dis-

Definition of dis-

	1.	A prefix from the Latin, whence F. dés, or sometimes dé-, dis-. The Latin dis-appears as di-before b, d, g, l, m, n, r, v, becomes dif-before f, and either dis-or di- before j. It is from the same root as bis twice, and duo, E. two. See Two, and cf. Bi-, Di-, Dia-. Dis- denotes separation, a parting from, as in dis tribute, dis connect; hence it often has the force of a privative and negative, as in dis arm, dis oblige, dis agree. Also intensive, as in dis sever.
	2.	A prefix from Gr. di`s- twice. See Di-.

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