alexitimia
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Portuguese
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ᾰ̓λέξῐς (aléxis) + Ancient Greek θῡμός (thūmós) + -ia.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: a‧le‧xi‧ti‧mi‧a
Noun
alexitimia f (uncountable)
- (medicine) alexithymia (psychological disorder characterized by the inability to feel, manage and express one's emotions, as a result of not understanding them)
Further reading
- “alexitimia” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
- “alexitimia” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Spanish
Pronunciation
Noun
alexitimia f (uncountable)
Further reading
- “alexitimia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014