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-ismus

-ismus suffix: most common in the function of denoting conditions, particularly spasmodic ones (also spasms caused by such a condition). Also the alternative form of -ism.

Suffix

-ismus

  1. Most common in the function of denoting conditions, particularly spasmodic ones (also spasms caused by such a condition).
    Synonyms:
    spasm

Also used as

-ismus is also the alternative form of -ism.

Synonyms of -ismus

Origin of -ismus

Unadapted borrowing from Latin -ismus. Doublet of -ism.

Questions about -ismus

What does -ismus mean?
-ismus means most common in the function of denoting conditions, particularly spasmodic ones (also spasms caused by such a condition).
What part of speech is -ismus?
-ismus is a suffix.

Words near -ismus in the dictionary

  1. -ises
  2. -ish
  3. -ising
  4. -ism
  5. -isms
  6. -ismus
  7. -ist
  8. -ista
  9. -istan
  10. -istic
  11. -istical

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Adapted from Wiktionary: -ismus (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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