FromNew Latindys-, fromAncient Greekδυσ-(dus-,“hard, difficult, bad”).
Often confused with the etymologically unrelated prefixdis-.
dys-
- difficult
- bad
- unhealthy,harmful
- painful
- incorrect
- poor,deficient
- abnormal
- tofail
- inability,unable
- (pathology)malady,disease
- not
FromAncient Greekδυσ-(dus-).
dys-
- dys-
dys-
- dys-
FromAncient Greekδυσ-(dus-) expressing the idea ofdifficulty, or badstatus.
dys-
- badstatus
- malfunctioning
terms derived from this prefix with the meaning of "bad status"
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:
FromAncient Greekδυσ-(dus-).
dys-
- Used to convey the idea of being difficult, impaired, abnormal, or bad
dys-
- alternative form ofdis-
FromAncient Greekδυσ-(dus-).
dys-
- dys-
- “dys-” inThe Bokmål Dictionary.
FromAncient Greekδυσ-(dus-).
dys-
- dys-
- “dys-” inThe Nynorsk Dictionary.
Learned borrowing fromLatindis-.
- IPA(key): /dɘs/
- Rhymes:-ɘs
- Syllabification:dys-
dys-
- dys-
- dys- + harmonia → dysharmonia
- dys- in Polish dictionaries at PWN