Meanings
nounmisokinesia (uncountable)
- uncountablemedicineAn extreme psychological aversion to observing small repetitive movements, such as another person's fidgeting.
1 more example
2024. Michelle Roberts, BBC Digital health editor, in BBC News article "Jiggling thighs and hair twiddling among triggers for those who hate fidgeting" https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8ewl757d2ko "Sound familiar? If so, perhaps you too have a condition called misokinesia - a diagnosable hatred of fidgeting."
Origin
Translations
Polish mizokinezja
- mizokinezjaextreme psychological aversion to observing small repetitive movements
Portuguese misocinesia
- misocinesiaextreme psychological aversion to observing small repetitive movements
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APA
misokinesia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misokinesia
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“misokinesia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misokinesia. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “misokinesia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misokinesia.
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