English Explanatory Dictionary

voodoo death

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Sudden death brought about by a strong emotional shock such as fear.

Word forms

voodoo death voodoo deaths

Etymology

Coined by Walter Cannon in 1942.

Synonyms

psychogenic death psychosomatic death
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