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dyscrasy

UK/ˈdɪskɹəsɪ/US/ˈdɪskɹəsi/

dyscrasy noun: a bodily disorder; an imbalance of the humours.

Noun

dyscrasy (countable and uncountable, plural dyscrasies)

  1. (countable, literally) A bodily disorder; an imbalance of the humours
    Synonyms:
    distemper
  2. (figuratively, uncountable) Disharmony

Synonyms of dyscrasy

Forms of dyscrasy

pluraldyscrasies
alternative formdiscrasie
alternative formdiscracy
alternative formdiscracie

Origin of dyscrasy

From Middle English discrasie, from Old French discrasie, from Medieval Latin dyscrāsia, from Ancient Greek δυσκρασία (duskrasía, “bad temperament”), from δυσ- (dus-, “dys-”) + κρᾶσις (krâsis, “mixing, tempering”). By surface analysis, dys- + -crasy.

Words formed from dyscrasy

Questions about dyscrasy

What does dyscrasy mean?
Dyscrasy means a bodily disorder; an imbalance of the humours.
What part of speech is dyscrasy?
Dyscrasy is a noun.
How do you pronounce dyscrasy?
Dyscrasy is pronounced /ˈdɪskɹəsɪ/ (UK).
What is the plural of dyscrasy?
The plural of dyscrasy is dyscrasies.

Words near dyscrasy in the dictionary

  1. dyscrasias
  2. dyscrasic
  3. dyscrasied
  4. dyscrasies
  5. dyscrasite
  6. dyscrasy
  7. dyscrasyed
  8. dyscratic
  9. dyscravia
  10. dyscritellid
  11. dyscritellids

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