alesitimìa

Emilian

Etymology

Created by psychiatrists John Case Nemiah and Peter Emanuel Sifneos from Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “not”) + λέξις (léxis, “speaking”) + θυμός (thumós, “heart”),[1] and means "without words for emotions".

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: a‧le‧si‧ti‧mìa

Noun

alesitimìa f (plural alesitimìi) (Carpigiano)

  1. alexithymia (deficiency in understanding, processing, or describing emotions)

References

  1. ↑ Stichwort Alexi|thymie. In: Duden. Das Wörterbuch medizinischer Fachausdrücke. Software für PC-Bibliothek. Bibliographisches Institut, Mannheim
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