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dis-(word root) apartExamples of words with the root dis-: dislocate, disbardis-pref.1. Not: dissimilar.2. a. Absence of: disinterest.b. Opposite of: disfavor.3. Undo; do the opposite of: disarrange.4. a. Deprive of: disfranchise.b. Remove: disbud.5. Free from: disintoxicate.6. Used as an intensive: disannul. [Middle English, from Old French des-, from Latin dis-, apart, asunder.]dis- prefix 1. indicating reversal: disconnect; disembark. 2. indicating negation, lack, or deprivation: dissimilar; distrust; disgrace. 3. indicating removal or release: disembowel; disburden. 4. expressing intensive force: dissever. [from Latin dis- apart; in some cases, via Old French des-. In compound words of Latin origin, dis- becomes dif- before f and di- before some consonants]
dis- combining form variant of di-1: dissyllable. dis (dɪs) v. dissed, dis•sing, n. Slang. v.t. 1. to show disrespect for. 2. to belittle. n. 3. disparagement; criticism. [1980–85, Amer.; from dis-1 extracted from such words as disrespect and disparage] Dis (dɪs) n. the ruler of the underworld in ancient Roman belief. dis-1 , a prefix occurring orig. in loanwords from Latin with the meanings “apart, asunder” (disperse; dissociate; dissolve ); now frequent in French loanwords and English coinages having a privative, negative, or reversing force relative to the base noun, verb, or adjective: disability; disarm; disconnect; dishearten; dishonest; dislike; disobey. Compare di-2, dif-. [< Latin (akin to bis, Greek dís twice); often replacing des- < Old French] dis-2 , var. of di- 1 before s: dissyllable. DIS the Disney Channel (a cable television channel). EncyclopediaSeedi-dis-
dis- word element [L.], reversal or separation.
dis- word element [Gr.], duplication.dis- (dis), This Latin prefix denotes separation (disjunction), opposition (discord), or negation (disability). There is currently a tendency to extend its range of meanings to include those of Greek dys- (or to respell the Greek prefix dys- as dis-).In two, apart; un-, not; very. [L. separation] dis- Combining form denoting in two, apart; un-, not; very. Compare: dys-[L. separation]dis- Prefix denoting not, un-, away, apart, scattered, reverse.DIS-
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DIS-➣Apart, Away From (Prefix) | ThesaurusSeeDis |