dis • com • fort / dis'kAmfart / noun noncount] a slight feeling of pain
You may feel some discomfort after the surgery. —ANTONYM comfort
dis • con • nect / |diska ' nekt / verb
(dis con • nects, dis-con • nect • ing, dis- con nect • ed)
to stop a supply of water, gas, or electricity from going to a piece of equipment or a building
Your phone will be disconnected if you don't pay the bill. —ANTONYM connect
dis • count / ' diskaunt / noun [count, noncount]
money that someone takes away from the price of
something to make it cheaper
Seniors often get a discount on rail travel.
dis • cour • age / dis ' kand3 / verb
( dis•cour•ag • es , dis • cour•ag • ing , dis•cour•aged )
to make someone not want to do something
Kate's parents tried to discourage her from leaving school.
—ANTONYM encourage
►dis • cour • ag • ing / dis ' karid3ig / adjective
making you feel less confident about something The results were discouraging.
—ANTONYM encouraging
dis .COV .er O/dis'Lvvsr/ verb ( dis • cov ers , dis • cov er • ing , dis • cov ered )
to find or learn something for the first time Who discovered Australia?
I was in the store when I discovered that I didn't have any money.
dis • cov • er • y / di ' sLwari / noun
[ count, noncount ] ( plural dis • cov • er • ies )
finding or learning something for the first time Scientists have made an important new discovery .
dis•creet / di skrit / adjective
careful in what you say, so that you do not cause problems for someone
When you work in counseling, you have to be discreet. ► dis • creet • ly / di ' skritli / adverb She handled the matter discreetly.
dis • cre • tion / di 'skrejn / noun [ noncount ]
the freedom and power to make decisions by yourself You decide what is best. Use your discretion.
care in what you say, so that you do not cause problems for someone
You can rely on my discretion.
dis • crim • i • nate aw / di ' skrimaneit /
verb ( dis • crim • i - nates , dis • crim • i - nat • ing , dis • crim • i - nat • ed )
to treat one person or group in a worse way than others This company discriminates against women — it pays them less than men for doing the same work.
► dis • crim • i • na • tion AWL| / d^skrima 'neijn / noun
[noncount]
religious discrimination (= treating someone in an unfair way because their religion is not the same as yours )
dis .CUSS Ф /diskAs/ verb ( dis cuss - es , dis - cuss - ing , dis - cussed )
to talk or write about something in a serious way I discussed the problem with my parents. Thesaurus
talk to say words to another person or other people. You talk to someone in order to give information, show feelings, or share ideas: They talked on the phone for over an hour. ♦ Can I talk to you for a minute? ♦ When they get together, all they talk about is basketball. ♦ We need to talk (= about something serious or important ) .
