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alexithymia

[ey-lek-suh-thahy-mee-uh]

a·lex·i·thy·mi·a

[ey-lek-suh-thahy-mee-uh]
noun Psychiatry.
difficulty in experiencing, expressing, and describing emotional responses.

Origin:
a-6 + Greek léxi(s) speech (see alexia) + -thymia
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Alexithymia has a plethora of syllables.
So is dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane. Does it mean:
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
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alexithymia a·lex·i·thy·mi·a (ə-lěk'sə-thī'mē-ə)
n.
Inability to describe emotions in a verbal manner.

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