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cacosmia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ca-cos-mia
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A condition of perceiving odours generally as bad, or sensing imagined vile odours.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek κᾰκός (kăkós)der. English caco- English -osmia English cacosmia From caco- + -osmia.

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

coprosmia necrosmia parosmia

Questions

What does cacosmia mean?
A condition of perceiving odours generally as bad, or sensing imagined vile odours.
Where does cacosmia come from?
Etymology tree Ancient Greek κᾰκός (kăkós)der. English caco- English -osmia English cacosmia From caco- + -osmia.

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