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formication

formication noun: an abnormal skin sensation similar to that of insects crawling over or within the skin; a tactile hallucination involving such a sensation. A common side-effect of substance abuse, it can also be experienced with high fever, menopause, skin cancer, diabetic neuropathy, or herpes zoster.

Noun

formication (countable and uncountable, plural formications)

  1. An abnormal skin sensation similar to that of insects crawling over or within the skin; a tactile hallucination involving such a sensation. A common side-effect of substance abuse, it can also be experienced with high fever, menopause, skin cancer, diabetic neuropathy, or herpes zoster.
    • Soon the formications and muscular debility returned, not alone, but accompanied with painful cramps and startlings in the feet and calves of the legs.1853, The Scottish Review

formication meaning in Tamil and Arabic

formication in Tamil

எறும்பு ஊறல் உணர்வு, எறும்பு ஊரும் உணர்வு

formication in Arabic

abnormal skin sensation
تَنْمِيل tanmīl

Synonyms of formication

Forms of formication

pluralformications

Origin of formication

Circa 1700, from Latin formīca (“ant”) + -tion.

Questions about formication

What does formication mean?
Formication means an abnormal skin sensation similar to that of insects crawling over or within the skin; a tactile hallucination involving such a sensation. A common side-effect of substance abuse, it can also be experienced with high fever, menopause, skin cancer, diabetic neuropathy, or herpes zoster.
What is formication in Tamil?
Formication in Tamil is எறும்பு ஊறல் உணர்வு, எறும்பு ஊரும் உணர்வு. See Formication meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is formication?
Formication is a noun.
What is the plural of formication?
The plural of formication is formications.

Words near formication in the dictionary

  1. formicas
  2. formicate
  3. formicated
  4. formicates
  5. formicating
  6. formication
  7. formications
  8. formicative
  9. formicatory
  10. formicid
  11. formicide

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Adapted from Wiktionary: formication (page history and authors); formication (Tamil Wiktionary) (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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