prefix
Meaning 1
difficult
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
Examples
- dyschezia, dysacusis, dysbasia, dyslexia, dyscopia
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
dys-
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/dɪs/
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homophone: dis
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homophone: dis-
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homophone: diss
prefix
Meaning 2
bad
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
Examples
- dysphoria, dystopia
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
prefix
Meaning 3
bad
unhealthy, harmful
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
Examples
- dysaemia, dyscognitive
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
prefix
Meaning 4
bad
painful
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
Examples
- dysejaculation, dysuria
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
prefix
Meaning 5
bad
incorrect
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
Examples
- dysbalanced, dyschloremia, dysdifferentiation
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
prefix
Meaning 6
bad
poor, deficient
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
Examples
- dysgraphia, dysphasia, dysoxic
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
prefix
Meaning 7
abnormal
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
Examples
- dysgnathic, dysafferentation, dysesthesia
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
prefix
Meaning 8
to fail
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
Examples
- dysautoregulation
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
prefix
Meaning 9
inability, unable
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
Examples
- dyscontrol, dysmetria
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
prefix
Meaning 10
malady, disease
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
Examples
- dysendocrinism, dysexecutive, dysautonomia, dysbarism
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
prefix
Meaning 11
not
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
Examples
- dysfluent
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dews-? Proto-Indo-European *dus- Proto-Hellenic *dus- Ancient Greek δῠσ- (dŭs-)der. New Latin dys-der. English dys- From New Latin dys-, from Ancient Greek δυσ- (dus-, “hard, difficult, bad”). Often confused with the separately derived prefix dis-.
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Polish: dys- — Translations
- Portuguese: dis- — Translations