DIS-


Meaning of DIS- in English

I. prefix

Etymology: Middle English dis-, des-, from Old French & Latin; Old French des-, dis-, from Latin dis-, literally, apart, to pieces; akin to Old English te- apart, to pieces, Old High German zi-, ze-, Gothic dis- apart, Greek dia through, Albanian tsh- apart, Latin duo two — more at two

1.

a. : do the opposite of : reverse (a specified action)

dis join

dis establish

dis own

dis qualify

b. : deprive of (a specified character, quality, or rank)

dis able

dis prince

: deprive of (a specified object)

dis frock

c. : exclude or expel from

dis bar

dis castle

2. : opposite of : contrary of : absence of

dis union

dis affection

3. : not

dis honest

dis loyal

4. : completely

dis annul

5.

[by folk etymology]

: dys-

dis function

dis trophy

II. prefix

Etymology: Middle French, from Medieval Latin, alteration (influenced by Greek dis- twice, double, from dis twice) of Latin di-, from Greek — more at bis , twi-

1. : di- 1

2. : di- 2

dis azo

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