grisi siknis

noun

A culture-bound syndrome among the Miskito people of eastern Central America, mainly affecting young women with anxiety, nausea, and sometimes violent frenzy.

OriginMiskito [Term?] ← English crazy sickness →
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Meanings

noungrisi siknis (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA culture-bound syndrome among the Miskito people of eastern Central America, mainly affecting young women with anxiety, nausea, and sometimes violent frenzy.

Origin

  1. Englishcrazy sickness
  2. Miskito[Term?]
  3. Englishgrisi siknis

Reborrowed from Miskito [Term?], from English crazy sickness.

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grisi siknis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grisi%20siknis

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“grisi siknis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grisi%20siknis. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “grisi siknis,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grisi%20siknis.

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