dyscrasy
nounUK /ˈdɪskɹəsɪ/ · US /ˈdɪskɹəsi/
Etymology 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.
1
Literally A bodily disorder; an imbalance of the humours
2
Figuratively Disharmony
- Synonyms
- dyscrasia
- Derived terms
- dyscrasied
- Related terms
- idiosyncrasy