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dysergy

dysergy noun: the opposite of synergy: bad effects resulting from some combination of factors.

Noun

dysergy (countable and uncountable, plural dysergies)

  1. The opposite of synergy: bad effects resulting from some combination of factors.
    • There are many health-related dysergies because people actively seek to harm their bodies at the same time as society is harmed collectively because it must pay the cost of healthcare.2009, Barbara M. Birch, The English Language Teacher in Global Civil Society, page 83

Forms of dysergy

pluraldysergies

Questions about dysergy

What does dysergy mean?
Dysergy means the opposite of synergy: bad effects resulting from some combination of factors.
What part of speech is dysergy?
Dysergy is a noun.
What is the plural of dysergy?
The plural of dysergy is dysergies.

Words near dysergy in the dictionary

  1. dysequilibria
  2. dysequilibrium
  3. dysergia
  4. dysergic
  5. dysergies
  6. dysergy
  7. dyserithropoiesis
  8. Dyserth
  9. dyserythropoeisis
  10. dyserythropoieses
  11. dyserythropoiesis

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