verb

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devastate - To destroy something completely

The plague of locusts totally devastated the field of grain.

verb

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Other / Move

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disperse - To scatter or spread over a wide area.

The wind began to disperse the smoke from the fire.

adjective

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Bad / Weak

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devoid - Not possessing a quality or element typically expected.

Her apology seemed devoid of sincerity, and their relationship did not recover after her negative behavior.

adjective

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Bad / Disgusting

dingy - Gloomy and drab

The paint-chipped and depressing room was too dingy to live in.

adjective

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Bad / Bad

dire - (of a situation or event) extremely serious or urgent

Finding survivors under the earthquake's rubble was a dire situation.

noun

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Bad / Unhappy

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distress - A state of extreme sorrow, pain, or suffering.

His face showed signs of distress during the tough exam.

adjective

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Bad / Bad

Url

diabolical - Extremely evil or cruel; wicked.

The criminal mastermind came up with a diabolical scheme to rob the large jewelry store.

noun

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Bad / Small

ditty - A short simple song

No matter how much he tried, Bill just couldn't stop humming the short ditty that he had heard on the radio which advertised a popular website.

adjective

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Bad / Confused

Url

discombobulated - To be confused, disoriented, and uncomfortable.

When he was learning to program, there was so much information to learn that at first he just felt discombobulated.

verb

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Other / Stop

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dissuade - To advise against a specific decision or behavior, and discourage someone from taking a particular action.

She couldn't take the stress of her work, but her friends tried to dissuade her from quitting her job without a backup plan.

noun

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Other / Desire

dibs - The right to have or choose something

During the Black Friday shopping spree, Eleanor called dibs on a flatscreen TV, but someone in the aggressive crowd got to it first.

verb

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Bad / Weak

Url

disintegrate - To weaken, decompose, and break apart as the result of time, impact or decay.

When the atom bomb fell on Hiroshima, many of the houses just disintegrated.