alexithymic

alexithymic

English

Etymology

From a- + Ancient Greek λέξις (léxis, “speech”) + θυμός (thumós, “soul”) + -ic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˌlɛksɪˈθaɪmɪk/

Noun

alexithymic (plural alexithymics)

1. A person who has difficulty feeling, processing or understanding emotions

Adjective

alexithymic (comparative more alexithymic, superlative most alexithymic)

1. (psychiatry, psychology) Pertaining to or having alexithymia. [from 20th c.]
   • 2013, Thomas Pynchon, Bleeding Edge, Vintage 2014, p. 25:

     ‘Horst is such a pushover. The big alexithymic lug.’

2. (anthropology) Lacking in emotion or emotional expression.

Synonyms

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Translations

pertaining to or having alexithymia

Finnish: aleksityyminen French: alexithymique m or f German: alexithymisch (de) Portuguese: alexitímico