Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hyposthenia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hy-pos-the-nia
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

weakness; subnormal strength

Dated; Uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὑπό (hupó, “under”) + σθένος (sthénos, “strength”) + -ia.

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What does hyposthenia mean?
weakness; subnormal strength
Where does hyposthenia come from?
From Ancient Greek ὑπό (hupó, “under”) + σθένος (sthénos, “strength”) + -ia.

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