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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

  1. (countable, literally) A bodily disorder; an imbalance of the humours
  2. (figuratively, uncountable) Disharmony

Forms

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discracy alternative lexicographic
dyscrasies Number=Plur lexicographic
discracie alternative lexicographic
discrasie alternative lexicographic

Deriveds

dyscrasied

Relateds

idiosyncrasy

Synonyms

distemper · dyscrasia (morbid diathesis) · disorder · dissonance · discord