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erethism

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8 lettersPronunciation /ˈɛɹɪθɪzəm/Part of speech nounSorted eehimrstStarts with EEnds with M0 clues
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Definitions

  1. an abnormally high degree of irritability or sensitivity to stimulation of an organ or body part

Word origin

From French éréthisme, from Ancient Greek ἐρεθισμός (erethismós), from ἐρεθίζειν (erethízein, “to irritate”).

Used in a sentence

  • Since the eighteenth century, sex has not ceased to provoke a kind of generalized discursive erethism.

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