Words beginning with dis-
dis- means apart, not, reversal. It comes from Latin.
disperse — to scatter apart
25 words on this site start with dis-
- Disabuse
free somebody (from an erroneous belief)
- Disaffected
arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness
- Disavow
refuse to acknowledge; disclaim knowledge of; responsibility for, or association with
- Disclaim
renounce a legal claim or title to
- Disclose
make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
- Discomfit
cause to lose one's composure
- Disconcert
cause to lose one's composure
- Discord
disagreement among those expected to cooperate
- Discourse
an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic
- Discredit
the state of being held in low esteem
- Discursive
(of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects
- Disgruntled
put into a bad mood or into bad humour
- Disheartened
take away the enthusiasm of
- Disingenuous
not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness; - David Cannadine
- Disinterested
unaffected by self-interest
- Disparage
express a negative opinion of
- Dispassionate
unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice
- Dispatch
an official report (usually sent in haste)
- Disrepute
the state of being held in low esteem
- Dissemble
make believe with the intent to deceive
- Disseminate
cause to become widely known
- Dissent
the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent
- Dissolute
unrestrained by convention or morality
- Dissonance
the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience
- Distend
cause to expand as it by internal pressure
Other words with dis-
Not part of our word list, but they carry the same prefix — useful for recognising it in the wild.
disavow · discant · discord · discure · dismiss · dispose · dissent · distend · distill · disabuse · disclaim · disclose · dispatch · displace · disprove · dissolve · distract · discomfit · discourse · discredit · disparage · disrepute · dissemble · dissolute · dissonant · distemper · discommode · disconcert · discontent · discursive · dismissive · dissonance · disaffected