"dis-" meaning in English

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Prefix

IPA: /dɪs/
Etymology: From Middle English dis-, borrowed from Latin dis-, from Proto-Indo-European *dwís. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|dis-}} Middle English dis-, {{der|en|la|dis-}} Latin dis-, {{der|en|ine-pro|*dwís}} Proto-Indo-European *dwís Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} dis-, {{en-prefix}} dis-
  1. Not, the reverse of. (Especially forming words with a negative connotation) Tags: morpheme Synonyms: un-, non-, de-, in-, an-, a-, di-, dif- Related terms: anti-, contra-, counter-, mal-, mis-, ob-, para-, dys- Translations (apart): ont- (Dutch), dé- (French), ent- (German), απο- (apo-) (Greek), szét- (Hungarian), dis- (Ido), dis- (Indonesian), от(ъ)- (alt: ot(ʺ)-) (Russian), с(ъ)- (alt: s(ʺ)-) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-dis--en-prefix-pc0ot6kn Disambiguation of 'apart': 58 10 18 14
  2. Expressing separation or removal. Tags: morpheme Translations (reversal or removal): ապ- (ap-) (Armenian), des- (Catalan), dé- (French), des- (Galician), ent- (German), απο- (apo-) (Greek), el- (Hungarian), le- (Hungarian), ki- (Hungarian), des- (Ido), dis- (Indonesian), nyah- (Malay), dis- (Middle English), de- (Middle English), de- (Polish), dez- (Polish), roz- (Polish), od- (Polish), des- (Portuguese), dis- (Portuguese), без(ъ)- (alt: bez(ʺ)-) (Russian), бес(ъ)- (alt: bes(ʺ)-) (Russian), не- (ne-) (Russian), дис- (dis-) (Russian), де- (de-) (Russian), di- (Scottish Gaelic), eas- (Scottish Gaelic), des- (Spanish), dis- (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-dis--en-prefix-RasVaQiE Disambiguation of 'reversal or removal': 4 93 2 2
  3. Used as an intensifier. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-dis--en-prefix-MyGozmhg
  4. Alternative form of dys- (“incorrect”) Tags: alt-of, alternative, morpheme Alternative form of: dys- (extra: incorrect)
    Sense id: en-dis--en-prefix-HcPqwnWv

Alternative forms

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          "_dis1": "49 5 32 14",
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          "_dis1": "58 10 18 14",
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          "_dis1": "58 10 18 14",
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          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "apart",
          "word": "dis-"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 10 18 14",
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          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "apart",
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          "_dis1": "58 10 18 14",
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          "_dis1": "58 10 18 14",
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        },
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          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "dis- + franchise → disfranchise (“to remove one's franchise, to prevent from voting”)",
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          "_dis1": "4 93 2 2",
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          "word": "ապ-"
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          "word": "des-"
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          "word": "dis-"
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          "sense": "reversal or removal",
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          "_dis1": "4 93 2 2",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "reversal or removal",
          "word": "roz-"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 93 2 2",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "reversal or removal",
          "word": "od-"
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          "_dis1": "4 93 2 2",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "reversal or removal",
          "word": "des-"
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          "_dis1": "4 93 2 2",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
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          "word": "dis-"
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          "_dis1": "4 93 2 2",
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          "_dis1": "4 93 2 2",
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          "word": "eas-"
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          "_dis1": "4 93 2 2",
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          "_dis1": "4 93 2 2",
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          "lang": "Spanish",
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          "text": "dis- + embowel → disembowel",
          "type": "example"
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          "type": "example"
        },
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      "lang": "Hungarian",
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
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      "word": "ki-"
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      "word": "des-"
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      "word": "dis-"
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      "word": "nyah-"
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      "word": "dis-"
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      "lang": "Middle English",
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      "word": "de-"
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      "sense": "reversal or removal",
      "word": "de-"
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      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "reversal or removal",
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      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "reversal or removal",
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      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "reversal or removal",
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      "sense": "reversal or removal",
      "word": "des-"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "reversal or removal",
      "word": "dis-"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
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      "sense": "reversal or removal",
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    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "reversal or removal",
      "word": "dis-"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "apart",
      "word": "ont-"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "apart",
      "word": "dé-"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "apart",
      "word": "ent-"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "apo-",
      "sense": "apart",
      "word": "απο-"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "apart",
      "word": "szét-"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "apart",
      "word": "dis-"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "apart",
      "word": "dis-"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ot(ʺ)-",
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "sense": "apart",
      "word": "от(ъ)-"
    },
    {
      "alt": "s(ʺ)-",
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "sense": "apart",
      "word": "с(ъ)-"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dis-"
}

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