dyscrasy en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈdɪskɹəsi/ (General-American)
- /ˈdɪskɹəsɪ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Middle English discrasie, from Old French discrasie, from Medieval Latin dyscrāsia, from Ancient Greek δυσκρασία (duskrasía, “bad temperament”), from δυσ- (dus-, “dys-”) + κρᾶσις (krâsis, “mixing, tempering”). By surface analysis, dys- + -crasy.
Meanings
- (countable, literally) A bodily disorder; an imbalance of the humours
- (figuratively, uncountable) Disharmony
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| discracy | alternative | lexicographic | |
| dyscrasies | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| discracie | alternative | lexicographic | |
| discrasie | alternative | lexicographic |
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Synonyms
distemper · dyscrasia (morbid diathesis) · disorder · dissonance · discord