Dispel — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings

to cause to separate and go in different directions

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˈuːɡɔŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪspˈɛl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪspˈɛl/

2 syllables Say it as /dˈuːɡɔŋ/.

Examples

Drive away potential burglars
drive away bad thoughts
dispel doubts

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

disperse break up drive off scatter run off turn back chase away drive away dissipate drive out

Parts of Speech

verb	force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings “Drive away potential burglars”
verb	to cause to separate and go in different directions “She waved her hand and scattered the crowds”

Word Forms

dispersion	noun	the act of dispersing or diffusing something
dissipation	noun	breaking up and scattering by dispersion
scatter	noun	a haphazard distribution in all directions
scattering	noun	spreading widely or driving off

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

zerstreuen

zwingen wegzugehen; sowohl mit konkreter als auch metaphorischer Bedeutung verwendet

🇫🇷French

dissiper

forcer à s'en aller; utilisé à la fois avec des significations concrètes et métaphoriques

🇪🇸Spanish

disipar

obligar a irse; Se utiliza tanto con significados concretos como metafóricos.

🇮🇹Italian

dissipare

forzare ad andare via; usato sia con significati concreti che metaforici

🇳🇱Dutch

verdrijven

dwingen om weg te gaan; zowel met concrete als metaforische betekenissen gebruikt

🇵🇹Portuguese

dissipar

forçar a ir embora; usado tanto com significados concretos quanto metafóricos

🇷🇺Russian

рассеять

заставить уйти; используется как в конкретном, так и в метафорическом значении

India

🇮🇳Hindi

को दूर

दूर जाने के लिए मजबूर करना; ठोस और रूपक दोनों अर्थों में प्रयोग किया जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

দূর করা

দূরে যেতে বাধ্য করা; কংক্রিট এবং রূপক অর্থে উভয়ই ব্যবহৃত হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

அகற்று

செல்ல வேண்டிய கட்டாயம்; உறுதியான மற்றும் உருவக அர்த்தங்களுடன் பயன்படுத்தப்பட்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

వెదజల్లండి

దూరంగా వెళ్ళడానికి బలవంతం; కాంక్రీటు మరియు రూపక అర్థాలతో రెండింటినీ ఉపయోగించారు

🇮🇳Marathi

दूर करणे

दूर जाण्यास भाग पाडणे; ठोस आणि रूपक अर्थ दोन्ही वापरले

🇮🇳Gujarati

દૂર કરવું

દૂર જવા દબાણ; કોંક્રિટ અને મેટાફોરિક અર્થ બંને સાથે વપરાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹೊರಹಾಕು

ದೂರ ಹೋಗಲು ಬಲ; ಕಾಂಕ್ರೀಟ್ ಮತ್ತು ರೂಪಕ ಅರ್ಥಗಳೆರಡನ್ನೂ ಬಳಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പിരിച്ചുവിടുക

പോകാൻ നിർബന്ധിക്കുക; മൂർത്തവും രൂപകവുമായ അർത്ഥങ്ങൾ ഉപയോഗിച്ചു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦੂਰ ਕਰਨਾ

ਦੂਰ ਜਾਣ ਲਈ ਮਜ਼ਬੂਰ; ਠੋਸ ਅਤੇ ਅਲੰਕਾਰਿਕ ਅਰਥਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਵਰਤਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

دور کرنا

جانے پر مجبور کرنا؛ کنکریٹ اور استعاراتی دونوں معنی کے ساتھ استعمال کیا جاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

打消

强行离开；既具有具体意义又具有隐喻意义

🇯🇵Japanese

払拭する

強制的に立ち去る。具体的な意味と比喩的な意味の両方で使用される

🇰🇷Korean

쫓아내다

강제로 떠나게 하라. 구체적이고 은유적인 의미로 사용됨

🇻🇳Vietnamese

xua tan

buộc phải rời đi; được sử dụng cả với ý nghĩa cụ thể và ẩn dụ

🇹🇭Thai

ปัดเป่า

บังคับให้ออกไป ใช้ทั้งกับความหมายที่เป็นรูปธรรมและเชิงเปรียบเทียบ

🇮🇩Indonesian

menghilangkan

memaksa untuk pergi; digunakan baik dengan makna konkrit maupun metaforis

🇵🇭Filipino

iwaksi

puwersahang umalis; ginamit kapwa sa konkreto at metaporikong kahulugan

🇲🇾Malay

menghalau

memaksa untuk pergi; digunakan dengan makna konkrit dan metafora

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تبديد

القوة على الرحيل؛ تستخدم مع معاني ملموسة ومجازية

🇮🇷Persian

از بین بردن

مجبور به رفتن؛ هر دو با معانی عینی و استعاری استفاده می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

dağıtmak

uzaklaşmaya zorlamak; hem somut hem de mecazi anlamlarla kullanılır

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְפַזֵר

כוח להסתלק; בשימוש הן במשמעות קונקרטית והן במשמעות מטפורית

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