alexithymia
Meanings
noun
- A deficiency in understanding, processing, or describing emotions.
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From a- + lexi + -thymia. Created by psychiatrists John Case Nemiah and Peter Sifneos from Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “not”) + λέξις (léxis, “speaking”) + θυμός (thumós, “heart”), meaning “without words for emotions”.
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