Dys- - Wiktionary

See also: dys, dyś, and Dyś

English

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Etymology

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

Often confused with the etymologically unrelated prefix dis-.

Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): /dɪs/
• Homophones: dis, dis-, diss

Prefix

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dys-

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

Synonyms

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• (bad): mal-, mis-
  • (harmful): mal-
  • (painful): (loosely) -algia/(loosely) -algy, (loosely) -dynia
  • (incorrect): para-, dis-, mis-, mal-
  • (deficient): under-, hypo-, mal-
• (to fail): dis-, mis-
• (not): a-, an-, dys-, i-/il-/im-/in-/ir-, mal-, non-, un-

Antonyms

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• (antonym(s) of “bad”): eu-

Derived terms

[edit] English terms prefixed with dys- dysaemia dysaerobic dysaesthesia dysæsthesia dysæsthesiæ dysaesthetic dysafferentation dysangiogenesis dysarthrosis dysarthria dysaudia dysautonomia dysautonomic dysautoregulation dysbacteriosis dysbalanced dysbarism dysbiosis dyscalcemia dyscalcemic dyscalculia dyscallosal dyscephalia dyscephaly dyscephalic dyschezia dyschloremia dyschondroplasia dyschromatopsia dyscirculatory dyscognitive dyscohesion dyshesion dyscohesive dyscolonization dyscompetence dyscompetent dysconjugate dysconnection dysconnectivity dysconscious dysconsciousness dyscontrol dyscoordination dyscopia dyscrasy dysdifferentiation dysacusis dysbasia dysergia dysergy dysluite dyslysin dysmetria dyspepsia dyseidetic dysejaculation dyselectrolytaemia dyselectrolytemia dysembryoma dysembryoplasia dysencephalia dysendocrinism dysequilibrium dyserythropoiesis dyserythropoietic dysesthesia dysesthetic dysexecutive dysexpression dysfibrinogenemia dysfluency dysfluent dysfunction dysgammaglobulinaemia dysgammaglobulinemia dysgenesis dysgenetic dysgenetics dysgenic dysgerminoma dysglobulinemia dysglycaemia dysgnathic dysgranular dysgranulocytopoiesis dysgranulopoiesis dysgraphia dysharmonious dyshematopoiesis dyshematopoietic dyshemoglobinemia dyshemopoiesis dyshemopoietic dyshidrosis dyshidrotic dyshomeostasis dyshormonogenesis dyshygienic dysimmune dysimmunity dysinnervation dysjunction dyskalemic dyskalemia dyskaryosis dyskeratosis dyskeratotic dyskinesia dyskinesis dyskinetic dyskinetoplastic dyslalia dyslamination dyslipidemia dyslipoproteinaemia dyslipoproteinemia dyslogia dyslogistic dysmaturation dysmature dysmaturity dysmegakaryocytopoiesis dysmegakaryopoiesis dysmenorrhea dysmetabolic dysmetabolism dysmimia dysmobility dysmodulation dysmorphia dysmorphic dysmorphophobia dysmorphogenesis dysmorphology dysmotile dysmotility dysmyelinogenic dysmyelination dysmyelinogenesis dysmyelopoiesis dysnatremia dysnomy dysomeria dysodontiasis dysontogenesis dysontogenetic dysontogenic dysopsia dysorexia dysorthography dysosmia dysosteosclerosis pycnodysostosis dysoxic dyspathy dysperistalsis dysphagia dysphagocytosis dysphagy dysphasia dysphemia dysphonetic dysphonia dysphony dysphrasia dysphrenia dyspigmentation dyspigmented dyspituitarism dysplasia dysplasminogenemia dysploid dysploidy dyspnea dyspraxia dysprosody dysproteinaemia dysproteinemia pseudodysphagia psychodysleptic dysraphia dysraphic dysraphism dysreflexia dysreflexic dysregulate dysregulation dysregulator dysregulatory dysrhythmia dysrhythmic dysrhythmicity dysspermia dyssynchronization dyssynchronous dyssynchrony dyssynergic dysteleological dysteleology

Translations

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Polish: dys- Portuguese: dis- (pt)

See also

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• dis-

Anagrams

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• SYD, Syd, Syd., yds

Danish

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek δυσ- (dus-).

Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): [ˈdys-], [dysˈ-]

Prefix

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dys-

1. dys-

Derived terms

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See also

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• van-
• mis-

Dutch

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Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): /dɪs/, /dis/

• Audio:

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Prefix

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dys-

1. dys-

Derived terms

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French

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): /dis/

Prefix

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dys-

1. bad status
2. malfunctioning

Derived terms

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• dysharmonie
• dysharmonique (adjective)
• dissymétrie

Medicine

• dyschromie
• dysembryome
• dysembryoplasie
• dysembryoplasique (adjective)
• dysgraphie
• dysmétabolique (adjective)
• dysmorphie
• dysmorphose
• dysostose
• dystonie

terms derived from this prefix with the meaning of "functioning problem" general

• dysacousie
• dysarthrie
• dysarticulaire
• dyschromatopsie
• dyschronie
• dyschronisme
• dyscole
• dyscrasie
• dysendocrinie
• dysendocrinien (adjective)
• dysenterie
• dysesthésie
• dysfonction
• dysfonctionnement
• dysgénésie
• dyshydrose
• dyshidrosiforme
• dyshydrosiforme
• dysidrose
• dysinsulinisme
• dyskératose
• dyskinésie
• dyslalie
• dyslexie
• dysménorrhée
• dysménorrhéique (adjective)
• dysmnésie
• dysmorphophobie
• dysodie
• dysorchidie
• dyspepsie
• dysphagie
• dysphasie
• dysphonie
• dysphonique (adjective)
• dyspinéalisme
• dyspituitarisme
• dyspnée
• dysthymie
• dysthyroïdie
• dystocie
• dysurie

by domain

• dysfonction
• dysfonctionnement

Physics-chemistry

• dyslysine
• dysphotique (adjective)
• dysprosifère (adjective)
• dysprosium

Medicine ; Physical problem:

• dysendocrinie
• dysendocrinien (adjective)
• dysenterie
• dysgénésie
• dyshydrose, dysidrose
• dyshydrosiforme, dyshidrosiforme
• dysinsulinisme
• dyskératose
• dyskinésie
• dysorchidie
• dyspepsie
• dysphagie
• dyspinéalisme
• dyspituitarisme
• dyspnée
• dysthyroïdie
• dysurie

; Pain, difficulty:

• dysacousie
• dysménorrhée
• dysménorrhéique (adjective)
• dystocie

; Psychic:

• dysarthrie
• dyschromatopsie
• dyscole
• dyscrasie
• dysesthésie
• dyslexie
• dysmnésie

; Linguistic problem, vocal:

• dysarticulaire (adjective)
• dyslalie
• dysodie
• dysphasie
• dysphonie
• dysphonique (adjective)

; Moral status:

• dyschronie
• dyschronisme
• dysmorphophobie
• dysthymie

Latin

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek δυσ- (dus-).

Prefix

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dys-

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

Usage notes

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• Productive in New Latin.

Descendants

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• English: dys-

Further reading

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• List of Ancient Greek words starting with dus-, Perseus, Tufts

Middle English

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Prefix

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dys-

1. alternative form of dis-

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek δυσ- (dus-).

Prefix

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dys-

1. dys-

References

[edit] Norwegian Bokmål terms prefixed with dys- dysenteri dysleksi dysfunksjon

• “dys-” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek δυσ- (dus-).

Prefix

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dys-

1. dys-

References

[edit] Norwegian Nynorsk terms prefixed with dys- dysenteri dysleksi dysfunksjon

• “dys-” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

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Etymology

[edit] Etymology treeProto-Indo-European *dews-?Proto-Indo-European *dus-Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁Proto-Indo-European *dwi-Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁Proto-Indo-European *dwísLatin dis-lbor.Polish dys-

Learned borrowing from Latin dis-.

Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): /dɘs/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɘs
• Syllabification: dys-

Prefix

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dys-

1. dys- ‎dys- + ‎harmonia → ‎dysharmonia

Derived terms

[edit] Polish terms prefixed with dys- dyskalkulia dysharmonia dyshonor dyskontynuacja dysparytet

See also

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• dez-, de-

Further reading

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• dys- in Polish dictionaries at PWN