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ochlesis

ochlesis noun: crowd-poisoning; a disease occasioned or aggravated by overcrowding, especially due to lack of ventilation.

Noun

ochlesis (countable and uncountable, plural ochleses)

  1. Crowd-poisoning; a disease occasioned or aggravated by overcrowding, especially due to lack of ventilation.

ochlesis meaning in Tamil

ochlesis in Tamil

கூட்டமிகைப்பால் ஏற்படும் நோய், மக்கள் கூட்டத்தால் விளையும் நோய்

Forms of ochlesis

pluralochleses

Origin of ochlesis

From Ancient Greek ὄχλος (ókhlos, “multitude, crowd”) + -esis.

Questions about ochlesis

What does ochlesis mean?
Ochlesis means crowd-poisoning; a disease occasioned or aggravated by overcrowding, especially due to lack of ventilation.
What is ochlesis in Tamil?
Ochlesis in Tamil is கூட்டமிகைப்பால் ஏற்படும் நோய், மக்கள் கூட்டத்தால் விளையும் நோய். See Ochlesis meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is ochlesis?
Ochlesis is a noun.
What is the plural of ochlesis?
The plural of ochlesis is ochleses.

Words near ochlesis in the dictionary

  1. ochlagogy
  2. ochlarchy
  3. ochleses
  4. ochlesid
  5. ochlesids
  6. ochlesis
  7. ochletic
  8. ochlo-
  9. ochlocracies
  10. ochlocracy
  11. ochlocrat

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