scotomization
According to some psychoanalytic theories, the mental ability to delete and forget a…According to some psychoanalytic theories, the mental ability to delete and forget a trauma or overwhelming event.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable, usually)According to some psychoanalytic theories, the mental ability to delete and forget a trauma or overwhelming event.
Origin
The word was borrowed from the word scotoma (blind spot) by psychiatrists in the 1920s. ByThe word was borrowed from the word scotoma (blind spot) by psychiatrists in the 1920s. By surface analysis, scot- + -omize + -ate + -ion.
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Forms
plural: scotomizations| Singular | scotomization |
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uncountable
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedscotomize
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable