G.W. Bill Elliott, Jr once noted;
Why is 'the lime light' a brilliant, bright white color and not a fruity pale green?
Dis-n-Dat
Many English words have ‘dis’ in at the beginning to indicate a ‘not’ condition (Dissatisfied means “not satisfied“, or Disregard means, “to not give regard“, or even Disqualify means “no longer qualified“, etc).
Here is my spin on what these words would really mean… well… to me, anyway! Enjoy…. or Disenjoy!
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Disorganized
What happens when you leave the 'Records Department' at an office.
Disoriented
What happens to Asian people when they move to the west.
Dispite
Sure, not actually spelled with 'dis' (Despite), but is still what happens when you have a change of heart and are finally nice and polite to someone.
Displace
Uh... where you are now. Duh! See Dislodge.
Disregard
What happens when you decide to protect someone or something, then stop protecting, then start again, then stop.
Disrobe
What happens to the current King or Queen when a monarchy changes rulers.
Disruption
What happens when you are able to get the hospital before your appendix actually bursts.
Dissident
What the body shop does to you car when it is in for collision repair.