hospitalism

hos·pi·tal·ism

H h

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [hos-pi-tl-iz-uh m]
- /ˈhɒs pɪ tlˌɪz əm/
- /ˈhɒspɪtlɪz(ə)m /

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hos-pi-tl-iz-uh m]
- /ˈhɒs pɪ tlˌɪz əm/

Definitions of hospitalism word

noun hospitalism hospital conditions having an adverse effect on patients. 1
noun hospitalism the adverse mental and physical effects caused by such conditions. 1
noun hospitalism the physiological and psychological consequences of living in a hospital, nursing home, etc. 1

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Origin of hospitalism

First appearance:

before 1865

One of the 28% newest English words

First recorded in 1865-70; hospital + -ism

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Parts of speech for Hospitalism

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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hospitalism popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

hospitalism usage trend in Literature

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