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imaginitis

imaginitis noun: a notional disease characterised by a hyperactive imagination.

Noun

imaginitis (uncountable)

  1. (humorous) A notional disease characterised by a hyperactive imagination.
    • Other dislodged stones, however, convinced us the boys had not suffered from imaginitis[…]1937, Michael Terry, Sand and Sun
    • "Just a case of galloping imaginitis! Would you suggest with this nonsense that we go back to peeling potatoes and cooking them over a coal stove?"1961, Margaret Elizabeth Mulac, Leisure: Time for Living and Retirement

Origin of imaginitis

From imagine + -itis.

Questions about imaginitis

What does imaginitis mean?
Imaginitis means a notional disease characterised by a hyperactive imagination.
What part of speech is imaginitis?
Imaginitis is a noun.

Words near imaginitis in the dictionary

  1. imagining
  2. imaginings
  3. imaginism
  4. imaginist
  5. imaginists
  6. imaginitis
  7. imaginous
  8. imagins
  9. imagism
  10. imagisms
  11. imagist

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