algedonics
Meanings
noun
- The scientific study of pleasure and pain responses.
- The handling of critical events in ways that bypass the usual chain of reporting in order to respond more urgently.
Word forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἄλγος (álgos, “pain”) + ἡδονή (hēdonḗ, “pleasure”) + -ics. Coined by Henry Rutgers Marshall in the late 19th century.
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