dys-

See also: dys

English

Etymology

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

Prefix

dys-

1. difficult

   dysschezia, dysacusis, dysbasia, dyslexia, dyscopia

2. bad

   dysphoria, dystopia

   1. unhealthy, harmful

      dysaemia, dyscognitive

   2. painful

      dysejaculation

   3. incorrect

      dysbalanced, dyschloremia, dysdifferentiation

   4. poor, deficient

      dysgraphia, dysphasia, dysoxic

3. abnormal

   dysgnathic, dysafferentation, dysesthesia

4. to fail

   dysautoregulation

5. inability, unable

   dyscontrol, dysmetria

6. (pathology) malady, disease

   dysendocrinism, dysexecutive, dysautonomia, dysbarism

7. not

   dysfluent

Synonyms

• (bad): mal-, mis-

  • (harmful): mal-
  • (painful): (loosly) -algia/(loosly) -algy, (loosly) -dynia
  • (incorrect): para-, dis-, mis-, mal-
  • (deficient): under-, hypo-, mal-

• (to fail): dis-, mis-
• (not): a-, an-, dys-, i-/il-/im-/in-/ir-, mal-, non-, un-

Antonyms

• (bad): eu-

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with dys-

Translations

Translations

• Polish: dys-

See also

• dis-

Anagrams

• SYD, Syd, Syd., yds

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɪs/, /dis/

• Audio

  (file)

Prefix

dys-

1. dys-

Derived terms

Dutch terms prefixed with dys-

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dis/

Prefix

dys-

1. bad status
2. malfunctioning

Derived terms

terms derived from this prefix with the meaning of "bad status"

• dysharmonie
• dysharmonique (adjective)
• dissymétrie

Medicine

• dyschromie
• dysembryome
• dysembryoplasie
• dysembryoplasique (adjective)
• dysgraphie
• dysmétabolique (adjective)
• dysmorphie
• dysmorphose
• dysostose
• dystonie

terms derived from this prefix with the meaning of "functioning problem"

general

• dysacousie
• dysarthrie
• dysarticulaire
• dyschromatopsie
• dyschronie
• dyschronisme
• dyscole
• dyscrasie
• dysendocrinie
• dysendocrinien (adjective)
• dysenterie
• dysesthésie
• dysfonction
• dysfonctionnement
• dysgénésie
• dyshydrose
• dyshidrosiforme
• dyshydrosiforme
• dysidrose
• dysinsulinisme
• dyskératose
• dyskinésie
• dyslalie
• dyslexie
• dysménorrhée
• dysménorrhéique (adjective)
• dysmnésie
• dysmorphophobie
• dysodie
• dysorchidie
• dyspepsie
• dysphagie
• dysphasie
• dysphonie
• dysphonique (adjective)
• dyspinéalisme
• dyspituitarisme
• dyspnée
• dysthymie
• dysthyroïdie
• dystocie
• dysurie

by domain

• dysfonction
• dysfonctionnement

Physics-chemistry

• dyslysine
• dysphotique (adjective)
• dysprosifère (adjective)
• dysprosium

Medicine

; Physical problem:

• dysendocrinie
• dysendocrinien (adjective)
• dysenterie
• dysgénésie
• dyshydrose, dysidrose
• dyshydrosiforme, dyshidrosiforme
• dysinsulinisme
• dyskératose
• dyskinésie
• dysorchidie
• dyspepsie
• dysphagie
• dyspinéalisme
• dyspituitarisme
• dyspnée
• dysthyroïdie
• dysurie

; Pain, difficulty:

• dysacousie
• dysménorrhée
• dysménorrhéique (adjective)
• dystocie

; Psychic:

• dysarthrie
• dyschromatopsie
• dyscole
• dyscrasie
• dysesthésie
• dyslexie
• dysmnésie

; Linguistic problem, vocal:

• dysarticulaire (adjective)
• dyslalie
• dysodie
• dysphasie
• dysphonie
• dysphonique (adjective)

; Moral status:

• dyschronie
• dyschronisme
• dysmorphophobie
• dysthymie

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δυσ- (dus-).

Prefix

dys-

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

Usage notes

• Productive in New Latin.

Further reading

• List of Ancient Greek words starting with dus-, Perseus, Tufts

Middle English

Prefix

dys-

1. Alternative form of dis-

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δυσ- (dus-).

Prefix

dys-

1. dys-

References

Norwegian Bokmål terms prefixed with dys-

• “dys-” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δυσ- (dus-).

Prefix

dys-

1. dys-

References

Norwegian Nynorsk terms prefixed with dys-

• “dys-” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Etymology

Internationalism; compare English dis-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɨs/

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɨs
• Syllabification: dys

Prefix

dys-

1. dys-

   ‎dys- + ‎harmonia → ‎dysharmonia

Derived terms

Polish terms prefixed with dys-

See also

• dez-, de-

Further reading

• dys- in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• dys- in Polish dictionaries at PWN