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dyssynchrony

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A lack of proper synchrony.

A medical condition wherein the activation of different parts of the heart is improperly synchronized.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: medicine, sciences

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noun

Meaning 2

A lack of proper synchrony.

A neurological condition wherein auditory stimuli are not processed synchronously.

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Topics: medicine, sciences

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noun

Meaning 3

A term created by Jean-Charles Terrassier in 1985 to define the disparity of a gifted child to his surroundings.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences

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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- English synchrony English dyssynchrony From dys- + synchrony.

Across languages

Translations

27 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 不同步 (bù tóngbù) — lack of proper synchrony
  • Finnish: epätahti — lack of proper synchrony
  • French: dysynchronie — lack of proper synchrony
  • French: asynchronisme — lack of proper synchrony
  • German: Dyssynchronie — lack of proper synchrony
  • German: Asynchronie — lack of proper synchrony
  • Japanese: 非同時性 (hidōjisei) — lack of proper synchrony
  • Portuguese: dissincronia — lack of proper synchrony
  • Portuguese: assincronia — lack of proper synchrony
  • Russian: диссинхрони́я (dissinxroníja) — lack of proper synchrony
  • Russian: асинхро́нность (asinxrónnostʹ) — lack of proper synchrony
  • Russian: асинхрони́я (asinxroníja) — lack of proper synchrony
  • Chinese Mandarin: 心臟運動不同步 /心脏运动不同步 (xīnzàng yùndòng bù tóngbù) — heart condition
  • Chinese Mandarin: 心室不同步 (xīnshì bù tóngbù) — heart condition
  • Finnish: dyssynkronia — heart condition
  • French: asynchronisme — heart condition
  • German: Dyssynchronie — heart condition
  • Japanese: 心室非同期 (shinshitsu hidōki) — heart condition
  • Russian: диссинхрони́я (dissinxroníja) — heart condition
  • Russian: асинхрони́я (asinxroníja) — heart condition
  • Spanish: asincronía — heart condition
  • Finnish: dyssynkronia — neurological condition
  • French: asynchronisme — neurological condition
  • German: Dyssynchronie — neurological condition
  • Russian: диссинхрони́я (dissinxroníja) — neurological condition
  • Russian: асинхрони́я (asinxroníja) — neurological condition
  • Spanish: disincronía — neurological condition