glscz

1 discerning adj
showing the ability to make good judgments, especially about art, music, style etc [= discriminating]: แสดงความสามารถว่าเราตัดสินได้ดี
an ideal tour for the discerning traveller

the discerning eye/ear (=someone who can make good judgments about art or music)

2 discordant adj

---------1 formal a discordant sound is unpleasant because it is made up of musical notes that do not go together well เสียงที่มันแปลออกมา ไม่เข้าพวก

---------2 literary strange, wrong, or unsuitable in relation to everything around [≠ harmonious]:
The modern decor strikes a discordant note in this old building.

---------3 formal not in agreement: ไม่เห็นด้วย
discordant results from the experiment

3 discredit vt
----------1 to make people stop respecting or trusting someone or something: ทำให้เสื่อมศรัทธาใน
The company's lawyers tried to discredit her testimony.

----------2 to make people stop believing in a particular idea:
His theories have now been discredited.

4 discrepancy n
a difference between two amounts, details, reports etc that should be the same

discrepancy in
Police found discrepancies in the two men's reports.

discrepancy between
There is a large discrepancy between the ideal image of motherhood and the reality.

5 discrete adj
clearly separate:
The change happens in a series of discrete steps.

discretely adv

discreteness noun [uncountable]

6 disingenuous adj formal
not sincere and slightly dishonest [≠ ingenuous]:
Keeping the details of the tax changes vague is disingenuous.
—disingenuously adv

7 disinterested adj
---------1 able to judge a situation fairly because you are not concerned with gaining any personal advantage from it [= objective, impartial, unbiased]:
A lawyer should provide disinterested advice.

---------2 not interested. Many teachers think that this is not correct English [↪ uninterested]
—disinterestedly adv

8 disjointed adj
---------1 something, especially a speech or piece of writing, that is disjointed has parts that do not seem well connected or are not arranged well:
disjointed fragments of information

---------2 a disjointed activity or system is one in which the different parts do not work well together:
Burley was critical of his team's disjointed performance.

9 dismiss v
---------1 to refuse to consider someone's idea, opinion etc, because you think it is not serious, true, or important: ปฏิเสธไม่สนใจ ใส่ใจเพราะคิดว่ามันไม่สำคัญ
The government has dismissed criticisms that the country's health policy is a mess.

dismiss something as something
He just laughed and dismissed my proposal as unrealistic.

It's an idea that shouldn't be dismissed out of hand (=dismissed immediately and completely).

--------2 to remove someone from their job [= fire, sack] ไล่ออก
dismiss somebody from something
Bryant was unfairly dismissed from his post.

dismiss somebody for something
Employees can be dismissed for sending obscene emails.

--------3 formal to tell someone that they are allowed to go, or are no longer needed:
The class was dismissed early today. ถูกยกเลิก

--------4 if a judge dismisses a court case, he or she stops it from continuing: ยกฟ้อง
The case was dismissed owing to lack of evidence.

--------5 to end the innings of a player or team in the game of cricket

10 disparage vt
to criticize someone or something in a way that shows you do not think they are very good or important: วิพากษ์วิจารณ์ว่าไม่ดี
Matcham's theatres were widely disparaged by architects.

disparagement n
disparaging adj
disparagingly adv