miryachit
Meanings
noun
- A nervous disorder said to have been encountered in Siberia, characterized by a jumping tic and the involuntary imitation of the words and actions of other people.
Word forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian миря́чить (mirjáčitʹ), меря́чить (merjáčitʹ) or эмиря́чить (emirjáčitʹ, “to suffer from a special nervous disorder”).
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