ochlesis

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noun

Crowd-poisoning; a disease occasioned or aggravated by overcrowding, especially due to lack of ventilation.

OriginAncient Greek ὄχλος →
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Meanings

nounochlesis (countable and uncountable, plural ochleses)

plural ochleses

  1. countableuncountablemedicineCrowd-poisoning; a disease occasioned or aggravated by overcrowding, especially due to lack of ventilation.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekὄχλος“multitude, crowd”
  2. Englishochlesis

From Ancient Greek ὄχλος (ókhlos, “multitude, crowd”) + -esis.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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