Aischrolatreia

/ˌaɪskroʊləˈtreɪə/ noun

Definition

An abnormal or shameful obsession with filthiness, obscenity, or things considered ugly or disgusting.

Etymology

From Greek 'aischros' (shameful, ugly) + 'latreia' (worship, service). A rare psychological or medical term combining Greek roots to describe pathological fascination with the obscene.

Kelly Says

This bizarre Greek-derived medical term shows how psychiatrists in the 1800s and early 1900s borrowed ancient Greek to name newly-recognized mental conditions—they literally assembled words from old language to label modern psychological phenomena.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አይስክሮላትሪያ
aajiskroletreeyaa
ARالعربية
عيب العبادة
ʿayb al-ʿibādah
BNবাংলা
এইস্ক্রোলেট্রিয়া
eishkroletreeyaa
CACatalà
aischrolatria
ajʃ.kro.la.tɾi.a
CSČeština
aischrolatrie
aɪs.xro.la.tɾi.jɛ
DADansk
aischrolatri
ɑɪs.kʰʁo.lɑ.tʰʁi
DEDeutsch
Aischrolatrie
aɪʃʁoˈlaːtʁiə
ELΕλληνικά
αισχρολατρία
eˈs.xro.la.tɾi.a
ESEspañol
aischrolatría
ai̱šɾoˈla.tɾi.a
FAفارسی
ایسکرولتریا
aaiskroletreeyaa
FISuomi
aiskrolatria
ɑi̯s.kro.lɑ.tri.ɑ
FRFrançais
aischrolâtrie
ɛʃ.ʁɔ.la.tʁi
GUGU
એઇસ્ક્રોલેટ્રિયા
eishkroletreeyaa
HAHA
aiskrolatri
ajskɾoˈla.tɾi
HEעברית
אייסכרולטריה
ʔa.jʃ.χo.la.tʁi.ja
HIहिन्दी
अइस्क्रोलेट्रिया
aaiskroletreeyaa
HUMagyar
aischrolatria
ɒɪʃ.kro.lɒ.tri.ɒ
IDBahasa Indonesia
aiskrolatri
ajskɾoˈla.tɾi
IGIG
aiskrolatria
aɪs.kro.la.tɾi.a
ITItaliano
aischrolatria
aiʃ.ɾoˈlaː.tri.a
KKKK
айскролатрия
ajskrolatʲrʲija
KMKM
អៃស្ក្រូឡាទ្រី
aaiskroletreeyaa
MRMR
ऐस्क्रोलेट्रिया
aaiskroletreeyaa
MSBahasa Melayu
aiskrolatri
ajskɾoˈla.tɾi
MYမြန်မာ
အိုင်စ်ခရိုလေးထရီးယား
aaiskroletreeyaa
NLNederlands
aischrolatrie
ɛɪs.xroːˈlaː.tri
NONorsk
aiskrolatri
aɪs.kro.lɑ.tʰri
PAPA
ਐਸਕ੍ਰੋਲੇਟ੍ਰਿਆ
aaiskroletreeyaa
PLPolski
ajskrolatria
ajskɾɔˈla.tɾi.a
PTPortuguês
aiscrolatria
ajʃɾoˈla.tɾi.ɐ
RORomână
aischrolatrie
ajʃ.kro.la.tri.e
RUРусский
айскролатрия
ajskrolatʲrʲija
SVSvenska
aischrolatri
aɪs.kro.la.tri
SWKiswahili
aiskrolatria
aɪs.kro.la.tɾi.a
TAதமிழ்
ஐஸ்க்ரோலேட்ரியா
aaiskroletreeyaa
TEతెలుగు
ఐస్క్రోలేట్రియా
aaiskroletreeyaa
THไทย
ไอซครอลาเทรีย
xai̯šɾɔː.laː.tʰeː
TLTL
aiskrolatriya
ajskɾoˈla.tɾi.ja
TRTürkçe
aiskrolatri
ajskɾoˈla.tɾi
UKУкраїнська
айскролатрія
ajskrolatʲrʲija
URاردو
ایسکرو لےٹریا
aaiskroletreeyaa
VITiếng Việt
aischrolatria
aiʃ.ɾoˈla.tɾi.a
YOYO
aiskrolatri
ajskɾoˈla.tɾi
ZUZU
aiskrolatria
aɪs.kro.la.tɾi.a

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