{"def":{"short":"used only in composition as a prefix; hard, i.e., with difficulty","long":["prefix conveying the idea of difficulty, opposition, injuriousness, similar to our \"mis-\" or \"un-\" prefixes"]},"deriv":"a primary inseparable particle of uncertain derivation","pronun":{"ipa":"ðys","ipa_mod":"ðjus","sbl":"dys","dic":"thoos","dic_mod":"thyoos"}}