désassemblage, n.m., disjoining.

désassembler, v.a., to take to pieces, to separate.

désassocier, v.a., to dissociate.

désassorti, -e, adj., unmatched, ill-sorted; jarring, unsuitable.

désassortiment, n.m., unmatching; bad assortment; unpairing.

désassortir, v.a., to unmatch; to unstock.

désastre, n.m., disaster, break-down; failure.

désastreusement (-treûz-mān), adv., disastrously.

désastreu-x, -se, adj., disastrous, very sad. C’est —; it is sad in the extreme.

désavantage, n.m., disadvantage; detriment, prejudice. L’affaire a tourné à leur —; the business turned out to their detriment, or badly for them. Parler au — de quelqu’un; to speak disparagingly of any one.