Question

There was some _________agreement over the bill.
a. dis
b. mis
c. un

Answer 1

The given sentence can be filled with the option (a) dis as such: There was some disagreement over the bill.

Why do we use dis with the agreement?

• Option (a) truly describes the meaning of the sentence.
• Misagreement and unagreement do not fit in the sentence.

• Disagreement means to not agree with anything and it is not approved.
• Disagreement is also a verb.

Answer 2

There was some disagreement over the bill.

a. dis is the correct answer. The prefixes un-, im-, in-, il-, ir-, dis-, and mis- denote negation. 'Dis-' means 'opposite of.' Examples of words with the prefix 'dis-' are dislike, displeased, disguise, disgust, dishonest, etc.