dysmetria

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noun

An inability to control or to limit muscular movement.

OriginAncient Greek δυσμετρία →
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Meanings

noundysmetria (countable and uncountable, plural dysmetrias)

plural dysmetrias

  1. countableuncountableAn inability to control or to limit muscular movement.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekδυσμετρία
  2. Englishdysmetria

1910-1915. Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek δυσμετρία (dusmetría), from δυσ- (dus-) + μέτρον (métron) + -ία (-ía).

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APA

dysmetria. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dysmetria

MLA

“dysmetria.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dysmetria. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dysmetria,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dysmetria.

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