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dyscrasia

/dɪsˈkɹeɪzɪə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.07 in modern English

Syllables
dyscra-sia
IPA
/dɪsˈkɹeɪzɪə/
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Imbalance of the four bodily humors (blood, black and yellow bile, phlegm) that was thought to cause disease.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any bodily disorder, especially regarding the blood.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek δυσκρασία (duskrasía, “bad mixture”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: δυσκρασία

Usage

Inflected Forms

dyscrasias (plural) dyskrasia (alternative)

Derived Forms

dyscrasic

Frequently Paired Words

acrasia

Synonyms

disease pathological condition

Antonyms

eucrasia

Questions

How do you pronounce dyscrasia?
The recorded pronunciation is /dɪsˈkɹeɪzɪə/.
What does dyscrasia mean?
Imbalance of the four bodily humors (blood, black and yellow bile, phlegm) that was thought to cause disease.
Where does dyscrasia come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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