Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

psychophylaxis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
psy-chophy-lax-is
IPA
39
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Mental hygiene; the development of healthy emotions, attitudes and behavior.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ψῡχή (psūkhḗ) Ancient Greek ψῡχο- (psūkho-)der. English psycho- English phylaxis English psychophylaxis From psycho- + phylaxis.

Usage

Questions

What does psychophylaxis mean?
Mental hygiene; the development of healthy emotions, attitudes and behavior.
Where does psychophylaxis come from?
Etymology tree Ancient Greek ψῡχή (psūkhḗ) Ancient Greek ψῡχο- (psūkho-)der. English psycho- English phylaxis English psychophylaxis From psycho- + phylaxis.

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