advantage

 

 

disadvantage

 

 

 

 

 

agree

 

 

disagree

 

 

agreeable

 

 

disagreeable

 

 

 

 

 

allow

 

 

disallow

 

 

appear

 

 

disappear

 

 

 

 

 

approve

 

 

disapprove

 

 

approval

 

 

disapproval

 

 

 

 

 

arm

 

 

disarm

 

 

arrange

 

 

disarrange

 

 

 

 

 

assemble

 

 

disassemble

 

 

associate

 

 

disassociate

 

 

 

 

 

believe

 

 

disbelieve

 

 

comfort

 

 

discomfort

 

 

 

 

 

connect

 

 

disconnect

 

 

connected

 

 

disconnected

 

 

 

 

 

content

 

 

discontent

 

 

contented

 

 

discontented

 

 

 

 

 

continue

 

 

discontinue

 

 

courteous

 

 

discourteous

 

 

 

 

 

embark

 

 

disembark

 

 

enchanted

 

 

disenchanted

 

 

 

 

 

entangle

 

 

disentangle

 

 

entangled

 

 

disentangled

 

 

 

 

 

harmony

 

 

disharmony

 

 

honest

 

 

dishonest

 

 

 

 

 

honourable

 

 

dishonourable

 

 

loyal

 

 

disloyal

 

 

 

 

 

obedient

 

 

disobedient

 

 

obedience

 

 

disobedience

 

 

 

 

 

obey

 

 

disobey

 

 

order

 

 

disorder

 

 

 

 

 

orderly

 

 

disorderly

 

 

organised

 

 

disorganised

 

 

 

 

 

repute

 

 

disrepute

 

 

respect

 

 

disrespect

 

 

 

 

 

satisfaction

 

 

dissatisfaction

 

 

satisfied

 

 

dissatisfied

 

 

 

 

 

similar

 

 

dissimilar

 

Words beginning with “dis”

Below is a list of words beginning with dis for example dishonest. And in the words given below the prefix dis changes the original word to not or to the opposite of the word’s original meaning. For example: honest means telling the truth, whereas dishonest means not  telling the truth.

I believe that learning words prefixed with dis is a good thing in that students can learn two words and two meanings from just one original word. For example: honest and dishonest are two words and they have two meanings but they are both linked by the meaning of the word honest.

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