Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

destim

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
des-tim
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
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What does destim mean?
To intentionally block out overwhelming stimuli in order to avoid sensory overload.
Where does destim come from?
Clipping of destimulate. Equivalent to de- + stim.

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