Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
1,733,224,404 visitors served.
forum mailing list For webmasters
?
New: Language forums
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

dis-

   Also found in: Medical, Acronyms, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia 0.02 sec.
dis-
pref.
1. Not: dissimilar.
2.
a. Absence of: disinterest.
b. Opposite of: disfavor.
3. Undo; do the opposite of: disarrange.
4.
a. Deprive of: disfranchise.
b. Remove: disbud.
5. Free from: disintoxicate.
6. Used as an intensive: disannul.

[Middle English, from Old French des-, from Latin dis-, apart, asunder.]

dis-1
prefix
1. indicating reversal disconnect disembark
2. indicating negation, lack, or deprivation dissimilar distrust disgrace
3. indicating removal or release disembowel disburden
4. expressing intensive force dissever
[from Latin dis- apart; in some cases, via Old French des-. In compound words of Latin origin, dis- becomes dif- before f and di- before some consonants]

dis-2
combining form
variant of di-1 before s dissyllable


How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Email
Feedback
Add definition
? Mentioned in ? References in classic literature
 
What had happened in the last seven hours I still did not know; nor did I know, though I was beginning to guess, the relation between these mechanical colossi and the sluggish lumps I had seen dis- gorged from the cylinder.
"People," said the rat, "always speak of it with a sneer--as though it were something dis- graceful.
It was sure to be brought plain by one of those arrows which cloud the air and are constantly pricking, dis- covering, proclaiming those things which are willed to be forever hidden.
 
Dictionary/thesaurus browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.