erethism

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/ˈɛɹɪθɪzəm/

Definition of erethism

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noun

(countable, uncountable)Abnormal excitement of a bodily organ or tissue.
(countable, uncountable)Any unusual or morbid overexcitement.

“Since the eighteenth century, sex has not ceased to provoke a kind of generalized discursive erethism.”
(countable, uncountable)A neurological disorder arising from mercury poisoning, leading to irritability, depression, etc.

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From French éréthisme, from Ancient Greek ἐρεθισμός (erethismós), from ἐρεθίζειν (erethízein, “to irritate”).

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