dys-
French, prefix/dis/
dys- is a French prefix meaning “bad status” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui indique une anomalie de formation, un mauvais état”.
What does dys- mean in English?
prefix
- 1
bad status
- 2
malfunctioning
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
prefix: 1. Qui indique une anomalie de formation, un mauvais état. 2. Qui indique une difficulté ou un mauvais fonctionnement.
noun: 1. Personne souffrant de troubles dys.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce dys-?
- /dis/
- \dis\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is dys- in French?
dys- appears about once in every 4 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).