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dis-

prefix
/ˌdɪs-/CA/ˌdəs-/

Etymology

From Middle English dis-, borrowed from Latin dis-, from Proto-Indo-European *dwís. Piecewise doublet of bis-; further related to bi-, di-, and twi-. Often confused with the separately inherited prefix dys-.

  1. derived from *dwís✻
  2. derived from dis-
  3. inherited from dis-

Definitions

  1. Not, the reverse of. (Especially forming words with a negative connotation)

    • dis- + agree → disagree
    • dis- + connect → disconnect
    • dis- + satisfied → dissatisfied

  2. Expressing separation or removal.

    • dis- + card → discard (“to throw out a card”)
    • dis- + bar → disbar (“to expel from the bar”)
    • dis- + franchise → disfranchise (“to remove one's franchise, to prevent from voting”)

  3. Used as an intensifier.

    • dis- + embowel → disembowel
    • dis- + annul → disannul (“to annul”)
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. Alternative form of dys- (“incorrect”).

      • dis- + function → disfunction

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for dis-. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA