egritude

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noun

Distress or sorrow.

OriginLatin aegritudo →
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Meanings

nounegritude (usually uncountable, plural egritudes)

plural egritudes · alternative ægritude

  1. uncountableusuallyDistress or sorrow.
  2. rareuncountableusuallyPhysical sickness.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
diseaseill-beingsicknesstrouble

Origin

  1. Latinaegritudo“illness, sorrow”
  2. Englishegritude

From Latin aegritudo (“illness, sorrow”).

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APA

egritude. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/egritude

MLA

“egritude.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/egritude. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “egritude,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/egritude.

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