What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Undesire vs Disallow - What's the difference?

undesire | disallow |

As a noun undesire

is lack or absence of desire; desirelessness.

As a verb disallow is

to refuse to allow.

undesire

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Lack or absence of desire; desirelessness.
  • *1969 , Max Kaltenmark, Lao Tzu and Taoism :
  • Similarly, lines five and six, in the punctuation adopted, imply that the states of desire and undesire are antithetical.
  • *2013 , Farid al-Din Attar, Muslim Saints and Mystics :
  • “I am the pearl of the mine of undesire',” came the answer. “Now tell the disciples, My mine is the mine of ' undesire , and my pearl is the pearl of the mine of unpurpose.”

    disallow

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To refuse to allow
  • The prisoners were disallowed to contact with a lawyer.
  • To reject as invalid, untrue, or improper
  • The goal was disallowed because the player was offside.
  • * {{quote-news
  • , year=2012 , date=June 19 , author=Phil McNulty , title=England 1-0 Ukraine , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=England will regard it as a measure of justice for Frank Lampard's disallowed goal against Germany in Bloemfontein at the 2010 World Cup - but it was also an illustration of how they rode their luck for long periods in front of a predictably partisan home crowd.}}

    Synonyms

    * See also