Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paruresis

/ˌpɑrjʊˈrisɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: parure-sis
IPA: /ˌpɑrjʊˈrisɪs/

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The inability to urinate in the presence of others.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Completely normal men who develop prostatitis will suddenly come down with urinary paruresis as one of their symptoms."
"Piss-shyness (paruresis) may prevent sufferers from using a public restroom."
"Paruresis had previously been classified as a social phobia but current thinking about paruresis is that for diagnostic purposes it is classified as a Social Anxiety Disorder in ...DSM-IV."

Etymology

From para- (“abnormal, defective”) + -uresis (“urination”). The term was coined by Williams and Degenhart in their 1954 paper "Paruresis: A survey of a disorder of micturition" in the Journal of General Psychology 51:19-29.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: para-

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌpɑrjʊˈrisɪs/
British English: /ˌpɑːjʊˈriːsɪs/

Usage

Uncountable

Phrases

pee shy

Frequently Paired Words

pee shy parcopresis

Synonyms

shy bladder shy bladder syndrome stage fright performance anxiety

Questions

How do you pronounce paruresis?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌpɑrjʊˈrisɪs/.
What does paruresis mean?: The inability to urinate in the presence of others.
Where does paruresis come from?: From para- (“abnormal, defective”) + -uresis (“urination”). The term was coined by Williams and Degenhart in their 1954 paper "Paruresis: A survey of a disorder of micturition" in the Journal of General Psychology 51:19-29.

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