alexithymic
/əˌlɛksɪˈθaɪmɪk/
alexithymic noun: a person who has difficulty feeling, processing or understanding emotions.
Noun
alexithymic (plural alexithymics)
- A person who has difficulty feeling, processing or understanding emotions
Adjective
alexithymic (comparative more alexithymic, superlative most alexithymic)
- Pertaining to or having alexithymia.
- ‘Horst is such a pushover. The big alexithymic lug.’2013, Thomas Pynchon, Bleeding Edge, Vintage, published 2014, page 25
- Lacking in emotion or emotional expression.
Synonyms of alexithymic
- apathistical
- clinical
- dull
- phlegmatic
- cold-blooded
- cold-hearted
- dead inside
- dispassionate
- emotionless
- immovable
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Antonyms
Forms of alexithymic
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | alexithymics |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more alexithymic |
| superlative | most alexithymic |
Origin of alexithymic
From a- + Ancient Greek λέξις (léxis, “speech”) + θυμός (thumós, “soul”) + -ic.
Questions about alexithymic
- What does alexithymic mean?
- Alexithymic means a person who has difficulty feeling, processing or understanding emotions.
- What part of speech is alexithymic?
- Alexithymic can be a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce alexithymic?
- Alexithymic is pronounced /əˌlɛksɪˈθaɪmɪk/.
- What is the plural of alexithymic?
- The plural of alexithymic is alexithymics.
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