Meanings
lyssa1
- uncountableRabies.
Lyssa2
- A female given name.
Lyssa, that's what I want to find out. Will you think about it?
2007, Vesta F Spicer, Alyssa2 more examples
It was mornings like this when Lyssa really appreciated the indoor arena.
2002, Karle Dickerson, Joanna Campbell, Hoofprints in the snowAnaisse sank down to the carpet in order to look her in her eye. She smiled. "My name is Anaisse. Where is your mother, Lyssa?"
2005, Anya Bast, Seasons of Pleasure: Summer and Autumn
Synonyms & antonyms
nounan acute viral disease of the nervous system of warm-blooded animals (usually transmitted by the bite of a rabid animal); rabies is fatal if the virus reaches the brain
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
lyssa · noun
- Ancient Greekλύσσα
- Englishlyssa
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek λύσσα (lússa).
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Cite this entry
lyssa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lyssa
“lyssa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lyssa. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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