Opposition and Negation Prefixes

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• What are the opposition prefixes?
• Examples of opposition and negation prefixes

The negative or opposition prefixes They serve to reverse the meaning of the word that follows that prefix. They are used to designate the opposite meaning of the term they accompany, generating a new word with an opposite meaning.

For example: destied (opposite of tied), antiaesthetic (opposite of aesthetic), ilegal (opposite of legal), disentertain (opposite of associating), tonormal (opposite of normal).

• See also: Prefixes (with their meaning)

What are the opposition prefixes?

• Prefix des-. For example: desturn on, deswalk, desencourage.
• Prefix dis-. For example: disleisure disto tend, discontinue.
• Prefix a-. For example: tomorpho, tonormal, totypical.
• Prefix im-, in-, i-. For example: ilegal, imthought-out, inot expected.
• Prefix against-. For example: againstattack, againststream.
• Prefix anti-. For example: antiSocial, antinatural.

Examples of opposition and negation prefixes

1. Amorphous: That has no form.
2. Abnormal: That is not normal.
3. Antibiotic: That kills microbes.
4. Unconstitutional: That it is not established with the constitutional law.
5. Unsightly: That is not aesthetic.
6. Unnatural: That is not natural.
7. Unfriendly: That is not nice.
8. Rabies: That fights rabies.
9. Antisocial: That is not social.
10. Antipyretic: A drug used to reduce fever.
11. Antithesis: Opposed to the thesis.
12. Anti-theft device: That prevents theft.
13. Apolitical: Who is not interested in the political aspect of something or has no formed inclination.
14. Timeless: You don't have time.
15. Atheist: That he does not believe in God.
16. Atypical: Which is not typical.
17. Counterattack: Attack that responds to a previous attack.
18. Counterpart: Something that generates the opposite effect to another.
19. Decrease: That it does not grow or that it shrinks.
20. Disbelieve: Which is not credible.
21. Decomposed: That he lost his composure.
22. Undo: What is done and then separated.
23. Dishonest: Which is not honest.
24. Waste: Something that is not cared for and is lost.
25. Detach: Drop something that was on.
26. Disoriented: Person or situation that turns out not to be located with respect to another.
27. Helpless: That it cannot stand on its own.
28. Disability: That he does not have the capacity to do something.
29. Discontinuous: That has no continuity.
30. Discord: That establishes or generates conflict.
31. Dislocate: Take something out of place.
32. Dispute: That discusses or argues something.
33. Distended: That has no tension.
34. Dissociated: That is not associated.
35. Illegal: That is not legal.
36. Impatient: That he has no patience.
37. Impossible: That is not possible.
38. Inadmissible: That is not supported.
39. Inappropriate: That is not proper or appropriate.
40. Unheard: That cannot be admitted or tolerated.
41. Inept: Person who has no aptitude for something.
42. Unintelligible: That is not understood.
43. Inhuman: That it is not or does not have human characteristics (be it physical or psychic)
44. Unwavering: That cannot be broken.
45. Immortal: Which is not fatal.
46. Intolerant: That does not tolerate.
47. Intractable: That it is not possible to establish a deal.
48. Useless: That is not useful.
49. Invalid: That has no value.
50. Disrespectful: That he has no respect for something or someone.

• See also: Prefixes and suffixes