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.

dissolvable (adjective), more dissolvable, most dissolvable
Capable of being diluted or dispersed: Some substances are dissolvable in water, like sugar when it disappears by mixing it with boiling water.
dissolvableness
dissolve
dissolved
dissolvent
dissolving
dissonance (noun), dissonances (pl)
Harsh and inharmonious sounds: The musician horrified his audience with a presentation of dissonance or cacophony in one of his presentations.
A discord of sounds that are out of tune with each other.
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dissonant (adjective), more dissonant, most dissonant
Associated with harshness, unpleasantness, or unacceptability: The musician's opening performance included a piece of music that was lacking in harmony because he wanted his audience to hear the difference between a dissonant kind of music and his other harmonious instrumental sounds.
A reference to harsh sounds; inharmonious.
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Conveying strong disagreements with others.
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dissonantly
dissophyte
dissuade (verb), dissuades; dissuaded; dissuading
dissuader (s) (noun), dissuaders (pl)
dissuasion (s) (noun) (no plural form)
dissuasive (adjective), more dissuasive, most dissuasive
dissuasively (adverb), more dissuasively, most dissuasively