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What is the term for im- and dis-?

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The prefix 'im-' means not. When this prefix is added to words, the words then negate the meaning of the initial word

Like the prefix mis-, the prefix dis- can mean different things. But usually it means one of the following: “Lack of, not,” as in dishonest. “Removal or reversal,” as in disinfect.

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