# dys-

> English word · Prefix · IPA /dɪs/

## Definitions
1. difficult
2. bad
3. bad
4. bad
5. bad
6. bad
7. abnormal
8. to fail
9. inability, unable
10. malady, disease
11. not

## Etymology
From New Latin dys-, from Ancient Greek δυσ- (dus-, “hard, difficult, bad”).
Often confused with the etymologically unrelated prefix dis-.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/dys