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cenesthopathy

/ˌsiːnəsˈθɒpəθi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ce-nes-thop-a-thy
IPA
/ˌsiːnəsˈθɒpəθi/
26
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Disordered cenesthesia; a psychopathological symptom characterised by generalised abnormal sensations in the body.

Etymology

First attested 1907, borrowed from French cénestopathie, coined by Ernest Dupré and Paul Camus, from Ancient Greek κοινός (koinós, “common”) + αἴσθησις (aísthēsis, “perception from the senses”) + πάθος (páthos, “suffering, misery, condition”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: cénestopathie, κοινός

Inflected Forms

cenesthopathies (plural) cenesthesiopathy (alternative) coenesthesiopathy (alternative) coenestopathy (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

cenesthesia cenesthesiopathic cenesthesiopathy cenesthetic cenesthopathic coenaesthesia coenesthetic

Questions

How do you pronounce cenesthopathy?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌsiːnəsˈθɒpəθi/.
What does cenesthopathy mean?
Disordered cenesthesia; a psychopathological symptom characterised by generalised abnormal sensations in the body.
Where does cenesthopathy come from?
It is traced to French.

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