#345 dis

dis- prefix indicating reversal: disconnect, disembark,
indicating negation: dissimilar, distrust, disgrace
indicating removal or release: disembowel, disburden

- from Latin dis- apart

I include the prefix dis because the prefix is used in hundreds of words in the dictionary: disarray, disconcert, disarmament...

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