Greek Roots 3, 4, and 5
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- Mis
- "Hate"
- misandry
- hatred of males
- misanthrope
- hater of humanity
- misanthropy
- hatred of humanity
- misogamy
- hatred of marriage
- misogyny
- hatred of women
- misology
- hatred of argument or discussion
- misoneism
- hatred of anything new
- dysentery
- inflammation of the large intestine
- dysfunction
- abnormal functioning, as of an organ of the body
- dyslexia
- impairment of the ability to read
- dyspepsia
- difficult digestion, indigestion
- dysphagia
- difficulty in swallowing
- dysphasia
- speech difficulty resulting from brain injury
- dystrophy
- faulty nutrition
- eugenics
- science dealing with improving the hereditary qualities in the human race
- eulogize
- write or speak in praise of someone
- eupepsia
- good digestion
- euphemism
- substitution of a "good" expression for an unpleasant one
- euphonious
- pleasing in sound
- euphoria
- sense of well being
- euthanasia
- illegal practice of painlessly putting to death a person who is suffering from an incurable, painfully distressing disease
- euthenics
- science dealing with improving living conditions
- Dys
- "bad," "ill," "difficult"
- Eu
- "good," "well," "advantageous"