45 Examples of words with the prefixes di-, dis- and dia- - encyclopedia

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Prefixes di-, dis- and dia- are often confused, but have different meanings:

Prefix dis-. Of Latin origin, it indicates opposition, with difficulty or contrary to. For example: discapacity, disparity, discontinuous, disconform.
Prefix dia-. Of Greek origin, it means opposite, contrary to or through. For example: daymeter, daygonal, daymagnetic. It can also mean origin (daypalm), double (daytonic), through (daychronic), division (dayfragma).
Prefix di-. Of Latin or Greek origin, it means opposition (disenter), origin (gavewell), extension (gavemelt), double (gavemorpho), through (gaveelectric).

Diacritic: Which gives a highly important rating to indicate possible ambiguity.
Diachrony: Evolution of an event through time.
Diaphanous: That lets light or luminosity pass through itself.
Diaphragm: Membrane whose function is to separate two parts.
Diagonal: That joins one angle with another.
Dialect: Language that has its origin in another.
Dialogue: Conversation between two or more people where ideas or thoughts are exposed.
Diamagnetic: Which takes or uses the magnetic field in reverse.
Diameter: Straight line that joins two points.
Diapalma: Oil that is extracted from the palm tree.
Diarrhea: Stools that travel (through) the intestines and evacuate in liquid and frequent form.
Diaspora: Division or dispersion of a town or town in various regions.
Diatonic: Originating from natural tones or semitones.

Dicotyledonous: Class of plant that has two cotyledons (part of the seed).
Dielectric: Bad conductor of electricity.
Defame: Saying unpleasant things about a person who is appreciated or about whom one has a good perception or esteem.
To differ: Having different thoughts with respect to those of another.
Spread: Make something spread.
Dilate: Make something expand.
Dimanar: Doing one thing that comes from another.
Dimorphic: Which has two different shapes.
Dipterous: Which has a double row on its sides.
Diptych: Brochure consisting of two faces.
Diphthong: Containing two contiguous but different vowels and are pronounced in a single syllable.
Ramble: Deviate from a specific conversation or topic.
Diverge: Slowly divide one thing from another

Disability: Lack of capacity for something.
Dispute: Fight for something between one or more people who also want the object or thing under discussion.
Discipline: Set of rules to respect the order of something.
Disagreement: Lack of acceptance between two parties or between two or more people.
Discontinuous: That has no continuity.
Discord: Lack of conformity between two or more parties.
Excuse: Proof that someone is not guilty.
Dissent: Disagree with something or someone.
Dysphasia: Learning disorder in which the person lacks the ability to speak.
Dysphemism: A derogatory word that replaces another that is more neutral.
Dysphonia: Condition of losing the voice.
Dislike: Feeling that something is not pleasant.
Dislalia: Language disorder in which the person cannot articulate words due to a malformation of the organs involved in speech.
Dyslexia: Alteration in the ability to read.
Dislocate: Remove something, for example, a bone.
Dyspnoea: Condition of not being able to breathe well.
Shoot: The opposite of standing still or immobile.
Disparity: Difference or opposition of one thing with respect to another.
Distinguish: Detect that a person or thing is different or opposite to the rest.