393
dislocate
DISH 5 infml a sexually attractive person (may be considered offensive to women): She's quite a dish, isn't she? → see also DISHY
dish² v [T] 1 old-fash infml, especially BrE to cause the failure of (a person or his/her hopes) 2 dish the dirt AmE to spend time talking about other people's private lives and saying unkind or shocking things about them
dish sthg. ⇔ out phr v [T] infml 1 to serve out to several people; HAND OUT: He dished out the soup. | He likes dishing out advice. 2 dish it out to punish or express disapproval of someone, especially thoughtlessly or unjustly
dish (sthg. ⇔) up phr v [I;T] to put (the food for a meal) into dishes, ready to be eaten: Would you help me dish up (the vegetables/the dinner)?
dis·har·mo·ny /dɪsˈhɑməni‖-ɑːr-/ n [U] disagreement; lack of HARMONY —nious /ˌdɪshɑːˈməniəs ‖ -ɑːr-/ adj
dish·cloth /ˈdɪʃklɒθ‖-klɔːθ/ n a cloth for washing dishes
dis·heart·en /dɪsˈhɑːtən‖-ɑːr-/ n [T] to cause to lose hope and confidence; discourage: Don't be disheartened. | disheartening news —ingly adv —ment n [C;U]
dish·es /ˈdɪʃɪz/ n [P] all the dishes, plates, cups, knives, forks etc that have been used for a meal: Let's wash/do the dishes.
di·shev·elled also -eled AmE /dɪˈevəld/ adj (of a person or their appearance, especially the hair) very untidy
dish·ful /ˈdɪʃfʊl/ n a DISH
dis·hon·est /dɪsˈɒnɪst‖ˈɑː-/ adj (of a person or their behaviour) not honest; tending to cheat or deceive: a dishonest politician | to get money by dishonest means | It was very dishonest of you to lie to them about your qualifications. —ly adv
dis·hon·est·y /dɪsˈɒnɪsti‖ˈɑː-/ n [U] being dishonest; lack of honesty: The report was a mixture of half-truth and downright dishonesty.
dis·hon·our¹ BrE ‖ -or AmE /dɪsˈɒnər‖ˈɑː-/ n [S(to);U] fml (something or someone that causes) loss of honour: His desertion from the army was a dishonour to his family/ brought dishonour on his family.
dishonour² (BrE ‖ -or AmE — v [T] 1 to bring dishonour to; DISGRACE 2 (of a bank) to refuse to pay out money on (a cheque) → compare BOUNCE¹
dis·hon·our·a·ble BrE ‖ -orable AmE /dɪsˈɒnərəbəl‖ˈɑː-/ adj (especially of behaviour) not honourable; SHAMEFUL: a dishonourable action —bly adv
dis,honourable 'discharge BrE ‖ dishonorable discharge AmE —, n [C;U] (a case of) being made to leave the army with dishonour because one has behaved in an unacceptable way
dish·pan /ˈdɪʃpæn/ n AmE a large bowl put into a sink in which one washes dishes: Mom always puts on moisturizer to prevent dishpan hands. (=dry hands caused by washing dishes)
'dish ,towel n especially AmE a cloth for drying dishes; TEA TOWEL
dish·wash·er /ˈdɪʃwɒʃər ‖ -ˌwɔː-, -ˌwɑː-/ also 'dishwash-ing ma,chine n 1 a machine that washes DISHES. Although they are becoming more common, it is still considered a LUXURY to own a dishwasher. 2 someone whose job is to wash dirty DISHES in a restaurant
dish·wash·ing liq·uid /ˈdɪʃˌwɒʃɪŋ ˌlɪkwɪd‖-wɔː-, -wɑː-/ n [U] AmE WASHING-UP LIQUID
dish·wa·ter /ˈdɪʃˌwɔːtər ‖ -ˌwɔː-, -ˌwɑː-/ n [U] often derog water in which dirty dishes have been washed: This tea tastes like dishwater.
,dishwater 'blond n [C;U] AmE infml (a person with) hair of a dull light brown colour
dish·y /ˈdɪʃi/ adj infml (of a person) having sexual charm: Have you met her dishy husband? → see also DISH¹
dis·il·lu·sion /ˌdɪsɪˈluːʒən/ v [T] to free from an ILLUSION (=a wrong idea); tell or show the (especially unpleasant) truth to: I hate to disillusion you, but his real reason for helping you was that he was after your money. —ment, —disillusion n [U]
dis·il·lu·sioned /ˌdɪsɪˈluːʒənd/ adj [(at, about, with)] feeling bitter and unhappy as a result of having learned the unpleasant truth about someone or something, especially that one formerly admired or respected: He's very disillusioned with the present government/at the government's handling of the economy.
dis·in·cen·tive /ˌdɪsɪnˈsentɪv/ n [(to)] a practice, system etc that discourages action or effort; something that fails to provide an INCENTIVE: This tax will be a disincentive to industrial development.
dis·in·cli·na·tion /ˌdɪsɪŋklɪˈneɪʃən/ n [S;U(for, towards)] (a) lack of willingness: [+to-v] She has shown a marked disinclination to do anything to help us.
dis·in·clined /ˌdɪsɪnˈklaɪnd/ adj [F+to-v] unwilling; RELUCTANT: I'm disinclined to lend him any more money. → see also INCLINED
dis·in·fect /ˌdɪsɪnˈfekt/ v [T] to clean (things and places) with a chemical that can destroy bacteria: to disinfect a wound/the toilet → see also INFECT —ion /-ˈfekʃən/ n [U]
dis·in·fec·tant /ˌdɪsɪnˈfektənt/ n [C;U] a chemical used to destroy bacteria
dis·in·for·ma·tion /ˌdɪsɪnfəmeɪʃən  -fər-/ n [U] false information spread intentionally to give people mistaken ideas, especially in political situations
dis·in·gen·u·ous /ˌdɪsɪnˈdʒenjuəs/ adj (of a person or behaviour) not open or sincere; slightly dishonest and untruthful: The car salesman was rather disingenuous, giving the impression that the car used very little fuel. → compare INGENUOUS —ly adv —ness n [U]
dis·in·her·it /ˌdɪsɪnˈherɪt/ v [T] to take away from (usually one's own child) the legal right to receive (INHERIT) one's property after one's death —ance n [U]
dis·in·te·grate /dɪsˈntɪɡret/ v [I;T] to break up into small pieces: The box was so old it just disintegrated when I picked it up. | (fig.) The project disintegrated owing to lack of financial backing. —gration /dɪsˌɪntɪˈgreɪʃən/ n [U]
dis·in·ter /ˌdɪsɪnˈtɜːr/ v -rr- [T often pass.] fml to dig up (especially a body from a grave) → opposite INTER —ment n [C;U]
dis·in·ter·est·ed /dɪsˈɪntrəstɪd/ adj 1 willing or able to act fairly because one is not influenced by personal advantage; OBJECTIVE: As a disinterested observer, who do you think is right? 2 [(in)] infml not caring; uninterested: She seems completely disinterested (in her work). —ly adv —ness n [U]
Compare disinterested and uninterested: The argument should be settled by someone who is disinterested. (=who will not gain personally by deciding in favour of one side or the other) | I'm completely uninterested in football. (=I do not find football at all interesting.)
dis·in·vest·ment /ˌdɪsɪnˈvestmənt/ BrE also divestment AmE — n [U] the act of taking one's money out of a place or business in which one has previously invested (INVEST) it
dis·joint·ed /dɪsˈdʒɔɪntɪd/ adj (of words or ideas) not well connected; not following in reasonable order: She gave a rather disjointed account of the incident. —ly adv —ness n [U]
dis·junc·tive /dɪsˈdʒʌŋktɪv/ adj tech (of a CONJUNCTION) expressing a choice or opposition between two ideas: ‘Or’ is disjunctive/is a disjunctive conjunction, but ‘and’ is not.
disk /dɪsk/ n AmE 1 for DISC 2 also disc — a flat circular piece of plastic used for storing computer information → see also FLOPPY DISK
'disk drive n a piece of electrical equipment used for passing information to and from a DISK
dis·kette /dɪsˈket‖dɪsket/ n a small FLOPPY DISK
dis·like¹ /dɪsˈlaɪk/ v [T not in progressive forms] to consider unpleasant; not to like: I dislike big cities. | Why do you dislike her so much? | [+v-ing] I dislike having to get up early.
dislike² /ˈdɪsˌlaɪk/ n [C;U(of, for)] (a) feeling of disliking: to have a dislike of/for cats | She took an immediate dislike to him. (=began to dislike him at once) | We all have our likes and dislikes. (=things we like and things we dislike)
dis·lo·cate /ˈdɪsləkeɪt‖-ləʊ-/ v [T] 1 to put (a bone) out of its proper place: I dislocated my shoulder when I was playing tennis. | a dislocated shoulder 2 to put (plans, business, machinery etc) into disorder; DISRUPT