Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

heautoscopy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: heau-toscopy
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hallucination in which one sees one's own body from a distance.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Heautoscopy may occur as a symptom in schizophrenia and epilepsy."

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἑαυτοῦ (heautoû, “itself”) + -scopy.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: ἑαυτοῦ

Usage

Uncountable

Derived Forms

heautoscopic

Questions

What does heautoscopy mean?: A hallucination in which one sees one's own body from a distance.
Where does heautoscopy come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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