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trichotillomania

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.76 in modern English

Syllables
tri-chotil-lo-ma-nia
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A medical disorder where someone compulsively pulls their own hair out.

Uncountable

Etymology

From tricho- + Ancient Greek τίλλω (tíllō, “I pull out, pluck”) + -mania.

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Usage

Derived Forms

trichotillomanic

Frequently Paired Words

dermatillomania onychotillomania peotillomania tillodont trichophagia trichomania trichophilia trichophobia

Synonyms

hair-pulling disorder

Rhymes With

pennsylvania romania tasmania lithuania mania albania transylvania lusitania pomerania megalomania spotsylvania rumania

Questions

What does trichotillomania mean?
A medical disorder where someone compulsively pulls their own hair out.
Where does trichotillomania come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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