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scotomization

scotomization noun: according to some psychoanalytic theories, the mental ability to delete and forget a trauma or overwhelming event.

Noun

scotomization (usually uncountable, plural scotomizations)

  1. (usually) According to some psychoanalytic theories, the mental ability to delete and forget a trauma or overwhelming event.

Forms of scotomization

pluralscotomizations

Origin of scotomization

The word was borrowed from the word scotoma (blind spot) by psychiatrists in the 1920s. By surface analysis, scot- + -omize + -ate + -ion.

Questions about scotomization

What does scotomization mean?
Scotomization means according to some psychoanalytic theories, the mental ability to delete and forget a trauma or overwhelming event.
What part of speech is scotomization?
Scotomization is a noun.
What is the plural of scotomization?
The plural of scotomization is scotomizations.

Words near scotomization in the dictionary

  1. scotometric
  2. scotometry
  3. scotomia
  4. scotomias
  5. scotomies
  6. scotomization
  7. scotomizations
  8. scotomize
  9. scotomizing
  10. scotomy
  11. scotoperiod

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