| dismantle | To take apart or disassemble, often in a careful or methodical manner | |
| dismissive | Feeling or showing that something is unworthy of consideration | |
| disparate | Essentially different in kind; not allowing comparison | |
| dispassionate | Not influenced by strong emotion, and so able to be rational and impartial | |
| disputatious | Fond of or causing heated arguments | |
| dissemble | To hide one's true feelings, opinions, or beliefs | |
| disseminated | Scattered or spread widely | |
| distension | The act of expanding or being expanded; swelling | |
| dither | to be indecisive or to hesitate | |
| divergent | Tending to be different or develop in different directions | |