This morpheme tends to mean "opposite". Some of the most representative words that include it are: defrost, dethrone, dehydration
See the full list below:
- development
- death
- department
- deal
- decision
- despite
- design
- dead
- defence
- demand
- de
- deep
- degree
- develop
- dear
- debate
- decide
- detail
- democratic
- debt
- desire
- description
- definition
- decline
- describe
- democracy
- desk
- deputy
- determine
- dependent
- decade
- defeat
- deeply
- delivery
- depend
- defendant
- delay
- definitely
- depth
- dec.
- device
- determination
- deliberately
- deaf
- desperate
- define
- demonstrate
- deficit
- destruction
- departure
- depression
- deny
- deliver
- desert
- desirable
- declaration
- defend
- deposit
- destroy
- delight
- designer
- desperately
- demonstration
- dean
- decent
- dealer
- delicate
- devil
- dec
- debut
- density
- derby
- delegation
- definite
- detective
- desktop
- despair
- decision-making
- deck
- deliberate
- detect
- devon
- dependence
- deserve
- defensive
- decrease
- decisive
- defender
- destination
- delicious
- delightful
- decay
- descent
- default
- democrat
- declare
- decoration
- deadline
- derive
- decorative
- deer
- dense
- debtor
- departmental
- detection
- dealings
- detention
- decree
- deprivation
- dependency
- deadly
- destructive
- developer
- debris
- destiny
- deterioration
- dexter
- defective
- defect
- denial
- demographic
- derry
- demise
- depot
- delta
- descriptive
- deficiency
- dementia
- deception
- deed
- developmental
- dedication
- dental
- deterrent
- delegate
- definitive
- devote
- devotion
- devise
- demolition
- deployment
- dentist
- detachment
- deter
- desperation
- detector
- derelict
- deviation
- devaluation
- defiance
- depreciation
- dee
- deposition
- devolution
- degradation
- delete
- den
- desmond
- deregulation
- depart
- decidedly
- descend
- decimal
- deduction
- devoid
- del
- decorate
- deviance
- depletion
- detrimental
- designation
- deletion
- dent
- decor
- detriment
- dell
- dearly
- defiant
- delicately
- deviant
- deprive
- despatch
- derivative
- decency
- deity
- devious
- defy
- deference
- dessert
- der
- defiantly
- degenerate
- delicacy
- demon
- decisively
- dept
- detectable
- denote
- deacon
- dew
- determinant
- deadlock
- devastation
- debit
- desirability
- deficient
- desolate
- deteriorate
- decentralization
- deterrence
- detergent
- densely
- descendant
- deceive
- denim
- demo
- depict
- deduce
- deceptive
- deploy
- despise
- deictic
- defer
- designate
- debatable
- decentralisation
- deliberation
- deceit
- deformation
- defense
- devout
- detract
- detour
- derivation
- defensively
- demolish
- delinquent
- deixis
- deforestation
- defection
- demeanour
- deportation
- destroyer
- denominator
- desolation
- depiction
- delightfully
- deepen
- deafness
- determinism
- delinquency
- deflect
- demarcation
- determinedly
- decomposition
- defenceless
- deliverance
- democratically
- deduct
- debenture
- depressive
- defunct
- delusion
- deftly
- defuse
- denounce
- detain
- desertion
- dependant
- deep-seated
- detach
- defamation
- deplorable
- depress
- deceptively
- derision
- depopulation
- degeneration
- demography
- deviate
- deductive
- deflation
- destitute
- debacle
- decker
- detritus
- dependable
- decently
- despicable
- deft
- dehydration
- deluge
- deflection
- dereliction
- dearth
- demesne
- deleterious
- determinate
- deconstruction
- deem
- denunciation
- denomination
- deep-rooted
- dexterity
- deputation
- delirious
- decipher
- deuterium
- defamatory
- deliciously
- defraud
- dewar
- deceleration
- devalue
- demonstrably
- decorator
- devour
- denominational
- detest
- democratization
- dedicate
- derogatory
- decadence
- degas
- deterministic
- desultory
- demonic
- decider
- deservedly
- deluxe
- detachable
- delectable
- delirium
- degeneracy
- dem
- desist
- deferential
- decadent
- deplore
- delve
- devotional
- decompression
- despairingly
- decrepit
- deathly
- decorum
- despotism
- derisive
- delicatessen
- deciduous
- derrick
- definable
- defensible
- derisory
- demonstrable
- demonstrative
- dev
- despondent
- depute
- despondency
- demonstrator
- deformity
- desertification
- deathbed
- decoy
- detoxification
- devilish
- deceitful
- dead-end
- deep-sea
- degrade
- depressingly
- def
- deindustrialization
- decode
- definitively
- derisively
- demure
- devastatingly
- denigrate
- democratisation
- devolve
- dey
- demotion
- deductible
- deanery
- depravity
- decanter
- deflationary
- defecation
- dene
- deadweight
- destitution
- definitional
- demobilization
- dentistry
- depositor
- devotee
- dere
- delightedly
- delft
- delineation
- deflate
- demur
- deadpan
- deuce
- detonation
- defrost
- dempster
- desecration
- dentine
- deodorant
- demurely
- decrement
- degenerative
- defector
- debonair
- despot
- despondently
- destabilise
- dermatitis
- descriptor
- debauchery
- deg
- defeatist
- death-bed
- deskside
- delineate
- decoder
- demi
- destabilize
- deportment
- desiccation
- dendritic
- dealership
- demobilisation
- destabilization
- depositional
- depose
- decompose
- detonator
- delude
- decibel
- debasement
- dehydrogenase
- denudation
- devastate
- deep-set
- deli
- defray
- detonate
- desirous
- decorous
- deaconess
- deplete
- deliberative
- detente
- denouement
- declarative
- deferment
- decisiveness
- defecate
- depreciate
- defensiveness
- denigration
- deport
- dejection
- demerger
- dependability
- deme
- despotic
- deferral
- deb
- destructiveness
- demilitarisation
- debugger
- determinist
- derogation
- defile
- developmentally
- dept.
- deckchair
- deep-water
- dearie
- deserter
- deadwood
- deconstructive
- decontamination
- dejectedly
- desalination
- depository
- dem.
- detestable
- dextrose
- demoralization
- derain
- dermatology
- determinative
- deoxycholate
- detrital
- deprave
- debility
- determinable
- devoutly
- demographics
- demoralisation
- determiner
- dench
- dendrochronology
- decry
- defeatism
- derailment
- destabilisation
- decelerate
- devascularisation
- dewy
- denitrification
- decolonization
- devotedly
- decorously
- devil-may-care
- decathlon
- decentralise
- deferentially
- desulphurisation
- detainee
- debutant
- decoratively
- deregulate
- demob
- dervish
- denaturation
- deputise
- debt-ridden
- decentralize
- declarer
- deviancy
- deform
- declamatory
- detinue
- deva
- delimitation
- deni
- decrepitude
- deride
- debutante
- decimate
- deadness
- defibrillator
- detestation
- debar
- debby
- delimit
- deliverable
- demystification
- deign
- depoliticization
- dentition
- deviousness
- describable
- demonology
- declamation
- deconcentration
- depolarization
- dern
- demean
- dermatological
- depolarisation
- deltic
- demerara
- demarcate
- despatcher
- demystify
- decennial
- designatory
- defamiliarization
- definiteness
- deafeningly
- decapitation
- deification
- deliverer
- delphic
- denizen
- degreaser
- deerness
- deconstruct
- deoxyribonucleic
- deftness
- dermatologist
- dement
- deare
- debase
- degranulation
- dexamethasone
- decathlete
- deere
- demotic
- deep-freeze
- demilitarization
- derangement
- deth
- defilement
- devilishly
- debug
- dengue
- deckhouse
- denationalization
- depositum
- defoliation
- derogate
- desperado
- decontrol
- debater
- deregulatory
- delectation
- demagogy
- demagogue
- descriptively
- denotational
- desi
- deltaic
- defibrillation
- deaden
- demographically
- demurrer
- demoralise
- dexterous
- deceiver
- declaratory
- deplorably
- deathless
- desultorily
- dermal
- deliriously
- decimation
- denotation
- decompensation
- decant
- deconstructionist
- derail
- destructively
- decile
- depositary
- deface
- detectorist
- delict
- deltoid
- debrief
- densitometry
- demagogic
- despoliation
- deadman
- deaf-blind
- demoiselle
- demoniac
- detoxify
- deary
- decisional
- declination
- declaim
- decolonisation
- deponent
- deepwater
- deducible
- deglaciation
- derring-do
- demonstratively
- desegregation
- demote
- dex
- denarius
- defaecation
- decarboxylase
- dele
- descendent
- dewy-eyed
- dependently
- dexterously
- dextran
- departmentation
- death-knell
- debentureholder
- debunk
- derivational
- desulphurization
- devilry
- delusional
- deo
- defenestration
- deafen
- dentate
- detrimentally
- desecrate
- depreciable
- defaulter
- devilment
- dekko
- desaturation
- democratise
- denationalisation
- detox
- dese
- descant
- dehydrate
- determinacy
- densitometer
- depo
- deerstalker
- deprecate
- defensor
- delph
- dearborn
- dep
- decease
- dep.
- decamp
- death-defying
- deerskin
- desuetude
- delphinium
- delusive
- dewan
- debt-for-nature
- demountable
- dendrite
- derecognition
- desensitisation
- deflator
- detergency
- deactivate
- destocking
- departmentally
- desorption
- defeasibility
- dermis
- decisionmaking
- decameric
- decompilation
- decretal
- decamer
- defame
- debauch
- deism
- demobilize
- determinately
- denier
- democratize
- deionised
- deselect
- decapitate
- decriminalisation
- deictically
- dematerialisation
- demy
- desideratum
- dextrous
- deuteron
- despond
- decoction
- decompress
- dessin
- dedicatee
- deathtrap
- defeatedly
- deprecatingly
- definer
- deflector
- deviously
- deglutitive
- devourer
- delphine
- debt-laden
- desolately
- deep-throated
- delegacy
- denervation
- desu
- decentralist
- deadbeat
- deadhead
- despoil
- developmentalist
- deductibility
- deoxyribose
- derivable
- decipherable
- depilatory
- depolarize
- deinstall
- dementedly
- delimiter
- deniability
- dephosphorylation
- deaccession
- dewaxed
- descender
- demographer
- defeasible
- deprecatory
- detainer
- deregistration
- dessertspoon
- defacto
- dehumanisation
- delamination
- deaminase
- demoralize
- dextral
- departmentalism
- deas
- deceitfulness
- decimalisation
- deck-chair
- depersonalization
- depredation
- depressant
- debauchee
- detectably
- detent
- delegalization
- demerge
- desensitize
- decade-long
- detrusor
- detraction
- denture
- decontrolled
- deliberateness
- derriere
- descaler
- dewlap
- declassification
- degel
- dewdrop
- detachedly
- detectability
- demonically
- designator
- denuclearisation
- denunciatory
- detuned
- deckhand
- declivity
- deconjugation
- decreasingly
- dedicatory
- destrier
- deathwatch
- depressor
- decalogue
- degre
- devitrification
- debilitation
- deliciousness
- dernier
- dematerialize
- demilitarize
- demonization
- denature
- dethrone
- demyelination
- desirably
- densitometric
- dehumanization
- deductively
- derivatively
- decoupage
- de-
- decarboxylation
- depilator
- defaecate
- derring
- despotically
- deoxycholic
- deniable
- deviser
- deskwork
- dead-eyed
- deckle
- dependably
- dedicator
- deprecation
- destruct
- deaf-mute
- deindustrialisation
- deinstitutionalization
- delusory
- dewatering
- descendeur
- deselection
- deckhead
- deutocerebrum
- decomposable
- decongestant
- decontaminate
- decorativeness
- decorticate
- depopulate
- deepish
- defacement
- defendable
- definitionally
- dehumidifier
- deionized
- dermatologically
- delocalization
- derris
- describer
- demoniacal
- desegregate
- demutualisation
- denseness
- detractor
- dentil
- deskbound
- demander
- delegator
- de-emphasize
- deuterostome
- deparaffinised
- departmentalisation
- deconstructionism
- decollement
- deviationist
- defloration
- deglutition
- defragmentation
- demobilise
- deactivation
- deceitfully
- decompile
- depersonalisation
- decurved
- deviatoric
- depressurisation
- degradable
- derange
- delation
- delectably
- demandingly
- demi-god
- denazification
- denuclearization
- decidable
- declension
- developement
- derailleur
- deleteriously
- deale
- derv
- demilitarise
- demythologise
- denotative
- deoxyguanosine
- deceptiveness
- deuced
- declarator
- decommission
- desquamation
- death-squad
- dest
- depoliticize
- developable
- depoliticisation
- deep-breathing
- deathlike
- deportee
- death's-head
- deepwell
- defamer
- defenceman
- depreciatory
- defoliant
- debatably
- debateable
- deformable
- det.
- deradicalization
- deferent
- deify
- devoicing
- delf
- dermo
- delt
- debridement
- demarche
- dematerialise
- demagoguery
- deworming
- debtee
- demijohn
- demythologize
- decaf
- decaff
- denotive
- decagon
- denization
- dethronement
- decalcified
- degradative
Note: these words have been obtained from Wiktionary and have been classified and improved through automated computer linguistics processes.
Comments
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#1
Your list is incorrect. For example, the word death does not contain a prefix. Death is the root word, ath is not a root word. I also saw deep, dead and others.
Written by: Denise on 28/10/2020