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Dis-
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Dis-, prefix forming nouns, adjectives, and verbs:
1 expressing negation (dishonest).
2 indicating reversal or absence of an action or state (disengage; disbelieve).
3 indicating removal of a thing or quality (dismember; disable).
4 indicating separation (distinguish; dispose).
5 indicating completeness or intensification of the action (disembowel; disgruntled).
6 indicating expulsion from (disbar).
1 expressing negation (dishonest).
2 indicating reversal or absence of an action or state (disengage; disbelieve).
3 indicating removal of a thing or quality (dismember; disable).
4 indicating separation (distinguish; dispose).
5 indicating completeness or intensification of the action (disembowel; disgruntled).
6 indicating expulsion from (disbar).
Etymology
L dis-, sometimes through OF des-
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