δυσφορία

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From δῠ́σφορος (dúsphoros, grievous) +‎ -ῐ́ᾱ (-íā), from δῠσ- (dus-, bad) + φέρω (phérō, I bear, carry).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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δῠσφορῐ́ᾱ (dusphoríāf (genitive δῠσφορῐ́ᾱς); first declension

  1. extreme or unbearable pain
  2. discomfort, distress

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • English: dysphoria
  • Greek: δυσφορία (dysforía) (learned)

References

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Greek

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek δυσφορία (dusphoría).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ði.sfoˈɾi.a/
  • Hyphenation: δυ‧σφο‧ρί‧α

Noun

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δυσφορία (dysforíaf (plural δυσφορίες)

  1. discomfort (mental or bodily distress)
  2. discomfort (something that disturbs one’s comfort; an annoyance)

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ δυσφορία, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language