- dis|her|it|ment
- dis|her|it|ment «dihs HEHR iht muhnt», noun.Obsolete. disinheritance.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
dis|her|it|ment
Look at other dictionaries:
dis|cour|age|ment — «dihs KUR ihj muhnt», noun. 1. the condition of being or feeling discouraged; lack of spirit or confidence: »Discouragement showed in every line of her drooping figure. 2. something that discourages; a disheartening influence: »The out of town… … Useful english dictionary
dis|ap|point|ment — «DIHS uh POYNT muhnt», noun. 1. the state of being or feeling disappointed; the feeling one has when one does not get what was expected or hoped for: »When she did not get a new bicycle, the disappointment seemed too great to bear. I have been… … Useful english dictionary
dis|en|chant|ment — «DIHS ehn CHANT muhnt, CHAHNT », noun. a freeing or being freed from enchantment or illusion: »If the new election is delayed, the disenchantment with [the candidate] might grow enough to defeat him (Wall Street Journal). This general… … Useful english dictionary
dis — dis·accord; dis·advantage; dis·affect; dis·aggregate; dis·ap·pear; dis·array; dis·bar; dis·burse; dis·card; dis·charge; dis·ci·ple; dis·ci·pli·nar·i·an; dis·ci·pline; dis·claim; dis·close; dis·co; dis·co·glos·sid; dis·coid; dis·coi·dal;… … English syllables
her — ad·her·ence; ad·her·en·cy; ad·her·end; co·her·en·cy; co·her·ent; co·her·er; dis·her·it; dis·in·her·i·son; ex·her·e·da·tion; ex·her·i·date; her·a·bol; her·a·cle·an; her·a·cle·um; her·a·cli·te·an·ism; her·ald·ist; her·ald·ry; her·a·path·ite;… … English syllables
disappointment — dis|ap|point|ment [ˌdısəˈpɔıntmənt] n 1.) [U] a feeling of unhappiness because something is not as good as you expected, or has not happened in the way you hoped ▪ He could see the disappointment in her eyes. to sb s (great) disappointment ▪ To… … Dictionary of contemporary English
disappointment — dis|ap|point|ment [ ,dısə pɔıntmənt ] noun ** 1. ) uncount the feeling of being unhappy because something you hoped for or expected did not happen or because someone or something was not as good as you expected: disappointment at: Diplomats… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Aphra Behn — (July 10, 1640–April 16, 1689) was a prolific dramatist of the Restoration and was one of the first English professional female writers. Her writing participated in the amatory fiction genre of British literature.Early lifeThe personal history of … Wikipedia
Disparagement — Dis*par age*ment, n. [Cf. OF. desparagement.] 1. Matching any one in marriage under his or her degree; injurious union with something of inferior excellence; a lowering in rank or estimation. [Eng.] [1913 Webster] And thought that match a foul… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
son — son·a·ti·na; son·chus; son·dage; son·de·li; son·ghai; son·gish; son·gle; son·go; son·ics; son·i·fi·ca·tion; son·less; son·ly; son·ne; son·ne·ra·tia; son·ne·ra·ti·a·ce·ae; son·net·ist; son·net·ize; son·net·ry; son·ny; son·o·buoy; son;… … English syllables
