- 2. Asperse, reproach, traduce, defame, vilify, reflect upon, inveigh against, speak ill of.
Disparagement, n.
- 1. Depreciation, derogation, detraction, undervaluing, underrating.
- 2. Lessening, diminution, detraction, derogation, impairment, injury, worsening, prejudice, harm.
- 3. Reproach, aspersion, defamation, calumny, vilification.
- 4. Reproach, indignity, dishonor, disgrace, dispraise.
Disparity, n.
- 1. Inequality, difference, disproportion.
- 2. Dissimilitude, unlikeness.
Dispart, v. a. Sunder, disunite, separate, divide, sever, dissever, burst, rend, rive, cleave, split, break asunder.
Dispart, v. n. Separate, part.
Dispassion, n.
- 1. Calmness, calm, dispassionateness, collectedness, freedom from agitation, unruffled state.
- 2. Apathy, insensibility, impassibility, coldness, dulness, torpor, indifference, unconcern, want of feeling.
Dispassionate, a.
- 1. Unimpassioned, imperturbable, inexcitable, unexcited, composed, collected, temperate, undisturbed,
unruffled, quiet, calm, cool, staid, serene, sober.
- 2. Impartial, unbiassed, fair, candid, disinterested.
Dispatch, n. and v. a. See despatch.
Dispel, v. a. Disperse (completely), scatter, dissipate, banish, drive away.
Dispensable, a.
- 1. Distributable, apportionable.
- 2. To be spared or dispensed with, unnecessary, needless, superfluous, removable.