dis-, di-, dif-

(Latin: separation, apart, asunder; removal, away, from; negation, deprivation, undoing, reversal, utterly, completely; in different directions)

The meaning of dis- varies with different words; dif-, assimilated form of dis- before f; di-, form of dis- before b, d, g, l, m, n, r, and v.

discloser (s) (noun), disclosers (pl)
disclosure (s) (noun), disclosures (pl)
discoloration
discomfit (verb), discomfits; discomfited; discomfiting
To make someone confused or upset: The administer was discomfited by the decrease in sales of his company's products.
To frustrate and to confuse.
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discomfiture (s) (noun), discomfitures (pl)
A feeling of disappointment, frustration, and embarrassment: Mark noticed the discomfiture of his wife being in the company of his loud and boisterous colleagues.
A feeling of defeat in achieving one's objectives.
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discomfort
discomfortable (adjective), more discomfortable, most discomfortable
Inclined to cause uneasiness or anxiety: Mary received the discomfortable results of her last exam and feared that she would have to take it again the next semester.
discomfortableness
discomfortably (adverb), more discomfortably, most discomfortably
Pertaining to how something disturbs one's ease and wellbeing: Jack was so stressed by the many discomfortably irritating and unnecessary phone calls.
discommode (verb), discommodes; discommoded; discommoding
To cause problems, discomforts, or inconveniences for someone: Without knowing it, Mary’s young son was discommoding his mother by leaving all his toys, books, clothes, etc. on the floor making it very difficult to keep the house tidy and clean.
To make inconvenient, to trouble, or to disturb.
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To cause an inconvenience or to annoy.
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discompose (verb), discomposes; discomposed; discomposing
1. To disturb or to agitate someone: Tom discomposed his grandmother while she was taking an afternoon nap by turning on the TV and turning up the volume as he was watching a football game.
2. Etymology: from Latin dis-, "opposite of" + com, "put together, arrange" + poser, "to place."
To disturb, to agitate, or to perturb.
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disconcert (verb), disconcerts; disconcerted; disconcerting
1. To make someone feel upset or embarrassed: News about Marie's car accident as she was driving to work was disconcerting her employer very much.
2. Making a person feel ill at ease and slightly confused: The news that his scheduled flight had been canceled again disconcerted the salesman who had arranged an important meeting with a company executive.
3. To disturb or to make other people feel uncomfortable: The financial situation around the world has disconcerted many nations.
To upset or to disturb.
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To confuse and to disturb.
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To upset and to throw into confusion.
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disconcertedly (adverb), more disconcertedly, most disconcertedly
A reference to the frustration a person has about making plans and having them thrown fall apart: The airline flights back home were disconcertedly not scheduled until three weeks later.
disconcertedness (s) (noun) (usually no plural)
Being disturbed, confused, and greatly embarrassed: Sam was experiencing disconcertedness when he realized that he was wearing two different shoes..
disconcerting (adjective), more disconcerting, most disconcerting
A reference to being upsetting, disturbing, and frustrating: Isaac found it disconcerting to have to wait so long before he could see the doctor.

The most disconcerting event during Patrick's trip to Great Britain was the delay in his flight for hours because of the terrible storm that was going on in the U.S.