Dys definition
Abnormal.
Dysplasia.
prefix
Bad, ill, abnormal, impaired, difficult, etc.
Dysfunction.
affix
Bad.
Dyslogistic.
prefix
Impaired.
Dysgraphia.
prefix
Difficult.
Dysphonia.
prefix
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Origin of dys
- Gr, bad, hard, unlucky < IE base *dus-, bad, ill > Goth tuz-, OHG zur- (Ger zer-), Sans duṣ-
From Webster's New World College Dictionary, 5th Edition
- Latin dys- bad from Greek dus- dus- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From New Latin, from Ancient Greek δυσ- (dus-, “hard, difficult, bad”).
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