dys- en · X
Pronunciation
- /dɪs/
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dews-? Proto-Indo-European *dus- Proto-Hellenic *dus- Ancient Greek δῠσ- (dŭs-)der. New Latin dys-der. English dys- From New Latin dys-, from Ancient Greek δυσ- (dus-, “hard, difficult, bad”). Often confused with the separately derived prefix dis-.
Meanings
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(morpheme) difficult
dyschezia, dysacusis, dysbasia, dyslexia, dyscopia
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(morpheme) bad
dysphoria, dystopia
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(morpheme) bad ▸ unhealthy, harmful
dysaemia, dyscognitive
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(morpheme) bad ▸ painful
dysejaculation, dysuria
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(morpheme) bad ▸ incorrect
dysbalanced, dyschloremia, dysdifferentiation
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(morpheme) bad ▸ poor, deficient
dysgraphia, dysphasia, dysoxic
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(morpheme) abnormal
dysgnathic, dysafferentation, dysesthesia
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(morpheme) to fail
dysautoregulation
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(morpheme) inability, unable
dyscontrol, dysmetria
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(morpheme) malady, disease
dysendocrinism, dysexecutive, dysautonomia, dysbarism
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(morpheme) not
dysfluent
Antonyms
eu- (antonym(s) of “bad”)
Relateds
Synonyms
mal- · under- (deficient) · mal- (not) · -dynia (painful) · -algia (painful) · i- (not) · hypo- (deficient) · in- (not) · an- (not) · para- · a- (not) · mis- (bad) · dis- · mis- · dis- (to fail) · un- (not) · non- (not) · mal- (harmful) · mis- (to fail) · il- (not) · ir- (not) · mal- (deficient) · im- (not) · mal- (bad) · (loosely) -algy (painful)
Translations (3)
pt dis- (Translations) · el δυσ- (Translations) · pl dys- (Translations)