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catathymia

noun

A state in which mental processes are under the control of the emotions.

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Word length
10
Starts with
C
Ends with
A
Contains
AT
Scrabble score
20
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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noun

  1. A state in which mental processes are under the control of the emotions.

    “The original idea of catathymia forwarded by Maier (1912), Wertham (1937), and other contemporaries was that the condition constituted its own clinical identity.”

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The original idea of catathymia forwarded by Maier (1912), Wertham (1937), and other contemporaries was that the condition constituted its own clinical identity.
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