Unit 23
1. discrete (adj.) – constituting a separate thing; distinct
Example: Abstract artists identify discrete elements of reality and their interactions.
Synonyms: separate, distinct, individual
Antonyms: connected, continuous
Nepali Meaning: अलग; पृथक
Nepali Example: अमूर्त कलाकारहरूले वास्तविकताका पृथक तत्वहरू र तिनीहरूको अन्तरक्रिया चिन्छन्।
2. discretion (n.) – quality of showing self-restraint; freedom to act
Example: 19th-century British gentlemen were expected to behave with discretion.
Synonyms: prudence, tact, judgment
Antonyms: indiscretion, rashness
Nepali Meaning: विवेक; स्वतन्त्रतापूर्वक कार्य गर्ने अधिकार
Nepali Example: १९औँ शताब्दीको बेलायती सज्जनहरूले विवेकपूर्ण व्यवहार गर्न अपेक्षा गरिन्थ्यो।
3. disingenuous (adj.) – not candid; crafty
Example: Starting with “I don’t mean to appear disingenuous” often sounds disingenuous.
Synonyms: insincere, deceitful, duplicitous
Antonyms: genuine, sincere
Nepali Meaning: कपटपूर्ण; अस्पष्ट
Nepali Example: “म कपटी देखिन चाहन्न” भनेर सुरु गर्ने कुरा आफैंमा कपटी लाग्छ।
4. disinterested (adj.) – unprejudiced; objective
Example: The reporter sought disinterested witnesses for an objective account.
Synonyms: impartial, unbiased, neutral
Antonyms: biased, partial
Nepali Meaning: निष्पक्ष
Nepali Example: पत्रकारले निष्पक्ष विवरणका लागि निष्पक्ष साक्षीहरू खोजिन्।
5. disjointed (adj.) – lacking order or coherence
Example: Disjointed narratives are best left to masters like Joyce and Faulkner.
Synonyms: disconnected, incoherent, rambling
Antonyms: coherent, connected
Nepali Meaning: अव्यवस्थित; जडान नभएको
Nepali Example: अव्यवस्थित कथनहरू जोयस र फक्नरजस्ता महारथीहरूमा छोड्नु उत्तम हुन्छ।
6. dismiss (v.) – put away from consideration; reject
Example: Investigators dismissed the alien spacecraft story as imagination.
Synonyms: discard, disregard, reject
Antonyms: accept, consider
Nepali Meaning: खारेज गर्नु; अस्वीकार गर्नु
Nepali Example: अनुसन्धानकर्ताहरूले अन्तरिक्ष यानको कथालाई कल्पनाको उत्पाद भनेर खारेज गरे।
7. disparage (v.) – to belittle
Example: Philosophy is sometimes disparaged as just an intellectual game.
Synonyms: denigrate, depreciate, minimize
Antonyms: praise, commend
Nepali Meaning: हेला गर्नु; तुच्छ ठान्नु
Nepali Example: दर्शनलाई कहिलेकाहीँ बौद्धिक खेल मात्र भनेर हेला गरिन्छ।
8. disparate (adj.) – dissimilar
Example: Tech projects require knowledge of disparate fields like physics and biology.
Synonyms: different, distinct, diverse
Antonyms: similar, alike
Nepali Meaning: असमान; भिन्न
Nepali Example: प्रविधि परियोजनाहरूले भौतिक विज्ञान र जीव विज्ञानजस्ता भिन्न क्षेत्रहरूको ज्ञान माग्छन्।
9. dissemble (v.) – to pretend; disguise motives
Example: The prosecutor accused the witness of dissembling the truth.
Synonyms: feign, conceal, disguise
Antonyms: reveal, disclose
Nepali Meaning: बहाना गर्नु; छलपूर्ण व्यवहार गर्नु
Nepali Example: अभियोजकले साक्षीलाई सत्यलाई छलपूर्ण व्यवहार गरेको आरोप लगाए।
10. disseminate (v.) – to spread; disperse
Example: Reincarnation belief was disseminated throughout Asia by Buddhism.
Synonyms: propagate, circulate, broadcast
Antonyms: suppress, withhold
Nepali Meaning: प्रसार गर्नु; फैलाउनु
Nepali Example: पुनर्जन्मको विश्वास बौद्ध धर्मद्वारा एसियाभर प्रसारित भयो।