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dis-
- : also used as an intensifier [disannul]
- away, apart: dismiss, disperse
- to deprive of, expel from: disfrock, disbar
- to cause to be the opposite of: disable
- to fail, cease, refuse to: dissatisfy, disappear, disallow
- to do the opposite of: disjoin, disintegrate
- not, the opposite of, un-: dishonest, dissatisfied, displeasing
- opposite of, lack of: disease, disunion
See dis- in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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