alesitimìa
Emilian
Etymology
Created by psychiatrists John Case Nemiah and Peter Emanuel Sifneos from Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “not”) + λέξις (léxis, “speaking”) + θυμός (thumós, “heart”),[1] and means "without words for emotions".
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: a‧le‧si‧ti‧mìa
Noun
alesitimìa f (plural alesitimìi) (Carpigiano)
- alexithymia (deficiency in understanding, processing, or describing emotions)
References
- Stichwort Alexi|thymie. In: Duden. Das Wörterbuch medizinischer Fachausdrücke. Software für PC-Bibliothek. Bibliographisches Institut, Mannheim