shinkeishitsu

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noun

A Japanese culture-bound anxiety disorder.

OriginJapanese 神経質 →
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Meanings

nounshinkeishitsu (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA Japanese culture-bound anxiety disorder.

Origin

  1. Japanese神経質“nervousness”
  2. Englishshinkeishitsu

Borrowed from Japanese 神経質 (shinkeishitsu, “nervousness”).

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