Dis*sua"so*ry (?), n. A dissuasive. [R.]

This virtuous and reasonable person, however, has ill luck in all his dissuasories.

Jeffrey.

Dis*sun"der (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dissundered (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Dissundering.] [Pref. dis- (intens) + sunder.] To separate; to sunder; to destroy. [R.] Chapman.

Dis*sweet"en (?), v. t. To deprive of sweetness. [R.] Bp. Richardson.

Dis`syl*lab"ic (ds`sl*lb"k), a. [Cf. F. dissyllabique. See Dissylable.] Consisting of two syllables only; as, a dissyllabic foot in poetry. B. Jonson.

Dis`syl*lab`i*fi*ca"tion (?), n. A forming into two syllables.

Dis`syl*lab"i*fy (?), v. t. [Dissyllable + -fly.] To form into two syllables. Ogilvie.

Dis*syl"la*bize (?), v. t. To form into two syllables; to dissyllabify.

Dis*syl"la*ble (?; 277), n. [F. dissyllabe, L. disyllabus, adj., of two syllables, fr. Gr. &?;; di- = di`s- twice + &?; syllable. See Syllable.] A word of two syllables; as, pa- per.

Dis`sym*met"ric*al (?), a. Not having symmetry; asymmetrical; unsymmetrical.

Dis*sym"me*try (?), n. [Pref. dis- + symmetry.] Absence or defect of symmetry; asymmetry.

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