Prefixes Indicating Negation or Opposition
Prefixes Indicating Negation or Opposition | Englisch Grammatik
Prefixes Indicating Negation or Opposition
- a-, an-: not, without
- Examples: atypical, asymmetry, anarchy
- anti-: against, opposite
- Examples: antisocial, antibiotic, anticlimax
- dis-: not, opposite of
- Examples: disconnect, disapprove, dislike
- il-, im-, in-, ir-: not
- Examples: illegal, impossible, inactive, irregular
- mal-: bad, wrong
- Examples: malpractice, malnutrition, malfunction
- mis-: wrong, bad
- Examples: mistake, misplace, misjudge
- non-: not
- Examples: nonsense, nonprofit, nonessential
- un-: not
- Examples: unhappy, unreal, unwilling
- contra-, counter-: against, opposite
- Examples: contradict, counteract, counterproductive