DEFINITIONS

dyslogistic

[ dis-luh-jis-tik ]
/ ˌdɪs ləˈdʒɪs tɪk /
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adjective

conveying disapproval or censure; not complimentary or eulogistic.

Words related to dyslogistic

derogatory, prejudicial, hurtful, disparaging, adverse, unfavorable, injurious, contrary, damaging, deleterious, downside, harmful, ill-timed, inexpedient, inopportune, objectionable, pejorative, slighting, unprofitable, depreciatory

Words nearby dyslogistic

dyskinesia intermittens, dyslalia, dyslexia, dyslexic, dyslogia, dyslogistic, dysmature, dysmaturity, dysmelia, dysmenorrhea, dysmenorrhoea

Origin of dyslogistic

First recorded in 1795–1805; dys- + (eu)logistic

OTHER WORDS FROM dyslogistic

dys·lo·gis·ti·cal·ly, adverb
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Examples from the Web for dyslogistic

  • It has come to be a dyslogistic term, partly because all myths are lies, but still more because some of them are ignoble lies.

    The Idea of God in Early Religions|F. B. Jevons

  • "Truth" is a eulogistic, "error" a dyslogistic, way of valuing a cognitive situation.

    Six Major Prophets|Edwin Emery Slosson

British Dictionary definitions for dyslogistic

dyslogistic
/ (ˌdɪsləˈdʒɪstɪk) /

adjective

rare disapproving

Derived forms of dyslogistic

dyslogistically, adverb

Word Origin for dyslogistic

C19: from dys- + -logistic, as in eulogistic
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