| DISARRAY | a state of disorder or confusion; disorderly dresses ( not arrayed or arranged properly ) |
| DISBURSE | to pay out ( to take away from the purse ) |
| DISCOMFIT | to thwart the plans of ; to make uneasy (to undo) |
| DISCONCERT | to upset ; to frustrate |
| DISCONSOLATE | not able to be consoled ; hopelessly sad |
| DISCORDANT | not in accord, disagreeable to the ear ( hearts apart ) |
| DISMANTLE | to take a man's cloak off his back; to strip a house of furnishing; to take apart |
| DISPARATE | unlike ( not equal ) |
| DISPARITY | difference ; unlikeness |
| DISPROPORTIONATE | not proportionate; out of proportion in size etc. |
| DISSECT | to cut apart for anatomical study |
| DISSEMINATE | to spread abroad as if sowing seed |
| DISSENT | to differ in opinion or feeling; to withhold approval |
| DISSIDENT | one who disagrees; a dissenter ( sitting apart ) |
| DISSUADE | to turn a person away by persuasion |
| DIVERSE | unlike, as diverse opinions ( turned away from each other ) |
| DIVERSION | something that turns the mind away and relaxes or entertains |
