La Nueva gramática de la lengua española (2009) acoge como prefijos negativos a los siguientes: in-, a- y des-. Con ellos en el idioma español se forman palabras que indican una propiedad contraria a otra, la carencia de algo, o una acción contraria o inversa: inapetente, analfabeto o descapitalizado son, respectivamente, ejemplos. En este post vas a encontrar 101 palabras formadas con los prefijos negativos:
indecente – indecent
innombrable – unmentionable
infidelidad – infidelity
inflexible – inflexible, rigid
infalible – infallible
indirecto – indirect
indiviso – undivided
indisciplinado – undisciplined
indiscreto – indiscreet
indisociable – inseparable
indisoluble – indissoluble
indistinto – indistinct, indiscriminate
indoblegable – unbending
indivisible – indivisible
ineficiencia – inefficiency
inestable – unstable
inestimable – invaluable, inestimable
inevitable – unavoidable, inevitable
inexistente – non-existent
inexacto – inaccurate, inexact
infelicidad – unhappiness
infravalorar – to underestimate
infrautilizar – to under-use
injusticia – injustice
inmemorable – immemorial
inmodesto – immodest
inofensivo – harmless, inoffensive
inoportuno – inopportune
inquieto – restless, anxious
insensible – insensitive, insensible
inseparable – inseparable
insubordinado – insubordinate
insufrible – insufferable
anormal – abnormal
analfabeto – illiterate
anemia – anaemia, anemia
anestesia – anaesthesia, anesthesia
amoral – amoral
amoralidad – amorality
anormalidad – abnormality
apolítico – apolitical
ateo – atheist, atheistic
apóstata – apostate
acientífico – unscientific
acochinar – to bump off
abatir – to demolish, to depress, to bring down
acotado – delimited
acortar – to shorten
acrisolar – to purify
acrítico – uncritical
acromático – achromatic
adoctrinar – to indoctrinate
adolorido – sore
afear – to make ugly, to condemn
apegar – to have attachement
ahistórico – ahistorical
arremeter – to rush forward
arrasar – to sweep , to raze to the ground, to triumph
arropar – to wrap up
ajusticiar – to execute
asexual – asexual
asentar – to settle
asepsia – asepsis
aleccionar – to instruct, to teach a lesson to
deshacer – to undo
descartar – to discard
descarrilar – to derail
descalzo – barefoot
descalificar – to disqualify, to discredit
desatasco – unblocking
desaseado – dirty, slovenly
desavío – slovenliness
desamparo – distress, helplessness
desangrar – to bleed
desahogo – relief
desahucio – eviction, dispossession
desagradecido – ungrateful
desactualizado – out-of-date
desagraviar – to redress
desamor – dislike, lovelessness
desaliño – scruffiness
desaire – snub, slight
desastre – disaster
desazón – uneasiness
desatascador – plunger
desayuno – breakfast
desbandada – scatter
desaventurado – unfortunate
descargar – to download, to discharge
descarnar – to remove the meat from the bone
descaro – nerve, cheek
descentrado – off-centre
descojonarse – to laugh a lot
desconcierto – confusion
desconocido – unknown
desconsolado – disconsolate
descontado – discounted
despoblado – uninhabited
descomunal – huge
descontaminar – to decontaminate
descuartizar – to carve up, to quarter
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