dis- en · X
Pronunciation
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- /dəs-/ (New-Zealand)
- /dɪs-/ (Australia, Canada, General-American, India, Received-Pronunciation, Scotland)
- /ˌdɪs-/ (Australia, Canada, General-American, India, Received-Pronunciation, Scotland)
- /ˌdəs-/ (New-Zealand)
- dĭs′-
- dĭs-
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-.
Meanings
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(morpheme) Not, the reverse of. (Especially forming words with a negative connotation)
dis- + agree → disagree
dis- + interested → disinterested
dis- + satisfied → dissatisfied
dis- + honour → dishonour
dis- + connect → disconnect
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(morpheme) 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”)
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(morpheme) Used as an intensifier.
dis- + annul → disannul (“to annul”)
dis- + embowel → disembowel
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(alt-of, alternative, morpheme) Alternative form of dys- (“incorrect”).
alt of dys-
dis- + function → disfunction
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| di- | alternative | lexicographic | |
| dif- | alternative | lexicographic | |
| dir- | alternative | lexicographic |
Relateds
ob- · para- · mal- · counter- · mis- · dys- · contra- · anti-
Synonyms
in- · un- · non- · a- · an- · de-
Translations (43)
ca des- (reversal or removal) · id dis- (reversal or removal) · ru от(ъ)- (apart) · ru не- (reversal or removal) · es des- (reversal or removal) · enm dis- (reversal or removal) · el απο- (reversal or removal) · gl des- (reversal or removal) · pl dez- (reversal or removal) · de ent- (apart) · gd eas- (reversal or removal) · pl roz- (reversal or removal) · el απο- (apart) · id dis- (apart) · ru бес(ъ)- (reversal or removal) · ru дис- (reversal or removal) · la dis- (reversal or removal) · pt des- (reversal or removal) · io des- (reversal or removal) · fr dé- (apart) · pl de- (apart) · pl od- (apart) · io dis- (apart) · pl dez- (apart) · nl ont- (apart) · ru де- (reversal or removal) · enm de- (reversal or removal) · ms nyah- (reversal or removal) · hu el- (reversal or removal) · hu szét- (apart) · de ent- (reversal or removal) · pl od- (reversal or removal) · hu le- (reversal or removal) · es dis- (reversal or removal) · pl roz- (apart) · ru с(ъ)- (apart) · pt dis- (reversal or removal) · gd di- (reversal or removal) · pl de- (reversal or removal) · fr dé- (reversal or removal) · hy ապ- (reversal or removal) · hu ki- (reversal or removal) · ru без(ъ)- (reversal or removal)