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alphabetitis

noun

Etymology

From alphabet + -itis.

  1. derived from ἀλφάβητος
  2. derived from alphabētum
  3. inherited from alphabete
  4. suffixed as alphabetitis — “alphabet + itis”

Definitions

  1. Mental weariness or lassitude brought about by an excessive exposure to letters,…

    Mental weariness or lassitude brought about by an excessive exposure to letters, lettering, or acronyms

    • "You handle the alphabet like a veteran New Dealer" — To which I answered — "God forbid," He continued — "If the audience can survive that attack of 'alphabetitis' they can stand anything."
    • A case of alphabetitis—or algebritis.
    • Chemists, you see, are also affected with "alphabetitis."

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for alphabetitis. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA