conversion disorder
A condition where the patient displays neurological symptoms such as numbness,…A condition where the patient displays neurological symptoms such as numbness, blindness, paralysis, or fits, but without any neurological explanation, usually traced back to a psychological trigger.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, dated, uncountable)A condition where the patient displays neurological symptoms such as numbness, blindness, paralysis, or fits, but without any neurological explanation, usually traced back to a psychological trigger.
- a mental disorder characterized by the conversion of mental conflict into somatic forms (into paralysis or anesthesia having no apparent cause)
Origin
From conversion + disorder.From conversion + disorder.
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Forms
plural: conversion disorders| Singular | conversion disorder |
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Synonyms
3 synonyms- a mental disorder characterized by the conversion of mental conflict into somatic forms (into paralysis or anesthesia having no apparent cause):conversion reactionconversion hysteria
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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