Childrens Illustrated Thesaurus

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disable

verb to stop something

working » You need to

disable the alarm before

you enter.

deactivate, defuse,

immobilize

disadvantage

noun an unfavourable

circumstance » They

considered the advantages

and disadvantages of

moving house.

drawback, handicap,

minus, weakness,

downside, hindrance

antonym: advantage

disagree^1

verb to have a different opinion

» She disagreed with

everything he said.

differ, dispute, dissent

antonym: agree

disagree^2

verb to think that something

is wrong » I disagree with your

statement that cats are boring

because they sleep all the time.

object, oppose,

take issue with

disagreeable

adjective unpleasant in some

way » The smell of old

cabbage was disagreeable.

horrible, horrid, nasty,

objectionable, obnoxious,

unfriendly, unpleasant

antonym: agreeable

disagreement^1

noun a dispute about

something » My friend and

I had a disagreement about

which pop group was the best.

altercation (formal),

argument, difference,

dispute, quarrel, row,

squabble, tiff

antonym: agreement

disagreement^2

noun an objection to something

» There was disagreement over

the head insisting we wore our

school tie on the bus home.

dissent, objection,

opposition

disappear^1

verb to go out of sight

» The aircraft disappeared

off the radar.

be lost to view, drop out of

sight, fade, recede, vanish

antonym: appear

disappear^2

verb to stop existing

» The snow disappeared when

the sun came out.

cease (formal), die out,

go away, melt away,

pass, vanish

disappointed

adjective sad because hopes

have not been fulfilled

» I was disappointed that we

didn’t go swimming.

dejected, despondent,

disenchanted, disillusioned,

downcast, saddened,

disheartened, let down

antonym: satisfied

disappointment^1

noun sadness because hopes

have not been fulfilled » Book

early to avoid disappointment.

dejection, despondency,

regret, disenchantment,

disillusionment

disappointment^2

noun something that does not

meet your expectations » The

film was a disappointment;

it was really boring.

blow, setback

disapproval

noun the belief that something

is wrong » John’s mum

expressed disapproval when

he wore ripped jeans to school.

censure, condemnation,

criticism

antonym: approval

disapprove

verb to think that something

is wrong » Everyone

disapproved of the stickers

all over Maria’s precious violin.

condemn, deplore (formal),

dislike, find unacceptable,

take a dim view of,

frown on, take exception to

antonym: approve

disaster

noun a very bad accident

» The flood was a disaster.

calamity (formal),

catastrophe, misfortune,

tragedy

discard

verb to get rid of something

» She discarded the piece of

paper with her old notes on.

cast aside, dispose of,

dump (informal), jettison,

shed, throw away,

throw out

discern

verb (formal) to notice or

understand something with

difficulty » Abigail discerned

someone walking towards her

through the mist.

detect, make out,

notice, observe, perceive,

see, spot

discharge^1

verb to send something out

» The cleaned water will be

discharged into the sea.

emit, empty, expel, flush,

give off, release

discharge^2

verb to allow someone to leave

hospital or prison » He has a

broken arm but was discharged

from the hospital yesterday.

free, let go, liberate,

release, set free

discharge^3

verb to dismiss someone from

a job » He was discharged for

shouting at his boss.

dismiss, eject, fire (informal),

sack (informal)

She disagreed with everything

he said.

She discarded the piece of paper

with her old notes on.

antonym: clean

The substitute didn’t play and

so his kit remained clean.

stained

His shorts were

from the grass.stained

unclean

The unclean

into the washing machine. kit will go straight

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