Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paradoxical undressing

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.43 in modern English

Syllables: para-dox-i-cal un-dress-ing
IPA

35

Scrabble Score

21

Letters

6

Syllables

14

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Removal of one's clothes while disoriented from hypothermia.

Uncountable

Etymology

paradoxical (“self-contradictory”) + undressing (“removal of one's clothes”). The paradox is that a layer of clothes would be expected to decrease heat loss.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does paradoxical undressing mean?: Removal of one's clothes while disoriented from hypothermia.
Where does paradoxical undressing come from?: paradoxical (“self-contradictory”) + undressing (“removal of one's clothes”). The paradox is that a layer of clothes would be expected to decrease heat loss.

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