bryant"
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "That meant that on Friday, June 24, city workers would arrive to haul away the dozens of tents and shelters where Vaughan and a fluctuating population of 25 to 50 others live in Davis Park, near a rugby field, a disc golf course and a playground. \u2014 Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News , 24 June 2022",
      "McGuinness, 47, was found May 31 in the lake in Taylor Park, which is adjacent to a disc golf course. \u2014 CBS News , 10 June 2022",
      "Police believe McGuinness was looking for Frisbees and other flying discs to sell and was known to regularly visit Taylor Park, which is home to a disc golf course, according to the AP. \u2014 Abigail Adams, PEOPLE.com , 1 June 2022",
      "In June 2020, a man was bitten in the face by an alligator while in waist-deep water in Taylor Lake near the disc golf course, WTSP reported. \u2014 CBS News , 1 June 2022",
      "The lake where McGuinness\u2019s body was discovered is near a disc golf course in John S. Taylor Park. \u2014 Lindsey Bever, Washington Post , 1 June 2022",
      "The park is home to a disc golf course where flying discs are thrown into baskets. \u2014 David K. Li, NBC News , 31 May 2022",
      "The caption with a photo of professional disc-golf player Catrina Allen that appeared Saturday with an Exchange article about the business of disc golf incorrectly identified her as Paige Pierce. \u2014 WSJ , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "There\u2019s also a cliff where visitors with a permit can rock climb, a disc golf course, and canoeing and fishing available on Bear Creek and Haynes Lake. \u2014 Outside Online , 7 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1974, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-143532"
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  "disc go-devil":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": ridge buster":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "examples":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-143649"
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  "disobligation":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": an act that purposely inconveniences or offends : affront":[],
      ": the state or sensation of being disobliged : grudge":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u0259s",
      "(\u00a6)dis+"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dis- entry 1 + obligation":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-145300"
  },
  "diskelion":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a figure like the triskelion but with only two radiating members":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u0259\u0307\u02c8-",
      "d\u012b\u02c8skel\u0113\u0259n",
      "-\u0113\u02cc\u00e4n"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from di- + -skelion (as in triskelion )":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-145941"
  },
  "dishonorable discharge":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the ending of a person's service to the military because of unacceptable behavior":[
        "Her military career ended with a dishonorable discharge ."
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-152242"
  },
  "dissuade":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to advise (a person) against something":[
        "\u2026 dissuading us from base thoughts, low ends, ignoble gains \u2026",
        "\u2014 A. T. Quiller-Couch"
      ],
      ": to advise against (an action)":[],
      ": to turn from something by persuasion":[
        "unable to dissuade him from going"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8sw\u0101d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "deter",
      "discourage",
      "inhibit"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "encourage",
      "persuade"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Our warnings did not dissuade them.",
      "tried to dissuade her from her intention to drop out of college",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "People were trying to dissuade her from testifying. \u2014 NBC News , 3 July 2022",
      "Trying to dissuade him away from his position is not my job and will just waste time. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 30 June 2022",
      "The Southington town council, also concerned about panhandling, has recently discussed trying to dissuade people who ask for money in town through an education campaign, according to meeting minutes. \u2014 Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant , 8 June 2022",
      "State police don't expect high gas prices to dissuade holiday road-trippers, either, Sadler said. \u2014 Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online , 30 May 2022",
      "Ukraine has put up a valiant defense in the face of overwhelming force \u2013 but few experts expect that to dissuade Putin, who has a larger army and more resources available. \u2014 Tyler O'neil, Fox News , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "In December, a Starbucks in Buffalo, New York, became the first US location to unionize despite the company's deployment of a phalanx of executives trying to dissuade the workers. \u2014 Allison Morrow, CNN , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "Teams should be very careful trying to dissuade speaking out. \u2014 Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY , 22 Sep. 2021",
      "But Disney\u2019s explanation did not dissuade many observers of the company from believing that the move was tied to politics. \u2014 Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times , 15 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle French or Latin; Middle French dissuader , from Latin dissuad\u0113re , from dis- + suad\u0113re to urge \u2014 more at sweet":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-152315"
  },
  "discharge coefficient":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": coefficient of discharge":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-160520"
  },
  "distributist":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an advocate of distributism":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-y\u0259t\u0259\u0307st"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-161448"
  },
  "dissolved bone":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a phosphatic fertilizer made by treating ground bone or bone meal with sulfuric acid":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-162414"
  },
  "discharge lamp":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an electric lamp in which an enclosed gas or vapor glows or causes a phosphor coating on the lamp's inner surface to glow":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1893, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-162431"
  },
  "discloud":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": uncloud":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dis- entry 1 + cloud (noun)":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-162516"
  },
  "distributism":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the theory or practice of distributing private property (as land) to the maximum degree among individual owners : agrarianism":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u0259\u0307\u02c8striby\u0259\u02cctiz\u0259m"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-163421"
  },
  "disporum":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a small genus of herbs of the family Liliaceae with leafy branching stems, small terminal greenish, yellow, or purplish flowers, and oval berries":[],
      ": a plant of the genus Disporum":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)d\u012b\u00a6sp\u014dr\u0259m",
      "\u02c8disp\u0259r-"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from di- + -sporum (from Greek sporos seed)":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-163935"
  },
  "disobliged":{
    "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":"20220708-171634"
  },
  "dissuadable":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": capable of being dissuaded":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u0259\u0307\u02c8sw\u0101d\u0259b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-172026"
  },
  "disc furrower":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a land furrower in which the customary shoe is replaced by a pair of concave discs set at an angle to the line of draft":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-172715"
  },
  "dissoconch":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the larval shell of a bivalve mollusk in the veliger stage":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dis\u0259+\u02cc-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "diss- + conch":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-182905"
  },
  "district court":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a trial court that has jurisdiction over certain cases within a specific judicial district":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Both the district court and the Second Circuit Court of Appeals sided with the state. \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 23 June 2022",
      "In response, the Department of Corrections came to an agreement with Atwood and the district court issued a preliminary injunction specifying special accommodations for his religious exercise requests. \u2014 Chelsea Curtis, The Arizona Republic , 8 June 2022",
      "Under Section 35, a police officer, physician, spouse, relative, guardian, or court official may petition a district court or juvenile court to commit someone with alcohol or substance use disorder to a treatment facility. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 31 May 2022",
      "There are county office races on the ballot this year, as well as judicial races for circuit and district court judgeships. \u2014 Mike Cason | Mcason@al.com, al , 3 Jan. 2022",
      "Applying that more rigorous standard to California\u2019s meal-and-rest-break rules, the district court here denied Virgin and Alaska\u2019s motion. \u2014 Glenn G. Lammi, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
      "The district court could invoke the exemption as precedent and do nothing else. \u2014 Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times , 15 June 2022",
      "In 2019, a district court found that as a state actor, the school was in violation of the Equal Protections Clause of the constitution. \u2014 Sydney Hoover, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
      "Judge Diana Motz, in a concurring opinion, suggested that the district court dismiss the claims without prejudice so the family can file a new complaint alleging malice. \u2014 Rachel Weiner, Washington Post , 14 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1789, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-184113"
  },
  "discretion is the better part of valor":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-184156"
  },
  "dismail":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to divest of armor":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)dis+",
      "d\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English dismailen , from Middle French desmaillier , from des- dis- entry 1 + maille mail":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-185124"
  },
  "discuss":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to talk about":[
        "discussing the news of the day"
      ],
      ": to investigate by reasoning or argument":[
        "discuss the matter with your family"
      ],
      ": to present in detail for examination or consideration":[
        "as discussed in the text"
      ],
      ": declare":[
        "discuss the same in French unto him",
        "\u2014 Shakespeare"
      ],
      ": dispel":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8sk\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "agitate",
      "argue",
      "bandy",
      "bat (around ",
      "canvass",
      "canvas",
      "debate",
      "dispute",
      "hash (over ",
      "moot",
      "talk over"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for discuss discuss , argue , debate mean to discourse about in order to reach conclusions or to convince. discuss implies a sifting of possibilities especially by presenting considerations pro and con. discussed the need for a new highway argue implies the offering of reasons or evidence in support of convictions already held. argued that the project would be too costly debate suggests formal or public argument between opposing parties debated the merits of the amendment ; it may also apply to deliberation with oneself. I'm debating whether I should go",
    "examples":[
      "She discussed the plan with several colleagues.",
      "They held a meeting to discuss the future of the company.",
      "We'll discuss where to meet later.",
      "Have you discussed the matter with your family",
      "In the first chapter, the author discusses childcare issues.",
      "The article discusses the theory in depth.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Separately, at least some of the would-be Trump electors in Michigan also received subpoenas on Wednesday, according to a person who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss an ongoing investigation. \u2014 Spencer S. Hsu, Josh Dawsey And Devlin Barrett, Anchorage Daily News , 23 June 2022",
      "The search was confirmed by a person familiar with the investigation, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss an ongoing case. \u2014 Josh Dawsey, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
      "The court has set aside time to discuss the matter on Aug. 10 and 11, according to court records. \u2014 Jacob Scholl, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 June 2022",
      "Separately, at least some of the would-be Trump electors in Michigan also received subpoenas on Wednesday, according to a person who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss an ongoing investigation. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 22 June 2022",
      "BSE Global declined a Forbes request to discuss the matter. \u2014 Jabari Young, Forbes , 18 June 2022",
      "The media companies are not contractually restricted from showing LIV, according to the people familiar with the deals, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss private agreements. \u2014 New York Times , 16 June 2022",
      "Billboard spoke with three honorees: Manizha, SIMONA and Avril Lavigne, to discuss their musical journeys as women, gender advocacy and equity in the industry, and Spotify\u2019s EQUAL initiative. \u2014 Quincy Green, Billboard , 7 June 2022",
      "Even if no one is willing to discuss the matter, there is a lot to talk about. \u2014 David Browne, Rolling Stone , 30 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French discusser , from Latin discussus , past participle of discutere to disperse, from dis- apart + quatere to shake \u2014 more at dis- , quash":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1b":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-185526"
  },
  "discharge printing":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a process of printing textiles already dyed a solid color by bleaching out a pattern usually producing a white or light-colored design on a dark background \u2014 compare discharge entry 1 sense 6":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-185810"
  },
  "disportive":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": sportive":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u0259\u0307+"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-190012"
  },
  "distributing":{
    "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":[
      "di-\u02c8stri-by\u00fct",
      "British also \u02c8di-stri-\u02ccby\u00fct",
      "also -by\u0259t",
      "-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":"20220708-191923"
  },
  "dishwashing detergent":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": liquid soap that is used for washing dishes : dish detergent":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-201018"
  },
  "distressed":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": of, relating to, or experiencing economic decline or difficulty":[
        "federal grants for distressed cities"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8strest"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "She felt emotionally and physically distressed .",
      "The government provided funds to the economically distressed city.",
      "Donations were given to financially distressed families.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The White House says 40% of COVID-19 tests ordered through its program to distribute free at-home rapid tests have gone to Americans in distressed areas. \u2014 Fortune , 6 Mar. 2022",
      "Overall, about 20% to 25% of the tests have gone to people in distressed areas, officials said. \u2014 CBS News , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "When landlords pay cash for buildings rather than take out loans \u2014 as is common in distressed areas of Milwaukee \u2014 they\u2019re not required to have insurance. \u2014 John Diedrich, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 4 Feb. 2022",
      "This initiative uses NFTs to transparently track donations to buy real estate in environmentally distressed areas in order to place them under legal conservation. \u2014 Lawrence Wintermeyer, Forbes , 7 Dec. 2021",
      "That same year, Bloomberg CityLab reporter Kriston Capps revealed that the whole mega-project had been financed, in part, through a program intended to support unemployment in distressed urban areas. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 Dec. 2021",
      "But when landlords pay cash for buildings rather than take out loans \u2014 as is common in distressed areas of Milwaukee \u2014 they\u2019re not required to have insurance. \u2014 jsonline.com , 25 Aug. 2021",
      "The bill would offer tax credits to drive reinvestment and rehabilitation of affordable homes in distressed neighborhoods, which would, in turn, increase home values and help build intergenerational wealth among households of color. \u2014 CNN , 19 June 2022",
      "Debt is considered distressed when a country is unable to fulfill its financial obligations and debt restructuring is required. \u2014 Jason Douglas, WSJ , 18 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1613, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-201247"
  },
  "dishwashing liquid":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": liquid soap that is used for washing dishes : dish detergent":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-202035"
  },
  "dish detergent":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": liquid soap that is used for washing dishes : dishwashing detergent, dishwashing liquid":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-202937"
  },
  "dishorn":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to remove the horns from":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)dis+",
      "d\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dis- entry 1 + horn (noun)":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-220112"
  },
  "disciplinary":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": of or relating to discipline":[
        "disciplinary problems"
      ],
      ": designed to correct or punish breaches of discipline":[
        "took disciplinary action"
      ],
      ": of or relating to a particular field of study":[
        "disciplinary specialization"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8di-s\u0259-pl\u0259-\u02ccner-\u0113",
      "especially British \u02ccdi-s\u0259-\u02c8pli-n\u0259-r\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "castigating",
      "chastening",
      "chastising",
      "correcting",
      "correctional",
      "corrective",
      "disciplining",
      "penal",
      "penalizing",
      "punitive"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "nonpunitive"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "The committee is considering disciplinary measures against him.",
      "called for disciplinary actions in response to the outrageous behavior",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Pesaturo declined to specify what disciplinary action the T is taking against the operator. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 29 June 2022",
      "At the time, the firm took disciplinary action against those employees and warned its workforce against taking such shortcuts. \u2014 Tory Newmyer, Washington Post , 28 June 2022",
      "Its reach extends to admissions, recruitment, financial assistance and disciplinary action. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 25 June 2022",
      "The exact nature of the disciplinary action was not specified. \u2014 Dakin Andone And Chuck Johnston, CNN , 19 June 2022",
      "According to the New York Post, some Border Patrol agents were cleared of criminal wrongdoing, but many remain under an administrative investigation that could lead to disciplinary action. \u2014 Essence , 17 June 2022",
      "Dyker, a 23-year veteran of the Chicago Police Department, left the force last month before the department had announced any formal disciplinary action taken against him. \u2014 Megan Crepeau, Chicago Tribune , 13 June 2022",
      "Coppola said the school took disciplinary action and that the school principal told her over the phone that the police had visited the student\u2019s house. \u2014 Jo Yurcaba, NBC News , 12 June 2022",
      "Rose\u2019s personnel records more than a year ago \u2014 has said that the lack of witness testimony rendered further disciplinary action impossible. \u2014 Adrian Walker, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from Medieval Latin discipl\u012bn\u0101rius, from Latin discipl\u012bna \"teaching, discipline entry 1 \" + -\u0101rius -ary entry 2":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-222617"
  },
  "disagio":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)dis+"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dis- entry 1 + agio":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-223725"
  },
  "distress call":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": sos":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-230021"
  },
  "disk drill":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a primitive drill in which the shaft is weighted by a disk and which is operated by a strap or bow":[],
      ": a drill for sowing grain or seeds using discs as furrow openers":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-230353"
  },
  "disc-":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation",
      "combining form",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the seemingly flat figure of a celestial body":[
        "the solar disk"
      ],
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      ": the central part of the flower head of a typical composite made up of closely packed tubular flowers":[],
      ": a thin circular object: such as":[],
      ": a phonograph record":[],
      ": a round flat plate coated with a magnetic substance on which data for a computer is stored":[],
      ": optical disk : such as":[],
      ": videodisc":[],
      ": cd":[],
      "discount":[],
      ": disk":[
        "disc oid"
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      ": phonograph record":[
        "disco phile"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin, from Greek disk-, disko- , from diskos":"Combining form"
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-231256"
  },
  "distressing":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": 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":[],
      ": a state of danger or desperate need":[
        "a ship in distress"
      ],
      ": to subject to great strain or difficulties":[
        "homes distressed by poverty"
      ],
      ": to force or overcome by inflicting pain":[],
      ": to cause to worry or be troubled : upset":[
        "don't let the news distress you"
      ],
      ": to mar (something, such as clothing or wood) deliberately to give an effect of age":[
        "a distressed table",
        "distressed jeans"
      ],
      ": offered for sale at a loss":[
        "distress merchandise"
      ],
      ": involving distress goods":[
        "a distress sale"
      ]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "dis-\u02c8tres",
      "di-\u02c8stres"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "affliction",
      "agony",
      "anguish",
      "excruciation",
      "hurt",
      "misery",
      "pain",
      "rack",
      "strait(s)",
      "torment",
      "torture",
      "travail",
      "tribulation",
      "woe"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "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 ",
      "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":"20220708-232617"
  },
  "discus":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dis-k\u0259s",
      "\u02c8di-sk\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The elder cousin finished first in both events with marks of 42\u20329\u2033 in the shot put and 122\u20321\u2033 in the discus respectively, but Tosi wasn\u2019t far behind. \u2014 Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News , 21 May 2022",
      "Astoria\u2019s Colton McMaster headlined boys action, as the Fishermen senior won shot and discus . \u2014 oregonlive , 20 May 2022",
      "Jorinde van Klinken threw season bests in the shot put and the discus to lead the NCAA west region. \u2014 Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic , 2 May 2022",
      "The senior completed a perfect sweep of the throwing events this season, finishing first in both the shot put and the discus in every meet. \u2014 Jacob Calvin Meyer, baltimoresun.com , 23 July 2021",
      "The junior won the 3A state championship in both the shot put and the discus . \u2014 Alex Harrison, The Enquirer , 7 July 2021",
      "Leah swept the Class MM and State Open titles in the shot and discus , setting the class shot record (42-11 1/2). \u2014 Lori Riley, courant.com , 20 June 2021",
      "The latter was represented by West Hills\u2019 Brandy Atuatasi, who led qualifying in both the shot and discus . \u2014 Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 June 2021",
      "Among the boys, Brunswick\u2019s Tomas Rimac leads the way in the shot put and the discus , as does Maple Heights sophomore Malachi Collier in the long jump and Green pole vaulter Connor McClure. \u2014 Joe Magill, cleveland , 28 May 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from Latin discus, borrowed from Greek d\u00edskos \"discus,\" in Late Greek also \"dish, round mirror, the sun's disk, gong,\" of uncertain origin":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1581, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-233407"
  },
  "disulfide":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a compound containing two atoms of sulfur combined with an element or radical":[],
      ": an organic compound containing the divalent group SS composed of two sulfur atoms":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)d\u012b-\u02c8s\u0259l-\u02ccf\u012bd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Starting with the original version of the enzyme, the researchers engineered in two amino acids that could form a chemical bond between those two parts (for those who know biochemistry, that's a disulfide bridge). \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 8 Apr. 2020",
      "Chemicals like dimethyl disulfide , which contain sulfur, is what creates the rotten smell. \u2014 Daisy Hernandez, Popular Mechanics , 19 Jan. 2020",
      "Working at Exxon, Whittingham discovered that titanium disulfide would work well as a cathode: Lithium ions could embed themselves within its layered structure. \u2014 Science News Staff, Science | AAAS , 9 Oct. 2019",
      "Whittingham put metallic lithium in one end and a layered material called titanium disulfide at the other; the titanium had spaces that could capture the flowing electrons. \u2014 Josh Fischman, Scientific American , 9 Oct. 2019",
      "There are other culprits as the bloom continues, including dimethyl disulfide , which strikes a garlic note; isovaleric acid, which contributes to the smell of sour sweat; and methyl thiolacetate, with an odor that blends garlic and cheese. \u2014 New York Times , 6 July 2018",
      "The skunk bath recipe works by oxidizing the thiols into compounds called disulfides , which are not so smelly. \u2014 Janine M. Kahn, Good Housekeeping , 10 July 2017",
      "Most rayon today is produced as viscose rayon, which is treated with chemicals, including carbon disulfide . \u2014 Tatiana Schlossberg, New York Times , 24 May 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1869, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-235909"
  },
  "disparager":{
    "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":[
      "di-\u02c8sper-ij",
      "-\u02c8spa-rij"
    ],
    "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":"20220709-002450"
  },
  "disk crank":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a balanced crank consisting of a disk revolving about its center and having a crankpin secured eccentrically in it":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-002735"
  },
  "dissuaded":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to advise (a person) against something":[
        "\u2026 dissuading us from base thoughts, low ends, ignoble gains \u2026",
        "\u2014 A. T. Quiller-Couch"
      ],
      ": to advise against (an action)":[],
      ": to turn from something by persuasion":[
        "unable to dissuade him from going"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8sw\u0101d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "deter",
      "discourage",
      "inhibit"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "encourage",
      "persuade"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Our warnings did not dissuade them.",
      "tried to dissuade her from her intention to drop out of college",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "People were trying to dissuade her from testifying. \u2014 NBC News , 3 July 2022",
      "Trying to dissuade him away from his position is not my job and will just waste time. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 30 June 2022",
      "The Southington town council, also concerned about panhandling, has recently discussed trying to dissuade people who ask for money in town through an education campaign, according to meeting minutes. \u2014 Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant , 8 June 2022",
      "State police don't expect high gas prices to dissuade holiday road-trippers, either, Sadler said. \u2014 Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online , 30 May 2022",
      "Ukraine has put up a valiant defense in the face of overwhelming force \u2013 but few experts expect that to dissuade Putin, who has a larger army and more resources available. \u2014 Tyler O'neil, Fox News , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "In December, a Starbucks in Buffalo, New York, became the first US location to unionize despite the company's deployment of a phalanx of executives trying to dissuade the workers. \u2014 Allison Morrow, CNN , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "Teams should be very careful trying to dissuade speaking out. \u2014 Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY , 22 Sep. 2021",
      "But Disney\u2019s explanation did not dissuade many observers of the company from believing that the move was tied to politics. \u2014 Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times , 15 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle French or Latin; Middle French dissuader , from Latin dissuad\u0113re , from dis- + suad\u0113re to urge \u2014 more at sweet":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-003648"
  },
  "dissogeny":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the occurrence of sexual maturity at two distinct periods in the life of an individual (as in the larva and again in the adult of certain ctenophores)":[]
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      "d\u0259\u0307\u02c8s\u00e4j\u0259n\u0113"
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    "examples":[],
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      "International Scientific Vocabulary diss- + -geny or -gony ; originally formed as German dissogonie":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-005014"
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      "noun"
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      ": the process of purifying a liquid by successive evaporation and condensation":[],
      ": something distilled : distillate sense 2":[]
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      "\u02ccdis-t\u0259-\u02c8l\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "\u02ccdi-st\u0259-\u02c8l\u0101-sh\u0259n"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The answer was, surprisingly, light whiskey, due to the high distillation proof. \u2014 Jonah Flicker, Robb Report , 12 June 2022",
      "Goldman\u2019s three-word distillation turned out to be perhaps the greatest paraphrase in Hollywood history. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 June 2022",
      "Possible uses included: a plumb bob or a loom weight, a liquid sprinkler, a fire starter, a lamp, a smoking pipe, or parts of an apparatus for distillation . \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 3 May 2022",
      "For a standard surface code, magic-state distillation consumes 99 percent of the overall computation. \u2014 Zaira Nazario, Scientific American , 1 May 2022",
      "These ingredients are macerated in alcohol for 24 hours before undergoing distillation . \u2014 Joseph V Micallef, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Following, the hemp is sent to our laboratories for extraction, distillation , and conversion into oil. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 May 2022",
      "Their set was a pure distillation of joy devoid of inhibitions, good taste or concern for community standards. \u2014 Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "Recipes for cocktails famous and infamous, history and types of distillation , raw materials, booze brands and their stories (the real ones), influential people, entries from absinthe to zubrowka, from the Air Mail to the Zoom. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-010732"
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  "disability insurance":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": insurance against loss of income due to partial or total disability \u2014 compare accident insurance , health insurance":[]
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    "examples":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-010814"
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  "dishorse":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
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      ": dismount":[]
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      "(\u02c8)dis+",
      "d\u0259s"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
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      "dis- entry 1 + horse (noun)":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-010856"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": a long usually white robe traditionally worn by men in the Middle East":[]
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      "\u02ccdish-\u02c8d\u00e4-sh\u0259"
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This is also evident in the traditional dress, especially for men, who pair the traditional Arab dishdasha with a colorful embroidered head cap called a Kuma, which is originally from Zanzibar. \u2014 Irene S. Levine, Forbes , 16 May 2021",
      "Our driver wore a traditional dishdasha , a long white robe, with a red-and-white scarf, the traditional kaffiyeh, atop his head. \u2014 Amanda Orr, Washington Post , 6 Dec. 2019",
      "Late Fall, 2006 Dressed in his dishdasha and clutching his prayer beads, Saddam paced in his outdoor rec area, silently mouthing a string of words. \u2014 William Bardenwerper, Newsweek , 13 June 2017",
      "Late Fall, 2006 Dressed in his dishdasha and clutching his prayer beads, Saddam paced in his outdoor rec area, silently mouthing a string of words. \u2014 William Bardenwerper, Newsweek , 13 June 2017",
      "In the bazaar the metal shutters had been rocked from clothing stalls, sending dishdashas and white knit prayer caps into mounds in the arcade. \u2014 National Geographic , 17 Oct. 2016",
      "Tasker watched as Hussein, clad in his dishdasha , walked over to his rickety exercise bike. \u2014 Will Bardenwerper, The Denver Post , 9 June 2017",
      "Sitting in front of a boarded- up shop is a stout man in a gray ankle- length dishdasha and Nike sandals. \u2014 Elliot Ackerman, Esquire , 23 Mar. 2017",
      "Sulu, gho, kera, kalpak, dishdasha and dashiki sound more like crossword puzzlers than words in common parlance. \u2014 Guy Trebay, New York Times , 6 Aug. 2016"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Arabic dishd\u0101sha":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1938, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-013411"
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  "disluster":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
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      ": to deprive of luster":[],
      ": to lose luster":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)dis+",
      "d\u0259s"
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dis- entry 1 + luster":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-020230"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "-psh\u0259n"
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    "examples":[],
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      "Late Latin discerption-, discerptio , from Latin discerptus + -ion-, -io -ion":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-020724"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": the quality or state of being dissoluble":[
        "the dissolubility of sugar"
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      "archaic \u02ccdis\u0259ly-",
      "d\u0259\u0307\u02ccs\u00e4ly\u0259\u02c8bil\u0259t\u0113"
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-022322"
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  "dishwater":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": water in which dishes have been or are to be washed":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dish-\u02ccw\u022f-t\u0259r",
      "-\u02ccw\u00e4-"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "And at this tournament, with these fairways, with these greens, with mayhem lurking around every corner, dishwater -dull has its advantages. \u2014 Bryce Miller Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 19 June 2021",
      "Anything near a stove or sink will soak up splatters and odors from foods, cooking oils, dishwater , and more. \u2014 Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens , 19 Mar. 2021",
      "Drying mats aren\u2019t necessary because this rack is designed with a drain tray to catch dishwater from the cups. \u2014 Popular Science , 14 Sep. 2020",
      "In the show, Alan mirrors this abuse by pouring dirty dishwater on Marianne's head and slamming the door on her face. \u2014 Bianca Rodriguez, Marie Claire , 30 Apr. 2020",
      "Ruby is older than me, big-sister older rather than mom older, with dishwater blond hair and granola clothes. \u2014 New York Times , 10 Mar. 2020",
      "All nose-to-the-grindstone makes Jack a dishwater -dull knife. \u2014 Paul Muldoon, The New Yorker , 2 Sep. 2019",
      "Wipeable materials like tile were designated to protect small areas from sprays of grease or dishwater . \u2014 Lexi Mainland, Los Angeles Times , 22 Aug. 2019",
      "Watching any given frame of this series, which has earned Emmy nominations for directing and cinematography, is frequently like looking through a pool of dirty dishwater . \u2014 Todd Vanderwerff, Vox , 1 Sep. 2018"
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-023437"
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  "disaffection":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-\u0259-\u02c8fekt"
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      "alien",
      "alienate",
      "disgruntle",
      "estrange",
      "sour"
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      "reconcile"
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    "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":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-024630"
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  "district council":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": the local governing body of a rural or urban district in Great Britain and of certain administrative districts in Australia and parts of British Africa":[]
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-024827"
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  "distillate":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a liquid product condensed from vapor during distillation":[],
      ": something concentrated or extracted as if by distilling":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "-l\u0259t; dis-\u02c8til-\u0259t",
      "-l\u0259t",
      "\u02c8di-st\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101t",
      "\u02c8dis-t\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101t",
      "di-\u02c8sti-l\u0259t"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "And the Brand household does seem a distillate of postwar America. \u2014 Benjamin Kunkel, The New Republic , 14 June 2022",
      "In 2011, it was converted from home heating oil to ultra-low sulfur distillate , a cleaner-burning diesel used to power engines in trucks, tractors and other vehicles. \u2014 Matt Egan, CNN , 23 May 2022",
      "In the case of Monday\u2019s Gin, however, Beefeater kept the distillate separate and bottled it at a higher proof \u2013 50% ABV. \u2014 Joseph V Micallef, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "The color of the plastic on the log matched the color of a plastic attached to two water bottles with light petroleum distillate , which is the same as fuel found in a lighter and other camp fuels, according to the complaint. \u2014 Drew Dawson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 21 May 2022",
      "Normally, Monday\u2019s distillation is blended with the rest of the week\u2019s distillate . \u2014 Joseph V Micallef, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Proportions are crucial, from mashbill to fermentation to separating the distillate into heads, tails and hearts. \u2014 Jonah Flicker, Robb Report , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "From the country where vodka most likely originated (sorry, Poland!) comes this crisp St. Petersburg distillate based upon an 1894 recipe by Dmitri Mendeleev, a Russian chemist who obviously enjoyed his cocktails. \u2014 Richard Carleton Hacker, Robb Report , 8 Feb. 2022",
      "But more on its history: In February 1940, George Urquhart laid down distillate from Glenlivet in an oak cask custom made specifically for Gordon & MacPhail. \u2014 Karla Alindahao, Forbes , 30 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1839, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-024943"
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  "disk clutch":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a friction clutch in which the friction is between two parallel flat plates or sets of such plates":[]
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-030242"
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  "disaggregate":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
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    "definitions":{
      ": to separate into component parts":[
        "disaggregate sandstone",
        "disaggregate demographic data"
      ],
      ": to break up or apart":[
        "the molecules of a gel disaggregate to form a sol"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)dis-\u02c8ag-ri-\u02ccg\u0101t",
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8a-gri-\u02ccg\u0101t"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "There is a federal mandate to disaggregate data for Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders. \u2014 Deidre Mcphillips, CNN , 16 June 2022",
      "Shinagawa said the National Cancer Institute should spend more money on studies focused on Asian American populations and disaggregate the data collected. \u2014 Claire Wang, NBC News , 7 June 2022",
      "While those numbers don't disaggregate hate crimes against Asian American women, findings from community groups are noteworthy. \u2014 Harmeet Kaur, CNN , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "One potential outcome should be obvious: break up and disaggregate Big Food into smaller constituents that would have to compete for harder customers. \u2014 Errol Schweizer, Forbes , 4 Jan. 2022",
      "In this system, members of a pool that tests positive do not have to be re-tested because lab workers can disaggregate the samples in the pool to find the positive person or people. \u2014 Laura Krantz, BostonGlobe.com , 22 Jan. 2021",
      "The study didn\u2019t disaggregate all Asian American subgroups, including Filipino Americans, another large subset of New York Asians whose presence in the medical field has made the community particularly at risk for Covid-19. \u2014 NBC News , 17 Dec. 2020",
      "Some buildings have systems where each workstation has controls for its own temperature and airflow, and systems that disaggregate ventilation from temperature control. \u2014 Jill Lepore, The New Yorker , 31 Aug. 2020",
      "Third, to rebuild now as well as to prepare for future emergencies, countries need to invest in the ability of national statistics offices to collect, disaggregate , and analyze data. \u2014 Melinda Gates, STAT , 30 July 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1811, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-030628"
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  "disk cipher":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a cipher using the cipher disk":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-031334"
  },
  "disafforest":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to reduce from the privileges of a forest to the state of ordinary land : exempt from the forest laws":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6dis+"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Medieval Latin disafforestare , from Latin dis- dis- entry 1 + Medieval Latin afforestare to afforest":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-032846"
  },
  "distribution function":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": cumulative distribution function":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "There are algorithms aplenty, geometrical extrusions and something called the bidirectional reflectance distribution function , which is all about understanding the play of light on a surface. \u2014 Steve Johnson, chicagotribune.com , 24 May 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1909, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-040621"
  },
  "district heating":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the distribution of heat by steam or otherwise from a central plant to buildings more or less widely distributed \u2014 compare central entry 1 sense 4a":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-041053"
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  "dissolvability":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the quality of being dissolvable":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-041834"
  },
  "dishwasher":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a worker employed to wash dishes":[],
      ": a machine for washing dishes":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02ccw\u00e4-",
      "\u02c8dish-\u02ccw\u022f-sh\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Appliances include a Bosch dishwasher and Bosch gas stove. \u2014 James Alexander, Hartford Courant , 19 June 2022",
      "According to the Centers for Disease Control, 70 decibels is about the noise level of a dishwasher or washing machine. \u2014 Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel , 10 June 2022",
      "Now each unit will contains its own washer and dryer, furnace, dishwasher and central air. \u2014 Talis Shelbourne, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 2 June 2022",
      "Amber Peterson has worked almost every job in the restaurant world, from barista and bar chef to dishwasher and bartop burlesque entertainer. \u2014 Adam Reiner, Bon App\u00e9tit , 31 May 2022",
      "The range and refrigerator are Fisher & Paykel, and a Bosch dishwasher and Frigidaire microwave round out the kitchen appliances. \u2014 Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune , 22 May 2022",
      "An island extends the prep space and houses a sink and dishwasher . \u2014 Carisha Swanson, House Beautiful , 18 May 2022",
      "Keep sink, bathtub, shower, toilet, washing machine, dishwasher and refrigerator drains clear and inspect valves and pipes for leaks that can cause mold, wood rot and other damage, and increase in your water bill. \u2014 oregonlive , 15 May 2022",
      "His own office around the corner was remade into a large kitchen, with a dishwasher and a stove where volunteers make hearty lunches that are served every afternoon to some 600 people in the safety of a nearby subway station. \u2014 Yaroslav Trofimov, WSJ , 22 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-041919"
  },
  "disk brake":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a friction brake in which the surfaces that rub together are in the form of disks":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-042956"
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  "disinfectant":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8fek-t\u0259nt",
      "\u02ccdi-s\u1d4an-\u02c8fek-t\u0259nt",
      "\u02ccdis-in-\u02c8fek-t\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "They use a strong disinfectant on the medical equipment.",
      "Clean the area with disinfectant .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Officials confiscated house keys to prevent isolation jailbreaks, while the empty homes of those put into centralized quarantine have been turned upside down as they are doused with disinfectant . \u2014 Christian Shepherd, BostonGlobe.com , 13 May 2022",
      "Officials confiscated house keys to prevent isolation jailbreak, while the empty homes of those put into centralized quarantine have been turned upside down as they are doused with disinfectant . \u2014 Vic Chiang, Washington Post , 13 May 2022",
      "Thanks to these mats, our whole family uses this area daily\u2014including the cat, who loves lying on the pad, baking in the sun, and coughing up the occasional hairball (the mats easily wipe clean with disinfectant ). \u2014 Will Taylor, Outside Online , 20 May 2021",
      "Tank loads of hand sanitizer \u2014 the disinfectant on voters' hands even caused a ballot scanner to jam at a polling place in Des Moines, Iowa. \u2014 Jerry Schwartz, chicagotribune.com , 8 Nov. 2020",
      "Tank loads of hand sanitizer \u2014 the disinfectant on voters' hands even caused a ballot scanner to jam at a polling place in Des Moines, Iowa. \u2014 Jerry Schwartz, Star Tribune , 8 Nov. 2020",
      "Patti Wood checked into a hotel room in Birmingham, Ala., recently that reeked of disinfectant . \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "And a man who suggested the use of disinfectant to combat Covid-19. \u2014 Chris Cillizza, CNN , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "In the early months, his team had to order gallons of disinfectant and hundreds of masks. \u2014 New York Times , 9 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1837, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-043115"
  },
  "discerptible":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": capable of being torn to pieces or pulled apart : separable into parts":[
        "cannot be told by poetry or by music \u2026 nor is discerptible in logic",
        "\u2014 Robert Bridges \u20201930"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-pt\u0259b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin discerptus (past participle of discerpere ) + English -ible":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-043238"
  },
  "disinfecting candle":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a cylinder or cone of a combustible mixture usually containing sulfur or formaldehyde that is burned for disinfecting purposes":[]
    },
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-043333"
  },
  "disinfecting":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to cleanse (a surface, a device, a supply of water, etc.) by destroying, inactivating, or significantly reducing the concentration of pathogenic agents (such as bacteria, viruses, and fungi) : to treat (something) with a disinfectant (such as chlorine, hydrogen peroxide, or sodium hypochlorite )":[
        "\u2026 medical experts say some scopes can be difficult to disinfect through conventional cleaning because of their design, so bacteria are transmitted from patient to patient.",
        "\u2014 Chad Terhune",
        "Trihalomethanes are chemicals formed when chlorine used to disinfect water reacts with organic matter, such as animal waste, treated sewage, leaves, or soil.",
        "\u2014 Emily Main",
        "Clean your humidifier often. Although some parts may be washable in the dishwasher, they still need to be descaled with vinegar and disinfected with bleach.",
        "\u2014 Consumer Reports"
      ],
      ": to relieve (something) of some undesirable quality likened to a disease or infection":[
        "But the big question is this: If the bill becomes law, will it truly disinfect our politics",
        "\u2014 Nancy Gibbs and Karen Tumulty"
      ],
      ": to remove a software virus (see virus sense 3 ) from (a computer or device) often by means of a special program":[
        "The earliest viruses were relatively simple routines, and virus detectors could easily disinfect computers.",
        "\u2014 Philips Chien"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-\u1d4an-\u02c8fekt",
      "\u02ccdis-in-\u02c8fekt",
      "\u02ccdi-s\u1d4an-\u02c8fekt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Chemicals were added to disinfect the water.",
      "The wound needs to be disinfected .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Suitable for both your hands and to disinfect surfaces, the mist is made with 70 percent alcohol to exceed CDC recommendations by 10 percent. \u2014 Sage Anderson, Rolling Stone , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "As the Food Network reminds us about sanitary counter-cooking conditions: Do not defrost meat on your countertop, remember to disinfect surfaces with a spray or wipes, and, of course, wash your hands. \u2014 Natalie Gontcharova, refinery29.com , 12 May 2021",
      "This smart phone bath will actually disinfect anything that can fit it in. \u2014 Katie Dupere And Vanessa Powell, Men's Health , 19 May 2022",
      "Government staff disinfect the floor of Pyongyang station on Tuesday to try and curb the spread of Covid in North Korea's capital. \u2014 Jennifer Jett, NBC News , 18 May 2022",
      "This can disinfect all kinds of fabrics and objects. \u2014 Chris Hachey, BGR , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "But be sure to disinfect the equipment before and after use. \u2014 Rashika Jaipuriar, The Indianapolis Star , 5 Aug. 2021",
      "When aftershaves were first formulated, their primary purpose was to disinfect any cuts that might have resulted from a bad shave, so the main ingredient was alcohol. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 12 May 2022",
      "The bleach and disinfectant maker was one of biggest winners of the pandemic as panicked people sought to disinfect their homes and places of work thoroughly and often. \u2014 Phil Wahba, Fortune , 20 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle French desinfecter , from des- dis- + infecter to infect":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1658, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-044448"
  },
  "distributed":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": characterized by a statistical distribution of a particular kind":[
        "a normally distributed random variable"
      ],
      ": having at least some of the processing done by the individual workstations and having information shared by and often stored at the workstations":[
        "a distributed network",
        "\u2026 makes it possible to take massive tasks and spread them out over a large number of personal computers\u2014a practice called distributed computing.",
        "\u2014 J. Bonasia"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8stri-by\u00fc-t\u0259d",
      "British also \u02c8di-stri-\u02ccby\u00fc-",
      "also -by\u0259-"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In 1860, Abraham Lincoln wasn't even on distributed ballots in ten southern states. \u2014 CBS News , 10 June 2022",
      "In a distributed or hybrid approach to innovation, there will be aspects that are centralized and others that are decentralized. \u2014 Jim Witham, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
      "Before Maria struck, less than 1% of the energy used on the island was coming from distributed solar. \u2014 Xander Peters, The Christian Science Monitor , 9 May 2022",
      "But to make this vision real, distributed applications and smart contracts will require a deeper understanding of how capital activities interact with the real world, which is an AI and ML problem. \u2014 Gaurav Tewari, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
      "With a more distributed workforce and changing styles of working, traditional ways of engagement and performance structures must evolve to meet the needs of the future of teams. \u2014 Jedidiah Alex Koh, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "In our increasingly global and distributed world, the metaverse will also enable creators to connect and interact with more diverse audiences. \u2014 Falon Fatemi, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "Attackers may try to install malware on your systems so that they can later be used as agents for distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) strikes against high-value targets. \u2014 Neil Mcallister, PCMAG , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "The more distributed workforces become, the more companies will need these spaces to collaborate, says Erin McDannald, CEO of Environments, a smart building design company in Baltimore that has created a digital twin of its headquarters. \u2014 Lila Maclellan, Quartz , 21 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1968, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-045923"
  },
  "discerpible":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": discerptible":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "-p\u0259b\u0259l"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-050315"
  },
  "disobligingly":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
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    "definitions":{
      ": in a manner that disobliges : unaccommodatingly":[]
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-050834"
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  "disincorporation":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the quality or state of being disincorporated":[]
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      "\u00a6dis+"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-051326"
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": one who disciplines or enforces order":[]
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      "\u02ccdi-s\u0259-pl\u0259-\u02c8ner-\u0113-\u0259n"
    ],
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "The school's principal is a strict disciplinarian .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Janet had no desire to become a singer, but her father, Joe Jackson, a strict disciplinarian whose laser-like focus uplifted his family from poverty, had different ideas. \u2014 Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com , 29 Jan. 2022",
      "When having vulnerable conversations, Bond recommends sitting next to your child rather than sitting across the table \u2014 which is often where a disciplinarian is when reprimanding someone. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 Dec. 2021",
      "Sporting long-ish red hair and salt-and-pepper sideburns that wouldn\u2019t last a second in the presence of a West Point disciplinarian . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 19 Aug. 2021",
      "Jordan was what people now call a strict disciplinarian . \u2014 Arkansas Online , 28 June 2021",
      "Glyn was also\u2014unexpectedly for those of us who thought communists were louche types with disdain for the protocols of petit bourgeois society\u2014a rigid disciplinarian . \u2014 Gerard Baker, WSJ , 21 June 2021",
      "Both were fined $500 by MLB disciplinarian Bob Watson, who said the managers were inflaming the situation instead of acting as peacemakers. \u2014 Paul Sullivan, chicagotribune.com , 17 June 2021",
      "The Ravens needed a disciplinarian , a coach who was more involved with a team concept instead of the star system. \u2014 Mike Preston, baltimoresun.com , 7 Nov. 2020",
      "The film follows Yokohama Hayato High School, coached by Mizutani, a stern disciplinarian who is emblematic of the traditional ways. \u2014 Greg Hanlon, PEOPLE.com , 29 June 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "disciplin(ary) + -arian":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1598, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-052342"
  },
  "distribution curve":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a graph of the frequencies of different values of a variable in a statistical distribution":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-053909"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
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      ": 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"
      ]
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    "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",
      "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":"20220709-054104"
  },
  "dissolvable":{
    "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":[
      "-\u02c8\u022flv",
      "also -\u02c8z\u00e4v",
      "-\u02c8z\u022flv",
      "di-\u02c8z\u00e4lv",
      "diz-\u02c8\u00e4lv",
      "or -\u02c8z\u022fv"
    ],
    "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":"20220709-055652"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": relieving arch":[]
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-070320"
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  "dish cross":{
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      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a low cross-shaped stand that is used for holding dishes at the table and that consists usually of adjustable silver bars with a small lamp being placed beneath the center to keep the food hot":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-071157"
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  "disk bit":{
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      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a rotary drill bit consisting of sharp-edged disks set vertically":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-071323"
  },
  "discretionary income":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": income that is left after paying for things that are essential, such as food and housing":[
        "She has enough discretionary income to pay for a nice vacation each year."
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-071446"
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  "discomposing":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to destroy the composure of":[],
      ": to disturb the order of":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-k\u0259m-\u02c8p\u014dz"
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      "agitate",
      "ail",
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      "derail",
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      "distemper",
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      "exercise",
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      "hagride",
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      "undo",
      "unhinge",
      "unsettle",
      "upset",
      "weird out",
      "worry"
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      "quiet",
      "settle",
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    "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":"20220709-072822"
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    "type":[
      "adjective"
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      ": like dishwater especially in weak or attenuated character":[
        "dishwatery speeches"
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-074000"
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      ": to force or compel to satisfy an obligation by means of a distress":[],
      ": to seize by distress":[],
      ": to levy a distress":[]
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      "di-\u02c8str\u0101n"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English distreynen , from Anglo-French destreindre , from Medieval Latin distringere , from Latin, to draw apart, detain, from dis- + stringere to bind tight \u2014 more at strain":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
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      "noun"
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      ": the party leader or boss of an American assembly district or ward":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-075410"
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  "dissecting microscope":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": a low-magnification stereomicroscope used especially in examining or dissecting biological specimens":[]
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      "\u02c8d\u012b-\u02ccsek-",
      "d\u012b-\u02c8sek-ti\u014b-",
      "also di-"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Grace and the other researchers then spent years identifying the shark using CT scans, x-rays and a dissecting microscope . \u2014 Helen Murphy, PEOPLE.com , 23 July 2019"
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1897, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-075652"
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      "noun"
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      ": any of various rotary engines in which the piston or its equivalent is a rotating or wobbling disk":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-082157"
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      ": to seize by distress":[],
      ": to levy a distress":[]
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      "Middle English distreynen , from Anglo-French destreindre , from Medieval Latin distringere , from Latin, to draw apart, detain, from dis- + stringere to bind tight \u2014 more at strain":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-082912"
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    "type":[
      "adjective"
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      ": capable of being dissolved or disintegrated":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8s\u00e4l-y\u0259-b\u0259l"
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin dissolubilis , from dissolvere to dissolve":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1534, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-084320"
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  "disc harrow":{
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      "noun"
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      ": a harrow that breaks up plowed or rough land by means of discs arranged at an angle with the line of draft":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-084324"
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      "noun",
      "verb"
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      ": 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"
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      ": to extract the essence of : concentrate":[
        "distill the experience into a poem"
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      ": 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"
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    "synonyms":[
      "dribble",
      "drip",
      "drop",
      "trickle"
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    "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":"20220709-090819"
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  "displacement current":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a limited shifting of electric components that occurs within a dielectric when a voltage is applied to or removed from it (as in charging or discharging a capacitor) and that corresponds to the current in the circuit supplying the voltage":[]
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-093218"
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  "dissuasion":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the action of dissuading":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8sw\u0101-zh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The French translation of deterrence is essentially dissuasion . \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 8 Dec. 2021",
      "Soon the season for tomato dissuasion rolls around again. \u2014 New York Times , 28 July 2021",
      "And finally, the fact that so many people are voting right now suggests that the dissuasion campaign isn't working. \u2014 NBC News , 25 Oct. 2020",
      "The dissuasion campaign appears to be working, according to state data. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Sep. 2020",
      "Depictions of gay and lesbian individuals in entertainment and media are rare, due to government dissuasion or outright censorship. \u2014 NBC News , 9 Jan. 2020",
      "Nouri Hassan, a 20-year-old model who has worked with big-name commercial brands as well as some up-and-coming designers, says that even without the agency\u2019s explicit dissuasion , models just don\u2019t have much leverage to demand more. \u2014 Isabel Cristo, The New Republic , 11 Sep. 2019",
      "And on North Korea the same dissuasion -conscious tone comes out of Paris. \u2014 John Vinocur, WSJ , 23 Oct. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English dissuasioun , from Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin dissuasion-, dissuasio , from dissuad\u0113re":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-095132"
  },
  "District of Columbia":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
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    "definitions":{
      "federal district in the eastern U.S. between Maryland and Virginia and coextensive with the city of Washington area 69 square miles (179 square kilometers), population 601,723":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "k\u0259-\u02c8l\u0259m-b\u0113-\u0259"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-100150"
  },
  "distilland":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": material to be or being distilled \u2014 compare distillate":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6dist\u0259\u00a6land"
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    "synonyms":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin distillandum , neuter of distillandus , gerundive of distillare":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-101455"
  },
  "dishouse":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to deprive of a house : put out of a house":[],
      ": to clear (an area) of houses":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)dis\u00a6h-",
      "d\u0259s\u02c8hau\u0307z"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dis- entry 1 + house (noun)":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-102408"
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  "dissuading":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to advise (a person) against something":[
        "\u2026 dissuading us from base thoughts, low ends, ignoble gains \u2026",
        "\u2014 A. T. Quiller-Couch"
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      ": to advise against (an action)":[],
      ": to turn from something by persuasion":[
        "unable to dissuade him from going"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8sw\u0101d"
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      "deter",
      "discourage",
      "inhibit"
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      "encourage",
      "persuade"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Our warnings did not dissuade them.",
      "tried to dissuade her from her intention to drop out of college",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "People were trying to dissuade her from testifying. \u2014 NBC News , 3 July 2022",
      "Trying to dissuade him away from his position is not my job and will just waste time. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 30 June 2022",
      "The Southington town council, also concerned about panhandling, has recently discussed trying to dissuade people who ask for money in town through an education campaign, according to meeting minutes. \u2014 Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant , 8 June 2022",
      "State police don't expect high gas prices to dissuade holiday road-trippers, either, Sadler said. \u2014 Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online , 30 May 2022",
      "Ukraine has put up a valiant defense in the face of overwhelming force \u2013 but few experts expect that to dissuade Putin, who has a larger army and more resources available. \u2014 Tyler O'neil, Fox News , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "In December, a Starbucks in Buffalo, New York, became the first US location to unionize despite the company's deployment of a phalanx of executives trying to dissuade the workers. \u2014 Allison Morrow, CNN , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "Teams should be very careful trying to dissuade speaking out. \u2014 Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY , 22 Sep. 2021",
      "But Disney\u2019s explanation did not dissuade many observers of the company from believing that the move was tied to politics. \u2014 Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times , 15 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle French or Latin; Middle French dissuader , from Latin dissuad\u0113re , from dis- + suad\u0113re to urge \u2014 more at sweet":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-104007"
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  "disability clause":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a clause in a life-insurance contract providing that the policy continue in full force without payment of premiums if the policyholder becomes totally and permanently disabled and sometimes providing also for fixed monthly payments to the policyholder during the period of disability":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-104525"
  },
  "disciplinant":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8dis\u0259pl\u0259\u0307n\u0259nt",
      "\u02c8displ\u0259\u0307n-",
      "d\u0259\u0307\u02c8sipl\u0259\u0307n-",
      "-\u02ccplin\u0259nt"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Spanish & Italian; Spanish disciplinante , from Italian, from Medieval Latin disciplinant-, disciplinans , present participle of disciplinare to discipline":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-113316"
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  "displacement law":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": any of three statements in physics or chemistry: (1) wien's displacement law or (2) the emission of an alpha particle by an atom reduces the atomic number by two while the emission of a beta particle increases it by one or (3) ionization of an element causes both its spectrum and its chemical properties to resemble those of the element whose atomic number is less by one, two, or more according as the ionization is single, double, or higher":[]
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-113444"
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  "disinfection":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-in-\u02c8fek-sh\u0259n"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1722, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-113754"
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  "distrainee":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": one who is distrained":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u0259\u0307\u00a6s-",
      "\u00a6di\u02ccstr\u0101\u00a6n\u0113"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "distrain + -ee":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-113913"
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  "distichous":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
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    "definitions":{
      ": disposed in two vertical rows":[
        "distichous leaves"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8di-sti-k\u0259s"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Late Latin distichus , from Greek distichos":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1753, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-121756"
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  "disclosure":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": the act or an instance of disclosing : exposure":[],
      ": something disclosed : revelation":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "dis-\u02c8kl\u014d-zh\u0259r"
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      "divulgence",
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      "revelation"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "We demand full disclosure of the facts.",
      "he offered full disclosure of the government files on the assassination",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But there are exceptions that permit disclosure where required by law, such as through a court order or mandatory reporting scheme. \u2014 Elisha Fieldstadt, NBC News , 2 July 2022",
      "Months later, campaign disclosure records show Trump's PAC made a $50,000 payment to Corcoran's law firm, Silverman Thompson, in May 2022. \u2014 Will Steakin, ABC News , 1 July 2022",
      "The disclosure of the affidavit was first reported by the Bangor Daily News. \u2014 Bradford Betz, Fox News , 1 July 2022",
      "And every time, the disclosure was met with support, and kindness, and love. \u2014 Michele Fazekas, The Hollywood Reporter , 30 June 2022",
      "As a disclosure , my company provides coaching solutions for custom home builders. \u2014 Russ Stephens, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
      "Roberts ordered an investigation into the source of the disclosure , but the identity of the person who shared the document with reporters from Politico still remains unknown to the public. \u2014 Melissa Quinn, CBS News , 30 June 2022",
      "In addition to the penalty price, EY is required to obtain two consultants\u2014one to review the firm\u2019s policies and procedures relating to ethics and integrity, and the other to review EY\u2019s conduct regarding disclosure failures. \u2014 Sheryl Estrada, Fortune , 29 June 2022",
      "Over the past year, corporate lobbyists successfully pushed Congress to bump a disclosure requirement for critical-infrastructure companies to 72 hours from 24 hours, saying the window was too short for victims to share accurate data. \u2014 David Uberti, WSJ , 29 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1525, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-122228"
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  "disaffected":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": discontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious":[
        "disaffected youth"
      ]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdis-\u0259-\u02c8fek-t\u0259d"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "The troops had become disaffected .",
      "Both political parties are looking for ways to regain the trust of disaffected voters.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Just as the white nationalist skinhead movements of the 1970s through the 1990s came to dominate radical spaces and attract disaffected youths, the same thing is happening now with white nationalists in digital spaces. \u2014 Patrick Smith, NBC News , 17 May 2022",
      "Gab, another platform vying for disaffected Trumpers, was hacked in February of last year, making 70 gigabytes of passwords and private communications public. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 9 May 2022",
      "Some Democratic strategists say Ryan will have to make the issue of money and corporate power a central part of his message against Vance to appeal to disaffected working-class voters. \u2014 Dan Balz, Anchorage Daily News , 7 May 2022",
      "Schumer stars as Beth, a disaffected wine sales rep approaching 40 who's sleepwalking through her life. \u2014 Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "There is special fascination with Vance in the press\u2014in the years leading up to Trump, he was kind of identified as this wise whisperer of the disaffected white, conservative mind. \u2014 The New Yorker , 3 May 2022",
      "South Korea is getting a new president, Yoon Suk-yeol, who beat incumbent Moon Jae-in on a platform of social conservatism\u2014appealing to disaffected young men in particular\u2014and cryptocurrency-friendliness. \u2014 David Meyer, Fortune , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "Dano\u2019s Riddler\u2014a disaffected man, angry at the city and his circumstances\u2014has the feel of a singer in a mathy Midwest band: all strange time signatures and quiet-loud dynamics. \u2014 Amit Katwala, Wired , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "The sin-signifying rain of Seven drenches Gotham City, which is also plagued by murderous ciphers that recall Zodiac and Fight Club\u2013style thug armies of disaffected youths aching to be activated in a program of terror. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 28 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1602, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-123342"
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  "dishcloth gourd":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the fruit of any of several gourds of the genus Luffa (especially L. aegyptiaca synonym cylindrica ) distinguished by a fibrous interior that is dried and used like a sponge or cloth":[],
      ": a plant that bears dishcloth gourds":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-123347"
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  "distillable":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": capable of being distilled especially without chemical change":[
        "alcohol is distillable"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-l\u0259b\u0259l"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-123721"
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  "disyllabic":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a linguistic form consisting of two syllables":[]
    },
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      "\u02c8di-\u02ccsi-",
      "(\u02cc)d\u012b-\u02c8si-",
      "\u02c8d\u012b-\u02ccsi-l\u0259-b\u0259l",
      "(\u02cc)di(s)-\u02c8si-"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "partial translation of Middle French dissilabe , from Latin disyllabus having two syllables, from Greek disyllabos , from di- + syllab\u0113 syllable":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1589, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-125339"
  },
  "disulfate":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": pyrosulfate":[],
      ": bisulfate":[],
      ": a compound containing two sulfate groups":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)d\u012b+"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "di- + sulfate":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-130050"
  },
  "distilling":{
    "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":"20220709-131158"
  },
  "distressful":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": causing distress : full of distress":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8stres-f\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "agitating",
      "anxious",
      "creepy",
      "disquieting",
      "distressing",
      "disturbing",
      "fraught",
      "hairy",
      "nail-biting",
      "nerve-racking",
      "nerve-wracking",
      "nervous",
      "restless",
      "tense",
      "uneasy",
      "unnerving",
      "unsettling",
      "worrisome"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "calming",
      "comfortable",
      "easy",
      "peaceful",
      "quiet",
      "quieting",
      "tranquil"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "the distressful period during which we waited to learn who had made the cut",
      "the distressful living conditions in the refugee camp"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1591, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-132028"
  },
  "district superintendent":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an official of the Methodist Church appointed by a bishop to have the oversight of the churches and the preachers in a district":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-133307"
  },
  "discretionary account":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a security or commodity market account in which an agent (such as a broker) is given power of attorney so as to be able to make independent decisions and buy and sell for the principal's account":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Republicans in this Congress have failed to tame federal spending\u2014on either entitlements or the discretionary accounts that won a big increase in this year\u2019s omnibus bill. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 13 May 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1885, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-134648"
  },
  "disquieting":{
    "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":[
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8kw\u012b-\u0259t",
      "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":"20220709-141239"
  },
  "disulfiram":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a compound C 10 H 20 N 2 S 4 that causes a severe physiological reaction to alcohol and is used especially in the treatment of alcoholism":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u012b-\u02c8s\u0259l-f\u0259-\u02ccram"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In the 1940s, doctors explored whether disulfiram was useful as a treatment for alcohol abuse. \u2014 Richard Klasco, New York Times , 15 June 2018",
      "Around this time, manufacturers began using a chemical known as disulfiram to accelerate the vulcanization of rubber. \u2014 Richard Klasco, New York Times , 15 June 2018",
      "Another study looked at substance abuse treatment programs across the country and found that fewer than 20 percent sustained their use of medications including naltrexone or disulfiram . \u2014 Nathaniel Morris, Washington Post , 30 Oct. 2017",
      "In his clinical practice, he\u2019d occasionally prescribed Antabuse ( disulfiram ) to patients who struggled with alcohol addiction. \u2014 Emily Anthes, Bloomberg.com , 3 Aug. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "disulf ide + th i ou r ea + am yl":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1946, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-142419"
  },
  "district visitor":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a woman worker in a Church of England parish who gives voluntary assistance to the rector (as by visiting and reporting cases of sickness)":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-144520"
  },
  "distend":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": extend":[
        "the main outlines of the land yet lay clearly distended before them",
        "\u2014 Norman Douglas"
      ],
      ": to enlarge, expand, or stretch out (as from internal pressure) : swell":[
        "a distended abdomen"
      ],
      ": to become enlarged, expanded, or stretched out":[
        "causing the stomach to distend"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "dis-\u02c8tend",
      "di-\u02c8stend"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for distend 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":[
      "an abdomen distended by disease",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Blebs signal cell suicide; when stressed cells start chopping up their own proteins, their membranes distend . \u2014 Laura Mallonee, Wired , 19 May 2020",
      "In a bare living room, Huang struggled with a paper folder, his fingers distended like misshapen balloons. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Dec. 2019",
      "In a bare living room, Huang struggled with a paper folder, his fingers distended like misshapen balloons. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 30 Dec. 2019",
      "And that power remains with opinion leaders who are, at this point, skilled hands at distending their own cultural anxieties into panics that\u2014time and time and time again\u2014smother history, fact, and common sense into irrelevance. \u2014 Osita Nwanevu, The New Republic , 23 Sep. 2019",
      "Water in her muscles will convert into vapor, which will collect under Lisa\u2019s skin, distending areas of her body to twice their normal size. \u2014 Caitlin Doughty, Popular Mechanics , 18 Sep. 2019",
      "On one table lay the body of someone frozen statue-like in death, the stomach distended and a hand jutting stiffly outward. \u2014 Sonia Perez D., chicagotribune.com , 8 June 2018",
      "One person who saw the corpse of the officer, Major General Ali al-Qahtani, said his neck was twisted as if it had been broken, and that his body was badly bruised and distended . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 12 Mar. 2018",
      "Larger cells in a woman\u2019s heart could interrupt its electrical pathways, the authors suspect, and extra pressure against the lungs (due to a woman\u2019s large size) could cause the heart to distend . \u2014 Amanda Macmillan, Time , 8 Sep. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Latin distendere , from dis- + tendere to stretch \u2014 more at thin":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-153239"
  },
  "disker":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a worker who readies automobile bodies for painting":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8disk\u0259(r)"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-153845"
  },
  "displacement angle":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": angular phase change in the terminal voltage of an alternator when the originally open external circuit is closed upon a load":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-154506"
  },
  "dissolved":{
    "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":[
      "-\u02c8\u022flv",
      "also -\u02c8z\u00e4v",
      "-\u02c8z\u022flv",
      "di-\u02c8z\u00e4lv",
      "diz-\u02c8\u00e4lv",
      "or -\u02c8z\u022fv"
    ],
    "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":"20220709-162117"
  },
  "disturbant":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": disturbing":[
        "pouring forth disturbant and gusty heresies",
        "\u2014 V. L. Parrington"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-b\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin disturbant-, disturbans , present participle of disturbare to disturb":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-164525"
  },
  "distillage":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the product of distillation":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-lij"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "distill + -age":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-165012"
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  "disincorporate":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to deprive of corporate powers, rights, or existence : divest of the condition of a corporate body":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dis- entry 1 + incorporate":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-171720"
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  "disulfo-":{
    "type":[
      "combining form"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": containing two sulfonic acid groups especially replacing hydrogen":[],
      ": dithi-":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "International Scientific Vocabulary di- + sulf-":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-172610"
  },
  "distillers' grains":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the residue from the manufacture of alcohol or alcoholic beverages distilled from grains and used as livestock feed":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-174318"
  },
  "disc hiller":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a cultivator attachment having two series of discs arranged to throw topsoil around the roots of crops":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-174737"
  },
  "diskery":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a phonograph-record manufacturer":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-k\u0259r\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "disk entry 1 + -ery":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-180452"
  },
  "disubstituted":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": having two substituent atoms or groups in a molecule":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)d\u012b-\u02c8s\u0259b-st\u0259-\u02cct\u00fc-t\u0259d",
      "-\u02ccty\u00fc-"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1909, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-180617"
  },
  "disciplines":{
    "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",
      "On the one hand, the idea of ascribing a certain number of games of discipline for serious misconduct allegations strikes all of us as uncomfortable. \u2014 Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker , 1 July 2022",
      "Major League Baseball special adviser John McHale upheld the penalty after hearing Donaldson\u2019s appeal Thursday, a person familiar with the discipline told The Associated Press. \u2014 Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al , 14 June 2022",
      "Many Disney analysts had urged CEO Bob Chapek to approach the auction with financial discipline foremost in mind. \u2014 Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 June 2022",
      "Collaborating with emerging creative talents to open up the visual language associated with the discipline and start a new dialogue. \u2014 Vogue , 5 May 2022",
      "Thankfully Lincoln Riley is demanding higher standards of accountability after taking over a program that had struggled with discipline and already it can be said the difference in culture is like night and Clay. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "Officials testified that officers could not be considered for promotion with active discipline on their record. \u2014 Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "He was hired in 2015 and had three complaints against him that were closed with no discipline . \u2014 Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "Develop a process to evaluate holdings based on fundamentals rather than headlines, and be ready with a sell discipline to avoid falling prey to the temptations of anchoring and confirmation bias. \u2014 Sarah Dergarabedian, Forbes , 14 Mar. 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":"20220709-181341"
  },
  "diskette":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": floppy disk":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccdi-\u02c8sket",
      "\u02ccdis-\u02c8ket"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Cartridges, diskettes , and CD-ROMs all contained full, unchanging versions of games that were forever compatible with the similarly stable hardware they were designed to be played on. \u2014 Eric Limer, Popular Mechanics , 19 Mar. 2019",
      "Companies could manage a profit by simply selling the free software on physical media like diskettes or CDs. \u2014 Eric Limer, Popular Mechanics , 29 Oct. 2018",
      "Diskettes and CD-ROMs mostly conquered the market but other, weirder alternatives were out there. \u2014 David Grossman, Popular Mechanics , 14 Aug. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "disk entry 1 + -ette":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1973, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-181848"
  },
  "dissuasive":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": tending to dissuade":[
        "a dissuasive effect"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-ziv",
      "di-\u02c8sw\u0101-siv"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Hamburg\u2019s privacy regulator, representing Germany, wanted a more dissuasive fine, citing a range between \u20ac7 million and \u20ac22 million, according to the European board. \u2014 Sam Schechner, WSJ , 15 Dec. 2020",
      "To critics, dissuasive approaches (often called defensive design or hostile architecture) can be subtly pernicious and even downright cruel. \u2014 Kurt Kohlstedt, Wired , 5 Oct. 2020",
      "There is a third way, which Mexico has little explored: the use of dissuasive , non-lethal force. \u2014 Mark Stevenson, San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 Oct. 2019",
      "There is a third way, which Mexico has little explored: the use of dissuasive , non-lethal force. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Oct. 2019",
      "Central American migrants typically spend 21 days or longer to reach the U.S. border, and word of harsher treatment from U.S. authorities will take longer to reach their countries and have a dissuasive effect, administration officials said. \u2014 Nick Miroff, Anchorage Daily News , 7 June 2018",
      "Central American migrants typically spend 21 days or longer to reach the U.S. border, and word of harsher treatment from U.S. authorities will take longer to reach their countries and have a dissuasive effect, administration officials said. \u2014 Nick Miroff, Washington Post , 6 June 2018",
      "Central American migrants typically spend 21 days or longer to reach the U.S. border, and word of harsher treatment from U.S. authorities will take longer to reach their countries and have a dissuasive effect, administration officials said. \u2014 Nick Miroff, Anchorage Daily News , 7 June 2018",
      "Central American migrants typically spend 21 days or longer to reach the U.S. border, and word of harsher treatment from U.S. authorities will take longer to reach their countries and have a dissuasive effect, administration officials said. \u2014 Nick Miroff, Anchorage Daily News , 7 June 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1609, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-181939"
  },
  "discifloral":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": having flowers with the receptacle enlarged into a conspicuous disc (as in the Rutaceae and other families of dicotyledons)":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6dis(k)\u0259\u00a6fl\u014dr\u0259l",
      "-l\u022fr-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "disc- + floral or -florous":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-184033"
  },
  "dishes":{
    "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":"20220709-185306"
  },
  "distillers' solubles":{
    "type":[
      "noun plural but often singular in construction"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-190317"
  },
  "disconcerting":{
    "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":"20220709-191926"
  },
  "discerp":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to tear apart : dismember":[],
      ": to tear off : sever from a whole":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8zerp",
      "d\u0259\u0307\u02c8s\u0259rp"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English discerpen , from Latin discerpere , from dis- apart + -cerpere (from carpere to pick, pluck)":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-194457"
  },
  "disobliges":{
    "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":""
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        "The abdomen was mildly distended with moderate tenderness \u2026",
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        "Pre-Columbian jewelry worn in a large hole made in a greatly distended earlobe.",
        "\u2014 H. Newman",
        "And she began to preen herself and to rearrange her feathers, while Daggie lay down again on his distended stomach and gazed out the doorway.",
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Rather than a dry, solo lecture, we\u2019re treated to a book discussion, albeit a discussion where only one of the discussants has read the actual book. \u2014 John Warner, chicagotribune.com , 9 Sep. 2019",
      "Dylan Matthews: Longtime viewer, first-time discussant here, and what an episode to jump in on. \u2014 Todd Vanderwerff, Vox , 31 May 2018",
      "June Thomas, who oversees Slate\u2019s LGBTQ blog Outward and has written about culture and edited foreign coverage for the site for many years, will be one of my co- discussants . \u2014 Rebecca Onion, Slate Magazine , 20 Jan. 2017"
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      "Medieval Latin, that you distrain 2d person singular present subjunctive of distringere":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-201144"
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      "\u00a6dis\u0259\u00a6plin-",
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      "Late Latin disciplinatorius , from disciplinatus disciplined (past participle of disciplinare to discipline) + Latin -orius -ory":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-201221"
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      "Middle English distreynen , from Anglo-French destreindre , from Medieval Latin distringere , from Latin, to draw apart, detain, from dis- + stringere to bind tight \u2014 more at strain":""
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      "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"
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      "1863, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-211312"
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      "Middle English, borrowed from Middle French & Late Latin; Middle French, borrowed from Late Latin discipl\u012bn\u0101bilis, from discipl\u012bn\u0101re \"to discipline entry 2 \" + Latin -bilis \"capable of acting or being acted upon\" \u2014 more at -able":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-213605"
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      "transitive verb"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-213831"
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      "noun"
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      ": a linguistic form consisting of two syllables":[]
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      "(\u02cc)di(s)-\u02c8si-",
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      "partial translation of Middle French dissilabe , from Latin disyllabus having two syllables, from Greek disyllabos , from di- + syllab\u0113 syllable":""
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      "district of east central Brazil including the capital city of Bras\u00edlia area 2245 square miles (5814 square kilometers), population 2,570,160":[],
      "district in central Mexico including Mexico City, the capital of Mexico area 579 square miles (1500 square kilometers), population 8,851,080":[],
      "district in northern Venezuela including Caracas, the capital of Venezuela area 745 square miles (1937 square kilometers), population 2,000,000":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-220607"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1870, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-224055"
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      "transitive verb"
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      ": to make two syllables of":[]
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      "disyllab le, dissyllab le + -ize":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-233525"
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      "noun"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "di- + sulfonate":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-000847"
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      ": a compound containing two sulfonic acid groups":[]
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "di- + sulfonic":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-001053"
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      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": verdigris sense 4":[]
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-004639"
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      ": a grinding machine equipped with one or more abrasive-coated disks that usually revolve at high speed":[]
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-011807"
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    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
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    "definitions":{
      ": to put (food) into a dish or dishes for serving or eating":[
        "dish up some soup",
        "\u2014 sometimes used figuratively The movie dishes up a wild mix of sex and violence."
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    "synonyms":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-013718"
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": having or showing distrust":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)dis-\u02c8tr\u0259s(t)-f\u0259l"
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      "doubting",
      "incredulous",
      "mistrustful",
      "negativistic",
      "questioning",
      "show-me",
      "skeptical",
      "suspecting",
      "suspicious",
      "unbelieving"
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      "gullible",
      "gullable",
      "trustful",
      "trusting",
      "uncritical",
      "unquestioning"
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    "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":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-014141"
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      "noun"
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-020239"
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  "dissonance treatment":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": the use of musical dissonance with respect to consonance especially as it involves various standard contrapuntal procedures (such as passing and neighboring notes, suspensions, and appoggiaturas)":[]
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    "synonyms":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1927, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-022216"
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      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": any of several tropical American bats (family Thyropteridae) distinguished by the presence on the thumbs and on the soles of the hind feet of suckers by which they can hang from a smooth surface":[]
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "so called from the appearance of the suckers":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-022901"
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      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": one who supervises the sales activity in a district":[]
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-024710"
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      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a compressed copy of the contents (such as installed programs, settings, and other data) of an optical disk , hard drive , or other digital storage device":[
        "By developing and using a standard disk image , information technology managers don't have to separately install all of a PC's programs. The disk image is copied onto each new PC's disk drive, and it's ready to go.",
        "\u2014 Shawn McCarthy"
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1981, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-044626"
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  "disaffinity":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": absence of affinity : opposition":[
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      "\u00a6dis+"
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    "antonyms":[],
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "dis- entry 1 + affinity":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-044803"
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      ": cut deeply into fine lobes":[
        "a dissected leaf"
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      ": divided into hills and ridges (as by gorges)":[
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    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u012b-\u02c8sek-t\u0259d",
      "also di-",
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Alexander Bardi-Spr\u00f6witz has seen more dissected ostriches than the average engineer. \u2014 Joanna Thompson, Scientific American , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "In another set of experiments, the scientists looked at the dissected brains of the mice and studied the gene activity and shape of individual brain cells. \u2014 Elizabeth Pennisi, Science | AAAS , 23 Oct. 2019",
      "Harris\u2019 comments, and a Biden performance many political observers found underwhelming, were among the most dissected aspects of the debates that stretched over two nights. \u2014 Nico Savidge, The Mercury News , 29 June 2019",
      "Grevillea \u2018Kings Fire\u2019 (PP27,875) displays the slender, dissected leaves common to this series. \u2014 Earl Nickel, San Francisco Chronicle , 27 Oct. 2017",
      "No presidential relationship has been more dissected than the one between Mr. Trump and Mr. Putin, a dynamic only heightened by the swirl of investigations into whether Mr. Trump\u2019s campaign colluded with Russia to sway the election in his favor. \u2014 Julie Hirschfeld Davis, New York Times , 18 July 2017",
      "Drake Guerrero held a dissected pig's heart, role-played a sick patient, and had an emergency medical technician treat him on a gurney at Porter Regional Hospital. \u2014 Michael Gonzalez, Post-Tribune , 28 Apr. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1652, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-044806"
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      "noun"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-045123"
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