dis- vs out-

dis-

prefix
  • against 

  • incorrect 

  • Used as an intensifier of words with negative valence. 

  • not 

  • to fail (to) 

  • reversal or removal 

out-

prefix
  • Beyond 

  • Toward the outside of, away from 

  • External to, on the outside of 

  • Forms verbs with the sense of surpassing or exceeding the prefixed word. This construction is productive. 

  • Greater than 

  • Completely 

How often have the words dis- and out- occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )