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akathisia

[ ak-uh-thizh-uh, -thiz-ee-uh ]
/ ˌæk əˈθɪʒ ə, -ˈθɪz i ə /
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noun
a state of motor restlessness, sometimes produced by neuroleptic medication, that ranges from a feeling of inner distress to an inability to sit still.
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Origin of akathisia

1900–05; <Czech akathisie <Greek a- a-6 + káthis(is) “sitting” (noun derivative of kathízein “to seat, make sit, take one's seat”; kat- cat- + hízein “to seat,” akin to sit1) + New Latin -ia -ia

Words nearby akathisia

Akan, akaryote, akasha, Akashi, akatea, akathisia, Akbar, A.K.C., ake, akeake, akebi
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British Dictionary definitions for akathisia

akathisia
/ (ˌækəˈθiːzɪə) /
noun
the inability to sit still because of uncontrollable movement caused by reaction to drugs

Word Origin for akathisia

C20: from a- + -kithisia, ultimately from Greek cathedra seat
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