Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

athrepsia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: athrep-sia
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Profound debility of children due to lack of food and to unhygienic surroundings.

Uncountable

Etymology

From a- + Ancient Greek θρέψις (thrépsis, “nourishing”) (from τρέφω (tréphō)) + -ia.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: θρέψις

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

athreptic threpsology

Synonyms

marasmus

Questions

What does athrepsia mean?: Profound debility of children due to lack of food and to unhygienic surroundings.
Where does athrepsia come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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