Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pseudosynesthesia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pseu-dosynes-the-sia
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A condition resembling synesthesia that is not true synesthesia.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"In order to distinguish true synesthesia from pseudosynesthesia, for example, they have devised tests that only a genuine synesthete can "pass.""

Etymology

From pseudo- + synesthesia.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: pseudo

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

pseudosynaesthesia (alternative)

Questions

What does pseudosynesthesia mean?: A condition resembling synesthesia that is not true synesthesia.
Where does pseudosynesthesia come from?: From pseudo- + synesthesia.

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