"alexithymia" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌə.lɛk.sɪˈθaɪ.mi.ə/, /ˌeɪ.lɛk.səˈθaɪ.mi.ə/ Audio: En-US-alexithymia.wav
Etymology: From a- + lexi + -thymia. Created by psychiatrists John Case Nemiah and Peter Sifneos from Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “not”) + λέξις (léxis, “speaking”) + θυμός (thumós, “heart”), meaning “without words for emotions”. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*dʰewh₂-}}, {{confix|en|a|lexi|-thymia}} a- + lexi + -thymia, {{der|en|grc|ἀ-||not}} Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “not”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} alexithymia (uncountable)
  1. A deficiency in understanding, processing, or describing emotions. Wikipedia link: John Case Nemiah, alexithymia Tags: uncountable Translations (deficiency in understanding emotions): 述情障礙 /述情障碍 (shùqíngzhàng'ài) (Chinese), alesitimìa (Emilian), aleksitymia (Finnish), alexithymie [feminine] (French), Alexithymie [feminine] (German), αλεξιθυμία (alexithymía) [feminine] (Greek), alessitimia [feminine] (Italian), アレキシサイミア (Japanese), aleksitymi (Norwegian), aleksytymia [feminine] (Polish), alexitimia [feminine] (Portuguese), алекситими́я (aleksitimíja) [feminine] (Russian), alexitimia [feminine] (Spanish), aleksitimi (Turkish)
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