dys-

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dys-

/₍ˌ₎dɪs/

Sounds like dis, dis-, diss

Where it comes from

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

Often confused with the separately derived prefix dis-.

prefix

morpheme difficult dyschezia, dysacusis, dysbasia, dyslexia, dyscopia
morpheme bad dysphoria, dystopia
Similar: mal-, mis-
morpheme unhealthy, harmful dysaemia, dyscognitive
Similar: mal-
morpheme painful dysejaculation, dysuria
Similar: -algia, (loosely) -algy, -dynia
morpheme incorrect dysbalanced, dyschloremia, dysdifferentiation
morpheme poor, deficient dysgraphia, dysphasia, dysoxic
Similar: under-, hypo-, mal-
morpheme abnormal dysgnathic, dysafferentation, dysesthesia
morpheme to fail dysautoregulation
Similar: dis-, mis-
morpheme inability, unable dyscontrol, dysmetria
morpheme malady, disease dysendocrinism, dysexecutive, dysautonomia, dysbarism
morpheme not dysfluent
Similar: a-, an-, i-, il-, im-, in-, ir-, mal-, non-, un-

Similar: para-, dis-, mis-, mal- · Opposite: eu-

Thesaurus

prefix

Similar: para-, dis-, mis-, mal- · Opposite: eu-

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Português	dis-
Ελληνικά	δυσ- dys-

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MLA

"dys-." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dys-. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

dys-. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/dys-

Chicago

"dys-." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dys-.

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@misc{dys_2026,
  title = {dys-},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dys-},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}