Transcription
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- [dahy-uh-fuh-ree-sis]
- /ˌdaɪ ə fəˈri sɪs/
- /ˈdaɪəfɒrɪsɪz/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [dahy-uh-fuh-ree-sis]
- /ˌdaɪ ə fəˈri sɪs/
Definitions of diaphoresis word
- noun diaphoresis a technical name for sweating 3
- noun diaphoresis perceptible and excessive sweating; sweat 3
- noun diaphoresis perspiration, esp. when profuse 3
- noun diaphoresis perspiration, especially when artificially induced. 1
- noun diaphoresis Sweating, especially to an unusual degree as a symptom of disease or a side effect of a drug. 1
- noun diaphoresis (physiology) Perspiration, especially when profuse and medically induced. 0
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Origin of diaphoresis
First appearance:
before 1675 One of the 48% oldest English words
1675-85; < Late Latin < Greek: a sweating, equivalent to diaphorē- (verbid stem of diaphoreîn to carry off or through) + -sis -sis
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Parts of speech for Diaphoresis
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
diaphoresis popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for diaphoresis
noun diaphoresis
- steam — water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- perspiration — a salty, watery fluid secreted by the sweat glands of the skin, especially when very warm as a result of strenuous exertion; sweat.
- transudation — the act or process of transuding.
- transpiration — an action or instance of transpiring.
Antonyms for diaphoresis
noun diaphoresis
- recreation — the act of creating anew.
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