dyscrasy
dyscrasy · dyscrasies
A bodily disorder; an imbalance of the humoursA bodily disorder; an imbalance of the humours
UK/ˈdɪskɹəsɪ/US/ˈdɪskɹəsi/
Meaning
2 senses(countable, literally)A bodily disorder; an imbalance of the humours
(figuratively, uncountable)Disharmony
Origin
From Middle English discrasie, from Old French discrasie, from Medieval Latin dyscrāsia, fFrom 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.
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Forms
plural: dyscrasiesSynonyms
5 synonymsmorbid diathesis:dyscrasia
Word family
2 related wordsRelatedidiosyncrasyC2
Deriveddyscrasied
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable