dysrhythmic

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adjective

Having an unpleasing, irregular beat.

OriginEnglish rhythmic ← Ancient Greek ῥυθμικός (rhuthmikós) ← Proto-Hellenic *hrutʰmós →
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Meanings

adjectivedysrhythmic (comparative more dysrhythmic, superlative most dysrhythmic)

comparative more dysrhythmic · superlative most dysrhythmic

  1. Having an unpleasing, irregular beat.
  2. Having or relating to dysrhythmia.
noundysrhythmic (plural dysrhythmics)

plural dysrhythmics

  1. A person who has dysrhythmia.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dews-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dus-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*dus-
  4. Ancient Greekδυσ- (dus-)
  5. New Latindys-
  6. Englishdys-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ser-?
  8. Proto-Indo-European*srew-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*sru-dʰ-mo-s
  10. Proto-Hellenic*hrutʰmós
  11. Ancient Greekῥῠθμός (rhŭthmós)
  12. Ancient Greekῥυθμικός (rhuthmikós)
  13. Englishrhythmic
  14. Englishdysrhythmic

From dys- + rhythmic.

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APA

dysrhythmic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dysrhythmic

MLA

“dysrhythmic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dysrhythmic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dysrhythmic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dysrhythmic.

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