dysergy

English

Noun

dysergy (countable and uncountable, plural dysergies)

1. The opposite of synergy: bad effects resulting from some combination of factors.
   • 2009, Barbara M. Birch, The English Language Teacher in Global Civil Society, page 83:

     There are many health-related dysergies because people actively seek to harm their bodies at the same time as society is harmed collectively because it must pay the cost of healthcare.

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