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A state of imbalance, especially when a system that is normally stable is pushed out of balance.
Angry or dissatisfied, especially about a specific situation.
Feeling strong dislike or displeasure at something unpleasant.
A flat or shallow container used for serving or eating food, or a particular type of prepared food.
Having lost hope, confidence, or enthusiasm.
A machine that washes plates, cups, and cutlery.
A feeling of disappointment when you discover that something isn't as good as you believed.
To have a feeling of not liking someone or something.
Gloomy, depressing, and giving little reason for hope.
A strong feeling of shock, disappointment, or discouragement.
To decide that something is not worth considering, or to send someone away or remove them from a job.
To refuse to follow a rule, instruction, or order.
To speak about someone or something in a way that shows you think little of it.
So different that comparison is difficult; made up of very different parts.
A noticeable and often unfair difference between two things, especially in size, amount, or quality.
Not influenced by strong feelings; calm and fair.
To send someone or something off quickly for a particular purpose.
To make a feeling, belief, or rumor disappear.
To scatter or spread out in different directions, or to make a crowd break up and leave.
The spreading out of things over an area, or, in statistics, how spread out a set of values is.
A weak, temporary attraction between molecules caused by brief, random shifts in their electron distribution.
To force someone to leave their home or usual place, or to take the place of something else.
The forced movement of people from their homes, or the amount of a substance moved or replaced by something else.
A chemical reaction in which a more reactive element takes the place of a less reactive one in a compound.
To show something in a place where people can see it clearly.
A person's natural way of behaving or feeling, or an arrangement of things.
A lack of balance or fair relation between two things in size, amount, or importance.
Too large or too small compared to something else, out of proportion.
A disagreement or argument between two or more people who hold different views.
Causing worry or unease.
To hide your true feelings, intentions, or beliefs by pretending.
To spread information widely.
A strong difference of opinion, especially disagreement with an official or widely held view.
The gradual loss or scattering of energy, force, or a group, until little or nothing remains.
The process by which a compound separates into smaller particles, such as ions, usually when dissolved in water.
The formal ending or breaking up of an organization, agreement, or relationship.
To mix completely into a liquid and seem to disappear, or to formally end an organisation or agreement.
A harsh or unpleasant clash, especially between sounds or ideas that don't fit together.
Not in harmony, especially describing sounds that clash unpleasantly or ideas that don't fit together.
To persuade someone not to do something.
Relating to women, or the female side of a family.
The amount of space between two points or places.
Far away in space or time, or emotionally detached.
To swell or stretch outward because of internal pressure.
To purify a liquid by heating and cooling it, or to reduce something to its most essential parts.
A process of purifying or separating a liquid by heating it until it evaporates and then cooling the vapour so it condenses back into liquid form.
Clearly different or separate from something else.
A clear difference between two similar things, or special recognition for excellent work.