Dyscrasy
//ˈdɪskɹəsɪ// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A bodily disorder; an imbalance of the humours countable, literally
- 2 Disharmony figuratively, uncountable
Etymology
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.
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