prosopolepsy

Questions

How do you pronounce prosopolepsy?

The recorded pronunciation is /pɹəˈsəʊpəˌlɛpsi/.

What does prosopolepsy mean?

a premature opinion or prejudice against a person, formed from external appearance

Where does prosopolepsy come from?

Reflecting New Latin combining forms: prosopo- + -lepsy; from Ancient Greek πρόσωπον (prósōpon, “face, person”) + λῆψις (lêpsis, “taking, seizure”).

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