Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

heteropathy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: he-te-ro-pa-thy
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Unusual or abnormal sensitivity to stimuli.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The normal method of treating disease with remedies that produce effects differing from those produced by the disease itself.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sḿ̥teros Proto-Hellenic *hə́teros Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros)lbor. English hetero- Ancient Greek πάσχω (páskhō)der. Ancient Greek πᾰ́θος (pắthos) Latin -ia Old French -ieder. Middle English -ie Middle English -y English -y English -pathy English heteropathy From hetero- + -pathy.

Usage

Inflected Forms

heteropathies (plural)

Derived Forms

heteropathic

Synonyms

allopathy

Antonyms

homeopathy

Questions

What does heteropathy mean?: Unusual or abnormal sensitivity to stimuli.
Where does heteropathy come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sḿ̥teros Proto-Hellenic *hə́teros Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros)lbor. English hetero- Ancient Greek πάσχω (páskhō)der. Ancient Greek πᾰ́θος (pắthos) Latin -ia Old French -ieder. Middle English -ie Middle English -y English -y English -pathy English heteropathy From hetero- + -pathy.

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