Negative nancy alternatives3/19/2023 ![]() ![]() Dis-Įxamples (verb/ adjective/ noun or vb/ adj when all are common):ĭisaffected (adj.), disagree/ disagreeable/ disagreement, disbelief (noun), dishonor (vb. When used with an English verb to make a new word, it works as a negative. It is often used as an intensifier, meaning completely (as in demand), as well as meaning from, down, or away. Note that the prefix de- in Latin (and in words that originate in Latin) has other, contrary meanings as well as sometimes making words negative. We can make any of them into adjectives by adding -ed (or -d if the verb ends in 'e' already: decoded, deflated, etc.) Several can also become nouns: deactivation, decomposition, decontamination, deflation, etc. ![]() Negative Prefix Examples:Įxamples: deactivate, decode, decommission, decompose, deconstruct, decontaminate, deflate, deflect, deform, demythologize, derail, detract. Examples: uncertain, uncertainty unwilling, unwillingness unfriendly, unfriendliness, inadequate, inadequacy, disloyal, disloyalty, etc. Usually, however, the same prefix serves both adjective and noun.
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