Wednesday, 13 April 2011

Prefixes that mean "no": a- de- dis-, in- non- un-, contra

Examples: disqualify, nondescript, unscrupulous, contradict, inadvertent
Prefix Meaning Examples
a-, an- without, not asexual, atypical, amoral, anarchy
de- reverse action, away defrost, demystify, desensitize, deduct
dis-, dif-, di- not, apart dissatisfied, disorganized, different, divert
in-, il-, it-, im- not inappropriate, invisible, illegal, impossible
non- not nonproductive, nonessential, nonsense
un- not unlikely, unnoticeable, unreliable
contra-, counter- against contrary, contradict, counterproductive

desentisize - Make less sensitive

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