Negative Prefixes

a

not,without (anomalous)

amic

friend

ana

not, without (anarchy)

anti

against

bell

war (belligerent, bellicose = threatening, violent)

contra

against (contradict)

culp

guilt (exculpate = free from guilt)

de

not (deride = insult)

deb

weak (debilitate)

dis,dys

not (disparage = to put down)

err

wrong

fall

wrong (fallacious)

fict

false

im, in

not (ineffable = inexpressible)

ira

anger (irate = angry)

mal

bad

micro

tiny

mis

not, wrong (misnomer = incorrectly named)

ne

not, wrong (nefarious)

ob

against (obdurate, obstinate = stubborn)

pej

bad (pejorative = insulting)

pug

violent (pugnacious = violent, looking for a fight)

umbr

dark (umbrage = offense)

un

not

vac

empty, waves

volut

twist (convoluted)