dis- / dif-
apart, away; not
Latin · dis-
Latin dis- means apart or away, and often gives a not or reverse meaning: agree becomes disagree, appear becomes disappear. It becomes dif- before f (differ).
Memory trick
dis- is a crack: it splits things apart or says "not".
Words from this root
- disagree (dis + agree) — to hold a different opinionअसहमत होना
- disappear (dis + appear) — to go out of sightगायब होना
- dismiss (dis + miss) — to send awayबर्खास्त करना, हटाना
- distract (dis + tract) — to draw attention awayध्यान भटकाना
- differ (dif + fer) — to be unlikeअलग होना
- disperse (dis + perse) — to scatter in different directionsबिखेरना, तितर-बितर करना
- dissolve (dis + solve) — to loosen apart into a liquidघुलना
- discover (dis + cover) — to uncover something unknownखोज करना
- disconnect (dis + connect) — to separate a linkसंबंध तोड़ना
- dislike (dis + like) — not to likeनापसंद करना
- disorder (dis + order) — a state of confusionअव्यवस्था
- disarm (dis + arm) — to take weapons awayनिहत्था करना