monopathy

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noun

A disease that affects only one organ or function.

Similar
ellingnesslonesomenessforlornnesslonelihoodloneliness
Opposite
polypathy
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Meanings

nounmonopathy (plural monopathies)

plural monopathies

  1. medicineA disease that affects only one organ or function.

    Antonyms: polypathy

  2. obsoletePsychological suffering due to solitude or loneliness.

    Synonyms: ellingness, lonesomeness, ellingness, forlornness, lonelihood, loneliness, lonesomeness

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA disease that affects only one organ or function.

Opposite
polypathy

nounPsychological suffering due to solitude or loneliness.

Similar
ellingnesslonesomenessellingnessforlornnesslonelihoodlonelinesslonesomeness
Also see
ellingnesslonelihoodlonelinesslonesomeness

Origin

From mono- + -pathy.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

taphonomyamphotonyhaptonomy
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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