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An antonym is a word that has the opposite meaning to another word.
Many antonyms are formed by adding the prefix un- to an existing word.
For example:
happy unhappy
kind unkind
The prefixes mis-, dis-, in-, ir- and im- and il- are used instead of un- with some words to create antonyms.
For example:
lead mislead
like dislike
visible invisible
regular irregular
possible impossible
logical illogical
Mis- usually has the meaning of doing something wrongly, such as misinforming someone about something.
However, most of the prefixes mean exactly the same thing as each other, so it is just a case of learning which ones should be added to particular words.
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