dis-
Insult in slang
Dis- is a prefix meaning apart, away, or not.
It reverses or negates the word it attaches to: *disagree*, *dislike*, *disconnect*, *disappear*.
It can intensify a negative sense: *disgruntled*, *dismal*.
Some words beginning with dis- no longer feel like compounds: *distance*, *discuss*, *dish*.
Hold a contrary opinion
- discomfortMild physical or mental distress
- disownReject connection to
- disloyalUntrue to commitments
- disrespectLack of regard
disavow · discredit · disenchant · disengage · dishearten · disinherit · disinterest
Deliberately throw out
- dispatchSend with speed
- dislodgeForce from position
- disperseCause to spread apart
- disgorgeExpel contents forcefully
disembowel · disinherit · dispossess · divest · defrock · discharge · expel · eject
Separate into parts
- disentangleFree from snarls
- disrobeRemove worn garments
- disembarkExit a vehicle
- disenrollFormally exit participation
disestablish · dislocate · dispossess · disunite · disintegrate · disorganize · discharge · disburse
Cut open to examine
- distributeDivide and deliver
- disperseCause to spread apart
- disseminateSpread information widely
- diffuseSpread thinly throughout
diverge · disburse · dispatch · disrupt · discrete · discriminate · distinguish · dissertation
disagree
Hold a contrary opinion
- discomfortMild physical or mental distress
- disownReject connection to
- disloyalUntrue to commitments
disrespect · disavow · discredit · disenchant · disengage · dishearten · disinherit · disinterest
discard
Deliberately throw out
disgorge · disembowel · disinherit · dispossess · divest · defrock · discharge · expel · eject
disassemble
Separate into parts
- disentangleFree from snarls
- disrobeRemove worn garments
- disembarkExit a vehicle
disenroll · disestablish · dislocate · dispossess · disunite · disintegrate · disorganize · discharge · disburse · disencumber
dissect
Cut open to examine
- distributeDivide and deliver
- disperseCause to spread apart
- disseminateSpread information widely
diffuse · diverge · disburse · dispatch · disrupt · discrete · discriminate · distinguish · dissertation · discourse
diss
Insult, in slang
- disrespectLack of regard
- disparageExpress low opinion of
- put-downDisparaging remark
burn · roast · shade · snub · slight · slam · mock · belittle · demean · trash-talk
- do not disturbRequest for solitude
- long distanceSeparation across significant space
- dispose ofEliminate or discard something
- walking distanceSpan traversable on foot
- in the distanceFar away, visible
- heart diseaseMalfunction of blood-pumping organ
display, disease, distance, dismiss, discount, dislike, disturb, disorder, district