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shinkeishitsu

shinkeishitsu noun: a Japanese culture-bound anxiety disorder.

Noun

shinkeishitsu (uncountable)

  1. A Japanese culture-bound anxiety disorder.

Origin of shinkeishitsu

Borrowed from Japanese 神経質 (shinkeishitsu, “nervousness”).

Questions about shinkeishitsu

What does shinkeishitsu mean?
Shinkeishitsu means a Japanese culture-bound anxiety disorder.
What part of speech is shinkeishitsu?
Shinkeishitsu is a noun.

Words near shinkeishitsu in the dictionary

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  2. Shinkali
  3. shinkansen
  4. shinkansens
  5. shinked
  6. shinkeishitsu
  7. Shinkin-ap-Morgan
  8. shinking
  9. Shinkle
  10. Shinkles
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