Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Lexicon: disdain – disheveled
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disdain (-ed, -ing), v. [ME < L. dēdignāre, reject as unworthy.] (webplay: dishonorable, man, look).
- Scorn; ignore; spurn; turn away from; deny the necessity of.
- Deter; hinder; restrain; (see Job 30:1).
disdainful, adj. [see disdain, v.]
Proud; overbearing; haughty.
disease, n. [ME; dis- + ease; see ease, n.] (webplay: action, cure).
- Discomfort; distress; annoyance; grievance.
- Illness; infection; sickness; infirmity; complaint; disorder; affliction; (see Exodus 15:26).
disembody (disembodies), v. [OE; see embody, v.]
Separate; divide; detach; sever; disjoin; deliver; free.
disenchant (-s), v. [Fr.; dis- + enchant; see enchant, v.]
Set free; dispel; disperse; remove from illusion or enchantment; deliver from the power of charms or spells.
disenthrall, v. [OE; see enthrall, v.]
Liberate; free; emancipate from bondage or servitude; rescue from oppression; weaken commitment; destroy belief.
disgrace, n. [Fr. disgrâce, ill-fortune, mishap, uncomeliness, deformity; see grace, n.] (webplay: men, shame).
Disesteem; disfavor; shame; dishonor.
disgrace, v. [Fr.; see disgrace, n.] (webplay: foul, men).
Humiliate; shame; remove the honor from; (see Jeremiah 14:21).
dishevel (-s), v. [see dishevelved, adj.]
Disturb; agitate; upset; unsettle; displace; cause disorder.
disheveled, verbal adj. [OFr < It. discapigliare, disordering one's head or hairs.]
Unkept; untidy; disordered; ruffled; hanging loosely.