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dispelto make a doubt, feeling, or belief disappear

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to make a doubt, feeling, or belief disappear

Pronunciation (IPA): /dɪˈspel/

Korean meaning: 의혹이나 감정, 믿음을 없애다, 떨쳐버리다

Korean pronunciation: 디**스펠**

Example Sentences

  • Her smile dispelled all my worries about the job interview.
  • The magic show failed to dispel my belief that all magicians are just really good at hiding things.
  • The teacher's explanation dispelled the students' confusion about quantum physics... or made it worse.

dispel

VERB

//dɪˈspel//

to make a doubt, feeling, or belief disappear

dispel concept
💡 Concept

A parent dispels their child's bedtime fears with gentle reassurance

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dispel rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

A wizard's spell can make the cursed well dispel its darkness!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/dɪˈspel/
🇬🇧 UK/dɪˈspel/

🌳Etymology

Prefixdis--
Rootpel

Origin

From Latin 'dispellere', composed of the prefix 'dis-' (away, apart) and 'pellere' (to drive or thrust). The word entered Middle English through Old French influence.

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🎵Rhyme

spelltellwellbell
spell
tell
well
bell

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📝Examples

Her smile dispelled all my worries about the job interview.

😄 Fun example

The magic show failed to dispel my belief that all magicians are just really good at hiding things.

😄 Fun example

The teacher's explanation dispelled the students' confusion about quantum physics... or made it worse.

Scientific research has dispelled many old superstitions.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

eliminatebanishdismissdissolveremove

Antonyms

createfosterencourage

Related

expelrepelspelldissolveclarify