Dys- Definition
dis
prefix
Abnormal.
Dysplasia.
American Heritage
Impaired.
Dysgraphia.
American Heritage
Difficult.
Dysphonia.
American Heritage
Wiktionary
affix
Bad, ill, abnormal, impaired, difficult, etc.
Dysfunction.
Webster's New World
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
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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”).
From Wiktionary
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