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dis-

/¦dɪs-/ Australia, Canada, US
/dəs-/ New Zealand
/ˌdəs-/ New Zealand

Sounds like dis, diss, dys- · Rhymes with -ɪs

Where it comes from

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-.

prefix di- · dif- · dir-

morpheme Not, the reverse of. (Especially forming words with a negative connotation) dis- + agree → disagree
Similar: un-, non-, de-, in-, an-, a-
morpheme Expressing separation or removal. dis- + card → discard (“to throw out a card”)
morpheme Used as an intensifier. dis- + embowel → disembowel
alternative, morpheme Alternative form of dys- (“incorrect”). dis- + function → disfunction

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prefix apart

Français	dé-
Deutsch	ent-
Ελληνικά	απο- apo-
Русский	от(ъ)-, с(ъ)-

prefix reversal or removal

Español	des-, dis-
Português	des-, dis-
Français	dé-
Deutsch	ent-
Ελληνικά	απο- apo-
Русский	без(ъ)-, бес(ъ)-, не- ne-, дис- dis-, де- de-

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"dis-." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dis-. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

dis-. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/dis-

Chicago

"dis-." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dis-.

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@misc{dis_2026,
  title = {dis-},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dis-},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}