Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pseudesthesia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pseud-es-the-sia
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An imaginary sensation felt in the absence of a stimulus.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"[…] and many hospital authorities are open to censure in that they do not attempt to employ a psychotherapist even in the most severe cases of pseudesthesia."

Etymology

From pseud- + -esthesia.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

pseudæsthesia (alternative) pseudaesthesia (alternative)

Questions

What does pseudesthesia mean?: An imaginary sensation felt in the absence of a stimulus.
Where does pseudesthesia come from?: From pseud- + -esthesia.

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