# dys-
## English
### Etymology

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

### Prefix

dys-
* difficult
    dyschezia, dysacusis, dysbasia, dyslexia, dyscopia
* bad
    dysphoria, dystopia
** unhealthy, harmful
    dysaemia, dyscognitive
** painful
    dysejaculation, dysuria
** incorrect
    dysbalanced, dyschloremia, dysdifferentiation
** poor, deficient
    dysgraphia, dysphasia, dysoxic
* abnormal
    dysgnathic, dysafferentation, dysesthesia
* to fail
    dysautoregulation
* inability, unable
    dyscontrol, dysmetria
* (pathology) malady, disease
    dysendocrinism, dysexecutive, dysautonomia, dysbarism
* not
    dysfluent

#### Synonyms

* (bad): mal-, mis-
*   * (harmful): mal-
*   * (painful): (loosely) -algia/(loosely) -algy, (loosely) -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

* (antonym(s) of “bad”): eu-

#### Translations
### See also

* dis-

### Anagrams

* SYD, Syd, Syd., yds

## Danish
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek δυσ- (dus-).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈdys-], [dysˈ-]

### Prefix

dys-
* dys-

#### Derived terms
### See also

* van-
* mis-

## Dutch
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /dɪs/, /dis/
* Audio:(file)

### Prefix

dys-
* dys-

#### Derived terms
## French
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /dis/

### Prefix

dys-
* bad status
* malfunctioning

#### Derived terms

* dysharmonie
* dysharmonique (adjective)
* dissymétrie

##### Medicine

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

##### 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-
* 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-
* Alternative form of dis-

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek δυσ- (dus-).

### Prefix

dys-
* dys-

### References

* “dys-” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek δυσ- (dus-).

### Prefix

dys-
* dys-

### References

* “dys-” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Polish
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin dis-.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /dɘs/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɘs
* Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually]

### Prefix

dys-
* dys-
    ‎dys- + ‎harmonia → ‎dysharmonia

#### Derived terms
### See also

* dez-, de-

### Further reading

* dys- in Polish dictionaries at PWN