Prefix Dis- Sight Words, Reading, Writing, Spelling & Worksheets

Publish date: 2024-07-09

The prefix, dis- , implies not; to do the opposite of.

WordDefinitiondisabilitya condition that limits a person’s abilitydisableto make incapable or unabledisablednot having the ability to do
certain mental or physical tasksdisadvantagea state or condition that favors someone elsedisadvantageousmaking it harder for a person or thing
to do something or succeeddisagreeto have different ideas or opinions;
to be unlike each other, differentdisagreeablenot pleasant; difficult to get along withdisagreementnot being able to agree;
failure to agree; argumentdisappearnot visible: out of sight; to stop existingdisappearancethe act of not being visible or existingdisappointfailure to satisfy a hope or expectationdisappointmentunhappiness from the failure
to satisfy a hope or expectationdisapprovalnot agreeing with someone or somethingdisapproveto dislike or not agree with someone or somethingdisarmto make harmlessdisarraya confused or messy conditiondisassembleto take apartdisbandto break up and stop being a groupdisbeliefrefusal, not able to believedisbelieveto think not to be true or realdiscardsomething thrown away or rejecteddischargeto allow to leave or get off; to releasedisclaimto deny being part of or responsible fordiscloseto make known: reveldisclosurethe act of making it known, revelationdiscolorto change color typically for the worsediscolorationchange of colordiscomfortnot comfortabledisconcertto make confused and upsetdisconnectto undo or break the connection ofdiscontentnot satisfieddiscontinueto bring to an end: stopdiscordlack of agreement or harmony: conflictdiscordantbeing in disagreementdiscountan amount taken off regular price;
to think of as not importantdiscourageto try to persuade not to do something;
to make less determined, hopeful or confidentdiscourteousnot polite: rudediscourtesyrude behaviordiscoverto find out, see or learn typically for the first timediscoveryfinding out or learning for the first timediscreditto cause to seem dishonest or untrue:
loss of reputation or respectdiscriminateto unfairly treat a person or
group differently from othersdiscriminationunfairly treating a person or
group differently from othersdisembarkto leave or remove from a ship or airplanedisengageto release, detach or become freedisentangleuntangledisfavordisapproval, not being likeddisfigureto spoil the looks of; deformdisfigurementsomething that spoils the appearance
of a person or thingdisgraceto bring shame todisgracefulbringing or deserving shamedisgruntledgrouchy, angry, annoyed or resentfuldisguiseto change the looks or sound of
to avoid being recognizeddisgusta strong feeling of dislikedisheartendiscouragedishonestnot honest or trustworthydishonestybeing untruthful, lacking honestydishonorto bring shame on: disgracedishonorableshamefuldisillusionto stop having a mistaken belief
that something is good, valuable or truedisinfectto cleanse of germs that might cause diseasedisinfectantsomething that kills germsdisinheritto take away the legal right to receive
money or property from at deathdisintegrateto separate or break into smaller piecesdisintegrationthe process of breaking in to smaller piecesdisinterestednot interesteddisjointednot clear and orderlydisliketo not like or approve of; hostilitydislocateto displace a bone from its normal
connections with another bonedislocationthe condition of being moved out of a normal locationdislodgeto force out of a place of resting or hidingdisloyalfailing to support or be truedisloyaltylack of faithfulness or supportdismantleto take completely apartdismountto get down from somethingdisobediencefailing or refusing to behave as told or taughtdisobedientnot behaving as told or taughtdisobeyto refuse or fail to behave as told or taughtdisorderto disturb the normal or regular arrangementdisorderlynot behaving quietly or welldisorganizationlack of orderdisorganizednot having orderdisownto refuse to accept any longer
relationship with or connection todispassionatenot influenced by strong feeling
or personal involvementdispatchto send away quicklydispiritednot cheerful or enthusiasticdisplaceto remove from the usual or proper placedispleaseto feel unhappy or unsatisfieddispleasurea feeling of dislikedisproportiona marked difference in the size, number or
amount of something as compared to anotherdisproveto show to be false or wrongdisqualifyto make or declare not fit to have, do or take part indisquietto make uneasy or worrieddisregardto pay no attention todisrepairthe condition of needing to be fixeddisreputablenot respectable or honestdisrespectlack of respectdissatisfactiona feeling of unhappiness or disapprovaldissatisfyto fail to give what is deserved or expecteddisservicea harmful unjust or unfair actdissimilarnot similar, differentdistastedislikedistastefulunpleasantdistrusta lack of belief or trust; doubtdisuselack of use

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