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Meaning of phrenitis | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
fɹəˈnʌɪtɪs

Definitions

Madness, especially as caused by inflammation of the brain; encephalitis, encephalomeningitis, or meningitis.

countable, historical, uncountable

Equivalents

Français phrenitis

Examples

“Phrenitis, which the Greeks derive from the word φρήν, is a disease of the mind, with a continual madness or dotage […].”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

phrenograph phrenography phrenologer phrenological phrenologist Phrenology

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