dysaesthesia aethiopica

noun

A supposed mental illness responsible for laziness among black slaves.

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Meanings

noundysaesthesia aethiopica (uncountable)
  1. UShistoricaluncountableA supposed mental illness responsible for laziness among black slaves.
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