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Pronunciation / Transliteration: /a.le.ksiˈtʃi.mi.a/
"A alexitimia dificulta a expressão dos sentimentos pessoais."
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A personality trait characterized by the subclinical inability to identify and describe emotions experienced by oneself or others.
"His apparent lack of empathy during the crisis was actually a manifestation of his severe alexithymia." - 2
A psychological condition marked by a pronounced difficulty in understanding, processing, and expressing one's internal emotional states.
"Therapy helped her navigate the challenges of alexithymia by teaching her to connect physical sensations with specific emotional labels."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in 1973 by psychoanalyst Peter Sifneos, the term combines the Greek prefix a- (meaning 'no' or 'without'), lexis ('words'), and thymos ('heart', 'spirit', or 'emotion'). Literally translating to 'no words for emotions,' it was developed to describe clinical patients who struggled to recognize, describe, and process their own feelings.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Alexithymia" is said worldwide
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alexithymie
Transliteration: /a.lɛk.si.ti.mi/
"L'alexithymie se caractérise par une difficulté à identifier ses émotions."
Alexithymie
Transliteration: /alɛksiˌtyˈmiː/
"Menschen mit Alexithymie können ihre Gefühle nur schwer beschreiben."
alessitimia
Transliteration: /ale.zitiˈmi.a/
"L'alessitimia rende difficile comprendere i propri stati d'animo."
alexitimia
Transliteration: /aleksiˈtimja/
"La alexitimia es un rasgo de personalidad relacionado con la falta de vocabulario emocional."
alexitimia
Transliteration: /a.le.ksiˈtʃi.mi.a/
"A alexitimia dificulta a expressão dos sentimentos pessoais."
अलेक्साइथिमिया
Transliteration: aleksaithimiya
"अलेक्साइथिमिया से पीड़ित लोगों को अपनी भावनाएं समझने में कठिनाई होती है।"
情感迟钝
Transliteration: qíng gǎn chí dùn
"患有情感迟钝的人很难用语言表达自己的感受。"
감정표현불능증
Transliteration: gamjeong-pyohyeon-bulneung-jeung
"감정표현불능증이 있는 사람들은 자신의 감정을 인식하기 어렵다."
失感情症
Transliteration: shikkanjōshō
"失感情症の人は自分の感情を識別して表現することが困難である。"
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