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Understanding Greek Word Roots: Mis and Dys Vocabulary

In this lesson on Greek word roots, we explore the prefixes "MIS-" and "DYS-." The prefix "MIS-" signifies "hate" or "opposite of love" and includes terms like misandry (hatred of males), misogyny (hatred of females), misanthropy (hatred of humanity), misoneism (hatred of new things), and misology (hatred of reasoning). The prefix "DYS-" indicates something negative, such as in dysentery (inflammation of the intestine), dyslexia (reading impairment), dystopia (dreadful living conditions), dystrophy (muscle disorder), and dysphoria (sense of unhappiness).

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Understanding Greek Word Roots: Mis and Dys Vocabulary

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  1. 10th grade Vocabulary Greek Word Roots Part II

  2. MIS: “hate” (MIS means the opposite of PHIL).

  3. Misandry (n) • Hatred of males • VIDEO

  4. Misogyny(n): • Hatred of women. VIDEO

  5. Misanthropy (n): Hatred of humanity.

  6. Misoneism (n): VIDEO Hatred of anything new (innovations).

  7. Misology (n): • Hatred of argument, reasoning, or discussion. • VIDEO

  8. DYS: “bad,” “ill,” “difficult”

  9. Dysentry (n): • Inflammation of the large intestine. • VIDEO

  10. Dyslexia (n): • Impairment of the ability to read. VIDEO

  11. Dystopia (n): Imaginary place where living conditions are dreadful. • . VIDEO

  12. Dystrophy (n): 1. faulty nutrition 2. muscle disorder • VIDEO

  13. Dysphoria (n): • Sense of great unhappiness or dissatisfaction.

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