alexitimia
Portuguese
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ᾰ̓λέξῐς (ăléxĭs) + Ancient Greek θῡμός (thūmós) + -ia.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.lek.si.t͡ʃiˈmi.ɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.lek.si.t͡ʃiˈmi.a/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.lɛ.ksi.tiˈmi.ɐ/
- Hyphenation: a‧le‧xi‧ti‧mi‧a
Noun
alexitimia f (uncountable)
- (medicine) alexithymia (psychological disorder characterized by the inability to feel, manage and express one's emotions, as a result of not understanding them)
Further reading
- “alexitimia”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
- “alexitimia”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aleɡsiˈtimja/ [a.leɣ̞.siˈt̪i.mja]
- Rhymes: -imja
- Syllabification: a‧le‧xi‧ti‧mia
Noun
alexitimia f (uncountable)
Further reading
- “alexitimia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024