disobedi-ence /,disa'bi:dians/ noun [U] failure or refusal to obey 7J1RAA; 7MAA; —see also civil

DISOBEDIENCE PTJil OBEDIENCE

dis-obedi-ent /.disa'biidiant/ adj. failing or refusing to obeyAMAAW; 7)l®AA(tfJ; iSjxtfitl: a disobedient child 023 obedient

dis obey /.disa'bei/ verb to refuse to do what a person, law, order, etc. tells you to do; to refuse to obey AA; 7MAA; j3HrC: [VN] He was punished for disobeying orders.[alsov] 023 obey disobliging /,disa'blaid3ir)/ adj. deliberately not helpful    a disobliging manner 7

disorder /dis'o:da(r); NAmE -‘o:rd-/ noun 1 [U] an untidy state; a lack of order or organization Q     ;

SL: His financial affairs were in complete disorder.

0 The room was in a state of disorder. |h] ^ 7 ig „    order 2 [U] violent

behaviour of large groups of people ^ AL: an

outbreak of rioting and public disorder $)   — compare order(3) 3 [C, U] an illness that

causes a part of the body to stop functioning correctly AiH;       7ii;        a blood/bowel, etc. disorder

I^ftt7^ 0 eating disorders 0 He was

suffering from some form of psychiatric disorder, -fib, M ff o note at disease

dis ordered /dis'oidad; NAmE -'oirdard/ adj. 1 showing a lack of order or control      Mffl*W; H £L (ft:

disordered hair §L7;AMft 0 a disordered state M5L rim ordered 2 (technical AiR) suffering from a mental or physical disorder ( i> ) Ai^lft,

It At (ft: emotionally disordered children A 'If If P# fit (ft

dis-or-der-ly /dis'oidali; NAmE -'oirdarli/ adj. [usually before noun] (formal) 1 (of people or behaviour A^frA) showing lack of control; publicly violent or noisy $£ % SUtt; @ A'AISft; ZIALEft: disorderly conduct gAA IE (ft ff A 0 They were arrested for being drunk and disorderly. MlIMo 2 untidy ASLft; MSl(ft; SI (ft: newspapers in a disorderly pile by the doofpjS|l-bAJ|iW—itlfclft 023 ORDERLY dis,orderly 'house noun (law W) (old use) a brothel (= place where people pay to have sex) j&gf disor gan ized (BrE also -ised) /dis’oiganaizd; NAmE -'o:rg-/ (also less frequent unor-gan-ized, -ised) adj. badly planned; not able to plan or organize well if $J 7 ji]      ffltR (ft; ^Sl/£$ (ft: It was a hectic disor­ganized weekend, jk 7 AH 7 'It SL I# —* M $8        „ o She’s so

disorganized. M A3&3E.737. — compare organized ► dis-or-ganiza-tion, -isation /dis.aiganai'zeijn; NAmE -.arrgana'z-/ noun [U]

disorientate /dis'oirianteit/   (BrE) (also dis-orient

/dis'oirient/, NAmE, BrE) verb [VN] 1 to make sb unable to recognize where they are or where they should go {<£

: The darkness had disorientated him. HBf A 7 A Ift o 2 to make sb feel confused    ^

7£fl#fjf; HA^riSAA: Ex-soldiers  can be       disorientated

by the transition to civilian life.  pT

M f*£ o — compare orient ► dis orien tated (also dis orient ed) adj. : She felt shocked and totally disorientated.   disorienta-

tion /dis.oirian’teijn/ noun [U] disown /dis'aun; NAmE -'oun/ verb [VN] to decide that you no longer want to be connected with or respon­sible for sb/sth %••• KrlfeA^; Her

family disowned her for marrying a foreigner, ife (ft ^ A

disparage /di'spaerid3/ verb [VN] (formal) to suggest that sb/sth is not important or valuable {& ; $£ II ffn belittle : I don’t mean to disparage your achievements, ffc # 7 M K ffit ifc (ft ► disparage-

ment noun [U] dis-para ging adj.: disparaging remarks l!£ M(ft W 2$ dis-para-ging-ly adv. : He spoke dispara­gingly of his colleagues.

dis par ate /'disparat/ adj. (formal) 1 made up of parts or people that are very different from each other & 7 [R]fftA( sit        a disparate group of

individuals :E$XAM(f} ^W A 2 (of two or more things

W#i£M#BJ.i:fft7#7)so different from each other that they cannot be compared or cannot work together

xmm ^cfei&RKi

dis par ity /di'spaerati/ noun [U, C] (pi. -ies) (formal) a difference, especially one connected with unfair treat­ment ( A^07£lE*m3l&lft ) 7®, H#,

the wide disparity between rich and poor dispassionate /dis'paejanat/ adj. (approving) not influenced by emotion

033 impartial : taking a calm, dispassionate view of the situation BA % 0 ,     0 a

dispassionate observer      ► dis-pas-sion-ate-ly

adv.

dis-patch (BrE also des-patch) /di'spaetJ/ verb, noun m verb [VN] 1 ~ sb/sth (to ...) (formal) to send sb/sth some­where, especially for a special purpose Milt; W.

tfcj: Troops have been dispatched to the area, oft BA EE M.

0 A courier was dispatched to collect the documents. ELM ft A ^ X # o 2 ~ sth (to sb/sth) (formal) to send a letter, package or message some­where A ft,        ( W#,         1mM ) : Goods are

dispatched within 24 hours of your order reaching us. ij 3\ ^ & A 24 /Jn Bt [A) "A o 3 (formal) to deal or finish with sb/sth quickly and completely ifiil&hJi; xg-M A ^ ; ifi M % til: He dispatched the younger player in straight sets.

7 o 4 (old-fashioned) to kill a person or an animal 7

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■ noun 1 [U] (formal) the act of sending sb/sth somewhere M it; it; % M: More food supplies are ready for immediate dispatch.        iSi^JSZB^S-BP^i^iSo

2 [C] a message or report sent quickly from one military officer to another or between government officials ( % 3 [C] a report sent

to a newspaper by a journalist who is working in a foreign country (       ) §TlMit, 7

iR : dispatches from the war zone AA^K^A^jtit IT»m with di'spatch (formal) quickly and efficiently ifi

di'spatch box (also de'spatch box) (both BrE) noun 1 [C] a container for carrying official documents jtii Hff 2 the Dispatch Box [sing.] a box on a table in the centre of the House of Commons in the British parlia­ment, which ministers stand next to when they speak

dispatcher /di'spaetja(r)/ noun 1 (NAmE) a person whose job is to see that trains, buses, planes, etc. leave on time ( A7,        ) MjSM 2 a person

whose job is to send emergency vehicles to where they are needed (

di'spatch rider (also de spatch rider) noun (both BrE) a person whose job is to carry messages or packages by motorcycle (       ) lift ME

dis pel /di'spel/ verb (-II-) [VN] to make sth, especially a feeling or belief, go away or disappear  ( A

j§ Hi fg jtp ) : His speech dispelled any fears about his health.    '

dis pens able /di'spensabl/ adj. [not usually before noun] not necessary; that can be got rid of 7 W ;       RT

A; 7 £ H : They looked on music and art lessons as dispensable.

023 ESSENTIAL, INDISPENSABLE dis-pens>ary /di'spensari/ noun (pi. -ies) 1 a place in a hospital, shop/store, etc. where medicines are prepared for patients ( Egg, 2 (old-

fashioned) a place where patients are treated, especially one run by a charity (

dis pen sation /.dispen'seijn/ noun 1 [C, U] special permission, especially from a religious leader, to do sth that is not usually allowed or legal ( A fW )     %1&\ She needed a special dispensation

to remarry, fltfe Ws I? % M #      7 IB #       „ 0 The sport’s

ruling body gave him dispensation to compete in national competitions.

W tb # o 2 [U] (formal) the act or process of providing sth, especially by sb in authority jf gE;     ; £ ffii: