Words

Disgust

Synonyms:distaste, hatred, revulsion, repugnance, aversion

Disheveled

(of people or their appearance) very messy

"Disheveled hair/clothes/appearance"

Synonyms:messy, sloppy, cluttered

Dismay

concern and distress caused by something unexpected

"To his dismay, she left him"

Synonyms:alarm, shock, surprise, consternation

Disparage

Synonyms:belittle, denigrate, deprecate

Disparate

"People from disparate backgrounds"

Synonyms:diverse, dissimilar, distinct

Dispel

make a doubt, feeling or belief disappear

"He started his speech by dispelling a few rumours"

Synonyms:banish, eliminate, dismiss

Antonyms:engender

Dispense

distribute or provide (a service or information) to a number of people

Synonyms:distribute

Disposition

a person's inherent qualities of mind and character

Synonyms:temperament, demeanour

Disprove

prove that something is false

Synonyms:refute, rebut

Dispute

Synonyms:discourse

Antonyms:concede

Disseminate

spread (especially information) widely

Synonyms:spread, circulate, disperse

Dissension

disagreement that leads to discord

Synonyms:disagreement, dispute, dissent

Dissent

Synonyms:disagreement, discord, dissonance, dissension

Dissident

a person who opposes or disagrees

"The dissident writer criticized the government's policies in his articles"

Synonyms:dissenter, nonconformist

Dissipate

Synonyms:disappear, vanish, fiddle away, fritter away

Dissolution

the action of formally ending or dismissing an assembly, partnership, or official body

Synonyms:cessation, conclusion

Dissonant

lacking harmony

Synonyms:discordant, incongruous

Dissuade

persuade someone to not do something

Synonyms:dehort, deter, discourage, prevent

Antonyms:convince

Distraught

very worried and upset

Synonyms:worried, upset, distressed, fraught

Dither

be indecisive

"Stop dithering and choose which one you want!"

Synonyms:hesitate, vacillate