| discouragement |
the act of discouraging, or the condition or an instance of being discouraged. [2 definitions] |
| discouraging |
causing one to lose hope, faith, or enthusiasm. |
| discourse |
verbal communication; conversation. [4 definitions] |
| discourteous |
not having or showing good manners; impolite; rude. |
| discourtesy |
impoliteness; rudeness. [2 definitions] |
| discover |
to find or see (something unknown) before anyone else. [3 definitions] |
| discoverable |
combined form of discover. |
| discovery |
the act or consequence of discovering. [2 definitions] |
| Discovery Day |
see "Columbus Day." |
| discredit |
to harm the reputation of. [6 definitions] |
| discreditable |
combined form of discredit. |
| discreet |
reserved and judicious, esp. in talking about or otherwise revealing confidential matters; circumspect. [2 definitions] |
| discrepancy |
lack of agreement; difference; inconsistency. [2 definitions] |
| discrete |
separate and distinct. [2 definitions] |
| discretion |
the freedom or authority to use one's own judgment. [2 definitions] |
| discretionary |
left to one's own judgment or decision. [2 definitions] |
| discriminable |
able to be differentiated, distinguished, or discriminated. |
| discriminate |
to judge or act toward someone on a categorical rather than individual basis (usu. fol. by "against)". [4 definitions] |
| discriminating |
perceiving fine differences or distinctions. [2 definitions] |
| discrimination |
the act of discriminating, differentiating, or distinguishing. [3 definitions] |
| discriminatory |
demonstrating prejudice against groups or individuals. |