Prefix | Meaning/Examples |
Phobia | "Fear;" Claustrophbia; Hydrophobia; Germanophobia |
Phil, Philo | "Loving;" Philanthropist; Philosopher; Audiophile |
Mis | "Hate;" Misanthropy; Misology; Misandry |
Dys | "Bad," "Difficult;" Dyslexia; Dysphasia; Dystrophy |
Eu | "Good;" Euphemism; Euphoria; Euthenasia |
Macro | "Large," "Long;" Macrocosm; Macron; Macroscopic |
Micro | "Small;" Microbe; Microfilm; Microsecond |
A, An | "Not," Without;" Amoral; Anarchy; Anomaly |
Mono, Mon | "One," "Alone;" Monarchy; Monochrome, Monogamy |
Poly | "Many;" Polyarchy. Polychrome, Polygamy, Ployglot |
Logy | "Science," "Study;" Biology, Geology, Theology |
Bio | "Life;" Biology, Antibiotic, Microbe, Biodegradeable |
Tomy, Tom | "Cutting;" Anatomy, Dichotomy, Lobotomy |
Pod | "Foot;" Podiatrist, Pseudopod, Unipod |
Homo | "Like," "The Same;" Homochromatic, Homogenous, Homocentric |
Hetero | "Different;" Heterochromatic, Heterogenous, Heterodox |
Hyper | "Over," "Above;" Hyperglycemia, Hypertension, Hyperthermia |
Hypo | "Under," "Beneath;" Hypoglycemia. Hypotension, Hypothermia |
Endo | "Within;" Endocrine, Endogamy, Endoskeleton |
Exo | "Out of," "Ouside;"Exocrine, Exogamy, Exoskeleton |
Archy | "Rule;" Anarchy, Matriarchy, Patriarhy |
Geo | "Earth;" Geography, Geology, Geometry |
Path, Patho, Pathy | "Feeling," "Suffering," "Disease;" Antipathy, Apathy, Empathy, Psychopath |
Morph | "Form;" Amorphous, Dimorphous, Metamorphasis |
Peri | "Around," "About;" Perimeter, Peripheral, Periphrastic |