erethism
- noun
- /ˈɛrəˌθɪzəm/
- Specialized
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erethismo
- Mercury poisoning can cause erethism, with symptoms such as irritability and mood changes.
Examples
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The patient was diagnosed with erethism after reporting heightened sensitivity to light and sound.
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Doctors often diagnose erethism in patients with nerve damage.
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Certain neurological disorders may present with erethism as a primary symptom.
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The patient exhibited signs of erethism after the treatment.
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Certain neurological disorders may present with erethism as a primary symptom.
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The patient was diagnosed with erethism after reporting heightened sensitivity to light and sound.
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Mercury poisoning can cause erethism, with symptoms such as irritability and mood changes.
Synonyms
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6.5
A body part that reacts too much to touch or small changes
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6.0
A feeling of nervousness and tension that makes you easily annoyed
Antonyms
How Irritable
Surface Forms
Morphology
erethism = ereth + ism
A technical borrowing formed from a non‑productive combining form 'ereth-' plus the noun suffix '-ism'; the base is not a recognizable English word, so learners cannot derive the meaning from known English parts.
Etymology
Erethism comes from a Greek root ereth- meaning 'to excite' or 'to irritate', and you can see the same idea in the English word irritate. So, erethism describes being overly sensitive or easily irritated, often in a part of the body such as the nerves.