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diswant

noun · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The condition of not wanting something.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: nonstandard, rare, uncountable

Examples

  • 1978, Ruta Nagucka, Negatively Phrased Utterances in English: An Essay in Some Aspects of Negation Against the Historical Background, https://books.google.com/books?id=7KYIAQAAIAAJ&q=%22his+diswant%22&dq=%22his+diswant%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiirtzlg9jiAhUSMH0KHSMjAFsQ6AEIKjAA The speaker uttering this sentence expresses his diswant to believe that somebody (i. e. he) experiences the state devoid of understanding [...]

Meaning relationships

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2

verb

Meaning 2

To not want; to reject.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: nonstandard, rare

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History

Etymology

From dis- + want.