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v. disabuse, disappoint, disenchant, disenchant, break the<br />

spell, enlighten, set straight, disentrance, disenthral,<br />

undeceive: When I saw her without make-up, I was thoroughly<br />

disillusioned.<br />

disinclined<br />

adj. averse, indisposed, reluctant, unwilling, loath, opposed,<br />

unwilling; hesitant: I was disinclined to try skydiving.<br />

disinfect v. clean, cleanse, purify, purge, sanitize, fumigate,<br />

decontaminate, sterilize: <strong>The</strong> bedding will have to be<br />

disinfected before it can be used.<br />

disinfectant<br />

n. germicide, antiseptic, sterilizer, bactericide, sanitizer,<br />

fumigant, decontaminant, decontaminator, purifier, cleaner,<br />

cleanser: Most disinfectants are poisonous.<br />

disingenuous<br />

adj. clever, artful, crafty, sly, on the qui vive, cunning,<br />

insidious, foxy, wily, slick, smooth; insincere, false,<br />

dishonest, tricky, devious, deceitful, underhand(ed), guileful,<br />

shifty; double-dealing, two-faced, duplicitous, hypocritical,<br />

scheming, plotting, calculating, designing, contriving: It is<br />

disingenuous to ask for advice when what you want is assistance.<br />

disintegrate<br />

v. break up or apart, shatter, come or fall apart, come or go<br />

or fall to pieces, crumble; decompose, rot, decay, moulder: <strong>The</strong><br />

fossil disintegrated in my hands.<br />

disinterested<br />

n. unbiased, impartial, unprejudiced, altruistic, objective,<br />

fair, neutral, open-minded, equitable, just, dispassionate,<br />

detached, even-handed, impersonal, uninvolved: <strong>The</strong> judge is<br />

supposed to be a disinterested party.<br />

disjointed<br />

adj. 1 disjoined, separate(d), disconnected, unconnected,<br />

dismembered, disunited, divided, split (up): <strong>The</strong> disjointed<br />

parts <strong>of</strong> the building were kept in a warehouse. 2 ununified,<br />

loose, incoherent, confused, aimless, directionless, rambling,<br />

muddled, jumbled, mixed up, fitful, discontinuous, disorganized,

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