M in W; # xi X |$ Pm unkempt : He looked tired and dishevelled,            l»

dis hon est 0-w/dis'Dmst; NAmE-'a:n-/ adj. not honest; intending to trick people X M W ; SI A (ft;        : Beware of dishonest traders in the tourist

areas.          I^L 0 I don’t like him, and

it would be dishonest of me to pretend otherwise, flcXllr

hxjhonest

► dis-hon-est-lyodv. dis-hon-esty noun [U] dis hon our (BrE) (NAmE dishonor) /dis'Dna{r); NAmE -'am-/ noun, verb

mnoun [U] (formal) a loss of honour or respect because you have done sth immoral or unacceptable X £ #;

mm-,

mverb [VN] (formal) 1 to make sb/sth lose the respect of other people ^ A £ #; i&M^mW;     You

have dishonoured the name of the school.

1$ £ 0 2 to refuse to keep an agreement or promise

ii#, is (            m ) : He had dishonoured nearly

all of his election pledges.  .jfeiSnS m.

EDH HONOUR

dishonourable (BrE) (NAmE dishonorable) /dis- 'Dnarabl; NAmE -’a:n-/ adj. not deserving respect; im­moral or unacceptable X£ H (Hj; X (ft; XSii: (ft: It would have been dishonourable of her not to keep her promise. M^JiXMtTrgWifcXA^To 0 He was given a dishonourable discharge (= an order to leave the army for unacceptable behaviour). itfeHfr AX$Jll& JfXk T^fto Him honourable ► dis hon ourably /-narabli/ adv.

dish-pan /'dijpaen/ noun (NAmE) a bowl for washing plates, etc. in

dish-rag/'dijraeg/ noun (NAmE) = dishcloth dish-towel /'dijtaual/ noun (NAmE) = tea towel dish-wash-er /'diJ’wD.fafc); NAmE -wa:J-; -woij-/ noun

1                  a machine for washing plates, cups, etc. l: to load/stack the dishwasher

2                  a person whose job is to wash plates, etc., for example in a restaurant fkMX; $5fc5£X

dish-water /’dijwoit^r)/ noun [u] water that sb has used to wash dirty plates, etc.        M A ITSTTn see

dull adj.

dishy /'diji/ adj. (dish-ier, dishiesl) (old-fashioned, informal, especially BrE) (of a person A) physically attractive

dis il lu sion /.disi'luijn/ verb [VN] to destroy sb’s belief in or good opinion of sb/sth {gjgfg;    {•£

I hate to disillusion you, but not everyone is as honest as you.      X®        ffi A#AA

► disil lusion noun [U] = disillu­sionment

dis-il-lu-sioned /.disi'lu^nd/ adj. ~ (by/with sb/sth) disappointed because the person you admired or the idea you believed to be good and true now seems without value A A #rM(ft; X#jfe£f£I(ft; iQl&MJR&i cm disenchanted : I soon became disillusioned with the job. ^XA&mA&#X#&£MT* dis il lu sion ment /.disi'lu^nmant/ (also dis il lu sion) noun [U, sing.] ~ (with sth) the state of being disillu­sioned X #        £} M ; #70 ® A ; H f§ cm dis­

enchantment : There is widespread disillusionment with the present government. A ill ^ M J#C iff H iis ill f !l

AM0

disincentive /.disin'sentiv/ noun [C] a thing that makes sb less willing to do sth        ilrfe'J

SB H23INCENTIVE

dis in clin ation /.dis.inkli'neijn/ noun [sing., U] (formal) a lack of willingness to do sth; a lack of enthusiasm for sth XlfM; XXit; AitX: There was a general disin­clination to return to the office after lunch. XtS/sAfil '

dis in clined /.disin'klaind/ adj. [not before noun] ~ (to do sth) (formal) not willing X 'It M ; X 9k ^ ; A M X pm reluctant : He was strongly disinclined to believe anything that she said.

dis in fect /.dism'fekt/ verb [VN] 1 to clean sth using a substance that kills bacteria £n • • • % : to disinfect a

surface/room/wound M /      |h] / ^ P MU 2 to run

a computer program to get rid of a computer virus ffifc (    ► dis-in-fec-tion

noun [U]

dis in fect ant /.disin'fektant/ noun [u, C] a substance that disinfects iSIf'J; XHilFII: a strong smell of disin­fectant nfrAiMWJA^

dis-in-for-ma-tion/1dis,inf0'meiJ‘n;N/4/??E-far'm-//?oty/?[u] false information that is given deliberately, especially by government organizations (, .& ifcjff #1 $1 & St

ift>jtmt, mt

dis in genu ous /,disin'd3enjuas/ adj. [not usually before noun] (formal) not sincere, especially when you pretend to know less about sth than you really do X3tM; XM ; lit X £fl if: It would be disingenuous of me to claim I had never seen it.      Ik Xif 5'J M, 0 it jt WX

S JTv — compare ingenuous ► dis-in-genu-ous-ly adv.

dis-in-herit /.disinherit/ verb [VN] to prevent sb, espe­cially your son or daughter, from receiving your money or property after your death ft] ^ ^ A ) (ft ?P;

— compare inherit(I)

dis-in hibit /.disin'hibit/ verb [VN] (formal) to help sb to stop feeling shy so that they can relax and show their feelings f Xfi^ll; X # #1 X ► dis-in-hlb-ition /.disinhi'bijn/ noun [U]

dis in te grate /dis'intigreit/ verb [V] 1 to break into small parts or pieces and be destroyed    jf

§[: The plane disintegrated as it fell into the sea. #1 ]&AA'$f N'M'&To 2 to become much less strong or united and be gradually destroyed tt ; II I? ; iw Pm fall apart : The authority of the central govern­ment was rapidly disintegrating.

o ► dis-in-te-gra-tion /dis.inti'greijn/ noun [U]: the gradual disintegration of traditional values # iff ft M

dis-in-ter/,disin't3:(r)/ verb (-rr-) [VN] (formal) 1 to dig up sth, especially a dead body, from the ground /Ai&T £t} (  )       1333inter 2 ~ sth (from sth) to find

sth that has been hidden or lost for a long time A: M

(    ) ; &&W

dis in ter est /dis'intrast; -trest/ noun [U] 1 - (in sth) lack of interest A A®; XAX'; Q'M: His total disin­terest in money puzzled his family. jtfcTj’AH'tXAffi m W W. A f !J M Wi X I? o 2 the fact of not being involved in sth &M; AX

disinterested /dis'intrastid; -trestid/ adj. 1 not influenced by personal feelings, or by the chance of getting some advantage for yourself    ;

A X ftj PIT! IMPARTIAL, OBJECTIVE, UNBIASED : a disinterested onlooker/spectator X]f!Xft&'J   / M

fK 0 Her advice appeared to be disinterested.

X Ji; ^ Xjjt A X W o 2 (informal) not interested A A @ #J; X^'C-'W;   o note at interested ► dis-in-

ter-est-ed-ly adv.

dis-in-vest /.disin'vest/ verb [V] - (from sth) (business jti) to stop investing money in a company, industry or country; to reduce the amount of money invested M

dis in vest ment /.disin'vestmant/ noun [U] (finance M) the process of reducing the amount of money that you have invested in a particular company, industry, etc.

mm-, ftwm

disjointed /dis'd3ointid/ adj. not communicated or described in a clear or logical way; not connected XJ7 ^SLA^^J H33disconnected,

INCOHERENT

dis-junc-tion /dis'd3Ar)kJn/ (also less frequent dis-junc- ture /dis'd3Ai]ktj0(r)/) noun ~ (between A and B) (formal) a difference between two things that you would expect to be in agreement with each other fEM; disk O-w/disk/ noun

1 (especially NAmE) = disc : Red blood cells are roughly the shape of a disk.        2 (also mag­

netic 'disk) (computing if) a device for storing informa­tion on a computer, with a magnetic surface that