dis-
prefixAU, CA, US, IN, UK, SC /ˌdɪs-/ · NZ /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
Morpheme Not, the reverse of. (Especially forming words with a negative connotation)
- dis- + agree → disagree
- dis- + connect → disconnect
3 more examples
- dis- + satisfied → dissatisfied
- dis- + interested → disinterested
- dis- + honour → dishonour
2
Morpheme Expressing separation or removal.
- dis- + card → discard (“to throw out a card”)
- dis- + bar → disbar (“to expel from the bar”)
1 more example
- dis- + franchise → disfranchise (“to remove one's franchise, to prevent from voting”)
3
Morpheme Used as an intensifier.
- dis- + embowel → disembowel
- dis- + annul → disannul (“to annul”)
4
Alternative, Morpheme Alternative form of dys- (“incorrect”).
- dis- + function → disfunction