dis-, di-, dif-
(Latin: apart, asunder; away, from; in different directions; utterly, completely)
The meaning of dis- varies with different words; dif-, assimilated form of dis- before f; di-, form of dis- before b, d, g, l, m, n, r, and v.
Separation [apart, asunder]; removal [away, from]; negation, deprivation, undoing, reversal [utterly, completely].
dishonestly
dishonesty
dishonor
dishonorable
dishonorableness
dishonorably
Disiderantem quod satis est neque tumultuosum sollicitat mare . . . non verberatae grandine vineae fundusque mendax.
He who desires only what is enough, is troubled neither by raging seas . . . nor hail-smitten vineyards, nor an unproductive farm.
From Horace, Odes. Book iii, ode 1, 1.25 (23 B.C.).
disillusion
1. To cause someone to realize that an ideal is false or a belief is mistaken.
2. The condition, or fact, of being disenchanted.
disillusive
A freeing, or a being freed, from illusion or conviction; disenchantment.
disincarcerate
1. To liberate from prison.
2. To set free from confinement.
disinfect
disinfectant
disingenuous
1. Not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating.
2. Giving a false appearance of frankness.
3. Pretending to be unaware or unsophisticated; faux-naïf (French: a pretense of simplicity or innocence).
disingenuously
1. In a disingenuous manner.
2. Giving a false appearance of simple frankness.
disingenuousness
The quality of being insincere, cynical, calculating, and lacking candor.
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