Thematic index of Negatives
| a-1 | Not or without. |
| ant(i)- | Acting against, resisting, or opposing something; the opposite or reverse of something. |
| dis- | Expressing a variety of negative senses. |
| dys- | Bad; difficult. |
| in-1 | Not; without. |
| mal- | Improperly; badly; wrongly. |
| mis- | Various senses with negative implications. |
| nega- | Negative. |
| non- | Not. |
| un- | Negation; reversal of a state. |
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