DictionaryRoot: dis-
English
dis-
not, apart, or undoing
Forms
- dis-
Origin
Borrowed chiefly through French from Latin dis-, “apart.”
Note
Negation and reversal developed from separation, but the contribution varies by word.
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noun / verb
dislike
dis-LYKE/dɪsˈlaɪk/
A feeling of not liking someone or something.
Etymology
Dis- turns liking into aversion. The base originally meant “to please,” so the older perspective was that something pleased a person, rather than that the person liked the thing.