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dissenting opinion
nounC1
/dɪˈsɛntɪŋ əˈpɪnjən/A formal written opinion by a judge or justice in a court case who disagrees with the majority decision of the court.
dissepiment
nounC2
/dɪˈsɛpɪm(ə)nt/A dividing partition or membrane within an organism or structure.
dissert
verb-intransitiveLow
/dɪˈsɜːt/To discourse or treat upon a subject formally and at length, especially in writing; to discuss.
dissertate
verbverb-intransitiveC2
/ˈdɪs.ə.teɪt/To speak or write at length on a subject; to discourse learnedly or formally.
dissertation
nounB2/C1
/ˌdɪs.əˈteɪ.ʃən/A long formal piece of writing, especially one written as a requirement for a university degree.
disserve
verbverb-transitiveLow
/dɪˈsɜːv/To do a harmful or inadequate service to someone; to treat someone unfairly or poorly.
disservice
nounverb-transitiveC1
/dɪsˈsɜːvɪs/A harmful or unhelpful action; a wrong or injury done to someone.
dissever
verbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveRare/Literary
/dɪˈsɛvə/To separate or divide into parts; to cut apart.
dissidence
nounC2
/ˈdɪs.ɪ.dəns/The act or state of disagreeing with or opposing an established government, political system, or dominant opinion.
dissident
adjectivenounC1
/ˈdɪs.ɪ.dənt/A person who opposes the official policy, especially that of an authoritarian state.
dissimilarity
nounC2
/ˌdɪsɪmɪˈlarɪti/The quality or state of being different or unlike; absence of similarity.
dissimilate
verbverb-transitiveC2 (Very low frequency, specialist)
/dɪˈsɪmɪleɪt/to make or become unlike; to change so as to become less similar.
dissimilation
nounC1
/ˌdɪsɪmɪˈleɪʃn/In linguistics, a process where two similar or identical sounds in a word become less alike.
dissimilitude
nounLow
/ˌdɪsɪˈmɪlɪtjuːd/dissimilarity; unlikeness
dissimulate
verbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveC2
/dɪˈsɪmjʊleɪt/To conceal or disguise one's true thoughts, feelings, or intentions.
dissimulation
nounLow frequency, C1-C2 level.
/dɪˌsɪm.jʊˈleɪ.ʃən/The act of concealing one's true feelings, thoughts, or character; pretending or feigning.
dissipate
verbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveC1
/ˈdɪs.ɪ.peɪt/to (cause something to) gradually disappear, lose intensity, or scatter.
dissipation
nounC2
/ˌdɪs.ɪˈpeɪ.ʃən/The process of disappearing or being wasted, especially of energy, resources, or a feeling.
dissipation trail
nounC2
/ˌdɪs.ɪˈpeɪ.ʃən treɪl/A visible line or trail left in the sky by an aircraft, typically a jet, resulting from the condensation and subsequent evaporation of water vapor in the engine exhaust.
dissociate
verbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveC1
/dɪˈsəʊ.ʃi.eɪt/To disconnect, separate, or detach one thing from another, often used in psychological, chemical, or abstract contexts.

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