45 Examples of words with the prefixes di-, dis- and dia-

Words prefixed with di-, dis- and dia-

Prefixes di-, dis- and dia- are often confused, but have different meanings:

Examples of words with the prefix dia-

1. Diacritic: Which gives an assessment of great importance to indicate a possible ambiguity.
2. Diachrony: Evolution of an event through time.
3. Diaphanous: That lets the light or luminosity pass through itself.
4. Diaphragm: Membrane whose function is to separate two parts.
5. Diagonal: That joins one angle with another.
6. Dialect: Language that has its origin in another.
7. Dialogue: Conversation between two or more people where ideas or thoughts are exposed.
8. Diamagnetic: Which takes or uses the magnetic field in reverse.
9. Diameter: Straight line that joins two points.
10. Diapalma: Oil that is extracted from the palm tree.
11. Diarrhea: Stools that travel (through) the intestines and evacuate in liquid and frequent form.
12. Diaspora: Division or dispersion of a town or town in various regions.
13. Diatonic: Originating from natural tones or semitones.

Examples of words with the prefix di-

1. Dicotyledonous: Class of plant that has two cotyledons (part of the seed).
2. Dielectric: Bad conductor of electricity.
3. Defame: Saying unpleasant things about a person who is appreciated or about whom you have a good perception or esteem.
4. To differ: Having different thoughts with respect to those of another.
5. Spread: Make something spread.
6. Dilate: Make something expand.
7. Dimanar: Doing one thing that comes from another.
8. Dimorphic: Which has two different shapes.
9. Dipterous: Which has a double row on its sides.
10. Diptych: Brochure consisting of two pages.
11. Diphthong: Containing two contiguous but different vowels and are pronounced in a single syllable.
12. Ramble: Deviate from a specific conversation or topic.
13. Diverge: Slowly divide one thing from another

Examples of words with the prefix dis-

1. Disability: Lack of capacity for something.
2. Dispute: Fight for something between one or more people who also want the object or thing under discussion.
3. Discipline: Set of rules to respect the order of something.
4. Disagreement: Lack of acceptance between two parties or between two or more people.
5. Discontinuous: That has no continuity.
6. Discord: Lack of conformity between two or more parties.
7. Excuse: Proof that someone is not guilty.
8. Dissent: Disagreeing with something or someone.
9. Dysphasia: Learning disorder in which the person lacks the ability to speak.
10. Dysphemism: A derogatory word that replaces another that is more neutral.
11. Dysphonia: Condition of losing the voice.
12. Dislike: Feeling that something is not pleasant.
13. Dislalia: Language disorder in which the person cannot articulate words due to a malformation of the organs involved in speech.
14. Dyslexia: Alteration in the ability to read.
15. Dislocate: Take something out of place, for example, a bone.
16. Dyspnoea: Condition of not being able to breathe well.
17. Shoot: The opposite of standing still or immobile.
18. Disparity: Difference or opposition of one thing with respect to another.
19. Distinguish: Detect that a person or thing is different or opposite to the rest.

(!) Exceptions

Not all words that begin with the syllables di-, dis- and dia- correspond to these prefixes. There are some exceptions:

• Disk: Flat body that is shaped like a circle.
• Speech: Ability to run or speak "
• Dialtea: Ointment that is composed of several roots.