pitiatismo

Portuguese

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πείθω (peíthō) -ismo; coined by Joseph Babinski.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pi.t͡ʃi.aˈt͡ʃiz.mu/ [pi.t͡ʃɪ.aˈt͡ʃiz.mu], (faster pronunciation) /pi.t͡ʃjaˈt͡ʃiz.mu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pi.t͡ʃi.aˈt͡ʃiz.mu/ [pi.t͡ʃɪ.aˈt͡ʃiz.mu], (faster pronunciation) /pi.t͡ʃjaˈt͡ʃiz.mu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /pi.t͡ʃi.aˈt͡ʃiʒ.mu/ [pi.t͡ʃɪ.aˈt͡ʃiʒ.mu], (faster pronunciation) /pi.t͡ʃjaˈt͡ʃiʒ.mu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /pi.t͡ʃi.aˈt͡ʃiz.mo/ [pi.t͡ʃɪ.aˈt͡ʃiz.mo], (faster pronunciation) /pi.t͡ʃjaˈt͡ʃiz.mo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pi.tjɐˈtiʒ.mu/

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -izmu, (Portugal) -iʒmu

Noun

pitiatismo m (plural pitiatismos)

1. (psychology) pithiatism (form of hysteria)

Derived terms

• piti

 

Related terms

• pitiático

 

Further reading

• “pitiatismo”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024