v.
Function: prefix
Etymology: Middle English dis-, des-, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French des-, dis-, from Latin dis-, literally, apart; akin to Old English te- apart, Latin duo two ― more at TWO
1 a : do the opposite of < dis establish> b : deprive of (a specified quality, rank, or object) < dis franchise> c : exclude or expel from < dis bar>
2 : opposite or absence of < dis union> < dis affection>
3 : not < dis agreeable>
4 : completely < dis annul>
5 [by folk etymology] : DYS- < dis function>