English Explanatory Dictionary

alexithymic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person who has difficulty feeling, processing or understanding emotions
adj
  1. Pertaining to or having alexithymia.
  2. Lacking in emotion or emotional expression.

Pronunciation

/əˌlɛksɪˈθaɪmɪk/

Word forms

alexithymic alexithymics more alexithymic most alexithymic

Etymology

From a- + Ancient Greek λέξις (léxis, “speech”) + θυμός (thumós, “soul”) + -ic.

Synonyms

alexithymic apathistical clinical dull phlegmatic cold-blooded cold-hearted dead inside dispassionate emotionless immovable impassible impassive insensible nonemotional nonfeeling nonpassionate nonsentimental stolid unemotional unfeeling unmovable unpassionate unsentimental

Antonyms

emotional
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