dys-

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See also: dys, dyś, and Dyś

English

Etymology

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

Prefix

dys-

  1. difficult
  2. bad
    1. unhealthy, harmful
    2. painful
    3. incorrect
    4. poor, deficient
  3. abnormal
  4. to fail
  5. inability, unable
  6. (pathology) malady, disease
  7. not

Synonyms

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of bad): eu-

Derived terms

Translations

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Anagrams

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɪs/, /dis/
  • Audio:(file)

Prefix

dys-

  1. dys-

Derived terms

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Prefix

dys-

  1. bad status
  2. malfunctioning

Derived terms

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δυσ- (dus-).

Prefix

dys-

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

Usage notes

Further reading

Middle English

Prefix

dys-

  1. Alternative form of dis-

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δυσ- (dus-).

Prefix

dys-

  1. dys-

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δυσ- (dus-).

Prefix

dys-

  1. dys-

References

Polish

Etymology

Internationalism; compare English dis-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɘs/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɘs
  • Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually]

Prefix

dys-

  1. dys-
    dys- + harmoniadysharmonia

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

  • dys- in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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