dissymmetry
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Definition of dissymmetry
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(countable, uncountable)asymmetry
“In each feature of this sovereign friendship (exception, improbable and random unicity, metapolitical transcendence, disproportion, infinite dissymmetry, denaturalization, etc.), it might be tempting to recognize a rupture with Greek philía – a testamentary rupture, as some would hasten to conclude, a palaeo- or neo-testamentary rupture.”
“The dissymetry between the criminal act and the torturous punishment reflected the gross imbalance of power between the subject and the sovereign.”
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noun
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(countable, uncountable)asymmetry
“In each feature of this sovereign friendship (exception, improbable and random unicity, metapolitical transcendence, disproportion, infinite dissymmetry, denaturalization, etc.), it might be tempting to recognize a rupture with Greek philía – a testamentary rupture, as some would hasten to conclude, a palaeo- or neo-testamentary rupture.”
“The dissymetry between the criminal act and the torturous punishment reflected the gross imbalance of power between the subject and the sovereign.”
- (countable, obsolete, uncountable)chirality
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Etymology
From dis- + symmetry.
Words you can make from dissymmetry
200+ playable · top: SYMMETRY (18 pts)
Best play symmetry 18 points8-letter words
2 words7-letter words
17 words6-letter words
46 words- STEMMY 13 pts
- MYSIDS 12 pts
- DIMMER 11 pts
- MISERY 11 pts
- RIMMED 11 pts
- STYMIE 11 pts
- SYSTEM 11 pts
- DRESSY 10 pts
- DRYEST 10 pts
- MIMERS 10 pts
- MISMET 10 pts
- SIMMER 10 pts
- DEISMS 9 pts
- DEMIST 9 pts
- DEMITS 9 pts
- DERMIS 9 pts
- DIMERS 9 pts
- DISMES 9 pts
- MIDSTS 9 pts
- MISSED 9 pts
- MISTED 9 pts
- MITRED 9 pts
- TRESSY 9 pts
- YESSIR 9 pts
- MERITS 8 pts
- MISERS 8 pts
- MISSET 8 pts
- MISTER 8 pts
- MITERS 8 pts
- MITRES 8 pts
- REMISS 8 pts
- REMITS 8 pts
- SMITER 8 pts
- SMITES 8 pts
- STIMES 8 pts
- TIMERS 8 pts
- TMESIS 8 pts
- DEISTS 7 pts
- DESIST 7 pts
- DIREST 7 pts
- DRIEST 7 pts
- RESIDS 7 pts
- STRIDE 7 pts
- RESIST 6 pts
- RESITS 6 pts
- SISTER 6 pts
5-letter words
88 words- STYMY 13 pts
- EMMYS 12 pts
- EMYDS 11 pts
- MYSID 11 pts
- MESSY 10 pts
- MIMED 10 pts
- MISSY 10 pts
- MISTY 10 pts
- STIMY 10 pts
- DEITY 9 pts
- DIRTY 9 pts
- DITSY 9 pts
- DYERS 9 pts
- MIMER 9 pts
- MIMES 9 pts
- STYED 9 pts
- TYRED 9 pts
- YIRDS 9 pts
- DEISM 8 pts
- DEMIT 8 pts
- DERMS 8 pts
- DIMER 8 pts
- DIMES 8 pts
- DISME 8 pts
- MIDST 8 pts
- MIRED 8 pts
- RIMED 8 pts
- STYES 8 pts
- TIMED 8 pts
- TREYS 8 pts
- TYERS 8 pts
- TYRES 8 pts
- YETIS 8 pts
- EMIRS 7 pts
- EMITS 7 pts
- ITEMS 7 pts
- MERIT 7 pts
- METIS 7 pts
- MIRES 7 pts
- MISER 7 pts
- MISES 7 pts
- MISTS 7 pts
- MITER 7 pts
- MITES 7 pts
- MITRE 7 pts
- REMIT 7 pts
- RIMES 7 pts
- SEISM 7 pts
- SEMIS 7 pts
- SMITE 7 pts
- STEMS 7 pts
- STIME 7 pts
- STIMS 7 pts
- TERMS 7 pts
- TIMER 7 pts
- TIMES 7 pts
- TREMS 7 pts
- TRIMS 7 pts
- DEIST 6 pts
- DESIS 6 pts
- DIETS 6 pts
- DIRTS 6 pts
- DITES 6 pts
- DRESS 6 pts
- DREST 6 pts
- DRIES 6 pts
- EDITS 6 pts
- RESID 6 pts
- RIDES 6 pts
- SIDES 6 pts
- SIRED 6 pts
- SITED 6 pts
- STIED 6 pts
- TIDES 6 pts
- TIRED 6 pts
- TRIED 6 pts
- RESIT 5 pts
- RESTS 5 pts
- RISES 5 pts
- RITES 5 pts
- SIRES 5 pts
- SITES 5 pts
- STIES 5 pts
- STIRS 5 pts
- TIERS 5 pts
- TIRES 5 pts
- TRESS 5 pts
- TRIES 5 pts
4-letter words
46 words- EMMY 11 pts
- IMMY 11 pts
- DEMY 10 pts
- EMYD 10 pts
- EYRY 10 pts
- MIRY 9 pts
- MITY 9 pts
- DEYS 8 pts
- DRYS 8 pts
- DYER 8 pts
- DYES 8 pts
- MEMS 8 pts
- MIME 8 pts
- DERM 7 pts
- DIME 7 pts
- DIMS 7 pts
- IDEM 7 pts
- MEDS 7 pts
- MIDS 7 pts
- EMIR 6 pts
- EMIT 6 pts
- ISMS 6 pts
- ITEM 6 pts
- MESS 6 pts
- MIRE 6 pts
- MIRS 6 pts
- MISE 6 pts
- MISS 6 pts
- MIST 6 pts
- MITE 6 pts
- DESI 5 pts
- DIES 5 pts
- DIET 5 pts
- DIRE 5 pts
- DIRT 5 pts
- DISS 5 pts
- DITE 5 pts
- DITS 5 pts
- EDIT 5 pts
- IDES 5 pts
- IRED 5 pts
- REDS 5 pts
- ERST 4 pts
- ESTS 4 pts
- IRES 4 pts
- REIS 4 pts
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