paruresis
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/ˌpɑːjʊˈriːsɪs/
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/ˌpɑːjʊˈriːsɪs/ · /ˌpɑrjʊˈrisɪs/(US) · /ˌpɑrəˈrisɪs/(US)
Definition of paruresis
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(uncountable)The inability to urinate in the presence of others.
“Completely normal men who develop prostatitis will suddenly come down with urinary paruresis as one of their symptoms.”
“Piss-shyness (paruresis) may prevent sufferers from using a public restroom.”
“Paruresis had previously been classified as a social phobia but current thinking about paruresis is that for diagnostic purposes it is classified as a Social Anxiety Disorder in ...DSM-IV.”
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Etymology
From para- (“abnormal, defective”) + -uresis (“urination”). The term was coined by Williams and Degenhart in their 1954 paper "Paruresis: A survey of a disorder of micturition" in the Journal of General Psychology 51:19-29.
Words you can make from paruresis
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4-letter words
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