DIS-


Meaning of DIS- in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ 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

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