dys-

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English

Etymology

From New Latin dys-, from Ancient Greek δυσ- (dus-, “hard, difficult, bad”).

Prefix

dys-

  2. difficult
    dyschezia, dysacusis, dysbasia, dyslexia, dyscopia
  4. bad
    dysphoria, dystopia
    2. unhealthy, harmful
      dysaemia, dyscognitive
    4. painful
      dysejaculation, dysuria
    6. incorrect
      dysbalanced, dyschloremia, dysdifferentiation
    8. poor, deficient
      dysgraphia, dysphasia, dysoxic
  6. abnormal
    dysgnathic, dysafferentation, dysesthesia
  8. to fail
    dysautoregulation
  10. inability, unable
    dyscontrol, dysmetria
  12. (pathology) malady, disease
    dysendocrinism, dysexecutive, dysautonomia, dysbarism
  14. not
    dysfluent

Synonyms

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of “bad”): eu-

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with dys-

Translations

Translations

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Anagrams

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɪs/, /dis/
  • Audio(file)

Prefix

dys-

  1. dys-

Derived terms

Dutch terms prefixed with dys-

French

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δυσ- (dus-) expressing the idea of difficulty, or bad status.

Pronunciation

Prefix

dys-

  1. bad status
  2. malfunctioning

Derived terms

terms derived from this prefix with the meaning of "bad status"
Medicine
terms derived from this prefix with the meaning of "functioning problem"
general
by domain
Physics-chemistry
Medicine
; Physical problem:
; Pain, difficulty:
; Psychic:
; Linguistic problem, vocal:
; Moral status:

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δυσ- (dus-).

Prefix

dys-

  1. Used to convey the idea of being difficult, impaired, abnormal, or bad

Usage notes

Further reading

Middle English

Prefix

dys-

  1. Alternative form of dis-

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δυσ- (dus-).

Prefix

dys-

  1. dys-

References

Norwegian Bokmål terms prefixed with dys-

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δυσ- (dus-).

Prefix

dys-

  1. dys-

References

Norwegian Nynorsk terms prefixed with dys-

Polish

Etymology

Internationalism; compare English dis-.

Pronunciation

Prefix

dys-

  1. dys-
    ‎dys- + ‎harmonia → ‎dysharmonia

Derived terms

Polish terms prefixed with dys-

See also

Further reading

  • dys- in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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