pseudesthesia

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noun

An imaginary sensation felt in the absence of a stimulus.

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Meanings

nounpseudesthesia (uncountable)

alternative pseudæsthesia · alternative pseudaesthesia

  1. rareuncountableAn imaginary sensation felt in the absence of a stimulus.

    […] and many hospital authorities are open to censure in that they do not attempt to employ a psychotherapist even in the most severe cases of pseudesthesia.

    1952, Donovan Hilton Rawcliffe, The Psychology of the Occult, page 221

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
phantom limb

Origin

From pseud- + -esthesia.

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Translations

French pseudesthésie
  • pseudesthésieimaginary sensation
Italian pseudoestesia
  • pseudoestesiaimaginary sensation
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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