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formication
[ fawr-mi-key-shuhn ]
/ ˌfɔr mɪˈkeɪ ʃən /
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noun
a tactile hallucination involving the belief that something is crawling on the body or under the skin.
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Origin of formication
1700–10; <Latin (Pliny) formīcātiōn-, stem of formīcātiō a sensation that ants are crawling on one's skin, equivalent to formicā(re) to have such a sensation (verbal derivative of formīca ant) + -tiōn--tion
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH formication
formication , fornicationWords nearby formication
Formica, formic acid, formicarium, formicary, formicate, formication, formicivorous, formidable, formless, form letter, formol
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British Dictionary definitions for formication
formication
/ (ˌfɔːmɪˈkeɪʃən) /
noun
a sensation of insects crawling on the skin; symptom of a nerve disorder
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