Prefixes with negative meanings Flashcards

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Prefixes that shows negative

a-, an-

A

without; not atypical, anomalous

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dis-

A

apart; away disappear, dispatch

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Prefixes that shows negative

il-

A

not; without; lack of illegal, illiterate

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im-

A

not; without; lack of immature, implacable

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Prefixes that shows negative

in-

A

not; without; lack of incredible, indistinct

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Prefixes that shows negative

ir-

A

not; without; lack of irrelevant, irrevocable

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Prefixes that shows negative

mal-

A

bad; wrong malevolent, malfeasance

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mis-

A

bad; wrong misapply, miscarry

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non-

A

not nonconformist, nonsense

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un-

A

not unable, unfair

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