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Negative prefixes:

Dis- “apart, reversal, lacking” displace

In- “negative” incredible, illegible

Non- “not” nonsense

Ob- “ inverse, in the opposite directions” object

Se-, sed- “apart” seduce, seperate

Un- “not, opposite” uneven

Opposite prefixes: counter or contra, as well as dis and un.



http://www.iee.et.tu-dresden.de/~wernerr/grammar/prefixes_eng.html

http://www.englishforums.com/English/PrefixesNegativePrefixes/wvkl/Post.htm

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2007-10-26 09:44:10 · answer #1 · answered by Bruce 7 · 0 0

but watch out for Inflammable, b/c it also means flammable!

2007-10-26 16:52:13 · answer #2 · answered by jared_e42 5 · 0 0

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