Negative Prefixes

a-

without, not, or lack of

an-

without, not, or lack of (2)

ar-

without, not, or lack of (3)

im-

not or in

in-

not or in

ab- and ef-

away from

ad- and af-

to, toward

ambi-

both, double, two

ana-

apart, up, back, again

ante-

before, in front of

anti-

against, reversed

bi- bin- di- diplo- and co-

two, twice, double

cata-

down, under, against

circum-

around, about, circle

com- and con- and co-

together, with, both

contra-

against, opposite

de-

away from, remove

dia-

across, complete, between, total, apart, through

dis-

apart, away from or reverse

e-

out. to, remove, protrude

ec-

out from, out

ecto-

on outer side, situated on

em- en-

in, within

endo-

within

epi-

upon, on

ex- and exo-

upon, on, outer side, outside

extra-

outside

hyper-

excessive, over, above, more

hypo-

under, below, deficient, low, less, lesser

im- and in-

in, into, or not

intra-

below, under

inter-

between

intra-

within

intro- and into-

within, in, into, inward