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