- 2. Discharge, discard, cashier, turn off, turn out, remove from office, turn adrift, send packing, send
about one’s business.
Dismissal, n. See dismission.
Dismission, n.
- 1. Permission to go, leave to depart, release, discharge, dismissal, liberation, manumission.
- 2. Discharge, removal from office, dismissal.
Dismount, v. a.
- 1. Unhorse.
- 2. [Said of cannon.] Displace, throw out of position, knock from their carriages.
- 3. [Said of artillery.] Take from the wheels, remove from the carriages.
Dismount, v. n. Alight (from a horse), descend, get down.
Disobedience, n.
- 1. Infraction or violation (of a command), refusal to obey, breach of duty, disobeying.
- 2. Undutifulness, neglect of duty, unruliness, frowardness, indiscipline, contumacy.
Disobedient, a. Unsubmissive, uncomplying, refractory, obstinate, undutiful, unruly, froward.
Disobey, v. a.
- 1. Refuse to obey, break the command of, refuse submission to, disregard the commands of.
- 2. Transgress, violate, infringe, disregard, set at nought or defiance, go counter to.
Disoblige, v. a. Displease, offend.
Disobliging, a. Unaccommodating, unkind, unamiable, unfriendly, ill-natured.
Disorder, n.
- 1. Confusion, derangement, disarrangement, disarray, disorganization, irregularity, jumble, want of order.
- 2. Tumult, disturbance, commotion, riot.