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Greek
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Byzantine Greek εκνευρισμός (ekneurismós, “cutting of tendons”) with adaptation to modern meaning of εκνευρίζω (eknevrízo, “to irritate”). By surface analysis, εκνευρίζω (eknevrízo) + -μός (-mós).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /e.kne.vɾiˈzmos/
- Hyphenation: ε‧κνευ‧ρι‧σμός
Noun
εκνευρισμός • (eknevrismós) m
- irritation (state of being irritated)
- Near-synonym: ενόχληση f (enóchlisi, “annoyance”)
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