Meaning of alphabetitis | Babel Free

Definitions

Mental weariness or lassitude brought about by an excessive exposure to letters, lettering, or acronyms

uncountable

Examples

“"You handle the alphabet like a veteran New Dealer" — To which I answered — "God forbid," He continued — "If the audience can survive that attack of 'alphabetitis' they can stand anything."”

“A case of alphabetitis—or algebritis.”

“Chemists, you see, are also affected with "alphabetitis."”

“Yet I must not violate the sense of our Aphorism by pretending for even a moment that this puny seizure of alphabetitis is peculiar to our own time.”

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