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Binoy:
Word-183 (17-07-12)

disrupt (verb)
বিঘ্ন সৃষ্টি করা; to make it difficult for sth to continue in the normal way
Demonstrators succeeded in disrupting the meeting.
Bus services will be disrupted tomorrow because of the bridge closure.
A heavy fall of snow had disrupted the city's transport system.
The meeting was disrupted by a group of protesters who shouted and threw fruit at the speaker.

disruption (noun)
বিঘ্ন; hindrance
disruptions to rail services
The strike caused serious disruptions.
We aim to help you move house with minimum disruption to yourself.
The accident on the main road through town is causing widespread disruption for motorists.

disruptive (adjective)
বিঘ্ন সৃষ্টিকারী;  causing trouble and therefore stopping something from continuing as usual
She had a disruptive influence on the rest of the class.
His teacher described him as a noisy, disruptive influence in class.

disruptively (adverb)
বিঘ্নকরভাবে; in a disruptive way
He talked in the meeting disruptively from time to time.

Binoy:
Word-184 (18-07-12)

disseminate (verb)
ছড়িয়ে দেওয়া; বিস্তার করা; to spread information, knowledge etc. so that it reaches many people
Their findings have been widely disseminated.
One of the organization's aims is to disseminate information about the disease.

dissemination (noun)
ছড়ানো বা বিস্তার; the act of disseminating
the dissemination of information
The dissemination of the secret message worried people.

Binoy:
Word-185 (19-07-12)

distort (verb)
বিকৃত করা; to change something from its usual, original, natural or intended meaning, condition or shape
a fairground mirror that distorts your shape
The loudspeaker seemed to distort his voice.
Newspapers are often guilty of distorting the truth.
My original statement has been completely distorted by the media.

distorted (adjective)
বিকৃত; changed in a bad way
His face was distorted in agony.
This report gives a somewhat distorted impression of what actually happened.
The music just gets distorted when you play it so loud.
The article gave a distorted picture of his childhood.

distortion (noun)
বিকৃতি; the act of distorting
distortion of history 
a gross distortion of the facts
modern alloys that are resistant to wear and distortion

Binoy:
Word-186 (20-07-12)

distract (verb) [+ sb/sth from sth]
মনোযোগ নষ্ট করা; to make someone stop giving their attention to something
Don't distract her from her studies.
He tried to distract attention from his own illegal activities.
You’re distracting me from my work.
Don’t talk to her—she’s very easily distracted.
It was another attempt to distract attention from the truth.

distracting (adjective)
মনোযোগে বিঘ্ন সৃষ্টিকারী; diverting attention
distracting thoughts
a distracting noise
Please turn your music down - it's very distracting.

distraction (noun)
মনোযোগে বিঘ্ন সৃষ্টিকারী কোনোকিছু; মনোযোগ বিনষ্টি; উদ্বেগ; something that diverts attention or the process of diversion of attention
cinema audiences looking for distraction
I can turn the television off if you find it a distraction.
I find it hard to work at home because there are too many distractions.
The children are driving me to distraction today.
His lessons bore me to distraction.
That dreadful noise is driving me to distraction.

distracted (adjective)
উদ্বিগ্ন; অমোযোদী; nervous, anxious or confused because you are worried about something
Gill seems rather distracted at the moment - I think she's worried about her exams.

Binoy:
Word-187 (21-07-12)

distress (noun)
উদ্বেগ, যন্ত্রনা বা কষ্ট; a feeling of extreme worry, sadness or pain
a distress signal
economic / financial distress
The way she had been treated at work had caused her extreme emotional distress.
Many of the horses were showing signs of distress at the end of the race.
Six people were rescued by helicopter from a fishing boat in distress.
It is a rule of the sea to help another boat in distress.

distress (verb)
উদ্বেগ, যন্ত্রনা বা কষ্ট দেওয়া; to make someone feel very upset or worried
I hope I haven't distressed you with all these personal questions.
She was deeply distressed by the news of his death.
It was clear that the letter had deeply distressed her.
Don’t distress yourself.

distressed (adjective)
যন্ত্রনাক্লিষ্ট; full of distress
He was too distressed and confused to answer their questions.
The government is taking steps to stimulate business development in (economically) distressed areas.

distressing / distressful (adjective)
যন্ত্রনাকর বা যন্ত্রনাদায়ক; making one feel extremely upset
The television reports about the famine were particularly distressing.
It was deeply distressing for him to see his wife in such pain.

distressingly (adverb)
যন্ত্রনাকরভাবে; in a distressing or distressful way
He was behaving with me distressingly.

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