A Word A Day

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Word-168 (02-07-12)

disciple (noun)
ভক্ত বা শিষ্য; a person who believes in the ideas and principles of someone famous and tries to live the way they do or did
an ardent disciple of the prime minister
a disciple of the poet Shamsur Rahman.

the Disciples (plural noun)
যিশু খ্রিষ্টের বারো জন শিষা; the twelve men who followed Jesus Christ during his life
He is reading to know more about the Disciples.

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Word-169 (03-07-12)

disclose (verb) [syn. reveal]
প্রকাশ করা; to make something known publicly, or to show something that was hidden
The spokesman refused to disclose details to the press.
The report discloses that human error was to blame for the accident.
It was disclosed that two women were being interviewed by the police.
Several companies have disclosed profits of over Tk. 10 crores.
The police have disclosed that two officers are under internal investigation.

disclosure (noun)
প্রকাশ; the act of disclosing
The door swung open, disclosing a long dark passage.
Any public disclosure of this information would be very damaging to the company.
The newspaper made damaging disclosures of management incompetence.

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Word-170 (04-07-12)

disconnect (verb)
1. সংযোগ বিচ্ছিন্ন করা; to unfasten something, especially to break the connection between a supply of electricity, gas, water, etc. and a device or piece of equipment
We were suddenly disconnected.
I keep getting disconnected when I’m online.
My computer crashes every time I disconnect from the Internet.
First, disconnect the boiler from the water mains.
You may be disconnected if you do not pay the bill.
The lace had become disconnected from the boot.
Never try to mend a broken machine without disconnecting it from the electricity supply.

disconnection (noun)
বিচ্ছিন্নতা; state of being disconnected
virtual disconnection
A week of disconnection made me worried.

disconnected (adjective)
বিচ্ছিন্ন; not related to or connected with the things or people around; not connected in a logical order
disconnected images / thoughts / ideas
I felt disconnected from the world around me.

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Word-171 (05-07-12)

discontent (also discontentment) (noun) [syn. dissatisfaction]
অসন্তুষ্টি বা অতৃপ্তি; a feeling of wanting better treatment or an improved situation
Discontent among junior ranks was rapidly spreading.
There was widespread discontent at/about/over/with the plan.
There is widespread discontent among the staff at the proposed changes to pay and conditions.
One cannot be happy with discontentment.

discontented (adjective)
অসন্তুষ্ট বা অতৃপ্ত; dissatisfied
a discontented boy
I felt discontented after I had failed to achieve it.

discontentedly (adverb)
অসন্তুষ্টভাবে বা অতৃপ্তভাবে; in a discontented way
She quit the job discontentedly.

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Word-172 (06-07-12)

disdain (noun)
ঘৃণা বা অবজ্ঞা করা; when you dislike someone or something and think that they do not deserve your interest or respect
to treat sb with disdain
a disdain for the law
He regards the political process with disdain.

disdain (verb)
ঘৃণা বা অবজ্ঞা; to feel disdain for someone or something
She disdained his offer of help.
The older musicians disdain the new, rock-influenced music.

disdainful (adjective)
ঘৃণা বা অবজ্ঞাপূর্ণ; full of distain
a disdainful expression
She’s always been disdainful of people who haven’t been to college.

disdainfully (adverb)
ঘৃণা বা অবজ্ঞাপূর্ণভাবে; in a disdainful way
He disdainfully rejected my proposal.

Phrase:

disdain to do sth
কোনোকিছু অবজ্ঞাবশত এড়িয়ে চলা; to refuse to do something because you feel too important to do it
He disdained to turn to his son for advice.

[Binoy]

Word-173 (07-07-12)

disguise (verb)
1. ছদ্মবেশ ধারন করা; to change your appearance so that people cannot recognize you
The hijackers were heavily disguised.
She disguised herself as a boy.
They got in disguised as security guards.
He disguised himself by shaving his head and wearing a false beard.
Minor skin imperfections can usually be disguised with a spot of make-up.
We tried to disguise the fact that it was just a school hall by putting up coloured lights and balloons.

2. মত বা অনুভূতি গোপন করা; to hide an opinion, a feeling, etc
I couldn't disguise my disappointment.
She made no attempt to disguise her surprise.
It was a thinly disguised attack on the President.
She couldn’t disguise the fact that she felt uncomfortable.

disguise (noun)
ছদ্মবেশ; the art of changing your appearance so that people do not recognize you or a thing that disguises someone
He is a master of disguise.
She wore glasses and a wig as a disguise.
He put on a large hat and glasses as a disguise and hoped no one would recognise him. (figurative) A vote for the Liberal Democrats is just a Labour vote in disguise.

disguised (adjective)
ছদ্মবেশী; having an appearance that hides the true form
He gives a thinly disguised account of his own early teaching experiences.
In Shakespeare's play 'Twelfth Night', Duke Orsino falls in love with the disguised Viola.

Phrase:

in disguise
ছদ্মবেশে; If people, objects or activities are in disguise, they appear to be something which they are not, especially intentionally
The star travelled in disguise.
She usually goes out in disguise to avoid being bothered by the public.
He claims that most Western aid to the Third World is just colonialism in disguise.

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Word-174 (08-07-12)

disgust (noun) [+ at / with / for]
বিরক্তি; strong feeling of disapproval and dislike at a situation or person's behaviour, etc
She walked away in disgust.
The idea fills me with disgust.
I can only feel disgust for these criminals.
Much to my disgust, they refused to help.
She wrinkled her nose in disgust at the smell.
We are demonstrating to show our anger and disgust at the treatment of refugees.
He resigned from the committee in disgust at the corruption.
Beresford, much to his disgust, was fined for illegal parking.
She expressed her disgust at the programme by writing a letter of complaint.

disgust (verb)
বিরক্ত করা; to make you feel extreme dislike or disapproval
Doesn't all this violence on TV disgust you?
The level of violence in the film really disgusted me.

disgusted (adjective)
বিরক্ত; feeling extreme dislike or disapproval of something
I was disgusted at / by the sight.
I'm totally disgusted with your behaviour.
She was disgusted at the way they treated their children.
He was disgusted to see such awful living conditions.
I was disgusted with myself for eating so much.

disgustedly (adverb)
বিরক্ত সহকারে; in a disgusted way
‘This champagne is warm!’, he said disgustedly.

disgusting (adjective)
বিরক্তিকর; extremely unpleasant or unacceptable
What a disgusting smell!
His language is disgusting.
The kitchen was in a disgusting state when she left.
It's disgusting that there are no schools or hospitals for these people.
Passengers were kept for hours in a disgusting waiting room.
I think it’s disgusting that they’re closing the local hospital.

disgustingly (adverb)
বিরক্তিকরভাবে; in a disgusting way
disgustingly dirty
He seemed disgustingly snobbish.

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Word-175 (09-07-12)

dismay (noun)
বিষন্নতা; হতাশা; a feeling of unhappiness and disappointment
He looked at her in dismay.
Aid workers were filled with dismay by the appalling conditions.
The supporters watched in/with dismay as their team lost 6-0.
She discovered, to her dismay, that she scored lowest in the examination.
She could not hide her dismay at the result.
To her dismay, her name was not on the list.
The news has been greeted with dismay by local business leaders.

dismay (verb)
বিষন্ন বা হতাশ করা; to give a feeling of unhappiness and disappointment
Their reaction dismayed him.

dismayed (adjective)
হতাশ; unhappy and disappointed
I was dismayed to discover that he'd lied.
He was dismayed at the change in his old friend.
The suggestion was greeted by a dismayed silence.
They were dismayed to find that the ferry had already left.

dismal (adjective)
বিষন্ন; আশাহীন; খুব খারাপ; নিম্নমানের; অদক্ষ; sad and without hope; very bad
dismal expression / conditions / surroundings
The acting was dismal, wasn't it?
What dismal weather!
The singer gave a dismal performance of some old songs.
Their recent attempt to increase sales has been a dismal failure.

dismally (adverb)
বিষন্নভাবে; বাজেভাবে; in a dismal way
I tried not to laugh but failed dismally.

[Binoy]

Word-176 (10-07-12)

dismantle (verb)
1. ভেঙে টুকরা করা; to take a machine apart or to come apart into separate pieces
I had to dismantle the engine in order to repair it.
The steel mill was dismantled piece by piece.
She dismantled the washing machine to see what the problem was, but couldn't put it back together again.
The good thing about the bike is that it dismantles if you want to put it in the back of the car.

2. বাতিল বা ধ্বংস করা to get rid of a system or organization, usually over a period of time
The government was in the process of dismantling the state-owned industries.
Unions accuse the government of dismantling the National Health Service.

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Word-177 (11-07-12)

disorder (noun)
1. বিশৃঙ্খলা; a state of untidiness or lack of organization
His financial affairs were in complete disorder.
The room was in a state of disorder.
The whole office was in a state of disorder.
The opposition party have been in such disorder for so long that they pose no real threat to the present government.

2. অসুস্থতা; an illness of the mind or body
a blood / bowel disorder
eating disorders
He was suffering from some form of psychiatric disorder.
The family have a history of mental disorder.

3. গোলযোগ; violent behaviour of large groups of people
an outbreak of rioting and public disorder
The trial was kept secret because of the risk of public disorder.

disorderly (adjective)
1. বিশৃঙ্খল; full of disorder
newspapers in a disorderly pile by the door
It's a disorderly sort of a house with books and papers lying around everywhere.

2. গোলযোগপূর্ণ; full of disorder
disorderly conduct
They were arrested for being drunk and disorderly.
The police feared that the crowd were becoming disorderly and so they moved in with horses.

disordered (adjective)
1. বিশৃঙ্খল; showing a lack of order or control
disordered hair
a disordered state

2. অসুস্থ; suffering from a mental or physical disorder:
emotionally disordered children

[Binoy]

Word-178 (12-07-12)

disparate (adjective)
ভিন্ন; different in every way
a disparate group of individuals
The two cultures were so utterly disparate that she found it hard to adapt from one to the other.

disparity (noun)
অসাম্য; a lack of equality and similarity, especially in a way that is not fair
the wide disparity between men and women
the growing disparity between rich and poor

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Word-179 (13-07-12)

dispel (verb)
ভয়, সন্দেহ, ভুল ধারনা ইত্যাদি দূর করা; to remove fears, doubts and false ideas, usually by proving them wrong or unnecessary
His speech dispelled any fears about his health.
I'd like to start the speech by dispelling a few rumours that have been spreading recently.
They did do much to dispel that belief.
Science has not managed to dispel the aurora's mysteries.
He dispels the long-accepted view that writing about music is a uniquely difficult task.
It was important for me to dispel any doubt about the authenticity of the students' questions.
They work to dispel myths and misperceptions about various groups.
First dispel rumors and misinformation and get to the facts.
Try to dispel it by providing as much information as possible, positive and negative.
The hole in the grid attracted the attention it sought to dispel.
Use the past to find inspiration to dispel resignation, deference and demoralization.

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Word-180 (14-07-12)

disperse (verb)
ছড়িয়ে দেওয়া; ছত্রভঙ্গ করা; to scatter or move away over a large area, or to make something do this
When the rain came down the crowds started to disperse.
Police dispersed the crowd that had gathered.
The fog began to disperse.
The crowd dispersed quickly.
Police dispersed the protesters with tear gas.
The seeds are dispersed by the wind.

dispersal / dispersion (noun)
ছড়ানো; ছড়িয়ে পড়া; the process of sending sb/sth in different directions; the process of spreading sth over a wide area
police trained in crowd dispersal
the dispersal of seeds
They adopted the strategy of diffusion and dispersion.
The winds on which their dispersion relies are fickle.
Dispersion is no protection against a determined genocide.
The transport and dispersion of air pollutants in the ambient air are influenced by many complex factors.

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Word-181 (15-07-12)

dispute (noun) [+ between A and B; + over / about sth]
বিবাদ; তর্ক; an argument or a disagreement between two people or groups countries
a bitter/long-running dispute
a border dispute
industrial / pay disputes
a pay/legal/trade dispute
the latest dispute over fishing rights
The union is in dispute with management over working hours.
The matter was settled beyond dispute by the court judgment.
They have been unable to settle/resolve the dispute over working conditions.
The unions are in dispute with management over pay.

dispute (verb)
বিবাদ বা তর্ক করা; to disagree with something that someone says
to dispute a decision / claim
These figures have been disputed.
The family wanted to dispute the will.
No one is disputing that there is a problem.
Few would dispute his status as the finest artist of the period.
The circumstances of her death have been hotly disputed.
I don't dispute (that) Lucas' films are entertaining, but they haven't got much depth.

disputed (adjective)
বিতর্কিত; causing dispute
a disputed border/goal
disputed territory
The issue remains hotly disputed.

disputable (adjective)
অনিশ্চিত; not certain
It's claimed that they produce the best athletes in the world but I think that's disputable.

disputation (noun)
মতানৈক্য; disagreement
The meeting ended in disputation.

disputatious (adjective)
তর্কপ্রিয়; loving argument
He's a disputatious young man.

Phrases:

beyond (all) dispute
তর্কের উর্ধে; certainly
He is beyond all dispute the finest actor in Hollywood today.

in dispute
সন্দেহপূর্ণ;  being doubted
The cause of the accident was still in dispute.
I don't think her ability is in dispute, what I question is her attitude.

open to dispute
অনিশ্চিত;  not certain
His theories are open to dispute.
He says it's the best musical equipment you can buy, but I think that's open to dispute.

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Word-182 (16-07-12)

disrespect (noun) [+ for / to sb/sth]
অশ্রদ্ধা; lack of respect
a disrespect for authority
disrespect for the law / the dead
No disrespect intended sir. It was just a joke.

disrespectful (adjective)
অশ্রদ্ধাশীল; full of disrespect
disrespectful behaviour

disrespectfully (adverb)
অশ্রদ্ধাশীলভাবে; in a disrespectful way
He disrespectfully rejected my proposal.

Phrase:

no disrespect to sb
অশ্রদ্ধা করার জন্য নয়; শ্রদ্ধা রেখেই বলছি; used before you criticize someone in order not to sound rude
No disrespect to Julie, but this department worked perfectly well before she started here.