Definition
To make something less frequent or to visit less often.
Etymology
From Middle English, combining the prefix dis- (meaning 'reverse' or 'not') with frequent (from Latin frequens, meaning 'crowded' or 'often'). The word evolved to mean reducing the frequency of something.
Kelly Says
This word is rarely used today, but it reveals how English speakers in the 1500s-1600s systematically created opposites by adding 'dis-' to almost any word—showing how productive language creation worked before modern dictionaries standardized which words were 'official.'
Translations
AMአማርኛ
የሚደረግ አይደለም
ye-mi de-reg a-ye-de-lem
ARالعربية
نادراً ما يحدث
na-dar-an ma hu-di-th
BNবাংলা
কমই ঘটে
kom-i g-hate
CSČeština
zřídka
z-ri-d-ka
DADansk
sjældent
sjel-dent
ELΕλληνικά
σπάνια
spa-nia
ESEspañol
poco frecuente
po-ko fre-ku-en-te
FISuomi
harvinainen
har-vi-nai-nen
FRFrançais
peu fréquent
peu fre-ku-ent
GUGU
કમ થાય છે
kam tha-ye che
HAHA
bazai yawa
ba-zai ya-wa
HIहिन्दी
बहुत कम बार होता है
bahut kam baar ho-ta hai
IDBahasa Indonesia
jarang terjadi
ja-rang ter-ja-di
IGIG
okwu adighi eme
ok-wu a-di-ghi e-me
ITItaliano
poco frequente
po-ko fre-kwen-te
JA日本語
めったにない
me-tta-ni nai
KMKM
ការប្រើប្រាស់មិនសូវច្រើន
ka-ar-pra-se-m mi-n so-v ch-reun
KO한국어
흔하지 않다
he-n-ha-ji an-da
MRMR
कमी होतो
ka-mi ho-to
MSBahasa Melayu
jarang berlaku
ja-rang be-la-ku
MYမြန်မာ
အကြမ်းဖြစ် လွှတ်တော် လွှတ်ပြီး
a-kya-n-hpet lwet-taw lwet-hpee
NLNederlands
zeldzaam
zel-zaam
NONorsk
sjeldent
sjeld-ent
PAPA
ਕੁਝ ਹੀ ਘਟਦਾ
kuj-h hi g-hat-da
PTPortuguês
pouco frequente
po-ku fre-ku-en-te
SWKiswahili
huuhuu
huu-huu
TAதமிழ்
சில φορές
si-la for-ces
TEతెలుగు
సాధారణంగా తక్కువ
sa-dha-ra-nga-nga tak-ku-va
THไทย
ไม่ค่อยบ่อย
mai khoy boi
TLTL
bihirang mangyayari
bi-hi-rang man-gay-a-ri
TRTürkçe
nadiren görülür
na-di-ren go-ru-lur
UKУкраїнська
рідко
ri-d-ko
URاردو
کم ہی ہوتا ہے
kam hi ho-ta hai
VITiếng Việt
hiếm khi xảy ra
hiem khi x-y ra
ZH中文
不常发生
bù cháng fā shēng