Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

falling sickness

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.77 in modern English

Syllables: falling sick-ness
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Archaic; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Casca. He fell down in the market-place, and foamed at mouth, and was speechless. Brutus. 'T is very like: he hath the falling sickness."

Etymology

Compare these noncognates: Old English fiellesēocnes, German Fallsucht.

Usage

Inflected Forms

falling-sickness (alternative)

Questions

What does falling sickness mean?: Epilepsy.
Where does falling sickness come from?: Compare these noncognates: Old English fiellesēocnes, German Fallsucht.

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