alexithymic
English
editEtymology
editFrom a- + Ancient Greek λέξις (léxis, “speech”) + θυμός (thumós, “soul”) + -ic.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editalexithymic (plural alexithymics)
- A person who has difficulty feeling, processing or understanding emotions
Adjective
editalexithymic (comparative more alexithymic, superlative most alexithymic)
- (psychiatry, psychology) Pertaining to or having alexithymia. [from 20th c.]
- 2013, Thomas Pynchon, Bleeding Edge, Vintage, published 2014, page 25:
- ‘Horst is such a pushover. The big alexithymic lug.’
- (anthropology) Lacking in emotion or emotional expression.
Synonyms
editTranslations
editpertaining to or having alexithymia
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