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- disinterest/dɪsˈɪnt(ə)rɪst/The state of not being influenced by personal involvement or advantage; impartiality or lack of bias.nounverbverb-transitiveC1
- disintermediation/ˌdɪs.ɪn.təˌmiː.diˈeɪ.ʃən/The removal of intermediaries or middlemen from a supply chain, transaction, or process, allowing producers and consumers to interact directly.nounC2
- disintoxication/ˌdɪs.ɪnˌtɒk.sɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/The process of removing or counteracting toxins or poisonous substances from the body, a living organism, or a system.nounRare
- disinvent/ˌdɪs.ɪnˈvent/To erase or remove something from existence or knowledge; to nullify a specific invention.verb-transitiveVery Low
- disinvest/ˌdɪs.ɪnˈvest/To reduce or remove financial investments, especially in a company, industry, or country.verbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveC1/C2
- disinvestment/ˌdɪs.ɪnˈvest.mənt/The act of reducing or removing invested capital, especially for political or financial reasons.nounC1
- disinvite/ˌdɪs.ɪnˈvaɪt/To withdraw an invitation that has already been extended to someone.verb-transitiveLow
- disinvolvement/ˌdɪs.ɪnˈvɒlv.mənt/The act or state of withdrawing from, or not becoming entangled in, a situation, relationship, or commitment.nounLow
- disject/dɪsˈdʒɛkt/to throw or scatter about; to disperse.verbverb-transitiveVery Low / Archaic
- disjecta membra/dɪsˌdʒɛktə ˈmɛmbrə/The scattered fragments, remains, or parts of something, especially of a written work or a physical object that has been broken apart.plural-nounRare
- disjoin/dɪsˈdʒɔɪn/To separate or detach one thing from another; to make or become disconnected.verbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveC1+ / Very Rare / Formal
- disjoint/dɪsˈdʒɔɪnt/To separate or take apart at the joints or connections; to become detached or disconnected.adjectiveverbverb-intransitive+1C1
- disjunct/dɪsˈdʒʌŋkt/A component of a sentence that expresses an attitude or evaluation, grammatically separate from the main clause.adjectivenounC2 (Very Low Frequency)
- disjunction/dɪsˈdʒʌŋkʃ(ə)n/A lack of connection or separation between things.nounC2
- disjunctive/dɪsˈdʒʌŋ(k)tɪv/Involving separation, opposition, or choice between alternatives; serving to disconnect or distinguish.adjectivenounC2+
- disjuncture/dɪsˈdʒʌŋk.tʃə/A separation, disconnect, or gap between things that are expected to be connected.nounLow
- disjune/dɪsˈdʒuːn/A Scottish or northern English term for a light, informal meal taken late in the morning, essentially a late or substantial mid-morning snack or light lunch.nounRare
- disk/dɪsk/A flat, thin, circular object or plate.nounverb-transitiveC1
- disk crank/dɪsk kræŋk/A hardware component, typically a handle or lever mechanism, used to manually rotate a computer disk (especially a floppy disk) for reading or writing when automatic mechanisms fail or are absent.nounC2 (Very low frequency, highly specialized technical/historical term)
- disk crash/ˈdɪsk ˌkræʃ/A sudden, catastrophic failure of a computer's hard disk or storage device, resulting in the loss of stored data.nounC1
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