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Definition of dis- prefix from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

dis- prefix  /dɪs/  /dɪs/ jump to other results

1. (in adjectives, adverbs, nouns and verbs) not; the opposite of
   • dishonest
   • disagreeably
   • disadvantage
   • disappear
   More Like This PrefixesPrefixes
   • a-
   • ante-
   • anti-
   • be-
   • co-
   • de-
   • demi-
   • dis-
   • en-
   • ex-
   • extra-
   • hyper-
   • hypo-
   • il-
   • in-
   • infra-
   • inter-
   • intra-
   • mis-
   • non-
   • off-
   • oft-
   • out-
   • over-
   • para-
   • post-
   • pre-
   • pro-
   • re-
   • retro-
   • semi-
   • sub-
   • trans-
   • ultra-
   • un-
   • under-
   • up-
   Word Originfrom Latin, sometimes via Old French des-.

See dis- in the Oxford Advanced American DictionaryCheck pronunciation: dis-

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• dis verb
• DIs
• dis

Nearby words

• dirty word noun
• dis verb
• dis- prefix
• disability noun
• disable verb

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