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dis-
(DIS)apart, away, or not
Latin for apart, away, or not. Disagree means not agree; disconnect means break apart.
prefixLatin
Good, bad, with, againstExample words
disagree
to not agree
disconnect
to break apart
discontinue
to stop — to break the continuity
distract
to pull attention away
Words in our dictionary that use this root
Every dataset word containing dis-, with the parts it shares with other roots in our set.
dismiss
to send away
distract
to pull attention away
disagree
to not agree
disconnect
to break apart
discontinue
to stop — to break the continuity
disaster
originally, a bad star — a misfortune
disrupt
to break apart
Common Core alignment
Grades served: 4, 5
- L.4.4bUse common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., telegraph, photograph, autograph).
- L.5.4bUse common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., photograph, photosynthesis).
Good, bad, with, against. Roots that judge or pair things up: good, bad, together, opposed.
Browse all good, bad, with, against roots →L.4.4bL.5.4b