Meanings
plural dyscrasies · alternative discrasie · alternative discracy · alternative discracie
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA bodily disorder; an imbalance of the humours
nounDisharmony
Origin
- Ancient Greekδυσκρασία“bad temperament”
- Medieval Latindyscrāsia
- Old Frenchdiscrasie
- Middle Englishdiscrasie
- Englishdyscrasy
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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