dys-

dys-

bad, ill, abnormal, impaired, difficult, etc.: dysfunction

Origin of dys-

Gr, bad, hard, unlucky from Indo-European base an unverified form dus-, bad, ill from source Gothic tuz-, Old High German zur- (Ger zer-), Sanskrit du?-

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dys-

prefix

Abnormal: dysplasia.
a. Impaired: dysgraphia.
b. Difficult: dysphonia.
Bad: dyslogistic.

Origin of dys-

Latin dys- bad from Greek dus- ; see dus- in Indo-European roots.

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