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testeria

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tes-te-ria
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Behavior exhibiting excessive irritability, aggression, or unreasonableness.

Uncountable

Etymology

From testes. Coined by American activist Juli Loesch in 1972 as a feminist response to the use of hysteria.

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

testeric testerical testerically machismo testiness

Questions

What does testeria mean?
Behavior exhibiting excessive irritability, aggression, or unreasonableness.
Where does testeria come from?
From testes. Coined by American activist Juli Loesch in 1972 as a feminist response to the use of hysteria.

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