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dysregulate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dys-reg-u-late
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To cause a dysfunctional level of an activity or chemical in an organism by disrupting normal function of a regulatory mechanism.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dews-? Proto-Indo-European *dus- Proto-Hellenic *dus- Ancient Greek δῠσ- (dŭs-)der. New Latin dys-der. English dys- English regulate English dysregulate From dys- + regulate.

Inflected Forms

dysregulates (present, singular) dysregulating (participle, present) dysregulated (participle, past) dysregulated (past)

Derived Forms

dysregulation

Frequently Paired Words

deregulate

Questions

What does dysregulate mean?
To cause a dysfunctional level of an activity or chemical in an organism by disrupting normal function of a regulatory mechanism.
Where does dysregulate come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dews-? Proto-Indo-European *dus- Proto-Hellenic *dus- Ancient Greek δῠσ- (dŭs-)der. New Latin dys-der. English dys- English regulate English dysregulate From dys- + regulate.

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