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ERETHISM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does erethism mean?
• ERETHISM (noun)
The noun ERETHISM has 1 sense:
1. an abnormally high degree of irritability or sensitivity to stimulation of an organ or body part
Familiarity information: ERETHISM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An abnormally high degree of irritability or sensitivity to stimulation of an organ or body part
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("erethism" is a kind of...):
abnormalcy; abnormality (an abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies)
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